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NEAR THE CHAIR;
BRINGS IN TIM SULLIVAN

Kaufman said Rosenthal would get out
Of the country for $4,000.
big Tim said he'd raise that. and he
told Rose and Applebaum to go some
where and get the $4,000. They went.
and Rose told me they got the money
and Big Tim authorized him to get
Rosenthal away. didn't wait to see
what they did hat night. | told them
to do as they pleased and ! went home
home.
There's where the murder came in.
Rose determined to keep most Of the
money for himself. 80 while he arranged
with Rosenthal to meet him at the Hotel
Metropole and hand over the money he
fixed 1t up with Wcbber and the four
gunmen to kidnap Roscnthal out OF the
country for $1,000 and keep the rest
for himself.
They met at Webber's place on the
night of the shooting and got to drink
ing. Weber went out, came back and
reported that Rosenthal was at the
Metropole.
They got in the car. went ~ the
hotel and Rose sent a man in to get
Rosenthal. Rosenthal came out.
Then Harry WALTON. full of drink.
pulled his gun and began to shoot. You
know the rest Of the story. except tina.
hN'E' flVN llt Illli wv ~ y fAi'b
paid them $1,000. keeping 5000 for
himself
spoke "a Father Curry.
Father Curry. rector of st. James,
Church. said Becker told him that Big
Tim sullivan sent for him the sunday
night before the murder, and that Bg
Tim said he would ave s2j. 200 not &c
have Rosenthal 'squeal." Becker ad'
vised Big Tim not to worry. he told
Father Curry. and then went home.
Father Curry said he does ""' helieve
that anything can ave Becker from the
chair. but that the execution will be d
disgrace to the State. Father Curry
added that 1t is his belief hat Big Tin
sullivan was not killed by "A train. bu'
was murdered by persons who feare,
he might tell 10 and why Rosentha
was shot.
Samuel II. Wandell. a lawyer of
Rector street. said yesterday that h
heard something indicating Becker's In
nocence and had ted Becker's attor
neys about 1t.
ut Is a line OF evidence that woul,
take some time to work up" said Mi
Wandell. at concerns several witnesse
who would have TO DE looked up. !
Becker could get a reptieve | feel sur
that this evidence of mine would saw
him"
lie refused to go into details.
Mrs. Becker at Prison Late.
MIS-. Becker made a hurried rip t
Ossining last night, getting there 4
10 80. She was met at the station b.
Deputy Warden Charles II. Johnson, :
whom she gave a package of papers he
= lieved TO he legal documents. He wa
asked to have them signed and retur
them 10 her attorneys early TO-DAY
Deputy Warden johnson went back {
SIM Sing with the paper and Mrs
Becker returned to New York on IN
II 20 train.
This is taken to indicate thai som
legal application is going to be made.
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DIVORCE REFUSED TO BAKERS.
Court Declares Artist and Ills wife
Are Both 10 BIa me.

Alfred u. Is. Baker, comic artist. and
his wife, Mrs. Helen Baker, a magazine
writer OF Mortclair, daughter OF Peter
Newell. an illustrator. We're both denied
divorce DEGREES by Nice-Chancellor Stew
enson in Jersey City yesterday. The
court held that when Mrs. Baker wrote
her husband saying. you can't reform
and ] would rather he shot than live
with you" she was not at all DESTROYS of
a reconciliation Baker accused his wife
OF desertion and she charged that he was
cruel.
''Thi woman had no right to say
her husband could not REFORM said the
Nlce-Chancellor. Mrs. Baker IL a sensi-
i've and refined woman he IL a rough
man. But II must be remembered that
hey had taken each other for better or
for worse"
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false and that he had been m~isquoted.
In the interview Robinson is quoted as
saying that the jury nled out Of the
room determined to disregard the charge
of Justice Hendrick and to lind Thaw
insane.
Allegations that Robinson had dis
closed improper jury methods stirred UP
a tempest that resulted In the starting
of an investigation by he Attorney
Generals office in Albany. Several
Jurors ~repudiated the statements and
condemned Robinson as a publicity
seeker for making them.
Robinson said that he never made
the statement that in his opinion Thaw
was at no time during his life insane
and that he did say that he considered
Thaw sane since his second trial.
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KEPT WIFE LOCKED
IN ROOM FOUR YEARS
Police Find Woman in Squalid
Quarters. With 2-Ycar-Old
Baby Only Company.
JEALOUSY CAUSE GIVEN

Theresa Pianata. an Italian. who mas
been held a prisoner for four years by
her husband. Joseph Planata. u cisar-
maker. practically in solitary conhhe-
,nent, except for the company OF her
two-year-old child. was discovered In a
Theoretically sealed three room apart
ment in the Italian quarter ana '"-
Grated yesterday by detectives from IN
spector O'Brien's office.
In the four years, according to hcr
story, she has been permitted to leave
her prison but seven times and that was
when. fearing police investigation her
husband moved her from one house 10
another. Pale and anemic from lack OF
not only air and sunshine but also oil
food. she was in "a delicate condition
last night when taken to the Florence
Crittendon Home at 427 West Twenty
first street. The condition of the child
is even worse. 1t is dwarfed ia mihd
and body.
Jealousy is the reason ascribed iof 'he
treatment Of the woman by her nus
band. She says that "A short time after
their marriage. five years ago. he ais
covered among her things "A picture OF Il
former sweetheart and Immediately be-
gan to mistreat her. Not only did hs
confine her to the small rooms, but h.
frequently beat her numerically, sht
explained.
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stole Auto to Cool on.

BREWSTER, July la-Sufering from
the heat William Johnson OF Routonyille
near Brewster. stole "A touring ear. he
admitted to-day, and sped away in Il
to cool off He wrecked IT, Patrolman
Wade found Johnson At his home ard
placed him under arrest, lie was held
for examination as to his sanity.
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Elk. AssEMBLYMAN DIVORCED.
Charged wife with Being Toe
Friendly with s~tcpbrother.

Former Assemblyman Charles r. $.
Simpson OF Jersey clty won a divorc,
yesterday from Mrs. Gertrude Simpson.
naming her stepbrother. Rudolph Bur
bancke.
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n sls,em OF regulating traffic by
semaphores was tried yesterday In Fifth
avenue between Thirty-third and Thirty
seventh streets. Third Deputy Police
COMMISSIONS Lawrence Il. Durham
considered the experiment successful.
considering that 1t was its first day, and
will continue II for the next few days.
A semaphore at Thirty-fourth street
regulated similar semaphores on the
four other crossings and traffic was per-
mitted to travel first north and south,
then east and west for a period esti.
mated as that required for an automo-
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rt, to trdNt. ."e rivc blocks at twelve
miles an hour.
A change was made also in the turns
and automobiles travelling north and
wishing to turn west passed south OF the
%semaphore instead OF north after reach
ing the middle of the street. The ex-
pertinent lasted from 3 O'Clock until 8.
Besides Commissioner Durham, Chief
Inspector Schmittherger and Traffic In
sp.ctor Myers were present. Commits
ment.
some confusion occurred because
chauffeurs waited for the rtaffic police
mems whistle, no; noticing the unaccus-
tened ~semaphores.
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Room rightly sealed.

When the detectives entered the rooms
on the fourth floor OF the tenement
house at Ill Hester street yesterday
afternoon they found all Of the "indows
down and locked. They were also seated
with paper and red sealing wax. the
only door. ,eading from the rear 70 the
public ha,l. WAS fastened with a p"d-
lock and also scaled. In addition the
detectives found knives, razor. and u
Us calibre revolver. with which she
says her husband threatened t. k!!
her If she made any effort TO se, away
or 10 summon assistance.
The only food she has had du. ana her
. confinement has been cold macdtoni and
spaghetti he brought her. Sometimes
ii was old and mus,y. she said. He
gave her meat on sunday sometimes.
The only clothins She has had he has
brought her. When the detectives found
her yesterday In the sitting room the
child was naked and me wore only "A
black skirt and a kImoi.d.
The information which led the police
to the house was furnished in au
anonymous letter II implorei the police
to investigate. The letter stated that "a
mysterious individual" and his two
brutal sisters" were holding "A wotna
hii' W. aiil' T'i''b ''' N"'N ~ 49,"
continually abused.
Detectives Frank Lemmon and joseph
Warshaw of the First district and Frank
Frceny. representing the Society for tn.
Prevention of Cruelty TO Children, wen.
to the Hester street address. When shr
saw the officers she pleaded with HEN
TO take me away from this life Of hell -
Thev talked To her through the closet
windoy and waited for the man to CONE
in. Al 5 o'clock he arrived. He entered
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Had n Loaded Revolver.

one of the officers seiZsd him as he
was about to open a bureau drawer
where there was a loaded 81 calibre re-
Nolver. Planata was placed under ar
rest and taken to Police Headquarters.
H. will lie arraigned to-day In the Essex
Market court charged with having a re-
volver In his possession and with EN-.
dangering the health and life Of a minor.
Planata owns a cigar factory at a.
Fulton street. II is stated he has a
savings bank % OF $1,000.
The woman and the child were taken
from the rooms to the headquarters OF
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Children before they were taken "a
the Florence Crittenden home. Al the
headquarters Of the society sh, wa,
given perhaps the first real meal she has
had In four years, When a large plate
of >teaming food was brought t. her sh,
attacked IL likr a starving animal.
Before moving TO the Hester Stree,
tenement Planata kept his wife condne,
AT 20 Henry street. where the nelghhor,
report that they card the sam,
screams at night a. At the Hest.,
setieet house.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
FARM NEWS

ancestry. The points of greatest i'm
portance to consider in his pedigree
are the following: G) The merit OF
his mother and his Sire's mother; CD
The merit of the daughters of his sire
and gcandsire; go The value of the
daughters of his dam and his grand
dam; t4) The value of his sisters, II
he has any; and (5) the value of his
own progeny, if he has any. The
further back cOnSecutively good re-
cords can be traced the more valuable
the animal 1t should always be re-
membered, however, that near ances
tors count for good deal more than
those more remotely related.
With a first-class bull at the head
Of the herd, rapid Improvement is
effected by selecting and retaining
calves from only the best mixers, at
the same time culling out those cows
whose records have not been salts
factory. This work cannot be done
to best advantage unless records are
kept of the quantity and quality of
milk from each COW for a whole lacta-
ton period.
Where all of the cows in the fOun-
dation stock are grades none Of the
calves, of course can be registered.
It is desirable, therefore, to add to
the herd from time to time, as means
permit, some good pure bred cows OF
the Same DlOOu as the DullS lIdC nave
been used. This has the advantage
Of enabling the owner to dispose of
his calves to better advantage.
The purchase of COWS, however, Is
always attended with the danger of
introducing contagious diseases into
the herd. For this reason, the pur-
chasing of cows should be carried on
| in a limited way only. It is, of course
always in order to buy cows when
| the object is to add to the herd pure
bred individuals Of exceptional dairy
| merit. But the practice of buying
| cows should never be carried to the
point Of making it the principal means
! of replenishing the herd, especially
! since the latter can be accomplished ed
| much more satisfa ctorily by raising
| the calves from the best cows
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
SAVING STORM-F'ELLED Tptre
FROM DESTRUCTION BY
BORERS

Experts of the Department If Agr..
culture have been studying the worg
of insects in storm-feled pine in the
South, especially the work az the
bOrer known to lumbermen as The
sawyer" The results should he II
immediate interest TO owner Of tim
ber felled or damaged by storms in
the Southern States
It has been found that the SAWYER
begins work in the bark Of feUed trees
very promptly. and that it reduces the
value Of the timber about one-thiri
within two months, reduction which
represents many millions Of dollars
annually.
This loss may be largely prevented
by prompt action on the part Of the
timber owners. AS soon aS possible
after a destructive storm an estimate
should be made of the amount Of
felled timber that can be converted
into lumber before the sGWyers begin
to enter the wood. Trees that can not
be worked up with little delay can be
protected in either OF two ways. ID
The bark may be removed from the
trunks, or CD the logs may be cut
without removing the bark and placed
in streams or ponds. The saWyers
will do practically no damage to tim
Der from which the bark is removed
within month after their attack be.
gins. In case of logs placed IN water,
they will continue their work only n
the parts which are not completely
submerged.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
DISPOSE OF THE BOOSTERS

To secure infertile eggs, Kill or sell
the roosters as soon as the breeding
season is over, or if the bird IS espe-
cially fine, and it is desired 70 keep
him for breeding another season, con-
fine him separately from the hens
Young cockerels need to be treated N
the same manner, as they are fre'
quently very annoying to the la!lns
hens, particularly when "a lhose
breeds which mature early
Infertile eggs bring more money
than fertile ones during the hot SUM
mer months, because every egg rs
good egg. In the middle West n
summer the daily temperature ls uSu'
ally high enough during the ga! -
cause considerable development q U-o
germs in fertile eggs, and sueh ts5'
represent lost money to the pou'"f
man because they are thrown 90
as bad by the dealer, while the po-'
tryman pays the bill Sell XIII or con-
fine the rooster during the Sunhei
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08

vegetable. but the prod
be canned. -
The following are the
first nine champion hr tt.
farmers Of the South S- ri
cordlng TO the |. 5. Dc,ar.- a.
Agriculture. Carl Graves ...tAl a.
man from Soso, Mississippi I'll >e--s
in the corn work in The co..h --acs
yield of 202 bushels az c. N.th :
acre at net cost per bush. Ne
cents. Hester Sartin is the l..
Walker, Alabama, who r.+l.5 -feIa
pounds OF tomatoes on 0ra-+.., -
an acre. put up 1920 uc,.rs =
made a net profit Of $l4t.-o and
Corn club champions: C+r
$3.50. Miss, 202 bu corr s1eS
wards, Avalon. Ga, l26 r.
Ragland. Paris, Miss, lS5 ,T-. :.
Lee, Dunson, Alexander Cur N. "
bu.; John Fleming Mourr If. 80
S. c., III hu.; NJ. T. Tucker S.a-,@'....''
Vile, Ga, 169 bu.: Leroy I..e So
Norfolk, Va, lt6 bu.; X /, Sa.-...'
Buchanan, Va. 165 bu.. H,rt.-. ~
Hyman, S. c., 154 bu. '
In the girls tomato cI.l~ I....
Sartin raised 7,eS4 pounds d, pr.e.
Of S146.20; Winifred cor yor.f
Va, raised 1852 pounds. lm. ~. ".
profit of $3.50 Mary HNor y al
| ilton, Texas, G,453 pound, C-
| Brown. Polk, Ga. $3.50 pound. p.H
Patterson, White. Ark. 5.l9g ,.,'r3,
Lois Robertson, Comanche Tvs
86S pounds: Lottie Iuckett Nrhr.-
berg, KY, 4,S57 pounds, Ruth Fosta,
| Anderson, Tenn, 4.S4l pounds Io,ts5
Mae Traxler, Rankin. Miss -
| pounds.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
BEGIN NOW TO FIGHT lilE
MOSQUITO.

Now is the time to fghr This per,
nicious pest. Water barrel- aho-.4
have tight-fitti covers Of "fe "h5,
quito screen. Water TANKS sh'-i
have ventilator, inlet and overflow. .
protected with wire gauze hlcNs'7,
rubs and other receptacles -toa-u ..
be left where they will col "-S an
Tin cans, broken bottles, ~ t@
Or tin dishes should not be t1T' " =. n u
the rubbish heap where rai7 ~.
fill them with water ~ aeoii. --.+r
ton Of water is SO small @
that mosquitoes will not l9t Fl -.
nursery. Even roof-guttet~ I.1t ~
come clogged and furnish "a
places. Eliminate the nurse
you go far to remove the Ir7 8
aticns should begin at one .r.
soon as wrigglers appear tas -t.
Of oiling, draining or fillinE !
ing places should be pressei
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08

of inestimable value to the country at
large Not only does it tend to in
crease crop production, but 1T is MAX
ing life more attractive on the farm.
Through the medium of boys corn
clubs and girls garden and canning
clubs the boys and girls are learning
that there is much that is worth while
in country life. With education along
these lines and the unfolding Of the
mysteries of plant life it is becoming
more difficult to lure them from the
farm.
The boys corn club work is a def
mite effort by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, the State ag
ricultural colleges, and other inStitu-
tions to promote and encourage in
creased production Of corn at a rea-
sonable cost on small areas and to
offer a plan of vocational guidance
by requiring club members to master
a complete corn crop operation.
This begins with the selection of
suitable seed and follows the operation
to marketing or feeding and includes
the making up of a complete crop
report of the work, it's cost and ex-
penses In this work the profit on the
investment is as important as the mat
ter of yield.
The future Of American agriculture
is large dependent on the boys and
girls of today, and it is the purpose
Of this corn club movement to assist
the other forces now at work to in
terest, instruct, and direct the boys
Of our villages and rural communities
in the possibilities of farming as a
profitable and dignified profession.
Corn growing on the one acre basis
is used as a medium Of instruction
and interest. AS a field crop of in
terest and cash value it has no
superior. From the standpoint of its
economical relation to farm manage
ment it will encourage diversified
farming, soil building by rotation OF
crops, the feeding of hogs, the keep
| ing of other live stock, ETC., and is
| considered one of the most profitable
| field crops grown in the grain States
| The girls clubs are conducted along
| lines similar to the work Of the corr
| clubs, only the crop is some gard er
| crop-such as tOmatOes-Which car
be disposed Of not only as fresh
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08

is made to turn the grandstone, the
cream separator and the churn; fur
nish the water supply for the house;
water the kitchen garden; sprinkle
the lawn and front yard; wash his
horses as we'll as his wagons and
buggies, and do many other odd jobs
about the place. This farmer says it
saves him hired man, and is one of
the most useful and necessary imple-
mentS on the farm.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08

With the average farmer the cheap
est and most satisfactory way or
starting a dairy herd is to select as
foundation stock good grade COWS ana
a pure bred bull of one of the strict
" dairy breeds. The grading up will
be most rapid when the predominant
blood in the grades corresponds with
the blood of the sire.
A foundation of this kind, of course,
does not produce stock that can be
registered but by continuing the use
OF good, pure bred bulls of the same
blood, stock is soon obtained which,
so far as milk and butter production
are concerned very closely approaches
in value that of pure breeding.
To start with a pure-bred herd is
practically beyond the means of the
majority sof farmers. Furthermore,
there is an objection to placing we'll
cared-for, pure bred cows under
average conditions as to feed, care and
management, because under any sue n
change the attainment of satisfactory
results would be practically impoS-
sible. Where there is a gradual in
fusion Of pure blood, as in the case
of grading up a herd with pure-breo
sires, the new blood is gradually az
customed to the change of environ
ment the herdsmen is given the
necessary time to change his meth DDS
to meet the requirements Of pure
bred cattle
Where the dairyman understands
the management of pure-bred stock
and has the means with which to pur-
chase the right kind, q pure-bred herd
may be started to good advantage.
One of the chief dangers in start
ing with a pure-bred herd is the lack
of funds to procure the right sort of
animals. Instead of purchasing a
pure-bred bull and a number Of pure
bred cows of common merit, it is bet
ter policy to buy relatively cheap
grade cows, and to add the money
thus saved to that originally set aside
for the bull This extra money Is
likely to be the means of securing q
bull of outstanding merit.
Whether the cows be grades OF
pure-breds, it is of the highest inc
portance in building up a dairy hero
to secure a pure-bred bull of rea
merit. Unless the bull is descended
from good mixers, it is folly to ex-
pect him to produce good mixers, TT
matter how fine or ideal he may bt
as an individual.
IL is, furthermore, of Importance tC
remember that herd cannot be sue
cessfully built up unless the bulls thai
are successfully used belong to the
same breed. If the grading up is be
gun with Jersey bull the process:
must be continued uninterruptedly b,
the use of Jersey blood.
The Importance of the dairy sire i
recognized in the expression: "Th
bull is half the herd" Usually, how
ever, the bull is more than half tn
herd, either for good or bad. In tn
case of common or grade cows, 70
example, the pure-bred bull ma
count for three-quarters or more O
~ nf n &c of<,~
potency. To SO great an extent doe
the bull determine the improvement
or deterioration of the herd as to ca
for the utmost caution in his seleu
tion.
In the case of a dairy bull, espe
cially a young bull, his chief value
determined by the performance of hi
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
OUR BOY AND GIRL FARMERS.
The Bows Corn-Clubs and the Girls
Garden and Cannings Clubs Have
Come To Be Very Important Fac
tors i'm the Economy of the Farm.

Bows and girls on the farms these
davs are beginning to be spelled with
capital BIS and G's. There was never
a time in the history of Amer1cah as-
riculture when they received more at
tention. They are IL the rays OF the
nations snotlight, agriculturally
speaking.
To their credit it must be said that
they are taking the honors modestly.
They are going ahead and proving IN
conclusive manner that they are justly
entitled to the good things being SAID
of them.
What the boys and girls are doing
t0,la>- - promote better agriculture is
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08

When building new poultry house
too much care cannot be exercised in
selecting a proper site. Future sue
cess depends upon it. 1t must be on
high, dry ground and ought to face
the east or south.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
THE FARM WINDMILL
HAS MANY USES

Not only is it possible to have fresh
water for the stock always on hand,
but there are several other advantages
to be obtained from the farm wind
mill. a farmer of Kentucky has SO
arranged his WINDMILL that its power
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08

Many of the calves in tn .rsr.
fed a ration consisting Of cn' carq
prairie hay and sometimes 6s-
as a grain ration. Such q raf- n
ficient in protein, and the rraver
not do we'll on it. But II re
roTghase @ ts saj1''1s in this ration. the a.'@@-
will make good gains at a les c
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
STARTING AND BUILDING
Up \ DAIRY HERD

We Must Keep More Live Stock As
IL Is Absolutely Necessary to n
Good System OF AgricultUre-Oft the
Different Kinds OF Live Stock There
is None SO Profitable II Tightly
Managed. as the Dairy Cow.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08

It is care, not luck, I'll"
success in farming.