Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1931, Page 31

LIQUOR INFORMER 15 SHOT TO DEATH Harry Volpe, Once Employed Here, Found Murdered Beside Stolen Car. By the Associated Press. PROVIDENCE, R. L, September 17.— Harry Volpe, said by police to be & no- | torious hootlegger and informer for several agents in this city and formerly in Detroit and vicinity, was found slain | near an automobile on Eighth street| this morning. He had been shot. One buliet had | been fired through the brain. Volpe's body was found in the rear Inuwn and Pittsburgh, as well as Providence, officials said. CAUSED HUGE ROUND-UP. Harry Volpe Helped U. S. Break Up Alecohol Ring in Cleveland. CLEVELAND, September 17 (#).— Harry Volpe, found shot to death today in Providence, R. I, was the Govern- ment's star witness in the investigation of the Superior Industrial Alcohol Co. here six years ago, the biggest liquor conspiracy ever uncovnred by Federal officers at_that It was Volpe, a cummer of the al- cohol company, whot precipitated the Government's round-up, which resulted in a number of indictments in the Mid- dle West. His story, according to al officers, | ment that if it was seized by officers, he was not to stand the loss. The liquor could not recover his loss, he believed he had_been double-crossed. Although he said many threats had | | been made against his life if he talked, | | he went to former United States District | Attorney A. E. Bernsteen and told of | the alcohol ring. The ring was smashed and 112 persons were indicted, including {ras that he was to have'received 30,000 | gallons of alcohol under an arrange- | | was confiscated here and when Volve | NING _S'T MAN IS IDENTIFIED IN SWINDLE CASE Victim Here Plcks Out Pris- oner From Line-up—Charged With Taking $1,300. A Nation-wide search, extending nearly two years, by Headquarters De- tective Sergt. Paul Jones for an Italian who swindled Letterie Reiguglo, Italian | shoemaker, 4618 Fourteenth street, out | of $1,300 in 1929, ended last night | with the positive identification of Vin- cent Bruno, 48, s -the man, acording | to_police. Bruno was picked Du! in a line last | night by Reiguglo as the man who ap- | proached him in December, 1929, and 'AR, WASHINGTON, suspicious and opened the hox in ‘Bruno’s absence and found only worth- less paper in it. Then began the search (or Bruno. Detective Sergt. Jones sent o cities throughout the oountr;l(or ple- \tures of Italian trickery swindlers and | after showing a number of pictures to Reiguglo, the latter identified one from | Detroit as that of the man who swin- dled him. Lookouts were broadcast and the sé‘nl(‘h got under way for Bruno. It continued until Bruno was nlcked un |in New York about & week as flim-flam suspect and identifi u the man wanted here. | "Bruno_was charged with grand | 1arceny, following his identification last | night. He is said to have a long police | record and to have operated in a num- ber of citfes. Police are still searching for & man known to accompany Bruno in his activities. Brumno is sald to have traveled under a number of allases and wes first knowns here as “Martinl.” Citizens’ Meeting Called. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. LYON PARK, Va. «Séptember 17.— | | The first of a serles of weekly meet- ings under the auspices of the Lyon Park Citizens’ Association will be held tonight in the Community House, The | D. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1931. TRADE BALANCE SEEN UNFAVORABLE Imports Exceed Exports by $1,000,000 in August, First Time in Five Years. by the Commerce $165,000,000 and ,000 in August, ports the same month of $218,427.000, 3 fa- verable balance of $79,348,000. For the 8 months ending 'lth August 31, th: United States had a favorable lorfl[n trade balance of $214,153,000. Exports during the period were $1.661,~ 785,000 as eompnred Wlth $2,640,243,000 for the same period in 1930, and im- ports were §1, 447 1,632,000 u-mn $2,174,- 960,000. ‘The unfavorable balance reported for August was the first since April, 1926. During the first four months of 192§, foreign trade balances were nninn the ! |United States sometimes by as much as $68,000,000. Since April, 1926, hov\. ever, the United States has steadily maintained & favorable balance, Exports of gold during August amounted ~ to $39,000 as compared with $39,332,000 in August, 1930, —Silk —Satin By the Assoclated Press. ‘The United States had an unfavora- ble foreign trade balance of $1.000,000 during August, the first such instance since 1926. - | $4550300 in: Augvist 1950, na imports | were !51589000 against $10,- Exports of silver during Au- 2,024,000, compared with Imports 714,000. were 52,685,000 u-hut $3,492,000. L Women Will Convene. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., September 17.—| 'The monthly dinner meeting of the | insus Business and Professional | Women's | Club of Arlington County will be held | tonight at 6:30 o'clock at Windsor will make their reports. ARMS SEIZED ON SHIP | . HONGKONG, September 17 (#).—* Under a writ issued cn behalf of the Ch.ln gOV of the Hongkong (Brif preme Court today seized part of the cargo of the German steamship Duis- berg, believed to consist of arms mr the nt government at Canton, The, ‘was released. Insurgent Canton sources ported that troops of the N-nlh‘ ‘emment were Arums, Glebe road. Delegates to the re- | Hunan Province. Hengel cent naflonal convention in Richmond | was designated as the objective of a Cant:n troop movemens. SIMMONS —Woolens $10 Dresses Never have we been able to assemble more attractive dresses at the beginning of a season, at such a price. The new bodice skirt is an outstanding feature. Sizes 14 to 20 and 38 to 48 and 16% to 26Y;. Colors—Persian Red, Plue, Green, Black, and contrasting combinations. —Use Ney’s Budget Plan Ney's new Low Price Policy and Ney’s Budget Plan enables you to step out in all new Fall clothing. meetings are being held to give resi- dents of this section an opportunity fo hear the various candidates for office. Tonight has been designated | iTrial Justice Night" and only | didates for that office will be hear proposed they pool their funds to re- turn to Italy. The money was sip- | | posedly placed in a box, after Reiguglo had withdrawn his $1,300 from a bank, for safekeeping by Bruno. Reiguglo several hours Volpe, here and in other cities. Volpe, however, as the Government’s star wit- | ness, served only an hour in custody of | the 'United States marshal. At one time in the investigation he of a stolen sedan wnich had been parked in a residential section since last | night. Police believe Volpe paid the under- | wazld penalty for “squealing.” | failed to identity a principal, but later He was well known to Federal agents | made the identification. “I had the | lsele as an informer. At one time in | fear of vengeance put into me, and e Middle West he is reputed to have | | that's why I didn’t pick him out the | been a valuable ally in the activities | first time,” he said. | R BACK'HOME of George E. Golding, chief of a special | o squad of dry raiders with & mvmg‘ Twelve-year-old Jessle Keegan re- E X C U R SI O N F a R E S OCTOBER 3rd commission. To All Principal Points in Volpe had worked with Federal |cently dived in a mill race at Lancas- agents in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, |ter. England, and rescued Joseph Wes- St Louis, Philadelphia, Washington, ' ton, aged 5. | Round Trip Fares to Various Principal Points Adanta $10,000 s-v Petersbiry . : CINOCO Fomaeots’ s il ickets bear 20-day hmll nd ‘Yl(n;‘l?l:ll‘z “fl(hl"{lfln 9:05. 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