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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-17
SURPRISE AT TRIAL
Wife of Lefty Louie" Testi-
fies in Becker Case.
ROSE is C0RRoBoRATED
Mrs. Rosenberg Says He Came to
See Gunman About Getting
Bail for Zelig.

NEW YORK, October 17.-Mrs. Lillian
Rosenberg, wife of Lefty Louie" one of
the four gunmen charged with shooting
Herman Rosenthal to death, was a wit
ness for the state today in the trial of
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker as the
instigator of the murder. The district
attorneys intention to place her on the
stand was unannounced, and Beckers
counsel made vigorous but futile at
tempts to bar her testimony from the
record.
Mrs. Rosenberg testimony was corrob-
orative of a portion of the story told by
Jack Rose on the witness stand last
Saturday. She said that Rose mad come
with Sam Schepps to her home on May
II to see Louie about helping to get
bail for Jack Zelig, the gang leader killed
the other day, who had just been arrested
on charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
Louie was sick in bed," she declared,
land Schepps and Rose went into his
room and ia ked twenty minutes with
him. They talked about Zeiig.''
Not Seeking Leniency.
Mrs. Rosenberg added on cross-exami-
nation, that she was not testifying to
help her husband, or with the hope of his
receiving leniency. Lefty knew, she
said, that she would take the stand, for
she had written him she would.
The blond-haired wife of the gunman
was one of several witnesses who cor
roborated portions of Rose story. Two
telephone OperatOrs-one at a public sta
tion, the other at the apartment house
where Becker ived-testined that Becker
received a call in the early morning hours
of the day of the murder.
Shortly after the opening of court,
John F. Mcintyre, Beckers lawyer. was
asked if Becker would take the witness
stand in his own defense.
He may" was the reply.
Plans of Defense.
The defense will try to show, it is
said. that the state seeks to sacrifice
Becker and let the informers go scot
free, and that. as a matter Of fact,
Rosenthal was the victim OF a gamblers
conspiracy A mass Of evidence will
also be introduced attacking the char
acter of the states witnesses and sup
porting the contention of the good char
acter and reputation Of the defendant
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Texas Bank Safe Dynamited.

DALLAS. Tex, October 1.-THE safe in
the Citizens Bank of Hutchins. ten miles
south of Dallas. was dynamited early to-
day. The robbers got about $1,000. They
escaped on q handcar.
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Government GIVES
MINISTERS PASSPORTS
Porte Regards Recent Note of Balkan
States as Interference.
ARNAUT TRIBESMEN KILLED
Two Hundred Slain in Battle With
Servians-Greek Gunboats Force
Turkish Blockade at Entrance
to Gulf of Arta.

CONSTANTINOPLE, October
1.-The formal declaration OF
war against Servia and Bulgaria
was published by the Turkish
government today.
Hostilities were opened at go
O'Clock this morning by the Turk
ish troops at various points on
the Bulgarian and Servian from
tiers.
The divisions of the Turkish
army we're ordered to make a
simultaneous forward movement.
In giving the order for a gen.
eral advance, the Ottoman war
minister mentioned only that the
movement was to-be made against
the frontiers o. Bulgaria and
Servia.
There is a powerful Turkish
army concentrated near the Greek
frontier, but this has not yet been
put into motion.
The Ottoman government this
morning handed the Servian and
bulgarian ministers here their
passports, and they will leave i'm.
incdiately.
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Impatient to Be Out.

After this had been done and he had
been comfortably settled i'm bed. he sent
for the morning papers, which he read
with interest, including items OF Chi
cago news
+ The mirror he uses for shaving was
lying nearby and he raised ii to catch
a reflection Of the city out of his win
dow. His room being on the west side
Of the building he could not judge by
the light i'm the room whether IL was a
clear or cloudy day until he hit upon
observing for himself by aid of the
mirror.
"This is great weather" he said to
Nurse Welter. who was arranging the
dressings which were to be adjusted
when the physicians made their morn
ing cxainina ion. Its a shame TO be
tied up here in such weather as this"
He glanced at Mrs. Roosevelt. who had
ioined him in looking over the papers.
She smiled quizzicaily and shook her
head.
''She's boss he smiled to the nurse.
taking up his papers again.
A steam fitting made an annoying noise
In the tiny anteroom of his apartment
and the house plumber came up to fix il.
He made elaborate preparations not to
make noise--to such an extent. In fact.
that he was not making much progress.
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Colonel Was Hungry.

The colonels breakfast, as usual, con-
sisted OF bacon. three soft boiled eggs,
buttered toast and pot OF tea When
he ordered it he complained because. he
said. he was feeling so well he was sure
1t would not be near enough for man
who was 'almost well"
The attending physicians were ex-
pected at the hospital shortly after
O'Clock for examination OF the patient
and a consultation. When Informed or
the doctors intentions, the colonel re-
marked that ''perhaps they would soon
have him ready to start out again.
With the exception OF the single time
during the night Mrs. Roosevelt remained
In her room and IL was not until after
O'Clock that she prepared for break
fast when she found that the colonel
had again dropped off for a nap she de
cided not to enter his room but .to let
him rest as long as he would.
Mrs. Roosevelt had breakfast with her
husband Hospital attaches took from
the patients arm a few drops OF blood
at S:15 O'Clock and departed for the
laboratory to make the count OF leucocy-
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Fighting With Greeks.

ATHENS, Greece. October 11.-Fighting
tween the Greek army and the Turkish
forces stationed along the frontier began
arly today.
y daring feat was accomplished this
morning by the commanders Of the Greek
unooats A and d. At 2. o'clock they
made q dash to force the Turkish block
ade at the narrow entrance to the Gulf
of Arta, one side of which is Turkish
and the other Greek They were observe
from the Turkish fort at Prevesa, which
dominates the entrance, and a heavy fire
was directed on them. which they re-
turned with spirit.
through and at 4:3O o'clock reached the
Creek town Of Vonitza. on the southern
shore OF ths bay. with very L.,Ie damage.
The Turkish minister to Greece left
Athens today without complying with the
forrlalities usual in such cases and with
out asking for his passports.
Arnaut Tribesmen Killed.
BELGRADE, Servia. October 1.-Two
hundred Arnaut tribesmen were killed
this morning in battle with Seryian
troops on the frontier. near Priepoiie In
the northern part Of the Sanjak Of Novi-
pazar.
The tribesmen attacked, but We're re-
pulsed by the Servians.
King Peter left today for Nish.
The Macedonia at Algters.
AIGIERS, October 11-An escort OF
four Greek destroyers is conveying the
Greek steamer Macedonia, with Greeks.
Bulearians and Servians on board who
are returning from America to join their
regiments to fight against the Turks. She
carries also large cargo Of ammunition.
The Macedonia arrived here last night
from New York and found the four de-
stroyers recently purchased by Greece in
England waiting to accompany her on
her voyage
Ferdinand Goes to Front.
SOFIA. October liking Ferdinand
with his staff, has left for the headquar-
ters OF the Bulgarian army. near the
Turkish frontier.
1t is believed he will issue a proclama-
ton TO the nation or make q formal dec
Iaratio nof war from that position.
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Note to Legations.

y note addressed by the Turkish govern
Eae:lt this morning to the Bulgarian and
:,zfsian legations here said it was i'm
,essible to maintain peace any longer.
Notwithstanding that 1t was the ardent
.icsire OF the porte TO do so.
The note stated that the step was taken
in consequence of the recent note handed
in to the Turkish government by the
Balkan states. which Turkey considered
constituted an Interference with her IN
ternal affairs. second factor was the
mobilization undertaken. by Servia and
bulgaria, and the third reason was the
-,iiy skirmtshes ON the frontier
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CHICAGO, October 11.-Thc third day
of Col Roosevelt's stay in Mercy Ho--
pital passed quietly. The dread of se,i-
GUS developments was largely allayed
although his physicians We're careful TO
say that the patient was by no means out
Of danger 1t will require another day
OF waiting for symptoms OF sepsis before
the medical men, II there is no change for
the worse, will be able TO SAY: "AIi is
WELL"
Six doctors. making the most extended
survey Of Col. Roosevelt's condition at
tempted since his arrival at Mercy Hos
pital. this morning found his condition a
near normal as a wounded mans could
be and renewed their assurance that there
was no longer cause for worry.
1t was also announced positively Col.
RoOseselts would pot leave the hospital
until next week. at least. The physicians
and surgeons were Drs. John Il. Murphy.
Arthur Dean Bevan, John r. Golden.
Ecurry L. Terrell, Alexander Lambert
and William b. McCsuiey. The last
named dressed the colonels wound.
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Had a "Bully Sleep"

Col. Roosevelt was feeling SO much bet
ter this morning and had shown so nue..
Improvement on awakening that he began
planning for a continuation of his cam
paign trip. At 6 o'clock his Temperature.
was 9S.4. his pulse "a and respiration l..
indicating a condition practically normal
During the night the colonel passed
most OF the time in sleep. and only on
RI re occasions did he awaken, and then
only for a few moments at time in
which to permit his night nurse 10
take his clinical record. which almost
Invariably showed his condition TO b.
excellent and near normal. The colonel
never has required a great deal OF
sleep so he told the nurse, and II was
not until after il o'clock that he set
tied down seriously 10 obtain rest
But instead OF having his bath l.tti"
before O'Clock the colonel decided n
had not had enough sleep and his nurse
helped him to turn over and he aeaiii
soon closed his eyes. The many hours
he has been able to rest is declared h,
the physicians to be the best medicine Tor
him and he was allowed to s.eep as long
as he wished Once during the night IN.
colonel was visited by Mrs. Roosevelt,
who occupies the room adjoining. Shc
had been awakened by the entrance OF
the nurse into the colonefs room TO take
his clinical record. She remained only "a
short time. as he assured her he was
feeling Just :ine.
showed the colonels condition TO be i'm
proved from the latest previous ofhcial
bulletin issued by the attending physl-
clans at - o'clock last night At that
time his temperature was 3s.6; his pulse
81 and his respiration 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-17
WEATHER

Fair and warmer tonight and
Friday, with moderate southerly
winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01

two or three weeks they are here after
childbirth to train the mothers. Then
we visit the homes at short intervals
until We feel that the mothers are
ready to graduate from the maternity
school.
the speaker, that the maternity rooms
play keystone part in the serious life
Of the tenement. They stand for a
square deal for the baby. We believe
that maternity education is as impera-
tive as public school education, and
the maternity rooms are a practical
way for carrying out this faith. We be-
leve that a baby has as much right to
society's help in being born right {since
wrong, at least in this neighborhood)
as he has to society's help in being
reared right from his first year on.
We are sure that Of the $4,000 babies
who died in this city last year, at least
10000 died preventable deaths from the
very cause we are finding it possible to
overcome. and they died from ignorant,
not wilful- neglect.
'How did we become interested in
this direction?" Well, some of US wom-
en- of the professional classes in this
model tenement had always taken an
interest in the model kindergarten and
communal laundry. Then one day some
one read a recommendation that every
tenement Of the working classes be
equipped with a delivery room for
childbirth. We put our heads together.
1 suspect our result, with its medical,
social. educational aspects, is a bigger
thing than the dream Of the doctor
who made the suggestion"
By this time the Little Mother had
taken on a personal interest. won
dered where she had gained the know1-
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edge and enthusiasm for such a work,
and she answered by showing me
laughingly the photograph Of a beau
tiful two-year-old boy.
THAT is the picture Of my son." she
said. But to really answer your Ques-
ton should have group picture, and
in it would be the two grandmothers,
the fond aunties and numerous wise
friends who were responsible for send
ing me crusaGing for square deal for
the BABY
The Little Mother then told me how
the personal experience in motherhood
had awakened all her woman's interest
| in the problem of baby welfare She
| had lived in this very model tenement
| during the months before her first
| born came, and had been delighted to
| find that she could keep in perfect
| health despite the smoke-laden air Of
| this factory district and despite the
| noise and confusion Of the street
where she was forced to take her ex-
ercise More than that, she had lived
| in this tenement until her babys six
months birthday, and had found that
| he blossomed and throve as though the
| so-called destructive conditions of the
crowded city square had been the scent
! ed air of a country garden.
Till her baby was old enough to crawl
she had kept him out-of-doors, rain or
shine, on the fire escape all day. Then
he discovered that he could pull down
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way. The baby's freedom from collie
when the mother follows directions
spurs her to refrain in the future from
indulgence in acid and rich fruits that
so poison her milk as to bring the cruel
collie scream.
altogether we have verify found
that "a little child shall lead them
The regularity of meals and of funs-
ton, the fresh air and sunshine, the
abstinence from narcotics and stimu-
lants and purgatives, and all that make
baby plump, peaceable and good to
look at, are the very neglected needs
that are responsible, for most adult i'll
health. We prove it on the baby, and
10! the mother is converted, and after
her the whole family.
The Little Mother showed me around.
There, in a room adjoining the kitchen,
was the surgical table, the medicine
chest and sterilizing apparatus. I'VE
urge the mothers to come and bear
their children in the quiet and comfort
Of the maternity rooms" said the Lit
tie Mother, "and we give the service at
cost price to those who can afford it.
There is an emergency fund, which is
drawn on at rare intervals for those
who cannot pay for themselves. Then
we furnish certain needed articles at
cost price for the baby's home. In this
way we insure that the mothers will
have the most workable and scientific
baby outfit. and we make use of the
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the buttressing pillows, and the fire
escape became dangerous perch. AS
constant out of-ooOrs was essential to
the Little Mothers scheme of baby
raising, she found herself forced to
seek the countryside, where a porch
provided playroom anG where her
baby was actually kept all the daylight
hours right through the midwinter.
It was this very need of moving
cOuntryward that first forced the prob
lem Of the average city baby on the
attention Of the Little Mother Then
she became roof-garden enthusiast.
She pictured the hundreds of acres Of
tenement roofs, visible from the high
perched window Of her model tenement
apartment, al turned into places that
blossom like the rose. And the baby
yard was part Of her dream, which
shall yet come true: baby pens in these
skyscraping gardens, pens protected by
fine mesh wire, ard with drop canvas
es to keep off the wind. Here with her
| minds eye she saw the great army OF
city-bred babies, rioting like kings,
crawling and Growing toward healthy
childhood.
But no." corrected the LittleMother
this was not the first of my baby
problems. The most vital Of all came
while was yet patient in the mater
nifty hospital. 1 was so lucky as to
have a doctor who was baby hygiene
enthusiast. Moreover, I had a mind
SClcnClHCd1ly trained Dy Work the
biological laboratory, and was able to
go to first principles with my doctor In
q way that the woman of average
training cannot do. For you know"
and the Little Mother spoke a bit dry
ly here, that even the modern doctor
has not generally taken on the meth
DDS of pedagogy, and we poor women,
If we are to be efficient mothers, have
to decoy the necessary informa ton
from them. Oh, we all need the mater
nifty school,
$50 1 went to the hospital already
stocked with Information as to my own
health requirements and the baby's.
Just as a matter of interest I ques-
toned the doctors and nurses as to the
| information they gave to the mothers
| in their charge. I was amazed to find
| how meagre and in many cases how
positively false was the information
given. It was not so different from the
medical situation generally, I suppose
How much surgery-short, swift and
| sure-we have these days, and how lit
| tie patient, reverent, up-building thera-
| peutics!
| Later made systematic inquiries al
other maternity hospitals and clinics
| for mothers and children, and I found
that almost without exception they at
| tended admirably to the technically
medical end sof their task, and neglect
| ed completely the golden opportunity tC
| enlighten the mother as to her own
| health and the baby's. Then I talked
| to the mothers, young and old, in this
tenement. Not only had most OF
them babies that were obviously re
| tarded in growth and lacking in vi.
tally. from causes clearly growing out
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01

= WAS visiting model tenements In q
great American city. Here ana
! there these model tenements have
sprung up. built by five per cent:
philanthropy amid the low squalor o.
Chicago's tenement wilderness ana
lower East Side. These model tene-
ments are quickly crowded. the more
ambitious families Of Irish, Italian or
Siavik immigrants pressing their ap-
plications. Another element mas Iouno
its way into these tenements and given
quite a peculiar atmosphere 20 tnem. .
This Il the well-to-do American. the
business man, author and teacher,
more often the social worker" drawn
to the model tenement by wish to
economize. or perhaps by a feeilng OF
romance, or oftener by genuine de-
the wage earners who are the biggest
and least-known part of our country;
] was studying the child question, and
this Is the sign l found hung by the
street entrance Of the model tenement:
Maternity Rooms: Apartment 81.
Daily Consultations 10 to IL
- Phone Night and Day, Mad. 3d.
/ had visited model tenements be-
fore. ] had found roof gardens Ii,
some, kindergartens in others and
playrooms. laundry rooms and dietetlc
Kitchens. Mothers and growing chill
less possibly in thu roof gardens) had I
found any provision for the babies.
Here was progress, it seemed.
:: ] found Apartment 81, and the door
opened to my ring through a mechan-
ism operated from an inner room. l
entered a large, sunny kitchen. A fine
fragrance came from a soup pot sim
mering on the gas stove. and from be-
yond came the wayering marvel of a
very tiny. tiny baby wall. Then bed
room door opened. and a pleasant
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interested to know the argument for
vegetarianism which has ofteneSt sue
ceeded. 1 tell them that meat and eggs
contain in especial quantities the lime
producing elements, and that lime
makes bone, and that a child before
birth ought to have a skeletonsof yield
ing cartilage, which allows of an easy
the mother turns this cartilage to bone
and doubles the pain and peril Of Chill
birth. Many mothers have needed this,
and have lost their taste for meat
through disuse. Then they put their
protesting families on fruit and vege-
table diet, and the cost Of living comes
down. $50 .-s@.
Mother, I'VE have two battles to fight
the battle for prenatal hygiene and the
battle for baby hygiene. The first is
the harder fight, because the results
are less apparent than they are in the
application Of baby hygiene. A mother
soon recognizes for herself that when
she nurses her baby at regular inter-
walls it cries less and sleeps more. 1t
is fact that regular nursing has taken
the place Of soothing syrup and plain
whiskey with a score Of families in this
tenement.
Yes, Of whiskey. Only this morning
a mother Mortified me by the innocent
remark that her baby was as good as
gold; he slept from breakfast time till
the middle Of the afternoon. She SIM
ply fed him tablespoonful of whiskey.
Many of her friends did this, she said,
and know it to be true.
Fresh air for the mother is harder
to teach than fresh air for the babe,
for the baby responds SO quickly to
fresh air and sunshine that the mother
observes it. With diet it is the same
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a School for the
Tenement MOthers
How the Foreign Women of the Poor Are Taught to
a. Take Care of Their Children

the window on to the fire escape, and q
large umbrella was arranged to shield
the baby from wind and sun.
"We'n have the otner one out as soon
as he gets his BATH" volunteered the
young woman. land meanwhile I can
begin to tell you OF our work. You
have just missed our consultation
hour. For you know" she said quick
ly. this is less maternity hospital
than maternity school. We have
only two patients here now. one with
a week-old baby. tie other with one Of
twenty DAYS."
This was my introduction to the Lit
tie Mother (for 30, as I later learned,
all the neigh borhood called my young
hostess). She told me of her work. 1t
was a constant propaganda, in which
the management Of the tenement lent
to come for advice at least six months
before the birth Of their children. AT
frequent consultations they were given
simple lessons in physiology and hygi-
enc. Here many of the mothers learned
for the first time that the lifting of
heavy weights, straining to reach high
shelves and fatigue or severe excite
ment Of any kind were liable to bring
premat4fe birth. They were warned
against falls and blows because Of the
deformity that might result for the
child and the permanent organic injury
light homework and moderate exercise
would improve both their health and
the childs, but that work of too mo-
notonous or heavy sort would not only
take away from their own and the
child's vitality, but would so harden
the muscles as to make the labor OF
childbirth doubly severe.
Simple points, these" she said; "you
would think them self-evident But
you admit they are vital points, and 1
assure you that nine mothers in ten