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.
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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
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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
