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New-York tribune., 1921-04-03
ot Italian Quarter Are Affairs Of Mystery

can from eating, and he regards
water as liquid to be used only for
eieanslng purposes The "boss men"
OF his underworld do not regard the
prohibition law as a joke, however.
Ihey regard it as godsend.
Never before since the strings Of
reo peppers and garlic first blos-
so'ned on the East Side has there
ceen such profit to be taken. The
most luxurious and expensive OF
motor cars are parked nowadays IN
front of the dingy looking tene-
ments OF Mott Street, Mulberry and
Elizabeth and in the early 1905
OF the East Side of Harlem.
Where the field is rich the struo.
gle is keenest, and never before s;nce
those same strings of red peppers
ana garlic first blossomed on the
East Side has there been such an
epidemic Of killings, Rapacitv and
suspicion are abroad in Little Italv's
underworld. The illicit traffic in
liquor is still SO new that probably
no master has aris-Y powerf,,7
enough to assume complete control
Of it IN any district.
1here is constant striving among
the boss men," constant jealousy
constant suspicion and constant
murder.
Alberto Alteria, who was said to
be one Of the most promising asp;r-
ants to the bootleg throne Of Little
Italy, left his wife and babv at their
home in East Thirty-second Street
February 10, saying that he had an
appointment near Police Headouar-
ters. 1t is only a block or 80 from
headquarters to the section Of the
city known as the whisky curb
market.
1t is reported that Alteria actually
went to Headquarters and had a
quarrelsome interview with 4 detec-
tive there. At any rate he was
within 100 feet Of the building
when he was shot down at noon.
receiving a wound from which he
died later in Gouverneur Hospital.
Steamship passage to Italy and
bankbooks showing deposits of
almost 100000 we're found in his
pockets.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03

would find some one still better, she
preferred to wait.
Napoleon's Courtship
"Certainly she provoked most Of
the SANDER which surrounded her
name, but there is nothing to show
that her conduct was anything more
than extravagant and imprudent."
Louis Napoleon was proclaimed
President Of the French Republic
on December 20, 1848. Four years
later he was elected President for
another ten years. and on Decem-
ber 2 OF the same year became En-
peror after 100000 Frenchmen
recorded their wish for the restora-
ton Of the dynasty.
Securely established as Emperor,
Napoleon began his serious court
ship of Eugene. With Eugene his
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03
6entences Of Death Are Imposed and
Carried Out, With the Author
y ities Generally Helpless
man whose names are

Lr<HREE man whose names are
known 20 the police are walk
J. ing the streets Of this city
,dsr sentence of death imposed by
|, Italian organization of neither
Eaw York. Five others upon whom
[.,.snce was passed at the same
r,s have been shot, and four of
|,.u are dead. In police phrase
[nev, it is vendetta.
Loosely. the word is used to de-
Tribe killing, the victim OF which
k.s bsen marked for death by a
[.,rpt organization, not III passion
T. with the idea Of robbery, but
[;rnlv because he is in the way.
E,;s loose use Of the word may be
L,,used on the ground that among
- e]annish Italians such a murder,
|pore often than not, is the genesis
Lev vendetta.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03
UGENIE DE MONTIJO, last
r. Empress of the French, died

IL on July II, 1920, in her
ninety-ffth year. For half
a century she had lived in approxi-
mate exile on British shores, mourn
ing the loss of her husband, Napoleon
III, and her son, the Prince Imperial,
killed in 1879 while serving with
English troops in the Zululand.
There was too much tragedy to
her life to encourage many biog-
raphers to tell the whole truth about
her association with the Second En-
pire. It would have been unjust
persecution.
With her death, halo still hung
about the affairs of Eugene. Mem
oirs and anecdotes, long held in
waiting, were released for publica-
ton, but they approached the truth
warily. The pathetic figure Of the
little old lady was still too fresh a
memory. Legend and romance con-
tinued to serve, picturing the forlorn
widow in her unhappiness and for
getting the Empress who brought
her country so near to ruin.
Eventually the true story Of the
Empress Eugene had to come, and
it seems entirely appropriate that it
should come from a Frenchman, the
Count de scissors. The count calls
his book just that, The True Story
of the Empress Eugene John Lane
Company.
There ;s 10 hazy mist of sentiment
before the counts eyes as he gazes
back at the Second Empire, nor are
his findings overshadowed by any
tragic spectacle of the Empress ir
her dotage. He plunges into the
facts of the case with an enthusiasm
that cannot be mistaken Or over.
looked. He enjoys his task, frankly
and in the open.
Was an Andalusian
Officially, Eugene de Montilo was
the daughter Of the Count de Mon
tito, a grandee Of Spain, and Maria
'Manuela Kirkpatrick Of Closeburn
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03
Bootleggiing, With Its Enormous
Profits, Has Led to New Am
bitions Among Gang Leaders

on the mystery; it was that Of Di
Marcos brother, Salvatore. instead
of solving the riddle it complicated
it. The murder Of Salvatore mere
ly proved that the enemies Of the
~ Marcos were crafty and ruthless.
After weeks Of persuasion Sal
vatore Di Marco had agreed to help
the law take vengeance on his
brothers murderers. For weeks he
had refused steadfastly to admit
that he had any knowledge which
would help the authorities. On Oc-
tober IL, 1915, however, he prom
ised Detective Frederick Franklin
that he would meet him the follow
ing day in coffee house in Harlem
and tell him what he knew.
He did not keep the appointment.
Early in the morning of October 13
the body Of Salvatore was found in
| vacant lot in Astoria. His head
had been crushed with an axe, and q
keen knife or razor had almost sew
cred his head from his body Louis
Di Marco, another brother, who
never had offered to play the part
Of informer, was killed when he vis-
tied an Italian section in Brooklyn,
presumably on an errand Of ven-
geance
All hope Of solving the mystery
Of the ten hats in the James Street
tenement vanished. The Di Marco
family Of fighting age was extinct.
Ralph the Barber
And then, in Il manner that was
astounding to those familiar with
the taciturnity Of the denizens of
the Italian underworld, it was
solved, end with it more than a
score Of other murders. A hireling
murderer, a man who killed for a
! living and made SIS week at it, be.
trayed the pompous tyrants who hao
overawed the Little Italics of two
boroughs with their killers.
He was Ralph Daniello, known
also and more widely as Ralph the
Barber" and he betrayed the master
murderers, the padrones, or boss
men, because they hadn't kept thei,
promise to send his wife and chill
dren back to Italy while he eloped
to Nevada with a younger woman
That was in November, 1917
To Ralph the Barber the failure
to keep this promise was Of sinister
significance. He had held his jot
long enough to know what happened
to the workman who was out o1
favor. A milkman generally foune
him in an alley or hallway in the
dawn, with his throat cut, with g
bullet hole in his forehead or with
the grewsome wound which a sawed
off shotgun makes in his chest.
SO when Ralph the Barber was
arrested in Reno on complaint Of
the mother Of the girl with whom
he had eloped he decided that there
never would be a better-if there
even were to be another-chance tc
tell the secrets of the padrones. He
was securely locked up; iron bars
and steel doors guarded him from,
the $20-a-week killers; he never had
felt so safe in his life before; he
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03

to the haste with which their occu-
pants had departed from the dingy
tenement room. A dollar bill lay
under a square of gray cloth on the
long table at which the dead men
sat. No one in the neighborhood
would admit seeing any person enter
the room or leave it.
Not Gambling Fight
The dollar bill made it look like a
fight between gamblers. But neither
Of the dead men had drawn a
weapon. Nor was there any evi-
dence of struggle. They sat as
they had sat in life, save that Di
Marcos head had fallen forward on
the table and mine Fingered
Charley" was braced stitf1y against
the back Of his chair, as if impelled
by the impact Of the ten bullets.
Neither had so much as pushed his
chair back from the table.
Gamblers fights do not leave the
victims so composed. Words pre-
cede shots and the doomed man has
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03
Slayers Went Free

Seventeen indictments for murder
were found in this county as result
of the testimony of Ralph the Bar
Der, and several men were brought
to trial. Conviction of the defend
ants was impossible in many cases,
however, because of the fact that
the principal witness was an ac-
complice of the defendant and the
obstinate silence of all having inno-
cent knowledge of the crime made
it impossible TO corroborate his
testimony.
Because of this difficulty and be-
cause Of the fact that severa, of
those named by Ralph the Barber
fed the country, his whole hideous
story never has been made public
and perhaps never will. 1t has been
filed away and the mere knowledge
that it was in the possession Of the
authorities is believed 20 have done
much to break the power Of the
blackmail monarchs cf Lntsc i.---.
But with prohibition came boot
Logging, bringing possibilities far
beyond the most avarlcious dreams
of the ten padrones who ruled two
boroughs. If the ten thrones are
still vacant there is every reason
to suspect, from the frequency Of
vendetta murders in Harlem,
downtown and in Brooklyn, that
there is no lack of aspirants for
them.
In all police history there has been
but one Ralph the Barber. The solu-
tion Of these new killings demand
another
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03
~ MARCO and "Nime-

H. Fingered Chorley' sat
cs they had sat IN life. Ten
hats hung IN q ron near the
door. Ten scattered chairs
testified further to the haste
acath aohich their occupants
had left the room
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03


ties that he wosld give some inter-
esting infornatio if he was sent
to New York--under strong guard
He was sent, and spent several days
telling his story to the District At
torneys Of this county and of Kings,
and several weeks relating it under
oath before grand jurles and in
courts.
He told Of twenty-three murders
OF which he had personal knowledge
and in many Of which he had taken
an active part, He told Of three
gangs or trusts" which controlled
all the big Italian colonies Of the
city. One of them was the Mulberry
Street or downtown gang, one wag
the Harlem gang and the third was
the Navy Street or Brooklyn gamg.
Killers at SIS a Week
Three padrones ruled the Harlem
gang, three ruled the Mulberry
Street gang and four ruled the NAVY
Street gang. Ralph the Barber told
their names. These ten men had
forty or fifty killers, 10 whom they
paid SIS or $40 a week. Ralph the
Barber told the names Of those he
knew to be killers. He told the
names Of the men he knew they had
killed.
Among these names were those Of
Joseph Di Marco and his two broth
ers, of "Nine-Fingered Charley" and
of Giosue Gallucci and his son
Lucca. They and the nineteen
others Of whom Ralph the Barber
told had been condemned to death
They had offended the padrones.
The ten padrones who admins
tered the high justice, but never
saw bIcod themselves, were men OF
prominence and wealth in the Ital-
ian colonies. Most of them CON
Quoted legitimate businesses as i'm
porters or wholesalers, but the real
source Of their wealth was black
mail.
Among them they levied on every
Italian gambler in the city. No man
dared open gambling house in Har-
lem, downtown or in Brooklyn until
he had seen the representative of
one of the padrones in whose district
he intended to operate and reached
an understanding with him as to the
percentage to be paid for the priv
ilege.
If one dared to rebel he met the
fate which Di Marco and Nine
Fingered Charley met at that long
table IN the James Street tenement.
If his surviving relatives sought re-
venge they were found as Salvatore
Di Marco was found in the weed
grown lot in Astoria.
The white slave traffic paid tribute
also. So did the traffic in illicit
drugs, and special tariff was levied
on artichokes, amounting to s2U for
every wagonload taken by an Italian
from any Of the big markets. Mo-
nopolies in certain districts in olive
oil, ice, coat and wood and other COM
modities were peddled by the agents
Of the padrones, and once a monop-
oily was granted woe TO the rival
who invaded the district.
The padrones were strict in COL
lecting their dues, but they were
equally Jealous in protecting those
who paid promptly. Their power
was absolute.
If it was challenged in any quar-
ter a killer would be summoned TO
headquarters, where revolvers and
other weapons were kept. A suit
able weapon and precise instructions
would be given him, and the offender
paid the utmost penalty for his rash
ness.
Slayers Went Free
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03
Was an Andalusian

Officially, Eugene de Montijo was
the daughter of the Count de Mon
tito, a grandee Of Spain, and Maria
Manuela Kirkpatrick Of Closeburn.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03

would find some one still better, she
,raf Il -
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28
John w. Davis May Speak
At Bar Meeting In Cincinnati
UBy Associated. Press

Cincinnati. Feb. 2S-Acceptan-
ces have already been received
from Hon. John d. Davis. United
States Ambassador to Great Brit
ain, and Senator Thomas. of Col
oradO, to invitations extended by
the local committee in charge of
the American Bar Association
Convention to be held in Cincin-
natl from August soto Septem-
Der e. The committee also is
making efforts to have President
Harding. ex-President VIM. H.
Taft, and former Secretary Of
State Elihu Root come to Cincin-
matt during the convention.
The general local committee
having charge of the details Of
the Convention, has decided to
invite the Ohio, Kentucky and
Indiana State Bar Associations to
hold their summer meetings at
the same time that the American
Bar Association meeting is being
held in Cine ilnati.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28

PHONE IS

properties of a liquid described
before the students of the De-
partment of Chemistry of the I'm
iversity of Nebraska, show that
it almost realizes the dream OF
the alchemists of old who sought
the universal solvent.
As described by DR.. Victor Len
her, professor of Chemistry at
the University of Wisconsin, who
has come here to deliver series
OF addresses on the subject. fut-
Their tests have shown that selen-
ium oxychloride, as the solvent is
called, is more powerful even
than was indicated in his prelim-
mary announcement made before
the American Chemical Society.
1t dissolves rubber, CLUES, by
drocarbons, enamels, and may
other substances which hitherto
have been regarded as most re-
sistant to all chemical agencies
except fire.
Its solvent powers are so Wig
orous," said DR.. Lenher. that it
will remove the bitunen from
soft coal but will not attack the
pure carbon Of anthracite"
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28
We Now Have
LegisIadies With Us
OBy Associated Press)
oDa1-, Lop Feb Or eOiS-

(By Associated Press)
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 2S-Legis-
ladies. 1t remained for Kansas
with its four women members of
its legislature to coin a new word.
The four Kansas women are
members of the Kansas House of
Representatives, and during the
first few days of the present ses-
sion of the House, the newspap-
ers were hard put to find some
way to designate the oratorical
efforts of the female from the
male members in enlightening
the pubic as to who said this and
who said that on the floor Of the
House during its sessions.
The word legisladies crept into
the columns in quotation marks
at first but it proved such a hap
Ply thought that the quotations
have now been dropped and the
word is considered good Ameri-
can n Kansas.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28
:f-..l'--
Slayer of Wife Shows
Regret In Only Remark

Winchester, KY, Feb. 26-The
body Of Mrs. Catherine Mont
gomery, who was slain by her
husband at Torrent, was taken
through Winchester today to her
former home at Savannah, Ga.
for burial. The woman was shot
once with a pumpgun the shot
entering her shoulder and rang
ing through her heart.
The slayer is now in jail at
Canpton. His only remark was.
ooh, what have | done ~
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28
Go-To-Sunday School Sunday

Louisville, Ky, Feb. 2S-Sun-
day, May /, has been designated
as statewide "Go-to-S Sunday
School Day" for Kentucky, by
the state Sunday School Associa-
ton, and will be preceded by two
months OF intensified effort on
thee part of Sunday School work
ers throughout the state, accord
ing to Rev. George A. Joplin,
general secretary. Other special
Sundays designated are: School
Visitation Day April 3; Family
Day April 10, and "Neighbor 5
DaY.' April "a.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28
Swift's Weekly Produce Review

Butter markets have Shown a
further advance. due to heavy de
mand. although the production is
heavier than a year ago. while
stocks in storage are also larger.
Egg values are practically un-
changed. The increased demand,
resulting from lower retail prices.
is taking care Of the heavy pro-
ductiOn.
Poultry prices have shown some
further decline. due TO consuming
trade not buying freely. as the
consumer seems to think it posi-
bic to buy other foods to better
advantage
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28
VARDY TAYLOR, Pres.

". L. Mapother, First Vice
President of the L. & n, is likely
to succeed the late Milton Smith
as president. He is acting in that
capacity now. until April, when
the Board of Directors will elect
Mr.. Smiths successor.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS

The stockholders of the Waco Can
ming Company, representing more
than a majority of the stock, having
in writing having consented to the
closing of its business and the wind
ing up of its affairs, notice is hereby
given of Waco Canning Co., incorpor-
ated, dissolution.
VARDY TAYLOR, Pres.
o. C. FUCKER, Secretary.
% tw 4w
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28

Smith Cook, the Kentucky
giant, died at his home in Kansas
City. He was over seven feet tall
and at one time was dOOrkeeper
of the Kentucky legislature.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28

A gold claim has been staked in
the heart of Denver and typical
old time prospectors say they
have hit it rich.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28
WRIGLEY'S RULE FOR RESULTS

What William Wrigley doesn't know
about advertising will have to be learned
later. He took nickeps worth of mer-
chandise, added manufacturing skill, add
ed selling genius, then added advertising.
And William Wrigley has chewing
guz,med flock of fancy fortunes out of
the simple rule that he states thus:
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28
Horses For Sale!

Have three good work horses which
will be sold privately. These are
good horses and will be sold cheap
to the first parties calling at the
.r3~ here they may be seen at
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28

"Tell 'em quick and tell 'em often.
Advertising is like running furnace
you've got to keep on shoveling coal.
Once you stop stoking the fire goes out.
You notice that William Wrigley does
not let the FIRE go out.
Persistence is every successful adver-
Users middle name.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28

A New and Powerful Solvent
CBy Associated Press)
Lincoln, Ncb., Feb. 28-Ne'
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-28

1t Lousvl eWasp tout in minute nd a
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
Criterion Society to Have Din4
ner and Dance on Friday
Night. +

benefit of the fund on Monday afternoon
at the Hotel Astor. The hosteeses of the
afternoon were Mrs. Charles e. EOrTester
and Mrs. Henry Isaacs. The next card
party will be given on the afternoon Of
December ~, when Mrs. Anthony Andu.
jar and Mrs. James A. Gansman will act
as hostesses and also viii donate all
prizes.
The diamond jubilee crusade OF the
Christian Brothers Boys to erect and
equip Manhattan College, Spuyten Duy-
vii Parkway. will eliminate in a dance
at the Waldorf-Astoria on the evening
of Friday November IS. The entire ex-
penses have been met by a committee
of Manhattan College Alumni Society, SO
that all the proceeds will be added to the
diamond jubilee fund, which now ia
nearing 100000.
Manhattan Chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution, Mrs. Everett
Barnes regent. held a meeting at the
Hotel McAlpin on Thursday. The ques-
ton Of patriotic education was brought
up and plans for the education of the inn
migrant were discussed. 4 Mrs. J. B.
Francis Herreshoff. honorary regent
talked to the members concerning the
American Red Cross and made an ear
hesl plea tnat ali enroiI 1or the coming
year to further its work. The pro-
gramme Of the day was most interesting.
Don c. Seitz. writer and poet spoke on
the topic Of the day. Disarmament"
Louis. Sehnk. barytone, sang several
songs accompanied by David Proctor.
Tea was served to the members and
guests.
Augustus Thomas, author and play
wright, spoke at the regular weekly
luncheon of the League Of Advertising
Women, Miss Jane ]. Martin president.
These get together luncheons for all
women interested In advertising and al
lied interests are held every Wednesday
at Keene's English Chop House, Thirty
sixth street near Sixth avenue. Speak
ers are not confined to advertising SUBJ
jects. but cover any topic of current
general interest. Mrs. Clementine Stod-
dard is chairman of the midweels lunch
con.
December 10 Is the date set for the
costume dance to be given by the league.
Miss Bertha Berger is chairman OF ar
rangements. The dance will be given
at Cafe des Artistes, and tickets will in
clude entertainment. supper and dancing.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20

eron. Mazda Craigen ana Minnie Pan
coast.
The Theatre Club. Mrs George NJ.
Clyde, president, will have another of
it's social days on Tuesday afternoon at
the Hotel Astor. Mrs. John McCullagh
will be chairman of the day. AT the
meeting on December 13 the play Am
BUSH will be discussed "Liliom" was
the play discussed at the last meeting,
which was under the chairmanship OF
Mrs. Albert A. Snowden. Incidental
music from the play was given by Miss
Eleanor Mangum and an interesting de-
scription of II was given by Miss Lille
Selig. Mrs. John w. Barnhart made q
report on the City Federation meeting
held recently.
At tho regular monthly meeting and
luncheon of the Woman's Republican
Club, Mrs. James Griswold Wentz pres
ident, on November 10 at the Hotel
Plaza Mrs. Jessica Mccall spoke on
"The Port Question" illustrated with
motion pictures. and DR.. Henry A. At
kinson spoke on How Far Can We as
Nation Afford to Disarm?" Mrs.
Stanley Lyman Otis was the chairman
OF the programme.
New York Theatre Club. Mrs. Belle de
Rivera president, held its social day on
Tuesday at the Hotel Astor. Mrs. de
Rivera, who presided. after tho greeting