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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

tnc possibilities in Spanish Loui-" a. 1u
cNcelIeu, doOr.luu. as the highly I'M
portaut parsonage who presldes over the
entrance to gaming house rs known.
"Sparsh Louis" was big bodied and mus
nular. and could deliver more llnotkouts
with his right thau any man his size, or
double it for that matter. I'm the whole
East Side As an arbiter of disputes.
Spanish Louis" had no equal lie even
r,orcd detectives who went around TO
RoscnJhars gambling house to get evi-
druce.
THIS was during General Theodore y.
Eugham's regime as Police Commis-
eioncr and ne seEt out word that span
ish Louis" must be arrested and the
Gambling house closed. Both these things
were done as commanded. and Spanish
Louis" tried to put up a fight with tie
raidlng police But this time he was
marked Cuts and bruises from night
sticks attested the fact that when a reso-
lutte Police Commissioner wanted a thinG
done it could le dore.
After he had recovered from his beet
ing Spanish Louis turned gangster, hir-
ing himself out to his gambling acquaint-
ances. lie had considerable following
including few of the oldtme members
of the Paul Kelly gang, and any one
having the necessary amount of money
who was properly introduced. could com
maud the services of Spanish Louis" end
his gang.
The star Of spanish Louis began It
set year before the automobile assls-
sins killed him. and the protege OF Her
man Rosenthal knew It, Some say it was
about this time that two members OF
Spanish Louis's" gang, with drawn re.
volvers. entered the gambling house al
"Bridgle' Weber, at lith street and Third
avenue. ana took away the 500 cash in
the bank"
"Rridgie." who. It -ul he remembered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

ti,ularly resantful when they learned 'na'
Herman Rosenttal lad opened up snop
at No la' West 18th street. opposite 'O'
Frars club
None of the gamblers had any use 10,
Rosenthal. Time and again he nau
"squcaled" against some one or other -
the Police Department They did not ".
Ject to his "squealiLg' So much as u''s
did to the fact that his "squeals' always
drew the attention of the public TO 'D'
fact that gambling was going on IN '"'
town.
RosenthaL II is true, had been ''sques'
ing" for years. IL began during the gam
BLING crusade waged by William Ira's'
Jerome when he was District A'toi'.s-
At that time Rosenthal was arrested "
briblng process server. wheTeupon
,ri,d that he WAS being Framed up'
The East Side gamblers wore sore y"
him. Many regarded him as BEING -
sponsible for the disruption OF the ~
per Club. of which he had been WV
president and which ut the time VI y.
organization was without parallel d
club. Organized thirteen years ago -
Little Tim" sullivan. Pat heen'.
city Chamberlain: COloncl Mike TO- !,
den and the aristocrac! OF the
gamblers, with sprlnklmg of poonOvu
Keepers. politicians judges, ponce 80 ~,
magistrates and young Assistant uis"' "a
attorneys. the club became a little w.
of power. Every police Official Oh nS
was on its rolls as member w..
a year after its Organization every 49,
portant member of the metropolitan -.
Association, as the organization u
bookmakers was known, no" De.v" a.
Hesperlte, and with its membership ,.,,,
creased TO five hundred, II moved ~. =.
Second avenue and 9TH street furth'
the avenue, TO No. Ill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

OSLNTUAI j. U"."-
r,.cr This much u.s. conceded by
IN the police. who arc wilnl TO go
further and admit Dee has been murdered.
+, bough one OF the counsel C5~ the prison
ers charged with tre crime would not con-
cede the fact in open court last Monday.
And NOT TO establish the guiit of the
assoss;ne Of Herman Rosen.aaI. gambler
go osouoaIo,o but 70 relate the Incidents
that led nm TO the murder and 10 ten the
irs,da story Of the system. whose frs.
oor,roandroert ''rhou shalt not slucal. 90
ba had broken. * the main purpose of this
ar,,o,o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

behind him. sashed off ROche's right ear
close to the scalp. saying:
This Is what we do to the pigs in Ire
land. Now squeai.'
Mcdonald then went into hiding for
few days, but when he returned TO ms
gambling house he brought with him the
dried ear Of Roche. and hung II over MS
roulette wheel. Mcdonald himself met
violent death later on. being instantly
killed bv an Albany man iu a hotel In that
CITY during q quarrel the Albanian empty
ing the contents Of a. dOuOle-bar'elied
shotgun into McDonald's body.
All this was crude work as compared
with the modern way Of doing II. Now
IL can be said with truth, the system has
reduced murder to fine art.
perbarg the first evidence OF this was
rho assassination Of John G. Lewis. Oci'er
known as Spanish Louis gangster ana
urottat Of Herman Roscnthai IN th'a
instance. an automobile was used. ana
This bv the way. was the first known use
of che automobile Tor murder in any city
"Sp,ni,h Louis" was snot to death on
the night Of April T. 1910. He was walk
ing i'm front of 80. 3l3 East llth street
when four men On an automobile drove
past him. firing at him as they went
Tho ggucstrr and gambler drew h's If-
yolver. bat before he could bring IL 10
I'll level Two bullets we're fired into his
brain. and be- frll dead on the sidewalk.
Needless 10 say. none OF the assassihs
were ever arrested. though their names
were handled about the gambling houses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

ugt ON the police His place was raided
and S3.4oO found in his pocket was con
dscatcd by one OF the detectives. This oc-
CURED less than q year ago, and the de-
tectives who made the raid are still do
ing business al the old stand.
At the I.exow investigation II was testi-
fed that graft intended for the police was
ike Gaul divided into three parts. The
first part went to the inspector In charge
OF the district; the second went TO the
captain of the precinct and the third went
to the man higher up at Police Headquar-
tiers. who was handling the money down
there.
Rosenthal before he died. said the same
held true to-day Rosenthal told District
Attorney Whitman so. and offered to
prove IT, Six hours before he was 10 have
placed the proof he spoke Of in the hands
of the county prosecutor he WAS muir
dered.
Immediately the question arises. when
one thinks Of Rosenthars assassination, If
il is possible in New York City to hire
men to commit murder. General Tho
dore 4. Bingham, when he was Police
Commissioner, said it was. And the
statement he made was uttered In tile
presence of the police lleutenazts Of New
York City. at the annual dinner of iEe
Police Lieutenants' Association. of winch
Lieutenant Becker is a member, on FEB
yuary ., 1905 The dinner was held al
the WaIdorf-Astoria. and many Dromi-
ucnt politicians were present. The exact
words Of General Bingham on that coca
sion We're:
There are two places within half q
mile OF where we are now where any
crime from the lowest 10 the greatest
can be bought for money. and / know IL.
and many Of YOU men know it. and hno"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

his mouth. His answer wua dcnauc" amt
a threat TO expose the whole rotten work
ings Of the System For this he was
slain.
Murder as punishment for "squealer''
has been the outgrowth OF the last ten
years. Formerly u man who squealed
was beaten UP or mutilatcd and forced
out of town. But the staying Of Me
Auliffe ten years ago-and It was openly
charged at the time that McAuline Was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

eIlled by policeman in uniform In the
West 18th street police station-thc prece-
dent was established What had Nc
Aullne done? Squealed on the System.
There was much talk of the System at
that time as there is now, but the System
seemed to thrive on attacks.
When Big Dick Roche was murdered
few years ago by Mcdonald, the Har-
lem gambler, the sensational mulilaton
OF Roche by Mcdonald a little over a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

dozen years back was recalled.
Roche. like Mcdonald, was Il gambler
He quarrelled with Mcdonald and i'll
formed on him-that Is, "squealed and
the police raided McDonald's place III
l25th street.
Mcdonald learned that Roche had fur
nished the evidence on which the police
raided his gambling house. Mcdonald
armed himself with keen cutting knife
Than he sought Roche. and walking np
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

The places, no doubt, and | can't touch
them under present conditions, and l say
that TO all New York and will prove it If
they will give me the opportunity. That's
one reason why | want some secret ser
vice money"
But General Bingham did not get the
money for his secret service. If he had,
il would have meant that evidence would
have been obtained showing up the work
ings Of iue System. IF course, that Is
thing the politicians would never tol-
crate. Perhaps there is some significance
IN ilnIhans removal, IN the light of his
statement and the recent assassination
Of Rosenthal I'm the full glare OF the
Broadway lights while seven policemen
were within half Il minutes walk Of the
murdcrers, who were permitted to escape
without a single shot being fired A them!
II was this failure on the part OF the
police TO draw q revolver Oh Rosenthais
murdcrers that brought upon the police
the tongue flashing Of District Attorney
Whitman. and which led to his engaging
the Burns detectives to ferret out the
case
There was another striking circum-
stance in which many see the fine Italian
hand Of the System that night az the
Metropole. That is, that just prior TO the
murder all the taxicabs in West 43d
street between Broadway and Sixth ave-
nue., where the murder was done, were
4 engaged by Strangers, and thus taken
away from the scene of the murder. so
that there would be nothing to prevent a
successful escape.
Members Of the System have a code OF
their own. To violate this code has al
ways meant punishment that ran from
smashing the offenders Illicit business to
summary capital punishment.
The first had been tried on Rosenthal.
! lie fought Then he began to tell things.
lie was warned u leave town and close
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
FIGHT STOPS ARMY MUTlN>
British officer Bests the Pick Of En-
listed soIdlers-One Man Shot
During Riot.

London.-An extraordinary military
riot Ia reported to have occurred a,
Longmoor Camp. where there is 8
mounted infantry school connected
with the Aldershot Division. Th.
scotsmen among tho troopers became
incensed at the curtailment of a holt
day. 1t Is stated that they smashed
up the huts in the camp and bonn
barded the officers quarters will
bricks. The assembly was sounded BY
the bugler on guard. and all the of
f1cers and noncommissioned officers
turned out to quell the disturbance
but the mutineers formed a square
and kept on their superfors.
Some Of the noncommissioned of
1cers injured by blows from
belts and sticks. Eventually an OH
cor. who is a noted boxer, challenged
one OF the men to fight. The mer
Immediately formed a ring and one Of
them stood up to the officer, but wa.
soon badly defeated. Upon this the
men sullenly returned to theil
wrecked huts. One OF the men wal
shot and seriously wounde during
the ARRAY.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
WHOLE TOWN MADE HAPPY
This New England Village Received a
New Water System as Gift
From Boston Man.

Ashburnham. - Announcement was
made that Ivers w. Adams of Boston
would make a gift to this, his native
town, of a new water system. 1t will
cost approximately $50, 600. The waite,
will be brought from Upper Maukeae
lake, the summit Of Maukeag hill, and
will supply the entire town.
The gift relieves the town from i'm
pending embarrassment. The presen,
water system is out of date, and has
been rapidly declining in efficiency 70,
several years. The town, however. has
not felt that it could afford a new sys
tenn, with the result that in the las,
few years there has been much dis
satisfaction and complaint. 1t is un
derstood that work on the new system
will begin at once.
1vers w. Adams was born at Ash
burnham on May 20, 1888, a son O,
Walter and Sarah Whitney Adams
Both the Adams and Whitney families
have been known in that town sine.
Its earliest history. AS a boy Mr.
Adams came to Boston, and after 6
time became connected with the Ions
standing carpet Arm of ]. H. PRAY &
Sons Co. He retired from business If
1882. He Is a director of the Com
mercial National bank of Boston anG
treasurer Of the American Net ant
Irvine company. He lives at SO Wash
ington street, Dorchester.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
osLER FOE sMITEs THEORY
Halt Of the Worlds Greatest Are Past
Doctors Age Limit, Says
Bishop.

London.-Dr. Cecil Hook, Bishop Of
Observation-Disclosures, is the latest
opponent OF the theory that a man is
too DID," not only at 40, but at ovel
~ years Of age. He recently applied
for an appointment as honorary chap
lain of the British army, and the wal
Office returned the reply that he was
too old" DR.. Hook, who is a youth
OF ~. entirely disagrees with the war
Office.
is the war office view correcti
Lord S%trathcona is high commissioner
for Canada at 81. Lord Lister is just
short of IS, Lord Morley is in his sew
enty-fourth year, while among the
worlds greatest men in harness, and,
to put 1t vulgarly, going strong are
the emperor of Austria, 81; Lord Rey'
leigh, 70; Thomas Alva Edison, 65;
Admiral Togo. 66; Rodin, the famous
French sculptor, II; and j. Pierpont
Morgan, "A. The war office label
must also apply to Nine. Sarah Bern.
hardt, Mrs. Pankhurst and Mrs. Faw.
cett as nearing the fatal line.
S~ixty-seven, as the %ruthlessly ap.
piled limit mark, would cause an in.
ternational disruption. In this coun.
try the Bishop of Gloucester, with al
most half his brethren, would be com.
PEELED to step down to retirement, but
the editors of all the London newspa.
pers would be secure. At the law
courts Lord Alverstone would lead
eight of his brethren to the simpler
life. and at Spring Gardens and in
the court Of common council rs per
cent, at least, of the men who govern
London with their ripe experience
would cease from-committee meet,
ings.
Lord Rothschild must perforce con.
slider his position in danger, and the
Lord Mayor, Sir Thomas Crosby, must
quit the Mansion house. Sir Charles
Owens and many Of his railway con
freres would have to think about the
immediate future or join the ranks Of
the unemployed"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
TRAP HELD DOG AND MINI
Koch's Probar of New Rochelle
Strung Up by Leg, Chung to
Fighting Prey.

New York.-When Charles Koch
trapper, Of New Rochelle visited his
traps he found his black and tan ter
rier, Probar, strung up by one hin6
leg in a noose to a sapling which hac
been used as a mink trap and holding
a large mink by the tail.
h dog was bleeding from wounds
inflicted by the mink's claws an6
teeth. Both Probar and the mink
which measured SO inches, were neal
~ exhausted. Caught in other traps
were three smaller mink that it is
supposed had been attracted by the
tight between dog and mink and hat
gone to help their comrade.
Probar, who had accompanied his
master from his home, Z Orchard
street, every day for nine years, hat
preceded him to the traps and caugh'
the largest mink seer near New Ro
chelle In several years.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
BABY PRIZE WAS ONLY DUCK
Constable Thought Child Was to Be
Rallied in Theater and Ordered
Manager to Stop Contest,

Bellefontaine, O.-"This Internal out.
rage has got to stop right here!"
The village marshal of Dunkirk was
speaking, and his voice startled every
person in the crowded theater. Every.
body turned 10 listen, and the manager
OF a repertory company playing at
the theater, who was making an an
nouneement from the stage. stopped
talking.
This is a Christian village" said
the marshal, bursting forth again In
torrents of pent-up wrath. 81 have
heard Of this white slave trafickine.
and as an officer Of the law / am not
going to permit 1t to be carried out
here in Dunkirk. 1t is wrong to give q
baby away, and a crime to put q
baby up In a %raf1e," concluded the
marshal.
The manager of the show had been
making an announcement about the
giving away Of a white baby to the
person holding the lucky ticket, The
marshal ordered the show IN
accompany him.
The manager realized the humor al
the situation. and refused to go unlese
a warrant was produced. While thu
marshal had gone to get the warrant
the drawing was finished. The mana.
ger Of the theater presented the holder
of the lucky ticket with a white babv
duck. A dentists wife received thu
baby
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
RANK OF OFFICERS WIVES
IL Was Observed When the Women
Journsyed to the Flost-Wero
Divided Into Sets.

San Francisco.-RAnk was observed
among the wives Of the officers Of tho
Pacific feet on their recent journey
aboard the Wilhelmina to Honolulu to
join their husbands, according to tho
ofncers Of the Matson liner. The bet
ter halves of some had their own lit
tie whis. parties. while the spouses Of
officers Of lower grade were just as
exclusive at their afternoon teas.
The party of navy women was head
cd by the wife of Rear Admiral Chaun-
cey M. Thomas. oommander-in-chief Of
the Pacific feet, who showed her grar
ciousness in a little incident observed
by the other travellers ON board tho
Wilhelmina.
Among the passengers vas a slip
of a girl. the bride of a water tender
Of one Of the big wal ships. She hail
ed from the middle west and it was
her first experience at sea. She look
ed upon the big world with open-eyed
awe and joyful anticipation Of a coun-
try girl O. her first trip from the
old farm down home"
Therefore she knew nothing Of the
formalittea observed in circles where
gold braid prevails. Learning that Mrs.
Thomas. like herself, had a husband
on board n Of the vessels in the far.
away waters. she rushed up to the
spouse Of the ear admiral and gushed
happily:
I'm awfully glad to meet you.
My husband is an officer on the boats,
too"
Yes, he's a water tender" she con.
tinued proudly. And what 10 your
husband?"
He is the commander of the fleet
Mrs. Thomas smiled kindly.
"Oh. that 10 very nice. / hops
they're friends" said the water tend
,er's wife.
Mrs. Thomas and the bride were
friends on the voyage to the islands
say the Wilhelmina's officers.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
Old Women Defend Estate.

New York.-Four generations Of
n OF New York's oldest families and
an estate v%ariously estimated at from
$1,250,oOO to $4,000, 900, are involved
in a lawsuit, the facts in which have
come to light through a decision
handed down by the state supreme
court here.
The defendants In the action ara
the Misses Furniss, three very old
and wealthy women, who are holdina
in trust the estate of their father. Wi.
liam Furniss. a West Indian mer.
chant. They have multiplied its
value many times over by shrewd in.
vestment in New York real estate
The present action is brought by the
ultimate heirs Of the trust fund, all
distant relatives, who demand q def.
mite accounting from the three ased
trustees.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
ARMY POST is CUPID'S ENEMY
Buildings in Hawaii Will Be Built b,
Government to Discourage
Matrimony.

Washington, d. C.-Plans approved
at the war department for the con
struction at Fort Schofield, Hawaii
OF what will be the most economical
army post ever erected. The plans
embody 1.-The ideas of General Wood
The new barracks will be in the form
OF a horseshoe, with a double line O:
buildings for officers in the center o:
the horseshoe. Double houses will
be built, SO arranged as to accome
date three or four bachelor officers
each.
1t is intended to discourage early
marriages among the officers, by pro
viding quarters adequate and com
Portable but not liberal enough tt
form an inducement TO matrimony ant
additional expense to the government
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
MISS G0U[D'S HENS
Fine Ftocks of Chickens Bid De.
fiance to Egg Trust.
Product Of Two Thousand Prize Birds
at Tarrytown Farm More Than
Owner Can Use-Many Are
Sold to tho Trade.

New York.-There may be 80. 900.
600 eggs In cold storage In New Jer.
sey or anywhere else, but Miss Helen
Miller Gould can snap her fingers and
forget about 1t, for she owns n OF
the finest poultry farms in New York
state, writes a Tarrytown correspond
ent. The establishment OF this farm
has proved Miss Gould to be a good
business woman, for 1t Is practically
self-sustaining. This is an added com.
fort to the convenience OF having
fresh eggs when you want them and
as many as you want.
Miss Gould decided about a year
ago that she wanted a poultry farm
to free herself from any egg trust.
She has a most capable superintend-
ent in Archibald Robbie. and upon
him devolved the work OF carrying
out the plans. Miss Gould has plenty
OF land. and the site selected for the
the White Plains road. east OF Mead
ow street.
Only two breeds are housed on the
farm-white Leghorns and Wyan.
dottes. Miss Gould tries to keep the
number up to 1000. Just now 1t ia
below that figure, but the %incubators
will be started soon and a large mum
Der OF broilers are planned for the
spring. The farm provides Miss
Gould with all the eggs she wants at
all times. 1t also provides broilers,
chickens for roasting, squads, capona
and ducks. In the spring, when the
egg harvest is greatest, Miss Gould
often finds that she has more eggs
than she can use.
Following the policy that nothing
shall be wasted, these eggs are sent
to some grocery stores in Tarrytown,
where they are on sale as the Gould
estate eggs, and great is the demand.
These eggs bring the highest prices
and are sold quickly. That is why
there Is such a demand for these eggs
by grocers.
The henhouses are built with every
convenience, proper ventilation and
freedom from dampness. The houses
are Of wood and are not lined with
plaster boards, but have a tight board
wood finish which prevents dampness
This wood is sprayed with whitening
once a week. The floor Is of con,
crete. and about one and one-hal1
inches above the concrete is a tight
board flooring.
A cottage adjoining the farm has
been built. This is occupied by the
keeper. The chickens have to be fed
at regular periods and all the food IL
selected with the idea OF getting max
imum results. A pond has been made
for the ducks.
AS to the egg production, no exact
figures are obtainable, but 1t Is said
that often a thousand are obtained IL
a day. Miss Gould is fond OF chick
ems and the choicest stock is always
at her disposal. The farm is one OF
the sights for a visitor t Lyndhurst
1t has proved a great success, ano
Miss Gould is very proud OF 1t.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
Attompts His Reform.

Portland, Ore.-Tired of her hus
bands practice of staying out late al
night. and desiring to frighten him in.
to spending nor time at his own
hearthside. Mrs. James Davis pre-
vailed upon friends to strap her to
her bed and gag her In her home. at
81 East T~hirty-f1rst street, according
to developments Of q police investi.
cation. Mrs. Davis remained in her
uncomfortable pose until her husband
returned home at dawn, when she told
him that she had been set upon by
two masked robbers. Davis notified
the polioe and Sergeant Wanless
boAynoA The facti,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
Split MHk-and Ink.

Visitor (consolingly to Tommy.
who has upset a bottle of ink on the
new Grapefruit. my boy, there is
no US crying over split milk.
Tommy-Course not. Any durer
knows. that. All you've got to do is to
call in the cat, and she'll lick 1t up.
But this don't happen to be milk, and
mamma will do the licking.