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venture, a grocer, whose body was
cut to pieces and baked in his own
oven.
The expression ''burn" for kill
developed, as it was the unwritten
law of the gang that wherever pos
sible the victim should be hacked
to pieces and burned as Bonaven-
ture had been. 1t was his fear of
being burned" that drove Fontano
to confess, the police say.
Police here assert they have the
names OF more than q dozen prom
inent italians throughout the coun-
try who have been listed for death
either by the gang here or by the
Camorra in Sicily. They refused to
disclose names. A pack of cards is
shuffled by the gang in the city
where the victim lives, and he who
draws the nine of spades is forced
to do the killing, Fontano said in
his confession. Precautions to pro-
tect the men named for death are
being taken in the cities where
they live, police said.
Fontana was attacked by one OF
the men whose arrest he caused
when the prisoners were lined up
to be finger printed at headquar-
ters.
Stefano Maggaddino of No. 105
Roebling street, Brooklyn, said by
the police to be the leader Of those
arrested, sprang at Fontano.
"Pll burn you for this" he yelled
when he saw the informer.
Fiaschetti and DR.. Carleton
Simon, deputy police commissioner
in charge of the narcotic division,
| leaped at Maggaddino as his fin
gers were closing about Fontano's
throat. They tore him away and
4 he turned upon them. He was SUBJ
dued with the aid OF a blackjack.
I Maggaddino put up a bitter battle
when arrested.
The other men charged with
completely in the killing of Caizzo
and implicated by Fontano m other
murders in the last fifteen years,
are Vito Bonventre, Francisco
Puma, Mariana Galante and Giu-
seppe lombard.
Fontano is said by the police to
have appealed for protection be-
cause of his fear the murder gang
had picked him as the next victim
because he knew 100 much of its
methods. Fiaschetti questioned the
man for several days. obtaining
more and more details of the OPP
Grafton of the gang until he as
signed the detective to sleep with
Fontano and be constantly at his
side. Fontano at first made no
mention of his own part in the kill
ing of Caizzo. Then came the bed
room scene, reminiscent of Mac
beth's vision of Banquo's ghost al
the banquet table, and Fontano
made a full confession. Calzzo's
murder, he said. had been ordered
from Italy, and he was forced to
do it with the penalty of death II
he failed, although Caizzo had be-
come dear friend to him.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
WILLIAMS URGES
CONCESSION Of
Phone COMPAN
Requests That Company AC-
cept Provisions of Propos-
ed Constitutional Amend
ment No. 5.

Especial Correspondence to The Journal.)
Santa Fe. Aug. 29.--Following
the telephone company's statement
1t was willing to assume the bur-
den of proving the reasonableness
of the exchange rate advances
scheduled for September |, the cor
poration commission today asked
the company to go one step fur
ther and accept the provisions of
proposed constitutional amend
ment No, 5.
Hugh H. Williams, chairman,
said the company's accept
ance would enable the corpo-
ration commission 10 call an early
hearing on complaints against the
increases. Otherwise the corpora
tion commission would be forced to
wait until after September 20. the
date when the amendment will be
voted upon
The amendment gives the COM
mission the power of fixing rates
J without further legislative action
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24

, trate Corrigan. They were COM
mitted without bail to the Tombs
for thirty days pending arrival Of
extraditi, papers from New Jer-
sey spec 'ally charging them W tn
completely in thu murder of Caizzo
Seventeen mu"ders-five in Man
haitian and the Bronx, two in
Brooklyn and ten in Detroit--are
attributed by the police to the gang,
OF vllef the men under arrest a. 'e
said to re a part,
The police Of Buffalo are seeking
man called "the. chief" who is
said to be in that city. He Is be-
lieved to be the controlling influ-
ence OF the band of murderers who
Fontano charged, forced him to kill
CaiZzo.
Many Murder Gangs In u. S.
The murder gang in this city,
operating principally under orders
from the Camorra in Sicily. was
said by Fiaschetti to be only one Of
| a syndicate working in the same
manner throughout the country.
He complains of difficulty in OBJ
tanning information from Italians
here because of their fear of the
Camorra. The organization. the
police say, is widespread in New
York and has tremendous power,
the evil arm of the society reach
ing through its agents across the
sea from Sicily and literally pluck
ing its victims from this city s
streets.
According to Fontano's tale the
I"Good Killers gang was organized
about fifteen years ago, to ayense
the death of a man named Bona
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
TAX COMMISSION
CUTS ASSESSED
VALUE OF LAND

ESPECIAL oIssATcH 20 MORNING IoURsALl
Las Cruces, N. NJ, Aug. "a
Joseph f. Saint, chairman OF
the state tax commission, an
nounced this evening that he
and his colleagues, George L.
Ulrick and j. r. Aguilar have
agreed upon a horizontal re-
duction of 20 per cent on the
assessable valuation of farm
land under cultivation in Dona
Ana county. This reduces
the valuation $4,000 and on
a basis of last years average
levy means a saving of $4,000
to producing farmers whose
sole resources have been cut
in two this year by the slash
ing of prices of farm products
and damages by late frosts and
untimely rains. The commits
sioners say the reduction
comes as direct result of the
representations made by H. II.
Brooks, president of Elephant
Butte irrigation district and
member of the executive COM
mittee of the Dona Ana farm
bureau. His statements were
borne out by their visit to the
districts in various parts of the
county.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
2 ARE ARRESTED ON
DEFRAUDlMG CHARGE

Long Beach. Calf. Aug. "a
Ralph E. Capron. former football
star of the University of Minne-
sofa and later a professional base
ball player in Pittsburgh and Phil
adelphia, and B. Vedeler, who was
said to have represented himself
as an oil operator, were arrested
here today on warrants from South
Bend, Wash, and Bathkeep. N. D.,
charging the defrauding of banks
through the issuance of worthless
checks.
An operative of private detec-
tive agency, who made the arrests
declared charges against the men
in other states, including Kansas
Wisconsin. Mississippi and Texas
involved similar alleged crime:
through which a total of not less
than $4,000 was obtained.
Capron was said to be a brother
of George Capron. former all
American fullback at the univer
sity of Minnesota.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
STREETS OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA,
ARE Under WATER AGAIN FOR
Third Time SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT
Heavy Rain and Hail Storm Visits the Village;
100000 Damage Done By the Flood of Last
Week; Phoenix Is Also in the Path of An
other Fairly Heavy Downpour.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PREss.)

Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 23.-Streets
Of Glendale, a small village nine
miles northwest of here, are under
water again tonight for the third
time since last Friday night. There
is about foot of water in the
business section of the village.
There was heavy rain and hail
storm in Glendale tonight and
rain also fell in the Cave creek
watershed north of here. Whether
the water in Glendale's streets was
from the rain or Cave creek could
not be learned.
Friday nights flood In Glendale
did 100000 damage but Sunday
night, when the second flood came,
the merchants had prepared for II
and the loss was smaller. What
the loss was tonight is not yet
known.
A quarter of an inch of rain fell
in Phoenix in forty minutes to-
night and the same storm went
northward over the Cave creek
watershed. according to the loca
office of the weather bureau. How
much water fell In the Cave ereei
region is not yet known. Officials
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
RECTIFY WRONG
DONE BY JUDGE
BOYD, IS PLEA
Of FEDERATION
Decision InvaIidating the
Child Labor Law Should
Be Appealed to Supreme
Court Congress Told,
PROTEST is ENTERED
by ORGANIZED LABOR
zen Should Be Prevent
Y%tl From Falling Into the
$. Hands Of Greedy Exploit
= erS, Says Statement,
CIV The Associated prsss.l

Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. ga
statement urging congress to rec
tify what was described as the
wrong done by the decision of
Federal Judge James E. Boyd,
yesterday at Greensboro, N. c., in
declaring the Owen Keating child
labor law unconstitutional, was
made public here today by the ex-
ecutive council of the American
Federation of Labor.
1.-THE decision should be appeal
ed to the highest court of our
land" said the statement, land 1t
is to be strongly hoped that the
United States supreme court will
remove the blemish which Judge
Boyd has put upon the judiciary of
our land and prevent the children
of our land from falling into the
grasping and greedy hands Of ex-
ploiters and from grinding their
bones into profits"
Gompers' Statement.
The statement, given out by
Samuel Gompers, president of the
federation, said organized labor
'can not help but enter its pro-
test, not only against the unwar-
rantable intervention by the judic-
iary of the rights of congress In
expressing the will of the people
but in this special instance against
legislation which every intelligent,
patriotic and humanity-loving citi-
zen holds to be justifiable and es-
sential."
The council also asked that steps
be taken ito bring the judiciary
within the folds of it's component
and not dominating, part Of the
government of our republic"
Defends Congress Right.
Defending the right of congress
to use its taxation powers to drive
the manufacture Of phosphorus
matches out of existence, as was
the alleged purpose of the owen.
Heating bill, the council said:
''The same taxing power was ex'
ercised for the protection of the
dairy interests against the compe'
| tition of oleomargarine and the ex'
| ercising of this taxing power il
\ sustained by the courts, but wheI
the same power is used TO safe
| guard the life, the health, and
promote the welfare OF the chill
dran today. the future citizens o.
CUR republic, such a course is de
clared invalid and IL no effect"
President Gompers said that thu
protest will be Immediately for
| warded to congress, Presiden
Harding and other government Of
fieials.
Owing to large number of jur'
| isdictional matters before HI
council 1t engaged today only in 6
preliminary discussion regarding
| the formation of a new policy Il
guide the American labor move
ment.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
CONGRESS PLANS
3O-DAY RECESS
To BEGIN TODAY
SoIons May Lay Aside Leg
iSIative Care, Regardless
of What Happens to the
Anti Beer Bill.
tBy The Associated PresS.)

Washington, Aug. 23.-Congress
was ready tonight to quit work to-
morrow for thirty days regardless
of what might happen to the anti
beer bill.
soon after adoption Of the con-
ference report on the measure by
the house it was sent to the senate
called up and given the right oil
way. but, by general agreement
subject to displacement by con
ference report on the agricultuT
relief bill. The senate remain (
/ in session tonight in order to y =
! the latter meas sure before IT. : (
leaders had agreed that 1t w9 = :
most pressing legislation Z -
lacted on before the recess = = 4
There were indicationsf i
! that if prohibition lead srt
bent upon keeping the 'eei
| bill to the fore, its oppone. oult
attempt to talk it to death. Re-
publican leaders declared, however
! If the farmer bill could be maos
Iready for the presidents approval
! the recess would begin at the t1m'
set, leaving the beer question opef
| for action in the fall.
Senator Sterling, republican
South Dakota, chief Of the SENATE
managers, In explaining the com
promise on the Stanley amendment
relating to search of homes. whicf
the senate had adopted by unani.
nous vote one week ago, declared
there had been hope Of having tn
house approve it as original!
drafted.
There were constant interrup
tions from senators, who insisted
that the law making a mans homt
his castle was as old as the world
Senator Sterling insisted. however
that under the compromise, a hom'
could not be searched except on
warrant obtained from court, bu
that no warrant was required t
search other property, provided al
officer had reasonable cause to-sus
pect violation of law and was no
accompanied by violence.
Prospects of More Talk.
When the senate adjourned latt
tonight until 10 o'clock tomorrow
the anti-beer bill was still undeI
discussion with prospects of con
siderable more talk before reach
1 ing a vote, if that should prove II
be possible before the recess.
! Adoption of the conference re
port was urged by Senator Nelson
republican, Minnesota, who de
clared that the brewers, havinl
failed to bring back the "genteel'
drink of wine and beer, were try
ing to get beer for the sick to keel
j the American race from perishine
But 1t was to the credit OF tn
medical profession, he added. ana
it had opposed the oid-time DeTer
age as q medicine. .
The early hour for ths session
tomorrow, leaders said, Indicate
the senate still expected to carr
out its recess plan on time.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
WORTHLESS PAPER RUNNING into
4 UNTOLD MILLIONS FLUNG ON The
MARKETS OF COUNTRY, IS CLAIM
Stolen Bonds, Fraudulent Deeds of Trust and
Forged Certificates of Deposit Are Being
Sold By Band Alleged to Be Headed BY
Charles w. French and John w. Worthington
nv THE ASSOCIATED pREss.)

one Of the most gigantic swindles
ever unearthed by department OF
justice agents.
Six million dollars worth OF
stolen bonds, nearly $S,000.000 In
worthless notes and hundreds OF
thousands of dollars worth of trust
deeds and forged certificates of
deposit already have been traced
by department of justice agents. II
was declared.
The revelations resulted from a
detailed confession accredited to
Alva w. Harshman, said to have
been a private secretary to French,
who surrendered to federal Off
cials today.
IT was also revealed that the
band was operating in Kansas CITY
According to John V. Clinnin, act
ing district attorney. all or tne
notes issued by the band were dis
posed of by the Securities company
of Kansas City. That organization,
he said, would sell the notes and
issue trust agreements as q guar
antee OF the investment. The
agreements issued by the company
according to Mr.. Clinnin. were
signed by seven men. Worthington,
Harshman, Evans. Den1cke'
French, a man named Middleton
and Chicago attorney. David III,
Robin. Mr.. Clinnin said that he
would ask warrants for the arrest
OF Middleton and Robin tomorrow
Worthington was arrested some
weeks ago and is being held in
100000 bonds in connection with
mail robberies totaling approxi-
mately $6,000,000. French. alleged
to be his right hand man. was ar
rested yesterday with several of
his associates. Today c. X. Strobel
was taken into custody in Akron,
o.. and A. q. Strelzin was arrested
in Milwaukee.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
UNEMPLOYED STAGE A
PARADE IN ST. LOUIS

st. Louis, Aug. 23.--Several hum
dred unemployed men. many said
to be ex-service men, paraded
through the downtown streets to-
day in protest against unemploy-
ment here. Yesterday ESQ men APP
piled for a single job at a. ten-cent
store.
The marchers carried banners
bearing such inscriptions as "St.
Louis-first in everything except
uarL
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
SENATOR REED s
ANTI-BEER BILL
SPEECH GRILLEp
BYLOWER HOUSE
. The Senate Is Requested in
! a Resolution to Take ZAP
= propriate Action Con-
cernlng His Remarks,
ASLAP AT VOLSTEAD,
Is CLAIM OF S0L0NS
Utterances Improper and
UnparIiamentary" Is As
sertioni Is First Move ct
the Kind in History,

Washington, Aug. 23.--The SEN
-ate was requested today in reso-
luton adopted by the house by a
vote of 1S1 to 8, ito take appro-
pirate action" concerning remarks
of Senator Reed. democrat, Mis-
souri,, during debate on the anti
beer bill last week, which the house
held were improper, unparlia-
mentary and a reflection on the
character of Representative Vol
stead, republican, Minnesota.
It is the first time in history. so
far as official records show, that
the house has taken such action.
On two previous occasions, how
!. ever, 1t censured a representative
Tor making uncomplimentary
statements about senators and sem
ate. In both incidents the Offend
ing remarks were eliminated from
the Congressional Record by a
house vote.
The resolution, which was Of
fered by Representative Newton,
republican, Minnesota, was adopt
ed after brief debate and was re-
ferred to the rules committee when
II reached the senate. Mr.. Reed
made no comment concerning 1t.
Senator Reeds language, as
printed i'll the Congressional Rec
ord follows:
"Until the other day, / never
had the pleasure of seeing the dis
tinguished author Of the Volstead
act, His brief biography states
that he was born in the United
States. I am. however, informed
do not know what his ancestry
may be. but do know that have
gazed upon pictures of the ceie'
brated conspirators of the past, the
countenances of those who have
led in fanatical crusades, the burn
ers Of witches, the executionerf
who applied the torch Of persecu-
tion and l saw them all again when
/ looked at the author Of this
bill. ,.
II have no respect for a man
whether he be q member OF the
house or elsewhere, who proposes
10 whittle down the constitution
OF the United States. who tries Z
~ leave 1t, as does the amendmenl
OF the house, so that an Officer
can go into every building excep'
a residence; who puts the discoy'
ery Of q bottle of beer above the
constitution; who. in the .pursui
of his favorite pastime Of huntinS
somebody who may take a drink
is willing to destroy that constitu,
tion which he held up his hano
and before Almighty God swore ne
would maintain, protect and pre-
serve.
"a man who thinks more Of
getting a bootlegger than he doe!
Of preserving the palladium ol
human liberty, is not fit to be in
legislative body and not fit to be
citizen of the United States.
have more respect for an anarchls'
who. in his ignorance and blind
ness stands upon a soap box pro
claiming against all government
than I have for the man who Will
in this body, or in the house OF
representatives, swear before the
Almighty God that he will pre-
serve the constitution OF the Uni
ted States and then employ the au'
thority and power the people vest
y ed in him to preserve the constitu'
\ tion for the purpose OF destroying
that sacred document"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
sc. r. & !. MINES IN
THE TRINIDAD DISTRICT
CLOSED INDEFINITELY

Trinidad, Colo. Aug. 2S.-Three
more Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany mines of this district were
shut down indefinitely today-Ber-
wind. Primero and Marley East.
As a result of suspension of op-
erations about 675 miners are out
of employment. Lack of orders IS
stated as the reason for shutting
down these mines. With the three
closed today, five Colorado Fuel
and Iron mines are now idle,
Sterkville and Engleburg having
been shut down early this summer.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24

Chicago. Aug. 2S.-WorthIess
notes, stolen bonds. fraudulent
deeds Of trust and forged certifi-
Gates Of deposit running into un-
told millions of dollars have been
flung on the markets of the coun-
try, federal agents declared today
after investigating the operations
of band alleged to have been
headed by Charles w. French and
John w. Worthington. -
Banks, bond houses, investment
security brokers and wealthy busi-
ness men from coast to coast were
declared to have been victims of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
o,DoWD.GIBBoNs BOUT.

South Bend, Ind. Aug. 23.-Dan
O'Dowd, New York heavyweight,
will oppose Tommy Gibbons here
Labor day in a ten-round bout, It
was announced today. O'Dowd
was substituted for Battling Lev
insl<y
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24

of the Salt River Valley Water
Users association declared that IL
enough rain fell in the Cave creek
section to produce another flood 1t
would reach Phoenix in three and
a half hours instead of the eight
hours required for the trip Sunday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
FooD poIsoNs SOLDIERS.

San Antonio, Texas, Aug. a.
One soldier is dead and seven
others are in an army hospital here
in a serious condition due to a food
poisoning believed to be botulism
resulting from eating uncooked
sausage few days ago.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
FIFTEEN ARE DROWNED.

Santiago, Chile, Aug. 23.-Fifteen
persons were drowned when ferry
boat sank in the Cautin river at
Temuco City, eighty Imiles north
east of Valdivia today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
HoTCHKIss NOMINATED.

Washington, Aug. 23. - Clar-
ence r. Hotchkiss was nominated
today by President Harding to be
United States marshal for the dis
trict of Oregon.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
TEMPERANCE WORKER
IN MICHIGAN HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE
tBy The Associated Press.) J

Adrian, Mich, Aug. 23.-Mrs
Mattie Kirby, rrominent state tenn
perance worker, charged with the
murder of a child born July to
her unmarried daughter, was
bound over today for trial at the
October term of circuit court, fol-
lowing examination in justice
court. Her bail was fixed at
$1,000.
DIES OF INJURIES.
Saloniki, Greece, Aug, 23.-Dr
Russell Stewart Wingfield of Rich
mond, Va, medical head of the
American Red Cross unit here,
who was seriously burned August
Is in a fire in the Red Cross child
health clinic at Kalmaria park,
died of his injuries Saturday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
WEATHER
FORECAST.

FORECAST.
Denver, Aug. 23.--New Mexico:
Local showers Wednesday; Thurs
day probably fair, except unset
tied north portion; not much
change in temperature.
" Arizona: Showers Wednesday:
Thursday probably fair; warmer
Wednesday extreme west portion.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-24
LOCAL REPORT.

1iaFt.. lNOS<Ab AsAlA OlAL. III
Conditions for the twenty-four
hours ended at 6 p. m. yesterday,
recorded bY the university:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-28

Drice Foster. student at the Uni.
vcrsity Of Oklahoma, located In Nor
man. Is spending the weekend with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. d.
Foster.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-28
"SOldier Disaster"
FOlIOlUs Famine

liankow, China tBy MaiD-Aiop
the horrors OF famine which have
smittcn the people OF North China,
comes tho news OF u new plague,
known colloquIally as the Soldier
Disaster" Briefly. II means that out.
law bands In the uniforms Of the
arious conflicting armies OF the
North are ''llyIng on the country"
"Thcy have descended on us like
q swarm OF locusts." ono Chinese
missionary said In description ol
prevailing conditions. Pay has been
an unknown quantity among the
Northern armies for many months
Their only revenue has been cxaciod
from the countryside. They have
established tax systems OF their own
and have enforced collections by
hangings and torture.
The people OF the famine districts,
reduced 10 q diet Of grass and herba,
are panic stricken under the mill
tary menace Recently o band OF
soldiers looted the city OF Ichang.
destroying Japanese property and In.
timidating the Chinese.