Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1928, Page 7

ROTHSTEN (NKED | N RIS SEZURE $2,000,000 in Narcotics Taken by L. S,—Murder Clue| Expested in Papers. ‘ Br the Asselated Precs | NEW YORK. December 8.-—Federal autheritie Investigating a narcotic Svndicats financed by the Iate Arnold | Hothstey today had in their possession ! $2,000,00 worth of confiscated nar- | '“'l';'.;c.,m- of two trunks in a hotel wherethey had been checked for ship- | Mentnland, resulted from a perusal of ¢ found among the slain gambler’s offess. M\ seizure.” snid United States At- tar®y Tuttle, “is a very large fraction atfhe narcotic supply of the biggest neeotie ring in the United States. The ppers we have seized and other evi- /mee in our possession indicate that mold Rothstein had to do with financ- ng this ring. Murder Clue Probable. “It is not improbable that an exam- ination 6f the Rothstein papers which we have seized. and of other files which we were examining when they were taken over by the county district at-| tamey, may throw important light on the motives and circumstances of Roth- | stein's murder.” | The records Mr. Tuttle referred to | were impounded by District Attorney | Ranton for the county grand jury pend- | ing completion of its investigation of the killing of Rothstein. Salvages Rum Boat Worth $40,000, Then Waits in Vain for Pay By the Associated Press. WINDSOR, Ontario. December 8.—Lloyd Pllon of Sandwich, whe owns a tug, was wondering to- day who would pay him for salvaging a rum boat which van- ished frem the ocustody of United States officials at Fort Wayne, Detroit. Pilon was hired to salvage the Geronimo, a former Canadian lightship, by & man he didn't know, he said. and he towed the big thing—the Geronimo Is 120 feet long and worth about $40. 000 ~trom Brighton Beach to Queen's Dock, in Sandwich, where he waited for his pay, to no avail The Geronimo was seized some months ago in the Straits of Mackinac with a_$100,000 cargo of rum from the Carling Dock, in Windsor. How the Geronimo got across the Detroit River into Canadian waters s a mystery. United States officials in Detroit Insist that the tug was stolen. AUTOIST FINED $200 1 AND GIVEN 300 DAYS Admits Driving While Intoxicated, Leaving Scene, and Using Suspended Permit. Pleading guilty to four serious traffic offenses, George W. 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Wisconsin Ave. fices from which Rothstein directed his manifoid activities. 1 Many Documents Examined. The Federal agents examined hun- dreds of documents, many of them per- taining to Rothstein's bail-bond busi- ness. Some of them, Mr. Tuttle said, | yielded valuable information | The police and County District Attor- | nev _Banton are continuing their efforts to And the three men indicted in the | slaying with George A. McManus, the The man was first charged with driving while intoxicated October 28 when he collided with a street car. At that _time he asked for a jury trial On November 14, following a collision on Sixteenth strest, he was again ac- cused of driving while intoxicated and additional charges of leaving after col- liding and operating with a suspended permit were filed. Again he asked for trial by jury. A mental examination was ordered. When it was reported he was of sound and MARKET One of the Finest Piggly Wigglys in the United States 2017 Wisconsin Ave., JustNorthof RSt. gambier. who has stubbornly refused to | nd" o ger” withdrew the demands for tell what he knows about the mystery. | jiry trials and was sentenced. He was | . Fgiven 60 daye for the suspended permit CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. | 60 days for leaving after colliding. 60 TODAY. | days and $100 or 15 days for the first The national board of the Women's 120 days with $100 or 30 days for the Macomb St. | driving-while-intoxicated charge and Overseas Service League will be guest of the executive board of the Washing- ton unit at dinner at the Grace Dodge | Hotel. Mrs. William J. Chittenden, | jr., of Detroit; Miss Anne Sherman | Hovt of New York., Miss Martha L.! Blakeslee of New Haven and Miss Ellen | Tde Kenney and Mrs. Frederick Poole of Philadeiphia are among those ex- pected. Unity Council, Mo. 17, Daughters of America, will hold a wiener roast, 7:46 o'cloek. at the home of Mrs. Carrie G. Melle, 4621 Quarles place northeast. All mu;lbers of the council requested to at- tend. | | | Mount Pleasant Citizens' Association will meet, 8 o’clock, in Mount Pleasant | Publie Library. ‘The combined chapters of Gamma Delts Sigms Sorority will have a sub- | scription dance at the Washington | Hotel. Alfred Tomson of Oalifornia will | speak of “The Heart—Its Happiness, | and How to Hold,” 8 o'clock, at the | League for Larger Life, 1706 L street. | Admission free. | ‘The Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Gavel | Club will have a 500 card party, 8| o'clock, at the residence of Mrs. Alice | Heimer, 1232 E street southeast. Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15, American Legion, will celebrate its ninth anniversary with a banquet at the Racquet Club, 8 o'clock. Waneta Council, No. 6, Degree of Pocahontas, will give a 500 card party, 8:30, at Oyster's Auditorium. sion free to the public. FUTURE. ‘The Men's Jubilee Chorus and Mel-| ody Chorus of Friendship Baptist Church, assisted by other talent, will! ve & musical and literary program | eaturing the Professor and his saw. | ‘The rtecital will be under auspices of | the Tribe of King David at the Vermont | Avenue Baptist Church Monday at 8 P.m., for the benefit of that ehurch. Miriam Chapter, . 23, O. E. will serve a supper for members Monday, 6 p.m, at Masonic Temple, ‘Thirteenth street and New York ave- nue. There will be an election of of- feers afterward, | The Wanderlusters’ hike for tomor- row will start from Chevy Chase Lake 8t 2:45 pm. | said they were favorably impressed by ‘The Red Triangle Outing Club will meet tomorrow at Rosslyn, Va. Take Great Falis line at 1:30 p.m., buy one- way ticket to El-Nido. Hike will be Admis- | | ding of Count Folke Bernadotte to Miss | | Estelle Manville, American heiress. second. Roger Williams, colored, was convicted of driving while intoxicated by a jury under Judge Isaac R. Hitt. His arrest followed an_accident on Grant road northeast. Assistant Corporation Coun- | sel Edward W. Thomas prosecuted the case, NOTABLES HASTEN | HOME FOR HOLIDAYS European-Bound Steamers Clrx'v~j ing Many Visitors in Anticipa- tion of Christmas Festivities, By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 8. —European- bound liners today carried many noted figures, most of them hurrying home for Christmas. | Aboard the liner Majestic were the | infante Don Alfonso, cousin of the | King of Spain; John McCermack, the tenor, and Marjorie and Isabelle.Meuser, | 9 and 10 years, respectively, of Chieago, | who are being taken to the home of | their great aunt, the Marchioness of | Huntly, in England. | The two Americans who lmprmed! Don Alfonso the most were Col. Charles | A. Lindbergh and Henry Ford. The colonel.- he said, “Is nice and simple.” | d “is the embodiment of | You ought to take off your | " he said, speaking of Lind- In charge of the two Meuser orphans | on their journey to their new home w Arthur Campbell, jr.. a son of the mar- chioness by her first marriage. H: said he wanted to correct the repoit that his mother was to adopt the chil- | dren. S8he merely wishes to educate them, he said. i Sailing shortly after the Majestic this morning was the Ile de France, ! carrying Lieut. Comdr, George O. Ni ville, one of Byrd's aides on the trans- atlantic flight of the America; John | Erskine, Columbia professor and noted | author; O. O. McIntyre, the columnist; | | | ‘The Swedish counts and their wives America and hoped to make other visits. Oldest Wine Displayed. along Pimmitt Run and over old roads to Chain Bridge, and to clubhouse. Bring lunch and flashlight. Coffee will be served. James A. Edgerton will address the Washington Open Forum tomorrow, 3 p.m., at 808 I street. Subject: “The Election's Aftermath.” Publie invited. ‘Women's National Press Club will meet for its weekly luncheon Tuesday, 1 pm. Honor guest, Kenneth Mac- Gowan, author-producer. AIRPLANE WOLF HUNT IS MINNESOTANS’ PLAN Men Hope to Make Venture Suc- eese Financially—State Pays $15 Bounty. Br the Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS, December 8.—An expedition to hunt wolves by airplane was being outfitted yesterday by Edwin D. Fox and L. M. Chandler Chandler, president of the Minnesota Aireratt Association, will do the shoot- ing, while Fox will handle the controls. ‘They plan to operate through northern Minnesota from a base at Cast Lake fiying about until they spot the wolves and then swooping low and killing them. ‘The State pays a bounty of $15 for each wolf. If the expedition proves f financial success, other trips are plannec COL. BENJAMIN TO RETIFE Officer Goes on st March 11. Lieut. Col. Julian A. Benjamin U. 8. Cavalry, stationed at Schenectad;N. 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