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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-03

ed Of his every move that 1t was just
on the eve Of the successful conclusion
Of his work that he was shot. The
case was aggravated by the cowardly
manner Of the killing. Taking advan-
tage Of dimly lighted street at night,
two murderers shot him in the back.
The deed was characteristic Of the
Black Hand, that works in the dark
and strikes its victim unawares.
Black Hand Not a Myth.
Despite the long series of outrages
committed by this murder trust in
almost every large city Of the United
States, some Imaginative writer's have
protested to believe that the Black
Hand society is myth. Certainly
the innumerable demands for money
are not myths. There is nothing myth
deal about the long series Of dynamite
outrages, buildings burned and people
killed in pursuance Of Black Hand
warnings. The assassination Of Petro.
sino is not a myth. From the numer-
Ous cases OF >blackmail now. coming to
A6AJ oAO AAOm LAS Ic1Su VI IcIIUI
these bands Of criminal extortioners
have inaugurated in nearly every Ital-
ian community Of the land it is prac-
tically assured that only small per
centage Of the crimes have come to
light. In the majority of cases the
victims have paid quietly and said
nothing to the authorities. They did
not dare to. They were under threat
Of death and preferred to lose money
rather than life. Bitter experience
had shown that nothing would proba-
bly, come Of 1t even IL the police were
Informed.
To put It plainly, the Black Hand
had proved itself more efficient In
committing crime than had the al.
thorities in ferreting out and punish
ing crime. It = humiliating admis-
sion, but an adpnission that In all jus.
tice must be made. Indeed, there have
been evidences Of powerful political
Influences exerted In behalf Of the
criminals. In the famous barrel muir.
Aars N New York. which was unearth.
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certain method must be used in deal
ing with the Black Hand. Soft. dilet.
tante, doctrinaire, miss Nancy" meas
ures will not answer in this crisis. A
sewing society is perfectly legitimate
institution, but Is worthless to save q
burning house. Moral suasion is fine.
but do not waste 1t on snake. There
Is only one way to deal with the Black
Hand, and that is to stamp It out root
and branch by whatever means neces.
sary. If the authorities cannot or will
not do it, then let the people them.
selves organize and put an end to the
atrocities. Liberty Is endangered far
more by the existence of such an
abuse than by any measures, however
stern, used for its extinction.
Stop Criminal immigration.
Another thing. Now, while this
matter is fresh in2the public mind, let
the people from every corner of the
land insist that their senators and
representatives in congress give us
decent immigration restrictions. This
mas been long talked OF, but through
laxity, inertia and other causes moth
ing has come of 1t. The time for &C.
ton is now here. We have had
enough criminals shipped to the Unit.
ed States from the "boot Of Italy" and
other sections Of Europe. We owe IL
to our children, we owe 1t to our coun.
try we owe 1t to the cause Of free
government, we owe It to every con.
sideration Of humanity and decency,
to protect ourselves. Strike this iron
while 1t is hot. These thieves and
murderers can be kept out. Every
Immigrant should be compelled to
show his passport including his pc.
lice record, and this should apply to
cabin passengers as well as steerage,
for many Of these criminals come as
cabin passengers. Every ships crew
should be rigidly examined before one
OF them Is allowed to set his foot
ashore, since the Maiia and Camorrs
send their members to the United
States as members Of crews, who de.
sert hen they reach this side. sail,
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PRAcTlsEs' OF INFAMOUS BLACK
HAND SOCIETY WHICH KILLED
LIEUTENANT PETRoslNo.
GOVERNMENTS AND POLICE
OF TWO NATIONS AROUSED.
New Methods, Needed in Dealing With
Criminal Band That Strikes it. Vic
Tins ,Unawares - Black Hand Not
Myth and Drastic Action Required
= Deal With Society.
BY JAMES A. EDGERroN.

~ O<A4-1A0 <As xSOSGN xOENs
THE innumerable crimes Of the
/ Black Hand, finally eliminating
in the murder Of Lieutenant
J Joseph Petrosino Of the New
York police force, have aroused the
governments and the police of two ma
lions. 1t is to be hoped that some
thing will come Of the outrage more
than mere newspaper discussion. Past
experience has not been reassuring,
yet the latest atrocity may force dras-
tic action. If it does the sacrifice of q
brave officer will not be without some
compensatfng advantages; otherwise
1t will be total loss, and this system
Of blackmail, extortion, kidnapping, ar.
son, dynamiting and murder will 20
from bad to worse, as it has been 60
ing for many years. Owing to the
very efforts Of Petrosino 1t is claimed
that the infamous activities Of the
Black Hand have been suppressed to
some extent in New York, but this has
been true Of only q short period and
Of one city, and now that Petrosino is
out Of the way 1t will not be true for
long even in New York unless vigorous
measures are taken.
! It was secret mission for Commits.
sioper Theodore A. Bingham Of the
New York police force and for the
United States government, whose OBJ.
5ect was to prevent the deportation of
Italian criminals to America, that took
Petrosino to Palermo and to his death.
SO exactly were the assassins inform.
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Not a Dime Novel Hero.

Petrosino's methods were not in the
least those Of the dime novel detec.
tive, yet the tales told Of him sound
not unlike those Of Old Sleuth and
Sherlock Holmes One, the barrel
I mystery already mentioned, he worked
up on only vague memory Of hav-
ing seen the victim before. Finally
he remembered that it was at trial
, Of counterfeiters. Armed with q pho
tograph, he went to one Of the coun.
terfeiters serving sentence at Sing
Sing, got on the track Of the culprits
and had them all arrested. In later
case he had no clew but q dirty slip
Of paper found some distance from
| the body Of the victim. On this paper
\ was name in Italian. He found the
bearer Of the name in nearby city,
learned that he had given the paper
to friend and through this discover
ed the identity Of the murdered man
and also his murderer.
On another occasion Petrosino had
nothing but brief description of q
wagon with red running gear and a
white horse on which to base an ar
| rest for murder. 1t cost ten days time
to locate the wagon, and in that time
he had inspected fully 5000 wagons
that resembled the one he was in
search of. When he finally found the
vehicle he was looking for he follow.
ed it one morning. 1t stopped at the
Grand Central depot in New York.
The driver, who was unknown to Pc
trosino, began rolling off some bar.
rels. The detective with heavy stick
tapped every barrel and finally found
one which had an empty sound. He
! broke in the head, and inside was the
man for whom he had so persistently
searched.
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MoDJEsKA's ART.

Little Incident In Studio That Well
illustrated the Actress Acting.
Nine. Helena Modjeska, the famous
actress, never for an instant lapsed
into Modjeska. the woman. when an
audience. however small, was present
to applaud or praise. This was shown
some time ago when the celebrated
Polish tragedienne did a bit of i'm
promptu acting which won for her an
toutburst Of admiration that was GER
tainly genuine, If not widespread.
It was at an afternoon tea in the
spacious studio Of popular New
York portrait painter, man known
far and wide for his admirable por-
trayals on canvas Of the danes and
damsels Of the so called smart set
of the metropolis. Nine. Modjeska
was the guest of honor. In the center
Of the room on a low easel stood q
full length portrait Of her. Just COM
pleted. That was one of the excuses
for the fashionable gathering.
"a superb piece Of brush work." said
some c>>.ts ''..'~'.-.' CRITICAL Ior.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-03
cARg0Nlc ACID GAS SNOW.
curer Of Skin Diseases May 30 Mad
to Rebuild tho Skin.

TO Rebuild tho Skin.
Not only will carbonic acid gas snow
remove epithelioma, or skin cancer, as
was told ut recent meeting Of the
New York County Medical society.
held in New York city, but st will re-
move many kinds of tumors. birth
marks and moles and even powder
stains that are disfguring. The only
birthmark known to resist the action
of the carbonic acid gas snow. It Is
said. is the so called port wine mark.
Hundreds Of cases of skin cancer
have been treated with the carbonic
acid Snow under the general direction
Vanderbilt clinic and professor Of der
matology Of the College Of Physicians
and Surgeons, the medical school of
Columbia university. A physician at
tached to the clinic said:
In the first place. the acid snow treat
ment leaves a white soar which Is dis
figuring. but which Is tho least scar left
by any causie. We cannot say that we
have cured epithelioma. but In the cases
whore the growth has been removed 1t
treated in 1907.
Asked to explain the method Of
treatment, the physician said:
1t is simplicity itself. The carbonic acid
gas Is In an ordinary soda water tank
and is under pressure Of about 500
pounds to the square inch. It Is released
from the tank by the ordinary handle to
q stopcock. The gas rushes out under the
pressure. Il Is here the snow Is made.
A cylinder about six inches long and less
than two inches In diameter is employed
i for this purpose. The cylinder Is made
Of perforated brass and is really two half
and out with channels skin. A channels
skin flap helps to wrap 1t around the noz-
zle or faucet Of the tank when the gas Is
released. The porous character OF the
cylinder causes the snow to form In the
cylinder.
10 illustrate. the physician went tc
tank Of carbonic acid gas ready fol
use and with the cylinder made enough
carbonic acid gas snow to make 9
SNOWFALL and then said:
This snow is II degrees below zero C.
It is made into a cone and will last fol
applied to growth Is from five to thirty
seconds. It destroys the growth. freezes
1t or burns 1t. as some say. Then this 1.
brushed on, and crust forms. In time
that falls on. and there Is white sea,
left. That 10 all there 10 to the treatment
Although nothing has yet been don'
in that line by those who have beer
working under the direction Of Pro
fessor Jackson. it is known that thu
professor has told his assistants tina
thus far they have used the snow tt
destroy and that it was about time te
test its powers as rebuilding agent
In skin troubles.-New York American
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ed by the dead Petrosino, the sus.
poets were let OF scot free through
some mysterious pull from higher up
That was the real beginning of the
Black Hand, for when the blackmail.
ers felt that they could commit crime
without the fear Of punishment they
We're emboldened to extend their op
erations. There are still evidences OF
mysterious influence shielding the
Black Handlers, helping them to evade
the immigration laws Inv gaining In
gress to the United States, giving
them inside news from. police head
quarters, spiriting witnesses away
that were expected to appear against
any of their number who had fallen
into the tolls and in other ways aid.
ing their brotherhood Of blackmail.
bombs and blood.
The. murder of Petrosino should be
an object lesson to the American PEG.
pie. It teaches certain duties-duties
that most Of US have seen before, but
have not performed. The first Of
these is a more rigid immigration law
and more thorough enforcement Of
the laws already in existence. The
next is the defeat Of every political
boss that protects criminal elements
Of any description. The third and by
far the most important Of all is Wig
orous hunting down, a speedy trial
and certain conviction and punish.
ment for all lawbreakers. We may
Just as well face the truth that here
is the weak place in our American
scheme Of government. It Is a stand.
ing reproach to us that we do not
punish our criminals, and this Is true
whether they are big or little.
Drastic Action Demanded.
The issue must be drawn in the
United States between honest men and
crooks. 1t does not matter whether
the crooks are in high station or in
low, whether they are banded together
in corporations or in Black Hand soci-
cites, whether they steal millions or
hundreds. Sooner or later the honest
men Of America will be compelled to
unite for their own protection. Free
government itself is on trial. It can
and will win the battle, but to do SO 1t
must use common sense, common hon.
esty and common diligence. All that
is required is efficiency. There Is
certain sort Of crime that demands the
iron hand. The vigilantes of Califor-
mia gave an example Of the effective
way to stamp out this sort Of wrong.
doing. The same swift, vigorous and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-03
J. A. CASEY.
DETROIT, MINI.
YOUNG MEN WANTED
United States Government Gives Rail.
way Mail Clerks $500 Year to
Start, and Increases to $500.

Uncle Sam will hold an examination
for Railway Mail Clerks in the vicinity
of Marshalltown and thruout tho
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ordinary school education, can readily
pass. The government wants young
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take examinations for railway mail
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n. Y, with It's peculiar knowledge of
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any reader of the Times Republican
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coed. free Of charge, by writing Tho
Government Positions Bureau. 6o4
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posits into a guarantee fund held by
itself. Sixty days will be allowed for
the filing OF claims against q bank In
the hands OF O receiver. Then. should
the cash on hand be insufficient to meet
the claims OF depositors, the receiver
will draw on each bank for Its proper
ton OF the difference Tho guarantee
fund has been limited on the theory
that very slight tax on solvent banks
will suffice to pay depositors' claims
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-03
against the bank or banks under ~

against the bank or banks under -.
Ownership.
South Dakota has law that q sim.
iiar in respect to limitation on the IL
ability of banks. 1t has been predicted
that banks in these states will draw de-
posts from Iowa the next two years.
But tho bankers OF Iowa are not
alarmed. Most of them for the present
would rather take the chances than
put up guarantee fund
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THE NEBRASKA PLAN.
TDubuuuc Times-Journal1

Nebraska has secured a bank depos-
1t guarantee law that differs from the
Oklahoma plans In Oklahoma the state
pays the deposttors Immediately out Of
a fund 1t keeps on hand for this pur-
pose and derives from taxation OF
banks. In Nebraska each bank Is to
place certain proportion Of its de-
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statesmen WANTED.

Wanted-First- class side line sales
men to sell the greatest line of post
cards and advertising novelty in Amer
lea. Good commission. Give refer
ence Confidential. Empire Art Co,
Dept. I'LL, Chicago,
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City Property

IF YOU WANT TO BUY OR HOUSE AND LOT OR VACANT
LOT, PUT WANT AD IN THE TER ESTATE is GOING
TO 60 up IN VALUE THIS YEAR IN MARsHALLToMr AND THE
MAN WHO IS NOT AFRAID TO INVEST NOW GOING TO MAKE
SOME MONEY. LOOK AROUND SEE WHAT PART OF TOWN
YOU THINK is GOING AHEAD AND BUY PIECE OR TWO OF
PRoPERTX-YoU CAN BUY AT LOWEST FIGURE AND SELL
AT THE HIGHEST BY ADVERTISING FOR WHAT you WANT IN
THE TER WANT ADS
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IOWA FARMS FOR SALE.

My seven farms in Howard Co. Sizes
so to 240 acres each-three Of them 100
acres. All deep black loan. smooth and
desirable, well improved and near town.
Prices $50 to $40 per acre. Easy terms.
No agents Deal with owner. Send for
full particulars. III. l.. SPAUIlDTNG.
Elma, Iowa.
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$500

BUYS n splendid farm two miles north
of Detroit. Mimi. the county seat OF
Becker county. Il mile from school
on main road; good S-room house, go ID
barn. chicken house and other small
outbuildings. Farm Is all fenced and
cross fenced; 40 acres plowed ready
for spring seeding; 10 acres fine mea-
dow. balance pasture; sufficient wood
on place for owners use for many
years to come. Small cash payment
desired, balance on time to suit pur-
chaser at per cent.
If you are looking for a bargain. In
vestigate this 1t Will stand the closest
scrutiny. Address,
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Ors also smuggle over the criminals al
stowaways. The cancer has grown
to the point where 1t requires the
knife. With the immigration laws
properly amended and enforced, witt
cooperation between the police Of the
various cities and the government,
secret service in hunting down. arrest
ing and Furnishing or deporting the
Black Hand criminals and with &
thorough organization among the Law
abiding Italians themselves, the battle
can be won. But 1t should he done
now, and there should be no pause un
til it is completely exterminated. TIL,
trouble with the American people K
that they become holly indignant Over
an abuse at the time 1t is committed
and then forget it.
The vast majority Of Italians who
come to America are Woodworking
law abiding. desirable immigrants
These decent nine-tenths are the ones
most interested in stopping the impor
tation Of the degenerate one-tenth
The leeches for the most part prey OF
their own countrymen. The Italians
themselves are the sufferers. They
are the ones chiefly entitled to sym
patty and protection. Therefore the
last thing that should be permitted tc
result from this atrocity is any trace
Of race prejudice. The crusade is
against criminals, not against any ma
tionality.
Petrosino q Martyr.
Joseph Petrosino died a martyr tt
duty, and Petrosino was an Italian
Yet he was also an American, one tina
did honor to the American spirit and
to American traditions. He was borr
in Italy in 1860. emigrated to America
in boyhood. began selling papers, be
came boss Of a street cleaning gang
attracted the attention Of police in
spector and was made a member O,
the force at twenty-three. 1t was
twelve years before he was created 8
full fedged detective. As such he was
detailed to ferret out the crimes Of his
own countrymen. Soon an Italian
squad was formed, and Petrosino wa:
placed at its head. At the time Of his
death this squad had grown to score
Of men. whose especial duty was tc
cope with the Black Hand. Petrosinc
became the most conspicuous man ir
the Italian colony Of New York. He
was short and stout in buildS of quiet
demeanpr, his only conspicuous fea
ture being his piercing eye. His re-
Taxation was grand opera. Wheneve,
of duty of evenings he was certain tc
be found at one or the other Of New
York's big opera houses. he was him
self an amateur violinist Of some mer
It.
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business. Plant cost $4,000 and will
pay good dividend at that figure. What
have you to offer? Will consider good
land (prefer clear land as plant Is I'M
encumbercdD In exchange. Give legal
description, price and fullest partlcu-
lars in first letter. Address Owner, Box
253, st. Paul. MINI.
For Sale or Rent My livery and
dray business. A good paying BUSH
ness. Must sell on account of poor
health Address z-24, care T.-R.
For Sale Household goods. 2l2
South Center street.
For Rcnt--A 6-room cottage. Fred
Hopkins.
For Sale - One upright folding bed
in first class condition. 116 North First
street.
For Sale - The ,Nohann G. Laipple
estate. 600 acres or land. and a house
and lot In Ackley. Iowa. This land Is
divided into four farms. one zoo acres.
two quarter sections. and one eighty
acre farm. The first three mentioned
are well improved, and all lie within
three miles from town; are located in
Osceola and Geneva townships.
Franklin county, Iowa, for sale TIL
May I. 1909. by William II. Laipple,
executor, II. 2, Geneva. Iowa.
For embellishments stock and fix
lures. Doing good business. Good Local
ton. Other business reason for selling.
Address A-12. care T.-R
ali ,J,t,.
harness practically new: also bike bug
gy, fine condition C. l.. Duffield,
For Sale-One thoroughbred Norman
stallion coming in May, weight 1875
pounds. will make a ton horse or better.
with good style. action, good heavy
bone and fine disposition. viii take
some good draft mares in exchange l
also have some good seed corn which
took some first and sweepstakes prizes
at Marshalltown short course. Write
or come and see me. e. S. Grouse.
Liscomb. Iowa Rural 2.
For Sale-My home place. 112 North
Tenth street. siX-room house, partly
modern, with barn, well and cistern.
j. II. Prazak.
For Salc-Two full blood Shorthorn
bulls. serviceable age. County farm
j. c. Koontz.
For Sale-In Ames, 10 acres close to
college ground; well improved: easy
terms. Martin Anderson, Station IA
$50, Ames, Iowa
For SaIe-A scholarship in the In
ternatlonal Correspondence school OF
Scranton. Address "H-21" care T-R
For Sale Gibson residence. loo
North First street. Inquire OF H. NJ
Mcmahon.
For Sale - Two Cyphers 900 egg in
cubators. 1904 West Church street
| Marshalltown. Iowa.
For Sale-Hard maple and other
shade trees, all sizes. Bristow Nursery
Company. Hampton. Iowa.
| For SaIe-On easy payments, bar fix
lures, new and second hand billiard
and pool tables. billiard and bowling
supplies We lead in cheap prices The
! Brunswick Bake Colender Company
Marshalltown. Iowa.
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APRIL SPECIAL, IOWA CORN LAND

160 acres. 8 mile from town. 3H.5o.
$50 improved mile from town $3.50.
$40 mile from town. improved S51. so
100 improved. 2 mile from town,$6S. so
E. f. Secor. Buffalo Center, Iowa
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FARM FOR RENT.

3a0-acre farm for rent near Ring
sted, Iowa, 100 acres under cultivation;
fair improvements. VIII rent for one
third OF the crop delivered. and give
hay and pasture rent free. This Is a
bargain. Write us. Drake & Ballard
Investment Company. Radcliffe, Iowa