New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 6, 1922, Page 1

I | | fi News of the World By Associated Press One Tl'nng Delaymg Ac- tion is Finding of Feder- al Judge Available to Conduct Trial ‘Atlas Portland Cement Co. and Others Are Included in Department of Justice’s List. ‘Waghington, June 6. — Re-trial of the eastern group of the so-called cement cases will be undertaken as speedily as possible, the department of justice announced today. The department's announcement said : that at a conference between Attorney " General Daugherty and Col. ‘William Hayward, U. 8. attorney for the southern district of New ¥ork, who came to’ Washington for the purpose decision was reached for ‘vigorous prosecution” of the cement case and other anti-trust cases in the New York district. i “The cement case against the At- las Portland Cement company and others,” the announcement added, “will be taken up for re-trial in ac- cordance with an announcement made by District Attorney Hayward a short time ago, {allowing the disagreement of the ju “Scarcity of judges and the present crowded condition of the dockets is.a factor with which the department is obliged to reckon he added. The trial of this case will be inaugurated as soon as a judge is available.” The case against the Central Group in the cement combination will come to trial in Chicago on June 15, the department said, ;adding that a third case on a civil bill is awaiting action in Denver. PROOF OF BETTER BUSINESS Increase of 15 Per Cent in Post Office Department Receipts for May Taken As Indication of Improvement. Washington, June 6.—An increase of nearly 15 per cent in the business of the post office department during May as compared with the samé month of last year, was regarded to- day by the department as an indica- tion of steadily increasing prosperity throughout the country especially as it related to business. Assistant Post- master General Glover stated that this increase was the greatest within the past seven years. Receipts by 50 of the largest post offices in the country for May totalled nearly 822,000,000 as compared with $19,000,000 last year. THORPE JOINS HARTFORD Famous Indian Athlete Agrees To Don Uniform of Senators As East- ern League Player. Hartford, June 6.—'Jim'" Thorpe, famous Indian ball player and Olym- pic champion, accepted terms with the Hartford club of the Eastern league today, and was ordered to re- port here at once. Thorpe is now in Portland, Oregon, where he was re- cently released by the Portland club of the Pacific Coast league in order to reduce expenses. He was said to have been the highest priced player in the ccast league and will undoubtdly command the highest salary ever paid by a club in the Eastern league. Thorpe has had major league exper- ience, having been a member of the New York Giants a few seasons ago. Last year he played with Toledo of the American association and had a bat- ting average of .342. Swiss Heartbreaker Is Deported on Mauretania New York, June 6.—August Probst, young Swiss butler whose heart af- fairs with Pittsburgh society girls were adjudged by his friends to have moved others to railroad him out of the country, was deported today on the Mauretania. The government en- gaged an attendant to accompany Probst who attempted suicide by slashing his wrist at Ellis Island yes- terday. The attendant is to bring back a receipt from Probst's parents. MORE SURVIVORS SAVED Buenos Aires, June 6.-—Discovery of additional survivors from the wreck of the steamship Villa Franca on the Parana River has brought the esti- mated death list from eighty to thir- ty four, according to advices to lLa Nacion. It is believed the figure will still be further reduced.. ) AUTO TRUCK SHAKES DOWN BUILDING IN LEMBERG, MANY DEAD i T.emberg, Poland, June 6, (By The Associated Press.)—More than 40 persons were buried in the debris and many were killed today when two ancient 3-story huildings collapsed. The build- inge are believed to have been shaken down by vibrations caused from a passing motor truck et {the cinb’'s annual TRUST 40 0 Rallroa | hopmen Are Cut lxty Mllllon Per Year By New Wage Schedules Lillian Russell, for Over 30 Yrs. W, USECUTED e HUSBAND ON JURY THAT GRANTS HIS WIFE A DIVORCE. oy Atlanta, Ga, June 6.--The case of arhushand serving on a jury that granted his wife a di- vorce just has been brought to light here, Mrs. Sara Myrtice Almand, was granted a divorce from Albert Irwin Almand sev- eral months ago. She did not attend the hearing, the divorce being, granted on depositions taken in Newark, N. J., where she now resides. The decree is valid, according to lawyers in the case, e BEGIN WORK SOON ON NEW COMFORT STATION Committee May Ask for Bids on Park Structure Next Week Bids for the erection of a comfort station on the south end of Central park will be called for next week, Mayor A. M. Paonessa expects, the committee in charge of this project having beén called together for to- morrow evening so that the work may be gotten under way at once. The city meeting board, acting up- on recommendations of the board of finance and taxation and ratified by the common council, authorized the issuance of city notes to the amount of $30,000 to pay for a comfort sta- tion. City Engineer Joseph D. Wil- liams has drawn sketches which have met the approval of a special commit- tee and the city plan commission. There now remains nothing but to re- ceive bids, award contracts, issue the notes and go ahead with the work. The location decided upon for the comfort station met such opposition in the common council that it was held up for one month, but the result was a repetition of the orlzmal recom- mendation. It is planned to have the station lo- cated at the site where the public sign post now stands. Only a shaft for ventilation and staircases with guard rails will show ahove the ground. Plans have been made whereby a rev- enue may be derived through a shoe shining and tobacco concession in the station. Man For Whose Murder Girl is Given Prais FRANK WARREN ANDERSON, 6.—Letters e for “her cour- manship” were Kansas City, Mo., June of sympathy and pra age and good mar received late last night by Miss Peg- gy Marie Beal as she lay on a hos- pital bed fighting a battle for life aaginst a wound sustained when she attepipted to take her own life early Sunday after she had shot and killed Frank Warren Anderson, store welfare director in a local hotel. One letter was signed by a Kansas City doctor and his wife and another | by a local nurse. “Our sympathy is yours," of the letters, girls who have the courage and ity to shoot straight. We regret, however, that you shot There is plenty to live for. are up there yet and the bloom the same as ever."” Miss Beal was on the road to re- covery, hospital attendants said late| last night Anchor Brand Girls’ Club Holds Its Annual Meehng The annual meeting of the “Anchor Brand" Girls' ciub of North & Manufacturing company was held last evening. AMiss Katherine Sheckey was elected president. Miss Sheekey The stars flowers | one of the most popular members of | taken an active in. | the club and has terest in its welfare. elected were vee-president, Mary Dunn; secretary Fitzgerald; treasurer, Miss Lucy Arrangements were discussed outing which June 17 at Hart's pond in An Other officers Miss be held on Kensington T.ena Hart, Miss Hulda Hedlund and Miss Nellie Coyle. department | read one | “The world needs more | abil- | yourself. | Judd | |lowered Miss Florence | Kunz |opinion said. for | will | constructive, appetizing collation | was served under the direction of \11'!; human needs Minority Report Protests Slashes Were Made Without *‘Consideration of Human Needs” Shop Mechanics Reduced 7 Cents an Hour and Freight Carmen 9 Cents— Clerks and Telegraphers Next. Chicago, June 6. — (By Associated Press) — Over the etrong protest of the three labor representatives on the United States railroad labor board, a new wage cut of seven cents an hour for railway shop mechanics and nine cents for freight carmen, cutting 400,000 shopmen approximately sixty million a year was ordered by the board today. Becomes Effective July 1. The new wage reduction brought an estimated added saving of $59,669,- 347 annually to the railroads, follow- ing on the heels of a $50,000,000 cut in the wages of maintenance of way laborers last week. The shop crafts decision becomes effective July 1, the same date as last week's order. The minority report of the labor members pointedly stated that the majority decision was made “with no consideration of human needs,” and charges that it fails to carry out the function of the board to set a *just and reasonable” wage. Labor Men Protest “The tendency of this decision is to vindicate the propaganda of the rail- roads and consequently condemn such statements as the employes have been able to bring to public attention,” the minority opinion said. It was signed by Albert O. Wharton, W. L. Mec- Menimen, and Albert Phillips, the la- bor representatives. Supervisory forces of the railway ‘shops were not decreased. After due consideration the decision said, it was felt that the duties and responsibilities of such forces warranted maintenance of the present rates. Eight Percent. Average The reduction for the mechanics averaged a little more than eight per cent, all mechanics, boilermakers, blackemiths, sheet metal workers, electrical workers, carmén (excépt freight carmen,) moulders, cupola tenders and core makers and the reg- ular help apprentices receiving a cut of seven cents an hour. Freight car- men, commonly known as ‘“car knockers'' and the object of some of the heaviest assaults by the roads in their battle for lower wages, were cut nine ‘cents. : “Knockers" Slashed More The larger cut was ordered for the ‘car knockers, because the board said it believed that their work did not require the same skilled service as other branches of carmen's work, this heavier reduction for the freight carmen came under especially severe |criticism in the minority report. the labor members declaring there was' no justification for discrimination in car work. Other Reductions Car cleaners, who now receive an average of $3.18 a day, were cut five cents an hour, or 40 cents a day. )i The mechanics, whose daily now averages from $6.11 for electrical workers to $6.28 for blacksmiths, will ||, lose 56 cents a day under the new de- | cision, bringing ther daly wage to ap- prosimately $5.70, The board's latest is to be followed shortly tions for railway clerks, and all other classes of railway em- ployes except was brief and offered no explanation of how the new rates were arrivd at This omission brought more fire from the dissenters who declared the ma- jority decision did not consider “hu- Inian needs” ignored the pleas of the employes for “living wage' ‘no attempt to show that mechanics are not entitled to such a standard.” Want Recognized Standard. Suggestion for some recognized standard" to be worked out by the bhoard and used as a basis for future wage adjustments was contained in the minority report, which consumed several times the number of pages in the majority decision. The labor members felt, they said, that the beard “should initiate a study which |shall determine the amount necessary to meet some recognized standard and |that it must use its results as a basis for its decisions and that it must, | through those decisions, transmit such information to the public." The decision the minority report | {continued, tended to “substantiate the | | position of the railroads that wages| |need not be established with refer- |€nce to the needs of the family," con- tending that a minimum wage for the ‘§|\hr\l raft should be 50 cents an hnur, 87/ decision, which by reduc- |which would at rate of cents for saving Is Too Great. saving to the railroads mean i |t | ' “The far [t { exceed ings to the public in reduced rate the dissenters said, adding that pa roll slashes during the last |months of 1921 had been ‘made; ‘rmrlmg lay offs at the annual rate n”frwnds at £1,300,000 “in strong contrast to the|i fncreasing prosperity of the roads.” ‘The increasing antithesis between | profits and just wages will result in morale, thus reductions will not result in economics,” the minority “The duty of the labor hoard as a| impartial body is pro- means whereby railroad em- can have their legitimate satisfied without re- (Continued on Page Eleven) viding ployes recei the city today, who have been interested with theatri- cal productions during the past score of years. rate | through amendment. fcrmation work, Mayor Paonessa is sending out telegraphers | jetters to cities asking for o statement concern- the train service men, |ing the methods ters of city terested Ten years and made | hefore the council to have water rent- als handled several enues. office. is extra help needed and then only for a brief pPrvnrl skilied mechanics ¢ six | Mr in- ! his attitude | should the publi N Star of American Stage, is Dead Famous Opera Star and Actress Dies At Age of 61 Years From Injuries Received On Ocean Liner—Took Part in Many Famous Theatrical Successes. Pittsburgh, June 6.—Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore, who died early today at her.home in this city, had been ill weeks following an accident suffered while on shipboard when she was returning to this country from Europe. however, by her physicians last Saturday that she had passed| the crisis and that she would recover. the end, which came at 2:20 o’clock. Death Was for several It was believed, She was conscious until Unexpected. Mrs. Moore who was the wife of Alexander P. Moore, pub- lisher of the Pittsburgh Leader, yesterday afternoon was so ill that members of the family were summoned to the bedside. physiciang, however, refused to give up hope and early in the evening were so confident that she would survive that they ar- ranged for a conference to be held here this morning with Dr, John B. Dever of Philadelphia. Her Injured On Shipboard. The accident which Dr. Schell Decker one of the physicians FAMOUS ACTRESS AT LYCEUM MANY TIMES Her Last Appearance on Local Stage Was in Wildfire, a Brilliant Success. s of Lillian Russell's death was 'ed with no little interest about especially by those They recalled that Lillian Russell appeared on the Lyceum stage on nu- merous occasions in the past, when that house was managed by Gilbert and Lynch, and later by Mr. Lynch alone. Her last appearance at the Lyceum was about 13 years ago when she ap- peared in one of her greatest stage triumphs, “Wildfire." MAYOR WOULD CHANGE COLLECTION SYSTEM Wants Charter Amended to Have All Revenue Taken in One Office Adoptmn‘ of the system ‘of muni- cipal collections employed in the city of Springfield, Mass., has found Paonessa and he will and elsewhere favor with Mayor A. M. endeavor to have a similar system employed here the agency of a charter If he is successful, Col- ector Bernadotte Loomis will be re- quired to handle every penny of rev- enue coming into the city's treasury. be sufficient in- which to So that tnere may and data with a number of New England of collection vmploy- ed_in the several cities, Since becoming affiliated with mat- business 11 years ago, Mayor Paonessa has been actively in- in questions of collection ago he brought a proposal the collector's office 10 in In gathering information relative such collection he studied the Spring field system, adoption of which he now recommends in its entirety. The proposal was downed by the council at that time Under present conditions there are departments handling rev In Springfield 20 departments have collections handled through one Only during the busy seasons it is explamed TORD BOOM GAINING Dearborn. Mich., Townspeople Organ- ize Club and Plan to Urge Cheap Car King to Run for President. June 6.—Permanent organ- Ford for President lub” and the naming of a commit ee to formally ask Henry IPord to necome an independent candidate for Detroit, zation of the Ford has not publicly announced but a number of his Dearborn declare he has he would enter the race desire him to do so ndicated THE WEATHER o Hartford, June 6.-—Forecast for New RBritain and vicinity: Unsettlad tonight; Wednesday generally fair and somewhat warmer. v AT said was the primary cause of her illness and death, occurred when she was violently thrown on the ship during a storm. The effects of the injury were not immediately serious, nevertheless and although she steadily failed in health, after her arrival home, even those most closely associated with her were not aware of the decline. Went Abroad For Govt. Mrs. undertaken at the request of Secre- tary of Labor James J. Davis for the purpose of making an intensive study among prospective emigrants to the United States. She later appeared be- fore a committee of congress and gave a detailed report of the observations abroad. In addition to her husband there were present at her bedside during Dorothy Calibit, and her niece, Mrs. Mildred A. Martin. She is also sur- vived by two sisters, Mrs. Suzanne Westford Allen, of New York city and Mrs. Hattie Leonard Colburn, of Schenectady, N. Y. The funeral probably will be held Thursday at Trinity church with burfal in this city. Star For 80 Years Lillian Russell, “The Queen of Am- erican Opera,” in private life Mrs. Alexander P. Moore, wife of the edi- tor and publisher of the Pittsburgh, Pa., Leader, for more than 30 years starred in various operatic roles in the United States and England. She was one of the most popular singing ac- tresses on the American stage. famed for youthfulness and beauty toured her native land with a lecture on "How to live a hundred years." Active During War During the war Miss Russell was| active in Red Cross and liberty loan campaigns, giving freely of her voice and dramatic talent to both causes. She was born in Clinton, Iowa, December 4, 1861, the daughter of Charles E. and Cynthia Leonard and removed to Chicago with her par- ents when four years of age, her fath- er becoming a member of a printing firm. Educated at the convent of the Sacred Heart, Chicago, she studied | vocal and violin music and sang in a church choir In 1876 she took a course in voice culture under Madame Scheremburg and later studied for opera under Leopold Damrosch. First ln H. M. S. Pinafore Miss Russell's first stage appearance was in the chorus of Rice's “H. Pinafore,” in 1870. On Christmas day, of 1877, however, she had ap peared as an amateur in “Time Tried AllL" Leaving Rice's company in 1881 she played Mabel in a I\ur\Piq\m on “The Pirates of Penzance,” at Tony | JPastor's theater. She took the name Jof Lilllan Russell, her grace and charm soon winning for her the so- briquet of “Airy, fairy Lillian.” Joins Weber and Fields She became a Casino theater star house until 1899 when she hecame a member of Weber and Fields stock company, singing with the famous comedians for several years. Later she was engaged as a prima donna by the McCaull Opera company, con- tinuing therein until her own com- pany was organized, She then toured the United States and England and at the end of several successful sea- | sons entered vaudeville, Was Thrice Married Miss Russell had been thrice mar- ried before becoming Mrs Moore, first to Harry Graham, musical di- rector of Rice's "H. M. 8. Pinafore" company from whom she was divore- ed in 1884; second to Edward Solo- | mon, conductor of the Casino thea- ter orchestra, New York, whose mar- riage she had annulled in 1894, and third, to Signor Perugini, in private| life, John Chatterton, an operatic| | tenor, who died a number of vears |ago. She was married to Mr. Moore in 1912, Always interested in the welfare of working girls, Mrs. Moore | helped them in numerous and unas. tentatious ways. Her spirit of daring anything justified by the sat. Ithe presidency is planned by the man-|Was shown in 1913 when she made a |ufacturers and townspeople who have |Vovage in a Zeppelin over the city of |called a meeting at Dearborn tonight. | Berlin | Various Important Plays Among the numerous parts she por- |trayed during her stage career were the following | 1881—Djema in | gul" Bathilda in 1882—Patience, |livan's opera of that name | “The Sorcerer.” | 1853—Phoeba Virginia, in 1884—Polly Pocahontas, hame 1885 “The Great “Olivette." in Gilbert and Sul- Aline in| Mo- in Paul and Virginia.” Pluckrose Polly " the opera that in of in Polly (Continue< on Page Eleven) Moore's trip to Kurope was| her last moments, her daughter, Mrs.| still | after she retired from the stage, she| those | LS. | and remained at that New York play- | “Rillee Taylor." | ON THURS. PAYS $30 FINE ON | BAD CHECK CHARGE A. J. Rajune Offers No De- fense—Grove St. Man As- sessed for Liquor Sales Albert J. Rajune, aged 22, declined to make a statement in his own de- fense when he was arraigned in police | court this morning on charges of passing a worthless $10 check on the New Britain Trust company. He was fined $50 and costs. Rajune is alleged to have tendered Barney Gubernick of 521 Stanley street, an order drawn on the Trust company for $10 on May 27. He ex- plained that he was in need of cash and assured Gubernick that there was a sufficient amount of money to meet the payment. Gubernick deposited the check but it was returned marked “no funds.” He reported the matter to Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods. Rajune's arrest follovagd Charles J. Law, connected wh the banking house, testified that Rajune had no funds on and after May 25. His last daposu prior to that time was on May 22, $4.02 being placed to his credit. Bronislaw Wasilewski, one of the eight tenants at 143 Grove street, who in the past two weeks have been ar- rested for violation of the liquor laws, was fined $150 and costs for main- taining a place having a reputation | for liquor sales and keeping booze with intent to sell. He was taken in yesterday afternoon after a 14 year old boy testified that he had procured liquor at Bronislaw’s tenement for one Tony Savinski, paying $2 for a quart of the stuff. Although the boy implicated the accused in his first story to the police and later identified Bronislaw, he told Judge Klett on the witness stand to- day that the accused was not at home when he went to the house. Latér he said he gave the accused the $2 and he sent another man out for the liquor. Recalled to the witness stand, he said he placed the money on the table. Because of his many conflict- ing stories, Judge Klett ordered no witness fee paid. The strong arm zquad found a small quantity ef moeashine liquer last night. On May 23, a gallon of the same stuff was taken. Saviniski tes- tified that on numerous occasions he bought liquor from Bronislaw. Ivor Johnson, arrested at Walnut Hill park Sunday evening for driving without a license, was fined $17. Po- liceman James A. Sullivan made the | arrest. Ernest Lindgren was ordered to pay 1810 a week toward the support of his wife and child, or serve 60 days in “dil, A bond of $300 will be required | to guarantee execution of the court's order. Lindgren was arrested at Worcester, Mass., yesterday afternoon by Sergeant W. C. Hart. For the past four weeks the accused had given nothing toward his wife's support. Prior to that time he left his job with a local factory to take one paying $4 a week less in Wor- cester. He admitted meeting , one Ruby Steele, a friend, while he was ‘h\ing here and in Worcester, - EXPRESS HITS TRUCK | Three Others Injured at Binghamton, N. Y., When Train Crashes Into Auto—Engineer Fatally Scalded. | Binghamton, N. Y., June 6.—Three persons were kijled and three injured when an Erie R. R. eapress train hit |a truck near the Binghamton State | hospital water works. The dead | were inmates of the State Hospittal [ for the Insane. | The engineer of the train is be- |lieved fatally scalded and the fireman also’ was seriously injured. The lo- comotive of the train was deralled. W aterhm ngh School | Boy Pitches No-Hit Game Waterbury, June 6.-—Ray Paradis, Crosby High school pitcher, twirled a no-hit, no-run game against the Gun- Inery Prep school team yesterday in Washington, Conn. Only two men | reached first, one on an error and an- in!h"r on a pass TOURNEY POSTPONED New Haven, June 6.—Postpone- ment of play in the Connecticut tennis championship tournament at the New Haven lawn club was forced hy a downpour of rain today. Play yester- day went into the third round which will be resumed Wednesday. Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business PRICE THREE CENTS SOLDIERS’ BONUS BILL TO BE PRESENTED TO SENATE OF THIS WEEK Senator McCumber, its Author, Plans to Make Brief Address Covering Details of Measure This Will Probably End Its Activities for Some Time, Pending Decision on the Tariff. Washington, June 6.—Formal pres sentation of the soldiers’ bonus bill to the senate on Thursday is the present plan of Chairman McCumber of the’ senate finance committee, The bill will be accompanied by the . usual printed report and in addition | Senator McCumber expects to address ' the senate briefly on the subject. The measure will be sent to the senate calendar to remain until an agreement is had to call it up. There appears to be little pressure for early consideration of the bill and some re- publican leaders are of the opinion that it will not be taken up until after the administration tariff bill is out of ! the way. The tariff measure will have to be sidetracked this month for several im- portant appropriation bills and con- ference reports and there is strong i opposition on the majority side to any additional delay in the consideration of the measure. CITY TO BEGIN TWO ; PAYING JOBS SOON South Main Street and Park Street Work Will Be Opened Shortly by Board of Public Works After a conference this morning with City Engineer Joseph D. lams, Mayor A. M. Paonessa a- nounced that work would be startad within a few weeks on pavement on South Main street between Brook street and the Berlin town line. The board has already made plans to open up the Park street paving job about the first of July and will call for bids shortly. It is proposed to spend about $20,« 000 on the South Main street job. The work was ordered done several times in the past few years but for num- erous reasons it was held up from time to time. The strip of roadway to be covered is what is known as "“Sand Bank Hill" and has been in need of repairs for some time, officials who have in- pspected the highway report. TWO SOLDIERS KILLED Two Others Probably Fatally Injured When Motor Truck Goes Over Eme bankment Near Westminster, Md. June 6.—Two killed, soldiers two suffeed’in« physicians believe and six others Baltimore, wereinstantly juries which the will result fatally, were less seriously hurt when a truck * carrying ten fioldx@n from Camp Holabird, bound for Buffalo went over an embankment near Westchester, Md., today. The dead are Privates Parent and Herschner. King, Rochester Twirler, Goes to Waterbury Team Waterbury, June 6,-—The Water« bury Eastern League Baseball club anounces that Kenneth King has been purchased from the Rochester Inters national league club. The purchase price is said to be $1,300. A previous dispatch stated that King had been purchased by Fitchburg, the club that sold_him to Rochester, but officials of the Waterbury team exhibited a telegram from Walter E. Hapgood, confirming the sale and stating thag King was on his way to Waterbury, DIVIDEND FOR CREDITORS. A first dividend of five per cent has been declared in the bankrupt estate of the Jacques Specialty shop, formerly doing business in the Shure berg block on Main street D(i“ TOTR New York, June 6.-—Rain drenched New York today Several streets in Brooklyn were flooded to a depth of two and one-half feet. TERRIFIC ety Wanders for Year, Afoot, Over Europe in Effort to Reach old Home; is Ordered Admitted to U. S. Washington, June 6.-——Secretary of Davis through the bureau of | ordered the immi- gration authorities at New Orleans to | Tabor immigration today admit Princess Ivan Tschernitschew [of the erstwhile Russian aristocracy | to the United States. The princess claims American citi- 7D'H-h\p After making a trans-Atlantic voy- age partly as a stowaway without food and partly as a stewardess on the | |eteamer “Texandria, the Princess was ordered admitted unconditionally Secretary Davis said today he had |found that the princess had complied |with and was admissible under the |general immigration laws Admission of the princess, who claims she was born in Louisville, Ky, in 1881, ends more than a year of | vandering over Europe in an effort to reach safety and the United States Upon her arrival in the United States she told immigration authorities that she was followed as she made her way across Europe on foot by Ruse sian agents seeking papers of the Ruse sian royalist regime which had beem entrusted to her by her husband, Prince Ivan Tchnernitschew, just bee fore he wus crucified by bolshevik trrops over the gate, of his estate a Craschzno, near Niew Novgorod. She also explained she was seeking hej eight year old son who she declared was sent away by her husband &arly in the bolshevik revolution to a place of safety.