Show BlACK HAND GANG GANGI I MADE UP OF GIRlS Young Women Nabbed by I Officers of Juvenile Court Provo has made the startling discovery dis- dis covery that a Black Hand society composed corn com posed entirely ot of girlS was until a few days ago strongly organized and prepared pre pre- pared to launch a malIcIous campaign upon the citizens Judge C. C M 1 Nielsen of the juvenile court visited Provo Friday but due to the fact that all the evIdence in inthe inthe the case had not been obtained by Chief Probation Officer H. H D D. Roper nothing could be done The organIzation which is known as I the Black Hand society is composed of six girls ranging In age from 14 I Ito to 16 years The leader Is 15 and the group according to Officer Roper Is made up ot of girls who are rather wild About two months ago Chief Probation Probation Proba- Proba tion Officer Roper took a a girl to the state industrial school at Ogden Before Before Be- Be fore returnIng home he overheard a group of the gIrls talking among themselves themselves them them- selves about the society and what It Intended to do He questioned the Provo girl and she told him a few things about the society In this manner man man- ncr ner OffIcer Roper obtained the names ot of the girls Among the things planned by th the society were blackmail and the firing of houses They planned to write letters letters let let- to well to do citizens commandIng command command- Ing them to leave sums in certaIn places or the av avenging Black Hand would descend upon them It ItIs Itis Is thought that the fIring ot of property property prop prop- erty was meant for those victims who failed 1 10 comply wIth the requests of the society Meetings were held S secretly se- se in a back barlt room in the home of one ot of the girs gir's s Officer Roper learned |