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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-28

stand together. III householders wonld
form a union and abide by its rules,
If women gave honest references to
servants recommending good ones and
refusing to give any at all TO bad
ones; II women were honest with each
other and never tried to steal SER
wants from each other; II women
would refuse to engage q servant
who had a bad reference from her
last employer; II just scale OF wages
could be set down and all would adj
here to 1t; II servants were provided
with sanitary sleeping apartments and
"a neat sitting room in which 10 re-
,ceive company; II they had reason
able and regular hours of work, and
II they got extra pay for overtime,
and II, above all. women would make
their servants live up TO certain ,rer
quirements as to neatness, politeness.
responsibility, &c. 4. in return for such
good treatment at the hands or their
employers as | described. we could
have homes again.
! But the reason women won't do
these things, the reason we have no
homes In New York, the reason our
mothers are so frivolous and our
daughters are useless, is because evr
BILE! II you suggest anything useful
or worth while--eyen to your friends
they say: "Oh, what's the Nse?p
You can't get up much enthusiasm
among certain class of women ex-
lcept as to new amusement.
The whole trouble Is In our own
minds-in our attitude toward life,
Our ideals have changed. It he rot
tenness OF politics and OF our iniqui-
tous financial system has penetrated
into every walk In life. What is
the use OF my trying to be good.i
cry they who read In every daily
paper of the dishonesty OF men ana
things we have hitherto considered
great, "when everybody else is bad?
ia only be lonesome. r .a.sl
And a great wave of depression and
lowered ideals and dlscouragemen
has swept over the country. which In
large cities, where money flows
freely. has resulte In a feverish search
for excitement and a desire to BAN
ish everything which demands
thought People seem to feel that the
situation is 80 terrible that they
don't dare to sit down and think.
But the situation demands thought
above everything else. And 1t De-
|mands optimism. There are some
honest men left. Let's find them.
There is useful work to be done in
this world. and by women, II It Ia
only TO dig up their old ideals OF
honor and honest and faith and hope.
and to hold them up before the men
and make them see that we still ex-.
pect good to come out OF all th's evil;
homes to be remade out OF all these
apartments, and useful wives and
mothers to be developed from the
butterflies OF the present day .--l,ilr
iian Bells ~ IT, ..,~.l.as AIS a.,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-28

came mixed with the Carbonari, and
the ancient Black Hand Society OF
Spain contributed to the growth dur
ing Spanish rule the sign of the black
hand, and that Is where our Amer
lean freemasonry gets its title, La
lMano Nera." In 1900, when freedom
was complete, the society was dissolv-
ed and only its customs and associa-
,tions remained, each class of society
adapting these.
The result Is that after fifty years,
when nearly all of the old style Ma
flusi are dead the Malta in Sicily Is
divided into three groups.
First-Alta Mafia, an unorganized
''freemasonry among higher class peo-
lple, based on an unwritten code OF
honor.
Second-iIhe Bassa NIaha, an organ
flzed society OF the common people
with political motive comparable
with Tammany Hall, in way. 1t is
divided into Mafa di Citta, of the
lefty, and Malta di Campaign, OF the
country, and the two are nearly al
ways at war.
Third-|The Ricotta, composed OF
Jail the ''tenderloin" classes, the dive
keepers, criminals, cabmen, outcasts,
&C., and It is admirably organized
under the leadership of men in the
Bassa and Alta Malta.
Rafaello Palizzolo. present deputy
TO the Italian Chamber, once con-
lvicted OF the murder OF the great re-
'fomer Emanuele Notarbartolo . and
afterward acquitted by Malta influ-
ence, is accredited to be the head IN
Palermo. In later article, | hope
to detail the Notarbartolo case, the
worlds most wonderful criminal story
and very important in its close rela-
tionship with many murders in
America and in its bearing on Italian
crime in the United States.
The Sicilians, trained under this
terrible murderous system, have COM
bined with the raduates of the Nea-
Ipolitan Camorra to reproduce the
Black Hand here aided by criminals
from other parts of Italy, every
italian city having its secret criminal
lsociety.
The Camorra is very different from
and much more despicable thing
than the Malta. Its name Is derived
from the Neapoltan dialect word
camuriari, which means clever
stealing" As an institution. II is per-
haps one hundred years older than
the Malta and 1t has earned .,aples
the name OF the City OF Thieves. III
organization Is complete, its discipline
lis OF the severest and Its processes
of the cleverest.
The powerful chief, Enrico Aifano
lcame to New York with court oi
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-28

anyway.
XIII time!" IS
Think OF II. Whe nthere is so little
time in which to do all the work
there Is to do!
wish that In every school and
college in the country there would
be course OF lectures on The Dig
nifty OF Work, and that never q
youth or maiden in all this broad
land could reach the age of twenty
without having been taught that
some form OF useful work was an ab-
solute necessity in order to prove their
right to live.
/ have never known anything like
nor am capable OF imagining any
thing lke-7the uselessness of some
young girls know here In New
York. have watched them carefully
and even questioned them, and II
they know how to do one single help
ful, useful thing, or II they do one
such act from morning until night,
day in and day out, do not know
what It Is. Sometimes they know how
to make fudge. and l know one who
claims to know how to make an angel
food cake, but I've never seen her
do 1t. l don't know girl In New
york who can trim hat. Nor one
who can make dress. don't know
a girl who helps her mother in any
way. nor do know any mothers who
help their daughters to be anything
but helpless butterflies.
I Where has 1t all gone-this home
life? Where is the old-fashioned
mother who used to have her daugh-
ter's confidence: who knew the young
men her daughter danced with; who
saw the books her daughter read, and
who selected the plays the daughter
could see without harm? But, thel,
where are the old-fashioned husbands
and wives whose interests and pleas
ures were identical?
Now we have women's clubs-jwjt
like the men have--where women
may swim and eat and drink cock
tails and bat around privately Just
las men do publicly, and you may take
your daughters there AFTERNOONS for
tea and to hear the gossip OF the
day. Isn't II nice to provide these
substitutes for a home to women who
have none of their own--jdst houses
with servants?
or course. know as well as you do
that 1t Is mainly the servant ques-
Ition which has driven most women
out OF housekeeping and into hotels,
and ! suffer from the evil as well as
Jail the others. but is It fair to blame
the unreliabihty and Ignorance OF
servants for the lack OF all home
life In New York; blame servants
all they need and as bitterly as the
most exigeant could desire, but
blame the employers more.
There are two crying evils and
abuses for which employers alone
are to blame. One Is that they ex-
pect too much OF servants. and the
other 10 that the employers do not
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-28

Is a freemaSonry between hundreds
of separate gangs organized wherever
ldtalians are clustered and at this mo-
ment ripe for the appearance OF
some Napoleon OF crime, under whose
some Napoleon of crime, under whose
ltallize into a definite society which
| will make a black and bloody page
| in American history.
On this page are presented photo
graphs OF seven OF the secret signals
which are common to the Malta, the
Camorra and the Black Hand. |
have tried for five years to get these
and at last have them on reliable
authority. There are two more which
| could not obtain by any means at
present within my power. have no
idea what they are or why my in
,formants should be so 10th to give
all, having given a part. Each sign
Is explained by its caption, and |
will pass them without further COM
ment, except to say Mafoso can use
them among Black Hand or Camorra
men and vice versa. In addition,
its private signs. Some of these |
have, but they do not pertain to
enough people to make 1t worth while
10 publish them.
In the fifteenth century, when
Frederick the First. OF Bourbon, was
the ruler OF Sicily, the people were
subjected TO frightful abuses. The
prince of Ponteleone did terrible acts
of tyranny in Palermo, and TO keep
the people in hand an enormous squad
OF secret police was organized. They
were called scagnozzi and sbirri and
TO call man the latter in Sicily today
is to insult him as one can in no
other way. Soon evil persons found
that by brlblng the spies to report
certain other persons falsely the other
persons would be tortured, imprisoned
or put to death.
To meet those conditions, in sell
protection, an able and good man
named Gaspari Mafia organized sec
lret society to deal with these spies
of the King. The members were
called Mafiusi. Their headquarters
were In the wilds OF Monte Pelegrino
a mountain close behind Palermo
Here hundreds of sbrri died at the
hands of the Mafiusi, being killed
without ceremony.
When brighter days came. the 60
ciety continued as the Societa Nera oil
Black society, with a new polltica
turn to It. 1t now became very
strong organization, with terrible
initiation and oaths and VOWS such
as have no equal. Only the brayes
and most able could rise in 1t, anC
even to be a member the man mus
be exceptional.
After the first revolution II be-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-28
LILLIAN BELL ASKS
Continued from Page Nine.

which had not one artistic line, the
style OF which is too large. too awk-
ward, too outrageous from every
standpoint OF good taste-this girl
must lose two hours which ought to
be spent in sleep in order to de-
ceive other women into thinking that
they could look as we'll in such hats
as she does. But to show off some
thing was her livelihood. She made
money at It.
How much time do other women
waste in following the foolish FASH
ions OF the present time, and for
which they do not get paid? In order
to be properly dressed for even a
round OF shopping how much time Is
lost? Well, in order not to exag-
gerate, allow half an hour for the
bath, two hours to do the hair when
you make your own puffs and mar
eel your own hair. an hour to man
icure the hands, half an hour to make
up the face and get the color prop
erly put on, another hour to dress
or be dressed and hooked up the back,
and there you are, with five hours
gone out OF your day just to make
yourself presentable in one costume.
III you change often you can figure
1t out for yourself. And all this II
your hairdressing and manicuring
take place In your own home. IL
you go out for these two things It
takes longer.
or course, you Will tell me that
the marcel and the manicure part
OF this toilette does not take place
every day. True. But where would
you be II you did spend FIVE or six
hours out of every twenty-four In
just dressing? know the answer that
will be hurled at me by those women
who do spend their time thus. and
that is that time only exists to kill
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-28
LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE BLACK HAND
THE MAFIA AND CAMORRA SECRET SOCIETIES

The vague dread, the growing ter
ror OF the Black Hand in America
and the long succession OF its BASTARD
ly crimes, increasing in boldness and
frequency make II imperative that
there be more information on the
subject OF Italian crime and Grimm
ais. That Is the purpose OF this ar
ticle. | have studied these eondi-
ton for a large portion OF my time
for the past Ave years, and only
within the past few weeks have
been able TO get down into some OF
the intimate secrets. matters which II
made public. boldly will help destroy
this monstrous growth, first, by CIV
ing American correctionary forces
an accurate idea OF Just what they
are dealing with and, second, by
startling the American public into
determined support OF its hitherto un-
encouraged officials.
To begin with, this condition is no
reflection on the Italians as people.
admire them greatly and would
welcome their honest millions. IL is
the diabolically criminal thousands
OF whom write. These beasts OF
prey are becoming the most danger
ous factor we have ever had in our
body polite, and the cure for their
evil works must come at once, or we
must submit to their deviltry and
allow them TO murder, rob and burn
as they please.
Their custom OF setting their diff
ferences without going to court is
ancient and has become inbred, II Is
not as bad a quantity as II seems.
prefer a man who will fight for his
rights or 10 protect his own. All
Southern Italy Is completely domin-
ated by this private code and has
been for centuries. This breeds a
light regard for the law and makes
It's officers the natural enemies OF
the governed. Arising from other
couses, the secret criminal gangs
have thriven under these conditions
aud their peculiar features are one
half due TO a certain Unborn dramatic
sense. The secrecy. the cleyerness
the startling acts and the enhance.
ment OF romance and daring are all
TO satisfy the dramatic vanity OF the
criminals.
The criminal conditions that affect
America must be grossly divided into
these: The Camorra OF Naples and
the Malta OF Sicily. and then theil
oyergrown child, the Black Hand In
America. The camorra is wonder
fully organized poiltico-criminal so
ciety dominating large area ol
Central Italy; the Mafa Is free
masonry. loosely organized except In
its lower strata. which rivals the
Cafnorra. and It dominates Sicily and
influences all Italy; the Black Hanc
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-28

fifteen men TO organize the Camorra
affiliations of the Black Hand into
a compact society, but he was caught
by chance In raid, was such an in
significant little man that he was
held merely on the charge of carrying
concealed weapons, and II was only
when his real standing was discovered
that he was turned over to the ltal-
ian Government. He who had parad-
ed the streets of Naples In the stage
robes of the murdered Cucuolos Just
TO show he had the city by the
throat. went hack cringing like a
cur going TO the whip.
| The life OF the Camorra Is all graft
and robbery, and It only enters into
molestation. II has robbed Naples
TIL the city became actually bankrup.
some time since. The only way to
wipe II out would be to shoot one
third OF the population and put the
remainder under martial law for Ave
years.
III a manufacturer or dock owner
does not contribute to the society his
employees are forced to strike; then
he must pay the Camorra to settle
It. II a factory shuts down the
Camorra will compel 1t to run at a
loss in order to give the men work.
If there is family starving the
Camorra will compel score OF
wealthy men to contribute valuable
valuable goods or money until the
family Is made wealthy In days
time. Every workman in Naples
pays his plzzo to the Camorra. In
many streets In Naples a plainly
! dressed man win appear at certain
hours OF the day, standing humbly
with his hat In hand. and the driver
of every carriage that passes will
stop and drop stated small sum into
the hat. on peril OF his life. II the
stores, hotels, theatres. &c, do not
contribute the Camorristis go around,
start rows, cause police raids and
ruin business. They call this pro-
,cess OF collection "making noise"
For seven years King Victor Eman-
,uel has tried to break up the Camor-
Ira. 1t is stronger than when he be-
gan. There is one little street. the
Vicolo del Pallonetto. that is like a
stairway OF stone steps. Police rec
,ords show that for every step 1t has
yielded a murdered corpse. actu-
ally stand aghast when watch con-
,ditions growing worse and worse here
in New York and see how very little
Is being done in an intelligent way
to put stop to them.
Commissioner Bingham Is on the
right track now and is pursuing the
proper policy, but he must have great
moral and financial support and the
co-operation OF the police OF other
Icities and all the police powers OF the
Federal Government. New laws
must be passed, II must be made
possible to deport all allen criminals
no matter how long they have been
here; prisoners and witnesses must
Ibe held without private communica-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-28

tion with accomplices; the possession
OF dynamite by unauthorized persona
must be prevented and the sale OF
arms as well as the carrying OF
them prohibited. with these added
powers ano a well trained and great
ly enlarged secret-service squad one
year OF hard work would show a
wonderful cleaning up. II this is not
done need only point TO Naples and
Palermo to indicate what ! fear we
may come o.-Broughton Branden-
burg.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-28

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggist refund money IL
it fails to cure. e. w. GROVES
signature is on each box. 25c.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-28

Potted plants and cut flowers in
great variety and unexcelled excel
lence at +. T.. Blake's, 12G West
Center street. 3-27-2t
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-09

$4,000. included in this collection. There
is an old porcelain chandelier of In
credible intricacy and minuteness of
design, with thousands of small flow
ers, each leaf made and applied sepa-
rately by hand with endless patience.
Beautifully Carved worries
/ notice also a number of charming
carved worries. Among these is drink
ing f1agon made from an elephant tusk
of very great size. The diameter Of the
ivory tusk is nine inches. The usual
size of the genuine elephant ivory is
not over half of this size. This flagon
is covered with exquisitely carved
figures of classical significance. The
cover is decorated with a group evil
IDENTIFY inspired by the rape of the
Sabine women, that enterprising de-
vice by which Romulus and Remus fur
nished wives for the bachelor brigands
who founded Rome.
Yesterday finished the two weeks
originally set for the closing of the
exhibition. Owing to the newly aroused
interest manifested by those few for
tunate enough to have learned of the
fact 1t has been decided by the man
agement to continue it for three or four
days longer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-09
WEST POINT OFFERS
BER7HS TO YOUTHS
SENATOR FLINT NAMES LOS AN
eELEs EXAMINERS
Generals Chaffee and Wankowski and
Banker Washburn Will Pick
EIigibles for Military
Academy

United States Senator Frank P. Flint
VIII have the appointment of a candi-
date for the West Point Military acad-
envy in March. 1908. and for that pur-
pose the senator has appointed board
consisting of Gen. Adna r. Chaffee,
Robert Wankowslki and w. ]. Wash
burn to hold a competitive examina-
ton. This will be held in the rooms of
the Los Angeles Trust company on
Monday, February "a. beginning at 9
o'clock a. m. and continuing until COM
pleted.
Examinations will be held for one
candidate and two alternates. The can
didates must be we'll yersed in algebra.
including quadratic equations and pro-
gressions. descriptive and physical ge-
egraphy, general and United States
history and such other subjects as the
board may determine.
Candidates must not be under II and
not over 20 years of age, or less than
5 feet inches In height at the age of
II or feet 5 inches in height at the
age OF is aud upward, and not de-
formed or sf1icted with any disease or
inflrmitv which would render them
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-09
TEACHER DENIES THAT
SHE HAS RESIGNED
Miss KiIIlfer Of the Union Avenue
School Says She VIII Be in
Class Room Tomorrow
Morning

According to stories told by students
of the Union avenue school yesterday,
Miss Mary B. Killifer, teacher of the
eighth grade of the Union avenue
school, resigned from her position
rather hastily last Friday afternoon, as
the result of long continued misun-
Outstanding or rather series of mis-
understandings with the principal,
Prof. Joseph w. Hamer.
For some time Miss Killifer and Mr..
Hamer have been at swords points, ac-
cording to stories told. The teacher
would propose certain trivial things to
be carried out, which were contradict
ed by the principal, and he in turn
would be opposed by Miss Killifer.
Thus the gentle hostilities grew, until
Friday a little thing arose over which
they had a dispute, and the teacher told
the principal she would resign, and put
ting on her coat, left the school.
The pupils were told a substitute
teacher would be appointed for Mon
day, and thus the eighth grade would
still have a. teacher.
When asked concerning the matter
last evening Miss Killifer said there
must be some Misunderstanding, that
she had not resigned and that there
was nothing to the story whatever.