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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

ply. In period Of our economic his
tory where labor costs so much the
waste in the aggregate under this sys.
tenn is very great, reaching fully $780,
600 year, and it. falls on the con-
sumner.
What propose is central station
owned by the city, to which the farm
ers will deliver the milk day by day.
We have about 100000 people in James
town. From this central plant, with
its cooling facilities and laboratories
the milk would be delivered, very much
as the government, through its car.
rlers, delivers the mail. There would
be specific routes for the men who de.
llvered the milk, SO that there would
De no crlss- crossing Of routes. Assam
ing that the saving would aggregate
S2oO,o0O year, / favor giving half OF
this sum to the producers, thus fur
hlshlng an incentive for them to stead
lily Improve the quality Of the milk
and cream and guard more and effec.
lively against impurities in the supply
Il want the city to have a plant SO
that after the milk is received from
the farmer it will be bottled in an
absolutely sanitary manner, without
human hands touching it until it
reaches the housewife. With such a
plant all milk except that from tuber-
culin tested cows could be pasteurized
"Now, understand, am not So
cialist. am not in favor of the city
going into the drygoods business. 1t
seems to me that the handling of milk
is different-that it is naturally allied
with policing and sanitation. We are
told that 100000 little children die
each year from drinking impure milk
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tive line from catching burglars to
breaking up smuggling plots.
"Ever catch a murderer? asked
Kohn.
"Sure," replied Newton. "Why,
there's two men in the death house
in Sing Sing now waiting execution
next week."
"That's interesting," said Kohn;
"tell me about it."
"Why, haven't you heard? The
papers are full of it. Out in the coun-
try this wealthy farmer was murdered
and his housekeeper also was shot.
William ]. Burns was on the case and
the Pinkertons, O'Grady and some
people from Brooklyn. 1t was most
awful case. The Pinkertons and Burns
both fell down on it. The District
Attorney then called me in.
II found that this man Stielow had
quarrel with Phelps few days be-
fore, in which Stielow tried to borrow
money from him. There was a motive
right there. I at once made up my
mind that this was the man who MUIR
dered Phelps, and I worked night and
day to get him. I worked on the case
for three weeks to a day. l worked
on Stielow, told him that if he would
help US 1 would make him a detective
and put him on my payroll, where he
could make more money than he could
farming. In this way I got into his
good graces.
"One day saw a yellow wagon going
down the road. I told the chauffeur
to dash at high speed up to Stielow's
house, and when our automible stopped
I rushed in and said, Charlie, did you
see a yellow wagon go by here some
time ago?' He said, Yes and pointed
down the read in the direction the
wagon was going. I said, Fine
Charlie; want that man.
"The next day went up and saw
Charlie again, and I said, Charlie,
got that man yesterday. He is the
man I wanted and got him all ex-
cited. I wanted to get him all excited
and worked up, letting him think that
we had the real murderer. told him
a lot of things, made lot of motions
got him excited, and at last l rushed
at him, grabbed him and threw him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
(Staf Correspondence

T JAMESTOWN. N. Y, May 11.--Mayor
81 Samuel A. Carlson of Jamestown
wants the city of jamestown to
go into the milk business-wants it to
build big milk plant, where the milk
can be received direct from the farm.
ers, where it can be tested for butter
fats and bacteria, and then distributed
to consumers by city employees. very
much es mail is distributed by govern
ment employees, without duplication of
milk routes.
Mayor Carlson believes that such
control and distribution of milk by the
city would result in saving of $780,
600 year to the consumers, a lower
death rate among infant children, and
with larger price to the farmer-pro
ducer than is afforded to Jamestown
served as at present by ninety milk
dealers.
Jamestown, neighbor as it is to Chau-
tauqua Lake, with the Chautauqua idea
still flourishing. with it's 100 wood and
metal furniture factories and textile
mills. is an interesting town, but Mayor
Carlson. with his municipal milk plant
idea. is acknowledged by the intelli-
gent people Of Jamestown tofbe about
the most interesting thing in the south
western corner Of the Empire State.
Carlson is an independent Repub.
lican in politics, and the city is Repub-
'ican controlled in its Common Coun-
Gil. The business men are naturally
conservative. There is large percent.
age OF men and women Of Scandina-
Wan extraction among them. It is not
soeislistie city. AT the same time tn.
idsa OF municipal ownership e4 public
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involved in it was suggestion for an
appropriation of from $4,000 to $4,000
Tor plans and specifications for the
proposed plant. The Council baked at
this. They held it to be the thin edge
OF the wedge-a step, once taken, i'm
possible to retrace-leading inevitably
to city ownership and control of the
Guys milk business. The Council re-
fused to pass the resolution, on the
grounds that the tax rate was high and
That the city was not warranted in en-
gaglng in the new enterprise.
In order to show that they were
open minded about the matter. the
Council professed a willingness to ap-
propriate $1,000 for the purpose of
making an investigation, so as to pre-
sent the matter in a comprehens ive
way to the voters of the city to pass
upon at an informal election. The
council refused to make a start on a
proposition involving prospective ex-
penditure of from $4,000 to $3.50 900.
wnen 1t has not been fully demon
strated that the milk to be distributed
will be of any better quality or at any
lower price than that now furnished
by the milk mon. On two occasions in
the last six or eight years the milk
plant question was submitted to the
taxpayers of the city at special cleo.
ton, and was turned down by them
both times.
These popular verdicts have had a
sobering-not to say saddening-effect
upon the Mayor, but his enthusiasm
for the milk plant idea has not been
quenched by any means. The people
keau an afanfinu hi.. M. -. -.
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q year, and, as he is man of slender
financial resources, he is nearly
starved out, his friends say, but he
is strong in the faith that some day
the people will elect Common Coun-
Gil radical enough to spend the money
for the milk plant. Visited by Trib-
une representative, who asked him to
talk milk" Mayor Carlson smiled
rather YEARLY.
Eyes, milk plant, guess you're
pretty near right in calling it Carl
son idea. I'm clinging to it, believing
that with careful management, such
as it would receive in a conservative
community like jamestown, it would
prove of very great benefit to the peo-
pie. This city is operating a number
of its utilities, and the people seem to
be satisfied with the results. 1 be-
lieve that we should be able to make
greater popular success with a milk
plant than with anything we have tried,
and we have water, lighting, hospital
and public market.
1.-THE annual milk bill for this town
is in the neighborhood of $500, 900.
Reduced to daily basis, this means
about 10000 quarts of milk and 1000
quarts Of cream a day. 1t costs the
people here about II or 12 cents a
quart. For long time it has seemed
to me that the handling Of the milk
supply between the farm and the con-
sumer's kitchen is highly unscientific,
involving loss which the consumer
has to Stand. There are about ninety
independent dealers furnishing milk to
Jamestown. Inevitably, these dealers
cross and criss-cross each others
routes in the handling Of the city sun
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low without means or friends, and when
Miller presented the lease dropped
everything to enter it. Just what it
cost him to take the case no one, not
even himself, will ever know, for it kept
him busy for months, to the neglect of
his paying clients, and drafts on his
private funds in excess of $4,000 do
not begin to show his real contribu-
ton.
The first move was an appeal to
Governor Whitman for commute ton
This the Governor declined, on the
ground that the record seemed clear,
that the testimony seemed most con-
vincing, and there was no reason why
he should intervene to save man who
so clearly appeared to be guilty of the
murder of two old people.
Then a motion for a new trial was
made before Justice Wheeler, in Buff
falo, Governor Whitman granting the
first of several thirty-day reprieves in
order that this might be argued. JUS
tice Wheeler denied the motion on the
ground that the evidence in support
thereof was not convincing, and Site.
low seemed nearer the chair than be.
fore.
1t was then decided that the one
hope of the man lay in. mysterious
pedler who had been seen nea1
the Phelps home shortly before the
crime. To this task Mrs. Grac,
M. Humiston, who had made record il
the South as an Investigator in peonage
cases and more recently solved the
Cruger mystery, was assigned to 20 up
state. She almost Immediately report.
ed that she was being interfered with
by Newton, the detective.
Val O'Farrell came into the case a.
| this point. He had become identified
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
CITY MILK PLANT NOW DEMANDED BY JAMEsr0WNs MAYOR

utilities is perhaps more successfully
carried forward in this Republican con-
trolled city than in any town in the
state. The city owns its waterworks
lighting system, hospital and grounds
and new market building. Mayor
Carlson is ready with figures to prove
that all of these utilities are economi-
cally and skilfully conducted, greatly
to the betterment of the citizens.
Right in this is his main argument
for going the next step. He contends
that the other things have proved them
selves. Why not let the city handle its
milk supply and distribution
William Lloyd Garrison, nearly a
century ago, started his newspaper
"The Liberator," without capital ane
without a plant of his own. He and
his side partner set all the type anc
did the printing themselves. His idea
was the abolition of human slavery. He
early put himself on record in an un.
compromising position by saying: 81
will not recede an inch and l will be
heard" 1t was a thirty-year-long fight
for Garrison.
Carlson is something like that-he
does not recede an inch, and he insists
upon being heard. For several years
he has strongly urged the establish.
ment OF a municipal milk plant. The
Common Council of the city is COM
posed largely Of Republicans. Ii re.
peatedly has turned down the PROPOSE.
ton. The action Of the aldermen was
based on the assertion, fairly well
proved, that the prices charged by the
local dealers are fair and the quality
Of the milk first class and satisfactory
to the people.
When recently the matte. ~.
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with the Osborne school of prison re-
formers through his work in breaking
down the conspiracy against the for
mer warden of Sing Sing. He was
asked to send man upstate to work
with Mrs. Humiston. Not much prog
ress was made in this way, and it was
decided that the best thing to do was
to bring Newton to New York.
To bring Newton to New York it was
necessary to invent an excuse. O'Far-
rell invented the tale of a wealthy
woman client whose fiance was being
pursued by blackmailers, Mrs. Humis-
ton posing as Miss Winterton, the
woman of wealth, and two Of O'Far-
rell's men as the alleged blackmailers.
1t was Newton's job to trail these two
and trap them, while two more O'Far-
rell men trailed him.
In short order it became apparent
from the reports of Newton and
O'Farrell's men that somebody was
lying. Newton's reports had the al
legged blackmailers at Coney Island
when they reported that they had not
moved out of their hotel and in China
town when they said they were in con-
ferences uptown. Thiso continued for
awhile, and then it was decided, in de-
tective parlance, to "rope" Newton.
"Roping," it might here be explained,
consists Of getting into the confidence
of person and allowing him to tie
himself up by talking.
How Newton
Was "Roped'
To do this dictaphone was in
stalled in Kohn's inner office and New
ton was invited to call and see Miss
Winterton's counsel.
AS told by Kohn and as part of the
record in the case the conversation
began by Kohn's asking why, with all
of the detectives in New York. Miss
Winterton had gone to Buffalo to re-
tain Newton. Newton's answer was
his record for good work.
Good work?" said Kohn. "What
did you ever do?"
This, as the record shows, was the
cue for Newton to tell a story that
beat anything Nick Carter ever wrote
he had done everything in the detec.
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Sentenced
To Death Again

The case now went to the Court
of Appeals for second time, this time
for the resentencing of Stielow. That
body fixed December II as the date.
Before this date arrived, however,
there was another development. This
time it was the discovery by O'Grady
of the pocketbook of Phelps, missing
since the night of the murder. Tho
hunt for this had been long and
through devious ways, but it finally
was located. About the same time LETT
ters written by King, then in prison.
were intercepted. These letters fitted
in with his confession to a remarkable
extent. Even the bullet was shown to
have come from some pistol other than
Stielow's.
Before action on these discoveries
could be devised Governor Whitman
took hand in the case, this TIME with
a Communication Of Stielow's sentence TO
life Imprisonment. This was done on
October %. For the first time
settled down for q rest before begin
ming the drive for his pardon that they
believed would sooner or later be
granted.
Governor Whitman followed this
months later by another move, this
time message to the Legislature ask
ing $4,000 for special investigation
into the case. The money was granted
and George H. Bond, of Syracuse,
designated to conduct the inquiry.
In the course of this inquiry King
again confessed. He confessed to MT.
Bond. he confessed to the Governor, ne
confessed to an Orleans County grand
jury, convened for the purpose OF hear
ing the evidence in the case. The jury
however, refused to- indict--local feel.
ing that Stielow must be guilty and
objections to spending any more money
on the case being understood to De
determining factors bringing about
this result. 1t had cost Orleans 4So's
600 to convict and--well, $4,000 Is
whole lot of money up that way.
And now Governor Whitman, at first
fully persuaded that Stielow must have
been guilty, has pardoned Stielow and
his brother-in-law, who, after Stieiows
conviction, pleaded gsilty of second de-
gree murder to save himself from the
chair.
King, meantime. is. in Jail on 9
minor charge. What will become o.
him eventually is something no man
can tell. Surely, so long as public
sentiment remains as 1t is in Orleans
County he will not be tried for mur.
der. and there is no other county thss
has jurisdiction.
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say so. at is not right to lie"

To gangsters, some of them men like
Orestes ShillatoniN "the paper box
kid" who before he was executed killed
guard in the death house, a man.who
apparently was sincere in chasing lie
as more serious than admitting murder,
was, to say the least, queer. And be-
cause he was queer they cultivated him
in the brief periods they were allowed
in the little death house yard. They
could not, however, make much of him.
for, except in his native German, he
would not talk much.
1t therefore fell to Hanel to become
his particular friend. The two spent
most of their exercise time talking of
Stielow's case until Hanel, convinced
that the man was telling the truth
when he protested his innocence, put
the matter up to Shillatoni, Frank
Ferera, whose sentence has since been
| commuted; Tommy Bambrick, whom
| the most desperate efforts of humani-
tarians failed to save, and William
Watson, Brooklyn murderer, who
paid the full penalty of the law.
Miller in the mean time had almost
concluded that Stielow was legally in
competent to commit crime. Hanel's
declaration was therefore of more than
usual interest.
"What makes you say that, Joe?" he
asked.
Because know it," he replied
Everybody here knows it. You know,
Mr.. Miller, you can't fool the men in
here very much. They are pretty wise
guys in some things. They know this
fellow is in wrong. And I know it.
I've talked and talked and talked with
him about his case, end I'm sure he's
innocent. He's nothing but big Dutch
boob that don't know any more than q
Kid. We've talked in German hun-
dred times and can't catch him on a
thing.
"You ought to get busy and try and
save him."
Stories Seemed
Convincing
Subsequently Shilatoni added his
plea to that of Hanel. Bambrick, Ferera
Watson and others. Singly thew were
impressive. AS whole they were con.
vlncing. And as means of saving him
Miller came to New York and looked up
Stuart M. Kohn, lawyer in the Maiden
Lane building.
kohn is not one of those lawyers
who specialize in criminal law. On the
contrary, his is mainly a commercial
practice, but he was interested in
prison work. had told Miller to call on
him if he could help some worthy fell
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-12

nations which are fighting the com
men danger with us
They are at the same time increas'
ing their own material prosperity by
their savings. and they are directly
hoping their government by lending
il The money with which it can buy
the necessary supplies and command
the necessary services to make our
fighting forces stronger and more
effective in the field; and this means
an earlier victory for American arms.
The great difficulty is to impress
this lesson OF economy upon the
American people 1t will require
widespread propaganda and constant
effort. With this in view, it was my
privilege to suggest to the congress
the raising Of $2.O00.00O000 by the
sale Of war-savings stamps and thrift
stamps, so that the American people
would have the opportunity as well
as the direct encouragement, to econ
omize and save money by putting
within their reach the opportunity OF
Lending their savings in such small
amounts even as 25 cents. 10 their
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-12
PEOPLE MUST EcoNomlzE

lrp to the present there has been
relatively small denial of pleasures
5mforts. and conveniences on the
part Of the average citizen, says Sec
retary w. G. McAdoo. He is draw
ing upon the general store Of sup
rlies in the country with almost the
same freedom as before America
came into the war This can not
continue without serious hurt to the
nation and to the world
The great financial operations Of
the government can not be carried
forward successfully unless the peo-
Die of the United States economic
III every possible direction save their
money and lend it to the govern
ment. BY saving money they give up
some of their needless pleasures
they reduce their demand upon the
general supply of food, clothing, and
other materials in the country re-
leasing thereby that much for the
use OF our own armies and the ar
mics and civilian populations Of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-12

transport soldiers and their supplies.
Spring helps our enemies, too, but
not in the same measure. The SOILS
are by now so depleted, the workers
50 few and weak in the central en-
pires that this year spring means
not so much aid as disappointment,
But to us. from the rancher with
his thousands OF acres to the wo.
man in the flat with her tiny window
boxes, spring means hope.
In some parts OF the country, gar
dens are already being worked. In
others the ground will be frozen ui.
til nearly May But everywhere, as
the approach OF the equinox turns
mems minds with, the turn OF the
sehson, hope rises, ambition stirs,
energy grows.
The strongest ally cannot do his
work alone. He needs us all-witit
all our hope, our ambition, our ener-
gy.
Attention. Shoulder spades For
ward march, On with spring thh
gardent -News-Capital.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-12
THE STRONGEST ALLY

Naming the allies in their order
of entering the war, with the object
Of stating all sixteen-or is ii seven
teen?-is becoming as much of dt
version as naming the presidents
used to be But not many OF the
players at this game remember to
add the strongest ally Of all, the one
entering the lists with US right now
in its usual quiet unobtrusive, but
powerful way.
The strongest ally OF all is the
spring.
Spring means gardens. 1t means
warmth and less demand for fuel. It
means smoother seas. over which tc
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-12
"usANER"

German university professors
whose erudition has so long enlight-
ened the world. are now engaged IN
another solemn task. They have
tackled the problem of providing an
appropriate name for this benighted
land and people.
It isn't right, they maintain that
we should arrogate to ourselves the
term "Americans; there are many
other nations in this hemisphere
equally deserving the title. The pro
fessors are unwilling to call us
North Americans" as the people OF
South America generally do. That
is unjust. they say, to the Canadians,
Mexicans and Central American peo-
pies. That these neighbors of ours
all have their own established appel
lations and don't care fig about the
matter. doesn't affect the German sa.
wants at ALL Justice must be done
TO Canada, Mexico. ct al, in spite OF
| themselves.
Professor Norrenberg, who hap
pens TO be a Prussian privy council
lor whatever that is, has had hap
Nv Teutonic idea. He takes the ia,
miliar initials of United States OF
America and makes them into q
word. "Usa," to be used for our coun-
try instead of the word America.
With that basis. the resr is easy
After the regular manner Of forming
/ German words, an American be
comes sUsaner, and for Amer
ican" as an adjective, we get the
charming words 'Usanisch"
i Professor Sapper of strasburs
doesn't quite like "Usaner,' because
il "offends his esthetic ear" H'
proposes, instead, the melodiou'
compound "yereinstatler" tunion cit
izen), former from "vereinigten stat
en- the German equivalent fol
Omitted States"
So there you are-take you
choice. Just imagine that German,
has won the war, and in very un
Prussian burst Of liberality has SUD
mitted the question to public refer
endum. Do you prefer to be calle'
"Usanere or a "Vereinstatler?
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safely ensconced in his easy-chair
with his wife at his feet putting his
slippers Philadelphia Inquirer
Russia orlaInaIIx pemoerssao.

Six hundred years ago 1t was rHe old
Russia that arose out of Rurik the
Normans conquests, and had its esp
Ital at Kiev. There were czars and
over,0rds after fashion But tAe
real government of Russia was NJ the
market place at Kiev ana of every
little town and villAge on the great
wide steppes, w<tere on the great days
of the year the people gathered to-
gether, warriors, traders, women. too,
chose their local officials. The original
heart of Russia was democratic to the
core.