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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-28
BECKER RELATES
HIS STORY IN
HIS PRISON CELL.
Declares That Rose YVES tnf
Gambling partner Of Hr
man Rosenthal.
Associated Press Dispatch,

Associated Press Dispatch.
New York. Oct, Z7.-The story
which Charles Becker, former police
lieutenant. convicted of the murder
of Herman Rosenthal. says he want
ed to tell on the stand at his trial.
was discussed by Becker from his cell
in the Tomhs, today Had he been
allowed to tell this story he claims
the verdict of the jury would have
been. different,
Becker talked for two hours. He
denied that BALD Jack Rose, the
states chief witness, was his graft
collector declaring Rose was his
stool pigeon" who furnished evil
dence on which he made scores OF
raids
He gave an account Of his finances
in IN effort, he said, to show that be
had not boarded gamblers tribute.
Becker said Rose never asked him for
money for his service. Eventually
he learned why. wher Rose told him
that he and Rosenthal were going
into gambling partnership, Rose re-
minding the lieutenant Of the graf
uitous services he had given and ask
I'm n intnunity from roidc
Would BE Impartial
"T said ] would not modest the
place any more than I would any
other gambling house" said Becker
II said | would not make special ef-
forts to get evidence against Roscn-
thai, unless specifically directed
Later, Becker continued, Rose told
him that Rosenthal had broken faith
with him and had won $4,000 from
him at gambling. Then complaints
against the resort began to come to
Commissioner Waldo.
Il am sure these complaints were
written by Rose or inspired by him"
said Becker, "and he declared that
this break between the partners
marked the beginning of Roses en-
nifty against Rosenthal, enmity
which led Rosenthal to "squeal' and
later to a gamblers plot, the outcome
of which was the kit,ing of Rosen-
thai"
Denies Telenhone Call.
Becker denied that Rose, as the
latter testified, telephoned him just
after Rosenthal's murder to inform
him of the crime. He said that if he
got another trial he would take the
stand.
Regarding his finances he said he
never possessed more than $29,500
at anv one time. He explained in
detail The sources of this money.
While Becker is awaiting the sem
tence to be im1osed or him Wednes-
day. Justice Golf, who will announce
the ax-lieutenants fate, is under
guard. District Attorney whitman
also is under guard. Becker's coun-
concluded on Page Six.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-28

Charles G. Miller, of Thebes. was
a visitor in the city Yesterday. ~.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-28

r. J. Bugg and dau ghters, of Bard
well, Ky, spent Sundsyvin the. city.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-28

N. f. Anderson, OF Commerce, Mo-,
visited friends in the city yesterday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-28

Illinois - Fair Monday; Tuesday
rain cast and southeast.
Kentucky Monday fair; Tuesday
fair in east, rain in west.
Missouri-Fair Monday; Tuesday
rain and colder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
Murderous

and published in this paper certainly indt-
cate that he has developed a strong mental
power They not only show that he has
acquired knowledge Of English which
enables him to express himself fuently
and forcefully and present his argument
logically. but that he possesses the faculty
Of pursuing a sustained train of thought,
which In itself is a convincing evidence OF
sanity.
Holzhey has also obtained q partial
knowledge Of French. He Is an omnvorous
reader of the best literature and OF the
standard essayists and philosophers, so that
he has become unusually well Informed or
great variety OF subjects. For years he
has had charge Of the prison library, which
now comprises some four thousand volumes.
For a long time he also has been the
prison photographer. The several views OF
the Marquette Prison buildings and grounds
which appear with this narrative are en-
tirely the work OF Holzhey, with the ex-
ception Of the picture Of an interior scene
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07

stand no English, and the teachers com
mand none of the polyglot tongues. WIN
the best OF Intentions for fair play, there
must be more or less OF gap between the
educational opportunities Of the foreign and
the native born.
Among the efforts 10 bridge over this gap
is the experiment being conducted by the
New York-New Jersey committee of the
civic League for Immigrants. This COM
rnittee has established school for immi-
grant children at Valhalla, in Westchester
County where six hundred men, mostly
Italians are being employed In aaueduct
and reservoir work. Here are two teachers
who speak the language OF the camp resi-
dents They conduct kindergarten IN the
morning for children under school age
hold social afternoons, with Informal talks
for mothers, and In the evening teach
English, writing and civics 10 the men.
They are also taking up the problem OF
educating the Greek boys OF Manhattan
The Educational Alliance is doing an ex-
ceIlent work in teaching the language ana
customs of the country to new little ar
rivals. as we'll as in training parents ID
the care Of their children.
The alien born child ia ambitious. Ine
question was asked in one school ATTENDED
almost altogether by children of foreign
birth. tho majority of whom were JEWISH,
what do you want 10 beT one-haJi
said. Lawyers; the rest said. Doctors
THE rank and fle OF Jewish professional
men are recruited mainly from Immigrant
families.
The problem OF the child in the slums
here is the problem OF the immigrant child
sociologists find that 90 per cent OF New
York's East Side children never hear Eng
lsh spoken In their homes ana 70 per cent
were born abroad.
Not only the newly organized Chl'o
Labor Bureau at Washington ana the
Child Labor Committee. but the North
American Civic League for Immigrants ana
the Bureau of Industries and Immigration
are actively investigating the subject OF
immigrant child labor.
The whole subject Of the child labor eVii
has been recently aired In fun invesu-
gators find that large percentage OF the
,,ttIe victims in canning factories tenement
home factories, shoe polishing establish
p,ents. sweatshops and other places OF
virtual slavery are alien born. The con-
tract labor law, too, IL concerned In the
nroblem. Many a child under sixteen II
well coached to lie his way through Ein'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
A Glance Behind the Scenes at Coney Island

things you see the noted "Zouave at Inksr-
mann" He is lying dead on the battlefield,
tangled in a heap OF the slain, Then a
drum beats and pale and red in places
from his wounds. he arises and stalks
about. You see other ghosts. There is a
man who pierces them with swords, who
fires pistols, who has them az his beck anu
call You know how this is worked?
Beneath the stage is an actor. Hs is
clothed In white 10 personate a ghost whose
image is reflected by glass above. This
glass, placed at an angle flls the whole
front OF the stage. Its edges are hidden
in curtains. Then the ghost gradually
takes shape. This is done by having an
electric light turned slowly upon the con-
cealed actor The management OF this light
Is very difficult. II 1t is too light or too
dark IL ruins the Illusion. II the man on
the stase-the one In view of the audience
wants the ghost 10 appear he calls for II.
Then the light below Is turned on, the re-
hection Of the actor appearing on the con-
cealed glass. II he wants the ghost 20 dis
appear he calls another signal and the
light is turned off, the reflection vanishing.
So much for the two big illusions of the
Bovery. II Is along this noted street that
you find the fortune tellers, the dime mu-
scum. the snake charmers, the wild men, the
dance halls. a moving picture show or two.
the merry go-rounds, some spectacular iml-
tations OF the Crack OF Dooom'-what
not? But always there are rides just like
In Luna. There are scenic railways, to-
hoggans. Ferris wheels, 'old mills" There
are a hundred and one little catchpenny
places TO get your nickels and dimes. To
them the island is as II was years ago
Just a sort OF country fair In them there
Is no behind the scenes unless you turn
toward the unpleasant picture of the con-
cert halls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07

Prison Psychology" Holzhey presents a
learned. analytical essay on one of the
most involved problems in metaphysics
which. all things considered, Is little less
than marvellous. II Is we'll worth repro
duction in full, but only the following ex-
cerpts may be here presented.
According 20 quaint COnceit of the an
Client Greeks. those bitten by remorse for
wrong committed were pictured as pursued
By a trio OF demon sisters, with faces OF
fearsome aspect and brows crowned with
twining snakes. No escape was there from
these grim pursuers, although the guilty
one ly over hill or dale. Only by purifca
ton and conformity 10 certain ordained re-
lgious rites could the wrath OF these In
fernal deites be appeased. Now, the gods
Of ancient Hellss have long since been
slumberlng in the limbo of oblivion, but the
power of the awesorne sisterhood has never
waned; they still assail the guilty here and
there in the world at large but almost
never inside a prison. That such places
should prove sanctuaries against the wrath
of the Erinyes looks rather odd at drst
sight. for one would naturally think that
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Cestlnued from second page

soennly stamping on the concrete moor
Win his heavy-soled boots, 10 see what 1t
vas made Of A group OF three was en-
Oytng substantial lunch. while their
mother arranged the heavy bundles care
fully counted her little store OF money ana
~ Il for safskeeping in her stocking
here was a scurry Of feet Parents
tightly grssped little hands. IT was Tune 10
bsof
The happy passengers fairly ran on board
ne fairy TO New York, urged on by poly
Got versions OF the characteristic step
avs!ys' Of the new world.
Once America has adopted these small
entdren Of hers the problem IS msfeS
'zun. The adults. as matter OF course
must 10 a large extent work out their own
AVIATION
70 the alien child, on the other hand' the
SAILOR owes an added obligation ana one
1u Is twofold. She must educate ,he
H'Fe scandidate for citizenship from the
stepa Up and she must protect him from
ssoetation by parents, whose STANDARDS
i1rh6e particulars are too often not ours
nFethe immigrant parent frequently runs
OF two American institutons-coh-
S1sofy education and the child labor laws
Is not this the land Of freedom ne
'asons Why. then. must he be cornpelieo
give his child better education than
mas himself. or, at least, cannot ne oe-
as when his child shall go 10 school ana
,hsn he shall stay at home? In the oid
VT ~fc the child helped support the family
Wy not hers7
=
~ the better understanding OF the
,~eD'em OF the immigrant child, about three
us ago Congress decided 10 MAKE
vtuhc study with view TO deciding just
49, eneet the allen had on the native
Professor Boas, OF the department
,snthropology Of Columbia, was put IN
s,ss OF the investigation The results 30
4. nave been some remarkable facts show
ses"'auiekly the children OF aliens con-
n.,. 20 the American type. physically and
0, 49, elements besides the enforcement
tt,s-, unant laws complicate the educa-
NV ssa problem Children OF half dozen
ga sasuss may be thrown together IN
tslrt, s'ofootn, under one teacher; in fact
d. I've IN, nationalities are represented In
CT, "sn school right here in New York
e pupils, many OF them, under
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Continued from sixth page.

alleys come TO the WAR OF the Gods ;"
Here. in a low ceilinsed hall, the curtain
rises upon Mount Olympus. 1t is daybresk
phoebus is beginning to rise. We see the
sun chariot rumble from its stable and
casting a pinkish glow on the distant back
drop, soar away. We see Juniper and Juno
large persons In flowing robes. They sit
down to a breakfast OF nectar and butter
ny wings. We see the inventors concep-
ton OF a light morning on Olympus. Some
friends Of Venus come in and do dance
Old Mars beats time on his shield. Every
body's doing tia sort Of Olympisn turkey
trot.
Then we hear deep rumbling. The
giants are In rebellion They are climbing
Olympus They will throw the gods from
their golden chairs. At least, We suppose
they will from the noise they are making
The rumbling deepens When Il is at its
height the stage is suddenly darkened. and
I'm the dim glow We see Jupiter, with the
lightning in his hand. fighting duel with
the red faced King Of the Giants Inc
Giant is using a sword. And when Joves
sheaf OF forked lightning strikes 1t there
comes a vivid fash OF IRE This keeps up
actual flashes. each one more vivid than the
other until. with an awful crashing, the
Giant falls dead and Olympus Is saved.
DO you know how they work that The
Giants sword IL wired in opposite polarity
of current to Jupiter's. Thus when they
strike the vivid fash Of fire Is produced
The wiring connections are made at the
handles. one Is connected to the positive
wire and the other to the negative wire n
resistance is placed in series, with one s'de
OF line to balance II and simultaneously
store up the charge OF the current. Wnen
the sword meets Jupiters steel lightning
the fire Il created by the areins OF the
current at the air gap formed by the break
ing of the circuit On the stage two con-
tact plates Of copper or other metal are IN
serted, so that one man stands on the POSI-
tive plate and the other on the negative
Then each receives the current through the
heel plates Of his shoes, up the wires on
his trousers and down his sleeve to the
sword handle. So much for the big trick IN
the ''war of-fhe Gods"
Hidden away in a little street near the
Bowery we find another Illusion. IT is
called Ghosts Here you see paradins
In a sort Of dramatic sequence ell the
ghosts that never walked. Among other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
Now Rfe May Soon Be Free

selves 10 the authorities. while instances OF
a troubled conscience leading 10 insanity or
suicide are frequently reported. SUI
perficial observers, IL giving the matter
thought. would probably incline to ascribe
the average prison population immunity
in this instance TO their moral obtuseness
and calous. insensitive natures But In so
doing they would miss the true explanation
OF the matter, which after all, Is exceed
ingly simple.
Rernorse is essentially an III OF the
Imagination. hence, when pitted against
the real Ills and distress Of prison life II
has no chance whatever OF becoming a
dominant or even a prominent factor IN
the consciousness Of those deprived OF free
dom no matter how great their sins. II IS
q case of the shadow being crowded out BY
the substance Moreover, prisoners View
their punishment as an expiation, as
squaring of accounts. and having paid the
debt they no longer feel any reason for self
TeproaCh These mental processes
no doubt vary more or less. according To
the individual temperament and disposition
of the prisoner, but they hold true enough
in a general way, and make II sufficiently
plain why men i'm prison are proof against
the shafts of remorse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07

Marie BriZzard after coffee would consider
itself lacking in proper respect for the little
conventions OF life.
The American planter whose home lies up
in the hills. seven. eight or ten miles from
the nearest railroad station. lives very
much as did his Spanish predecessor. With
, acres at his disposal either by purchase
or on lease, he is as independent Of the
market as is the farmer in New Hamp-
shire or Illinois. His house is tucked away
In the midst OF shady trees, his cofee IL
grown in his back yard and his oranges
he picks from the overhanging branches
that sweep his veranda. Everything else
needed he grows in the ground he calls
his The dining room is usually the centre
apartment OF his rambling. one-storied
farm house. This one story. by the way, Is
built eight, ten or more feet from the
ground, the wide yeranda running around
the entire house being reached by broad
easy stairways Early coffee sustains him
during the morning hours, but by II OF IL
o'clock Ny Lord returns from his horse
back ride over the hills, jumps into the
awaiting tub dons fresh linen and Is ready
for breakfast Climb up to the veranda
and peek through the swaying lattice"
doors into the privacy OF the family break
fast room. on the table are grapefruit
from Mayag1ez: bananas from Costa kiea'
pineapples from the adjoining hacienda:
cansrons or crawiish. fresh from noun
tain pool served on plantain leaves ana
dashed with red pepper and lime juice; rice
crocuettes that would make even FNei
envious; broiied guinea hen; panthus
roasted on a charcoal brazier, and oranges
plcked from favorite tree and still warm
with the warmth OF the morning sun-tor
no resident OF the tropics or semi-tropcS
aver eats his fruit barbarously chilled
The Duke Of Portland used TO go TO Wes'
mouth for red mullet crawfsh epicures
.,ul Journey TO the banks OF the Khine'
The salmon of Killarney toasted on aroutu'
skewers. the red trout near Anoerms.'
the white truffies of Piedmont. Duohn hso.
dock and Philadelphia capon are spee'a.
lows of the gourmet: but for everyday sooa
living the Porto Rican has at his commune
averv fish, every fowl every vegetaoie sho
everv fruit craved by man. end, Win tnsn''
Tho making OF a menu that would sausy
everv sense and dissipate every coarse o.
vor Housekeeping on this island oeauu'
,l even 10 the blase epicure fresh uom
his Fifth avenue club. would b ~ -
a delight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
Saving the Drowning
Continued from fourth page.

face the feet, lay one hand lightly on the
thigh and draw 1t rapidly toward the CEN
tire OF the body; then lay the other hand
in the same place and repeat. Keep go
ing lower as the parts warm until you
reach the feet. Take each foot between
both hands and rub the two sides al once
When the leg is warm facilitate the re-
turn Of the activated blood TO heart by
wrapping the hands around the ankle and
pressing upward. gradually moving toward
the body Gig. 29 and squeezing every few
inches. Treat the arms in like manner
Gig. 23.
IS. After thus massaging the patient, en-
velop his body In blankets, or dress him
In woollen underelothes, and put him 10
bed. II natural heat does not return
promptly, distribute hot bricks or water
bottles at his soes. over the stomach. and
under the srmpits, taking care to wrap
them in cloths to protect from burns. See
room. and that some one remains on hand
TO meet emergencies. for there Is danger of
congestion for some hours.
20. II necessary. give patient whiskey,
brandy or other stlmulants. diluted in hot
water. Administer I'm teaspoon or table
spoon doses, every ten or fifteen minutes
for the first hour. and as often as seems
expedient thereafter"
And a parting sdponition In closing.
No mt become discouraged II success does
not at once reward your efforts in resusci-
ta,ion. often tho patient viii respond after
an hope seems lost Authentic cases are
-, r~cord of victims having been restored
10 life after being under water for as
r,uch as half an hour, and It has at times
taken as long as four hours to induce natu-
raj respiration IN the apparently drowned.
vsan this before you when you fall at
r,., ana q not let yourself b disheart-
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there. in the very strongholds of guilt, the
furies would be most active But, as a
matter Of fact, the very reverse holds good
There are undoubtedly numbers Of pris-
oners experiencing genuine regret, even
self-contempt, because OF their past follies
and misdeeds; but In the many years or
close association with a prison population
the writer has never yet been able 10 locate
among prisoners genuine case OF dis
tressed conscience; Of acute, gnawing re-
morse for the evil deed itself. OF course,
there is much Of keen shame and distress
for having been found out, for having
brought disaster and grief upon them
selves, their relatives and friends. But
this after all has nothing to do with the
state OF mind under consideration. Yet re-
morse the real thing, does exist and mani
fest Itself occasionally among people at
large. For instance, the national Treasury
at Washington. ID. C.. receives thousands
~ dollars every year from unknown donors
who desire TO ease the reproaches OF con-
science for having previously defrauded
Uncle Sam out Of his dues In various ways
Also II not unfreauently happens
that. driven by remorse, men unsupported
of crime, OF their own free will, confess
their transgressions and surrender them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07

in which he and others are 10 be seen. and
which necessarily was taken by some one
else. Holzhey Is the man wearing the skull
cap and standing. leaning against the table
Limited space will permit Of only few
short extracts from the published products
OF Holzhey's pen. Considering the environ
ment Of the author and the necessarily ex-
ceptlonaI viewpoint OF a convict. the arti-
Giles are remarkable in every way and in
some respects unique Detached quotations
cannot do full Justice to complete articles.
but they convey some idea OF the ability,
learning, Judgment and literary style OF the
author.
From Editor Holzhey's Introduction" In
the initial number Of Progress" Novem-
Der, 1902, these lines are selected
Progress" making It's debut to the pub
lie with this number. Is edited and printed
by the inmates OF the Branch Prison at
Marquette II will be published once q
month, the gods Of chance not saying nay
N will be one OF the aims OF this journal
TO aid, as far as may be, all measures OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
Life in Porto Rico
Continued from third psge.

mitted recently that even his patrons
wouldn't pay what he was obliged to ask
for IL. II bears the same relative value to
ordinary Java and Mocha as does Russian
tea to the average afternoon beverage
served at s O'Clock reunions. Porto Ricans
are not heavy drinkers-far less so than
any other Latins-but the Ponce family
that has no vino seco or vino tinto with It's
dinner, no muscatel with its dessert and no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
Tiny Immigrants Enrich Nation by Millions

Island into the clutches Of the padrone.
The children keep pouring in daily How
to help them most effectively vitality con-
Germs the welfare of our American institu-
tons. II a plant transplanted requires
tender, watnhful care, how much more up-
tagging interest these children need
Every effort made for their welfare VIII
repay us many fold.
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Continued from hfth page.

continued from uItn pd&r'
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kept there until he again obtained control
,A himself
Some time later Helzhey was transferred
10 the asylum for the criminal insane at
ionia, so that he could receive scientific
treatment. The statement which mas gone
the rounds of the press that his head was
operated on and bone pressure removed is
pure fiction. There was no operation on
the brain The only physical treatment
gwen him was the removal Of several vari-
cose veins which pressed on nerve centres.
Hs was pronounced sane, and soon re-
turned to the Marquette prison
Since that time Holzhey has been rational
ia svery way, and Is regarded as one Of the
mos, trusty and deserving inmates Of the
sersson For short time, some years ago,
tprison paper was published 1t was called
Progress" During its brief life Holzhey
was its editor. The articles written by him