Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-07-20

board never showed any inclination to
grant these requests. Now, however,
there Is so strong a sentiment in ia.
o Of the pushcart peddlers that the
Board of Aldermen Is seriously con-
sidering a plan for setting aside con.
venient market places for the use of
the pushcart %peddlers and for remov.
ing at least some Of the restrictions
heretofore In force.
The vacation schools In this city
have been opened with an enrolment
of 26,637 pupils, an increase over last
summer of fully rs per cent. These
vacation schools, which include one
high school in Manhattan and one in
brooklyn, are of great value and are
becoming more popular every year.
The subject of instruction in the va
cation schols are OF a practical ma.
ture and include Venetian iron work,
bench work, chair Gaming, cooking,
and housekeeping, knitting and Gro
Chef work, nursing, advanced sewing
and dressmaking, elementary sewing,
millinery, embroidering, kindergarten
and advanced kindergarten work.
How thoroughly the members OF
the Black Hand terrorize the Italians
in this part of the country is clearly
shown by a case which came to the
notice of the authorities the other
day. An Italian living in Plaintield,
N. j., some time ago received a letter
from the Black Hand. threatening him
with death should he fail to pay a
ransom of 5000. Upon the advice OF
his friends the recipient of the letter
informed the police. A decoy letter
was posted and the man who called
for the letter was promptly arrested.
When the prisoner vas confronted
with the informant, the latter identi.
fled him, but after the prisoner had
made a secret sign to the informant,
the latter Immediately made a com
plete change of front. He stated most
emphatically that the prisoner was
his friend and he did not believe him
to be guilty of evil intentions. AS
there vas no other evidence against
the prisoner the police authorities
were forced to let him 60.
The other day Houdini, the man OF
taken away the mystery, WAC laughs
at prison-cells, barred doors and man
acles, gave a sensational exhibition
of his powers. Doubly handcuffed
and with irons on his feet, he allow
ed himself to be placed in a wooden
box, the owe of which was securely
not1nI I0un VN1,on tho hnv n,rt,;>
ing the shackled wizard was thrown
into the water OF the harbor from a
tugboat. Scarcely had minute elapsed
til Houdini appeared upon the surface
of the water, putting, but showing no
ill effects from his submersion. Of
course, he had managed to rid him,
self in some way of the shackles
which held his arm and legs.
George Wilson, a bold and danger
GUS burglar with a long criminal rec
ord who vas imprisoned in the Tombs
awaiting his trial on a charge of burg.
larry, also gave an exhibition the 9th
er day which, In some respects, was
ever more sensational than that by
Houdini. ~Singlehanded and without
the help of any confederate on the
outside Wilson succeeded in escaping
from the Tombs, after he had knock
ed down n of the guards and taken
away the mans revolver. The prison
authorities, believing that Wilson was
still hiding somewhere within the
prison walls, made a fruitless search
and wasted several hours before they
notified the police. While the Jail
keepers were searching for him, Wit
son, who had scaled the prison wall
and gained the street, made the best
of his opportunity. 1t is believed that
the daring fellow has by this time put
many a mile between himself and the
Tombs.