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New Britain herald., 1930-02-14

He opened the door and called down the hall X moment later he had ushcrcd man and woman into the room.
 Enid looked swiftly. critically rom one 10 the other, They were middlc-agcd. The woman was a 'lttle oNcrdrcsscd. So was the man. He sported d massive gold watch chain. and the large diamond screw cd into the lower part Of hIs tic was vuIgarly blatant.
 II WAS the Big Shot who spof :. This young lady says tha, my uamc is Roy Howard, and that am her brother. Will you answer tNat""
 Whats the matter with hor"' inquired the man grufny, Is she nutty""
 That is no answer" satJ the Bis Shot quietly.
 "In answer her." said the wom- an sharply, "1M say you ain't her brother. An I guess ought 10 hnoW-mc that bore you,"
 MT and Mrs. Kane. my father and mothcr--Miss IoWard." The Bis Shot accompanied inc introduce ton with an indnlgon smile and q Shru2 of his shoulders. Then hu mo- toned tue couple from the room and closed the door upon them.
 Enid watched him through blur rcd eyes as he came back toward the bed. There was 10 question in her mind but that the Big Shot was Roy.
 "'Neil. that's that.' he said coo. ly. And now perhaps you'll tell nc how you happened to run into mo last night"
 T saw you as I went down the elevated steps, she said and was
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14

Enid shuddcrcd "Gou-you seem 10 think his murder was justified. Was-Was if you-your gang who killed him ?"
 lie laughed outright. "WrlI. you've got nerve 10 ask mo that," he exclaimed, No. we didn't but we intended to but others beat us To IT, Curse him for the snitch he vas, ] used 10 know him pretty Wcll-too well. just found out he's &4ucaled to d noscy newspaper guy who's after mo.
 "WclI. l don't know what Shivc Frank spilled. how much this news paper bird knows, but before ho gets q chance 10 start anything we'll show him q few attentions thatll tear the truth out of him. and, if he sounds dangerous, any Wreaths that are sont to ShjN, Frank won hc so faded but thcyI do for him tool"
 She raised her hand 10 tho band . age around her head to hide her feelings. So he did know, And Phil
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14

Judg" Edward l.. Cole, dean Of thu Waterbury bar for many years. Miss Doyle based her claim on q prouis. made by he judge in which she was 10 receive in his will $LVo0 each year she worked for him without a raise in pay. The will, is probated. allowed her %1,ooo and this has been added to the $i2,ooo judgment given today. Former Governor Charles <. T'mnlctou was among the wiu,ssrs who appeared for Miss Doyle.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
5 coo Js Discovered
 In Three Dead Letter.

Washington. l'pt. II lP,-Thr~ 'HlSsiErs that arrived at tho d,a, letter division Of the DOS, ofjc. h Washington brought goycrnucu colicrs $1.u0o.
 The letters contained bills Of Iik, denominations and Nrr. receive, within q few hours CT each other,
 The addresses udjruud thc, were pcnn"d hy tbe same person
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
& 1# BIG SHOT " bq FRANK L. PACKARD

synopsis; Now York attracts Enid Howard Of Winnipeg, bent on a writing career, She makes the acquaintance of Phil Martin. a hcWSpapcrman. Then she finds thar ne leader of the underworld hllo"n as th" Big Shot" wbou, Martin is hunting. is her brother. A picture Of the Big Shot which she f'cognlzcs as her brother prompts q search for him II was given her for 'Hart1n by T Gancstcr-S Shivc Frank
 "ho d1rs. q victim of cangland enemies. Following the trail Of th, fIS Shot she goes to "Twjstv" Morcan'a house. secs his capture i, lI0ljlncnt and warns him in time to escape. She taimts and awakcs in the Big shots house. Face 10 face Wl(1 the Big Shot, she tells him he IS Itoy Howard her missing brother. h''t he denies the identity.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14

beer manufacturing plant Four large Vats aud u hundred kegs of beer were found. Three men were arrested and held on a charge Of idleness pending examination of the seized beer to determine it's alco- hollc content, The loss was cstimat- "d at S3.0p0
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14

Martin Was in danger. Ii seemed as though cold fingers were c]utchtng at her heart. There was no longer jemporizins with her frelines-shc hne" she cared for him dearly, cared for him with all her hourt and soul. Hu she knew. too, i'm this same moment. that her love could never know tutilmcnt noW-eypn If he, too, cared. Binding, poignant agony Of mind was upon her. II WIS not only that the man here who threatened Phil WAS her own brother Roy but that she was the sister Of 9 criminal.
 lCop|ri@@t, Prank l.. r@chardD
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
IAtNDEN HOt SED BEIWII;N-

Ansoul}, Feb, l4 - X doubIo alarm fire yesterday morning Euttrd an old laundry here and revealed the structure hous.d tully-cq1tjppcd
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
WINS SUIT AGAINST ESTATE,

WatrrbHry, Feb. II ttN- pamagvs of H2,ooo were awarded hrro ycst,r- day 10 Miss Sarah Doyle in tn" su- pcrjor court against tho estate or
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14

probably q woman.
 All efforts failed to locate thc sender CT the persons to whom the letters were addressed.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14

conscious that, though prompt. her answer Was lamo.
 How much could she hold back and still make hor story ring true? somehow it seemed ironically un- fair that she should be handicapped by being placed on the defensive.
 'I'vo told you my name. and I've told you who l am,' she said carn- estly. 'Why you are acting as you are, I cannot understand; but you are Roy.'
 Enid then related the events that brought her to New York and was living with their old maid. Martha.
 Nch"' He was staring tt her with slightly narrowed eyes as she finished talking. lust luck. then. that you were on the T. steps ch " Well. maybe l believe you--and maybe not. Where does this Martha ENc@"
 She gave him the address with ont any hesitation whatever.
 "Wcll,' he ejaculatcd, you scrm to have q lnk-up with about every thing that bust loose last night, don't you"" He tossed the paper to her. "That little party must have hoon pulled off pretty near your front door"
 Automatically she read the hoad- lines:
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14

Read tomorrow of th- conflict between lov" a0d duty that tears Eui1's heart.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
\OTOEIDt GN\G>IEE >LAI, ShiNc Frank. CN-cOnNiCt,
 Victim of Gangs Revenge

'It was as njc" q piece Of work, he observed with complaccnt and approving grin. Tt was coming to him, too.'
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
Spinster in Stock Fraud
Guilty on is Counts
MISS BIGGS

Elzina Howels, middle-aged
spinster who played the stock
market on tips from the stars"
was convicted on all 16 counts
Of an indictment charging EN-.
bezZlement and larceny after
trust by a jury of seven women
and five men before Justice
Jesse c. Adkins in Criminal
Court yesterday. Sentence was
deferred.
Although the glib spinster is
said to have reaped a harvest of
over $4,000 from victims aspir.
ing to sudden wealth on Wall
Street by representing that she
had inside information on the
stock market" she was indicted
in the present case for having
taken $500 from Miss Irene
Biggs and Miss Lillian Girard,
nurses residing in the Toronto
apartments. for the purpose of in
vesting their money, but apply
ing the money to her own use.
Miss Howells took the stand in
her own behalf yesterday, and ad-
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
) WOMEN HELD
AFTER POLICE
RAID ROOMS
DisorderIy and Rum Charges
Filed; Glass Cuts Officer
When Door Slams in Face

Three attractive young women
we're arrested on liquor charges
early today when members of the
police vice squad raided their
third floor apartment in the Car
Isle Courts 1400 block Columbia
Rd. N. w.
The prisoners gave their names
as Mrs. Margaret Williams, 28,
a seamstress, charged with main
tanning a disorderly house and
possession of liquor: Mrs. Marie
Inwalls, %, a manicurist. posses
sion of liquor, and Mrs. Salhe
Davis, "a, sale and possession OF
liquor.
Report Liquor Seized
Police reported a quart OF
liquor was confiscated.
Armed with warrants as the re-
suit of complaints and a months
vigilance. Sergt. John r. Leach.
Detectives James MoStyn, c. l..
Van Meter and Floyd Truscott
went to the apartment.
Truscott knocked on the door
while his companions waited.
Mrs. Inwalls, it was said,
opened the door and upon rec
ognizing Truscott as "the law, :"
slammed it with such force that
the glass shattered.
The detective was cut by fly
ing glass and was treated at Gar
field Hospital.
Fifteen patrons Of an alleged
speakeasy and numbers" game
were trapped when the vice squad
raided an establishment on the
second floor of a building in the
1900 block Seventh st. N. W..
Arthur Dickerson, colored. 80,
reputed operator, was booked on
scharges of permitting gaming,
sale and possession Of liquor.
The raiders stated that the place
was equipped with an elaborate
bar.
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
BRADYS MOVED
To MARLBORO

Herman and Lawrence Leroy
Brady, brothers, charged with the
death Of three in the Seat Pleas
ant New Year bomb outrage.
will await trial this fall in the
jail at Upper Marlboro.
The brothers yesterday were
returned at their request to the
Upper Marlboro Jail so they could
be near their relatives.
They had been held at Rock
vile. A change of venue was
granted them when they were
put on trial and the case moved
to the Rockville court. Lawrence
was tried and a mistrial resulted.
Herman elected to be tried by
judges. It is expected that both
w1ll be put on trial in Rockville
this fall.
The wife of Herman Brady.
one of her brothers and one
sister were killed by. the bomb
explosion.
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
ALL RESERVOIRS
/ ARE NOW FULL
To CAPACITY
Supt. HoIton Says Situation
Is Becoming Acute in the
Suburbs From Dry Spell

District officials today an.
nounced that no fear need be felt
by District residents over an i'm
pending drought. as all reservoirs
are full to capacity, despite the
dry spell of the past few weeks.
d. w. Holton, superintendent
of the District Water Depart
n1ent, said that while the need
of water was becoming acute in
outlying suburbs of the Capital,
the District supply was as good
as ever.
The only need found in a sur
vey Of the city was the lack of
big enough main5 to supply water
for peak consumption, usually
between 4 o'clock in the after
noon and 8 o'clock in the eve
ming.
AS rapidly as possible new
mains are being installed, now
that the appropriations bill has
been passed, and the water de-
partment, backed by the District
heads, is attempting to alleviate
the Smallmain situation.
Where necessary pumps from
the fire department auxiliary
shops are used to increase pres
sure during the peak periods and
larger mains are being con-
structed to supplant small ducts
in rapidly growing sections of
the District.
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
CARTER
smith CO. SUED
BY INVALID

James E. Sexton, 100 block
Twelfth st. S. E., who says he is
totally blind, has filed suit in
equity court to compel the F. H,
Smith Company to return money
which he says he lost through
false representations on the part
of Smith Company agent in
volving the trading of securities
of the investment house.
Sexton informs the court that
he has been blind for more than
eight years and this fact was
known to the Smith Company
and advantage was taken of his
condition by the defendants.
He owned bonds of the Stanley
Arms, Chatham and Law and
Finance Building aggregating
$4,310.
November 10, 1928, he declares,
the Smith Company sent one
William A. Horn. its agent to
induce him to exchange them
for other securities of less value.
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
st. Vincent Society
To Hold MeetinO

The Conference of st. Vincent
de Paul Society will hold its
quarterly meeting Sunday morn.
ing at st. Peters Church. The
members will attend mass and
receive communion at 8 a. m.
The mass will be followed by
breakfast.
The general meeting will be
addressed by Edward J. Butler,
OF New York. president of the
National Conference of the so
ciety. DR.. John O'Grady will
describe plans for the National
Convention of Catholic Charities
Of America which opens here
septel1ber 20.
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
POISON FORCED,
SAYS WIFE

Mrs. Mona Browning, 25, was
Gin a serious condition at Emer-
gency Hospital today suffering
from poison, which she told police
her husband forced her to swal-
low during the course of a quar-
rel in their room at the Atlas
Hotel.
The husband, Paul Browning,
fled from the hotel, which is in
the 500 block Pennsylvania Ave.
N. w., and he is the object of a
city wide search by police.
According to the story told to
police, Mrs. Browning and her
husband began to quarrel as they
were preparing to retire for the
night shortly after 1890 O'Clock.
The quarrel, police said, con-
cerned domestic difficulties.
Mrs. Browning told police that
at the height of the quarrel. her
husband took a bottle Of poison
from the bureau, poured a large
dose into ! glass and forced her
to drink it. Following this, police
were told, her husband fled from
the hotel.
The woman was taken to the
hospital by a passing motorist
and treated by DR.. Callendrella,
who reported that although the
woman'S condition was serious,
the poison potion was not likely
to prove fatal.
Detective Sergt. Harry E.
Cole, Of Headquarters and police
of the Sixth precinct questioned
the woman at the hospital and
then launched a search for the
husband
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
d. c.. Heads Turn
TO Routine Duties

The District Commissioners yes
ter6ay found time to turn their
attention TO routine duties, which
have been showed aside since they
took office by the necessity of fix
ing the Districts tax rate and pre-.
pairing a budget for 1882.
DR.. Luther c. Reichelderfer made
an inspection tour of Gallinger
Hospital over which he has super.
vision. Commissioned Herbert B.
Crosby spent the afternoon inspect
ing the National, Training School
for Boys. 81,
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
Weakness for Hams
Returns Him to Jail

According to the police, Nc.
Kinley Hatchett, colored, has a
penchant for stealing hams. He
got out of jail yesterday after
spending nine days for pilfering
two Of them and today was sent
back for six months for stealing
two more.
The latest theft took place
yesterday in Center Market. The
police said Hatchett stole the
hams from Norman C. Schoth.
The negro was arrested by
Patrolman Remaush and Judge
Isaac r. Hit. in Police Court,
did the sentencing.
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
BURGLARS LOOT
THREE STORES

Cutting a panel from a rear
door, thieves entered the store Of
Rubin Gordon, 200 block Canal
st. N. W., last night, and stole
So from the cash register.
Aaron Golub, 400 block Ninth
st. S. W., reported that thieves
removed a glass from the rear
window of his store and took $12
from the cash drawer. The store
of Samuel Jewelor, 1900 block
South Capitol ST., was robbed of
eight hams, a quantity of cigar
cites and the cash register looted.
Herbert -Iagnus, 1400 block
Belmont st. N. W., said thieves
entered his home by ripping the
screen from a rear window and
stole clothing and a watch valued
at $54.
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
Nails Being DriUen
In His Auto Tires

Someone is driving nails in his
automobile tires, c. G. Perry, pro
prietor Of an antique shop in the
2100 block Pennsylvania Ave. N.
W., reported to Seventh precinct
police. yesterday.
Perry declared that several
times recently the nails have been
found in both the tires of his
automobile and a small truck
parked near his shop.
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
PROSECUTION
limited BY
BLAINE
Jacob B. Shapiro Denied Right
to Testify When He Refuses
to Give Waiver of Immunity

After an initial hearing at
which rather startling testimony
was brought out. Senator John J.
Blaine (R.), Wisconsin. chairman
OF a Senate District subcommittee
named to investigate real estate
operations in the Capital, prom
ised today there is to be far
flung inquiry and said a good
start had been made.
The Senate subcommittee was
not in session today because SEN
ator Blaine explained that there
was a parliamentary situation in
the. Senate, in connection with
the naval treaty. which required
the attendance upon the floor of
all Senators. However. he an.
nounced that all summoned as
witnesses should stand by and
await telephone calls which might
come within the next 48 hours or
be indefinitely postponed.
Shapiro Firm Accused
Jacob B. Shapiro, president of
the Joseph Shapiro Company. Inc.
yesterday refused to sign, on ad-
vice of counsel, Alvin Neumeyer,
a waiver of immunity and the
subcommittee voted not to hear
his testimony.
A half dozen home buyers as
serted they did not know when
they bought their properties
through Shipiro that there was
a blanket mortgage" against
their houses and lots. They testi-
fled. they learned of this later.
and without notification by the
Shapiro firm.
JudSon w. Jacobs, vice presi
dent of the B. F. Saul Company.
1 testified that his firm has II
nanced the Shapiro company TO
the extent of hundreds of thou,
sands of dollars" abiE the Saul
company had no knowledge that
Shapiro had sold these home
without advising the purchaser
there was another trust on their
property.
Jacobs Signs Waiver.
Jacobs testified that when the
Saul company learned last year
that the Shapiro firm had not
appriSed customers of this extra
mortgage, which covered advances
made for land and lots decided
to Shapiro for development pur.
poses. the Saul firm had broken
off further financial relations
with Shapiro. Jacobs signed q
waiver of immunity just after
JacobtB B. Shapiro had refused to
sign such paper.
However, Jacobs said he signed
personally" lacking authority
to sign for other officials of the
B. F. Saul Company and its sub
SidiarieS.
Among witnesses testifying of
unsatisfactory experiences with
the Shapiro firm were:
Mrs. William, j. Slattery, 1900
block Otis st. N. E., who said
she was employed at the Cuban
Embassy: Howard Carter, of
Marietta Place; Clarence NJ.
Hughes, $500 block of 18th ST.,
N. E.; Happy" Walker, orchestra
leader, of the 400 Block Madison
ST., N. W.: Hugh L. Espey. of
Marietta Place: Joseph C. En-
gers. Marietta Place.
Finance Plan Scored.
Near the close of the first days
hearings Senator Blaine said:
"It seems to me such a sys-
tenn of financing is designed to
cover up something. 1t looks
like a system to hide some.
thing from an innocent pur.
chaser. regard it as a pc
cuIiar Set-up, and it appears
that some of these purchasers
were not released from this
unknown and extra mortgage
until they went to the expense
Of getting a lawyer and making
complaint"
The Washington times., 1930-07-18

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the information that something of interest Washing
tonians has taken place or will take place. An acc
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The Washington times., 1930-07-18

Do you want to make some money for being alert?
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The Washington times., 1930-07-18

mitted that certain checks in evil
,dence had been given to her
by the complainants. but denied
that they were for the purpose
of investment and said they were
loaned.
She was asked by Assistant
United States Attorneys w. A.
Gallagher and Charles B. Murray
regarding several aliases under
which she is said to have gone,
but denied that she had ever
used any other name except the
one under which she was being
tried.
At first she also denied having
served a one-year sentence at
Auburn prison on a grand larceny
charge, but when Gallagher deftly
exposed photostat copies of the
Auburn prison records she ad-
mitted the accusation.
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
Phone in News Tips to The Tmes-Wn $50 Weekly Prizes

covery, an important invention, unusual
rence-each is an example of good news tip There
will be $40 given weekly for the best exclusive
tip received, $40 for the best, $5 for the next
BEST and ST prizes for each of the IS next valu
able tips.
The Washington times., 1930-07-18
ALLAN HOOVER HOME

Allan Hoover arrived at the
White house today for a visit
with his parents.
The Washington times., 1930-07-18

Travel worries need not affrOnt you
any lOnger-abolish them with the pur-
chase of one of the RecOnditiOned Cars
advertised for sale In tOday's Classified
Ads
The Washington times., 1930-07-18

Realty InOestments
Are Listed Daily in The REAl
Columns of
Times Classified Ads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
NEW JERSEY PROPERTY
BRINGS HUGE PROFITS
Former Immigrant Builder Had
Refused 81 200, 900 for
$4oo, 600 sites.

NEW YORK, October 4 (NAN.A).-
Dr. Charles " Palermo is disposing of
some of his extensive property at the
New Jersey end of the new Hudson
River Bridge that will run from upper
Manhattan, and he is making huge
profits on It,
In the past DR.. Palermo, who expects
to develop fine apartment house COM
munity on part of this land, has re-
jected an offer of 100000 for land
he bought there for 100000.
Among the almost incredible stories
about immigrants making fortunes in
New York real estate and building his
is as striking as any. Because he limp
ed slightly as hoy and seemed deli
cate the family sent him to medical
school. The Paternos were a family
OF builders even in Italy, but his
brothers were to carry on the tradition.
He was to be a physician. Then his
father died and his help was needed and
he has been building ever since, al
though he is also a physician and uses
the title.
From the new Hudson Bridge one of
the most striking sights will be that of
the castle he has built for his home. It
has towers and turrets, an organ, foun-
tain, Japanese room, Louis XIV room,
mushroom cellar and swimming pool.
As monument to all his successful
building ventures, whether on Park
avenue or up the Hudson, DR.. Palermo
intended to erect in his Palisades area a
tower to rise l 800 feet above the river.
He has changed his mind. Growing
Christmas trees by the thousand is his
hobby.
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