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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-28


Crop Outlook Good-Every report
of crop conditions of the inland en-
pire rings with prosperity. says the
Spokesman-Review Crops were new
er better is what they all say. Far
mers are more optimistic than for
many years" is the word.
Abundance of moisture and the
mild winter tell the tale. Only an un-
usual cold spell can injure the grain
now. say the farmers
Farmers and grain men of Whit
man county say their prospects for
wheat never We're better. The acre
age of winter wheat is about the same
as former years.
The farmers of Adams county are
more optimistic than for many years.
Fall-sown grain is in excellent condi-
ton and ready to stool out rapidly
with the coming of warmer weather.
Lewiston Crop OutloOk-Ranchers
the Lewiston. Idaho, district say
prospects for a bumper wheat crop
were never better. on account of the
large acreage put in last fall there
will not be the usual amount of spring
sown wheat. but the total acreage will
be greater than in any previous year.
The fall-sown grain Immediately
around Lewiston is six to seven inch
es high. while on the Camas and Nez
Perce prairies it is still covered with
snow.
On account Of the open winter
crops are one month in advance of
their usual stage.
Crop Outlook Exceptional The
condition of the growing crop in this
county is exceptionally good at this
time says william Scott, prominent
Helix wheatraiser who has been ir
town today from Walla Walla. He
says that never in his recollection ha.
the grain appeared so we'll as it does
now and looks for heavy yield mex
| summer.
! Bought st. Dennis Place-John Bel
has purchased the Jerry st. Denni
| place southeast of town. The dea
was transacted through the Indial
agency. The land had been unde
appraised valuation and offered 70
/ sale, with no bidders. Nr. Bell ha
lived on the place for some time. hav
ing II under lease.-Athena Press.
Champion Coyote Killer - job
Pierce and his big hounds have car
tured 25 coyotes this winter. II
says there is one coyote in his neigh
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-28
Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oreson

A o to be foun in the county:
24O Of
including all the
to the
miles to Il r. house barn. alb.
undance pped
Price SIC so sacks OF
this farm; made 35
tllable. mprov
orchard and miles per
$50 at per-
inc to depot and
half and nearly all tlab
be bought including Ia of growing
1900 100 alfalfa to
be irrigated from that
There houses landis
nd has produced 100
bushels Of barley only a
grade II and
balance convenient This Is dandy
t. WADE. pENDLEroN ORE
oitce IN lempie Building Phone
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-28

Statistics show Ireland's fisheries
continue to decline in amount of fish
landed and the number Of men and
boats engaged. Capitalists are dis.
placing individual fishermen
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-28

Back to the Old L. s. - The ]. D.
Hargett place on Pine creek above
Weston, has been sold to Mrs. Flor
ence Drew of Blackie. Alberta, for
$500. After next November the place
will be occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Drew, who heard so much during
their residence in Alberta about the
richness of soil ana salubrity of cli-
mate in Umatilla county. that they
came down here on a scouting trip
and decided to locate. When they
come TO stay they will ship down a
car OF cows from Alberta and engage
in dairying and hog-raising, for which
the Hargett place is well adapted 1t
consists of 200 acres of garden, al
falfa and pasture land. The deal was
made through F. G. Lucas.-Weston
Leader
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-28

with both feet SO to speak. He is re-
ported to have paid some very strong
prices for sheep and this apparently
led to the report about his contracting
for wool.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-28

Champion Coyote Killer - John
Pierce and his big hounds have cap
tured 25 coyotes this winter. He
says there is one coyote in his neigh
The evening world., 1914-04-13
Chapter II.
THE KILLING.

A statement supplementary to this
affidavit had been given by Rosenthal
TO The World for publication April l6.
Moreover. District-Attorney Whit.
man. who was at Newport. had
agreed. after study OF the AFFIDAVIT,
TO come to New York for "A confer
ence with Roscnthal. whose previous
complaints had not been definite
enough for positive action. MIR. Whit
man and Rosenthal had n talk. Mr..
Whitman said he must have cor
roboration before no could lay Rosen.
that's story before tho Grand Jury.
1t was agreed that Essential should
go 10 Mr.. Whitman's home the next
day with Mrs. Rosenthal. who could
refresh his memory az to the names
of corroborative witnesses and could
tell OF what various gamblers had
told her about their DISHONEST deal
ings with policemen
Rosenthal. always loose OF tongue
! could no more keep the news to him.
ser than he could help breathing
lie was greatly excited by the pros
poet OF revenge on those who had cut
of his source Of income--while open
gambling houses were in sight III
and down tho street from his dark
ened windows. The news of his en-.
gagement with the District ATTORNEY
brought the plots and threats and
vague ugly talk OF his enemies to a
quick and relentless decision.
At the outing OF the Sam Paul As.
ISOLATION. to which belonged nearl,
all Of the gamblers and tough char.
acters who in a decade had drifted
uptown from the east side dives to
furnish Broadway with gambling and
other forms Of vice on u cheap and
tawdry scale, were Jack Rose, Harr,
WALTON. Brideie Webber, Sam Schepps
The evening world., 1914-04-13

Justice Con- IN the Criminal Branch
Of the Supreme Court Nov. s. Their
trial was swift. Despite the efforts
Of their counsel. former Magistrate
Wahle. q conviction was recorded In
ntns days. District Attorney Whit
man, A. In the Becker case, divided
the actual conduct Of the trial with
Assistant District Attorney Frank
Moss.
The witnesses against the gun
men were Rose. WALTON and webber.
who told Of hiring them. taking them
TO the wcbber gambling room. e.
corting them to the Metropoic. point
ing out Rosenthal and seeing them
60 away In tho gray murder car.
The agreement over the price to be
paid was recited and the payment
with funds advanced by Bridgie
Webber the next day. In addition
there Wa the evidence u Morris Lit
han. krese. a man not previously
acquainted with anybody In the con
troversy. who was on the sidewalk
and recognized the sunmen and re-
membered them: Stanish. 4 Hungarian
nobleman In reduced circumstances.
who saw them run 10 the automo-
bile. and Shapiro, tho chauffeur. who
said he Jaw them all. Lefty Louis
revolver. with one shot fred. found II,
his Glendale hiding place. was pro.
ducsd a. q mute witness against him
The evening world., 1914-04-13

Police Hcada uarters and gave himself
up. Webbor. who had visited head
quarters voluntarily. also surrend.
cred. WALTON was found by detectives.
before tho three had boon la Jail
many days the ritinors regarding the
four gunner named In the under
world gossip becuinc more definite. IL
was stated that Weber. Rose and
WALTON. representing various districts
Of gambling activity. had raised the
blood money 10y subscription. Through
James NJ. Sullivan. his counsel. Rose
offered 70 mako FUN confession. Web
der agreed to do the same, through
Max u. Steucr WALTON declared him
self willing to do tho same.
As "A result Of these confessions
they wcro Indicted July -. but with
tho understanding. approved by the
Grand Jury. that they would have
immunity II their story was found
true and n II wrrc established that
no one NJ them had fired one OF the
shots which killed Rosenthal.
Whitley Lewis had been arrested In
the Catskills ut Fleischmann's sta.
which was superseded by the one
Including the police lieutenant. The
police had reason to believe that all
four gunner had spent two weeks
together near Avcrne and that all
except Frank Cirofici had gone to
| the Catskills. In the search for them
In the country detectives actually had
their hands on Schepps and let him
GO again without recognising MIN.
! He was caught later In Arkansas
, and overlooking with vanity and
, freshness was tho clown OF the
| tragedy until the trials we're over.
He was held on q technical charge
of vaErnncy and was not legally
held responsible as an accompltce.
Frank Cirorici was found in rooms
III Harlem where he was living with
the Gordon girl. He insisted then
as hc has insisted until his voice
WAS stilled forever to-day. that no
/ stayed only few moments at Web
ber's. left before the shooting and
returning to his home. spent the night
trying to get tho Gordon girl out on
bail, as she had been arrested by
| Policeman Robinson (whO Ii a con-
vict 1T Sing Sing to-day. He laid
great stress on the fearless way he
had entered the police station. with
out knowing that he had narrowly
/ escaped being present Mt murder.
Rosenberg and Horowitx were not
caught until Sept. 81. They had been
| living In n tenement In Glendale In
| Queens. visited stealthily by their
wives. who repeatedly cvaded police
| trailcrs. but who dropped clues ns to
the hiding place In conversations
overheard by stool pigeons. The dis
connected facts that they lived in a
house with wooden fire escapes. over
looking an open air moving picture
show. and near laundry. helped
former Captain Dominick Riley, then
n lieutenant OF detectives, to find their
hiding place. They surrendered with
out fight. when the detectives
walked In expecting n gun battle.
A few days later. Oct. 8. Jack
Ielig. whose testimony and whose
influences on possible witnesses made
him an object Of great interest IN the
District Attorney and the accused.
was shot dead by Red Phil David
son. ne'er do well. who had q money
quarrel with Ielig.
The evening world., 1914-04-13
Resolution Providing for II
Likely to Be Adopted by
Hotel Mems Association.
MEETING AT WALDORF.
More Than 500 Hotel Men
Are in the City to At
tend Reunion.

A proposal to permit tho guests Of
every hotel IN the country 20 vote.
on n specified day. on nation wide pro-
hibition In being considered by the
members OF tho Hotel Mems Mutual
Bencf,t Association. which Is holding
It's annual reunion In this city.
At the business session In tho Wal
dorf- Astoria tomorrow the resoiu-
ton providing for the taking Of this
vote will he introduced. and II adopt
ed as It Ia thought II will be-the
day when tho hotel guests will he
asked to give their viows on the
momentous question OF temperance
will be set The result of the pro-
posed poll whsther against nation
wide prohibition or not--wili be for
warded to Congress.
Another resolution dealing with pro-
hibition to be- considered at to-mor-
rows mscting will lie ono to put the
association on record as opposing the
Hobson and Works Prohibition bills
now pending In Congress. Those bills
and their meaning will be discussed
by Percy Androac OF Chicago. Presi-
dent OF tho National Association OF
Commerce and Labor.
More thnn fve hundred hotel men
from all parts Of the country arc In
Now York for the reunion which will
continue until Wednesday,. when
party Of 100 rnombers will sail on the
steamer George Washington for n
seven weeks' tour OF Europe. Tho OBJ
ject OF this tour is to study hotel
conditions ACROSS tho watVr and to
establish closer relationship between
tho bonifaccs OF Europe and those of
this country.
Until the sailing OF tho steamship
tho lives led by the visiting hotel
men and their hosts will DO Just one
banquet. luncheon. theatre party.
dance and entertainment after an
other. The ofiiciai banquet Of the as-
soctntion will he hold In tho Waldorf
tomorrow evening. hut there will be
another banquet In tho Bilt'nore
Wednesday evening. On Wednesday
afternoon the visitors will be taken
for u trip up tho Hudson on tho
steamer Berkshire. To- night there In
n theatre party. followed by visit
to the Jardin de DanSe.
Among the visiting hotel mon are
Charles 4. Allen Jr. OF Chicago; j.
Henry Brcslin OF tho Hampton. Bos-
ton; Damon y. Linfield tr. OF tho
Thorndike. Boston: John Is. Finn OF
the Hotel Lackman, Cincinnati: 7. y.
Fitzgerald OF the Despland. Daytona.
Fla: Claude Foley Of Cincinnati. who
IN superintendent OF the dining car
service OF the Big Four Railroad: II.
G. Fryman Of the Hotel Haywards.
Los Angeles: A. II. Gunnell Of Hag-
erstown. Md; II. =. Hadheld OF the
Hotel Maryland, Milwaukee,. WIS.
sam" Lakeland OF the Hotel Statlcr.
| Cleveland: David LAUDER OF the Hotel
| Galvsx, Galveston; Y. NJ. Statler OF
Hotel Statler. Buffalo. and John r.
Sweeney Of the Grand Hotel. Zanos-
| viiio, O.
The evening world., 1914-04-13
BURSTING Main
FLOODS Cellars .
NEAR WALDORF.
Thirty-third Street Geyser,
Near Fifth Avenue, Causes
Big Cave-in.

A tweive-inch water main In TAirty.
third street, seventy-Hve feet wsst -
Fifth avenue. and In front of the
rear entrance OF the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel. broke at Z A. NJ. to-day and
sent n geyser several feet into the
air. Asphalt was showered In all
directions. and then the street caved
In to q depth Of f,fteen feet. leaving
q hole forty by thirty feet.
Water began to flow into the sub.
cellar OF tho Waldorf. where are the
bake shop. wine shop and storage
rooms for machinery. and reached .
depth Of two feet before II was
stopped by closing the compartments.
which arc water tight. the hotel
management said no damage was
done. Tho bakers kept at their work
and punps were Immediately ct to
getting out tho water.
Four feet Of water was reported
In the cellar Of the Cambridge building
at No. 2 West Thirty third street. .
tcn-s.ory structure, putting the sls-
vator machinery cut OF commission.
There was also two feet OF water In
tho cellar OF the Security Bank. No.
4 West Thirty third street.
The Pennsylvania tubcs run un>sr
Thirty. third street. but no water
seeped through TO them and the trains
were not affected In the least by the
flood.
Policeman Moore notified the West
Thirtieth street station when he heard
the roar OF the water. and reserves
came with ropes TO keep away the
crowds. Chief Engineer Bingham Of
tho Water Department was notlnsd
and az soon as possible the water was
turned OF. As rapidly rs possible the
water was pumped out Of cellars In
! the nelghborhood.
There was no shortage OF water
when tho ,nain was shut OF. ~ an-
other connection was made that pro-
vidcd "a suppl, IN that section Of the
city.
The evening world., 1914-04-13
WAR Of GAMBLERS CAUSED
MURDER FOR WHICH GUNNER
/. WERE PUT TO DEATH IN CHAIR
Rosenthal, Branded as "Squealer,'
Shot Down Before Crowd in Front
Of Hotel Metropole by Men Who
Fled in Murder Car"

Herman Rosenthai vas shot TO
death July IL. 1912. Tho United states
hes been through wars which have
not moro disturbed New York City.
The murder came At Q time Of po,lti-
cal disturbance. The city had been
put into an uproar by a resentment
against police lnx,ty in dealing with
crimes which returned profit: Rosen-
thai q gambler. loud mouthsd. vindic-
tive, and n common scoid over his
own wrongs. real or fancied. had
stirred up much Of the scandal.
His murder was a challenge 20 tho
power Of the city to enforce law; It
was n challenge TO the good faith Of
the Police Department.: IL was n gen.
eral notice that attacks on tho lib
erty and prosperity Of gamblers.
crooks. bribc-tal,ers and an effort to
have them brought to book by tho
administration of law were punish-
able by swift assassination. Tho whole
country was revoltsd by the thing.
American civilization was discreditcd.
For once New York was 40 shocked
that the tragedy did not run the usual
course into quick forGetfulness and
occasional reminders or revival Of in
tsrest. The whole course Of tho un-
derworld and its methods in New
York has been changed. Gambling
has become sporadic and steaithy.
The one certain target for the resent
ment Of the public In such case was
tho police. Distrlct-Attorney Whit
man was enabled In this prevailing
spirit to cause the Indictment Of mahy
pollcsmcn whose wrongoins would
nave been condoned or sighted at an
other time. Several OF them we're con-
victsd and have served or are serving
terms Of imprisonment. The conse-
ausnces Of the killing Of Rosenthal
went far beyond those Who were
guilty OF that crime. It was the sig.
nal for q general hunting down OF all
defiers Of the law.
The evening world., 1914-04-13
Chapter I.
ROSENTHAL. THE IN
FORMER.

Rosenthal was killed at 2 o'clock In
the morning In front Of the Metropole
Hotel. The place was notorious as
the resort OF those who shun daylight.
It's busiest hours we're between mid
night and dawn. Racing men, book
makers, swift livers. swindlers and
crooks who organized their frauds as
mSn OF no lesr intelligence but some-
times OF more morality manage mer-
camille and financial concerns: prize
lighters and their managers. actors OF
the fiashy type and the variety OF
women usually to be found with such
Dsscorts, ranging from homely. faithful
wives trying to follow where their
husband led, TO painted and beruffled
women who called themselves chorus
girls whether they had ever bcen
through a stage entrance or not
From his police guarded gambling
house IN West Forty-hfth street. near
Broadway. Rosenthai walked TO the
Metropolis an hour or two before mid
night. lie told Mrs. Rosenthal he
had received a telephone message
calling him out. She begged him 10
stay at home: threats were made to
her over the telephone and by word OF
mouth, In the event that her hus-
band did not stop lighting publicly
for "his rights"-the same being the
privilege to conduct II gambling house
without police interference. Abe
Hah!o, q bookmaker and an intimate
ACQUAINTANCE. met Rosenthal on the
way to the hotel and advised him to
70 back home, saying that the feeling
aGainst him was very ugly amone
men who would not stop short o!
murder.
81 am safer In a hotel with a crowt
around than | would be at home.'
ssid the gambler. I'm all right &c
long a. they do not get me when
am alone"
on the afternoon OF that same day
\Rosenthal, standing near the door OF
the Conan Theatre. just across from
the spot where he was to be killed
said to an Evening World reporter;
The evening world., 1914-04-13
Chapter ".
THE TRIALS.

Becker was put on trial Oct. Z. He
was defended by John f. Mcintyre.
The informers. Schepps. Morris Luban
and Shapiro. testified against him.
The three men who we're to 60 free II
they could prove that Becker insti-
gated the crime-and that no one OF
them fred n shot-had been locked
up together for months In the West
Side prison. They placed the whole
blame for the ordering Of Rosenthars
death ON Becker, and said he had
forced them to get Ielig to supply the
four gunner and drive them TO act
1t was shown that Becker, after the
prize fight. went to Park Row for
early copies OF tho newspapers con-
tanning Rosenthals latest outburst,
had taken sullivan to Broadway and
Forty second street and had gone TO
his home in Edgecombe avenue. Rose
and Weber told OF summoning him
downtown after tho murder, OF con-
spring with him TO conceal the per-
petrators OF the crime and pay OF
the gunner, His conviction was
finally reversed by the Court OF APP
peals Feb "a, The court held that
Schepps was an accomplish. and that
Luban and other witnesses were un-
worthy Of belief. The prosecutor was
also charged with undue anxiety to
convict fscker al amy cost. Becker
In shortly to he tried again with the
unfair testimony, as indicated by the
Court OF Appeals. eliminated.
Rosenberg. Seidenshner. Cirofci and
Horowitz were put on trial before
The evening world., 1914-04-13
READY TO "BLOW" SAFE,
BUT WERE SCARED AWAY
Had Rolled TO Rear End of Store
and Packed Clothes Around Il
10 Dcadcn Sound.

A thoroughly professional attempt
to rob the safe Of Lester II. Adsit, .
Ash and oyster dealer at No. 9N CO.
lumbus avenue. was made some tir,u
during yesterday or last night. bu. Z.
did not prove successful. Adstt found
the tumblers of the safe ripped oper
when he began business to-day. tbs
iron sides packed with old rlo.heI
and rugs and everything ready rar
setting on tho Juice" or nitro
giycerinc.
Tho burglars had rolled tho safe
from the front OF tho shop To the
rear and were 80 thoughtful In their
work that they had lain on its back
clock on the office mantei. The
clock topping over and smashing
would hnve added TO the noise OF the
explosion. The hands marked LES a.
tho hour Of tho job.
Mr.. Adsit called for nngerprlnt ex.
perts In a hope that the men would
three times. and II seems as II the
burglars are determined TO rob him.
In the safe-a 1000 pound afYlir-are
400 pearls which the oyster man has
collected during the years Of openinG
oysters for his patrons. He said
that he placed no value on them. Just
having put them aside as they were
found from year to year.
The cash register was drilled ana
opened by the visitors. but they found
II empty. The police say ths men
were frightened Just as they were
about To blow the safe. They carried
all their tools and explosives with
them
The evening world., 1914-04-13
SAW WOMAN THROWN
FROM THE FOURTH STORY
On Testimony Of Passerby, Man
Who Was in Hotel Room With
Her Is Held for Murder.

Philip Brown. n ncwsdealer. Of No.
90 Clinton street. Hoboken. N. j.. told
Recorder McGovcrn to-day how he
had heard a woman scream twice ~
he passed the Washington Hotel at
Washington and Ferry streets. Hobo
ken. early yesterday morning. and.
looking up. had seen q man push q
woman from a window on tho fourth
floor Of tho hotel. The body. clad In
a single undergarment. fell onto an
iron rail surrounding the basement
entrance TO the cafe Of the hotel and
Brown rushed into the hotel. calling
to the night clerk that there bad
been a murder.
He said the clerk laughed at him
He then hurried 10 Police Head
quarters. returning with Detectives
Daniel Kelly and Thomas Garrick.
who went 10 tho room on the fourth
floor which Brown indicated. 1t had
been occupied Saturday night by q
man who said he was Joseph WeitS,
a fireman on one OF the Ward line
steamships. and the dead woman.
who no had described as HIS wife.
Bertha.
Weitx was found In bed. and after
he had been aroused he said that
whom he had fallen asleep the woman
was at his side. He declared he had
not before awakened her.
Recorder McGOvern held him with
out bail on a charge Of murder.
Weitz admitted that he had met
the woman In West street. Manhat-
tan and said no had no idea who
she was