davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1928-06-21
left any traces anywhere.

nobody left any traces anywhere. II
any guyfgot over that wall. he vaulted 3"
Fair enough. And now you, Snitkin -
II got news for you" The detective
spoke with overt triumph. Somebody's
walked up those outside steps to the
stone balcony on the west side of the
house. And he walked up 'em this
morning after the snowfall at O'Clock,
for the tracks are fresh. Furthermore
they're the same size as the ones We
found last time on the front walk"
where do these new tracks come
fromP" Heath leaned forward eagerly
That's the hell of 1t. sergeant. They
come from the front walk right below
the steps to the front door; and there's
no tracing EN- farther back because the
front walks been swept clean"
Il mighta known It," grumbled Heath
way?"
That's all. They leave the walk
lew 1eet below the front door, swing
round the corner OF the house and go
up the steps to the balcony. The piIy
who made 'em didn't come down that
way"
The sergeant pulled disappointedly on
his cigar.
so he went up the balcony steps. en-
tered the French doors, crossed Ada's
room to the hall did his ditry work and
Ithen-disappearedl A sweet case this
ISL He clicked his tongue with dis
gust.
THE man may have gone out by the
front door," suggested Markham.
The sergeant made a wry face and
beloved for Sproot, who entered irnme-
diately.
Say, which way did you go upstairs
when you heard the shot?"
II went up the servants stairs sir"
"Then some one mighta gone down
the front stairs at the same time with
out your seeing him?"
yes. sir: it's quite possible"
That's ALL"
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Heath studied the body for several
minutes.
He was shot standing still. Mr..
then Strengthened out little after he'd
hit the floor"
Vance was bending over the dead man
with puzzled expression.
Markham, there's something curious
and inconsistent here" he said. 1T was
broad daylight when this thing hap
pened, and the lad was shot from the
front--there are even powder marks
on the face. But his expression Is
perfectly natural. No sign Of fear or
astonishment~-rather peaceful and un-
concerned. in fact . It's incredible
The murderer and the pistol certainly
weren't invisible
Heath nodded slowly.
Il noticed that too. sir. IT'S damn
peculiar" He bent more closely over
the body. That wound looks to me
like thirty-two," he commented. turn
ing to the doctor for confirmation.
Yes" said Won Blon "It appears
to have been made with the same
weapon that was used against the
others"
1T was the same weapon" Vance
pronounced sombrely, taking out his
ctgarette-caSe with thoughtful delibera-
ton. And it was the same killer who
used it." He smoked moment, his
troubled gaze resting on Rex's face
But why was 1t done at just this time
in the daylight, with the door open,
and when there were people close at
hand? Why didn't the murderer wait
until night? Why did he run such a
needless risk?"
Don't forget" Markham reminded
him, that Rex was on the point of
coming to my Office to tell me some
thing
But who knew he was about to in
dulge in revelations? He was shot
within 10 minutes of your call"
He broke off and turned quickly to the
doctor. What telephone extensions
are there in the house?"
There are three, believe" Won
Bion spoke easily. There's one In Mrs.
Greene's room, one in Sibella's room
and, think. one In the kitchen. The
main phone is, Of course, in the lower
front hall"
"A regular central Office" growied
Heath Almost anybody coulda listened
in" Suddenly he fell on his knees be-
side the body and unflexed the fingers
Of the right hand.
Pm afraid you won't find that cryptic
drawing, Sergeant" murmured Vance.
IF the murderer shot Rex in order to
seal his mouth the paper will surely be
gone. ANY one overhearing the phone
calls. dye see. would have learned OF the
envelope he was to fetch along"
Il guess you're right, sir. But I'm
going to have a look"
He felt under the body and then sys-
tematically went through the dead mans
pockets. But he found nothing even
resembling the blue envelope mentioned
by Ada. At last he rose to his feet.
TITS gone, all right"
Then another idea occurred to him.
Going hurriedly into the hall, he called
down the stairs to Sproot. When the
butler appeared Heath swung on him
savagely
Where's the private mail box?"
II don't know that exactly under
stand you" Sproot's answer was placid
and unruffied. There Is a mail box
Just outside the front door. Do you re-
fer to that, sir?"
mo! You known damn well I don't.
want to know where the private--get
me?-private mail box is, In the house. :"
Perhaps you are referring TO the lit
tie silver pyx for outgoing mail on the
table In the lower hall"
"'Pyx,' Is it," The sergeant's sarcasm
was stupendous. Well. go down and
bring me everything. that's In this here
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sproot bowed and again took up his

Spfo0L bowed ana again LoOk up his
post at the front door
We'll. 1t looks like that's what hap
pened, sir" Heath commented to Mark
ham. Only how did he get in and out
OF the grounds without being seen.
That's what want to know
Vance was standing by the window
gazing out upon the river.
There's something dashed uncon-
vincing about those recurrent spoors in
the snow. Our eccentric culprit is alto
gether too careless with his feet and too
careful with his hands. He doesn't leave
fingerprint or any other sign of his
presence except those foot tracks-all
nice and tidy and staring us in the face.
But they don't square with the rest Of
this fantastic business"
Heath stared hopelessly at the floor.
He was patiently of Vance's opinion; but
the dogged thoroughness of his nature
asserted itself. and presently he looked
up with a forced show of energy.
Go and phone Capt. Jerym, Snit-
kin. and tell him wish he'd hustle out
here to look at some carpet tracks. Then
make measurements Of those footprints
on the balcony steps. And you. Burke,
take up a post in the upper hall. and
don't let any one 60 into the two front
west rooms"
Evening star., 1928-06-21
CASTLEMANS INN

A colonial resort near Bluemont. on Shen-
andoAh River; valley. mountain and Water
scenery; shaded ground. drives, fishing,
boating. swimming; new baths and sewerage;
no children. invalids or tubercuiars taken;
S6 and SIS per week. IN TO December IS.
Evening star., 1928-06-21
The Greene Murder Case
A Philo Vance Story
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ygggyyT2gSTSNwyVEuTyUE
By S. S. Van Dine

advertise our presence to Mrs. Greene.
Rex's room. like all those In the Greene
mansion. was spacious. It had large
window at the front and another at the
side There were no draperies to shut
out the light. and the slanting midday
sun OF Winter poured In. The walls, rs
Chester had once told us. were lined
With books; and pamphlets and papers
were piled In every available nook. The
chamber resembled q students work
shop more than a bedroom.
In front of the Tudor fireplace In tho
center Of the left wall.~-a duplication
of the fireplace in Ada's room~-~Sprawled
the body OF Rex Greene. His left arm
was extended. but his right arm was
crooked. and the fingers were frightened.
as If holding some object. His dome-
like head was turned little to one side ::
and q thin stream of blood ran down
his temple to the floor from a tiny
aperture over the right eye.
Evening star., 1928-06-21
RESORTS.
SHADY SIDE, MD.

RURAL HOME HOTEL.
On Chesapeake Bay now open. Free boating;
bathing; spacious shady grounds; home cook
ing; 30 miles from WASHINGTON. For circular
write RURAL. HOME HOTEL Co, Shady Side,
BUENA VISTA. PA.
BUENA VISTA INN
Blue Ridge Mts. First-class aceommoda-
tons. Tea &c y service. Buena Vista
Springs. Pa
Evening star., 1928-06-21
MOUNT GILEAD FARM

Located IN blue grass and orchard section
OF Loudoun County on crest of Catoctin
Mountains The Tecreattons include pic
Greek Farm, one mile distant For folder
write MI. GILEAD Farm. r. Leeshurg. Va.
COLONIAL BEACH, VA.
80 TO 81 daily with meaisl sic to $40 wEiy.
COLONIAL BEACH HOTEL
es miles from washington. on the historic
Potomac. with its fishing, Grabbing, salt
water bathing: dancing, horseback riding,
etc, with good food and healthful artesian
water, plus hospitality. invites YOU for your
vacation. Booklet. Telephone FRANK D.
BLACKISTONE. owner and Mgr.
The Monroe House at Colonial Beach, Viz
ginia, Is opened this season under manage
ment OF Mrs. M. T. Barker. Board and
rooms per day or week. Plenty Of park
Evening star., 1928-06-21
CHAPTER XIV.
The Murderer in the House.

TUESDAY, November 80. 1890 p.m)
When Snitkin and Burke had gone
Vance turned from the window and
strolled to where the doctor was sitting.
IT think it might be WE'LL" he said
quietly, IF the exact where abouts OF
every one in the house preceding and
during the shooting was determined.
We know, doctor. that you arrived here
at about a quarter past 10. How long
were you with Mrs. Greene?"
Won Blon drew himself up and gave
Vance a resentful stare. But quickly
Evening star., 1928-06-21

his manner changed and he answercd
courteOusly:
Il sat with her for perhaps, half I'm
hour; then ! went to Sibella's rom
little before IL. 1 should say-and rt
manned there until Sproot called me"
And was Miss Sibella Nth YOU T.
the room all the time?"
"Yes-the entire time,
THANK you"
Vance returned TO the window. anC
Heath. who had been watching the doc
tor belligerently. took his cigar from i;i
mouth and cooked his head at MARI
ham.
Continued in TomorroW's Starr
Guatemala raised nearly 100 900 0oe
pounds of coffee in the past year.
Evening star., 1928-06-21
BUENA VISTA. PA.
VIRGTNIA
In The Mountains Of Virginia

Bryce's Hillside Cottages. near Orkney
Springs, lust OF the beautiful Shenandoah
Valley. tnrn west at Att. jackson. Va. Fine
roads. A UNIQUE resort. Wonderful scenery.
The sau OF the mountains" nature, good
Of Fairgrounds. swimming pool, outdoor
amusements: American plan. 50. SO per day,
sl2.so and Sig 9 week. Booklet. Mr. and
aces. either Mt. Jackson. Macanie or Orkney
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death to Sodi! Death to Uorfirio

"Death to sodi! Death to Uortirio
Diax!"
Pleas for quiet were made. The
crowd disregarded these and threat
ened to attack the jury.
Demetrio Sodi, assigned as de-
Tense counsel by the court. climbed
up on q chair. He attempted to
speak.
IF YOU love and respect the
memory" he said. The crowd
broke in with shouts of I'VE won't
hear you!" and the attorney was
compelled to abandon his attempt
to talk.
Attorney General Ezequiel mount
ed table. He urged the people to
allow the trial to continue peace
fully. A motion was made that the
court be adjourned. There was q
shout of:
You are afraid. Don't let them
run out"
The room became a bedlam: Peo-
pie stood in the chairs and shouted
epithets. The judge rang his bell for
order in vain. More shouting. More
epithets
Climbs ON Table
Finally Prosecutor Correa Nieto
climbed on ta..e and began to
speak. Order was restored, court
was adjourned.
The shout of Death for Porf1rio
Diaz!" was attributed to the fact that
Attc"~'v "odi was prominent during
the regime of that president.
The Obregon bloc OF dc puties was
understood to have held a caucus
before the disturbance. At this
caucus indignatio was expressed at
the treatment of the trial by some of
the Mexico City newspapers. The
deputies were also resentful of the
fact that Toral had been allowed to
broadcast his story from the court
room The bloc was rumored to
have resolved to take direct action"
unless he was convicted.
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responsibility for millions of dollars.
He secured Turkish permission to
move the refugees. He boased the
job. He did 1t without authority.
But he did it and he did it well. He
is going to relate some Of his ex-
periences at the banquet.
After the banquet and Mr.. Jen-
nings talk, the guests will enjoy al,
entertainment which has been pre-
pared by Joseph Hergstrom chair
man Of the social committee for the
affair. Dancing will follow In the
gymnasium until midnight.
The general committee Of the
banquet n headed by Joseph Luke.
its chairman. who is also the toast
master for the affair. The ticket
committee Is composed Of Stanley
Neverick. who is assistant physical
director at the "Y." as chairman:
Elmer Nyborg. Joseph Luke, STAN
ley Covaleski. Francis Narkon. Os-
car Larson. Raymond Hoist. An
thony stankelis and Frank Charlton.
This banquet is an annual affair
given at the "Y" to help promote a
spirit OF good-fellowship among the
members. az q stepping stone by
which the members may become ac-
auainted with each other and with
the staff. and to welcome the men
who have come into the member
ship for the first time during our
recent campaign.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-06

may mean staying on the air all
night.
In order to break the strain I'M
posed on listeners who might other
wise grew weary Of = nsws story
lasting for hours, gala program of
entertainment has been arranged. it
was also announced. From time to
time these entertainers will 90 on
the air~ The news story. however.
will have precedence over entertain
ment, and whenever an important
phase Of the election il developing.
the broadcasters will follow It
through to its conclusion.
Graham McNamee will be master
Of ceremonies for the entertainment
features Of the election night pro-
gram. Artists featured in the fol-
lowing radio features will contribute
to the program OF entertainment;
SECONDHAND Sketches. Three-in- One
theater, Dutch Masters Minstrela.
Eveready Hour and Clicquot Club
Eskimos. MIC staff artists and
musical groups also will be ON the
program.
At intervals In each hour stations
associated with the MIC will inter-
rupt the network program to give
returns on elections Of state or local
interest. At various associated sta
tons political reporters Of press as
soctattons or newspapers will 10 on
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HERO OF SMYRNA
YIN. {, A. SPEAKER
Asa K. Jennings to Relate Elk.
perienC6 at BANQUET

Asa X. Jennings of Smyrna. will
be the speaker at the second an
nual membership banquet and dance
to be held at the Y. NJ. {. A. to-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock.
Jennings is known as THE hero
of smyrna" having by sheer auda-
city and bluff. it is said, comman-
deered a fleet Of so passenger ships
which brought from Smyrna $1,000
Greeks who would have been sent
into the interior by the Turks dur
ing their invasion of Greece. Jen-
nings was only as assistant secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A. when he attempt
ed this feat. He saw the refugees
at Smyrna $4,000 men. women and
children. He saw an idle fleet of
passenger ships at Mitylene. No one
had thought to bring the two to-
gether. Jennings did. He assumed
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Today's Features

There'll be no reason for any OK.
cuses today for those VINO m'sh.
have something TO kick about not
being able to get the election re-
turns, ~ over 100 stations VIII IRON
time 10 time broadcast the returns
from each state on the result Of the
national, state and local elections.
In this section VITO, WEAF. VIZ.
WBZ, W1CC. WQY. WNAC and
WEEI will broadcast special election
night programs. beginning at !
o'clock. +,
More than 100000 men ana
women and coast to coast network
of high powered radio stations VIII
contribute to the services Of the Ma
tional Broadcasting company IN CIV
ins election results to an interna-
tional radio audience tonight.
Three great press associations. the
Associated Press. the United Press
and International News Service VIII
supply the National Broadcastins
company with their full news report
on the national election. These re-
ports will be tabuiated. collated and
translated from q mass Of figures
into easily understood facts before
going on the air. From Z o'clock
(E. q. T.) until the results Of the
race for president and other inn
portant election returns are known.
the radio public will be kept in
formed of the developments In the
contest
The press associations and the Ma
tional Broadcasting company esti-
mate that they will ise more than
100000 persons to collect and tabu.
late election returns. In COMMUNE
ties whore there are no telegraph
wires. couriers on motorcycles and
In some instances in airplanes. will
rush returns to the nearest telegraph
wires.
Through this cooperative pan.
radio listeners will receive any
statements made by the two ma ior
candidates, Herbert Hoover and
Governor Alfred r. Smith, ~ all
press associations vii have repor-
tiers in direct contact with the can
didates while the results are being
tabulated. Thus. anything said by
the two men most vitality concerned.
will be made available for broad
casting.
The largest studies in the NBC
building In New York will become
news rooms for the night. Desks.
tabulating machines and Z staR Of
trained writers, tabulators and psli-
tical analysts will work IN this reem.
condensing the tremendous volume
Of the news report Into statements
suitable for broadcastine.
How long the broadcast will last
cannot BE- determined. A. long ~
the outcomes Of the major elements
In the election are in doubt the MIC
will continue to broadoast the story,
according to plans even though this
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-06
Uncanny Fsxbty q Bosch Will Prove Boea to Beech User
When Chansssvsr Takes Place Next Week

November 18th, the first day
Of broadcasting on wavslsnsths
that will b new for q larrs
number Of popular stations viii
more than ever demonstrate
Bosch Supremacy. For, On that
day, when the majority Of n.
dos will b unequal to the task
Of bringing in clearly such sta-
lions a. have bssn allotted wsvs-
lengths below $50 meters, Bosch,
because Of it, greater capacity
to properly adapt itself to broad
casting on Ill wavslsngths,
whether they b high, low q IN
tsrmsdiats, viii prove the vsl-
ued foresight Of Bosch engineers
when the new Bosch Radio Was
created to handle Ill wsvs.
lengths in the broadcast hand.
Beneficial - It viii eventually - ~
scheduled 'revision will penAlise many
ratios nov In use, Read thu eecefpt
AIKEN from IN article By bud King.
ton, well-known radio writer. M
Kingston says
Nov that the fans are certain that
on November 18th al stations will have
different wavelengths many IN
wondering Just what they have to d
to their receivers to get some of their
favorite stations which will be O. Tx
low wavelength1. II b well known thAt
about only one quarter Of the sate roW
On the MARKET will tune helov ~
nietess. and Of thoss. only han will o.
stations clearly"
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soon PM. lC,r:|NFN
At n. Y. POLLS
100000 Voters Expected to
Cast Ballots There Today

New York. Nov. { R>-New
fork's estimated 100000 votes ara
being cast today under the eyes NJ
5000 policemen and $500 special
deputies In addition 10 election In
spectors and clerkA
Police Commtssioner Warren has
assigned almost half OF his force Of
1900 men to sac that order IL pre-
served at the s.I4S polling places in
the city. The main duty OF the
1909 special deputies from the office
OF George z. Medalie. special as
sistRnt attorney general In charge OF
elections, will be to detect frauds In
voting.
Al On DUTY
All the policemen of the city were
ordered to report for duty this morn
Ing and stay through until the last
vote il counted and the polling
places closed. They were ordered to
vote when the poilh open at 6 a. m.
and then 20 to their assigned posts.
When the polls close at s p. III.
tonight one patroiman on duty OF
each polling place will take his
place at the end OF the line of
would-be voters and everyone In the
line will be allowed to cast his bal.
lot. This Ii TO avoid closing the
doors of the polling place, the usual
Gust ON. which conceivably might
keep some registered voters from
enjoying their suffrage. No one not
In line at 6 p. m. will be allowed TO
vote.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-06
May CALL TROOPS
| AT T0RAL trial
Threats Made Against Jury in
Mexico City

Mexico City, Nov. { W - With
threats made against the jury hear
ing the case against Jose de Leon
Toral. assassin of General Alvaro
Obreson. and Mother Conception
Aceveda de la Llata. accused of be-
ing Toral's accompiice. the govern
ment was ready today to call out
troops to preserve order. The jury
has threatened to quit.
Threats of death were hurled also
ut one of the defense attorneys when
\ group of men threw the courtroom
into an uproar and shouted epi,hets.
some of which were disparaging to
Mother Conception.
The members of the jury also have
received threatening letters. One
5uryman requested that jurymen be
allowed to carry pistols to protect
themselves. 1t was stated that each
juryman already has two policemen
assigned to accompany him and pro-
tect him all the time. The jurymen
were not locked up. but We're allow
ed to go home and do as they pleas
ed when court was not in session.
Jury Alarmed
Since they were obviously alarmed
at the threats against them, it was
doubtful whether the jurymen would
return this afternoon when the court
meets again. The members of the
jury said they would send their
designations to President Gales.
They asked how they could reach
decision In such a bitter partisan
atmosphere. They wanted to know
who would protect them against re-
vcnge by factions which would be
diEpleased at whatever decision they
might give.
Emilio Portes Gil. who will be-
come provisional president of MeNi-
co on December /. in his capacity as
minister Of interior announced that
troops would he called out II neces-
sary. He stated he was firmly re-
solved to give full protection to all
attorneys in the case and to the jury.
The public was barred from fur
Their sessions of the court which is
being held at San Angel, In the fed
cral district. The radio broadcast
of the trial was stopped. the prose-
cutor asserting that 1t was being
used by the defense for propaganda
purposes Newspapers were request
ed to abstain from comment on the
case and were refused further stem
ographic reports of it's progress.
1t is hoped that by these measures
further manifestations o" the in
tense emotion aroused by the trial
might be avoided.
1t was understood hat the dis
order was precipitated by Il group
OF deputies who were followers of
General Obregon and who came to
the court room from the chamber
OF deputies where a heated discus
sion of the trial had just been held.
Court In CprOar
The court room was thrown into
an uproar when group of men
shouted:
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EASTERN STATES

1O10-WODA, Patefsou-3o4
5:30-News; sport talk
patterson Junior Trio
s:sO-Colonial Rendezvous
S:4s-The Californians
l0-Josiah Free, baritone
l0:15-The Banjo Boys
Observation-Disclosures
1O:a5-Orchestra
1i1O-WNJ, Ncwark-3eS
S:O1-l.ouis Velardi. Etolinist
s:so-Amy Belle Cadmus Melody
Girls
s;1s-Artie Cities, uke
s:so-Anthony Before. violintst
s:<5-Normln Kard. baritone
1faO-W0CP, Newark-1ss
5-Merchants' program
5:sO-Alics In Wonderland
l0--Electioh returns; Jimmy Shear
er's Radio Christmas FUND
s40-VFl, Philslelphta-aOs
7-Voters' service
ELECTION returns from Union
League
11sO-WCAU, Philnalelpl,ia--3sl
k:3O-This and That Revue
b-Orchestra
6:l5-McAvoy Musicians
7-Orchestra
7;,o-snellenburg program
S-vogt's Red Birds
s:SO-Hurmonist
Sam ]. Gold, baritone
s;15-Boland and Jaffee, pianos
s:3O-rhe Passing show
11:0s-Orchestra
l1:4o-special election party
sso-WIP, Philadelphta-S@s
s:46-Elliot Lester, Drama"
Roll call: birthday list; clarinet
7:sO-Concert orchestra
S-Manufacturers' club. e'ecuon re-
turns broadcast; talks; symphony
orchestra; Wanderers Male quar-
tet
11-Orchestra 49,.
7vO-WGi. srl,cnectsdy-asO
6:30-Dtnner music
7-samc as WEAF
11Oo-WI'I, Atlantic City-x's
7;Os-Dinner concert
7:@a-Rattays Playground H's"'
lights
S:1b-,oncert orchestra
p-Hall Duo Trio
:3O-Musical Minds
11-Jean Wiener. organ
Election returns half hourly