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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
GUNNER SEND LAST APPEAL
TO GOVERNOR FOR REPR1EVE
Dago Frank Refuses to Sign Petition. We've Got
Go: We Might as Well Be Decent About
IT, One Prisoner Comments

the prison in the hope of getting him to
delay the execution until the last minute
under the law. The execution always
takes place In the first part OF the week
set and never has been deferred to the
latter part Of the week. Rosenbergs re-
quest, however. was not granted
Preparations for the execution OF the
four men went on according to routine
Electrician Davis tested the electric chair
and made other arrangements.
The four men were compelled to undergo
certain final preparations They were
taken from their cells to "A big bathroom
Their hair was cut. They received shaves
and baths Then new clothes. from the
skin out. were handed to them. tne
clothes they will wear when they 20 into
the death room on Monday morning.
Even Pens Taken Away.
While they were away men entered
their cells and cleaned them. carEying
away many things. Even the steel pens
with which they have been accustomed to
write were taken.
The gunner. especially Louis Rosen-
berg. were hurt by the editorial printed
concerning them in THE SUS. Rosenberg
issued the following statement:
GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS: The ed-
toriai In to-days Sun speaks Of 'swag-
Serlnk uesire TOT " kant emu IL aiso
speaks OF sudden piety' and old bravado.
AS our keepers may prove, there IL no
talk OF game end there IL no old
bravado' here.
There Is piety. sudden as your edi-
torial says. but 1t Is here. thank God and
our spiritual advisers.
Gentlemen OF the press. thou shalt not
bear false witness Respectfully.
Louis RosESBERG.'
Tomorrow promises 10 be u trying day
not only for the doomed men but for the
prison authorities. The families OF the
four men are expected here to say the
final good-bys. The warden. Or. Gold
stein. Dr. Kopfstein and Father Cashin
viii spend az much time as possible with
the men. talking to them and cheering them
as much as possible. There will be q
photograph concert Tor them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
MRS. TAFT'S KNOCK A BOOST"
Chicago sunrngist says Her Atti-
tude IL Like a. q. y. PLATFORM.

CHICAGO. April ll.--Chicago suffragists
who participated in their first election
Tuesday to-day united in ridiculing the
action of Mrs. william II. Taft wife Of
the .X-Presidont. in becoming member
OF the Anti-Woman Suffrage Association.
Mrs. Tafts attitude Is in keeping with
her husbands Administration" said Mrs,
Charlotte Rhodus, president OF the Wom-
ans Party of Cook county. 1T Is Ike
some OF the planks OF the Republican
PLATFORM grown and antlquated.
Il am sorry that Mrs. Tar doesn't
progress with the rest of the world. Mrs.
TAFT should look forward, not backward.
for she is taking the return road in be-
coming an anti Her personal opinion,
though. can have little effect on the
movement Every knock of that kind Is
"A boost"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
WITNESSES FOR GUNNER.

after the conviction, when the crime it.
self Is almost forgotten. and human sym
pathies are deeply touched at the prospec.
OF four human beings paying the highest
penalty known to the law strenuous ef-
forts are made to arrest tho judgment
Of the law. Were those efforts directed
alone to human sympathy there would
DO but one answer. But they are not di-
rected to human sympathy They are
directed to an instrument OF the law
whose sole duty is to administer Justice.
and no matter how harsh 1t may seem to
be II Is nevertheless justice to deny the
motion"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
r1L1p1Nos UNFIT, SAYS CLARK.
Declares They Are Not Right kind
for American Citisens.

ATLANTIC CITY, April 11.-Champ
Clark. Speaker OF the House. In an az
dress to-day at the opening OF new
auto bridge had this to say OF the FIJI
pinos:
.I hope they will never become Ameri-
can citizens. They are not OF the rish,
kind for American citizens. You cannot
make a silk purse out of sow's ear.
Some people say the Monroe Doctrine
is dead. They will lind out II Is not dean
IL il lis necessary to defend II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
Lawyer Tries 20 XIII HimseIf.

A man whose name the police got a
Edward Palmer. so years old, a lawyer
living ut 353 West l2lst street Is tech
r'rally under arrest I'm the Polyclin q
Hospital charged with attempting to kin
himself last night by cutting his throa.
in a private sanitarium at 90 West Nine
item street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
lrarewrlls To-day,

Jacob Rosenberg, father OF Louis was
the only relative who visited the prison
to-day, Tomorrow Is the day for the
fareweAs. The father spent a short time
with his SON and was much Affected. He
was disappointed not to ind Supt. Riley
there and he tried to telephone him from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12

The Rev DR.. Mayer kopfsten. rabbi
Of tho Temple OF Adath Israel, in The
Bronx. near where the Rosenbergs live,
arrived here shortly before o'clock to
conduct the service The food was
brought In from the outside. Tables were
arranged In front OF the cells of the four
mon, including that OF Dago Frank, a
Catholic. who expects to take communion
tomorrow morning.
The meal comprised soup. FISH
chicken, vegetables. stewed peaches, cake
The rabbi read passages from tho Jewish
book concerning the exodus OF the Jews
from Egypt He explained that the story
of tho bodily freedom had spiritual
meaning
Three OF the gunner with difficulty bore
up under the reading. The rabbi said
grace and then talked with the men for r
time and seemed to soothe them, though
they all were waiting eagerly for word
from New York concerning Judge Con-
decision.
Throughout the day the four men had
little time to themselves In which To brood
They were supplied with newspapers
Father Cashtn and others went In fire.
quently to talk with them and give them
sympathy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
COFF REJECTS NEW PLEA,
FOUR GUNMEN MUST DIE

has or them was derived from his see
ing some pictures purportine to repre-
sent the defendants In clipping from n
newspaper II is unnecessary to dwell
for a moment on the utter insecurity Of
.uch testimony as tending to anything
like accurate Identification.
This witness. like Dresner. maintained
silence until the last hour, notwithstand-
ing that he knew OF the public interest
and excitement in the Rosenthal case.
No Abb for DaxO Frank.
"T,ao testified to the delivery OF note
from n female friend of Cirohci at his
house. The only bearing that this tes-
timony can have Is upon the alibi inter-
posed by Cirofci at the trial. Evidence
70 sustain an alibi on motion FOR n
new trial where the abb has been passed
upon by jury IL. according TO all the
authorities. standing alone and unsup-
ported by UNREASONABLE proof. or little
or no value. This witness, like the pre-
ceding witnesses. did not come forward
until the last hour to give his testimony,
though he had been questioned by
DEPUTY Commissioner Of Police. to whom
he admitted he lied in respect to the de-
livery Of this letter.
.Ka,manson testified that he was In
rorty-third street, saw an automobile ana
recognized WALTON standing on the running
board. holding "A pistol in his hand. He
did not know WALTON. had never seen him.
and the only means OF recognition that
ne had was that two months later he saw
in a Cleveland newspaper a picture pur-
porting to be that OF Harry WALTON. the
vice OF this testimony IL similar to mat
of the testimony given by Burweli before
referred to and is alike worthless. TINS
witness also maintained silence until AFTER
the decision OF the Court OF Appeals In
the Becker case, and then he SAID ne toiu
his employer in Buffalo of 1t, who advised
him 10 communicate with Becker's lawyer.
DisbeIieves Them All.
"Briefy have / touched upon the prin-
cinal point in the testimony OF each OF
these four witnesses, and IN doing so !
have not referred to the testimony or the
af,dayits in contradiction. nor to the inn
preston which was produced upon my
mind during their examination and cross
examination. That impression was most
persuasive of disbelief in what they said.
II no other circumstances existed but that
of their silence and delay in coming
forward until the last moment. notwith-
standing there existed great public ex-
element and widespread newspaper re-
ports and comments. of which the Court OF
Appeals has taken judicial notice. 1t would
of itself be sufficient to create grave
doubts OF their truthfulness and good
faith"
In conclusion Justice Con says:
ION the law and the facts they have
had a fair trial and a jury Of their fei-
low citizens has pronounced them guilty.
The court Of last resort has unanimously
affirmed that conviction. Appeal has been
made for Executive clemency. and In these
last moments year and hVe "io"el'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12

Kalmnson admitted TO District Attorney
whitman that he was once convicted for
petit larceny. lie said he stolo some
matches from his employer, was convicted
and paroled. lie said the matter was
considered so trivial by his employer that
he was taken back to work after his
conviction by the same man. kulmlnson
also admitted that he had been sent to
the George Junior Republic, but said this
was not because Of any crime. but be-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12

We've got to 20 and we NAV AS well bs
quiet and decent about II. But there's
Happy Jack Mulraney: he got "A repricve
at the last hour BIZ Llngley got or too,
and Frank Kuhlfeldt got repreved on
af'ldavlts OF flimsy evidence We may
get through yet"
Dago Frank was the Arst 20 go to the
rear end OF his cell and st down. He
did not enter into the discussion IN the
same way that the others did II was
learned that Superintendent of Prisons
Riley. who arrived here last night and
loft this morning, carried with him a
statement from Dago Frank. That state
ment IL said ~ be Daro Franks version
Of the entire affair and II is reported not
to no a confession Of any kind.
The expression of religious sympathy
with which the four men have been sur
rounded in the last few days reached its
climax--so far as three OF the men are
concerned--to-night when the feast Of the
Passover was celebrated In the corridor
OF the death house
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
Daxo Frank Refuses to Sign.

For the FIRST time in the history OF their
long fight for freedom one of the men had
refused to add his name to statement
signed by the others.
After the warden had written the mes
sage for them he told them that Charles
&. +. Wahe and his assistant, Lionel
Kringle. attorneys for the gunner. had
left by n night train for Albany to make
a final plea to Gov. Glynn.
MAY God speed him." said one Of the
four feverently. but there was no hope
In the speakers voice.
But within n few minutes the disap-
pointment faded from their eyes and In
place OF II came a resignation which was
described BY Father Cashln as a sort OF
oscillation Though the men had given
M hope and showed by their demeanor
that they expected TO die on Monday
morning. they began to discuss with Il
calmness that astonished the warden tho
instances Of former prisoners who AZ the
eleventh hour had gained reprieve.
"I wonder II there ia any Justice in this
State" remarked one Of them. but not In
the bitterness that Whitley Lewis had used
a short time before. We'll. there's no use
discussing that now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
Whitley Louie Angry.

Whitley Louie became angry for mo-
ment. He and his companions had read
the afternoon editions o: the newspapers
telling of the threatening letter sent to
Judge Con.
What can you think OF a Judge In an
important case like this" said Whitley,
enraged, with the lives OF four men at
stake. where minutes are as valuable as
days in other cases. using big part OF
the time In talking about threatening
letter and putting witnesses on the stand
In relation to II No big criminal case
would ever be ended II the Judges started
70 investigate the threatening letters they
receive"
Then the minds OF tho four men turned
70 Gov Glynn In futile hope and Lefty
Louie dictated n brief statement to the
warden TO be given to the public, In 1t
he said.
Again we ask Gov tnynn in all fair
ness to grant us a reprsevr pending the
trial OF Lieut.. Becker, where the truth Is
bound to come out"
That statement was sined by Harry
Horowitz oGyp the Blood), Louis Ros@n-
berg Lefty Loue> and Jacob Seiden-
sinner twhitey Lewis). Frank Cirofci
tDago Frank did not sign II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12

OssfNIEo, April 1.-THE four gunner
-Dago Frank. Gyp the Blood. Lefty
Louie and Whitley L.wis--grasped the
bars OF their cells until their knuckles
cracked they pressed their faces close to
the bars and fastened their eyes on
Warden Clancy at 10 10 o'clock tonight
The warden had Just entered tho death
house. and walking slowly down the cor
ridor, he carried n piece Of paper In
his hand The gunner knew that tho
paper meant a respite or death.
Well boys" said the warden. and
his voice fsltered
lie looked from one face to another.
His face and his intonation carried the
message TO the four hoping, still iightin !;
GUNNER.
Il am sorry am the bearer of bad
news again.
Go ahead. warden" said one OF the
men, still eager and stlll clinging TO the
bars. I'VE can stand it,
Then Clancy slowly read brief mes
sage, saying that Judge Goff had de-
clincd TO grant new trial. The four
pairs OF hands seemed to take firmer
grip on the bars and four voices, still de-
termlned, began to ask questions
All Question Warden.
who sent that message" asked one.
do you know for sure II II is true?
asked another.
Have you had II repeated by wire''
Have you telephoned to New York 10
make sure that there is no mistakeT asked
stlll another.
The warden quietly said he had takcr
every precau,ion to make sure that there
was no mistake.
"On what grounds did he deny US 9
new trial?'' asked one OF the men,
Thus with careful, feverish Srasping fol
every possible loophole the four mef
spent several minutes questioning tn,
warden In the hope that some hope migh
be given to them
IL was the last chance they had OF
gaining respite from the electric chair
They knew II. They realized that or
Judge Con rested their only chance OF
putting death a few weeks or months
away. When finally every avenue oil
hope was cut OF the hands on the bars
seemed to relax. but with the warden al
hand the men remained close TO the door
seeking sympathy and further word from
him.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-29

table Compound, and now feel like a
different person. / believe there is
nothing like Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound for weak women and
young girls, and l would be glad If l
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cine, for ! know it will do all and much
more than it is claimed TO do. - Mrs.
CLARA FRANKS, r. F. ID. No. /, Maple
crest Farm, Kasota, MINI.
Women who suffer from those dis
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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-29
Cracked Furniture.

Ugly marks caused by splits OF
cracked places in furniture are easily
filed in with beeswax. and the mark
is never detected. In fact. this is how
furniture dealers cover such blemishes
First slightly soften the beeswax until
it is like putty, then press firmly into
the cracks and smooth evenly with
a thin knife. Sandpaper over the sur
rounding wood and work the dust into
the beeswax. This gives wood I'm
ish or color. and when the furniture ID
vanished you will look in vain for
the bIemishes. II is better than putty,
since putty soon dries. crumbles and
falls out. while beeswax will remain
forever Just where It is placed.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-29
Alfonso,s Forebodino..

The Countess de Cisneros, born al
Brooklyn. is a prima donna Of great
beauty and Of marvellous talent She
recently sang at concert given by
the king and queen at Madrid. AT
the close Of the evening Alfonso XIII.
complimented in English the delight
full musician. II confess to you" said
the king. that 1t has been the dream
OF my life to visit the United States,
The rumor of this voyage has spread,
but my government has interdicted
this pleasure. shall never see Amer
lea except as an exile. and thatycer-
tainly is happening that do not de-
ire."-Cri de Paris.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-29

One Of the New Deputies Has Bril-
liant Scheme to Propose.
One OF the newly elected Partisan
deputies says ne intends to propose In
the, French chamber the imposition OF
tax on duels. His argument will be
that duels are form OF advertise
ment and as such are as liable 70 tar
alton as posters and prospectuses. He
suggests that duels shall be divided
into three classes--third, second and
nrst, I'm ascending order of taxable
magnitude. For third class duel,
with the ordinary four seconds, a cou-
pie Of general practitioners and q
scratch in the forearm, the tax will be
80 francs. The proces-verbaux. or OH.
cial accounts of the duel. must be
written on paper stamped with a six
penny stamp.
For a second class duel. giving a
right to decorated seconds-that is. sec
onds with orders in their buttonholes-
hospital doctors and descriptive report.
ers, the tax viii be 100 francs. There
win be an additional charge Of 20
francs per camera and 90 francs per
cinematograph apparatus.
Those who desire q first class duel
must be prepared to pay 1000 francs
fS0-to the fsc But for that they are
entitled to have umpires, a jury OF
honor, a famous swordsman as direc-
tor Of combat and reconciliation on
the field OF honor to the accompani-
ment OF a brass band or stringed or
chestra. The sanguine deputy est.
mates that such a tax. loyalty. fmpos-
ed and exacted. VIII bring over e.
100000 a year to the excheQuer.--Lon-
don Globe.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-29
What They Thought.

The carter brought heavy load Of
coal to the doors of an English county
lunatic asylum and. getting no answer
to his ring. entered and strolled along
the corridors. No one was about, and,
seeing a Aobr he opened Il and saepped
inside. No one was there. Then the
door closed, and be found himself In a
padded cell. Presently some visitors
entered and peered pityingly through
an aperture In the door. please open
the door," be pleaded tive brought q
load Of COAL -Ah." said one Of the
party. "that's his delusion. Some think
they are the king or the mikado or Ma.
poleon Bonaparte. This poor fellow
thinks he's coal porter. Come along"
Then they went on and left him =
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-29
homemade Ink.

A good Ink is made In this way:
Bruise half pound of nutgalls and
stand in one quart of water. shaking
1t now and then. for about four hours.
Then add three ounces and half of
gum arabic and when it is quite dis
solved three ounces of copperas. To
prevent the ink from becoming moldy
when kept>add three or four drops of
creosote. This gives pleasant-like
smell to the ink and does not cor
rode the pens as chloride Of mercury
would do.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-29
ROAD BUILDING MACHINE.
New Self Propelled Device 10 a Re.
narI<abIe invention.


A $4,000 self propelled road build
ing machine recently successfully test
ed abroad Is reported to perform won
derful feats. The engine which does
all the work Is six cylinder distillate
burning gas engine OF eighty horse
power. which operates a series OF
bucket chains that dig the soil to any
depth down to eighteen inches. and
the tooth armed buckets are so power
full that they will cut through fin
ished pavement II 1t be desired TO re-
build old streets.
The earth is picked up by these
buckets, carried to a mixer in the
body of the machine and thoroughly
combined with any desired binder, hot
asphaltum or crude oil, and is then
spread evenly and rolled and In one
operation. A trailer containing the
binder follows the machine, and 1t is
necessary to have string OF them In
readiness. as the device operates with
great speed The earth is dug up,
mixed. relaid and rolled at the rate OF
fifty square feet minute for an eight
inch depth OF asphalt pavement.
A very advantageous feature of this
method OF mixing is that II is uniform
from base to surface so that there Is
no danger OF the surfaces .buckling.
or course where the mixture includes
crushed rock IL Is necessary to spread
the material before the machine. The
chains OF buckets are independent OF
each other, and as each has width OF
ak inches II is possible to form yari-
Gus combinations for roads OF different
widths. H
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-29
n. Was n. Oldest A.ron.u,.

M. Wilfrid de Fonvielle. who has
just died. was the Oldest aeronaut In
the world. Two Of his ascents have
remained famous. In 1858 he estab-
lished a record by remaining two
whole days In the air between Paris
and Compiegne. In 1899. in company
with CASTOR Tissandier. he made an
other record of different kind by COW
ering a distance Of ninety kilometers
In the space OF thirty-6ve- minutes.
Born on July 20, 1926. he was ap-
preaching his eighty-eighth birthday
Westminster Gazette.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-29
Shot Dead by a Corpse.

On the road between Aarau and Wild
egg the body Of a young Swiss, aged
twenty. who had committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head,
was found by peasants. who at once
informed the police,-as 1t Is prohibited
by the Swiss law in such cases to
touch a corpse. A gendarme named
Bodmer arrived on the scene and
found the young man still holding the
revolver with his rifeless finger on the
trigger. Hardly had the gendarme
touched the hand Of the corpse to re-
move the revolver when a shot was
heard. and Bodmer fell MORALLY injur.
ed. He was found to have been shot
through the abdomen and died In the
hospital a few hours later. He was
the father Of several children.-London
Standard
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-29

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