| Show IT MUST STOP Mayor Shakespeare Tells the Provenzauos They Must Cease Their Intimidation and Law lessness in New Orleans or His Gang Will be Annihilated NEW ORLEANS May 18 Yesterday Henry Peters la stevedore went to tho m city hall and complained to Mayor Shakespeare Shake-speare that the Provenzanos were inter fnrinf with him and inMmirlatinc his a ow laborers He made an affidavit and the Provenzanos brothers were arrested and held under 20000 bond The mayor sent for the ProvenzanoV morning and said 1 have sent for you because this city has grown tired of the intimidation and lawlessness you have carried on I want to give you fair notice and warning that this thing must stop at once and for all time I know well enough you have long been at the head of the disturbing element here that has been a menace to the peace elementI of this community You know as well as J wel do the insidupus means by which you seek to intimidate and frighten tho people You may not do your work openly but you find another and perhaps more effectual way You have sought to foment trouble time and again A Matranga comes to me and tells me he cannot pass a Provenzauo on the street without thd latter spitting at him Now there must be at once and forever an end to this I am sick and tired of it I tell i you You must take your hands off tel have issued orders t the chief of police that he use his entire force to polce you carrying your design into execution I am sorry now that I am obliged to go to Denver I I oblged main here I would personally take command of the police personaly every means at my command to wipe from the earth every member of your gang who tries to raise his hand against persons in this community But my representatives will act for me This intimidation must stop and i there is a way possible to do it it will stop |
