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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
How Some Turks Tell Time

Though comparatively few Of the ma
yves of Turkey own watches, vet they
nave an Ingenious way of approximat
ing the time. aud some Of them hit n
win considerable accuracy. They 10.
cate two cardinal points of the compass
and then. holding their hands together
III such manner that the forefngers
point upward and in opposite direc.
ions. they observe the shadow east. In
the morning or evening at certain
known hours one finger or the other
VIII point directly ut the sun. A com.
parlson OF the two shadows will deter.
mine the hours between.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
ARITHMETIC OF MUSIC.
Piano No.e Vibrations Range From a
to 4.036 Per Second.

The pitch OF n musical tone can he
! calculated automatically While the
human voice In song is something "
an unknown problem. the notes Of
| musical instrument are adjusted aC
cording 10 the number Of vibrations
per second made by each note The
| shorter. finer aud tenSer the piano
| striug the greater the Migratory speed
| and higher the pitch; the longer, Coars
or and less tense the string the slower
the vibrations and lower the pitch.
The human ear becomes sensible e.
sound when vibrations have n speed or
| sixteen per second. As the vibrations
| Increase the pitch ascends until 5000"
are attained. when the result is maud
bile The practical range on the piano
rs from - vibrations 10 1895.
Thirtytwo vibration is the number
designated for the note Of G, three &C
taves below middle & on the piano.
The next & has twice the number ~
vibra tions -6l the next twice that
l2S; the next 25G. being middle &.
Doubling again for the ascending oc'
tayes, the successive C's vlhrate. 70
spectiveIy. 81. l024. 2.Ois and 4,o9R
times per second. The pitch of the
intervening notes is regulated proper
tioDally according to the chromattc
scale.
These figures have not always been
the same. The early instrument max
ers of Europe had many disputes con
corning the measurement of the mn
steal strings and pipes that determined
the pitch
The \ string Of the violin gives the
tuning note for orcbestras. On the pi'
ano IN Is the first A above middle {.
From early times To the middle Of the
nineteenth century this pitch note 10
ried from 81 to Az vibrations per soc
ond. but 435 proved to he the most ac'
ceptable pitch.
In close calculations temperature has
some influence. so that some experts
do not advocate striving for greater
accuracy than within Ave vibrations
for the pitch note.
The celebrated high G OF the soprano
voice has n vibration OF 1924. There
is record Of woman. Lucrezia Aiu
gari. who is vouched for by Mozart 70
have reached an octave above. there"
her vocal cords TO yibrate ~
speed OF 2,Ois tines per second. --Hat
per's Weekly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

Massachusetts has elected a Demo
cratic lieutenant governor for the trsi
time.
Governor George \. Don9ghey ..
Arkansas aspires To SCAT Ia th,
emitted States senate.
| I'm the recent election the Socialist
vote In Kansas exceeded 10000. ABOUT
| l.,0d0 more than ever. before.
Barratt O'Hara. lieut. governor
elect of Illinois. is one of the lounges,
men ever elected to that office in the
| United states
In the defeat OF William Is. Wilson
OF the 18th PENNSYLVANIA district or
eanized labor will lose enc OF its ablest
representatives in Congress,
Circuit judge John ". dasor for
mittecman for West Virginia. seeks
To succeed Clarence w. Watson in the
United States senate
Frank T. O'Hair. who is TO succeed
Uncle joe Cannon i'm the House. wa.
born IN log cabin i'm Edgar county.
Illinois, ana spent his ho>hood DAYS or
a farm.
stanton, Va the place of Governor
Wilson's birth. is planning to make
the President elects home coming
jubilee next month one of the biggest
DAYS IN the states history.
Hush e. Wallace of the state of
Washington. who Is mentioned for the
post Of Pnstma ster General in Presi
dent Wilson's cabinet. is a son-in-Iav.
of the late chef Justice Melville W.
Fuller.
Samuel V. stewart. whom The DEM
ocrats If Montana have elected COVER
nor, was born in ohio forty years ago.
was educated in the University or
Kansas and went u Montana and he
gan the practice of law fourteen Years
ago.
Congressman Morris Sheppard. se-
lected to succeed Joseph W. Bailey az
United states senator from Texas
worked as a night Waterman in thu
state Capitol at Austin to earn the
money for his expenses at college
Joseph Daniels Democratic national
for North Care Ira and
well known as the publisher Of tire r.
leigh News and observer. is picked by
some politicians as a likely Choice for
the post of Postmaster General in the
Wilson cabinet
Louis y. Hanna. governor elect of
North Dakota, entered Congress In
laoS. having previously served H. both
houses Of the state Legislature. MIR.
Hanna was born in Pittsburgh. bu;
was one Of the pioneer settlers of In,
Dakotas. He began as lumber mer
chant but later became a banker and
purchased large land holdings
Before the election of November :.
omen could vote in six states. hay.
ng total of thirry-seven electora,
votes, as follows: California. IS: Colo
RADIO. 6; Washington. :: Idaho. 4:
Utah. q and Wyoming. 3. Their re-
cent victories give women a choice i'm
ne allotment Of thiriy-three NOR,
electoral votes-Michigan. - Kansas.
10; Oregon, ;, and Arizona 3.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
HID THE HANDKERCHIEF.
There Was a Time When II Was an
Bile Article

The evolution Of the pocket haLdker
chief is odd and interesting. There
was time when IL was IN unmention.
able thing an article TO he kept out
of sight and referred to only in n wbs-
per In polite conversation it was care
fully avoided aud. as 10 ones being
caught using handkerchief II meant
social ostracism.
This state Of things obtained up TO
the time of the first Napoleon when the
Empress Josephine brought il forward
for personal reason. The only defect
in her beauty was an irreguarity Of
the teeth. and TO hide this she used y
delicate little handkerchief. which from
time 10 time she raised 10 her lips.
Thus she was enabled TO laugh occa-
sionally. Seeing that IL was case of
either laughter going out or handker.
chiefs coming into fashion, the court
ladies adopted the pretty pieces Of cam
brio and lace.
In England the evolution of the arti.
Gle which is now so openly displayed
10y women was equally slow There
was time when II was forbidden to
mention 1t on the stage or 10 make use
of it even in the most fearful situation.
while the people in the gallery and the
pit shed their tears into their laps.
Even when il was mentioned for the
FIRST time in one of Shakespeare's plays
it was received with Kisses and general
Indignation by the audience. Little by
little. however, the prejudice gave way.
and time came when the handker-
chief could be Hourished in broad day
Ijoht
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
A FASHION NOTE.

Lady Dun Gordon. at = tea at tn,
Ritz-Gordon, praised the pannier skirt
Everybody likes 1t. ii is so grace
full she said. smiling. Everybody
likes IL except crusty old fellows
She turned to "a crusty old fellow
upon a Louis Seize chan beside he,
and continued.
Il know woman whose husband
growled at her when she tried on A
new pannier gown for him.
=" i don't see why you wear those
ridiculous big paniers. You haven't
got the hips to fill them.
THE woman blushed and bit her
lip. Then she said quietly.
But do YOU fill your silk bat
George?'"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
Wanted to Know,

Mother Freddie, haven't ! told you
that IL you mock AT the peculiarities OF
others you may grow Just like them I?
freddie-Say. ma. do YOU suppose IL I
Knocked at the elephant long enough
I'D ever get SOS could pick up apples
over the fence with my noseg Boston
Transcript
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Thrift,

Tonal-Eh, yon was powerful dees.
course on Thrift We preached the
Sabbath. Tother--Ahm glad we were
able to profit Tonai-Profit. Why.
mon, | would have sloshed una sax.
pence into the plate wi'out thought
If 1t had not been for your providen.
tial words-they saved me fourpence
there aud them London Opinion.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
Pats Answer

An lrishman once entered into con.
versatiCD with an Englishnan The
EnglHhman, thinking to have joke
with his companion. asked, How
many hairs on pigs face?"
"Begorrs, sir" said Pat. the next
time you shave you can count Them
London Answers
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
Sweet Bondsua.

Gabe-I see that congress is going
10 free the poor serfs who are held
In bondage by the baseball trust.
Steve-Well, ] wish some one would
sentence me to Ave years servitude
In one Of the major leagues.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
The Miracle.

Woodland-What is the difference be-
tween wonder and miracle? 10.
raln-Well. If you'd touch me for s.
and Id lend it TO you II would be a
wonder Woodland-That's so. Loraln
And II you returned it that would be
a miracle.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
Stood the last.

$50 you want 10 marry my dsugb.
teri
Yes, sir"
GOT any money saved up;"
Yes, sir
Gould YOU let me have 5000 on my
unsecured note?"
I'll could, but | wouldn't"
II guess YOU can take care Of her all
right. She's yours, my boy. aud here's
five cent cigar" - Washington Her.
aid.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
Where His Money Went

Tramp-YeS, lady. had $4,000 left
10 me- once Woman Aud I suppose
" al went for liquor: Tramp s'pose
So mum, Dem judges an lawyers Is
awful drinkers.-New York Globe.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19

Laughter il day. and sobriety ls
night A smile is the twilight that hov.
ers gently between both. more bewitch.
ing than either.-H. w. Beecher.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19

Hiues has his old job back as secre'
try TO the president lie, too, car
now forget the comLaign.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19

The dynamite business, as McMan.
ig4 saw it, would lave appealed to
~ rurk--a sort OF fire and run gamc
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
Correct.

ne No man is as black as he is
painted She And no woman * as
white az she Is powdered. - Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19

Cuba's sugar production for the
year Is estimated in excess Of i,e50.-
900 tons. the largest on record
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
A Cast In His Eye.

What queer look he has.
He is theatrical manager. ana ne
has an all star cast in his eve. New
York Press.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
Eithar Wax Possihle.

lyon should have seen her change
color
With rage or rouaef"-- Roston Tran
script.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-19
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1912

The absence Of rnov gives the decr
a chance.
La Junta tribune., 1912-06-01
pr>em,nen. a. M.nys.e.urlns su,..

Colorado now stands pre-eminent
tain west As a manufacturing state
Statistics sent out by tn. Denver
and Rio Grande Railroad to the east
are responsible for this change In the
general Impression OF the state. Per
sons speaking OF Colorado have gen
orally re garded II AZ a state contain
Ing mountain ranges and mining in
dustries and not much else. The Rio
Grande has caused to be sent 10 all
III. commercial centers OF the east
carefully prepared statements from
the recent government census show
Ing how greatly superior Colorado is
to any other western state with
respcct TO manufacturing
These government census figures
show that Colorado produces $780,
oi4. 900 worth Of factory products
each year while other western and
inter.mountain stat,s rank as follows
In factory products: Oklahoma, s'5.-
ss2 900. Montana, t73.272 600. Idaho.
s22. 900 900. Wyoming. Ss.2ss 900;
New Mexico. s7.s7s 600. Arizona. $50
27j 900. Utah, ssl .Pss 900. Nevada,
tIl $50 900. North Dakota. siH.i55.-
900; South Dakota. tl7s1O,0'o. Col
orado has them all beat and In fact
shows up better than several Of her
nelghbors put together whose combiE-
ed population is much greater than
that OF Colorado.
Nor Is it merely In comparison with
other western states that Colorado
bears away the palm as a manufac-
turing stat Other states in III"
union. MAJ. lrs older than ours.
and With more population, compare
with Colorudo's 8Iao.oit 600. annual
factory production as follows Mis-
sissippl. $50 .555 600. Florida. s72 500
600. Delaware. Sj2sio.0oo. Vermont,
iss 10000. Arkansas. I7i,sls.ooo.
This showing is complete an
aver 10 tho harmful statements con
stanty sent out 10 the press q the
east 20 the effect that unjust freight
rates have killed manufacturing Ia
Colombo This impression bad be-
come so general throughout the east
that many intended sattlgH wont to
other western states. avoiding Colo
rado because they believed the con
staat knocks" published concerning
The Industrial situation here.
This year all the biz land COM
panles Of the east that have land
IA Colorado for sale are publishing
these statistics 20 offset the evil In F.
fuencc OF reports that we're driving
desirable settlers from Coiorado.
La Junta tribune., 1912-06-01
Terrence Alls~orth Wins Scholarship

Last Sundays Denver Republican
was ornament'd with a halftone like
ness Of Terrence Nsworth. Cf this
city. winner Of the most valuable
of the awards made by the Denver
University. and gave top Of column
prominence. with scare headlines to
the accompanying article.
The most valuable scholarship at
tho command Of the Denver uniyer-
sity has been awarded 10 Terrence
Aswurih. student Of the otero
Union high school Of la Iunta. Tn"
whcelock scholarship Includes the
four years tuition and matricula,lon
fee at the university. and Il valued
Al s2l5
Jesse NJ wheclock. donor of the
scholarship, Is the general agent In
tn. west of IN. Northwestern Mu-
;ual Life Insurance Company. Tie l.
keenly Interested In young Tcopl" and
their work and education.
"Th. contest was open to all OF
tn. high school graduates of IN" clasl
OF 1912 In tn. three states
Wyoming and New Mexico. The sub.
lee, was "Th. Bencfioence OF Life II
surance In that the theme d'al'
With economics. the professor o'
,ha, subject and the thre" English
professors AZ the university were
appointed judges. they ~cr" Dr. g
4. Warfi.id. Dr Ammi bradfo RI
Hyde. Dr. s. \ Lough and Mrs Ida
Cruise Hcfarlane.
Their. ~cr. t~cniy-onc competitor
from the three states. and II Wa
with a great deal Of difficulty tina
Aiswor,h was chosen the winner. II
cas-. h. canno, use the scholarship. I
will rs,-f, In order TO Miss Eth"
Martin. OF tn. AryAda hish school
who was given the firs, honorable
mention, and Miss Dorothy Hickey, &
Denver. second honorable mention. -
Denver Republican.
La Junta tribune., 1912-06-01
UP4,'DOWN
THE
VALLEY

Last Friday was the tsenty-sinth
anniversary OF the founding OF Lamar
The Arkansas Valley osteopathic
Association was organized in Pueblo
recently.
Rocky Ford's graduating class num-
bered thirty.fiYe-eis ht,en boys and
seventeen girls
Dodge City's alfalfa meal mill was
burned to the ground last week The
loss vas between So. 900 and 81 900
II required s35 cars to move the
farm products OF the Wiley district
last year. This year it is estimated
over I.5c0 cars viii be called into
service
With the nrs, cutting ot alfalfa
being contracted sor a, $40 a ton on
cars, the farmers q ProNers county
are not dotus much worrying nov.
The buyers arr the anxious ones
Lamar Sparks
Trinidad Vill rot get all the vest
eru tourists this summer II the Pu
Cblo Motor Club can prevent it \
large sign Nil b. placed at La Junta
where the new Santa F. trail leaves
the old This action Was decided at
the meeting cf the club last satur-
day night Trinidad has already plae.
ed such a sign a. La Junta calling
attention TO the old trail
L Writ Markham this week recoiv-
ed letter from his bonding and Sc
curity company. the United States ri.
dellty and Guaranty Company. that
was welcome surprise II enclosed
a draft for 500 as the prize for his
having written the largest amount
Of business Of any agent IN this
country or Canada In town Of less
than 1000 inhabitants during the
past y,ar-Lamar Register
Las Animas is TO have a good roads
m 'oting next Saturday June sth.
which promises to be the largest
gathering OF the kind held since the
steam roller meeting In Pueblo All
the county commissioners OF the Ar
kansas Valley have been invited To
be present. and Rober, Higsins Of
Pueblo. president OF the State Good
Roads Association. Warden Tom
lyman aud other prominen, good
roads spellbinders. are on the spiel
program.
Warren Hlinn. one OF the oldest
citizens cf Rocky Ford. died =, his
home there last Monday after AN
Illness of two weeks Blinn vas .igl.
~ four years q age. and vas born
In New York. coming 10 Colorado In
1870 and settling In Longmout. where
for sesontcsn years he operated a
flour mill lie has lived In Rocky
Ford f7r fourteen years. aud has been
operating pension agency he was
member Of the G. \ n. and leaves
a widow. two sons. = X. Blinn and
J J. Blinn. and daughter
La Junta tribune., 1912-06-01

fEor,RLI CONSTRUCTED AID N.I>r.iwIp
k,niH nO,D
the financial means Of nearly ever
community In the country.
The opinion II quit. general through
out the country that II !. useless g.
try To Do ANYTHING io imprn,. ~
earth roads This j. u mistaken bl-sl
In fact. good -nrib rad j. the sep
ping stone 4" macadnm rad he
earth mad i III" f"un 'ali"n ~ all
futur" Improvement. With rufr-
plans for Tia. future ih- earth lad
parn'iv.ly small annual oriluN for
Maintenance viii then serve to s...p
II IN shap. until funds arr ava IA l,ie
for further Improvement with uari
surface.
On. ~ the most frequent fau''. With
our present earth roads i ihst hey
ARE located wher. they should uH' ~
Grades nr" too often unue.".- irily
steep. drainage l. poor or entir.y lex
Ing and streams are seldom rrus-.i 1t
the mos, favorable bridge site
To relocate ii.-. roads entirely M
even To large extent i out ~ the
question The general lo~aiinu - tls~
present roads must l.. mnln,n.nrl lsr-
rause ~ the farm improvements vhlch
har. been made along them But won
d"rful improvements cun d. mBd- by
modifying III" ios'rilon ~ short 49,.
nons here md 'h-rc Instead ~ roIng
over a steep hill II II often frls BE 20
ro around II On much easier rrsde
wiihou, materially increasing the die
tame.
TIL" elimination ~ on. or two s'~~p
hill. on lin" of road will fr.quentiy
enable horses - draw three ur four
times ~ much to mars-, a. ihrr aouii
draw on m" old ruad I, take. M
rronimHiely four time, A. much owe,
10 draw londs on 10 pcr cent ~ des o,
un level
Til. -sr'h road should have NJ lesss
sli hours ~ Sunshine each diy Rr,,sh
and trees which impede IN. driving sr.
tion of III. snn should l.. tclApyri II
southern and western exposure. should
b. as complete as possible NIih grave,
and macadam roads this IL not - -
--srr,, ss u c~rtaiD smouni ~ usa,is.
tur" II needed TO keep down the duse.
bu, comparatively few Of our -sreh
'""d. have been dieninsi By any 10
prV,sm"bt which could be termed co..
s'rnc'ion. To csIs.ct u good Earth ruoA
where none hns ever ,ssn bull 4. nka
expecting = harvest from ground whArh
I'm. never been TILED An earth ~
must hc built. just ~ = mac sdsu -
gravel road mus, be built. aud s1I11j
aud etf~ri-n = are required Ia ordee -
serurv the bs~t r~.uiiu.
The nr.' and last r.-Iui.ii. In ~
construction is drainage. This, q
ronrse. must ~ modified 10 suit ~
conditions of soti aud climate. Whneo
the soal IL heavy sud r~ien,iye eaep
must ~ taken " get rid Of the vnAG9
quickly and completely. For ,h,s -.
I"se the roadway nus, be raised 49,.
~.n to thirty incbs- shove N. ~
bitches and we'll crowned. 80 that -
water VII now freely 10 the ID. ~
~ The side difches should b. II -.
pie size and provided With sudrauoe
fal' TO properly care for N. b.sveeee
rains. Ordinarily the only dise1Ds
Needed are those mrd. with = ~
"r"i~r' which are ~idc and couaroCUb.
lively shallow.
culvsrts Of sut',cient capacity 49,
W rr'''d"d ~ low place. or for ~ ~
"r'' ~n'r-cnrrsc. Wool and e61lif e61liif
La Junta tribune., 1912-06-01
FAMILY TELEPHONE
ORGANIZATION

Modem conditions have
brough, about the need ios
what might be called a long
distance telephone o,saniza-
ton Of the family. when
in doubt. telephone i, an
axiom that ought to be i'm
pressed upon every ,nembe,
Of tho family going on a
journey. or to live a. a dis
tance. The mo,he, can reach
her children at school. and
children should be required
TO telephone home occ..-
ionaIly. When husband OF
wife set out on . journey .
telephone itinerary should be
josted down and Ief, behind.
Members Of the family
hsveliag should not be con
seos with providing mean. BY
which those left q. home
may reach them quickly. bu,
should eommunicate with
The hone frequeasly. and
particularly whea there is
bed weather. transposta.;oa
delay. dissusbasce d public
osdes. o. aay other uausual
eoadisioa wheee The traveller
happeas 70 be. Bad sews
fl;es last. aad Is m.yni6ed BY
distance. These thing cause
Apprehension ss home.
No oshes medium eoaveys
the pessoaal assurance ssd
causes such peace d misd
ss.he loag d;saaacese telephone
talk eas give.
- - mn unnnw ~
La Junta tribune., 1912-06-01

~ 49, . vsoso q csoeloaoes
0alaeeaAoeA ~ a0sUoe - Woge
eoau0es1 q ~ ttns b Usna11y G0o14
~ \ y tn0ssaeive ~ \ - -
pgU00ely - ~ saly Wtal ~ aanoon1
. lasDA ~ ~ rsals wi1 - ~ -
~ pens1s - tl0A
Whoo ~ tsa0s y ~ ~ 1oavJ
~ ooTeA ssa1. whsa pesOoo -
aeEueep1 aaa giGAsiy uAlnealns1. 90
= ODosesj - tsps falsty ~ ~ =
~ ysaf anl passaboe . o@ t0eA
Whee ~ eso0c y ves7 hsavy ~
1ngeA ~ oea ssve w - . ~
ouplAeA - - ogovsl 0oen110,
oI11 ~ ~ esoe ~ . Ouo1 -
- = : 60 -. = 3 g1sveessoe
1&f7rfD fD210n1 - - 49, ~ IL. IA E Y
La Junta tribune., 1912-06-01
,-nERE are abou, 100000 uile.

tTHERE are about o.@o.oo0 miles
OF earth roads in the United
States. not Including the roads
la Alaska and our Island pos.
.esslon.. In other words. we have
enough earth roads In this country tn
reach around the earth az the equator
eighty times. aud. what Is more q
very large percentage Of these rnnds
win remain a. earth roads for long
time to com.
our earth roads cannot L. made to
take the place Of gravel or macadam.
lut with proper construction and ade
quate maintenance. they can b~ greatly
improved aud this can be accomplish.
Ell without any considerable. outlay If
rloney Good earth roads are within
La Junta tribune., 1912-06-01
pRooRCSsivG RCPU0li.
CAN PLATFORM.

Elimination of corporation
influence from counscis of
republican party.
A public utilities lI~.
A hcndi.ss ballot law.
Pr.sidcrt rtial primary prefer
cncc Law.
A direct primary election
Law. eiiminatinS eoavsutton
FEATURES.
An clsht hour Law for
women.
A vorkman's compensatory
NV.
An amendment permitting
recall Of public officials.
The nomination Of Rooss-
ssh. Il Toilette. Of some I
oekse genuine progressive ~
uAAnRsa~
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-10-23
CHARGES SYSTEM"
IS BACKING BECKER
Whitman Hears Policemen TeS-
tify For the Defense

New York, Oct. 21.-TwO members
Of the police force came to the aid Of
Police Lieutenant Becker IL his trial
for the murder of Herman Rosenthal,
giving District Attorney Whitman OPP
portunity to charge that the ''sys-
tem," whose workings were revealed
following the Rosenthal assassination
had come to the relief of the accused
official.
The policemen were Lieutenant Pat
rick B. Shea and Joseph B. Shepard ),
a former member of the strong arm
squad, whose testimony contradicted
part of the stories of Jack Rose and
Sam Schepps, two of the prosecu-
tons important witnesses.
Previously Louis Pitt, a newspa-
per man, swore that Rose had ad-
nitted to him in the Tombs prison
that Becker was not implicated in the
Rosenthal murder.