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New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

New lork, Nov. 22 CR) - Testi- mony concerning a stud poker game in which Arnold RothStein gave his ]. 0. [. to cover losses of $219,00O and pocketcd his winnings in cash was the record today in the trial , of George 4. McManus for his mur- der.
 ! The state charges that McManus. who lost S5O,O00 lured Hothst ein to the Park Central hotel November 1 1, 1928, two months after the game, and shot him in quarrel over payment of the losses. James Meehan, in whose apart ment the game was played from midnight one Saturday in Septem- Der, 1928, until 10 p. m., Sunday. and a number of the players were the witnesses who testified ycster- day 10 the high stakes and Roth stein's payment in paper when he lost and his pocketing of cash when he happened to win pot.
 Bills Used in Game
 Meohan said he did not play, but that the game was played with cash instead of chips, bills in denomina- tions of five, 10, 20 and 100 dollars being used. He said pots were open ed for $50 and there was no limit to the bets. When the game broke up he said he was asleep and did not know who the winners were or how much they won. He said he had heard, however, that Rothstein had given "Nigger Nate" Raymond, another player, an l. o. L. for s219.OOO.
 Martin Rowe. one of the players, who said he lost $5.7o0, testified that McManus lost S51.0O0 and that Iothstein put cash in his pockets but paid with l. 0. Us when he lost. He estimated Rothstein's losses at $20O,O00.
 In cross examination Bowe said tho loss of S50,00O by McManus wouldn't mean a thing to him." He has lost $50,000 on a single horse race" the witness continued. | He never complains"
 
 ton that he had seen McManus and Rothstein together the day after the game and frequently aft "rWard and they seemed to be on good terms.
 sam Solomon, also known as Sam Boston, testified that he had made but one small bet during the session, but saw l. o. Us ranging from $2,000 to S1O,0O0. He said the stakes were sometimes $5,OO0 on one card.
 Assistant District Attorney George i N. Brothers opened the states case with an address 10 the jury in which he said the prosecution would produce witnesses to place
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

changes in the "diggings" of Grant and Lee.
 The Crater battlefield. where fed cral losses were 3,@00 and confcdcr- ate losses 1000, will be the central point of interest for tour parties Nhile opposing forts, Sedgwick ami Malone, will flank the labyrinth Of restored tunnels, trenches and dug cuts.
 Completion of the park will pre- serve for all time the finest examples of American Civil war engineering 10 be found. While q large part of the park is still inaccessible to the motorist, and will be until the road is built, many of the tunnels can be reached easily.
 Much of the new park Is already open tc visitors. Monuments have been erected Tn the park by several states whose sons fought in the battle.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
Highway Near Petersburg Opens
 Civil War Battlefield to Tourists

Petersburg, Va, Nov. 22 tP}-A new delight will be offered motorists this fall with completion of an i'm proved road into Petersburg Nation al Military park.
 The new highway will make ac- cessible to automobile traffic the breastWorks of the famous 10- month trench warfare between the armies of Grant and Lee in the clos ing chapter of the civil var.
 The road will run between oppos- ing breastWorks whose contours still are Ominous after G4 years of peace, and touring parties will find a maze of dugouts. mine tunnels. and rifle nests worthy of the world war.
 The army appropriation bill pass ed by congress and signed by Prtsi- dent Coolidge provided for restora- ton of the ancient "no-mans lani." but stipulates that there shall be no
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

 cards.
 He was Martin Rcd" Bowcs chauffeur. Thompson said, Bowe was on the stand yesterday, and Bowc. the witness said. gave the dealer most of his instructions jn shuffling, although we all helped show him."
 "Titanic" said he won about $2O = 900 in the game by side bets on high cards with McManus, and that S10,- 000 of his winnings went to Roth stein in payment of an old debt. There was some confusion as to who paid the $10.O00 to Rothst ein- whether it was paid directly by | Thompson or by MCManus on 1 Thompson's behalf.
 This discrepancy led Assistant District Attorney Ferdinand Pecora to call for q transcript Of the state ments made by Thompson when he was questioned right after Roth stein's death. Pecora read this transcript 10 the jury.
 Meyer Boston. brother of Sam Boston, told the jury today that Rothstein lost s30o,000, instead of }2oo, 900, in the famous game.
 And for all but f2,000 of it, Bos- ton said. the big boss of the gam | bling world in New York gave T. Q. U's."
 "There was q pile Of cash on the table in front of Rothstein when l pulled out couple of hours before the end" said Boston.
 Kept Money, He Says
 And did he keep that" asked Ferdinand Pccora, assistant district attorney
 "Yes," was Boston's reply Meyer Boston, who is q little fcl- low. hardly more than feet tall with eyebrows so arChed that he wears perpetually a surprised eX- precision. said he won $8,000 in the stud poker game. a feature Of which was sid" betting for large sums on th" highest cards
 Continuing the description Of the party, which was begun yesterday hy Jimmy Me"han, the host, Martin Bowe, who said he lost S5.70N, and his brother, Sam Boston Meyer said George McManus lost $51.GO0, of which he paid $20,o0o in cash on the spot. The rest of his losses. Meyer testified, MCManus paid up in the following two days.
 It is in the testimony Of the par tcipants in that poker game that the stat" hopes to lind material that will convince the jury that McManus had q motive for turing Rothstcin into Room 349 of the Park Central hotel to his death the night of November 4, 1928.
 Others Won Heavily
 Boston said that ROthstein. Nc Manus, "Niggcr Nate" Raymond, who came out of the game $2O0,- coo winner Titanic" Thompson. Bows and himself participated in the side betting, and that the stakes ran high.
 Says He Is "BrOkcr"
 Meyer Boston. was the first wit ness. He is q commission broker that is handling bets from all sport events except horse racing
 He testified first as to his ac- spontaneously with the other play
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
lCast of CharcntnrsN


 E.teue Hunt sam Summers
 and Cyrus Wood
 (Cast of Characters> stage Nana ger ...,.... Stapltton Kent Babe Hirdy ,..,.....,,.. Helen Godhuc Monty Fleming .......,,... Al sexton Tommy Clair ......,..... Jack Squiies Elmer Green "sunlJst' Eddie Nelson ,h"lSE ...''''.. ''..''r'-,...-,.. tlNe Faye Madame BartoIetJi .,..... Maudp ODen IflIly Mason .............. Louise Grey Sus'" Yates ..........,,. Louise Brown Henry ...,,.......... George HagEerty Sheriff .-...,.....,...... Edwin Walter Hertz ..,..,.,,..,....,. Harold Morgan MTS. lIali '''''.'.'..... Madeline Grey l Colonel Penny ......... Louis Casavant Virginia Lee Penny .. Gladyce DcerinE Mrs. Gallagher .......... Maudc O'Dell Harry McDania ......... Andrew Mack A! stafford .,.-.,......, Edwin Walter Sugar Betty Ann ..,. Martha Copeland 1 Dude ..,.........,,..... Arthur Bryson Slue5"ot .-...,........ [. S. Thompson ! Soapy Blake '.-.-,-...., John kennedy
 (By Herald EeyicwerJ
 With enough material in it to build two shows. "Woof Woof" was presented for the first time at Par sons thealer Hartford, last evening and q weary cast and an equally weary audience were mutually agreeable to calling it a night when the curtain went down at 12:5O o'clock this morning.
 If the musical comedy expects 10 live and breath in gold scheckels several major operations will be necessary. The first act must be re- written in it's entirety, the story must be speeded up. many numbers must be dropped and substitutions must be made in the cast By the time this is completed "Woof. Woof" may be a show Of standard size and it may survive.
 It is obvious that the producers have not stinted on expenses. Many gorgeous scenes that run into big money and costumes that catch the eye are evidence of this. But it was impossible for the cast and ensemble 10 do themselves justice on the opening night as they were leg weary and voice weary having spent nearly A hours prior to the rising of the curtain trying to whip the show into shape for it's initial pre- sentation.
 To describe the plot would be a waste of time and newspaper space because a week from now the book will be so different that "Woof, Woof' will be another show. In it's present form the action drags so badly that it treads on it's own feet.
 Lovely Louise Brown has the principal role, climaXing her work with a toe dance that is decidedly q high spot in the performance. Al Sexton and Jack Squires share hon. ors in the male leads. "Sunkist" Ed . die Nelson has a good comedy as- | signment and Helen Godhue pro- vides a large share of the laughter. | Olive Faye, a winsome young wom- | an, figures in the dancing and sing |, ing. The ensemble appeared to have | it's work better in hand than the | principals and offered several lively . step fast numbers. There are two . possible song hits in the show.
 Quantity alone considered, "Woof, 1 Woof' offers the most for the money | so far this season at Parsons It is . booked at the playhouse for the rest | of the week.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

management, and the mayor will speak briefly in the program of dedication, which will be brief, and which will directly prccede the first flash of motion pictures on the screen. An orchestra under thc di- rection of William Necdham will play.
 The theatcr has seating capacity Of about 15o0. The architectural plan and decorative scheme is of Moorish and Spanish. and the red jacquard velour seats harmOuize at tractiveIy with the general scheme Of decoration.
 One Of the features Of tlo plan which it is expected, will attract much interest and comment is the spacious rotunda where the lobby terminates, just outside the main auditorium. This is q feature found in few playhousps in the country It was planned by Architect Henry F. Ludorf in cooperation with MT Davenson, who is an ornamental clustering contractor and an artist Ol lOlt-
 Lighting comes almost entirely from recessed fixtures, worked into sunbursts and various other forms the most attractive of which is eX- pected to be the huge star over the balcony, which measures s feet from point to point and which sends soft lights over the entire upper portion of the thcatcr.
 MT. Davenson in planning the decorative scheme for execution by the Rambusch Co.,, Of New York city, has taken the general motif from Moorish castles in AIhambra, Spain. This style Of architecture has been followed out for the most part throughout the playhouse.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
City Items

The police were notified today of the return of the operators license of John Monko of 19 Hayes street and suspension of the license of Ma than Lipman of 151 Washington street.
 Alfred DoMoura of 574 West Main street and Annette Marquis of the same address. have made applica- tion for q marriage license.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
REPORT HORSES ABUSED

Officers Kicly and McCabe were detailed to investigate complaint this afternoon that q pair of horses were being abused at Grove and Broad streets, and they reported that the driver dumped a load off the team but there was no sign that the horses had been mistreated.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
ALARM FOR BURNING RAGS

An alarm from Box 46 brought firemen to 2G3 Beaver street at 1850 o'clock this afternoon, rags having taken fire on a gas stove and caused considerable smoke but no damage. The property, consisting of six tenement brick block, is owned by Fuana Cecere. The excitement was in the first floor tenement
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
Fireman at Hospital
 As Wedding Draws Near

Fireman William Einneran of Go. No. is a patient at New Britain General hospital, having injured his hand a few days ago. An infection set in and he may be at the hos pital for several days.
 Whether or not it will be neces- sary to postpone his wedding, which was planned for Thanksgiving day, was not known today.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
ADMIT ClENENCEAU NEAR
 LAST FIGHTS END
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shortly after Dr. Eaida, said that the former premier was still suf- fering from collie. In view Of his age, the illness is grave" he said, adding that the general outlook was mot brilliant" The physician appeared extremely worried. He said the former preimcr had re- maned conscious and was able to recognize those about him,
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

CTS and spectators at the poker game.
 Meyer, like his brother Sam. who testified yesterday is swarthy, smooth talking well-dressed man. He sat at an angle in the chair. lean- ing on his elbow. but apparently calm enough. He frequently glanced at MCManus at his chair at the de- fCnsc table.
 Game Lasts 2i Hours
 The eight or nine men started playing bridge on a Saturday night, switched 10 stud poker, then bet on high cards. The game lasted until 10 o'clock Sunday night.
 Did you win or lose? ?" Assistant District Attorney Pecora asked.
 "I won about sS,O00,'
 Tn cash?"
 Yes"
 "How much did the defendant win or lose?"
 He lost about s51o0o."
 "Cash2"
 "Yes."
 "How much did Rothstein losc?" About $3o0,00O I guess
 Tn cash?"
 "No l. o. Us"
 Rothstcin rock Cash
 Did Eothstein pocket any Of the actual cash that passed through his hands,"
 T guess he did"
 Did he pocket the cash before hiW on the table when the game ended. but pay his debts with 1. o. U.'s?"
 'Yes, he did"
 Meyer Boston then listed Alvin c Thomas "Titanic Thompson" and "Nigger Nate" RaymCnd and Joe Bernstein as other winners. The lat ter two, however, took most of thelr winnings in Rothsteins l. o. Us, h. said, which they are alleged never to have collected.
 DO you know a man named Fly man Biller?" Pecora asked.
 "YeS."
 Did you ever see Bilcr and this defendant togethcr?"
 "Yes"
 "When?"
 At the race track about three weeks after Rothstein was shot" Biller Still Missing
 Billcr, under indictment with McManus for the murder, is miss ing. McManus sat msmiling, watch ing the little man on the stand
 What was Billers occupation 9" "A scalper and runner for George (McManus)."
 "Tho race tracks close around New York before November, don't they?"
 Yes"
 The witness then seemed 10 req lize that he had made mistake in placing MCManus and Biller to- gether three weeks after the shoot ing and told Pecora he thought he was talking about the card game. He then said he didn't see Me Manus for five or six weeks after the shooting. He didn't mention
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

experience in theatrical work 4 policy of talking motion pictures will be inaugurated, but it is possible that vaudeville and road shows may be introduced later.
 posts at 7:30 o'clock tonight pre- pared to handle the crowds which are expected for the premiere. Mayor Paonessa and other city officials will be the guests of the
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
EMBASSY THEATER
 OPENING TONIGHT
Formal Exercises to Be Held
 With Many Guests Present

Tonight the Embassy theatcr for merly the Lyceum, presents its first performance, in the completely re- built playhouse which has been in course Of reconstruction for more than year.
 The theater entrance is now on Main street, through a lobby created
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
MARRIED D YEARS AGO

Friends of Mr. and Mrs. James McDermott of '40G Main street are congratulatinG them today on the occasion of their 9th wedding anni- versary. Mr. and Mrs, McDormott were married in this city by the Rev. John T. Winters.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

McManus in the room in the hotel 10 minutes before Rothstein was shot and to describe the wounded mans flight out of the hotel through a servants entrance. He declared the state would demand a verdict of murder in the first degree.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

A Classified Ad in the Herald as- surcS you results.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

Seals have special radiator lnem- branes that warm the ice cold air before it reaches their lungs.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

Washington monument at the federal capital was 8 years in the making.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

Everybody's reading 'em-Herald Classified Ad dept
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
BROKER DESCRIBES
 STUD POKER GAME

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New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
Poker Game Described

Biller this time.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22
Theater Review

pemarest & Lohmuller Inc.
 Present
 "WOOF WOOF" A Romantic Musical Comedy by E.rellr Hunt, sam Summers and Cyrus Wood
New Britain herald., 1929-11-22

Meyer Boston, was the first wit ness. He is q commission broker that is handling bets from all sport events except horse racing.
 He testified first as to his ac- quaintanceship with the other play
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-15
The Once Over


"A skyscraper residential community Is to be es-
.tablished in the Wall street area. New York. The
project calls for a fifty million dollar colony Of homes
in the heart Of the financial center Of the world
News item.
Agent: Just think Of having a home with an out
look like this. why, from any window in the house
YOU can get a wonderful view OF a millionaire
Applicant: not from this little kitchenette win
dow. can you?
Agent: We'll. OF course. that's a small window
You can only see half a millionaire from there. per-
haps, but he's one OF the most imposing milionaires
in the city.
Applicant (peering at a prosperous looking gentle
man in an office window nearby: I can only see his
face and neck. That's no view at all.
Agent: He's sitting down now. When he stands
up you can see him from the waist up.
Applicant Cwho has gone to a window in another
room Oh, this IS a much better view.
Agent: I should say 1t Is. From this room you
get an unobstructed view Of two oil magnates, a steel
king and one of the biggest men in the copper indus
try. right at their desks.
Applicant: Which is the steel king?
Agent pointing out window: The one with the
white mustache just to the left of that chimney.
Applicant: The one with the big ears?
Agent: No. you're looking at the man between the
flagpole and the shaving-cream sign.
Applicant: oh. I see the man you mean. He's at
the ice-water cooler, a little to the west of that big
smokestack.
Agent: Yes.
Applicant: That's splendid. I've always wanted
an apartment where / could look out any time and
see a steel king.
They 90 to the living room.
Agent: Looki There's the Stock Exchange, the
United States Treasury building. the Standard Oil
building. the offices Of Kuhn-Loeb and the House Of
Morganl
Applicant: The honest-to-goodness House Of Nor
gan?
Agent: Positively. And not a thing between It
and you. On a clear day you can see Mr.. Morgan.
Applicant: Plainly?
Agent: People have said you get the best view Of
MI. Morgan from here Of any place in the city.
Applicant t~gurgling happily: III take the apart
ment!
Lee ISN'T THE WORD
Peter GIlion and William Conoroy. parachute
jumpers. will receive a welcome Saturday evening
when they are expected to visit Carlsbad at thinner
mans hall in the form Of a spring dance."-The Ber-
gen, N. j., Record.
What. without even their jumpers onl
This is a bare" market in the lingerie business.
Everybody is selling It short.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-15
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE -
Foreign Advertising Representatives u


Valley growers Of citrus fruit and vegetables have q
vast unused market at their door. according to II. M.
Madison. agricultural agent Of the Southern Pacific
Lines.
Figures he has compiled show that by far the greater
number Of cars Of fruit and vegetables unloaded In
the larger cities Of Texas come from other states and
foreign countries.
The five larger cities-Houston. Dallas. Fort Worth,
San Antonio and FL Paso-imported in 1927 and 1923
nearly twice as many tomatoes as were unioaded from
Texas fields. Mr.. Madison discovers.
Only in did the Texas product lead in
Texas consumption.
san Antonio showed the lowest percentage Of Texas
fruits and vegetables unloaded. Only 9 per cent o. the
products used in this city we're grown in Texas, Mr..
Madison says.
BY hts computations TT Paso ranks second 70 low
with II per cent Of Texas products and Houston-Dallas
and Fort Worth are tied with IS per cent Of their IN
loadings coming from Texas farms.
There may be a perfectly logical explanation for
This condition. At first consideration It appears not.
Valley products are on the market practically the
wear round and during the months when the peak de-
mand is on for fresh fruit and vegetables the Valley Is
In position to supply every car needed In Texas with
= large surplus for more distant points.
II appears that freight rates surely should De FAVOR
able to Texas points from the Valley.
II Mr.. Madison's figures are correct-and there Is
no doubt they are-they present a problem wnicn
should be studied by Valley shippers.
II may be that more of this home-state business
can be secured by intensive selling campaigns along
with education OF commission men In Texas cities
as 10 what the Valley has 70 offer.
Surely loyalty q the state would cause buyers OF
produce in Texas cities to prefer Valley products all
things being equal.
we are informed that quantities Of California let
tuce are consumed in Valley markets during the height
of the ettuce-shipping season in the Valley. II Valley
people continue to demand California lettuce possibly
there Is reason for upstate folk to take the same at
titude.
California lettuce produces a better head, our in
formant declares. If this is true possibly a different
variety or change in cultural methods are needed 70
meet competition. This same thing may apply In the
marketing Of other products. 1t may be that the pack
or grading are not given as much care an IN other
sections.
whatever the difficulty Is IL should be definitely de-
termined and every effort should be made to meet the
conditions.