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The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
SHOOTS UP TOWN TO
HONOR SON'SCRI
Frank ROkOwski Emulates Ex-
ploits of His Son Harry,
Pittsburgh Bandit

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Be-
hind barricaded doors and armed with
a shotgun and revolvers. Frank Roko
Rokowski was prepared today to stand
of deputy sheriffs and county detec-
tives, ordyred TO arrest him on war
rant for Shooting up" New Home
stead In commemoration of the crimes
or Henry Rokowski, his fugitive son.
IL was year ago today, on Sunday.
that young Rokowski shot and killed
Mrs. Estella Yakabik. mother of Stella
Yakabia, his sweetheart, fatally
wounded Ignatz Baukoski, a neighbor,
and killed Constable Martin Windt.
who went to arrest him. The desper-
ado escaped by fleeing to the hills.
Detectives learned that his mother
was carrying food to him and one day
they followed her. While crossing
railroad tracks the woman was killed
by q train.
Yesterday Frank Rokowsh took HIS
shotgun and revolver and went to
the spot where his son shot and killed
Constable Windt. He fired Ave shots
there. He then went TO the Baukoski
home and fired three times. He was
on his way to the Yakabik home when
armed neighbors prevailed upon him
to return home. County detectives
were summoned but they had no war
rant. When they came back here TO
get one. Rokowsh piled furniture
against the doors and voiced deter
mination TO resist arrest to the last
breath.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
BEGIN PROBE OF
NY. UNEMPLOYMENT
Ebert H. Gary Opens Investiga-
ton of Industrial Conditions
For Mayor

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Elbert II.
Gary, as chairman OF the mayors COM
mittee on unemployment, today began
an investigation into industrial con-
ditions In New York. Assisted by
seven secretaries of subcommittee,
Gary made plans to give temporary
relief TO the army OF unemployed this
winter and also to establish perma-
nent cooperation with business to
mitigate future employment.
Headquarters have been established
in the municipal building. Circular
letters have been sent out TO more
than 1000 large employers, seeking
information as to whether as many
men are being employed this winter
as the same time year ago. The
letters also sought to find out II the
prospects for the immediate future
are bright. All Of the information OBJ
tanned In that way. the employers
were assured, would be kept absolute
ly private.
Gary expects, as result OF the let
tiers, to find out exactly how much
worse conditions are this year than
they were last. Steps would be taken
to obtain employment for as many
OF the men now out OF work as pos
sible
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28

department store.
Vast quantities OF stolen articles
were found by the police, Sunday. In
search OF the Hamilton home. II re-
CURED the services OF two patrol
wagons 10 take the goods 70 the sta
ton. The confession OF the elder
Hamilton was corroborated by the
others. Sunday. They said they did
not know the names OF the stores
where the different articles we're TAX
en-. but were positive that the valuable
toilet sets found among the lot came
from Detroit stores.
Hamilton. In his confession, blames
the Kelly girl for his trouble He
says she explained TO the family.
while clerking In Lansing store. how
easily goods could be stolen, and when
she was discharged from her position
and Hamilton and his son were tenn
porarily out OF employment. the four
travelled by automobile to various
southern Michigan cities and made q
business OF shoplifting.
The police are convinced that q
large amount of stolen merchandise
has already been disposed OF, and ex-
pect to apprehend 'fence" ct any
moment. Hamilton and his son have
lived In North Lansing for, many
years, and IN some stores have had
practically unlimited credit.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
STREET CAR CRUSHES|
CUT MANS LIFE
Splits Switch and Pins Thomas
Hewitt Against Tele-
phone Pole

Thomas Hewitt, 81 years old, of
No. zoe Twenty-third-st. a switchman
for the Michigan Central, was almost
instantly killed. early Saturday even
ing, when Baker car split the
switch" at Twenty-third and Baker
SITS, the rear end of the car swinging
from the tracks, and crashing into the
telephone pole against which Hewitt
was leaning. He was terribly crushed.
Ira Cicotte, OF River Rouge, q broth
er OF Eddie Cicotte, the ball player,
was standing with Hewitt, but es-
capped with bruised hand. Walter
Hover. ~ years old of No. so Logan
ST., a passenger on the street car, was
badly injured In the panic that fol-
lowed the accident. His left leg was
injured. and two ribs were broken.
His condition Is serious. He was re-
movedJto the Boulevard sanitarium.
Several passengers on the street
car we're bruised and shaken up.
Hewitt. who was a veteran in the
employ of the railroad, and had had
many narrow escapes while on duty,
leaves a widow and three children.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
ellison Gardner Tells HOW
Rep. Macdonald Was Got

We commend this illustration to the
voters of the country as an example
of efficiency on the part Of big bust
ness.
And we shall watch with interest
the performances Of w. Frank James
In the next congress.
The publicity man for the rivers
and harbors congress-the railroad
water-power-dredger's lobby which is
meeting in Washington this WEEKS
a prophet. Washington newspaper
men were furnished by him with an
advance copy of a speech delivered
before the river and harbor congress
at its opening session, Dec. 8 by Sen
ator Duncan u, Fletcher. of Florida.
defending the pork barrel" In which
the speaker was quoted as denying lin
a voice that might have been heard on
Pennsylvania-ave." that the Kissimee
river is dry eight months I'm the year.
To give the senator that kind of a
voice eight days before the delivery
OF his speech for SO important a de-
nial Is darn good press-agenting.
The guns OF the American "Krupps"
have been opened on Secretary OF the
Navy Josephus Daniels. What appears
W w q NOhSCiiON campaign bldI
ed, caused evidently by Daniels at
tack on private manufacture OF war
munitions for profit. A year ago the
secretary reported vigorously In favor
of the establishment of government
owned armor plate factory, and OF
government manufacture of guns and
powder. The fact has leaked that this
recommendation Is to be repeated
with greater emphasis and some start
ling facts this year.
Daniels began to be unpopular in
certain official quarters following his
last years recommendation. That un.
popularity has been increasing until
now II amounts to campaign to
break his influence as head Of the
ravy department. Should Daniels rec.
concentrations be followed. profits
would be removed from certain cor
porations which are the largest and
most powerful corporations In the
aggregating more mil
lions than the average mind can grasp.
In pursuit Of the campaign the Amer
lean Krupps are charging that Daniels
is irefficient, that his administration
of the navy has been amateurish, and
that all tho defects which will be
brought out by congressional In
quiries are In fact the fault OF Dan
iels.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
By gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec 2S.-In
the middle OF last September the writ
er predicted that big business, in al
lance with machine politics. would
make a strenuous effort to eliminate
from congress as many as possible OF
the little group of men OF all three
political parties who had been trouble
some to IL. 1t was pointed out that a
special effort would be made to get"
Representative w. j. Macdonald, OF
Michigan, the man who had been
marked for slaughter by the mine
barons Of upper Michigan,
Representative Macdonald was de-
feeted. How he was defeated may be
judged by sample of the kind OF
intimidation that was practiced on the
mine workers. Mr.. Macdonald brought
with him on his return to Washington
this week mimeographed letter, sign
ed by K. l.. Cullen, manager of the
Newport Mining company OF Ironwood.
Michigan, dated Oct. 81 (the Saturday
before election), which was handed
out to the shift bosses of the Newport
company's mine, and which reads like
this:
Dear Sir--I would be pleased to
have our men support the following
mentioned gentlemen for Office in the
state: In congress-; in the legislature
and In the county" Here follows a
list Of candidates for every Office to
be voted for and under representa-
tive in congress, Twelfth district"
appears the name wv Frank James"
Mr.. James was the Republican candi-
date against Representative Macdon-
aid, and perhaps needless to say, was
elected three days later on Nov. 8.
Following this list, the letter contin-
ues: Il trust you will use your best
efforts to have our men come out in
force for the above mentioned gentle.
men. This would entail splitting the
various tickets, and | would appre-
ciate your calling this to the attention
OF the various men 80 that no vote will
be thrown out due to lack OF care on
the part OF the men marking their
ballots"
Nothing could be simpler than that.
The mine boss issues orders to the
shift foremen TO have the men vote
a certain way. He tells them to be
careful to instruct the men how to
split the ticket SO that the bipartisan
candidates favorable to the mine COM
panies will all be elected.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
nab FAMILY OF
SHOPLIFTERS
Hamiltons, Well-Known in Ian.
sing, Made Rich Hauls in Sag
NAV, Jackson and Detroit

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 2S.-~(Spe-
cial)-Under the leadership OF youth
ful Beatrice Kelly. the pretty fiance
OF Willard Hamilton. aged %. the en-
tire Hamilton family. well-known in
Lansing. and consisting of William Z.
Hamilton, aged so; his wife. Emma
Hamilton, aged 46, and the son. VIII
lard. have stolen merchandise valued
at more than 81 900 in shoplifting trips
to Saginaw, Lansing. Jackson and De-
troit stores, according to a confession
made to the local police, Saturday
night. by the elder Hamilton, after
the four were arrested In a downtown
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
Michigan News Notes

KALAMAZOO.-John 'Savidge, an
attendant at the Kalamazoo State
Hospital will not be forced to spend
any time in jail because he stole
Christmas packages sent to the In
mates OF that institution. While he
has pleaded guilty in municipal court.
Judge Glen Falling declared today he
thought better results would result IL
the young man was put on probation.
This is his first offense.
SUMMERVIIILE-Ha gone since
Nov. 10 without a mouthful OF food
and living only on water, Kodak Willis,
81 years of age is still alive. Doctors
are amazed at the mans remarkable
condition after going so long without
food. Illness has resulted in his in
ability to eat and doctors say he can
live but short time longer.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
HINDU MYSTIC
BLOWS UP TEMPLE
Swami and Three Disciples
Wounded BY Explosion of
Bomb Which Kills Hurler

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ga mys-
tic named Louis vavara blew himself
up, wounded swami and three dis
ciples and wrecked the Hindu temple
in which they were worshiping, BY
exploding a bomb at the afternoon
service Sunday. All the injured will
recover. They are
Swami Trigunatita, arms and body
lacerated; Mrs. G. French, Concord
Cal, left forearm and thigh lacerat.
ed: Mrs. G. N. Peterson, face cut
open; Walter Morris, right eye de
stroyed. The other worshipers fed
TO the street.
Vavara was said last night by mem
bers of the cult To have been de-
mented, but supposedly harmless. To
day, upon entering, he walked across
the room and threw his hat. contain
ing a bomb. at the feet OF the swami.
Nothing happened so he bounced the
hat three times on the platform edge
The third time there was an explo-
sion, which blew him across the
room. He died while being taken to
a hospital.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
TWO MEN ACCUSED OF
ARSON, FOLLOWING FIRE

Joseph Mariner, 29 years old, pro-
prietor OF q FUR store at No. II Adams.
ave. east, and Raymond Weiner a
partner in the business, who Is said
to have admitted that he is a brother
Of Mariner, though he uses the name
OF Weiner, we're arrested Sunday aft.
ernoon on charges OF arson.
Detectives Rick and Shook, who
made the arrests. discovered a blaze
In the fur store, Saturday night, and
declare that Weiner was standing in
the doorway OF the store. while a
short candle was burning In the fur
store, with many burned matches scat
tered near.
The detectives learned that Mariner
had $4,000 insurance on the store, and
that a policy for $1,000 had been can.
celled few weeks ago by the insur-
ance company.
The officers say that Mariner told
them that he had collected $500 in
surance, in 1911. when his store at
Library-ave. and John R.-st. burned.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
OHIO COAL STRIKERS
FACING EVICTION
Mine Owners Serve Notice to
Vacate Company
Houses

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 2S.-The
Pursdlove Maher Coal Co., of Cleve.'
land, operating mines at Maynard,
Stewartsville, Neff and Glencoe, In
the Eastern Ohio fields, today served
notice on Union Mine Workers Off
cials, that striking miners must va.
cate houses owned by the company
before Jan. 10, or be evlcted.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28

A Potato fill man who is 81 years
old never knew until this summer
that for every grain on an ear OF corn
there Is silk running out to the end,
to light and moisture. These silks run
back under the husk; one Is attached
to each grain on the cob and nourishes
II. Everything I'm nature Is more won
derful than any invented story 7-Po-
tato Hill Correspondence In the Atchi.
son Globe.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
MACARTHUR, WELL-KNOWN
TROY EDITOR, DEAD

TROY, n. Y, Dec. 2S.--Col Arthur
Macarthur. grapdmaster OF the grand
encampment. knights Templar, of the
United States. died suddenly OF
apoplexy Sunday at his home here.
He was 81 years old.
Col. Macarthur was the editor and
proprietor OF the Troy Northern Bud
get. and was widely known as news
paper man. He was-a~prominent Re-
publican.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Dec. 2S.--
The score or more of young women
formally received by Washington so
ciety this winter includes Miss Ruth
Daniel, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sci
den Brooke Daniel.
Miss Daniel( Is a leader In what
Washington calls it's dancing set"
and II was at a tendance that she
made her recent social debut
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
YOUTH is ACCIDENTALLY
KILLED BY COMPANION

While returning home from a rabbit
hunt, Charles Cooper, accidentally
shot and killed Norman Barron, the
19-year-old son OF farmer living near
Amherstburg. Cooper stumbled over
log and fell. His gun was dis
charged, and the shot struck young
Barron under the heart
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
DAUGHTER RORN TO
QUEEN OF ITALY

ROME. Dec. pa daughter was
born today to the King and Queen OF
Italy. Queen Helena's condition was
said TO be satisfactory.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28

Detroit Times, Job Printing Depart
tb20.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28

The Rev. Raymond Champion, pas
tor of ST. Francis Xavier church,
Ecorse, celebrated his twenty-fifth an
niversary as pastor OF the church,
Sunday Several of the pastors OF
the diocese took part in the high mass
at which Pr. Champion was the
celebrant. Auxiliary Bishop Kelly
preached the sermon.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28

christmas is not a day nor a sea-
son but a condition OF mind and
heart" said the Rev. Joseph A. Vance,
In the First Presbyterian church. IF
we carry in our hearts that charity
OF the Christ which suffers long and
is kind. and II we live for Him, every
day will be Christmas and will bring
the rebirth Of Christ in some heart"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-04
VINCENT DISTRICT WILL
HAVE MANUAL TRAINING

To keep abreast with the modern
trend of education, the Vincent dis
trict in the east end Of the county is
building a frame building "a by AS
in dimensions, for the housing of a
manual training department This
district voted a IL mill tax this year
in order that its school might be as
we'll equipped as any in the county.
The new building will afford room for
zine tables and will accommodate lS
boys at time.
The Vincent district is also install
ing a new heating plant as is the
Ferndale district and school boards all
over the county are showing a ten
dency to pay special attention to
heating and ventilating facilities.
In District 1Os near Milton tht
contract was let yesterday for a new
modern, two-room building to cos
J approximately $2500.
| Among the contracts just recent!
filed with County Superintendent
Young are the following:
Eve Shields, in District No. 90,
months at S75.
Frances Simmons, in District No
iS5, months $50.
Coda Mumma, in District No Il,
months at $40.
Arle Rounzolh, IN District No. 80
months, ss5.
Ila Sturdyaht, in District No. 81
/ 5 months, at t6j.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-04
BOARD PLANS ROUSING TIME
FOR ROUNDUP THIS YEAR


One of the biggest, jolly-up. rous-
ing times in connection with the big
sest and best Roundup ever staged
will be the program for this years
event, September "a, 25 and 26. At
the meeting of the board of directors
last night everything was considered
which would make the Roundup one
continuous performance from the time
the first visitor arrives until the last
enc departs.
Bands will be here in profusion, 4
band on every corner at every hour
of the day, band or two bands or
three bands to meet each incoming
train, salute with mighty diapison
| of harmony and lead the visitors up
the street. There will be bands in
the evenings with concerts every
where, and sufficient committee to
see to it that there is rousing time
everywhere and that everybody takes
| part in it. There will not be a dull
moment for anybody.
| Two bands, outside of Pendleton
have already been engaged. The
/ Waitsburg, Washington, band, of 81
pieces and the Athena band are now
contracted for And the board of di-
/ rectors last night endorsed Director
( Collins proposition to secure more
| bands, the idea being to have music
! from early breakfast to taps. TO jolly
the people up, salute them with mu-
( sic and encourage them to join
hands and sing Let 'er Buck" make
| it merry and pleasant for them at all
| times OF the day and night when the
Roundup is not on the bill of fare.
In this connection, the Roundup
{ directors want the merchants and
business men and all people to get to-
gether and appoint themselves as n
reception and entertainment commit
tee of the whole. 1t Is now time tp
get busy on these arrangements and
make provisions for entertaining the
biggest crowd Pendleton has ever
seen for the big show has a stronger
appeal to the public this year than
heretofore.
over three hundred dollars has
been sent from outside points for
| tickets this early in the season, this
money coming from Vermont. Penn
sylyania, Florida and other eastern
states.
| The railroads are now getting out
! their advertisement and beginning to
organize for the big Roundup traf-
fic. The O.-W. r. & N has its post
er already printed. the big, beautiful
/ Autographs carrying the original de-
sign of the Roundup, the cowgirl
with the rope. The Northern Pacific
through Mr.. Charlton, advises tht
board that they are getting out dou'
BILE the'number OF their characteristi,
posters this year and will plaster theii
territory from the Pacific to st. Paul
and in addition will furnish the pub
licity department of the Round VI
with four thousand for local use. Tn,
, O.-W. r. * ~ company has furnish
ed the publicity department with 10.
600 and these posters will be readl
for general distribution in about tel
days.
At the meeting last night the pre-
liminary estimate of the various rail
roads showed there would be NOR
special trains than ever this yeal
There Is not the least doubt in tn
minds of the board but the crow
will be bigger than eyer.and the ac
commodation bureau will get to wor
at once to provide for the same.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-04
Beetles Jcopardl1e Fuel Supply.

That Pendleton's fuel supply In the
mountains about Meacham Is being
jeopardized by the activity Of beetles
is the statement of Assessor c. r,
Strain who recently returned from a
weeks stay at his holdings IN the
mountains. Hundreds of acres Of
black pine are being destroyed by
these big insects he declares, and
predicts that unless some effective
means is found OF fighting the beetle
that the price OF wood as a fuel here
will take a big jump in a few years.
The beetles, he says, bore into the
trees and extract the sap In such guam
titles that the tree is killed. The for
estry service Of the government he
thinks. has found successful methods
OF combating these bugs and he IL
Of the opinion that aid must be sought
In that source
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-04
DIR. BnNden Gets Passage.

DIR. F. +. Boyden of this city, who
has been in Europe for several months
and whose homecoming it was feared
by his family the var would delay.
has secured passage on the English
ship La Coma" and will sail Satur-
day for America. according to a cable
gram received by his wife this morn
ing. He was fortunate in that the
clinical congress of surgeons which he
was attending. completed its work
last week. Before returning to Pen
dleton. DR. Boyden will spend a month
in the east
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-04
Three blocks of Walk

One of the largest single sidewalk
permits taken out in Pendleton for
some time was secured yesterday by
C. P. A. Lonergan and A H. Cox for
the construction of three blocks Of
cement walk on the north side of Ra-
ley street along the property recently
acquired by these two men from
Mayor Matlock. They recently put
in new walk on the south side of
the street and the school board and
Fred Walters will follow suit, giving
Raley street sidewalks on ach side
along its entire length.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-04
sheehan Opera Co. Coming.

On next Monday evening. August
3. Pendleton will hear grand opera,
the Sheehan Opera Co, headed by
Joseph F. Sheehan. said to be AM
erica's greatest tenor, will be at the
Oregon theater. a triple bill, consist
ing of the most interesting parts from
the three popular operas, II Trovotore
Bohemian Girl and Martha, will be
presented. Besides Joseph F. Shee-
han. the cast includes such well
known artists as Miss Mirth Carman
Madame Laura Baer Nelson r. Shan.
ley, Harrison Grey and Arnold Beau
mont
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-04
spnrn Not the Llftlc Things.

The lion once received aid from the
mouse, according to tho fable, ano
the ant Is highly respected III the an
imal kingdom. sunday Darr Phelps
little Ford demonstrated to Ed Muir
phys big Cadillac that even In the
gasoline world the little things are
not to be spurned. Murphy was ro-
turning from Bingham Springs with
five passengers when his car baked
on the Thorn Hollow grade. Some
thing went wrong and he was stalled
Phelps came along from the same re-
sort and he also had five passengers
in his car. Nevertheless. he hooked
on to the big machine and towed II
and its passengers eighteen miles in
to the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-04
shroeder Now With Tacoma.

Clyde Shredder, southpaw pitcher
of the Pendleton champion team, has
been called to join Osborne on the Ia
coma staff by Manager Russ Hall
Since leaving Pendleton, Shredder has
been in Klamath Falls. Sunday he
Won a game in that city which would
have been no-hit, no run affair had
not the center fielder misjudged a fly
ball Hail. when umpire in the West
ern rri-state league. was much inn
pressed with Shroeders work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-04
Not Badly Injured.

Misses Ada Overturf and Ada
Blake of this city. who We're in an
automobile accident on the macadam
road along Tum- alum Park near
Walla walla Sunday afternoon, were
able to leave the hospital yesterday,
as were the three others injured
when the taxicab In which they
were riding went over an incline.
There were six in the machine at the
time. J. Stewart, Robert MalOney and
Fred Osborn of Walla Walla. the two
Pendleton girls and another girl.
They blamed the accident on broken
steering gear but investigation yes
.erday showed the gear unbroken. II
Is said they were travelling at a high
rate of speed.