New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 ’\IEW Seven Burned to Death Three Are Still Missing In Fire at Hotel Wawa Vacationsts Had REFUSES T0 SERVE IN POLIGE INVESTIGATION Alderman Conlon' Dislikes G. 0. P. Method of Se- | lecting Committee ‘ 94 Summer Vacationists Had Just Quit Dancing When Alarm Was Sounded— Many Were Injured Alderman Frank L. Conlon of the sixth ward the only demolcrat se- lected by republican members of the common council to serve on the police investigating committee, called at the office of Mayor A. M. Paonessa this morning and announced his intent- tion of refusing to take part in the investigation. The alderman scored members of the council for their | “hand picked” committee. He felt it a lack of proper respect to the mayor to bring in a list of names which they themselves had selected rather than allow the mayor to name a committee. The alderman assured representatives of the press today that investigation of any department would have his backing if’ in the honest opinion of the public, an in- vestigation was desirous. He did not feel that politics should be played in so important a matter and the present investigation he feels, is based on political grounds. Alderman Con- lon was out of the city at the time the action was taken by the counc Upon his return he learned from re- ports about the city that the republi- can members had selected a com- mittee and that he had been named. He was not in accord with the meth- ods adopted by the G. O. P. nor with the circumstances surrounding the probe into police department affairs, hence his refusal to act. The committee will probabiy mect in the latter part of the week to or- ganize. It will be necessary to walt until the next meeting of the common council before the vacancy caused by | Conlon's refusal to act may be filled. It is understood that the committee will investigate ailegations that sev- eral men were appointed to the cgular police force after they had passed the maximum age as provided for in the, charter, The police officials readily admit the possibility that men have been named under such con- ditions, but assert that the common council investigators are “barking up the wrong tree” gince they claim the civil service commission alone hapdles questions of age, physical condltion, ete., furnishing the police commission with the list of eligibies from which appointmefits are made. ‘The civil service commission is now out of ex- istence, but there have been no ap- pointments since that body was done away with by charter amendment. Employes Suffered Most— Several United States (Citizens on Casualty List. Huntsville, Ont, Aug. 20.—Seven women are known to have died, three are missing and 25 persons were in- jured in a fire which early yesterday destroyed the fashionable Wawa hotel on Lake of Bays. The dead: Miss K. Roger, Cleveland, 0.; Marjoric Bowker, 14, daughter of G. Bowker, general manager of the Central region, Canadian National ilways; Mrs. James Alexander, Toronto; Miss Annie T.ee, Toronto; Mrs. Barratt, Hamilton, Ont, and two unidentified’ women. The isging: Mrs. Elizabeth Kro- gan, Cinéinnati; Miss Phyllis Berman- da, Thorold, Ont., and an unidentified woman servant. . The hotel filled to capacity with summer vacationists, a majority of them from the United States had just quietted for the night ofter a gay Sat- urday night dance, when flames start- ing in an elevator shaft quickly trans- formed it into a furnace from which guests fled in their night clothing leaying everything behind them. Most of the dead were employes, who rushed downstairs from their rooms in the “tower”, only to find the exit by which they hoped to escape blocked. They hurried back to the tower and climbed to the roof hoping to be rescued. A ladder was thrown up, but proved to be too short. One or two leaped and suffered serlous injury | or death. The others went down into the flames when the roof crashed. Miss Kittie Carroll, New York, one | of those who leaped, suffered a frac- tured leg and cuts on her left arm which necessitated the taking of 136 stitches. Most of the 25 injured were hurt in leaps-from windows, though a few suffered burns before they could es- cape. : Fire Marshal E. P. Heaton has sent a half dozen inspectors here from Toronto and it was announced -that a thorough . investigation would be conducted Reports were current that the fire was caused by a lighted cigarette or by friction in the elevator shaft. Brian Doherty, Toronto youth, with five other young men, heard the fire warning and rushed to the elevator ghaft in the hotel rotunda and hauled out a fire house. It failed to work. Guests in night attire fled to end rooms on the main floor of both wings. Six maids, frightened by the flames republican LLOYD-GEORGE COMI? London, Aug. 20.—Former Premier Lloyd George, in arranging his social engagement in England for Septem- ber, informed the American emba today that he planned to leave on h American trip at the end of next | the time police arrived, BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT ARREST FOLLOWING ROADHOUSE HOLDUP Bandits Who Raided Dance Es- fablishment Hunted by Posse | Cents” Says S¢c. of Agricultare — KILLED ONE ‘POLIGEMAN}TO GET HIM ON RECORD Machine Abandoned in Cormn Field | “Futile To Argue With Man So Care- With His nounces Aggrieved Statements,"” Plaintiff, less An Has Blood Stains on Cushions Tes- tifying To Marksmanship of Slain | ‘Who Officer of the Law. Claims Irresponsible Remarks Detroit, Aug. 20.—‘? man g:u}?g hl:s Byl)’l;:s fi;al:c;:xec]lnxnm;uug o oloss ,of Brook- | y Ta., rges g?‘x?;uyfl?:r:?‘:egna"}en at Monroe, ’I)} Sen. Smith Brookhart of Towa that Mich.,, and four men whose names are | E. T. Meredith while occupying the withheld are in custody here as the off)cc of secretary of agriculture “sat result of a spectacu.r no«dup of the |in ;hv‘ V::Il Mmtlt tgmnv‘ and helped | P 1 3 pro uce the greatest panic in I:um‘ s putaido Dettal, an. the,” = of Drices In the Mtory of agriculture” Oscar Reinhardt, motorcy prompted Mr. Meredith to instruct hl man at Monroe, Sunday 7 aq lattorneys to flle suit against the Police believe the samt 0'0 enator fgr:libel and damages of 30 seven gunmen, who entered qu (2 0;,0 *s, Mrf Meredith declared in a house at 3 o’clock Sunday wn % %0 ) e, to the Associated Press| and staged a “wild west” hold. “@p 0‘ 6’@ 150 guests of the inn, and a score “:ntl;h'n{r‘!dnc]:tlr\:r;ia“ ‘m‘n‘;:; nployes, five hours later shot ant. | Killod xMemmh said, “in- | . Killed the motorcycle policeman at | % , Monroe, when he attempted to stop a v Bnd“hnnor and touring car speeding through the city. | Wa% ofact. Patrons of the roadhouse “‘e\rc\ nu‘l,_ {1, sEive any (-:cdnnun dancing, eating and drinking when |t0 BroC. s “statements” Mr. five gunmen entered, two by the side | Meredith declared, ‘‘and while the door and three from the front. Either damage of his statements might Dbe by coincidence or pre-arrangement |more, I estimate his effectiveness at the persons on the dance floor “.,.r,,‘nbout 30 cents, so I have ll\S‘ru(‘le‘]‘ engaged in watching a verbal battie| MY attorneys to sue Mr. Brookhart between two women, one of whom|for libel and damages in this amount | --the real compensation being in get- | ting Mr. Brookhart on record under | | oath. 20, 0 wns was upbraiding the other for 'bl‘\ng\ too attentive to her escort. The flrnh warning given of the holdup was| when the gunmen fired several \nnvn\ into the ceiling. One Man Iires. Deftly the bandits rified the cash register, lined up the employes and then went from table to table gath- ering jewelry and money frén the patrons. One man Kkeeping wateh in | the middle of the room fired occasion- ally when any of the victims spoke or | ggpicultural | moved. Some of the shots took ef-|iirmers of the country thirty-two | fect, four men and two women being | pijlion dollars, or eight billion more | reported injured. | thap the whole cost of the war. | The fnjured were all removed bY| The fssue between Brookhart and | 15 minutes| myselr was whether the American after the holdup, but two men and a|rarmers’ financial condition is worse woman later were located in hospitals. | this year than last, as Brookhart | None of the victims would make any|claims. 1 pointed out in a recent definite statement regarding the af-|gtatement that the grain farmer | fair, would receive five hundred million When police officers arrived, theldollars more for his grain this year inn was a scene of disorder. 'Tables|{hay jast vear, in spite of the slump were overturned, food, drinks :md“,, the price of wheat. 1 note that dishes were thrown on the floor, men | he admits this in his last outburet, exhibited torn shirtfronts where Aiag Farmers Better Off mond studs had been torn from them | <gince my statement was given out and clothing of some of the ‘women | the department of agriculture has an- | was torn where pins had béen ripped | hounced the agrienitural price index | from their gowns. Tn some instances|figures as of August 1. This index the bandits used their teeth to re-|figure incindes-all the principal farm | move pins and diamond settings from | rings, rather than drop the pistols they carried. P Reinhardt Shot. PRES |N CONFERENCE mobile speeding through Nonlrw. UM miles south of here. The driver of lhrv‘ machine drew a pistol, according witnesses, and the policeman drew hh-‘ |Talk Over Relation Betweer| - | Government and Industry —Regulation Limited | Public Will See, “The public will now have an op- ‘port\mi‘my to see how nearly he can | | come to proving even one of his many mouthings.” “Tt is futile to argue with a who is so careless with = his sl;ntu ments as Senator Brookhart,” Mr. Meredith continued, recalfng that the senator had declared the slump in prices had cost the | man (Continued on mm} Page) [ | The driver returned the fire, hitting Reinhardt four times in the stomach. teinhardt died without regaining (Continued on Fifth Page) below, ran to theroof, a ladder thrown | MOnth: weapon, firing five times into the car. e | up to rescue them was six feet too short. Several perished. Others Jump- ed and were seriously hurt. Marjorie Bowker, 14 year old victim was rescued by her father, C. G. Bowker, general manager Central Re- gion, C. N. R. but she dashed back despite his protests, to help save others. She was trapped amid the flames. STEAMER DAKOTAN ASHORE OFF MEXICO Early Salvage of Vessel in Trouble is Emil Novack Abandons Car When It Stalls on Elm Hill Crossing as Train Approaches. Expected—No Lives Lost, S None Injured Los Angeles, Aug. 20.—The freight steamship Dakotan went ashore near San Lazaro on the west coast of Mex- ico, according to a wireless message from her picked up here early today. No one was injured and the tanker «Charles Pratt was expected to reach the stranded vessel at 7 a. m. and pull her‘ofr. Emil Novack of 201 Beaver street, had a narrow escape from death | about 7:30, standard time. last night when a Ford sedan which he was | driving was struck by the White Mountain express in charge of En- gineer W. I. Crowley of Boston at the Elm Hill crossing. At the the time of the accident it was getting dark and the road was | wet. Novack drove up to the crossing, | which is a grade crossing unprotected by gates, and as he went onto the rails his rear wheels skidded and he stalled the motor. Looking up the tracks he saw the train about 300 feet away bearing down on him at a fast rate of speed and without attempting to start the car he jumped out a mo- ment before the train struck it, toss- ing it to the side of the tra about | 50 feet from the scene of the accident. The car, which is about two months old, was totaily demolished. The loss is partially covered by msurance. San Jrancisco, Aug. 20.—S O § calls saying the freight steamship Dakotan went ashore early today off the Mexican coast 500 miles south of | San Pedro, Cal, were picked up here early today. The army transport Henderson and the oil tanker Charles Pratt are speeding to rescue the Da- kotan. The Dakotan left Los Angeles for New York several days ago. The Dakotan is owned by the Am- erican-Hawalian Steamship Co. Her net tonnage is 4,014; her port of reg- Express Demohshes Sedan While Owner Stands by as Only Witness | Washington, 20.-—Business | Aug. | conditions throughout the country and |the relation of government to busi | ness were discussed at a conference {today between President Coolidge and some of the nation’s leading business men represented in the chamber of commerce of the United States. =2 The delegation of business men was headed by Jullus M. Barnes, president | |of the chamber and included A. | Bedford, vice-president of the s LONDOY, PESSIMISTIC Fahey, banker and publisher; Downing Street Expectant But Dis- E. Pierson of the Merchants After association of New York; Willis H. | Booth of the Guaranty Trust Co. of | | New York; Fred I. Kent of the Bank- | ers Trust Co. of New York; Charles 1. Weed of the First National Bank | of Boston, and Elliot H. Goodwin, | vice-president of the chamber. Mr. Barnes left with the chief exe- | cutive a statement as to the position | lof chamber on such questions as op- | eration of the railroads, merchant ma- rine and taxation, t forth in re- | ports which had been approved by the chamber as a whole. “The dominant theme of the whole - | statement,” said Mr. Barnes, “was that organized business wants govern- | couraged Poincare's Speech of Yesterday. By The Associated Prese. London, Aug. 20.—Downing street: was In an expectant but pessimistic mood ‘today while awaiting Irance’s | latest note on the reparation question due shortly. The inflexible tone of Premier Poincare's speech yesterday, together with prophecies that the| forthcoming note would show no al- | teration in his attitude, struck a chord | of discouragement among those iden tified with the foreign office. One ofticial expressed the hope that | ;ent resulation limited.” the French premier's note would at| (Qpe of the recommendations sub- least indicate France's willingness to'mitted was that the government | reduce the occupation of the Ruhr t0|snould soon embark on a policy which “invisible” proportions in return for|would not involve government opera- the abandonment of passive resistance | tion of its ships. As to railroads, Mr. | by Germany. | Barnes said the chamber favored in | Most British officials make no at-ja general way the plan of consolida- | tempt to conc the fact that they tion to which the executive branch of | despair of reaching an early settle-|the government had been committed | ment. They foresee nothing but in-|under President Harding. The pres- dependent action on the part of Great ent tax law was held to be faulty in istry, New York. ALE IN WINSTED Police Get Car With 50 Dozen Quarts of Forbidden Beverage Aboard— Drivers Are From Bridgcport Winsted, Aug. 20.—A touring car stopped by the police today had as its dead-load freight 50 dozen quart bottles of Canadian ale selling at re- tail at about $1.25 a bottle. Two men who gave the names of Thomas J. Walsh, 61 Elm street and William Ross, 317 Fairfield avenue, both of Bridgeport, were detained. One of the men remarked after ar- rest that this was the first time he bad made a trip with liquor in the sar, The men were from the north and sound for Bridgeport. Novack said he could not positively say whether or not the danger sign was lighted or the signal bell ringing although he said he did not hear the bell ringing. At the time of the accident the train was going south and Novack was going toward Elm Hill alone in the car. Novack suffered no injuries. 12 Year Old Stabbed Sister With Shears Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 20.--Police today are seeking Charles Attaldo, 12, who is said to have stabbed his sis- ter Genevieve, 11, in the chest with a pair of barber’s shears during a quar- rel yesterday. The girl is reported dying in a hospital here. The boy is sald to have become angry when she refused to let him take her bag of candy. “million, Britain in dealing with Germany. | that its supgr-levies is driving capital The expectation was that the|into unproductive enterprises. French note would be handed to the| R British embassy in Paris today and be dispatched to London by courier ar- riving tomorrow. HIGH TIDES S August 21 (Standard Time) At New Haven— * ] | _— | Eleven Liquor Autos Are Seized by Federal Men 4:41 a. m.; 5:11 p. m. Y. Aug. 20.—Eleven i automobiles carrying| |, | Canadian ale, valued at $10,000 at|* o4 bootleg prices, were seized last night| by federal prohibition agents near the | border. Six men were arrested ‘after a gun battle. { :’ At New London— Malone, N. liquor-laden THI: WEATHER —pes Hartford, Aug. 20.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity Fair, not much change in ten perature tonight and Tuesday; variable winds. (it ! MARKS 12 CE New York, Aug. mark today dropped to a new for all time, selling at 12 cents % l ! | | f : | POLIGE DRAG RIVER Believed to Have Struck Ob- | | Mrs, | that the |and the anti-flogging | Washington toda | States o extend recognition to Mex- | The and 100 tons of during Mr. Davenport's absence from his summer plage insurance on the property. FOR NINE DROWNED struction—Victims From Three Generations By The Associated Press. St. Paul, Aug. 20.—All available police at South St. Paul assisted by scores of civilians, today were drag- sing the Mississippi river for bodies | { nine of the ten persons drowned when their launch sank in the Mis- | sissippl river last night. | At attempt also was being made to | locate the ill-fated 30 foot craft to learn definitely what caused it to go under. Those who perished were Pauline Martinelli, her three sons | and daughter-in-law, two grand-| children, Miss Margaret Mahn, 13, sister of Mrs. Andrew Martinelli and Frank and Robert Gaultier, The body of Mrs. Pauline Martinelli was the only one recovered last| night. i Coroner Meeker was of the opinion | boat had run afoul of some obstruction just below the surface of Average Daily Circulation Week Ending 9’1 73 Aug. 18th . . PRICF THREE (,ENTS MEREDITH T[] SUE CRO WE ' AND DINONNO REFUSE TO QUIT SEN. BROOKHART PUBLIC WORKS BOARD AS REQUESTED “Bectiveness Estimated at 30 BY MAY OR WILL WAIT TO BE REMOVED = ‘Receive Letters Asking Them to Resign But Will “Stand Pat’’, They Say in Statement e Paonessa, Asking Them to s Leave Official Family, cur i Says Commission Did Not Act in Harmony With His Policy. LIPTON IN NEW YORK, T0 CHALLENGE FOR CUP Veteran Yachtsman Wants to Race Again—Shows Di- plomacy in Baby Contest New York, Aug. 20.—Sir Lipton arrived today on the and confirmed reports that he challenge for the America's 1925 with his fifth Shamrock. Sir Thomas came here to supervise the return to Kngland of his 23 meter Shamrock which was used as a | trial horse in 1920 against Shamrock IV. He plans to race the meter boat in England next year { The veteran yachtsman, who plans to remain in the United States several .weeks, said he might take in the fishermen's races at Gloucester and perhaps yachting events at New- port, L. I. Sir Thomas looked considerably younger than his 73 yvears. “I will challenge in 1924 for the 1925 races and expect to build a boat that will Jift the cup this time,” declared the Irish baronet. “But Chairman Thomas W. Crowe. and | Commissioner John Di Nohno of the board of public works have been re- questdd in letters sent out by Mayor A. M, Paonessa to resign their com- missionerships, the mayor explaining that they have ignored his request of last spring to make an effort to live within their appropriations. Both announced this afternoon that they would not resign, the water. The river is extremely | low where the accident occurred, WANTS MARTIAL LAW T0 CURB FLOGGINGS Adjl (en. Cox Will Recom- | ! mend Strenuous Move in | Macon It Is Understood | period Macon, Ga., Aug. 30.—With alleged leaders in the recent “flogging ave'” Adjutant General Charles H. Cox on his way today to Atlanta to report to Governor Clif- ford, Walter on the uation here, It | was understood he would recommend declaration of martial law, The three suspects were caught the act of flogging two negroes. Two automobiles found near the scene of the flogging contained masks, a small sledge hammer and a piece of heavy felt, apparently 3 gag. The three men gave their names as §. R., C. F. and (. Hndson, brothers, residents of f Macon They re- in custody, | fused to talk. Emery Roberts, one of last night's negro victims, is credited by officials with the capture of the trio. One man jumped on the running board of Roberts’ automaobile and commanded him to stop Instead, Roberts | speeded up his car and the man on | the running board whistled for the others to join him Roberts drove Lis car into a1 embankment. Passersby telephoned - the sherift squad rushed out In time to capture the three. | Pritish coast and 1 I'meet better sportsmen three | | best. | Thomas awarded all the in'| The requests for resignations is a result of the dispute between the ex- ecutive and the public works board based on the board's refusal to accede to the mayor's request that no semi- permanent pavement be laid on Grove Hill this year. The mayor explained that there was no money available with which to do the work. The board, however, introduced figures which, it is claimed, would show no overdraft would result and according- ly it recommended to the common council that the pavement, be laid. |The resolution was passed by the council and subsequently vetoed by the mayor. At a later meeting the council passed the resolution over the mayor's veto and the work was start- ed last Wednesday after an 11th hour conference between the mayof ~ and |Chairman Crowe had been productive of no results favorable to the city’s chief executive, FLetter Sent to Commissioners The following letter was delivered in today's mail to Commissioners Crows and Di Nonno: “Dear Sir: “Your recent actions in the ednduct of the affairs of the board of public works were directly contrary to my policy of remain- ing within appropriations. “Tn accordance with the reso- lufion introduced by Mr. Searle and passed by the city meeting hoard, 1 addressed to your board as well as _other hoards a com- munication requesting your bhoard to make every effort to live with- in your appropriation. This has been entirely ignored and I find it necessary to request your res- ignation “Respectfully your M. I \(i‘\ ESSA, whether I win or lose, I can say that | | I've been racing for 25 years on the don't want to than Ameri- ,cans. If they have made mistakes it | h:w always been in my favor. “T have a cabinet of the finest cups | in all England, yet T would surrender | all of them if I counld lift the cup| | which has been in this country for | 70 years. 1f T can’t get it for a long I'd like to take it back to | England for a few weeks any " Sir Thomas expressed his delight at the serenade which he received from glee club down the harbor Cedric arrived this moraing. ‘ the police }ms: night when the | too late to dock until 1t was learned that on the voyage Sir Thomas acted as judge of a | beauty contest. Asked to pick the looking mother and child, Sir chiidren a declaring that that he decision silver spoon apiece, | they were all so beautiful would have to make the unanimons ‘ T0 PLAN SWIMMING POOL Dehm, Gill, Judd, Bartlett, mum-nwJ and Smith Named to Form Special Committee J. Dehm, J. . Gill and W. H. Judd, and Councilman D. L. Bartlett, E. T. Ringrose and F. H. Smith have been named by Mayor A. M. Paonessa as a committee to work with the park board in making’ plans for a municipal swimming pool and for other park improveme Appointments of this committee was authorized at the last meeting of the common council after a resolution had been introduced at the suggestion of Mayor Paonessa. Alderman C. Crowe Not Surprised i Chairman Crowe said the mayor's 'Musical Co.medy Belles Testify In Attempt to Save Their Husbands MEXICAN AGREEMENT BROUGHT T0 CAPITAL Warren and Payne Arrive in Wash- ington With Recognition Negotia- tions—Documents to Be Examined Aug. 20.—Arrival in| y of Charles B. War- ren and John Barton Payne, Amer- ican commissioners who conducted recognition negotiations in Mexico City, affords administration officials here their first opportunity to study in detail the report of the conference. Careful examination of the document, which in no way binds the United Washington, ico, necessarily will precede any ac- tion in that direction. In the event rgstoration of diplo- matic relations between the two gov ernments is the outcome, actual ex- tension of the recognition, it was reit- erated today, probably will not take place for some time. The Mexico City negotiations, ex- tending over more than 13 weeks, | were concluded last Wednesday. | FIRE I POMFRET Lightning Sets Barn and That Struc- ture Burned, as Well as Nearby House—Loss Nearly $18,000 Pomfret, Conn., Aug. 20.—A light- | ning bolt last night set afire the barn on the Chandler place owned by H. H. Davenport, who is a supervisor for| the state highway department. | The barn and house were birned.| loss was estimated at between $15,000 and $15,000. In the barn were a 600-gallon oil wagon, $2,000 worth of lumber and two snow plows belonging to the highway department | hay belonging to Mr. Davenport. Two employes of the highway de- partment were occupying the house There is partial | |ing the punishment | the spectacular fall of the bucket shop ! with its $6,000,000 losses to 4,000 in- | talked to newspapermen in the offices action did not come as a surprise to him. He said he took the matter up Refuse to Resign Messrs. Crowe and Di Nonno this afternoon sent letters to the mayor declining to resign and explaining Mr. Crowe’s letter follow: “Replying to your request for my resignation, I will not offer it, because I believe it is on account of my fulfilling the orders of the Common Council, which orders were within our appropriations. “However, if you wish my place the Board of Public Works filled by some one who will carry out your personal wishes, rather than those of the people, which are expresed through their repre- sentatives in the Council then it becomes necessary for you to dis- miss me, “Since I have done my duty as a public seryant, I see no reason for my sending in a resignation.” Mr. Di Nonno's Letter “T am in receipt of your letter requesting my resignation as a member of the Board of Puble Works, on the ground that my re- cent actions in the conduct of the irs of the Board of Publie Works were directly contrary te (your) policy of remaining within appropriations.” “Your letter is rather vague, and I ask you to be more specifp with your charges. As a member of that board, I wish to state, that the said board has not exe with the mayor before it went to the | public works hoard for consideration, If the mayor had ohjections he should have voiced them at that time and | nothing would have been done con-" |trary to his wishes, Chairman Crowe |sald. After it had been passed by the e council the mayor vetoed the resolu- Wives of Fuller and McGee |ti°" @nd then Chairman Crowe djid everything within his power to work \ |its passage, he admitted. The retir- Tell All They Can 10!/ ing ohatiman fasls that the board has taken the right stanc i Hayward—Talk to Re-|moming nd:, 18- saltarig | ngled Out Leading Figure porters. | Mayor Paonessa “u.z asf‘cdcs this |morning why he had singled out New York, August 20.—Louise |CTOWe And Di Nonno when the action | Groddy MecGee and Florence Ely | B¢ obiected to was the unanimous ac- Fuller, Broadway musical belles, | lon Of the board. He replied that he Louise Groddy McGee and Florence | Té8arded the two commissioners as the Ely Fuller, Broadway musical belles, | '¢33ing figures in the movement. Ask- | were revealed by United States At- ¢d if he would retire other commis~ torney Hayward today as his most |Sioners, the mavor said that he prob- active agents in runing down evi- |2PIy would not, but he intimated that S T D the incident was not necessarily clos- ward M. Fuller and Frank McGee |©d With the developments of the week principles in the most sensational of | *Nd | current bucket shop prosecutions. “They are gathering information, furnishing testimony and producing | witnesses that are invaluable to the | overnment's case,” said Mr. Hayward | Why They are unquestionably doing it | out of loyalty to their husbands. They believe that by helping to clear up | this whole mess they will be lighten- that faces their | husbands, even though they seem to be incriminating them.” Emerging from the seclusion in which they have sought refuge since on vestors, Mrs. McGee and Mrs. Fuller of their husbands' counsel. First they were photographed in | ‘pal” poses by a single photographer admitted to their presence—Mrs. | McGee, petite and vivacious, Mrs Fuller a bit taller, smilingly taciturn. | Stories False, “All the published stories about me having been million dollar bride’ ere absurd,” began Mrs. McGee. Newspapers had told of a trousseau including a king's ransom of jewels, | a queen's wardrobe of gowhs, with | automobiles bearing the crest of for- eign makers, a mansion or two, and other gifts. i “Frank was in no position to lav- ish things on me,” said the wife. hi\m way, I was satisfied with just m."” (Continued on Fifth Page) (Continued on Fifth Page) L p