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i“lll..\ DELPHIA. April 12.—0ne of the nation’s largest black-
, ; ."'.'s is now believed to have been.broken up after a ten-year
“a - . i' suspects by secret agents.
in t» Frnnsca, playwright, actor and alleged leader of the black-
L. mm; and his alleged confederate, Antonio Fero, are now in
, . , , ml (ii-partment of Moyamensing prison awaiting the action ‘
. .a-ii Judge Thompson on appeal for a new trial.
, . . a was convicted on 40 counts collar hand went into a store where
, ~~. .‘u counts in U. 8. District Inspector Hawkswortn was telephon-
b.n “"A ." A. T. ll.wk"°nh. . U. 8. Int. n. W0,- qumon“ the ‘ll‘l l
. .7 . ("or brought the men to and found out where Franaca lived.
.. .i” two prisoners under the This lead to the exposure of the “ter- .
.. . 1:.» s~ ntenccd to serve no less
-. vs Iiith and pay I» fine of
ror organisation."
According to Inspector
(worth. Fransca was a strategist He
. - '5 to the evidence produced ' portrayed the part of the Backhand
um... nt, the two men. with lartlst in plays he wrote and portrayed
,‘ . 1, mm been involved in himself and often stopped in the mid-
, . . . nt. of the blackhand dls of his sketches to tell his audience
. l‘l llllvlt‘:l~"‘l:\ and vicinitywvhat an insidious and real thing a
1.3.: h-u ;~"o.s. Black Handcr is.
. ENE-'0 ““13 "“3 mm m°’° Many of the underlinga of Fran-ca
l‘r'mj‘ "‘“dmg h" let- have served sentences from a few
w. .i llnllln banken ”“1 , mentha to seven years. but they would
.- mnrwiurcra capitalists
- - . n' n the governm m,never implicate their leader.
‘-|' “ - ’3 areafewnm
H. ;. c l‘zlrgl‘d with operating ‘ opt-rations: plea of the Philadelphia
“—" r "m” 0‘ 1‘" Jer’cyt George Fanito received a threaten-
:; lilTI. Ni‘w York. K.“- in letter H
':'<, ran80' Boaton.’ 8 e appeared in the cities
‘-.';‘s, ilarrisburgh and
Hawks-
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and then went home. A bullet missed
him as he entered his house. Fanito
died of a heart attack two hours later.
A few days later the man‘s brother.
who was also threatened. fell dead.
The story of Dominic Venuto was
blown up because he refused to pay
,85.000. His eight year old daughter
never recovered from the shock.
The meat store of James Centieth
was blown up and his house destroyed
nfter he refused to My 85,000 de-
manded. Mrs. Centieth went insane
from shock.
A Marconi factory was burned to
the ground at a ion of $125.000 after
an increase of from 82.000 to 810.000
was demanded by the black-handere.
-. ranging from 8300 to
a. minded or the victims,
In Yho‘ hands of postnl
. .iu- now more than
.;. il :0 have been writ-
<4 .. will his associates. lt
l:»--r0 are thousands of
u lll newer be exposed,
~- 4 ivnis fear tit-nth.
l,. x ml cry tears of blood"
. n . .iiil l‘mllrlt‘d scoundrcl
. l.» )(«u [we blood and
~ , wary" are some of the
-:- i to have l)""n writ~1
M sanders to their \lc-'
' mum-r.- lmgnn operations
! «‘1 mpluinis were then
- l’llfll'llles. according
ILLITERACY IN THE COUNTRY
Hawksworih. At that
5. ‘1 l :1 was stirred by a
. . ay-‘nsions in the Ital-
” . \«rite'r or the. black-
: n wn‘mmd to spread terror
2‘ ‘ltl'l‘lfi of many cities.
r: useful business men
.- \lriimlly frighlcnv‘d
w- vmintry nndor threats
'lliFPlvt’l and their fam-
, CHICAGO. April 12.—Flgures
showing the comparative illiteracy be-
tween city and rural populations eru-
phasize the need for better school fa-
cilities in the country. according to J.
N. Manley of Memphis, Tenn.
“A national survey." said Manley.
speaking at a meeting of book pub-
lishers here. “shows that in 1920 the
l’nited States had a native-born popu—
lation of about 69.000.000 in an Citi-
mnted total population‘ of 110,000,000.
The urhan native~horn population
numbered $1,750,000 and the rural
35,250,000. Of the urban population,
6i 3.000 were illiterate or 1.82 per cent.
money the hiackhnnd
' in ifs it n years of wide
y'ol-riis'y hover be
m rs sent over the wide
in m to persons of means
in il.osu having chil-
nnd of the rural. 2.471.000 we‘re llilto
.. M the misslve “‘1y.‘ crate or ..1 per cent.
. kuinnp the youngest
"imilv. usually a girl.
- "rilv‘t‘ threats imaginable
~ lv‘l‘l as Hitting the child
I v-ndim: the body back
SCATTEB ASHES AT SEA.
HARTFORD. Ap‘l lz.—The ashes
of the body of chr Admiral Harry 8.
Knapp. 1'. S. N. (retired) will be
mm”. cantinuod their re- } taken to sea by his expressed wish
i for the gang with only and scattered on the waters on which
' ‘0 guide them. he spent :1 large part of his life. The
. 1min Philadelphia girl ! funeral services were held it became
”ill bottle with a prop. iknown today. from his late home in
n..- ‘Ijih‘l in a pn- lorraine street Monday afternoon.
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«of the postal inspectors, told his story ;
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At the annual convocation of Wash-
ington Chapter. No. .
Arch Hanna. held Tuxedo night at. King—William A.
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Wane-day. Ami] II, to”.
the Berkeley moat unable. Frederick Scribe—James Frederick Bryant.
t‘ 3°” was abated ”'1‘ priest. Treasurer—James T. Hubbell.
Annual reporta'rnd at the
“.2. no.) named resident showed the "fill-ties: to be in a‘
P' flourishing condition.
list of new officers follow:
14' Royal‘ High Priest—Frederick Y. Holly.
meeting
tea. I °
The complete Pad Grand m8}! Priest—Dr- 8am-
uel H. Huntinxton.
c. of lip—Goofs! T- Brno.-
GNY- P. S.——Harry R. Busing 1r.
Raymond.
' R. ‘- (Ir—Edwin S. Taylor.
ll. of Third Y.-—A.rthnr II. Kohl.
Secretary—Dr. Samuel a. Hunting! 3‘- of Second V-—J. C. Van Helntn-
M. or First v.-—Wllliam c. Jeesup.
Tyler—Amsi 8. Waters.
Trustee for 8 years—George W
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will give a la‘ing shine.
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* Spanish lace
i stylish $1.59 yd.
l Spanish lace in allover and flouncing in
beautiful patterns.
These are the results of a special pur-
chase and are therefore oflered much un-
der the usual price.
Specially good for dresses and blouses
i—here in black, brown and navy, at $1.59
yard.
lain floor. Mt. roar. center
Sale of house
cleamng needs.
Floor broms of selected quality broom
corn, nicely made with smooth finished
handle 95c.
5, Wet mops good quality cotton mop—
'uooth handle 39c.
l Self wringing mops—knitted cotton
mop with self wringing attachment 79c.
Floor dust mop—chemically prepared
,to pick up the dust—easily cleaned 65c.
' “O’so Ens ” oil mop—prepared with
good oil for caning and polishing 600.
l Samoset oil floor mop—large size—nice
lfull stock of cotton cord—prepared with
:‘oil $1.
5 Floor brush—practical household size
of lasting quality, with long handle $1.35.
Dust brush—fine quality horse hair
‘ing 45c. i
Window brush—fine quality soft horse
air, well stocked—long handle $1.35.
, Ostrich feather dustcrs—thc soft flufiy
kind—every woman wants one—also fine
for auto dusting 75c.
Hand dusters-—soft floss filling in
various colors 25¢.
Chamoise bunches—fine soft bunch of
‘l‘u‘lOlSe rcmllunlS—ldcul for auto polisb~
dip, or window cleaning 250.
Self wringing mop pails—special pail
attachment on heavy wooden pail—easily
operated—~2 styles at $3.65 and $4.50.
Wash day needs.
Wash hoards—Istrongly made with
corrugated zinc surface 55c. . .
Galvanized wash tubs—good weigh
sheet steak—medium size 75c, large size
85c. -...
Galvanized water pails 10 qt. 25c, 12
qt. 30c. ,
Guaranteed clothes wringers “Horse
Slum" brand with reversible water board
$6.95.
J iffy washer—attaches to any size or
style tub and does the washing in about
half the usual time without that back
breaking hard rubbing “.95.
Willow clothes baskets—fine ty
willow strongly made—practical size 31.25.
Ironing b smooth finished
ironing sum—folding style adjustable
:0 several heights $1.95.
Clothes an bags of durable fieldng
1‘11“!le wi 5 (101. (
Clothes lino—durable sash cord’quaL
'y—and desired length lo a foot.
Wash boilers—heavy tin boiler with
upper platedbmmeNas at“
Wash boilers—well known make
Bome”—-hea with solid
bottom, Ne. sigma also
Wall elab-
60)‘ clothes pins 29c.
23“?“-
Whittling Contest
for Howland boys.
Every boy in Bridgeport or surrounding towns 16
years of age or younger is a Howland boy eligible to en—
ter the contest.
There will be prizes ofl’ered each day. Two grand
prizes for the week. For full particulars inquire in our
Boys’ department and enter your name today—then
start whittling so you will have something to enter
Monday, April 16, when contest starts.
Contest'lasts one week, April 16 to 21, so Whittle
lively boys if you want to win a prize.
Basement. front
a
Toilet goods
special prices.
Tooth preparations—
These prices are for three days only, Thursday, Fri-
day and Saturday: '
Ipana tooth paste 34c, 3 for $1.
Pebeco tooth paste, 320.
Listerine tooth paste, 19c.
Pcpsodcnt tooth paste, 34c, 3 for 31.
Dr. Lyon’s tooth paste, 17c, 3 for 600; powder, 17c, 3
for 50¢.
Kolynos tooth paste, 17c, 3 for 500.
4 Forhan’s tooth paste, small, 21c; large, 39c.
One lot of tooth brushes from an importer. Handles
of transparent celluloid and bone-—all worth much more
than price asked. 210. ‘
Face creams and lotions——
End’s honey and almond cream, 330‘, small size,,8c.
Pond’s cold or vanishing cream, jars 19c; large jars,
tr
39c.
Daggett and Ramsdell’s cold cream, tubes 8c; large,
180; jars, 29c; large jars, 39c.
Pompeian massage cream, small jars, 39c; medium
jars, 54c.
Pompeian night cream, jars, 350; day cream, jars, 39c
Deodorants and depilatories— -
Odorono, small, 230; large, 89C; Mum, 17c, 3 for 50c.
Neat, 39c. De miracle, small, 49c; large, 79c.
Amolin powder, small, 19c; large, 35c.
Hot water bottles or fountain syringes of red rub-
ber——guarantecd—splendid value at 75c.
Talcum powders——
Mavis, 17c, 3 for 50¢. Comfort powder, small, 190;
large, 39c.
Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder, 150.
Mennon’s talcum, 18c. Squibb’s talcum, 19c.
Mary Garden talcum, 19o. Djerkiss talcum, 19c.
Face powders—
Coty’s L’Origon in a?! tints, 73c. La Blanche, 38¢.
Djerkiss, 39c.
Toilet soaps— ~
Palm Olive soaps, 6 cakes for 35c.
Packer’s Tar soap, 17c, 3 for 50¢.
Reéinol soap, 17c, 3 for 50¢.
Cuticura soap, 17c, 3 for 50¢.
Woodbury’s.soap, 170, 3 for 50¢.
Physicians and Surgeons, 8c, 2 for 150.
Wrapped toilet soap, assorted odors, 20 cakes to
box, 95c.
Rust soap, 10c; large size, 15c.
‘ Special ORE—4:0: of lace powder and lemon
cream-Lournay’s Fleur y i Vante \face powder and Jar
ofaeameithuissoldususlly thopriceweaskfor
both for these three @581. I ,
Shavingneeds— '
Shaving soap, Wch, cream or powder, 29c.
Palm Olive shaving cream, 26¢. .
Johnson’s shammm
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, I . 13%“ Goldenqfintshampoam‘
Handkerchiefs
for children.
Children’s ketchiefs in white with em.-
broidered in corner, also in solid
color: with embroidered figures, 15c.
box, white with embroidered figure in col.
ors in corner, for box of three 15c. . .2
Main floor, right. caster
Women’s gloves
of fine kid skinl.
Women ’3 fine imported kid gloves—
colors are black, white tan, brown and
grey. $2
Women’s gloves of imported light
are black, white and tau, $2.50.
- Fine hosiery
to wear now.
Women’s hosiery in a medium weight
Lisle—black and cordovan, 50¢.
. Women’s hosiery in silk with lisle top
Flag; full fashioned—black and cordovan,
amt-unarmed lisle—black and grey, 50c. ,
Heinisch shears
and scissors.
Continuing the sale and demonstration
of these good shears and sci's'sors. They
lei-y steel, perfectly adjusted They will
last long.
Household shears, $1.30 up.
Dressmnking shears, $L-t5 up.
Sewing scissoré, $1.15 up.
Embroidery scissors, $130 up.
Manicm'ing scissors, $1.10 up.
Nail and Pedicure scissors, 90c up,
Main floor, left; center t
White Enamel Ware
Extremely durable quality—all select-
ed first quality, triple coatedLava white
ware.
Tea
ots slzer.‘,00ffec ts Zanes' '
Double-b (2 j p0 ( )
oiler (1 and 2 qt.)
piece represents big value at 1.
Gas cook stoves—jet black finish with
nickel trimming—three drilled burners—
large baking or broiling oven-an ideal
cooker $19.95.
Gas hot plates—black finish with drill.
ed burners and an adjustment 2*burne!
size $2.95; 3 burner size “75. .
Rolin;‘uins—medium size—hard
smooth finish 250. '
Imported salt boxes—well made of
wood with mlat' 'd de51gn' 25a
Soaps and Polishes
Ivory soap 6 for 350-
SteroapShu-afia
Ivoryflakes3i'or25cd.
Starpo‘imlerGforBfie. ‘ .
Inqm‘ ‘dveneer,smallaiae19a
Hquidmenr,largesize‘-39c.
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Children’s kcrchiefs put up thee in a ‘
light weight with ombrdidered backs-t
weight skins—embroidered backs—colors }
Children’s hosiery—English ribbed in
have cutting edges made of the finest cut- "
Bakers( 4, 6 and 8 qt.), Prose ' ket-
tles, Covered sauce pans (2 sizes), ate!
pails (10 qts.), Rouml dish any—Each
Knife home—2 calm—hard
woodboxmflo. ,
soapstone. "
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