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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30

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Walton md WsbAsvsen boEated, i his
story. He told of his long assooiafson
with Becker. OF police corruption which.
existed as Rosenthal had charged. OF
thousands collected by Becker for po-'
lice protection. and. finally. OF his
commission by Becker to arrange to
have 2csenthal killed by gunmen-a
commission he executed.
That night.J6ly 20. 1912, District At
torney Whitman summoned the grand
jury by telephone and telegraph, laid
his evidence before 1t, and within two
hours obtained the indictment Of Beck
er on q charge of murder.
Four east side gangsters were indict-
ed as the actual murderers. Rose had
testified that these mon were assigned
by big Jack" Zelig. gang leader, who
had been arrested by Becker's men ON
a trumped-up charge, to do the MUIR
der. They were to receive $1,000 and
Zelig was to be released. Zelig's or
to the gunmen.
Of the east side as 'Gyp the Blood"
"Dago Frank Cirofici, and "Whitey'
WlS"WcIS
The last two were arrested. "Gyp the
Blood" and Lefty Louie were not
found till September, hiding In .
their young wives who, to divert sus-
picion, had died their light hair black.
Rival Efforts Of Lawyers Fail.
During the week previous to that in
which Becker was sentenced to die,
~ hn
demned man a reprieve Of two weeks,
motions were to be made in Becker's
behalf.
On July 20 a 15,ooo-word statement
by Becker was forwarded to the gov
ernor. The statement was said to con-
tain new facts and made public men,
tion for the first time OF the naIne of
the late Congressman Timothy D.
Sullivan in connection with the case.
The governor declined to commute
Becker's sentence after reading the
statement.
Becker's attorneys thereupon appeal
ed to Supreme Court Justice Philbin
for q third trial. and on July - the
Justice signed an order for District At
torney Perkins to show cause why q
new trial should not be granted. The
order was returnable before Supreme
Court Justice Ford on July g. The
Justice reserved decision and AeynteA
nearly all Of his time for tho next two
days to going over papers In the cooo.
Shortly after 10 o'clock on the night OF
July Is Justice Ford announced no had
denied tho application and BecksEss
only hope remained IN possible execu.
tiva clemency by Governor Whitman.
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that marched to the room Of death.
Beckers note to the priest read:
II am not guilty by deed, or con-
spiracy, or in any other way. of the
death of Rosenthal. am q sacrifice
to my friends. Bear this message to
the world and my friends. Amen"
Chants Prayer With Priests.
The. one time police officer hesitated
8 he entered the execution room. It
seemed to the witnesses as II he was
startled that the death chair was so
near At hand. He looked quickly at the
double row of witnesses. glanced at the
floor, swept with his eyes the whitened
walls Of the room and then suddenly,
as II coming to himself, walked briskly
over the rubber mat and seated HIM
self in the electric chair Behind
Becker was the prison priests chant
ing prayer. which was repeated by
he condemned man.
First Shock Fails 70 Kill.
.Jesus. Mary, Joseph, have mercy
on my soul" nervously spoke Becker
AZ Deputy Warden johnson stepped
forward and adjusted the electrodes.
Hardly minute elapsed before the
gclectrode was applied to the right leg.
After The electrode had been firmly ad-
1usted against q shaven spot on the
back Of the condemned mans head, the
state executioner looked at Deputy
Warden johnson. who surveyed the
figure that was still mumbling tho
death prayer in the chair. johnson
half turned his head and the execu-
tioner 1ammed the switch.
The first shock lasted q full minute
and tho executioner said that It was
i l,s6e volts and ten amperes in strength.
It came while Becker was still COM
wending his soul to his Maker.
The two prison physicians stepped
forward 70 examine the collapsed ng-
are that sat supported in the chair Of
death by the fixed black leather
Atraps.
The stethoscope was applied to tho
heart and DR.. Charles Farr, the prison
doctor. pressed his finger against the
artery IN the neck. There was still q
feeble 1luttering Of the heart
Finaiiy Pronounced Dead.
The rhysicians stepped back from
the rubber mat and again the electric
current pulsed thru the body In the
chair The shock lasted seven minutes.
The current was then turned OF. After
. hasty examination DR.. Farr asked
that . third shock be given. This
lasted fve seconds. An examination
that followed took several minutes and
three doctors among tho witnesses then
made m examination, after which Dr.
Farr ct 6:56 o'clock announced, Il
J; pronounce this man dead"
AAalsss Dying Declaration.
During the night Becker penciled on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30

1ore ne Went 10 MS death, read:
AGsntlsmsn, I stand bsfers you in
my full senses, knowing that no
power on earth can save me from
the grave that 10 20 receive me.
In the face Of that, in the teeth Of
these who condemn me, and in the
presence Of my God and your God,
] proclaim my absolute innocence
Of the foul erims for which must
de-. You are now about to wit
ness my destruction by the state,
which 10 organized 70 protect the
lives Of the innocent. May almighty
God pardon every one who has
contributed any dsgres 60 my un-
timely death. And now on the
brink Of my grave declare 60 the
world am proud TO have bssn the
husband OF the pursst, nobisst
woman that over Iixsd-Hsls
eseksr. This acknowledgement 10
the only legacy can leave her.
bid you all good bye. Father, !
am ready 60 90. Amsn."
Spends eissplsss Night.
After his wife had said farewell
shortly after midnight Becker MAIN
tanned 3 casual conversation with
Deputy Warden johnson. who sat be-
sfde the screen in front Of his cell.
Sometimes he smoked cigars, after
which he would let his head fall on his
hands and gaze reflectively at the con-
crete door for minutes at q time. Dawn
found him seated on the edge Of his
cot carefully pinning a photograph OF
his wife on his white shirt just over
his heart, Then. as II he desired to
have her all to himself, Becker put on
q thin black alpaca coat, which he
tightly buttoned. The photograph was
not seen by the witnesses until the
prison physician opened his coat as he
sat In the death chair.
Exscutionsr Unknown.
Becker was put to death by the state
whose name is unknown
to the public. This man succeeded
State Electrician Davis and he said he
would not take the job unless his name
was kept secret. He lives in little
town up state and went about his
work briskly.
Becker's executioner said that in his
opinion the man had died instantly at
the first contact. An autopsy on the
body of Becker was performed, ac-
cording to law, Immediately after the
After Becker's body had been re-
moved from the electric chair, Samuel
a negro murder, was brought
into the execution room and electro
cuted. One Of Becker's last requests
to Warden Osborne was that he be
put to death before the negro Haynes.
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prstsses Innsesnes g Lest.

pF0A6oeD 1nnooonoo g Lest.
Becker rose TO his feet whom he saw
johnson and took the hand Of the
prison priest To Father Curry Becker
gave his last message as he took his
place at the mead oi the file of men
that marched to the room Of death.
Beckers note to the priest read:
II am not guilty by deed. or con-
spiracy. or in any other way. Of the
death of Rosenthal. am sacrifice
to my friends. Bear this message to
the world and my friends. Amen"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-27

ton is worth anything to us we will
pay you, don't be afraid"
Perhaps the excellency's grand
mother would like to hear, too" said
the man naively.
Julia Redmond smiled: the youth
full Marquise d'Esclignacl
Once more fremont seized the man
by the arm and shook him a little.
"If you don't tell what you have to
say and be quick about it, my dear
fellow, shall hand you over to the
police"
What for?" said the man. what
have l done?"
well, what have you got to tell,
and how much do you want for it?"
q want one hundred francs for
this" and he pulled out from his dirty
rags a little packet and held it up
cautiously.
1t looked like a package of letters
and mans pocketbook
you take IT," said the Due de Ire
mont to Julia Redmond. you take it,
Mademoiselle." She did so without
hesitation; it was evidently Sabron's
pocketbook, "a leather one with his
initials upon 1t, together with a little
package OF letters. On the top she
saw her letter to him. Her hand
trembled so that she could scarcely
hold the package. It seemed to be all
that was left to her. She heard Ire
mont ask:
Where did you get this. you miser-
able dog?"
After the battle" said the man
coolly, with evident truthfulness. Il
was very sick. We were in camp sew
eral days at -. Then / got better
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-27
RICHES FROM OCEAN
Japanese Fishing Industry Is
Enormous.
Easily the Leading Nation In the
World In This Respect-Annual
Value of Water Products
Reaches Large Figure.

Japan is said to be the leading fish
ing nation, not in the actual value
of its fish products, for in that re-
spect several other nations excel it,
but in the number of persons who
make their living by fishing, in the
proportion of fishers to the rest of
the population, in the relative impor-
lance of fisheries in the domestic
economy, in the ingenuity and skill
of the people in devising fishing ap-
paratus in preparing fish and in the
zeal shown by the government in pro-
noting the interests of the fishing
population.
The islands comprising Japan stretch
diagonally from north east to south
west, between two and three thousand
miles, giving a great range of climate,
and consequently of waters from al
most tropical to almost arctic. The
islands are mostly long and narrow
and at no part is the interior too far
from the sea to allow of the easy
transportation of fresh fish. Within
few miles of the coast in many
places are deep parts of the sea in
which breed inexhaustible supplies of
deep sea fish. while the bank and top
feeding sorts swarm about the shores
in countless schools.
It is estimated that one person in
twenty in the entire empire is more
or less of fisherman, and fish appear
/ in oh Of
Japanese family daily, if not at every
meal. The annual value of water prod
ucts is in excess of $30,000,000. Hall
a million boats are engaged in fishing
of which $4,000 are more than thirty
feet long. Almost a million men are
professional fishermen, and 100000
more give part of their time to fishing
and the rest to farming or other pur
suits. Only about 100000 men are, il
appears, so employed in the United
States.
A thousand species of fish have al
ters, and almost every one of them is
edible. One of the commonest, most
wholesome and most sought after is
the shark, which the western people
have never learned to eat, but which
fishery expert of this government
who has visited Japan pronounces ex
cellent. Doghsh, the common mem
Der of the shark family along the north
Atlantic coast, would never be per
mitted to go uncaught in Japan. Ever
the octopus is a table delicacy there.
Much fish is eaten raw by the Japa
nese, a fact that is said to be much
more easily understood by Americans
after they have tried raw mackerel OF
other fish dipped in the delicious
sauces the Japanese employ in this
relation.
The prominence of Japanese fish
cries is due to the encouragement OF
the government officials have beer
sent to the United States as well as
to Europe to study the methods in
vogue, and there is at Tokyo an i'm
perial fisheries institute, a school with
which no other in the world can com
pare.
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to its left bank on the ground that the
Rhine formed the boundary line OF
Roman Gaul. Though the Roman en-
pire reached out beyond the broad
Rhine, the river formed, nevertheless.
it's effective barrier against the north
barbarians. However, when the realm
of Charlemagne was divided and the
boundaries of Verdun established, the
Rhine became wholly the property OF
Germany, and France early began her
centuries-long policy of winning the
stream back again. Complete success
crowned this policy under the Napo-
leonic empire, and the Rhine became
once more the boundary of Gaul. The
Germans reassumed sovereignty OF
their beloved Father Rhine after 1871.
and In the present war the posses
sion of the historic river is one OF
the most critical questions.
The Rhine, like mighty tree in
form, receives it's waters from count
less tributaries, and gives them up to
the sea through innumerable Off
shoots. It's principal source issues
from glacial ice 1911 feet above the
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ILLUSTRATIONS ~ RAYWALTERS
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many times going into the garrison"
What news have you of Captain
de Sabron?" asked the girl directly.
Without replying, the man said in a
melancholy voice:
Il was his ordinance, I saw him
fall in the battle of Dirbal. l saw
him shot in the side. / was shot, too.
See?"
He started to pull away his rags.
fremont clutched him.
you beast" he muttered, and
pushed him back. IF you have any
thing to say, say it,"
Looking at Julia Redmond's color
less face, the native asked meaningly:
Does the excellency wish any
news?"
yes" said fremont, shaking him.
"And If you do not give it, it will be
the worse for you"
Monsieur lie Capitaine fell. and l
fell, too; l saw no more"
fremont said:
you see the fellow is half lunatic
and probably knows nothing about
Sabron. l shall put him out of the
garden"
But Miss Redmond paid no atten-
ton to her companion. She controlled
her voice and asked the man:
WAS the Capitaine de Sabron
alone?"
Except" said the native steadily,
with a glance of disgust at the duke
except for his little dog"
"Ahl" exclaimed Julia Redmond
with catch in her voice, "do you
, hear that? He must have been his
servant. What was the dogs name?'
MY name" said the native, lis
Hammet Abou."
To her at this moment Hammet
Abou was the most important person
In North Africa.
What was the little dogs name
Hammet Abou?"
The man raised his eyes and looked
at the white woman with admiration
'Pitchoune," he said, and saw the
effect.
fremont saw the effect upon her
too.
Il have a wife and ten children,
said the man, land live far away"
"Heavensl haven't my purse,
said Julia Redmond. "Will you moi
give him something, Monsieur"
wait" said fremont. wait. What
else do you know? If your informa
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-27
Hunting on Lower Colorado.

To the hunter of game. both large
and small. the Colorado will appear
most notable as being the gateway to
what is undoubtedly the best easily
reached shooting ground in North
America. the delta country about the
head of the Gulf OF California in Mex
leo. Here. besides a wealth OF bird
life that is equaled by few regions in
the world, are to be found wild pig or
javein. deer mountain lion. jaguar.
wildcat coyote. antelope and noun
tain sheep The delta country, with
its hunting. Is generally the objective
of the Colorado voyageur in any case.
and for one whose time is limited the
most expeditions plan will be to outfit
at Yuma and float down the river to
the end Of the gulf from that point
With plenty of time at ones disposal.
it will be worth while to make the
Needles the point. of embarkation as
the stretch between there and Yuma
offers a rare combination OF fine
scenery with safe going that is equaled
by few streams in Manufacturing
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sea within the confines of the most
Independent canton in Switzerland.
On its way the Rhine is fed, directly
and indirectly, by $4,000 tributaries,
and it drains more than $4,000 square
miles Where the Rhine enters Ger
many, at Basic, it is about 900 feet
broad, and, for the smallest river
boats, navigation begins here. There
is a project to make the Rhine navi-
gable from Basic to it's source for
larger lighters and small steamboats,.
Lovers of natural beauty mention
the German Rhine and the American
Hudson in the same breath. The
Rhine, however, has many traits in
common with the American Missis-
sippi. 1t is Europe's most important
river, it drains one of the greatest in.
dustrial regions on earth, and it is
one of the main factors in German
commercial development. Moreover,
the great timber RATS upon the Mis-
sissippi, as Mark TWAIN describes
them, can be seen in season floating
down the Rhine. Some of these RATS
are 800 feet in length, and are guided
down the river by more than two hun
dred men who live upon them in little
huts. a whole village adrift They
closely resemble the RATS which
Huck Finn met in his travels down
the American river.
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ected the conscious life of a race so
deeply as has the German Rhine.
Rising in the highest Alps il CEN
raj Europe, the Rhine reaches the
North sea after a journey of $50
miles, and the last part of its course
Is through a lowland whose surface
Is below the tides crest. The river
gathers its water at the base of melt
ing glaciers, plunges over great rock
masses toward it's lower levels, cuts
through the widest mountain valleys,
traverses a wonderful high, broad
plain, and then, entering its famous
gorge, wanders through exquisite pam
dramas, through a lane everywhere
mantled with ruins of historic castles,
abbeys, churches, and every foot of
its way celebrated by legend or his
tory. After emerging from it's gorge,
1t flows through a plain where power
'ul steel, textile and chemical indus
.-ies center. Through Germany and
Tolland the Rhine forms the principal
6ater avenue of central and western
europe, and an enormous commerce
D. handled through it's ports.
The Rhine is international. 1t is
divided between Switzerland, Ger
many and Holland. That part of the
river which lies in Germany, $50
miles In length, has been most dis
puted. The French have laid claim
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Cross of Germany, will be noticeable
on the bosoms of Frenchmen, civilian
as well as military, who have been dis
tinguished by being mentioned in the
dispatches.
In point of rank the new cross
comes after the Cross of the Legion
Of Honor and the Military Medal, both
Of which are given for special acts of
yalor or public service.
Civilians, including women, can be
decorated with the new cross for acts
OF conduct that would in military life
have entitled them to mention in army
orders.
The Croix de Guerre is made of
Florentine bronze, about an inch and
a half in diameter, with crossed swords
between the arms. It is t. be worr
on the left breast in line with the SEQ.
ond button Of the tunic. The ribbon
Is bright green edged with red.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-27
CHAPTER XVIII.
Two Lovely Women.
hand.

There was music at the villa des
Bougainvilleas. Miss Redmond sang;
not Goodnight, God Keep You Safe"
but other things Ever since her talk
with Hammet Abou she had been,
II not gay, in good spirits, more like
her old self, and the Marquise d'Esclig-
nae began to think that the image Of
Charles de Sabron had not been cut
too deeply upon her mind. The mar
quise, from the lounge in the shadow
Of the room, enjoyed the picture
(Sabron would not have added it to
his collection) of her niece at the
piano and the Due de fremont by her
side. The Comtesse de la Maine sat
in little shadow of her own, musing
and enjoying the picture of the Due
de fremont and Miss Redmond very
indiierently. She did not sing; she
had no parlor accomplishments. She
was poor a widow, and had a child.
She was not brilliant match.
(TO BE CONTINUED
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SYNOPSIS.

Le Comto de Sabron, captain Of French
cavalry, takes to his quarters to raise by
hand a motheress Irish terrier pup, and
names Il Pitchoune. He dimes with the
Marquise d'Esclignac and meets Miss Ju-
liza Redmond, American heiress He is or
dered to Alg1ers but is not allowed to
take servants or dogs. Miss Redmond
takes care of Pitchoune, who. longing for
his master, runs away from her. The
marQuise plans to marry Julia to the Due
de fremont Pitchoune follows Sabron to
Algiers. dog and master meet, and Sabron
gets permission to keep his dog with him.
The Duo de fremont finds the American
heiress capricious. Sabron, wounded In
an engagement falls into the dry bed Of
After a horrible night and day Pitchoune
leaves him. fremont takes Julia and the
marquise to Algers in his yacht but has
doubts about Julia's Red Cross mission.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-27

and went along the dried river bank
to look for Monsieur lie Capitaine.
and found this in the sands"
DO you believe him?" asked Julia
Redmond.
Hum" said fremont He did not
wish to tell her he thought the man
capable of robbing the dead body Of
his master. He asked the native:
Have you no other news?"
The man was silent. He clutched
the rags at his breast and looked at
Julia Redmond.
please give him some money, Mon
sieur."
THE dogi" fremont shook him
again. mot yet" And he said to
the man: IF this is all you have to
tell we will give you one hundred
francs for this parcel You can go
and don't return here again"
"But 1t is not ALL" said the native
quietly, looking at Julia.
Her heart began to beat like mad
and she looked at the man. His keen
dark eyes seemed to pierce her.
Monsieur" said the American girl
boldly, would you leave me mo-
ment with him? l think he wants to
speak with me alone"
But the Due de fremont exclaimed
in surprise
ITO speak with you alone, Mademoi-
selle! Why should he? Such a thing
is not possible"
Don't go far" she begged, but
leave us moment, pray"
When fremont, with great hesita-
ton, took few steps away from
them and she stood face to face with
the creature who had been with Sab
ron and seen him fall, she said earn
estly:
Now speak without reserve. Tell
me everything"
The face of the man was trans
formed. He became human, devoted,
ardent.
"Excellency," he said swiftly In his
hating French. Il love Monsieur le
Capitaine. He was so kind and such
brave soldier. I want to go to find
Monsieur lie Capitaine, but | am i'll
and too weak to walk l believe !
know where he is hid want to CO."
The girl breathed:
"Oh. can it be possible that what
you say is true, Hammet Abou
Would you really go If you could?"
The man made. with a graceful
gesture Of his hand. a map in the
air.
1T was like this?" he said; "a
think he drew himself up the bank
followed the track of his blood.
was too weak to go any farther, Elk
cellency."
"And how could you go now?" she
asked.
by caravan, like a merchant, SO
cretly. l would find him"
Julia Redmond put out a slim hand
white as a gardenia The native lift
ed it and touched his forehead with it
'Hammet Abou," she said, "gc
away for tonight and come tomorrow
we will see you" And without
waiting to speak again to Monsieur
de fremont, the native slid away out
OF the garden like a shadow, as
though his limbs were not weak with
disease and his breast shattered by
shot.
When Monsieur de fremont had
walked once around the garden, keep
ing his eyes nevertheless on the
group. he came back toward Julia
Redmond, but not quickly enough, fol
she ran up the stairs and into the
house with Sabron's packet in hel
hand.
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One OF the oldest trees in America.
at Ravenna Park. Seattle, Wash is
dead It is a fir tree $50 feet tall
with a diameter of 20 feet and a cir
conference OF 5S feet. It is supposed
to be eighteen hundred or two thou
sand years old.