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The Washington times., 1935-11-09

stood three of Carston's men,
armed with sub-machine guns.
The gansLers seemed momen-
tarily rooted to the floor, and be-
fore they could shake themselves
into action and use the lethaI
weapons which they held in their
hands, a rat-ta-ta-tat Of the Fed
eral mems "typewriters" began
and the three hoodlums crumpleo
in their tracks. =,
GO after them, men," shouted
Bradford through the tumuic.
Sweeney and his squad remain
here on the ground floor and mop
up anyone you find. The rest OF
us'll take the upstairs part.
At the top Of the stairway stood
two more Carston gunmen, armed
with submachine guns.
They commenced firing the mo-
ment the agents came into view
after turning to mount the top
landing on the stairs. The agents
fired back, advancing as they
fired.
Several Federal men dropped
but their fellows continued the re.
lentless advance into the face OF
the withering fire OF the two gang
ster guns. ,,,,.
A sharp pain shot through Bill's
shoulder. He glanced at his LETT
sleeve and noticed slight tr1ckle
of blood oozing from his coat. But
he paid it no heed.
AS suddenly as it began, the
tumult ceased and the Federal
men cautiously topped the stair
way, glancing only momentarlly
at the now silent figures OF the
last two gunner who had tried
to halt their merciless advance.
The agents reaSsembled in the
hallway Of the second floor and
Bill, cautioning them to be ready,
shouted:
Hey, you Carston men. If
you're ready to surrender, step
out into the halls. Come out OF
the doors with your hands held
over your heads. Leave your guns
in the rooms. Come out that way
and you won't be hurt. Keep fight
ing and Well kill every last one Of
you."
For a moment tense silence
reigned. The Federal men tooE
tighter grips on their weapons.
Then one by one the doors lead
ing from the hallway opened and
gangsters, walking with t cir
headsdown and their hands held
aloft, shuffled into the hall.
CarstOn'S Terms
AS the Federal men searched
their captiveS, Bill made hurried
check of the prisoners. Rich was
not among the captives-neither
was Carston.
Dinky, CarSton's chauffeur, was
there however, and upon him Bill
vent his pent-up anxiety for the
safety of his sweetheart. Grabbing
the cringing driver by the shirt
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prove no murder. Quicklime
dom leave trace, an for murder
they got to have a corpus
delicti She'll just disappear
an it'll be up to them to
p'duce her or her body. They
never found Andrews, did they?"
Julie Shrank against the wall.
This grisly debate ran her blood
cold. Carston was pointing with
the muzZle of his automatic at
the square in the floor.
Rich walked with feet of lead
toward it. He bent down for the
ring, then Strengthened up again.
"Then-then they'll kill us
You heard what Bradford said
He's got authority from the top.
They didn't stop to ask Dillinger
no technical question"
Shut your trap an open that
one" screamed CarSton.
"But-boSS-"
Rich never got a chance to
finish. Carston's gun spat. The
force Of the slug staggered him
backward.
In the back wall a steel door
stood open. Rich thrust out his
hand by animal instinct. But
it met nothing.
Through the opening hurtled
the bent and agonied form Of
the gangster, shot through the
stomach. A single cry Of sudden
shock-and Rich disappeared.
Carston, his weapon still smok-
ing, ran to the vent. He peered
over. sheer down the straight
wall. There was a ledge, some
is feet below, with a curved
gutter. If Rich had struck that
he would have roIIed inward, out
Of sight.
Carston would have pumped
more lead at him in his profane
fury. and mumbled his diSap-
pointment as he turned and
stared across the room.
There, flattened against the
opposite wall, writhed Julie,
striving to grip the hard, bare
steel with her naked nails. She
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To Rich, his aide, the racketeer
ferociously barked out staccato Or
derS.
Get Pete and Mike up to the
top floor, quick. Tell 'em to hold
off firing until those muggs get
inside the yard. If they blast in,
have the rest Of the boys spread
out. Get 'em in all the windows
and see that each Of 'em has a
rifle and plenty of ammunition.
Tell 'em to shoot accurate cause
If they don't they'll get shot &C.
curate."
Rich turned and ran toward
the Castle as Carston, dragged off
the limp form of Julie Gardner,
who had tainted from the pain Of
having her arm twisted. Hampered
by her weight, CarSton finally
reached a small locked door on
the far side Of the building.
Unlocking the door, he was just
about to enter when there was a
dull boom, louder by far than
could have been made by any rifle
or pistol.
He turned for a moment and
watched the smoke Of the bomb
clear. Then, as he saw several
Federal men scrambling through
the hole in the wall made by the
bomb, he ducked into the door
way, slammed shut the thick bar
rier, and with Julie Slung over his
shoulder, began to mount dark,
circular stairway which led up
through the thick walls of the
castle to the very top room in one
of the towers room which no
body but Rich and Carston knew
existed.
THE ATTACK
Pouring through the breach
made in the granite wall by their
bomb, the Federal men scattered
about the castle yard and took
cover behind any protuberance Of
hedge or earth which could be
found.
A desultory gunfire from the
windows OF the castle greeted
them, but they held their fire.
waiting for further orders from
Bradford.
The special agent reporter
hunched behind a stone garden
fountain, waved his hand toward
another agent further off, and as
the agent nodded, Bill shouted to
the rest:
LAS soon as the pineapple goes
off, everybody make for the door. "
Rising to a crouching stance,
the agent pitched the object to-
ward the heavy oak door Of the
castle proper. AS he did so, a
rifle shot rang out from the bar
ricaded gangsterS and the agent
fell dead.
But as he fell, his fellow agents
rushed in, under cover of the
smoke Of the bomb and leaped
through the shattered door Of the
castle.
On the grand main stairway
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Alex Carston Meets Same
Fate He So Ruthlessly
Dealt to Others

Bradford went up the dark
stairs two at time and was the
first to reach the PROSTATE fig
ure Of Rich.
Pressing his gun against Rich's
temple, Bradford demanded:
Take me to Julie, you rat, or
I'll blow your head Off"
Put your gat down, Bradford" T"
whispered Rich, flecks Of blood
froth forming at his lips as he
struggled to speak. "All my life
I've been doin' my damedest for
Carston-killin' for him-and
Just now when was tryin' TO
save him from the chair he
plugged me, for nothin', right
through the CUTS.
"You don't have to threaten
me. I'm done for, but I'll help
you get that murderin' buzzard,
If it's the last thing I do, Brad
ford"
Bill pocketed his weapon and
motioned to several other agents
to help him lift the wounded
Rich.
Garry me UP to the top Of
them stairs. I'm the only one be-
sides CarSton what knows the
combination to work the door.
He's goin' to dump Julie down
into the quichime vat in the
cellar, and we amt got no time
to lose"
AS rapidly as they could, the
agents carried the dying gangster
up to the top Of the stairs. There
they were brought to a halt by a
steel door, a safe door with a regu.
lar safe combination knob in the
center.
"okay, Rich, open It," Bradford
whispered hoarsely, land for
Gods sake, hurry"
'Ill do it Bradford. I just hope
I live long enough to see Carston
get his"
Rich trembled as the officers
held him up so that he could
reach the combination knob.
Wincing with pain, he twirled the
dial-left three-two to the right
left one and stop at 13.
Then his hand dropped.
Bradford grabbed the dying
gunman.
For Gods sake, Rich, open
that door before you die, Rich!"
Rich opened his eyes and
smiled.
TITS open now Bradford, go in
and get him"
Then Rich fell back. Those were
his last words.
CHAPTER XIV
Bradford wasted no time with
Rich. With a whispered caution
to his Federal agent companions
to make sure their weapons were
ready for action, Bradford, the
special agent-reporter, self
whirled the barrel of his revolver
to make certain that each cham
Der held a bullet.
Now, men, in we go, and good
luck!"
Bradford showed open the
heavy steel door.
i
AS Bradford and his men were
carrying the dying Rich up to the
door, CarSton inside the steel
tower room walked toward Julie.
The girl, hypnotized by the hor-
rible gleam in the gunman'S
vengeful eyes, started to scream
but no sound came from her
throat.
Carston strobe closer and closer,
and finally his cold hand graSped
her wrist. In his other hand he
held a pistol.
He started to drag her toward
the yawning mouth Of the chute
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LEOIlC, Dill QeuldnQeQ.
where's that Skung, Carston p"
II don't know, Mr.. Bradford" 4"
whimpered the driver.
We'll, you'd better know or I'll
beat your brains out with this"
shouted Bill, raising his heavy
pistol.
You needn't try that Bradford, :"
said a voice.
Then the voice continued:
This is Carston talking, Brad
ford. I'm talking over my own
private little loudspeaker system.
I can talk to you in any room in
the Castle, and just so you don't
say anything uncomplimentary
about me, T can also hear any
thing you say in any room"
Where's Julie, arSton?"
shouted Bill, addressing the blank
bullet SCARED wall from which
the gangSter's voice seemed to
issue.
She's here with me. Bradford,
safe where she won't stop any of
your coppers' lead. And she'll
be safe-for a while-aS long as
I want her to be.
Take your men out of here
and she'll not be harmed. You'll
never take me alive, Bradford,
and just before I go your lovely
little Julie will take a AS through
her heart. What Say?"
"CarSton, you know me. If
you harm one hair of her head
I'll kill you and no further par
leying. Where are you?"
Bill, up in the tower"
1t was jules voice. But be-
fore she could say more her voice
Stopped-there was a momentary
shrek as if someone had covered
her mouth with a hand.
Then silence.
CHAPTER XIII
In the metal-walled room of
the tower that jutted from the
rear of Alex Carston'S Castle, in
visible from the roadside because
Of the width of the main struc-
ture, stood Carston, Rich and
Julie. The girl was white and
almost in collapse.
Twice she had tainted, once
when Carston had shot his shy
Ster-mouthpiece, Young, with q
leer before her eyes, the other
time when he had brutally twist
ed her slender arm behind her
to make her scream so that Bill
Bradford would hear over the
steel wall how she was being
tortured.
To this final faStneSs they had
climbed as Bradford and his
G-agents came blasting, shooting
to kill some Of the gangster gar.
rison and capture and manacle
others who surrendered, hands
up.
open that trap" ordered Car.
ston. pointing to a steel square
in the floor. It led to a chute
and the chute led to the quick.
lime vat in the cellar, where
Carston's victims plunged, van.
iShed, evaporated. This was the
lethal racketeer's execution cham
ber as well as his last stand.
Good grief, boss, whatcha
gonna do?" hammered Rich, his
teeth chattering.
Since when do tell you what
I'm gonna do an what 1 amt
gonna do? I'm tellin' you what
you're gonna doy'
"I'-I'll do anything you say
But, bosS-lemme plead with you
a second. Bradford heard you
tell him if they fire at us you'll
croak Julie. If you do it's mur'
der in the first. An you know
they can crash in on us with q
thousan' men if there ain enough
now to take u.s."
"So-What?"
Mad Killer
"Well, all they got on us now
absolute, may be income tax. We
can give 'em a hell of a battle
Dutch Schultz beat the rap
Photographic the books is prob'lJ
as illegal as Seizin' 'em, an the
court ruled that was out as evi
dence. We're still sittin' pretty
if we dom go wild now
who's wild? They ain gonna
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NOW READ ON
CHAPTER TWENTY-TW

AS Bill Bradford the special agentreporter gave the com
maud for the Treasury Department launch their attack
upon the granite castle heout Of Alex Carston racket king
the ganrster himself was not idle.
The Washington times., 1935-11-09
Mad Killer

"Well, all they got on us now.
absolute, may be income tax. We
can give 'em a hell of a battle.
Dutch Schultz beat the rap.
Photographic the books is prob'ly
as illegal as seizin' 'em, an the
court ruled that was out as evi-
dence. We're still sittin' pretty
if we dom go wild now
"Who's wild? They ain gonna
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-06-21

air in the proper quantities, the sys-
tenn being installed has a capacity
that is equivalent to the melting Of
1000 pounds of ice per hour. 1t is
equal to plant producing twelve tons
of ice every twenty-four hours, or
enough to supply the ice requirements
of a good sized community.
The electric current that will be
used in operating the new cooling
plant will be sufficient to supply fiji
ty average homes with all the cleo
tricity they needed.
In cooperation with factory rep
resentatives, Cannon Electric Co.,
made special study of the require
ments of Benjamin's store and then
designed the system that will be put
into operation at the end of this week.
Mr.. Benjamin is being congratulated
by his friends on his progressiveness
in providing customers with modern
comforts and conveniences that are
usually found only in much large COM
munities.
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Sen. TYDINCS DRAFTS
new BILL FOR CRABS

AS the result of suggestions OF the
grabbing industry of Queen Anne's
and Somerset counties of Maryland
Senator Tydings has announced ne
would draft new bill to place the
protection of the sponge crab under
the supervision of the Department OF
Commerce.
Two weeks ago the Maryland Sem
ator introduced a bill to afford Fed
eral protection to the blue crab, buck
ram, peeler and soft crab, but the
Eastern Shoremen, at a conference
with Representative Goldsborough last
week, objected to the bill on the
ground that the sponge crab only
should be under supervision of the
Federal Government.
The new bill would give the De-
partment of Commerce authority to
promulgate regulations defining open
and closed seasons and the conditions
under which the species of crab could
be taken in the waters of the United
States.
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ORDE r NISI

George C. Littleton and Winnie E.
Townsend VS.. Richard Kenneth Town.
send, infant, Warne Corbin Littleton,
infant, Roy T. Littleton, Junior, in
FAINT and Godfrey Child.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. Maryland.
In Equity.
No. 1915 Chancery.
ORDERED by the Circuit Court for
Worcester County, Maryland, sitting
in equity, that the private sale of the
real estate made and reported in the
Second Report of Sale of James M.
Crockett and Godfrey Child. Trustees
appointed by a decree of this Court to
make said sale, be ratified and con-
firmed unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 18th
day of June, nineteen hundred and
thirty-five, provided copy of this
order be inserted in some weekly news
paper printed and published in said
Worcester County once in each of thre
successive weeks before the oath day
of June, nineteen hundred and thirty
five.
The Report states the amount of
sale of this property to be Forty-flve
hundred dollars ($4500.0O).
BESSIE BOWEN, Clerk.
True Copy, Test: Bessie Bowen, Clerk
June 7-3t.
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L. Paul Ewell, Atty
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Or
phans' Court for Worcester County,
Maryland, letters Testamentary on
the personal estate of Olivia T. Nor
than, late of Worcester County, de-
ceased.
All persons having claims against
the deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber on or before
the 31st day of December, 1885. They
may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefits of the said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this
Goth day of June, 1885.
ALFRED ]. NORTHAM,
Executor
Test: Paul Jones, Register of Wills.
June 21-3t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-06-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
IN CITY and COUNTY

Sue A. Taylor from John D. Dick
erson and William A. Taylor, Exc
cutors. an undivided 1-16 interest In
certain real estate in Stockton, or
both sides of the County Road leading
from Stockton to Horntown, Va, and
10 acres of woodland about 1 mile
south of Stockton, on the D., M. and
V, Railroad. Consideration $50.
C. Merwin Burbage and Mabel T,
Burbage, his wife, from John D. Dick
erson and William A. Taylor, Execu'
tors, real estate in Stockton fronting
on the West side of the street leading
from Stockton to Horntown, Va. Con-
sideration, $11O0.
Carl H. Lambertson and Bernice D
Lambertson. his wife, from Preston
V. Lambertson and wife, farm in the
9Th Elec. Dist, on the State Stone
Road leading from Pocomoke to Stock
ton. Consideration 500 &c.
Winfield Scott Kreger and Clara
Parker Kreger, his wife, from Thomas
F. Johnson, Attorney, property in
Girdletree, fronting on the County
Road leading form Girdletree to Tay-
lor's Landing. Consideration S. &c.
Ida M. Rayne from Geo. Drifting
ham and wife, real estate on the NORTH
side of Burley Street, in Berlin. Con.
sideration $40 &c.
Harold B. Scarborough and Bessie
T. Scarborough, his wife, from Ida
M. Rayne and husband, real estate
on the North side of Burley Street
in Berlin. Consideration $40 &C.
The Corddry Company, Corpora.
ton from County Trust Co., Cor.
poration, Trustee, undivided IA inter
est in tract of woodland in the 9Th
Elec. Dist. Consideration $1,01O.
Henrietta C. Clarkson from Lafay.
cite r. Wilson and wife, tract of land
containing 45 acres, more or less in
the 7th Elec. Dist, on both sides OF
and binding upon the County Road
leading from the Salisbury-Snow Hill
State Road to Fruitland. Considera-
ton, $40 &C.
Harry S. Purnell, ST., and Harry
S. Purnell, Jr., from Harry w. Tay-
lor and wife and others, real estate
in the 10th Elec. Dist. Consideration
$40 &c.
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NOTICE.!

Application has been made to the
undersigned by T. Byrce Venable for
a license to sell beer and light wine,
containing not more than fourteen
per centum of alcohol by volume at
the premises known as Venable Soda
Parlor, Market Street, Pocomoke City,
Md, the said license to be known as
"Class D" on Sale Generally License,
which would permit the licensee to
keep for sale and sell beer and light
wines at retail at the place therein
described for consumption on the
premises or elsewhere.
The application is made in accord
ance with Chapter 2 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland,
1888, Special Session, and is on file
in this office. Any exceptions to the
issuance of the license must be filed
with the undersigned within per-
iod of one week from the publication
of this advertisement, otherwise the
license applied for will be issued. The
manner of filing exceptions is des-
cribed in the Act, copy of which is
on file in the Clerks office.
BESSIE BOWEN,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Worcester County, Maryland.
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average modern home has etinue of electrical servants
would have thought little short of back magic
1t highly important that these servants be utilized correctly
National of Fire Underwriters reports
resulting the of electrical appliances of substan
dard manufacture and from the misuse of electrical Devices Sew
eral recommendations made the interest of safety
the list is the recommendation that only appliances
bearing the approvaabe of Underwriters Laboratories be
this be that the manufacturer
has submitted the device for testing to
that to the requirements of standard of
safety equally important that the electrical cord attached
appliance bear the label and be in good
dition Worn frayed cord is positive fire danger.
Another important recommendation is to disconnect all heat
ing appliances such rons hot plates coasters waffle
with Them when leaving them temporarily
great fires have been caused through such failure In
stances record of irons becoming red hot burning through
the ironing board and eventually through the floor Many heat
producing appliances have automatic shuto which help
oveheatng but the plug should be pulled out addition
On all appliances with motors is recommended that nsruc-
lions the motor be noted and followed exactly
Electrical promise that the home of will
contain many electrical The public must learn
respec than present. purchase
only standard devices and to them properly
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NOTICE OF SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications for the following schol-
arships will be received by the Board
of Education of Worcester County on
or before June 20, 1886, at the office
of the Board of Education, Snow Hill,
Md.
One scholarship at the Maryland In
stitute, Baltimore, in either the Mt.
Royal Avenue Night School or the
Market Place Night School, for boy or
girl. Tuition free.
One scholarship at St. Mary's Fe-
male Seminary. Board, tuition and
laundry free.
One scholarship at Blue Ridge Col
lege, New Windsor, Nd, for boy or
girl. Value of scholarship $4,000.
Appointments to the above scholar
ships will be made by the Board of
Education by and with the advice and
consent of the State Senator of Wor-
cester County after competitive ex-
animation of the candidates for such
appointments, who shall produce be-
fore the Board of Education satisfac-
tory evidence of their moral charac-
ter and of their inability or the in
ability of their parents or guardians
to pay the regular college charges.
Examinations in English, Algebra,
American History and General Science
for all scholarships will be given at
Snow Hill High School on Tuesday,
July 2, beginning promptly at 900 A.
M. No high school graduates are eli
gible to take the examinations ex-
cept those who have met the require
ments of the State Department of
Education for college entrance; name
ly, 500 of the grades in the last two
years of high school must be "B" or
higher and no grade below "C".
BY order of the Board of Educa-
ton of Worcester County,
A. C. HUMPHREYS, Secretary.
June 21-2t.
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WILL ROGERS IN
DOUBLING THOMAS
HERE NEXT WEEK
Rogers Portrays The Funniest
Role He Has Yet Attempt
ed In A Picture

Will Rogers fans all over the coun-
try are waiting for the laugh holi-
day that will give them their favor
tie star in Doubling Thomas" COM
ing to the Marva Theatre, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, June "a, rs,
and 26, in which Will portrays the
funniest role he has yet attempted, in
a picture that is a laugh cyclone by
itself.
Advance reports have it that this
Fox Film, produced by B. G. DeSylva
and directed by David Butler from the
play "The Torch Bearers" by George
Kelly, has had rib-rocking effect on
all the audiences of the theatres in
which it has played.
Rogers portrays the role of a SIM
pie. home-loving sausage manufacture
er, whose home-life is suddenly tossed
into turmoil when an amateur i'm
presario, Alison Skipworth (who play
ed the same role on the STACEY per-
suades his wife, Billie Burke, that she
has been suppressed all of her mar
ried life and that she really belongs
to the stage and her public.
Rogers son, Frank Albertson, finds
that his sweetie, Frances Grant, has
also become stage-struck. Father and
son have their troubles after wife and
fiancee appear in an amateur charity
show which will force Marva Theatre
audiences to hold on to their seats.
Rogers finally effects cure that
will make Americas ace humorist
more loved than ever.
Sterling Holloway is a scream as
the bungling sound-effects man for
the amateur play and the rest of
the supporting cast, including Gail
Patrick, John Qualen, Johnny Arthur,
Helen Flint, Fred Wallace and T. Roy
Barnes are more than adequate in
their roles.