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The Washington times., 1920-02-27
MASTER Mind GOT
s167,0OO|NcAP|TAL
Washington Banks Victims oil
Loans on Stolen
Securities.
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He lives at the Ripley apartments.
1924 X street northwest.
1t developed today that Arnstein
came to Washington on October IA.
with Joseph Gluck, one OF the two
brothers under arrest in New York. In
connection with the conspiracy to
rob brokers of New York. and who
has confessed that Arnstein was the
master mind" in the plot to steal the
securities.
Gluck told Inspector Maynes, of the
washington office Of the American
Surety Company, that he accompanied
Arnstein and others to Washington
when they came here in October to
unload some Of the stolen securities.
Sullivan Is now under heavy bonds,
both In New York and Washington, In
connection with the theft OF the bonds
and their sale in this city. Phfladci-
phia and other cities. Sullivan has
protested his innocence OF any con-
nection with the conspiracy. declar-
ing that while he handled the stolen
securities. he had no knowledge they
had been stolen.
Sullivan Admits Sales.
Sullivan, however, told DetectiNe
Patrick O'Brien. who arrested him for
the New York authorities. that he had
\ sold 100 shares of Crucibie Steel
\ through the Franklin Trust Company
after he had been tipped OFF, they
had been stolen. His explanation fol-
| the sale was that he doubted the GER
tifcate of stock had been stolen and
that he placed them on the market tc
get q showdown"
i Norman X. Bowles. q former asso-
ciate with Sullivan when the latter
conducted q brokerage Office In Wash
lington's financial district, also Is un
der heavy bonds on charges OF con
spiracy with Sullivan and GeorR!
williams, n Philadelphia. who sue
ceeded in obtaining a loan on another
certificate of 100 shares of Crucibl'
Steel, which had been stolen from Ellie
sheetz. Washington candy manufac
turer.
sheetz lost $4,000 on tho deal. but
despite this fact, he put up $15.0o'
bonds for Williams, who. he believed
had no knowledge that the stocks haS
been stolen when he asked him t,
take him to his bank 50 the loar
could be made.
Inspector Grant has several detec
tives searching the Capital for Arm
stein
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SEARCH FOR GIRL
FRIEND OF ROBBER
Police Believe Elizabeth" May
= Furnish Facts About Identity
of Slain Thief. 4

Who Is the mysterious "Elizabeth"
who voiced a plea for some money to
buy new clothes in a letter found
among the effects or Frank T. ELI
wood. the robber who was shot and
killed early Tuesday morning while
attempting 10 recover $4,000 worth
Of silver from a cache In the woods
between Massachusetts and Nebras-
ka avenuesY
This Is the question being asked by
headquarters detectives as the result
OF the finding OF the letter In Eli
woods room at 1922 Vine street.
Philadelphia.
Seek Further Clue.
Other than the New York postmark
and the signature of the girl who
signed herself elizabeth" the detec-
tives here are without a clue as TO
whom she Is or the part she played
In the life of the slain robber.
In an effort to locate her Detective
Sergeant Charles Mullen left for New
York today.
The letter found among Ellwood's
effects read: "Dear Frank: Please
send me some money to buy some
clothes" 1t was signed Elizabeth"
Mrs. Josephine c. Hoffman. pro-
prietress OF the rooming house where
Ellwood lived for fifteen years. with
the exception OF four years interval,
when he disappeared. nothing being
heard from him until four months
ago, told the detectives that he fire.
quently made trips to New York.
These trips to New York. the police
believe, were that he might see the
girl whose letter was found In his
room.
"The last I Jaw Of him was two
weeks ago." Mrs. Hoffman told the
Philadelphia police. HE said he was
leaving for a few weeks on a business
trip. These frequently were to New
York"
EIlwood. the police learned. received
one letter a week. and that from New
York. The last of these, letters was
found in his room, when the Philadel-
phia detectives and Detective Mullen
of the local force searched the room
yesterday.
Search OF the room also revealed a
small vial containing nitro-glycerine
and the kind of paper used by yegg-
men in wrapping safe before
blowing It open.
The finding of the letter signed
elizabeth" has raised the question
as to whether the girl would claim
the body from the morgue and keep
1t from being buried In an unmarked
grave. The body will be held at the
District morgue for several days. and
then II 1t IL not claimed 1t will be
cremated.
Lea Q.iet Life.
Ellwood's life in Philadelphia so
far as investigation has developed
seems commonplace and inocuous. AL
ways he posed as a salesman for
farming tools and implements. He
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matte IRE detector. Thsn ! think he
vas In the automobile business un-
der the name Of Arnold. He. used 20
doll up sscond-hsnd automobiles ana
cell them"
Mr.. Myers switched his questions
again;
Were roy ever In Europe with
Arnsteinr" he asked.
Yes. In isis and 1914" WAS ths
answer.
Have you any other business be-
sides actinEr
Yes. / am partner in a dressmak-
Ing establishment At lIo West
Seventy-second street. The nrm OF
Lottie 4 Fannie
who Ia Lottier"
'Iottie Cantor. a nice little Jewish
girl"
EDO you know Gondorfy" asked Nj.
Myers.
81 have heard OF him."
do you know Nick cohen3"
Yes. The last time i saw him was
four weeks ago at my house. 4
think he Ia a gambler. i don't know
where he is now"
For all that Fannie Brice told the
hearing she might as we'll have re-
NAMED up on Broadway. Broadway
Is watching this real life melodrama
with eyes as big as saucers. If II
were up to Fannie Brice TO name the
piece she would probably. choose a
title like THE Goat Again." inasmuch
as she claims "Nicky" was framed
when he went to prison before and IL
taking the same degree now.
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Fanny Brice Proves More Than
a Match for Attorneys in
GriIIing.

NEW YORK, Feb. e7.-Fannie
Brice, one of Broadway's extrava-
CANA queens, brought jazz into the
Federal court yesterday converting an
otherwise dry session between law
yers into q comedy OF Broadway stage
patter.
She was summoned to testify sbe-
fore Alexander Gilchrist, special CONS
missioner in bankruptcy. in the pro-
ceedings against her husband, ''Nicky'
Arnstein-
Miss Brice, wearing a full length
mink coat over a black dress, a brown
hat, and brown shoes, was entirely at
her ease when she sat down In the
witness chair, smiled at her lawyer.
the other lawyers, the commissioner,
and the press in general. So far as
could be perceived she did not face
the ordeal with any particular dread.
"Kid. you can have anything i got"
said the beauty from the Midnight
Frolic, parting her red lips over a
water glass and lifting her eyes In
a bantering toast to Saul S. Myers.
He il the attorney for the National
Surety Company, which is hard after
any stray assets Of Arnstein, ex-con-
vict and fugitive In the $5,0Oo.000
melodrama, last seen in Cleveland on
Tuesday.
Lawyer Attempts GrininG.
Myers tried to learn something
about the previous life Of Fannie
Brice-
"Ever married before7" he sug-
gested.
"Yea. to one Frank white
] Ever make any agreement under
the name of Whittier"
sNop.- snapped the brunette in the
long mink coat. Mop; wasn't mar
ried to him long enough for that"
Again when Myers asked to see her
check books and her own lawyer de-
INJURED, the informality OF Broadway
ramped on the colorless procedure Of
q Federal court.
"oh. Mr.. Myers loves check books"
she said with n sweet smile. "Give
them to him. He wants to play with
them"
See, this seems strange" she VOL
unteered, "me sitting down with all
this crowd standing up. Usually in
my work I'm standing and the crowd
Is sitting"
.wouid you prefer to stand7- sug-
gested one of the lawyers.
mo, I want to sing song
"What is the right name OF your
husbandY' asked Mr.. Meyers.
Jules w. Anstein," was the an
swer. |t.
"Where Is he now7"
Don't Know where Ar~ste,s "a
"I don't know. I haven't seen him
since February IL, when he left my
home at 1 West Eighty-third street
I haven't received any communication
from him, directly or indirectly, since
that day"
"Did you tell Mr.. McGee where he
wasY' asked Mr.. Myers, referring to
the partner OF William j. Fallon,
Arnstein's attorney, who was later to
make a sensational revelation.
"No," was the quick answer. mo
one had been to see her on her hus-
bands behalf or communicated with
her"
How did you happen to 20 to Fal-
Ion a McGee7' asked the lawyer.
Mr.. Kahn objected to this, but Com
missioner Giichrist ordered the aues-
ton to be answered.
"Oh,r was the reply, mr.. MCGEE
called me up on the telephone and
said: Il am your husbands lawyer
just like that. I was suspicious At
arst, but I asked him; HoA's thatr
m ~ 4.
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.WARENDSIN ]
SOVIET RUSSIA.

By FLOYD MscGRIff.
international News Service.)

LONDON, Feb. 27.-With the
Soviet government nearer formal
recognition by the allies than at any
other time since it was set up by
Nicholai Lenine and Leon Trotsky
in the summer of 1917. warfare on
a big scale has ceased in Russia.
Truce Reigns- In North.
The soviet is maintaining powerful
armies under arms, but the scattered
fighting now reported consists main
ly of patrol encounters or clashes be
tween isolated factions Of the Bolshe-
viks and the anti-red Russians.
A truce reigps throughout north
ern Russia where the soviet Is now
in control Of all of the Archangei and
Murmansk districts. A great Boil
sheyik army has been concentrated
near the Polish frontier. but there
are indications that Poland and Mos
COW will soon make peace upon terms
approved by the allies,
Another Bolshevik army has been
concentrated In Bessarabia and has
been threatening Rumania with In
vasion, but belief Is expressed that
the allied suggestion that the states
bordering on Russia make Immediate
peace with the MOSCOW soviet VIII CT
fectually hold up offensive opera
tions in that theater.
Few skirnishes Reported
Patrol skirmishes have been re
rorted from the Dneister river line.
where the Rumanians have prepared
Notifications. The only war zone
where lighting of any real import
ance has been reported recently Is
between the sea of Azov and the Cas-
plan sea, where the scattered rem
bants OF General Denikin's old army
are now stationed. The soviet forces
have been extending their area OF oc-
cupation and claim to have taken the
important city of Roslov on Don.
A lull exists upon the Siberian
front, but the Bolsheviks have large
forces upon the Chinese frontier. ac-
cording to official reports to tho
British war office.
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GERMANY TO GIVE
ALLIES HUNDRED
MORE SHIPS


LONDON, Feb. s7-It Was re-
ported from The Hague this sf-
terneoa that Germany will sur
render 100 additional warcrsft
Of vsriess classes 10 the allies
within the next few days
Officials Of the admiralty were
skepdcal Of this report, how
ever. II was stated that they
did not expect immediate de-
livery Of the additional war
craft, which Germany must turn
over In repsration for the sink
Ing Of the interped German
fleet ut Seapa Flow.
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hixhest possible price for the ships
n = policy TO turn them over 70 priv
sse purchasers 10 followed.
.It will take some time TO set the
bill In shape for report TO the seq
sts," Senator Jones declared 1T 10
The desire OF the committee 10 work
the problem out In the most prAs"s.i
A sharp Differences of opinion h4.
developed between shipping Board
officials over matters OF policy. ~
WAS reported here today.
The trouble. which started over the
sale Of sx-GermAn passenger ships.
which was opposed BY commissioner
II. b. Stevens, 10 esntering around the
Rowe bill This bill provides that
any Americans" may become seAmen
after nine months training or expert
ence and after passing q competent
examination The present law re-
Quires three years service on deck TO
classify for sesmenship-
Chairman John Barton Payne ana
Commissioners T. A. Scott and John
Donald favor the Rowe Ill. while
Stevens oppores IL
Lsb~s Dsck, Stevens.
Stevens Is supported In his stand
by labor men. who aiege the bill dis
eliminates In favor OF the Shipping
Boards trained recruits The present
man-power Of the American merchant
marine il made up mostly OF natural
lied Americans who object to having
TO pass q competent examination"
Labor leaders hold that the Rowe bill
would allow American-born youths to
become officers before others would
be able to classify.
American youths trained in Gov
eminent schools for merchant marine
service since December. 1917. when
the idea was inaugurated, total more
than $4,000. Most of these are now
employed on American owned and
controlled ships.
The Shipping Board Is stu oper-
ating three training schools. They are
located at Seattle, San Francisco and
Camp stuart. Va.
Eight hundred boys are in training
at present.
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For Colds, Grip or Innuenza
and as Preventive. take LAXATIVE
PROMO OUININE Tablets, Look for f.
w GROVES signature on the box. Soc
Aut
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PLAN LAW TO
SAvEU.S. SHIPS
American Corporation to Be Pro-
vided Which viii Operate Pres
ent Fleet of Vessels.

Hearings on the Legislation pro
posed for the formulation Of pol
icy for the American merchant ma
rine are virtually completed, accord
ing to an announcement made today
by Senator Jones, Republican. Of
Washington, chairman Of the Senate
Commerce Committee.
Will Draft New Bill.
1.-THE committee will conclude Che
hearings In a few days." Jones an
nounced. "at which time subcom-
mittee will be appointed to draft a
bill which will aim to insure the re-
tention of the present United States
merchant fleet under the flag of. the
United States and provide for a means
of supervising the operation OF this
fleet"
The subcommittee will not start
work. however, until the conference
committee on the water power bill
has completed it's deliberations, Sena-
tor Jones announced. This will take.
but q short time. he said,
"The aim OF the committee VIII be
TO make the present merchant ma
rfne a permanent institution in Amor
cau senator JONES ucclhICo- luz
has several plans before
It. One Is expressed in bill intro
duced by Senator Jones which pro-
vides for a corporation to operate the
ships now under Government control
until they are purchased by private
concerns to be operated under the
American flag.
To Retain U. 8. FLAGS.
The Jones bill further provides Tor
the Reorganization of the Shipping
Board into an organization for the
supervision Of the operation OF the
ships sailing the United States flag.
1t was the purpose of Senator Jones
when he introduced the bill to make
the Shipping Board hold the same re-
lation to the shipping Of the coun-
try as the Interstate Commerce Com
mission holds to the operation of the
railroads.
The committee has expressed no In
clination to force the sale of the
Shipping Board vessels before eny
specified time. More than $4,000. 700
900 was spent in building the fleet
during the war. The committee memo
bers have expressed a desire during
the hearings, which have taken more
than two months, of obtaining the
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Led Quiet Life.

EIlwood's life in Philadelphia sc
far as investigation has developed
seems commonplace and inocuous. Al
ways he posed as a salesman for
farming tools and implements. He
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U. 5. MAY CONNECT WITH
AUSTRALIA BY WIRELESS

LONDON. Feb. 27.-Within the next
fortnight attempts will be made by
the great .>ttish wireless station at
Chelmsford to hold wireless telephone
conversations with both the United
States and Australia, the Daily News
announced today.
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SMELLS RUM, WOULD die;
WHISKEY SAVES HER LIFE

DALLAS. Tex. Feb. 27.-When
George H. Fegan came home with
whiskey on his breath Mrs. Fegan
drank carbolic acid. Egg antidote
falling. the city physicians saved her
life with whiskey.
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75-YEAR- OLD H0OCH.

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. Pin
tearing out the bar room of an old
hotel here workmen found quart
of whiskey beneath the bar which
had been there more than seventy
FIVE years
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-23
WELLS RIVER

Two scholarships for the ensuing
wear were awarded last week To two OF
the graduates Of the high school. The
first was awarded to Miss Charlotte
Symes and the second to CLYDE Harvey.
r. T. Vincent and family left Sunday
night for their new home in Lawrence.
Mass. where Mr.. Vincent has charge
Of a plumbers gang on the b. & NJ.
railroad.
Woodsville was defeated nv Lisbon.
At Lisbon. last Saturday by score Of
seven to four Despite the fact that the
Woodsville man struck ont 10 men the
infield was determined that Lisbon
should win.
=. +. stark and DR.. Perry left. last
saturday for few days fishing trip
on the Connecticut lakes
George Thomas i home for the sum
mer vacation from the University Of
Michigan veterinary school During the
mast wear George has had charge Of the
hospital during nights.
Jake Bailey arrived home last Sat
urdav from his school in Worcester.
Mass.
Fred Stevens and family arc spend
inr some time at his camp at Lake
Stinsom. ~ Fl
Two hundred and over dollars were
raised bv the canvassers for the saliva
tipu Army fund last Sunday. The quote
for the village was s200. There i
never any doubt about raising money
Tor this cause. particularly after the
work that they did during the war in
France
Mrs. Andrew smith died At the home
81 Leonard smith last Saturday. fu-
neral services were heid Tuesday and
the body was taken 70 Hardgick for
intfrmeut
Mrs Brown - Morrsville. who wss
called here ~ the Illness 81 Mrs smith.
has been staying At The home q her
SISTER. Mrs n T. Be iiwin.
The annual schoci meeting for she
VETS River graded school was bed
Tnr-Sav eteuinr in TIE village hall
Ths .amt o.Hcers - formerly ssrs e.
elected
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-23
ASSAILANTS
NOT CAPTURED
Nor Is 1t Known That Any
of Them Were In
jured
DURING ATTEMPTED
ASSASSINATION
Assistant Inspector-Ge
al Roberts Owes Life to
Chauffeur's Quickness

London. June 23.-Great apprehen-
sion has been caused in Dublin by the
attack on Assistant Inspector General
Roberts yesterday, which recalls the
recent attempt to assassinate Field
Marshal Viscount French, says Dub
lin dispatch to the Times.
Describing the incident, the cores
pendent saws Roberts spent the night
at his home at sutton, a few miles
out of the city, and returned by train
at 10 O'Clock in the morning He was
met there by an automobile contain
ing police officers and when it started
for Dublin castle other policemen fell
in behind. As the car neared the rail-
way bridge at Beresford place, party
of men stepped from their place Of
concealment behind the pillars OF the
bridge, drew revolvers and opened fire.
The occupants of the automobile In
stantly replied, and the shooting on
both sides was almost continuous as
long as the ear was in sight OF the at
lacking party. During the height OF
the firing two bombs were thrown, the
explosions being heard over large
part VI the VIZ ~hPfni N'i'iI
the attackers nor the police officers
were injured by the bombs.
Roberts was shot in the head at the
first volley and fell against the chauf
feur, who although shot through both
legs, never lost his grip ON the wheel
and drove the car at furious speed out
OF danger II is said that beyond doubt
Roberts owes his life to the chauffeur :
presence of mind. The whole incident
lasted only couple of minutes, but
during this time it is declared at least
30 shots were fired.
Roberts and the chauffeur, whose
name is Psthe. were conveyed TO the
military hospital from the castle and
were doing well last night No ar.
rests have been made, and il Is not
known whether any of the assallants
OF the assistant inspector general were
wounded. Roberts was appointed to
Office few months ago in succession
TO Inspector Redmond, who was killed
by unknown assailsnts Jan. 10 last.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-23

Adams Tuesday, after short visit
in Stowe
Mrs. Ida Hill has returned from Bur
lington, where she attended the gradu.
alton exercises OF her grandchildren
Palmer and Teresa Hill, who were
graduated from the high school and
Marjorie Hill from the junior high
school. Mrs. Hill also visited her
brother, Philo Irish, at Essex June
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Medlar of Bur
lngton, who were married Saturday
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Perry
and other friends and relatives in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Dow OF st. Johns
bury were visitors here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.. Burt and daugh
ter and Douglass T.. Hunter of Bur
lington were recent visitors in Stove
J. A. Rogers of Burlington was a
business visitor in town Monday and
Tuesday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-23
RANDOLPH

Miss Evelyn Denny, who has been
employed in Washington, d. c., for sew
oral months in government employ, has
come to pass several days here with
Mrs Clara Prince.
Mrs. Arthur Brown and Miss Brown
of North Williston were the guests
of Mrs. J. c. Wells last week. The fol-
lowing day, R. +. Brown of that place
came to take them home by automobile
and was the guest of his sister, Mrs.
j. c. Wells, also. for a time
Mrs. r. A. Salisbury and Mrs. NJ. C..
Rowell left Thursday for Johnson,
where they will pass a few days.
Mrs. George Dumas, after visit Of
"a few days with her son, Leo Dumas, in
Springfield, returned home Tuesday.
Marjorie ketchum Of Gaysyille is
passing the week here with her grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. ketchum,
Miss Mabel Hamilton of White River
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-23
Overhead Defined.

The rat hole in your granary.
The brain-storm of merchandising.
The skeleton in the closet Of profit.
The price of the brains in a bust
ness.
The potter's field of an imaginary
IL per cent.
The story Of doing lot Of work for
nothing.
The powder you blow off in making
the sales you miss.
The undertaker's bill for the funeral
of your dead wood.
The toll taken by Risk, Rust and Re
pairs From Bulletin of Denver Local
Association.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-23
STOWE

Mrs. w, A. Norcross and Mrs. Mar
tina Pike of Waterbury Center called
on friends in Stowe Monday.
Mrs. Sarah Z. Dewey, who has Wis
tied friends in Haverhill AMI Newbury-
port. Mass, has returned to her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Pike. Mrs.
Dewey was accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. Kate Babcock of Haverhill, and
her daughter. Miss Katherine Dewey.
and Miss Lottie Ladd of Newburyport,
making the trip in Miss Dewey's car.
The party visited relatives in John
son. Monday and motored to Middle
bury Tuesday.
Mrs. W. t. Double and granddaugh
ter. Miss Virginia Gale, of Cleveland,
O.. who arrived at Mrs. p r. Gales on
Monday, will be joined soon by Mr..
and Mrs. h. II. Gale and little daugh-
ter, Grace Clara, who will pass the
summer at the house on west branch
recently purchased of Mrs. Louise
Bigelow.
Addison r. Hill and son, Gerald. of
North Chsrlestown, n. H., are visiting
Mr.. Hills sister. Mrs. p. r. Gale.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Forbes, Mrs. P.
r. Gale and Mrs. Polly Cline visited
Mrs. Benjamin Eaton at the Mary
Fletcher hospital Sunday.
A. L. Gale, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Russ
and daughter, Miss Grace Russ, visit
cd Harry Russ at the Fanny Allen hos
pital Sunday.
F. 4. Bailey has sold his blacksmith
stock and tools to Z. c. Wells and Am
brose Larow and has gone out of the
business on account of poor health.
Leslie Davis has rented the George