Black Handers
Before Court
Trial Begun and Finished Yesterday-
Jury Went Out 4:30 P. M.
(OH CIIGD'-ni( HRILUNG
"King" Fortunata Calabro and Nine of His Country
men Faced Six Indictments-Defendants Had Four
Lawyers, Including Ikeler and Harman.
The cases of "King" Fortunata Cala-1
bara nd nine of his countrymen, the
alleged Black Hand desperados, of the
Berwick district, occupied the atten
tion of the Columbia county court at
Bloomsburg all of yesterday. The
cases were pushed tnrough speedily,
however, and yesterday afternoon by
1:30 o'clock the fate of the prisoners
was in the hands of the jury, while at
six o'clock last evening a verdict find
ing two of the men guilty as indicat
ed lias been returned.
When it became known yesterday
morning that the Black Hand cases
were up hundreds of people flocked to
the court room, crowding the auditor
ium to the doors, and many were un
able to gain admittance. Those who
were fortunate enough to get seats
heard some of the most startling and
horrible testimony ever presented in
the Columbia countyjcourts.
There were six indictments against
?ach of the ten defendants as follows:
First count, maintaining a bawdy
house; 2nd count, extortion by
threats; 3rd count, conspiracy; 4th
count, carrying concealed weapons;
sth count, carrying deadly weapons,
and t>th count selling liquor witout a
license. The prosecutor in the case
is William A Clark.
The prisoners were the cynosure of
all eyes. Fortunato Calabro, who is
known as "king" is a big burly look
ing Italian.
The eousel for the defendants were j
Fred T. Ikeler, John G. Harman, A. |
W. Day and James L. Evans, while
District Attorney Small conducted the
case for the Commonwealth. The dis
trict attorney outlined the case before
the jury, in which he stated the evid
ence of the Commonwealth would be
brief.
The testimony of John Zongrone, j
who was the first witness called by J
the Commonwealth, may be taken as
indicative of the string of horrible de- j
tails that were told by each witness!
in turn during most of the morning !
and afternoon sessions.
He testified as living in West Ber- i
wick for the past four years. He knew (
eight of the defendants. He knew!
Fortunato Oatabio since the time he j
had been in West Berwick. The first i
time he was at Calabro's house he got j
beer, whiskey and wine. He paid for
the driuks. At tiie second visit, which |
was the next Sunday, Fortunato Cala- j
bro said he should joiu the
BLACK HAND SOCIETY
as it would do him lots of good, for if j
anyone gets in a fight with him, or he
gets iu jail there was plenty ot money
behind them to get him out of the
trouble.
He was asked how much money he
had, and as lie had *2OO he gave this j
to Calabro, who told him to come ov- j
er every Sunday to his place. He did j
not go and two men were seut after |
the witness, who took him to the |
place, wliere he was whipped, and he |
Cost of Living
Fortunate are the families whose
winter stock of coal lias already beeu
purchased and putin the bin. Mon
day the prices of coal began to rise,
and will hereafter continue to rise
with the advent of each succeeding
month. Those who have waited not
only lose the postponement, but are in
the wav of losing still more by longer
delay, says the Philadelphia Tele
graph. This fall they will still have
to pay faiore thau they would have
paid in the summer, and next winter
they will be required to pay more than
the rates nnw in force. It is all right,
in a business way, to encourage con
sumers to buy their supply of coal
early in the season by making conces
sions in prices, but it is a little hard
on people of limited means to tax them
for deferring purchases which they
may not have the money to make.
This increase in the charge for fuel
is of a piece with the enhanced cost
of all household necessities. As every
housekeeper is only too well aware,
the family expense accoant is con
stantly tending toward larger and
larger figures. As compared with the
outlays of former times the house
wife's bills today are something for
midable. Pretty aiuch every'itom of
table consumption
There's a reason for that aehe in yonr
back—right where it "stitches" every
ime you bend over, turn around or
alk any distance. It's your kidneys,
ke DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Is. They are unequaled for back
weak kidneys and inflammation
ladder. A week's treatment 25
Id by Paales & 00.
| was threatened that if he did not
come to Calabro's house his head
would be chopped oft'.
In describing the scene in the house,
he testified that the inmates of the
house, or members of the society,
would stand with arms crossed over
the breast. The men would then sit
down and play cards and drink. De
mands were made for money on the
witness every Sunday,and iu the whole
he testified as having been forced to
give them
The basement was the meeting place
of the society and they would do every
thing there—fight aud drink.
Witness testified there 'were plenty
of wonien'in the house,and from these
Fortunato Calabro collected the mon
ey. He saw Tony Calabro, who was
second "boss" collect money for beer.
He saw plenty of revolvers carried by
the defendants, with the exception of
two. Bought liquor, last at the house
on tiie tith of March this year. At one
time he saw four women, one of them
an English womau. There were about
35 men there.
When asked by the District Attorney
why he gave his money to Calabro, he
testified that he was afraid,as Calabro
had threatened several times to cut oft
his head. At one time witness was
taken from the A. C. & F. plant,after
he had drawn his pay, and was forced
to pay his money over to Calabro, he
! said, who refused to give him any
I money back to pay his board or to buy
I a pair of gloves or overalls.
Cross examined. Witness said he
was naturalized in Pittsburg. Was a
witness in court once before. He made
his first report to the state police about
the matter. Had gone over to tell the
police once before, but could not find
the police. Told Adam Clayberger
' about it just before the State police
i pulled the house, but never told any
one about it during the two years he
i was compelled to give Calabro his
| money.
i Soon after court convened in the af
j ternoon the Commonwealth rested.
I The outline of the defense was made
|by Fred T. Ikeler. Fortunato aud
j Antonio Calabro were both called to
I the witness stand aud testified in their
own behalf, denying to a great extent
! the facts brought out in the testimony
of the Commonwealth,
i During tiie afternoon session Dis
! trict Attorney Small, stated that the
j Commonwealth, wished to be fair to
! the defendants, and filed a petition
I asking that a nol pros be allowed in
the cases of all of the defendants ex
cept "Kiug" Fortunata Calabro and
his brother Antonio Calabro.
At 4 :30 o'clock the case was given
to the jury.
| At six o'clock last evening the jury
! returned a verdict pronouncing Fortun
I ata aud Antonio Calabro guilty as iu
i dieted with the exception of carrying
| concealed weapons. The court will
j sentence the men today.
100 per cent, than was the case ten
years ago. In one decade the cost of
living has nearly doubled, and for
many items has more than doubled.
As an illustration, the market quota
tions for fruit and vegetables for the
family dinner may fairly be cited. At
this season of the year when every
thing that grows in the ground is
coming home from the garden the field
aud the orchard the markets should be
filled to overflowing with the produce
of the eartli to be distributed at mode
rate prices. Well, they are not! Every
thing carried in tiie market baskets to
day must be paid for at higher figures
' than ever before except during the
; days of the Civil War.
This present season we are naying
| more than we paid last season, aud
I last season we paid more than the sea
son before that. The advance 6eems to
be continuous and almost universal.
It is not only the coal dealer and the
marketman who wants more money,
but the butcher, the baker and the
candlestick maker all levy heavier im
posts. It is true that so far as wage
i earners are concerned their pay hag al
so beeu made greater during the cor
responding period iiere referred to,but
not in proportion to the greater coßt
of living.
The way to get rid of a cold, whether
itjbe a "bad cold" or jnst a little one
is to get it out of your system through
the bowels. Nearly all Cough Cures,
especially those that contain opiates,
are constipating, Kennedy's Laxative
Cough Syrup contains no opiates and
acts gently on the bowels. Pleasant to
I take. Sold by Paules & Co.
Parcels Post
The immense dividends paid by the
big American express companies is the
best evidence of the profits made from
the prices chargedl'patrous, and the
advantages and saving that would
come to the people through a parcels
post by goverumentj.directiou. The
question will come np before the next
congress, and the express companies
will unquestionably make every ef
fort to defeat sucli a bill. At present
our postal service carries our merch
andise, provided it does not weigh
more than four.pounds, for one cent
per ounce
The parcels post system of Germauy
leads the world. It carries packages
weighing as much as 110 pounds. Peo
ple send chickens by mail, or eggs,
or wine, or fish. Sometimes school
boys even mail their linen home to be
washed and returned. The German
postoffices use the zone system. Around
each distributing centre are imaginary
circles, at 10 miles, 20 miles, 50, 100
and 150. An 11-pound package will be
carried anywhere in the first zone for
t? cents, and anywhere through the
whole empire for 12 cents. Parcels
weighing as much as 11 pounds, when
mailed within a city, are delivered
anywhere in that city for 2% cents
though a rural delivery may cost as
much as 5 cents.
Postal parcels may be mailed just as
our ordinary letters are mailed,or they
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. .T. Burton Yost audi
daughters Gladys and Dorothy, of
Hazleton, arrived yesterday for a vis
it at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Yeager, Upper Mulberry street.
Mrs. Harvey Shultz, Riverside,spent
yesterday with friends in Suubury.
Mrs. Charles Shoemaker aud daugh
ter Kutli returned to Philadelphia af
ter a visit at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. L. D. Ulrich, Church street.
Edward Nace has returned to Phila
delphia after a visit with iu j
this city.
Miss Ida Sei'hler and guests, Piof.
and Mrs. .1. H. Mortimore, of Wil
liamsport, have returned from a visit
with friends at Ocean Grove.
Miss Khie Lloyd, Front street, left ,
yesterday for a visit with relatives in
Glen Brook, Conn., and New York 1
City.
Misses Annie Miles aud .IKe beoca j
Titlej- have returned from a vacation j
trip to Atlantic City and New York. }
Miss Margaret Gable, of Shamokin,
is visitiug friends ia.this city.
Miss Anna Shires, Mrs.
H. D. Quick of Rupert and Mr. and
Mrs. James Shultz of this city spent j
yesterday in Suubury.
R. R. Wyant, of Philadelphia, ar
rived last evening for a visit at the i
home of his brother, .Tesse Wyant, Mill'
street.
School Begins.
Interested as the AMERICAN is
in every worthy department of the life
of Danville as well as of the villages
and townships of the county, it seizes
the opportunity to urge parents to
make special efforts to start their chil
dren to school during its first week.
Some parents are very careless in this
respect. They may uot realize ttie
bearing of prompt and regular attend
ance upon the educational progress of
their offspring ; it is charitable to as
sume that they do not when they are
negligent about starting those children
or careless concerning thejrecord they
make in attendance. Otherwise it
would be necessary to pass a very
severe judgement upon them in the
character of parents.
All things being equal the|child who
starts with the opeuing hour of the
term aud attends continuously every
day until the vacation period arrives
is going to make the most satisfactory
progress in ins studies. It is true that
few children are able to make such a
perfect record. The diseases which are
ever lying in wait for the young are
responsible for many a vacant seat
during each year. Do the best we can
in the matter of sending the little
ones, there are certa'n to be inter
regnums in the school ilfe which are
bad enough, but since they are un
avoidable they must he endured.
School began yesterday morning. The
school directors and the superintend
ent have done all in their power to
pave the way to success. The teachers
will return to their work fresh from
the stimulating influence of the vaca
tion period. The boys and girls,if they
are normal boys and Rirls, will be
glad to return to their studies. Parents
should fall into line and help make a
brilliant success out of the ooming
year.
Occasional headache, belching, bad
taste in the mouth, lack of appetite
and slight nervousness are symptoms
of indigestion which, when allowed
togo uncared for, will develop into a
case of dyspepsia that will take a long
time to get rid of. Don't neglect your
stomacii. At the first indication of
trouble take something that will help
it along in its work of digesting the
food you eat. Kodol For Indigestion
and Dyspepsia will do this. Kodol will
make your food do you good and will
enable you to enjoy whsU you eat.
Sold by Paules & Co.
may be registered, or sent special de
livery,or O. O. D. In the last case the
government collects the r !oney,charges
a small fee aud returns the collection
to the original sender. A small extra
payment insures ttiat the parcel will
be sent by a fast limited train and de
livered by a special messenger. Ger
many's business men consider the sys
tem indispensable. They say they
could not get along without it. In
1904 the German postoftice handled t>,-
894,899,000 pieces of mail matter. At
the end of the year the postottice was
$14,824,090 ahead.
Probably it would be a long time be
fore our rates could be as low as Ger
many's, because their railroads are ob
liged to carry parcels weighing 11
pounds and less without cost to the
government.
In England, where the parcels post
is not nearly so thoroughly developed,
the railroads take 55 per cent, of the
parcels post charges. But even Eng
land has far outstripped Amercia, for
she carries one pound for H cents, two
pounds for 8 cents and 11 pounds for
24 cents, limiting her postal parcels
to 11 pounds. In 1885 she began ex
tending the parcels post system to her
colonies.
Eveu little Japan lias a parcels post,
with a maxium of about 12 pounds,
carrying I}£ pounds for 5 cents and
the maximum for 25 cents.
McClellan Diehl, of Washiugton
ville.was a visitor in Danville yester
day.
Miss Frauces Welliver left yesterday
for a visit with relatives in Munoy.
Mrs. Frank Cromwell, of Philadel
phia, is visiting at the home of her
mother-in-law, Mrs, Mary Cromwell,
Bloom street.
Carlton McHonry has arrived home
after speuiling the summer at Atlantic
Highlands, New Jersey.
Miss Ella Meyers will return to
Philadelphia today after a six weeks'
visit at the home of her mother, Low
er Mulberry street.
Mrs. E. D. Phillips, of Washingtou
ville, and Mrs. Harvey Art ley, of
Ottawa left yesterday for a visit with
friends in New York City.
Mrs. John Super and daughter Irene
of Newport News, is visiting at the
home of Kufus Vastiiie, South Dan
ville.
Mrs. J. L. Aurand, of Waynesboro,
is visiting at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. L. D. Doup. Bloom strieet.
Miss Sara Beaver will return to
Philadelphia today after a visit with
friends in Danville.
Miss Bertha Meugle returned to
Trevortou yesterday after a visit in
this city as the guest of Mrs. Verna
Hetriik, Mowrey street.
A LESSON IN LAW.
Several Things the Philadelphia Drum
mer Didn't Know.
"Must of us think we know the law
pretty' well," said tlie Philadelphia
drummer, "but I bad a little experi
ence to Bhow me that there are sev
eral things In the statute books that
I don't know.l was In a New Eng
land town and dropped Into a barber
shop to get shaved. There was only
Due barber, and be didn't look as If he
knew potty. lie turned out to tie a
pretty good shaver, however, and as
I had had a drink Just before entering
the shop I fell asleep In the chair.
I slept for half an hour, and when I
awoke he was through with me. The
first thing I missed on getting out of
the chair was my roll of money, next
my watch, next my overcoat, next and
lastly my scarfpln. I went for that
barber for all I was worth, but he
denied robbing me, and his face wore
a smile. Then I got a gnlt on me and
went to a lawyer's office.
" 'Can you prove by a credible wit
ness that you had Si*) In cash when
you entered the barber shop?' he asked.
"I couldn't.
" *Can you prove that your watch
was taken In the shop Instead of be
ing lost on the street?'
"I couldn't.
" 'Are you sure that you had your
pin on as yon opened the door to
enter?*
"I wasn't.
" 'As to your overcoat' continued the
lawyer, 'have you a bill of sale of it,
or was any one with you when you
bought it? In other words, can you
swear to the ownership in law of any
particular overcoat?'
"I couldn't.
" 'Then I can do nothing for you,' he
said, and I went to a second lawyer to
be told the same thing. I had left the
shop without paying for my shave,
and I was even told that the barber
could arrest me fur beating him out
of 15 cents and have me fined $5. I
believe I can quote Shakespeare cor
rectly and distinguish botween tea ortrl
sugar, but when it comes down to the
law I am not In it It's too kinky."—
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
"Well, old man." Bald Slnnickson aft
er the performance, "I certainly was
surprised to see yon In private the
atricals."
"Yes," replied Brightly, "but you
see If I didn't appear on the stage
Td probably have to sit In the audi
ence and be bored to death."—Phila
delphia Press.
SIX NORTH AMERICAN
ARTICLES WILL TELL
ABOUT THE ATHLETICS
Probable American League
Champions Subject of
Notable Series.
M'DOUQALL DRAWINGS
Cartoonist Will Illustrate Gra
ham's Stories of Mack's Fa
mous Players.
In the most exciting race the Ameri
can League ever saw the Athletics
now look a sure winner. Until the end
of the season they will be playing at
home, while their rivals, Chicago,
Detroit and Cleveland,are battling on
the opposing grounds. v
Apparently it's all over but the
cheering, and everybody in this part
of the country is discussing the Ath
letics and their famous manager.
Connie Mack. The fans want to know
all about the team, who the men are,
where they came from, where they
live, what their habits aud peculiarit
ies are.
The North American began Sunday,
September I.to pulbish a series of six
articles, which will tell this whole
story. They will be written by George
M. Graham, sporting editor of The
North American, who, having been
with the team on the southern train
ing trip, is familiar with every step
by which the club was whipped into
shape by Manager Mack and formed
into the present invincible combina
tion.
Every stage of this development will
be covered, aud there will be new
stories about members of the team,
which, with Rube Waddell, Chief
Bender, Topsy Hartsel, Socks Seybold
and such celebrities, includes, per
haps, more famous baseball characters
than any team in the country.
Walt McDougall, The North Ameri
can's famous cartoonist, will con
tribute a series of drawings, which
will illustrate the humorous side of
the recital.
The articles will also be illustrated
by photographs.
Order at once, and make sure that
during the next six weeks you get ev
ery one of this series on the team that
looks likely to bring Philadelphia its
third pennant in seven years, aud
which, if victorious, will play the
Chicago Nationals for the world's
championship.
Stood by His Theory.
Thales, the ancient philosopher, de
clared that there was no differenco be
tween life and death. "Why, then,"
cried one of those to whom the remark
was made, "don't you put an end to
your life?" "Because," was the reply,
"there is no difference."
A Test of Courage.
Courage consists not In blindly over
looking danger, but in meeting It with
the eyes open.—Richter.
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A PRIVATE DENTIST.
One Luxury This Man Will Have When
He Gets Rich.
'lf ever I get really rich," said the
mail with a toothache, "I shall hare a
private dentist. What do I want of a
private dentist? Well, I'll tell you.
"It's bad enough anyway to suffer
from your teeth, but to me this suffer
ing Is made doubly distressing by thi
circumstances attendant upon my visit
to the dentist's office.
'T arrive there to find the dentist
working away upon the teeth of some
pntlent In Ills chair, and that always
sort of disturbs me—to find somebody
else being worked over and cared for
while I wait In distress. I think I am
entitled to all the care and sympathy.
And maytie I find somebody else wait
ing, perhaps a friend of the person la
the chair, or somebody waiting his
turn, come ahead of time, and that
disturbs me, for I like to wait with my
pain In solitude.
"But the dentist gets through with
the patient In the chair on time for me,
and I take my place under his bands.
And I don't doubt that I get his con
centrated and complete attention and
skill while he is operating upon me,
but I can't get away from the idea that
he Is working as rapidly as he can so
as to be ready for the next patient.
"And then, with all my pain, I cant
forget either that pereon tn the waiting
room waiting bis turn after me, and
waiting without a particle of sympa
thy for me, and. In fact, rather impa
tient of my presence and thinking of
himself atone. Thte Is rather wounding
to my self esteem.
"to fact, bowvvar I regard it, a visit
to die dentist's office is always a Jar
ring experience. My dentist Is a man
of the highest professional skill, aud.
as I tald, I am sure I get his best care,
bat still all these familiar things that
I have mentioned to you Jar me, and
I would avoid them all If I could. So
when I get real rich I shall certainly
have a private dentißt"—Washington
Post
We get closer to nature when wa
are creating, whether in art, in lit
erature, In Invention or In work
ing at new and progressive Ideas.
We can feel our mind reach out Into
infinity and grasp and bring back
Something fresh, new, something nev
er seen on this earth before.—Success
Magazine.
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