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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1923)
Black Hander ! "Squeals” on Murder Ring —-— Turns Slate's Evidence in West Virginia Case—Re lates Threats to Kill Children. PMitor's Note—The Black Hand or ganisation, which ruled by blood and terror in West Virginia, whs brought to j th< )mr of justice by one of 1»s own number, who turned state's evidence. In j an article on this band's law - breaking | rsracr the International News Service to-, day reveals the nature of evidence ©b t:iinf '1 against the Camorrlats by federal, Male and local officials. By International Nmv* Wr\kf. ( larksburg, W. Va., April 2ti.—An infamous trail of violence and murder was sprayed arross ttiiTe stales by the terrorist forces of the Black Hand organization, formed in West Virginia but with national ramifications, ac cording to I bo "inside story” which (lie International News Service can ie\eal today. Sensational evidence of the bands depredations, which ranged from blackmail to daylight murder, was given authorities here by Rocco Kiorello, former secretary of the or ganization, who turned state s e\ 1 denee. It was on Kiorello's testimony ihat the state chiefly depended in ob taining first degree murder convic tions against three members of the band, and lie will be used in bringing ffvon other alleged members to Just ice. Confession Fully Veriefled. The remarkable confession of Kiorello, however, was checked up by an army of state and federal agents before the murder trials were start ed. In every respect the state was able to corroborate the testimony of its star witness. Kiorello not only linked the murder band to seven killings in this county, i but cave authorities evidence which 1 showed the Black Handers were in volved in the slaying df a dozen other persons in Pennsylvania and Mary land. Tie also revealed a death list of eight prominent citizens of tills i ounty. Including a minister of the gospei, who were marked /or slaugh ter by the band. The men “named for death” were Rev. T. K. Gainer. I nited Brethren pastor; Frank Ca valle, merchant; Antonio Audia, nipr *i bant. John Folip, store clerk; Joe c vista, merchant: James Burgess, for mer constable; Rocco Zannlno, mer chant; Angelo Grantano, merchant, and L. D. Snider, chief of police of Faimont. Evidence nf revolting murders was also given by Kibrello. He told In par licular of a man murdered for $35 in -ash. His statement snid in part: One day they tell me they kill a man near Grafton. They took me past a ooal mine and they told me: ‘Here '•* where that fellow was killed.’ 3Ve took *35 from him and his watch and then we burled him in the coal mine, but first we put carbide and water on the body and lit and burned it inside the mine.’ First they said they shot him and then they burned him.” j . Threaten to Clip Child’s Ears. On another occasion the hand threatened to kidnap a child and cut j "fT its ears in order to obtain black- j mail from the father. This plot eras leveled at Angelo Gvantane, one of the men namc<l for death. The state’s informant confessed under oath that tlie band had decided to go to Gran t a no's stoic and "shoot him down, but first to take one of his children." "Then we will tell.Grantano that if lie don't send a certain amount of money <15,0001 wo are going to kill his child, hut first we are going to send lmn his child's ears and then we are going to kill him if he don’t send the money." were the instructions given i he C'amorrists by their Black Hand leader, the Informant staled. The Black Handers subsequently > dynamited Gruntano'a store, practical I- wrecking the structure and en dangenng the lives of his wife and childtan. who were -V-opIng on the second floor of the laiilding. They probably will never !» brought to i rial on this charge, as most of them face conviction on muAlcr charges with the death penalty as punish ruent. The authorities also learned details | of the death plot against Police Chief } Snider of Fairmont. A gallon of nitroglycerine was stolen by the Flack Handers from a mine to be used In making a bomb which it was planned should bo thrown »4 the po lice officer s home. Before the bomb was made, however, the police net 'Syjtthercd up most of the plotters. Fargo Jutigc Coming Here Will Try “Queen Louise" Federal Judge Andrew Miller of Fargo, N. D., will arrive in Omaha Monday to try liquor, dope and other oases while Judge Woodrough is occu Toed with the Colonial Timber and Coal corporation case. A; fant L'. S. Attorney Keyser says there Is enough of this work accumulated to occupy the judge for a month at least. Among the cases for trial are those ■ J Ianilee Vinelquerra. who boasted she made $45,000 bootlegging in 18 months; Tony Mangano, in whose home federal agents say they found (1.500 worth of dope concealed behind la 1,ricks of a chimney, and Charles Ye : « fact 4 inches tall, and well known In feder.-<Qtourt circles, Road Conditions Lincoln high” »y, '•mt- Ronds fslr to good to Missouri Yalley with ths exception nf a rough *trci*n Jm-t east of t'ouncil Mluffn and bet wrn I<o Hand and Mian noij.-i Valley, itnuffh to Denison, fair to good in Marshalltown Lincoln high v .y. w<-t : Detour w est of \'alley has hern dragged and Is In fair nhapr. Reported t Mining from Schuyler west to (irind I h land and roads very muddy. O. L D : Hoads Ju*t fair to Ashland from Ashland the roads have been dragged ■ and are good to Lincoln. r Meridian highway Honda fair south of Columbus. muddy north. < ornhuekrr highway: Roads fair to good, Mla.-k Hills trail: Ronds fair, rough In at retches. Highland cutoff: Roads fair. Washington highway; Roads fslr to Ta kamnh. Reported raining at Oakland and roads muddy. Omaha Tulsa highway: Roads fair. ^ Omaha Topeka highway Roads still In shape. King of Trails north: Roads fair to • ►.,*jr| Vallf' Still in rathar poor shape ' * r 11| | •« Salt*. Kmg of Trallf. south. Roads fair to good ! " I allf • 'It y R "*r n River Road; Roads fair to good, "• h|te Way **7" Highway; Honda fair 1 * * A fthortllne ftoada fair. I’euri*ry P. Hoads fair to good. V. Mather reported cloudy at all atatlons Reserve List Started for Mail Plane Pilots R. L. Wagner First “Extra Pi lot’” to Go on Duty at Omaha Station. i Filoting the ait- mail is becoming as commonplace as rupnlng a locomotive. A ‘‘reserve list” has just been start ed at the local landing field. It is like the “extra board” on the rail road. R. 1j. Wagner is the first ‘‘extra” pilot. He was put on duty Monday. He is an Omaha boy and lives with bis grandmother, Mrs. Alice Wagner, 5705 North Twenty-seventh street. He was born in Falrbury, Neb. During the war he was commission ed in the air service at Ellington field. Since the war lie has been do ing exhibition flying, chiefly for C. E. Tuttle at Red Oak, la., and often has flown in and out of Omaha. Preparing for his work as a mail pilot, he took a course in radio at ■ Chanute field, ill. . He will take his first mail plane out * of Omaha whenever one of the regu lar pilots is indisposed. He Is at the field every day. Feature Transactions of Livestock Exchange A load of choice bogs averaging 219 | pounds was brought to the stock yards by C. A. Giles of Pleasanton ! and sold for the extreme top price of $7.70 a hundred. "The high price of corn is forcing hogs and cattle in my section to mar- ■ ket,” said J. £. Johnson, who came In from Hordville with a load of cat tle averaging 1,120 pounds for which j he received $8.80 a hundred. Mr. I Johnson said corn was being sold for 85 cents a bushel. Barlow Whitney of Fullerton was on the market with one of the heuvi- ' est droves of steers brought here for some time. Eighteen head av< raged 1,805 pounds and sold for *9.40 a hundred. According to Mr. Whitney there are not many heavy steers left around Fullerton. "Tho loss of spring pigs has been very heavy this year around Clear water,” said F. H. Brockmolter, who marketed a load of cattle averaging 1,270 pounds for which he received ,$9.15 a hundred. David Millep of Enola whs on the I market with two loads of tattle in | w hich were 27 head of nicely finished Hereford steers averaging 1,397 I pounds that sold for S9.40 a hundred. There were also 11 lighter steel's aver aging 1,229 pounds for which he re ceived an even ?9 a hundred. Mr. j Miller said farm work around Enola I was progressing fairly well. A load of 17 head of well finished ; Hereford steers averaging 1,458 j pounds and selling for 39 50 a hun 1 dred was brought to market by J. D. \ Kerr of Aurora. He also brought in i 14 head of lighter steers that aver aged 1,1 30 pounds for which he re jeeived 79 a hundred. He said cattle i fed around Aurora were lieing rapidly shipped to market on account of the high cost of ford. ———————————— ' New Raw Sugar High Mark. New York, April 26.—Haw sugar arc-ended to another new high rec ord today. 6 3-4 cents, cost and freight, eiiual to 8.54c, duty paid on a sale of 10,000 bags of Cuban to a New Or leans refiner. Youthful Lumberjack May Lay Aside His Ax to Take Up Farm Life John Smith, the lumberjack from Itanciey, .Me., who walked into the office of the free employ ment, bureau at Hie city hall Wednesday to cot a job demolish inc .Nebraska'* forests, may lay aside hi* woodsman's a* In favor of a plow. Ben Short, in charge of the em ployment bureau, told.him yester day that Nebraska has few for ests anyway, and those that are left are being conserved, lie ad vised him to get a job on a farm. Smith finally agrred. \ IJfort is lieitiR made to place * him. ADVERTISEMENT. HER SKIN IS in QOF POSLAM Bess: "You KNOW I can’t go to Ihff danre tomorrow. !?ust look at these pimples. I'm a sight!" Maud: "Nonsense, dear! All you have to do Is to put a dab of Poslam oil each pimple tonight and again tomorrow morning. They will be gone before Bob calls for you.” Bess: “Where can I get Poslam?' Maud: “Why, every drugstore has It! But I always keep a box In my toilet case. You can use that this time. I use Poslam Soap, too. That has the Poslam medication and really keeps my complexion splen didly healthy." Poslam stops itching and heals c-zems. ton. Bor trial sample, send W to POSLA3I, 213 W. 17th St-, New 1 ork. Wouldn’t You Rather Get a FIT It doesn't matter how good the suit of clothes, if it doesn’t FIT you’ll never get any real SATISFACTION out of it. You’ll always feel conscious of looking the part of a "Misfit.” After you have selected your new suit from us we have our tailor look you over to see if any little adjustment might be made to give you the custom-tailored appearance. Most men Appreciate this BETTER SERVICE. It costs nothing, but adds a lot to your satisfaction. WILCOX CLOTHES SHOP 17th and Harney'Street* She Ihoutyit shewas economical, but She was a thrifty housekeeper— careful of the pennies—eager to cut down expenses. Yet, she had never considered the saving it was possible to make on good coffee. One afternoon she was shopping. “You know,” the grocer said to her, “We sell M-J*B Coffee to our very best customers. “They are keen judges of value. They know it requires fewer of the golden grains of M-J-B Coffee to make each delicious cup. “When they buy M*J*B Coffee they save.” This is also true of Tree Tea. * Groneweg & Schoentgen Co. Wholesale Distributor* Telephone Jackson 1301 wm Burgess-Nash Company June 10 "EVERYBODYS STORE’* Barber Shop Bring the kiddies to Bar ber Bill’s barber shop, where they may ride the horses while their hair is being dipped. Hair Bobbing, 35c Bobbing with Curl, 50c Mezzanine Floor Economy Sale of APPAREL for Children French Broche Dresses $2.85 Only 50 of them in sizes 8 to 14. Fashioned of French broche, a novelty woven fabric, and trimmed with hand em broidery or with fine French organdy. Styled with round or square neck, wide sashed and short sleeves, with or without turn-back cuffs. Rose, blue, green, apricot and pink. Dresses that regularly sell up to $10.00. Third Hear Girls’ Coats and Capes $14.35 This sale includes the very finest coats that are to be had for junior girls. The styles are pleasing and at the same time practical. Camel’s hair, tweeds and polo cloth, half or fully lined. Trimmed with stitching, leather buttons, tassels or em broidery. Sizes 6 to 16 Third Floor Pretty Little Hats Every child’s hat in our millinery shop, including 1 / ; Little Miss Gage and Madge Evans, are offered at this reduction. Choose any hat and pay one- / half the marked price.\. Price Third Floor I IlCC Athletic Union Suits For Boys and Girls 79c New Summer Sox For Little Folks 35c to $1.10 Made of good quality cross barred muslin with garter at tachments. The boys’ gar ments have an open knee; those for girls arc finished with bloomer knee. Main Floor Our assortment of kiddies' sox is now complete. It com prises plain and fancy silk sox. fiber silk and lisle in ali the colors needed to match little frocks and rompers. Mom Floor Interesting Values for Tiny Tots Bassinet Rubber i'heet.-, 1 P size 18x27. vlslw Ruby Linen ^ < 1 P Towel*. Turkish Towels, 50c Turkish Wash Cloths, 19c Flannel Petticoats, $1.75 Kniiiroidered Flannel Petticoat* with muslin waists, ... $2.75 Pink or Hluc Ronnet ^ t Rows, iiair . *P 1 »ww White Wash Bonnets, 75c Crepe dc Chine d» •! or Bonnets. vl *Ow Infants' Ruben /JP Shirts ... .OOC Cotton Bands, 25c Kmbroidered Cash- d» 1 Qr mere Jackets.1 Nainsook; Gowns 7Q/-» to 2 years. i %/C White Crepe Gowns 7Qr» to 2 years. I %/C Silk Sox, pink or blue or white..wVV Taper Sanitary Diapers, OF . ten in a package. “JL Thud Floor I CLOTHES for the BOYS ( Boys’ Two-Pants Suits $10.00 Sturdy suits, made with reinforced seams and double seat. Single breasted models with belt all around; made of gray, blue, brown, tan and dark mixtures in tweeds, cassimeres and other serviceable fabrics. An exceptional CIA suit at the popular price of.tplU Other Suits Up to $27.50 Small Boys’ Wash Suits Kaynee wash suits in Oliver Twist and middy styles in all the wanted colors and fab rics. These suits will withstand all the hard wear a regular boy will give it. Third Flaw --- lor ^ FRIDAY EXTRA SPECIALS Misses’ Pumps $4.50 Patent one-'tiap pumps with turn and welt soles. Sizes 111 j to 2. Gingham Dresses One-piece waistline styles it. sizes 2 to 6. Bias strip- of contrasting color, round collars and hand embroidery trim them. Regularly priced J1.26. 1 Our very special price for Economy CQ Friday only . 0*7C Third Floor Children’s School Hose Because the sizes are somewhat broken we are offer ing these hose, formerly priced up to 65c, at this - very low price. Black, brown and n'(j white. Pair.muC Mail Floor Boys’ Blouses Madas and percale* in striped and checked patterns. These blouses are the Kaynee and K. S, brand, guar anteed fast color. Regularly priced QQ I Sim 4 . O*/ C Third Floor Girls’ Sweaters Slii*on styles for girl* who wear sizes 6 to 14. There are plain and fancy weaves in solid colors or in com binations. all made with narrow belts. Regularly $3.95; priced for Economy *o or Friday only, at . . .03 rt.ii* )i». Sale of Baby Carriages $29.50 Genuine teed or manufactured reed products with ruhber-tired wooden or wire wheels in ivory, midnight blue, grey or brown. Buy on Our Household Club Plan of Extended Payments and Pay as You Use It 1 «... « h rUar I I Baby Booties White bootees trimmed in dainty shade* of pink and blue and made with crocheted drawstring. QQ The regular price is .MV: special Friday. OJ/C ThitJ KWr Novelty Dutch Doll 98c “Johanna’s Kida" Stuffed stocking doll dressed in Holland cos tume. t doll that will delight ary tiny little tot. Bargain RuMWtni