THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, : PORTLAND, TUESDAY- EVENING, FEBRUARY 22,. 1910.
GAHG OF ITALIAH .
COUNTERFEITERS
GCT LONG TERMS
Steve Conneli, Secret Service
Operative, fells of 'Trailing
Them' and of How They Op-
. erated in the East.
Steve Conneli, superintendent of the
north western dlvialon of 1 the United
.State aerret service, with headquarters
in Port land. In on Interview today
brlnKn nrar home the conviction of
iRnaolo I.upo, Guleejipe Morel and lx
other Ilnllnn counterfeiters. In Mew
York SHturduy, and tells of trailing the
gang.
.Federal Judge Ray, In United States
circuit court, Saturday, sentenced Lupo
to serve 30 years In the penitentiary
and fined him, $1000. Morele. known as
Morelle, was sentenced ta 25 years.
Others got 'from- 16 to 18 years each.
The sentences were the heaviest ever
"Ijnposed on counterfeiters In the history
of the country. ' ' -
Lupo Was Z.dr.
"Iupo was known as "The Hull' and
ns The Wolf.1" said Mr. Connell. "He
led the khi. which did not confine Its
efforts to counterfeiting, but also en
gfRed In Black Hand Oie ration a. Mo
relle was known In the 'Italian quarter
as 'The Fox' and among the officers ;is
'Three Fingered Jack." Two fingers of
one hand were missing.
"The gang oprrnted for years. First a
$5 national hank note nf the Ismie of tli
National Iron bank of Morristown, N.
J., was put In circulation. The counter
felt notes were made In Italy. Strange
means of clrculHtlng the notes were
taken. Members of the gang made fre
quent tilps to Kurope. Rpturnlng by
HteHmer, they would go among the steer-J
age passengers and exchange their
money for the counterfeit Morrlstown
not' s, charging a rate of exchange
lower tlian (lie banks.
"Jn Gl.'ivonnl Agnonne was ar
rested for circulating the counterfeit
Morrlstown notes on shipboard, was
Lfir convicted and Is now serving out a sen-
sengera on one of the liners he got sev
ernl thousand dollars In exchange for
Morrlstown notes. Twelve of the notes
were presented for payment at a Mul
berry Bend saloon by passengers.
Bad Votaa PleaflfuL
The Influx of counterfeit notes vns
reported by the saloonkeeper. Agnonne
was arrested 'in the saloon In which the
notes were passed. -
"When he was searched we found 3700
lire which he had ohalned In exchange
for the notes, and a number of pieces
of the counterfeit currency. Agnonne
was a steamship agent of New Haven,
Conn. I knew Lupo and Morelle well.
Lupo has been charged with being di
rectly responsible for the assassination
of Lieutenant Petrosino, the New York
Italian detective. During the time he
was charged with being implicated In
the famous 'barrel mystery" In New
Yqrk I was wltn. the New .vYork secret
service.. ,"., ,. w .
'"We had broken up the circulation of
the Morrlstown note, but the counter
feiters had got hold of a $2 and $5
note, also made In Italy. We were hot
on their trail, and arrested Lupo and
Morelle several times, but because of
the fear felt for them by other Italians
we were unable to convict.
Feared Mafia,
"It was while we were working hard
to break up the gang that we arrested
and convicted an Italian of the name
of Kusso for passing the counterfeit
notes. Later we discovered he had been
forced to do so through fear of the
Mufta. He was -sent to Sing Sing
prison. His son, Gatlno Russo, was an
Intelligent Italian and lived In Pitts
burg, Pa. Hearing of the arrest and
conviction of his rather he first visited
him In prison. The father probably told
him of the operations of the gang.
"At any rate, Russo .Jr. went to New
York ana interviewed Morelle and Lupo.
We believed he threatened to expose
them. Our men who were on watch
during the day, noted that he was being
wined and dined and feted. Toward
midnight all retired.
"About 5 o'clock the next morning, a
woman walking dowr Avenue D saw a
barrel, with a coat thrown over the top.
standing In the roadway. When she
pulled the coat from the barrel, she
gasped at the head and trunk of a man,
one severed from the other, crammed in
the compartment.
Identify Knsao. .
"Later In the day the secret service
operatives Identified the man as Russo,
who had been drinking with I,upo, Mo
relle and others of the gang the day be
fore. The trunk was, filled with stiletto
wounds. The barrel was traced to a
grocery store where Lupo and his gang
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Frederick Townsend Martin.
(Publlaber' Prest Leased Wire.)
New York, Feb. 22. Frederick Town
send Martin, the well known society
man of this city, who has Just made a
tour of the country to learn the pre
vailing sentiment In regard to the United
States- buying Its embaswi s In the vari
ous Kuropean capital. Is completing a
remark.iJile book which soon will be
published under the title of "The Paus
ing of the Idle Rich" Mr Martin 1h
well qualified to write on this subect.
and his book Ik awaited with Interest
QUEER DANCES
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MAY BE BARRED
However, License Committee
Declines to Revoke License
of Notorious Dancehall.
The "moonlight glide,'" the "turkey
walti" and the "rag step" may be barred
from dance halls by ordinance as the
result of the, refusal of the license com
mittee of the city council yesterday af
ternoon to revoke the license of the Ma
ple Leaf, a notorious 5 cent dancing pa
vilion on upper Washington street.
Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, head of the
department of public safety for women,
an auxiliary of the police department,
asked Mayor Simon some weeks ago If
he could not bring about the closing of
the cheap dance halls of the city. The
mayor, upon the perusal of reports from
the police and from Mrs. Baldwin, prom
ised to aid In suppressing the terpsl
choreRn resorts.
He gave orders for the .police to In
spect there places carefully and report
to him. They did and their reports were
submitted to the license committee yes
terday, but the proprietor of the Maple
Tjeaf came down to the city hll and
made a tearful plea.
Councilman Wallace then asked Dep
uty City Attorney Grunt to draft an or
dinance proscribing the dances which
were mentioned and which are Said to
be immoral and shocking, even to the
police.
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rioi r.bb a
6 YEARS OF AGE
Tastes Good but Trade Mark
Leads to Its Former Habi
tation and Ownership.
made their headquarters. A pawnticket
for the dead man's watch, which had
been pawned the morning following the
murder, was found In the possession of
one of the members of the gang. Not
withstanding the preponderance of evl
uence, none oi tne members or the sang
were convicted by the police. Three
members of the gang have since been
killed by friends of the dead man.
"With the conviction of Lupo, Morelle
and the others the niosi dangerous
Italian counterfeiting and Black Hand
gang In the United States has been
broken up."
Fermentation of Food
Causes Stomach Sickness
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a Few Minutes Cure
Chronic' Indigestion.
That lump of lead at pit of stomach
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If you have stomach trouble, no mat
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that Ml-o-na stomach tablets will
cleanse and renovate your stomach, and
put It in fine shape quicker than any
thing else In the world.
If you belch gas, have heartburn, or
sour stomach, you need Ml-t-na. If
your stomach feels rebellious after a
night of sociability, two Mt-o-na tablets
will hold it down where it belongs. V
If you have shortness of breath, pain j
In stotnach, waterbrash, or foul hreath,
you need Ml-o-na, and the sooner you
get it the sooner your stomach will be
in "perfect condition.
Ml-o-na is guaranteed to cure Indi
gestion or any stomach .trouble, or
money back. It Is not a makeshift rem
edy, but is a stomach tonic and up
bulldar that, taken regularly, will make
the Btomach strong and healthy. It
builds -tip th nerves, puts rich blood In
the veins, and stops headaches and all
nervousness.
Try Ml-o-na stomach tablets for any
stomJKh trouble; they wfll never disap
point you they,, never fall. Price Is
only 50 cents for a large box at drug
gists everywhere, and at Woodani.
Clarke & Co. Mall orders filled bv
Booth's Mi-o'-na, Buffalo, X. Y.
Booth's Plll for constipation, 25c.
(Cntted Press Leased Wlre.l
Seattle,. Feb, 22 EggB fl,!x years old
re not usually accounted .delicacies,
but William Wooley'of Green Iake ate
such ai: egg and today declares it was
as fresh as any he ever tasted. In
purchasing a dozen "fresh ranch eggs'"
from his grocer two; weeks -.egoV Mr.
Wooley noticed one with a mbher stamp
Impression rending, "Mary Beebe, Aber
g ndie. Pa." He noticed part of the
"M" In Mary was indistinct. Curious
to know the early history of the hen
nery product he- wrote to Pennsylvania
ami received the following reply:
"I have your letter about the eng.
and I hardly know whether you are In
earnest or not. I hnve not been' In the
ee;g business for six years. I was a
girl when I sold stamped eggs to the
wholesaler Iictc and I have been mar
ried and have five children since theij,
wtilch aro keeping me busy, 1 can tell
you. I supposejt miiKt have been treat
ed by the methods of some enterpris
ing produce dealer. I will thank you
If you will notice that part of the "M"
is mashed. If It is. It Is my stamp,
and the egg is six or more years old.
Please let me know about this and I
will have it put in every home paper."
SENTENCED TO PRISON
FOR THREE YEARS
Throe years In the penitentiary was
the sentence Imposed on Costanzo Raf
faelo by Judge IJronaugh Ui the
circuit court yesterday afternoon, Raf
faelo having pleaded guilty last week
to the charge of assault with a danger
ous weapon on l'asqunh- Serafino.
Judge Rronaugh said he was unable to
Kraut a parole because of the circum
stances of the case. Serafino was .shot
twice by Raffaelo on November lit, dur
ing the progress of a quarrel. The court
said that there-is po excuse for carrying
a gun, especially In a city, and such a
practice is to be discouraged Iff the
courts when gun users come before
them. . :.-' '
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AFTER TWO YEARS,
TOLEDO MILL RESUMES
(Special DlKpnteh to The Journal.)
Toledo, qr., Feb. 22. The Fir and
Spruce Sawmill company resumed opera
tions Monday morning, after an Idleness
of two years. The capacity of the mill Is
60.000 feet a day. It employs 30 men.
The logging railroad and camps em
ploy about to men. The company has
ordered a SO ton locomotive and two
donkey engines.
5 to 10 limtlV closer
in t5wptnci residence
frddifrfoiy now oisaJe
7kAe ftoje QtyPark orMoutavilla carj to
i, Prcperpr 07ce onroundf. .
KnumoratOi'S for Albany Chosen.
(Special Hlspntch to The Journal. )
Allianv Or.. Feb. 22. Actinir imon
authority delegated by F. J. Hendricks,
I'nlted States census director for the
First district of Oregon, and choosing
from a list of names of H persons who
on February 3 passed the exRmJjintion
for census enumerators, the board of
directors of the Albany Commercial
club on Saturday evening elected .1.
Oolns, P. R. Conn, J. Powell and J. W.
Fongcr as enumerators for Albany,
Price and East and West .Albany.
A SIMPLE HOME REMEDY
Tba New Btmedy, Salgrana, for Khan- '
tnatlim and Kidney Trouble, . Dally J
Growing- more Popular.
Olive oil Is an old and tested, remedy i
for almost all kinds and all classes of :
diseases. Salgrene mixed with four i
ounces of olive oil makes an invaluable
remedy for lumbago, kidney trouble and '
rheumatism. It Is especially rs-com- I
mended in rases of kidney trouble, as
it contains absolutely no alcohol, alco
hol being irritant to the ; kidney s. J-nil
directfoiia will be ouiwj on tiulllu.
Journal ai:t &tf bii.i iCouiUJ.
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PARIS GUESS AT
COST OF LIVING
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Attributes It to TariffDefeat
of G.0. P. at Nexj Elec
tion Predicted.
Purls, Feb. 22. beading politicians
here who have watched the trend of
political cvepla In the I'nlted States de
clare that they bellevo the present high
coat of living; In America to be due to
the recent . tariff law passed by the
conpress of the I'nlted States.,
Incidentally Parisian dallies have
predicted the def,.at of the Republican
party at the next general election In the
I'nlted States because of the enactment
of the tariff. -Moreover, tile paper as
sert' that In ease of a tariff war with
the Fhlted States France will not be
hluffed Into giving the minimum tariff
rMes to America, as was (Jerniany.
A prominent dally declares that a
tariff war with France would serve to
emphasize the Iniquities of thw Ameri
can tariff and would change the com
plexion of the house of representatives
at the coming election."
The declarations of the papers are
assumed to represent the government's
.attitude and indicate, that a settlement
of the tariff difficulties between the na
tions Is highly Improbable.
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Don't Neglect Your V
Kidneys and Bladder
Symptoms Such as: These Al
most Surely Mean Kidney
and Bladder Disease.
Painful, lame aiid aching back, rheu
matic twinges and shooting, knlfe-Hke
pains in the back and groin, dull dragr
glng weariness. Inability to stoop over
or trt lift anything, nausea, faint spells.
heart palpitation and weakness, sedi
ment In urine, scalding sensation, etc.
When you observe any of these symp
toms, as above, (ou may res'! assured
that It Is very dangerous to neglect
them. So dangeroim, In fact, are dis
eases of the kidneys and bladder, that
they frequently terminate In death
with little warning to the victim.
The extremely fatal character of
hese maladies Is due to I he uric acid
poison In the system which the weak
and ailing Kidneys and bladder cannot
xpel. And when uric acid is allowed
to remain in the system It (cads, sooner
or later, to Rrave conditions
DeWltt's Kidney and Itladder pills
have quickly and effectually removed
all conditions which, lead to these alarm-
f n r HUnoaa, in i h Oil (! II H Hm t , f rUfl,
where these pills ha vo been given a trial.
fhey are wonderfully prompt and ef
ficacious In action thoroughly, attti-
siptlc, soothing and heHJing, and contain
no opiates or narcotics. '
K. C. DeWItt & Co.. Chicago, iy want
every man and woman wno nave t,.
least suspicion that they are afflicted
with kidney and bladder dlseasea to at
once write them, and a trial box of these
Pills will be sent free by return mail
postpaid. lib it today.
Fashionable Spring Merchandise Now
Shown in Every Department of the Store
Spring
Silks
Newest
Wool Fabrics
Spring
Corsets
Spanish
Scarfs
Pellard
Suits
Forsythe
Waists
French
Ueilings
A rmenian
Handkerchiefs
Chinese
Embroideries
SILK ELEGANCE AND EXCELLENCE are expressed in
every style shown in our great display. Exquisite Paris Fou-'
lards. Only one dress pattern of a kind. Beautiful Shantungs,
Indros, Diagonals and Cachemeres in all the shades of flowers
and fruits.
FOREIGN FABRICS TAKE THE LEAD THIS SEASON.
Priestley's English Wide-Wale Diagonals, Men's Suitings from
Holland, Whip Cloths and Woolen Shantungs from France, Bara
thea Cloths, woolen materials that closely resemble silks in
weaves. All in exquisite colorings.
OF WHAT VALUE IS YOU$ GOWN WITHOUT THE
PROPER FIGURE? Don't hesitate to select your corset now.
Every new model demanded by fashion is shown in our store.
Expert corsetieres to fit you properly in Nemo, Smart Set, W. B.,
La Vida and C. B. Corsets.
SPANISH LACE SCARFS are very strong in public favorl
In fact, the demand is greater now than it has been for years. To
meet this demand we have received an entirely new stock of ex
quisite scarfs in a great range of prices.
THIS INGENIOUS FRENCHMAN SEEMS TO HAVE
OUTDONE HIMSELF IN THIS SEASON'S SUITS. Every
day for the past week we have received shipments. If the ex-f
pressions of approval of our salespeople are echoed by the custom-.-ers,
these garments should not rest here long.
THE NAME ALONE IS NECESSARY. The name alone
guarantees the acme of perfection in fit, style and cut. Year after
year competition strives to wrest the laurels away from Forsythe.
Year after year Forsythe Waists retain their eminence with
women of refinement.
NOTHING INSIPID - LOOKING IN VEILS FOR THIS
SPRING. There is a dash of attractiveness to the veils that none
other than a Frenchman could give them. The prettiest meshes
yet conceived are now being shown in our Veiling Department.
Black and colors.
WE ARE SHOWING SOME NEW ARMENIAN HAND
KERCHIEFS that have just arrived. We. supposed our former
values could not be surpassed. This shipment comes from an
other importer. To get our business he made us special induce
ments. They are the best values we've ever seen for 35c and 50c
FASCINATING ORIENTAL COLOR COMBINATIONS
IN QUAINT CHINESE DESIGNS, in bands, squares and cir
cles, embroidered on colored silks and satins. Beautiful gifts in
dozens of novel articles. See our great display. Bound to be of
intefest.
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Our Policy In the Sale ot
Meaii - kali - etc Mountain"
Not a word will be allowed in an advertisement that in
any way conveys a false impression.
No salesman will be permitted to make statements that
are untrue or promises that are unauthorized..
The natural beauty of Neah-kah-nie Mountain is so over
whelmingly superior to any other on the Oregon coast that
it would be difficult for any one to exaggerate it in advertis
ing or conversation.
In the illustrations that vll be used in advertising
Neah-kah-nie Mountain, a feature will be observed that has
been somewhat ignored by other companies not a picture
will be shown, save those actually taken on the property or
taken of it from another point.
Neah-kah-nie is picturesque. Gifford spent two weeks
on the. property, vowing that he could spend three times as
long and still not be able to exhaust the subjects at hand.
Gifford's pictures are on exhibition at our office daily.
Many of them have been enlarged and show a portion of the
Oregon coast that has been overlooked for many years.
Call and see the pictures.
J. W. Ferguson, Jr..
209-210-211 Board of Trade Building
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