If an Italian is late for a business engagement the man with whom he has his appointment will be convinced that there is some conspiracy afoot, even if his friend has merely been delayed by a block on the subway.

Thus, he is a good subject for any wily lago that happens along.

The Italians in America are the most thrifty of all our immigrant citizens.

In five years their deposits in the banks of New York State amounted to over one hundred million dollars.

The local Italian crooks avail themselves of the universal fear of the vendetta, and let it be generally known that trouble will visit the banker or importer who does not "come across" handsomely.