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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-21

ceiving attention from middle.agea
a wealthy man. who lives and has g
uptown. had met him at my denti
had gone home with me and been
introduced to my parents. 1t was {
by my family-and had made no .
that / should marry this doctor.
realize how distastetul such Z
would be to me until I met Louis
berg After that II seemed to me
BILE. All the traits and manner!sm!
middle age seemed to forbid It.
then that what l had read, youth
youth and youth answers" was true.
The next time | met Louis Re
was when I passed his cigar store
ond avenue, near Sixth street.
standing near tho door and came
speak to me. We chatted and /,
ended In his asking II he might /,
my saying that he would be week
our home, At this time 1 knew
whatever that was not good OF
Rosenberg. My friend had said,
doubtedly beloved. HE is a nice
AS early as that In our ecqua!n
knew that he was devoted to his
That Is a recommendation for a you
In any walk or place OF life. He cal
my own mother liked him at once.
He kept on calling Tor Ave monu
went about together with other q,
boys. always to balls insteads of "r.
and nothing In his conduct or his az.
ever raised a question In my mind I
ne was a model young man.
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to ball with their daughters after work
Tag at their housekeeping and attending
their many children and perhaps doing
heavy outside work. as office cleaning, to
add little to the family income The girls
In their pursuit Of pleasure must 20 alone.
and their safety lies solely in going to the
right kind of q ball. They can only be- gov.
erned In this by what their companions saw
Older girls take the younger ones, aud often
these older girls may be wolves In lambs
fleece.
The reputable balls are conducted in an
orderly manner. Good girls meet honest
boys. to whom they are introduced by the
girls who accompany them or by friends and
neighsors. Their love of pleasure is salts.
ned by the evenings entertainment and
only good results from It. Often the meet.
Ing at the ball Is the beginning OF court,
ship which ends in a happy and adyan.
tageous marriage.
But from the East Side racket" no such
consequences follow. True the girls are
liable to be thrilled by the wild adventure
OF seeing fight or witnessing the bloodshed
following fusillade OF pistol shots Death
may interrupt any onestep or tango ON the
programme. It is true that Jack Zelig. the
gang leader. who now lies in his grave, sent
there by murderer's hand, himself STONED
IN the middle OF dance to kill man, and.
returning to his partner. apologized for the
interruption, and went on with the dance.
a girl may not refuse at racket" TO-
dance with any man who asks her no matter
now rough he 10 in appearance nor how keen
her dislike for him. She accepts his inyi.
tation to dance because she knows that IL
She does not he may strike her. knock her
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Rosenthars murder. The second trial of Becker
Drought her forward as it's most interesting fig-
ure. It was her testimony more than anything
else that conclusiyely linked Becker with the
crime woman of more than ordinary edu.
cation, she was known in the Underworld az
The Innocent" She carried herself apotles.
through the moral darkness that amrrnmndaS
her. After the death of her husband there
came to her condition of spiritual exaItation
tnat FORCED her to take the sta nd and tell what
she knew The same feeling has caused her 70
write the story that in four instruments viii be
found only in this newspaper
She believes she has a real missionI
She will give the fullest intimate and hitherto
unknown details of the gunmen's part in the
hosenthai murder, and finish all with her chan
ter on the death house at Sing Sing from the
viewpoint of a wife of the condemned II ia
the most poignant, surprising picture ever
Drawn OF the sinister chamber whose only out
of the Chair 'o"'''
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NRGANIzED 'society's problem,of the I'm:
derworld was not solved by the execu.
ton of the four gunner for tho murder
of Rosenthal. the gambler. Nor will il be
solved If former Police Lieutenant Becker de.
clared by two juries to have been the instigator
of the assassination, goes to the chair. Pun
ishment Is limited In its effects 1t acts for
brief time as local temporary check to similar
crimes, and it removes fractional part of
crimes active agents. 1t does not touch the
causes that created either crime or criminal.
1t is recognition of this that has led to tn e.
present widespread formation Of commissions
to inquire into the conditions that breed law
lessness and vice, and the accompanying de-
mand of earnest people for the fullest light
upon such conditions.
In line with this modern thought this news.
paper believes that it is rendering a real public
service by presenting the story of Mrs. Lillian
Rosenthal, the girl widow of Lefty Louie" one
of the four who in the electric chair paid for
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MY Happy Childhood.

was porn. as arc many girls who have
reached the haven OF happy marriage. OF
good but humble parents. My father was
an INDUSTRIOUS worker in clothing store;
my Mother dressmaker. have a sister
ana brother. both. like my parents, hard
workers and content with their honest and
humble lot In life an Of their tastes and
NINA, but chance and the conditions OF New
iork alie nave brought change and sorrow
10 us all. changing our lives from happiness
TO wretChcdness
was born in Russia. and came to this
country with my parents when was three
years Old remember laughing at sight OF
!he tumoiing blue waves. My mother saws
mat frst class passengers looking down over
tno rail- at us said. What a joyous child
She seems TO be made for happiness"
AL lirst we lived In crowded house in
Grana avenue in Brooklyn. We moved from
mere 10 another crowded house on Eldridge
street In New York ! remember that there
was German woman who lived on tho foor
oeiow and that she tried to teach mo Eng
iish me result of tho mixed accents shows
user SIM In my speech. When 1 was six
ysars DIG we moved to No. 2s6 Grand street,
where we still live.
l went to school at No. 20. few blocks
from my home. remained in the same
school until | was fifteen. and I'm Grammar
Nlass ga Even there tho tendency TO or.
tahlZation Tor evil was present There were
BANKS OF six or more girls In each class who
called themselves "the gang" The Iea %I,u
OF ms gang was the brightest and boIdest
OF the girls. She would gather us about har
IN ,ne morning as the last bell was ringing
, ana issue her orders as the captain of reg
imcnt m,ght. ee
Her plan OF camnairn was according tn
her mood She would say I'VE will he good
w w gay Remember. girls. this is a good dav
we VIII treat teacher right" But the neyt
i iiieg or the next the orders would be
ainerent Lets De bad today. You be had
Il, 20 tehcher. and will and all OF u.s." was
=" one OF the gangs. was little and timjd
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7 Become Engaged,

- Had I known the truth then wo
been frightened and put him out of
For love can be checked and col
dered and killed by distrust at tn
ming. 1T is only after II has gai
sway In our lives that we may c,
truth, THE one ungoYernable hum
sion" After our acquaintance VI
months old. Louis spoke to me OF \
and spoke to my mother about n
me. as l had told him he mus.
which he was quite willing to do.
went with Louis to call on his
His father was member of the
Exchange. Louis said that he had
for his father at ten dollars a "
chat he found he could make mora
by working for himself. I though
he told me that, what a smart bid
marrying"
During our seven months engaeeI
I met more OF his friends. I hear
call him Lefty Louie" did not
name. ] often said to them. "He ISM
Louie. call him Louis" They
good-naturedly at me- Once said
Why do they call you Lefty Loud
answered. Because eat with a
hand and play ball that way. Hayd
noticed that am left handed7- That
they call me Lefty Louie"
AS matter OF fact, he was 80 nicI
because he played cards with his LEI
1t was near the end Of our seven
engagement end my mother was F,
Mt my wedding gown between th
hours when she worked for her c,l]
at the Grand street shop in the from
OF our fat, when went with Loui.
East Side racket" Il believe thai
would not have taken me there had
been given by Jack Zelig. He told
Jack was a good fellow and he likd
| liked him myself. He was a big. M
looking man, a giant in appearances
gentle voice and quiet manner. Hid
pleasant trick Of smiling with the a
well as the llps. ] liked him at once
Louis introduced him to me he IoJ
me with considerable Interest. nj
me kindly searching look that-ren1
chapter in my brief. simple life. n
my hand in his big brown paw AMI
Glad to meet you. little girl, I'D
will BIO friends"
1t was curious and prophetic that
racket" ! saw n man come In and |
up to big jack heard him say bra]
~ Eel. ! hear the Sirocco gang ar1
ing here to. shoot up the place 81
Jack made no reply save a. lawn
Sirocco gang didn't come. but one-
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awakened and trained It's code is, "Suffe,
everything for the gang, but never be q
squealer a squealer is less than dog, and
deserves death"
would go home with my hair dishevelled
ana my face tear-Staned from this public
punishment. but would never, never, never
tell. Fear and honor forbade me. / dwell
upon this part of my life because II fs the
same element In the Underworld that led
my husband to his Ceath in the chair at
Sing Sing.
LETT school to begin work as a cash girl
al department store at SO q week. l was
promoted to the millinery department. first
seiilng millinery materials and trimmings
ana afterwards hats. l was doing this work
when met Louis Rosenberg. | was six.
teen, and had begun going to East Side
dances with other girls
Let me explain that there Is as wide a
oinerence between East Side dances as there
Is between Greenwich village public af
TAR and dinner dance given by Mrs
StuyVesant Fish The difference consists
IN whether the dance Is given by a reputa Bile
East Sloe organization. one of the respect.
@p!e ciuDs or church societies. or whether II
Is arranged by gangster whose sole aim ia
making money from social gathering.
me first are known simply as balls. The
last are called East Side "rackets." Girls
60 unaccompanied. except by other girls
with safety to the balls. But II they 20 ts
the "rackets" they may be made drunk. NAV
be stolen and will meet unprincinled men
VINO VIII try to mar or break their lives.
many mothers are far too tired TO not
as chaperons fer their daughters. Few Of
them nave the margin of strength left to 80
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Chapter l-Horo the Underworld Gets Its Recruits
By Mrs. Lillian Rosenberg
CThe Widow of Lefty Louie"3

takes and mfserIes. may be warmed os tbe
mennces. Is that not worth doing? think
49, And who can tell better than II
nay story may serve to halt tho unthInk.
!hg' Its frank revelations should he food
tor .he thinking In their efforts to find out
JUST "nat createo the Underworld.
The underworld Is Of no particular oJasa
or section. 1t is everywhere. great In.
Just'ce has been done TO New Works East
Sloe by constant efforts to iocalIze the TN.
oer"orio there. II 10 moro Of the East
s,oe than 1t 10 Of BROOKLYN or tho Bronx or
rfth avenue. II has ts members amono
the highest and lowest. Wherever men and
women have their hands againot society
eherc ts part of the Unde r~orid.
remember as you read what follows that
! hhve In my heart no hatred for the man
VINO has made me widow. Days of agony
and nights OF sorrow such as have known
soften the heart. 1t Is not In me to wish
that any one may suffer as have suffered
ana therefore l am sorry for Lieutenant
Decker; pity his wife and brothers.
nope that Charles Becker NAV be ssved
from tho chair In whose arms nv husba nd
went to his death. | would iiko to nee
every man or woman who has made mis-.
take nave chance to repent, atono for Il
and begin over again.
SO there Is no bitterness In the story
shall tell You. All have Is knowledre
that many things are wrong and great
desire to help those honest people who are
trying to right them.
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in the death chair at Sing Sing the kill.
Ing OF the gambler Rosonthal And I am
not yet twenty years old,
IT was my testimony mainly, they cav.
that sent Lieutenant Becker back to tho
death house at Sing Sing. from which nv
husband and the three other boys marched
through the Little Green Door into the TN.
known; my testimony that may march him
through that same tragic portal
well, l was not willing instrument IN
that vengeance against Becker. beI,eve
mat Fate or Jehovah shaped me for that
sask. 1t was not my will to go upon the
witness stand during that second trial and
70 testify that had overheard che conyer.
sation that linked his name with the murder
and proved him beyond reasonable doubt"
the instigator Of the crime that for Two
years has stirred the country
felt power stronger than me. one MANY
times mighuer than the motive OF revenoa
which has been ascribed to my action.
write this story of my life as an Under.
world wife against my own wIshes and for
the same reasons that made me 20 on tho
witness stand. I want to toll the whole
truth as l see It. On the stand I told tho
truth about Becker; here want to tell the
truth about the conditions that make such
things posslble-that another step may be
taken toward making them impossible
And will reveal step by step how my
huab9nd entered Into tho Rosenthai con.
spIracy and paid at last the psnaIty-thc
whole story that ! could not tell upon Tho
witness stand
can want to draw picture that will
make you set your faces against canytaI
punishment, II is not a pleasant picture
out 1t is one that seeing for montha srouo.s
In me the burning desire to crv ont - .ho
world against It.
why did testify against Becker?
\ What have l, girl and one of that Tin.
derworld," to say that can possibly in,orest
thinkers?
10 the hrst question answer that nv how
H I, Louis smoke to me from his grave
ne SAID to me: Lily, you promised WIN
do YOU not keep your promtse?" WY
mad spoken to my rabbi He had an.
e"ered: DO what you think ia your dutv
cen the truth II you think 1t Is your DUTY"
spoke to my friend Mrs Boissevaine.
inez Mliholland She said; DO your duty
ni,,c -. ~ ne oeSt advice l can
give TO any one Is. If were In your place
would tell The trd1h" '~0
But waited Il shrank from the ordea,
OF going upon the witness stnnd and ror,an,
ing my husbands crime. feared would
oe sent to prison for perjury In the 6rst
etlai' when | testified TO a lie to save nv
husbands life ny
Ihen one night, In dream. he came to
me His face was wet with tears. He said
10 me: Lily. you promised Whv don't Won
keep your promlse?" ~"
ooeyed did what was right. Because
the Court and public opinion were mcrciful
am to-day free
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ana dared not
stay out. II the
leader willed II |
made faces at the
teacher when her
back was turned
or drew pictures
OF her on the
black board when
she was not look
Ing. And IL one
Of tn e girls
laughed and said,
Il couldn't help
IL; Lily made me
laugh" l knew
that ! had no re-
dress.
II | told the
teacher the truth
n sound beating
q W a ed m e
around the cor.
G o T II G r. II h G
Leader would pun.
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setting forth TO you what has como TO me
OF the causes that lead UP to such things
ss the Rosenthal murder. setting forth. too.
what seem to me remedies. ain / at least
no, worth a hearing?
think 80. And /; I can show how the
jewellers In the crowded. submerged PARTS
OF the great cities may be spared the mis-.
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And now Tor
The second CUES.
ton - w h y l
write. There are
m any Of US
Lefty louies and
l. ty lou!cs'
tillee. What we
do concerns you
nightly - an q
will concern more
as time goes on.
] have had an ev.
cellent education,
and | 8 p e a k in
words you must
underSfa nd. Sor.
row Is a reat
sharpener OF the
mind. and TRACE.
dies such as mine
create thoughts.
II then. speaking
nDly finn tru,h
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way ana her hrst assistant would aid in the
punishment by pulling my faxcn curls mill
my head ached ! was afraid to tell nv
mother. lest she should tell the teacher. and
so bring dowE upon me the wrath OF the
leader Of the gang
ina, Is the gang spirit of the Underworld.
IL SHOWS now the spirit OF the gangster is
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14
H. R. 14155

The following is the John Connelley
bill in relation to Fort Hays Kansas
State Normal School lately introduced
and hich has been referred to the
committee on Military Affairs.
A BILL
To amend an act approved March
twenty eighth, nineteen hundred
(Statutes at Large, page fifty two),
entitled, IAN Act granting to the
State of Kansas the abandoned Fort
Hays Military Reservation, IN said
State, for the purpose Of establish
ing an experiment station OF the
Kansas State Agricultural Collega
and a western branch of the State
Normal School thereon. and for 2
public park -
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE SENATE AND
House OF REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN Con-
GRESS ASSEMBLED,
That an Act of Congress approved
darch twenty ninet teen hun
dred (SJgtu at Large, page fifty
two), entitled "An Act granting to TIE
State OF Kansas the abandoned Fort
Hays Military Reservation, In said
State, for the purpose of establish
sas State Agricultural College, and =
western branch OF the Stare Normal
School thereon, and for public park. -
b. and the same Is amen Led IS TO-
lows:
THAT the abandoned Fort Hays R IS
aTvation and all the improvements
thereon, situated in the State OF Kan
sas, be, aid the same are herebV,
GRANTED TO said State upon the coudi-
TORS that said state shall establish and
maintain perpe tualiy thereon, first, an
ex~ eriment station of the Kansas Az
ricultural Col eye or a state agTiculCu-
raj college and experiment station;
second, we tern bra ch Of the
Kansas Stata Normal or a State Nor
mat school, and that In connection
Herewith the said reservation shall
oe used and maintained as a public
park; Provided, That said State shall
Within five years, from and after the
passage OF. this Act, accept this grant,
and shall by proper Legislative action
establish on said reservation an eX
pertinent station of the Kansas AgrI-
cultural College or a State agricuitU
raj college and experimental station,
and western branch of the State Nor
nal School or a State Normal school;
and WneneYer the lands shall cease to
be used by said State for the purpose
herein mentioned the same snaH revert
to the United States; PrOUided further,
That the provisions of this Act shall
not apply to any tract or tracts within
the limits of said reservation TO which
q valid claim has attached, by settle
ment or otherwise, under any of the
p1bliceland laws of the United States
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14
he Warmest BIooded Animals.

a young bird, few days old, eats
more than its own weight in foodl
And what is highly to our advantage,
the food of young birds is almost en-
tirely of insects,
The grown bird also eats q large
amount of food compared with its
weight
Birds also require more oxygen than
most animals.
All of which is explained By tie fact
that birds are the most active of ami
n ais. A bird can travel from daylight
to dark at the speed OF an express
train.
The blood temperature of some birds
is az nigh as 11OO. The blood temper
AZURE of any bird is high enough to be
co ,sidered serious fever if a human
being had il:
So bros require much food. Next
week we will give a lis5 of harmful
add helpful birds. l. D W.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14

allowed upon the recommendation OF
the Tax Commission, viz
Cornelius Staab. double assess
ment, Catharine township $50 %
Mrs B Kirkman, no exemption
City of Hays 2 30
John Jacobs, no exemption City
of Hays ga
Nick Zimmerman, no exemption
City OF Hays 80
The petition of John Jaques to the
Tax Commission for a refund on
$7,1oo, 90 valuation on a land contract
was denied and consequent the Board
of County Commissioners could not act
favorable on his claim.
County Script haY wing paid by the &c
Treasurer, and returned to the Clerk
was ordered Cancelled and recorded on
the records and afterwards burned BY
the Board and Clerk; the amount can
celled was S12 388 .1s,
There being no more business before
the Board they adjourned sine die
Attest: P Y GOTTSCHALK,
County Clerk,
ISAAC ZIEGLER, Chairman.
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Inc Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members present and the
County Clerk.
IT, fo11oo,L i11a 800 o11o5 -
~ 0---, "o-o e'-''''o''' VIZ
Geo Brett money advanced pau
pers, Schoenfeldt and Lam
brecht. --..--.-.-.-----.----- - S17.oo
A Schumacher & Sons mdsa
p"ur'i - = ''S'iNe - - %
u l. Aelgler, mdse pauper Rhelm 10 90
do coal pauper Becker 3 80
do mdse pauper Koerner 10 60
do '' Pfeifer 1o.1o
do g & Hedgepeth 274o
do u Campbell 91.35
do q Fox 1926
do supplies poor farm 2 90
do g court house 100 90
@ M Wann, mdse paupers Camp
bell and Knoll ---- 1898
Godfred Speier, boarding paupers
Biekers ------------.-----. 20. 90
Henry Tholen & Son, glasses tor
Quint --------.-------..---. 3.75
st Anthony Hospital caring for
paupers Clay, VogIe. Koer-
ner and Beilman- 70 90
R S Maxwell, supplies for County 3. S.
A j Koerner, hauling rock old
Big Breek crossing. IS 90
F 3 Bruneordt. salary as County
Assessor for 1914 23o 90
F P Brown, COYOTE scalps 600
l. E Miller do 90
VIM Hamburo CARRYING chain 100
Frank Loreditsch do 200
Christ Huck do 200
August Guintber DAMAGES for
land taken for mail route goo. 90
August Guintber. DAMAGES in the
Armbruester road - Sc. 90
The following hills were laid over
for f,rtbo, o1-nloro+io Wv AIox
Ilechant trim 70 Ellis ON on invoe+;oo.
tiop so oo
The following hill was laid over till
the Anr,I r,oatino viz Crano e. Go for
steel fling oases s9ae Ok
On motion of Commissioner Grabhe
the Board adjourned to Tuesday.
March 2, GA m
Havs Kansas March 3 1914 & a m
The BOARD mot n,,renant to adjourn
meht. all members present and the
County CLERK.
The Board annroved the annoint.
ments OF Anthony Kuhn Maroret G
Rrunsardt end Cbo,,horlain az es-
sistant examiners for. the Common
School DipIomas 70 he held April 4
and II. 1o14
The Rond Of rybr;s+ RuoL 90 Danntv
Assessor for Hamilton Township was
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14
Normal Notes and Comments.
GARDEN GALAHDAR.

VEGETABLES.
Plant tomato seeds in good soil in
boxes or pots now. Keep in a WARM
place day and night. Place in sunny
window in the daytime.
Onion sets should be put out now in
rich soil
An early planting of garden peas
may be made now.
It won't hurt TO try an early plant
ing Of lettuce.
FLOWERS.
Sweet peas should be IN the soil by
this time, Plant in a trench six inches
deep in rich soil. Cover two inches
deep. When they come uD cover with
two more inches. When they come up
again cover with two more inches.
Pansy seeds should be planted in rich
soil in a box in the house and kept in 3
fairly cool place See that they have
fresh air and plenty of it on warm days
by putting out doors.
Remember that it is the early start
that counts in Western Z snsas garden
ing. Better risk being too early than
the least bit late. L. D. ".