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'[rz=w] NEW BRITAIN HERALD b A > RESISTANCE ESTABLGHED 1870 Object of X-ray Inves- tigation is to Right Side of Chest Where Infection Has Become Localized and Defined. Duke of Gloucester, Third Son of Monarch, Sails Late Today on Mail Ship From Capetown, South ‘Africa—Receives Cheer- ing Word From Home. London, Dec. 7 (—1It was stated on good authority that radiographs of King George again were taken at Buckingham palace this afternoon. It was understood that the object of the X-ray investigation was to study the right side of the chest where the infection has become lo- calized and defined. Car Outfit Used A Red Cross radiographic car out- fit was used for the process, it be- in_ connected to the king's bedroom by means of a cable. The car stood in the palace yard. When the earlier X-ray examina- tions were made of the king, a port- able outfit was taken into his bed- room. Dr. H. Graham Hodgson, who performed the previous exam- ination, conducted today's test. Bir Stanley Hewett and Lord Dawson of Penn were at the palace at the time. Duke Sails Cape Town, Union of Bouth Afri- ¢n, Dec. 7 P—The Duke of Glou- cester, third son of King George, who is speeding back to London, sailed late today on the mail ship Galmoral Castle. The sky was dull and there was occasional showers, but despite the inclemency & hugh crowd gathered to bid him farewell. Gets Wire Just before he sailed, the Duke of Gloucester was handed a telegram which it was said intimated that be- cause of improvement in the king's condition further telegraphic ad- vices would be discontinued. Resistance Strong TLondon, Dec. 7 UP—King George's powers of resistance today were serving him well in his battle with the severe and persistent illness which attacked him more than & fortnight ugo. His iliness, however, was causing anxiety to his subjects and to countless well wishers throughout the world. Several recent medical bulletins, and particularly the one issued shortly before noon today, indicated how well his powers of resistance were serving the monarch. Today's bulletin reported that he was main- taining his general strength, to the bolstering up of which some restful sleep that he had during the night doubtless contributed. Restful Sleep The bulletin, signed by Sir Stanley Hewett and Lord Dawson of Penn, said: “The king had some restful sleep and his general strength is main- tained. Further investigation of the right side of the chest will be taken during the day.” It appeared to be obvious from the bulletin that the physicians were rauch concerned with the question of how the infective process around the lung region on the king's right side was developing. This has been the chief subject treated in the last few (Continued on Page 25) 7 LOST AS CHILEAN STEAMER GOES DOWN Quintero Sinks After Col- lision With America— Latter Stands By Iquique, Chile, Dec. 6 (P—Seven- teen persons were known today to have drowned when the Chilean steamship Quintero sank off Punta Patache, near here, in a collision with the steamehip America. After the crash the America stood by and rescued the captain of the Quintero and most of his crew und landed them at Iquique. The rescue vessel also had aboard three bodies taken from the water. Officers of the America sald that the collision was violent and that the Quintero sank quickly. Port officials went aboard the America as soon as it arrived and started an in- vestigation. What they learned has not been divulged. Among those lost in the Quintero were Julie Miranda, son of the cap- tain; the second officer, the first and third engineers, a merchant, a radio operator and members of the crew. The Quintero left Iquique Thurs- day evening for Valparaiso, her home port. The America, which also hails from Valparaiso, was bound to Iquique from Valparaiso. | RADIOGRAPHS OF KING ARE t 1> TAKEN AGAIN; | | g SAY RULER'S POWER STRONG KING LIES 0L IN FOG-PROOF ROOM Trappings of Royalty Absent as Nurses Minister Aid FIVE. PHYSICIANS ATTEND Slight Bearded Figure of Ruler of 463,000,000 Subjecu’ in Bed in Northwest Corner of Third Floor of Buckingham Palace. London, Dec. 7 (UP)—In a sound- proof, fog-proof room on the third floor ot Buckingham Palace, the King of England lies ill. The slight, bearded figure of the monarch who rules 463,000,000 sub- Jects lies in a white-sheeted bed, no different from any sick man. The trappings of royalty are absent, and quiet efficiency rules. Many Nurses A squad of trained nurses, includ- Ing two in the green robe, white apron and stiff collar that marks them as belonging to the Whitechapel hospital, in London’s poorest slum district, come and go nolselessly over the carpeted floor. The most skilled and expcrienced nurses in London's great hospitals wait on the king. They have been selected carefully for the task that they consider she highest honor. They work In pairs, taking eight- hour shifts. All four nurses are nearing mid- dle age and are as experienced as any in the world. All were Red Croés nurses in war-time and scrv- ed in hospitals behind half a dozen battlefronts. All were decorated for thelr services: The four have served the king in previous ilinesses and he greets them as friends. Can’t Comment Professional and court etiquette prevents them from commenting on the king's ilincss, but it is under- stood that they have conflded priv- ately to friends that he is a modcl patient, uncomplaining, always courteous and cheerful even when in pain. They are reported to have said 'we hope the king Is get- " but to have refused to amplify the remark. Once a day each in turn leaves the palace for an hour to break the strain of incessant vigil. They have been known to medical specialists for years, but only dur- ing the king's present fllness did they become known to the general public. Five Doctors Five of England’s greatest doctors direct them. Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stanley Hewett are in regu- lar attendance. In consultation arc 8ir E. Farqquhar Buzzard, Sir Humphrey Rolleston and L. E. H. Whitby, the latter a skilled bacteri- ologist. The king's room is on the third floor of the northwest wing. Through the great bay window, with double glass and weather stripping to keep out sound and fog, the beautiful palace gardens can be seen. The king, turning his head. sees only the skyline, however, or the fog and mists that prevall most of the time. Today intermittent sunshine stream- ed through the windows. Patches of Gold It is a room of royal proportions. It is decorated in mauve and cream. with patches of gold. A lounge couch, dressing table, several cabi- nets, mirrors and chairs complete the furnishings. Adjoining is a bathroom. Nearby is the king's sitting room, papered in red damask, the walls are hung (Continued on Page 36) PERU MINF. DEATH TOLL REACHES 21 Accident Occurs When Water Leaks Into Shaft From Pond Drown- ing Miners, Lima, Peru, Dec. 7 —The death Yoll that resulted from the flooding of a gallery in the Campana mine near the Andean mining city of Morococha was estimated by the ministry of public works today to te 27. Thirteen men caught by the wa- ter in the Alejandria mine were res- cued after many hours of work. Captain McGregor, an American engineer, wag among those listed as having been drowned. The others were a foreman and twenty-five workers. 3 The disaster occurred, an official statement sald. when water leaked through from 8an Francisco pond into the mine shaft. The mine is one of those owned by the Cerro Pasco Copper Corpora- tion. All of the mines in the vicinity are .connected by galleries. Most of them are deep and pumps are re- quired to keep them free of water. As s00n as the disaster in the Cam- P mine became known workers in each of the other shafts were or- dered to the surface. It was belleved that tunneling be- neath the bed of the San Frarcisco pond, which is about three square miies in area, weakened the lake Lottom and allowed a partial cave- famed | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1928 —THIRTY-SIX PAGES SOUTH CHICAGD'S |Delay In Building H. . Addition May Cost City Heavily; Lowest Bidder Will Not Renew Proposal Difference Between Bid of Genovese & Rich and Hayes _Construction Co., Next Lowest, About $50,000— Call For New Offers to Be Made By hool Board. POLIGE CHIEF 1 HILLED IN HOUSE Leroy Gilbert, “Tongh Cop” Riddled With Bullets as He Sits With Family “BOYS OR BOOZE RACKET” THOUGHT T0 BE SLAYERS Sawed-Off Shotguns Used to Murder Head of South Chicago Helghts Police Force—Town Populated by Southern Europeans Engaged in Making and Sclling Liquor Was “Cleaned Up.” Chicago, Dec, 7 (M—Leroy Gil- bert, the South Chicago Heights po- lice chief who was proud of his reputation as “a tough cop,” won't bother the “boys in the booze racket” any more. Some men with sawed-off shotguns got him last night. Shot him dead, through the back. Seated in Home Gilbert was seated at home with his family, His back to the front window and the light from a floor lamp beside his chair set him apart from others in the room, like a spot- {light singling out an actor on the stage. His chair was only a few feet from the front window; and the back of his head, dropped slightly forward as he read, was an easy target from the street, The shade had been drawn only half way. The killers got out of their motor- car, a_sedan, and crept the few yards from the curb to the window. Their tracks in the skim of snow on the ground were found by inves- tigators later. The shortened gun muzzles were rested on the window sill, permitting the slayers to take steady aim. Shot Tears Through Twice the guns sent charges of shot tearing through the window. into the back of Chief Gilbert's head. A third volley went wide, and the third finger of Mra. Gilbert's right hand was torn away. Thirtben-year-old Ruth, one of five children, came running in from another room and dropped. scream- ing. beside the chair in which her father's body had slumped. Glenn Gilbert, the chief's broth- er, ran from the house and the gunmen sent a wild volléy at him as they drove away. He was able, however, to gain a good. view of the machine, the description of which provided one of the principal clues on which highway police are at work, If Gilbert's life had been threat- (Continued on Page 24) SHITH MAKES PLANS T0 QUIT HIS OFFICE Governor Will Become Pri- vate Citizen After 6 Con- secutive Years in Albany Albany, N. Y., Dee. 7 (UP)—Gov. Alfred E. Smith is making plans to become Citizen Alfred E. 8mith after six consecutive years in the guber- I natorial mansion. He had arranged for the care of many of his animals which occupy ithe little zoo which the governor |kept in the rear of the mansion— {and has made plans for his future !residence, 50 far as the first ix iweeks after the {inauguration of TFranklin D. Roosevelt are concern- ed. He will live in an Albany hotel, having taken over one complete fioor. But just what he will do after that fe something of a mystery. He claims ke has given little thought to (kis future and is spending all of his time in working on state affairs. Smith won't be idle. There are many ways in which he can spend his time. One rumor said he would be associated with John J. Raskob, chairman of the democratic national committee, in a big banking corpor- ation in New York city. Another rumor has the governor associated with an insurance and ac- ceptance organization. George F. Goetz, millionaire Chi- cagoan for whom Smith once work- ed, said after Smith was defeated for the presidency: “If Smith waats a job, T will give him one.” Goetz has numerous enterprises into which Smith might fit. Governor Smith has indicgted he is through with politics but in the same announcement said he had no intention of losing his interest in lpolill(‘! and affairs of the state and nation. Just when the governor will make his decision on the future {is un- known. Recently he said: “There will be no announcement from this office for I won't know what I'm going to do when I leave here. It will be some time later.” But the governor has arranged for disposal of some of his zoo. One of the three monkeys will be re- tained and two others will be given to Goetz. An elk, a deer and a baby fawn will be left at the zoo, provid- ed Smith can get Rooseveit’s con- llenL Five of the six dogs are to be retained in the Smith family, Delay in taking advantage of & low bid by Genovese & Rich Co. of Stamford, whose proposal on the ad- dition to the Senior High achool on Bassett street was $5,000 less than the second lowest bidder on the general contract, may cost the city of New Britain many thousands of dollars, school authorities declared today. Genovese & Rich bld $394,880 more than six months ago but would not renew it, the school ac- commodations committee was in- formed yesterday ufternoon at its meeting. When the bid was made it was to expire 30 days later, but after the bond was renewed for three months, the board felt it unreason- able to have the contractor continue renewing the bond since it was not certain when it would be approved ofticially. The contractors were re- leased, but when the common coun- cil passed on the appropriation over the veto of Mayor A. M. Paonessa, they were given an opportunity to renew the bid if they wished. They refuse. The contractors whose bids on heating and plumbing and on electrical fixtures notified the com- mittee that their bids would remaia unchanged. They are Frederick Raft Co. of Hartford and the Bill- ings Electric Co. of New Britain. Three general contractors who bid were Genovese & Rich, the success- ful bidder; Hayes Construction Co. of this city, whose bid of §449,900 SEN, BORAH SAYS TREATY WiLL PASS Anti-War Pact Discussed Dy Foreign Relations Committee SEC. KELLOGG PRESENT Jdsho Solon After Hashing Over Draft With Colleagues, Declares Early and Favorable Action Will Take Place, Washington, Dec. 7 (M—The Kel- logg treaty to renounce war was dis- cussed by the scnate forelgn rela- tions committee for an hour and a halt foday with Sceretary Kellogg in attendance and at the conclusion Chairman Borah predicted early and favorable action by his committee. Another Session Another executive session was call- ed for next Tuesday, however, and Sccretary Kellogg was asked to be available then If he is wanted by the committee. Senator Borah sald he had dis- cerned no open opposition to the treaty during the discussion today, but that questioning had indicated to him that some senators believed a reservation should be recorded re- asserting America's position as set forth in the Monroe Doctrine. Mr. Kellogg was closely question- ed, particularly in respect to any bearing the trcaty, now signed by 60 of the 64 world powers, might have on this country's Monroe declaration of its right to protect the North and South American continents. The sec- retary told the commission that the 1pact could not affect that doctrine. Desire Reservation While some senators have thought a reservation desirable, no member of the committee has apparently reached a decision. Chairman Borah announced he would oppose any res- ervation which would require recen- sideration of the treaty by all of the (Continued on Page 36) PEAK OF INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC NOT REACHED Thousands of Cases In Californis— 1,200 New Paticnts In Two Days In Los Angeles. " Los Angeles, Dec. 7 (P—Although 1200 new cases of influenza have been reported in Los Angeles in the last two days, health authorities a nounced today that the prevalency of the disease, which has cost 132 lives in a little more than three weeks, had not yet reached its height. This they expect to come next week. Health department figures show that there have been 8,000 cases here since the disease became prevalent November 13. Yesterday's new cases numbered 400, while 800 were re- ported Wednesday. Schools remained open in Los An- geles today but those of Pasadena have been shut down. Reports from health officers in the adjacent coun- ties of Orange, S8an Bernardino, Ven- tura and Santa Barbara, where the digease also had gained a hold, said that it had been subdued. More than 500 children, or about £0 per cent of the grammar school children of Azusa, Cal, which was closed yesterday, were reported to be {1l with the disease. Azusa is in Orange county. Schools of 8anta Ana, which were closed last week because of the wide. spread iliness, have been ordered re- opened next Monday. was the second lowest and the M. A. Connor Co. of Hartford whose bid of $478,045 ~'ag the highest, The dift¢ “~tween the bids of Genover “we Hayes Construct! s base bid.rp), o, Accorau... [ o chairman of the . © N Iy, tions committee, mem. 7 commitfeq checked up carefui., the bid made by the Stamford com- pany and were satisfied that it was very low. Reallizng this, they tried to take advantage of it as soon as possible but the several delays suf- fered before the project reached the board of finance and taxation and the common council held it up and the contractor had a chance to with- draw, the cominitteeman pointed out. Mr. Halloran feels that this alone vindicates the school board's stand that haste was mnecessary from an economic standpoint. New bids will be sought in adver- tisements which are being prepared for publication next week. A date upon which bids must be filed will also be decided upon, Mayor Paonessa has not yet sign- ed the resolution to issue $540,000 in bonds which was adopted_over his veto Wednesday night, although the other resolutions adopted at that meeting have been signed. The mayor had no comment to make on the delay In signing the papers necessary to a school bond issue. MARKET RALLIES LOSSES WiPED 00T Breaks Sharply at Opening Bat Rises at Noon “BULLS" ERECT SUPPORTS Alds Sagging Stocks Lifting Them $3 to $5 & Share Over Yesterday's Closing Prices—Money 10 Per Cent Today. New York, Dec. 7 UP—The stock market, which was shaken to its foundations yesterday when a heavy selling movement carried more than 100 {ssues down §5 to $22.50 a share, broke sharply at the opening today and then rallied in brisk fashion as the “bull” forces hastily erected their supports for the spec- ulative favorites. Early declines of $3 to $16 a share were .ut down, or wiped out, and by mid-day more than a score issues had been lifted $2 to $5 a share above yesterday's closing prices. 10 Per Cent The stringency call money, which sent the rate from 9 to 12 per cent yesterday and started thg liquidation which wiped out the pa- per profits of thousands of small in- vestors, appears to have been alle- viated today. Call loans renewed at 10 per cent. but there appeared to be a plentiful supply avallable at that figure, and the rate was ex- pected to work temporarily lower. The return movement of gold from Canada, which started with a $5,- 000,000 shipment yesterday and 1s expected to run up to $30,000,000 in the next few weeks, helped to ease the credit strain. Radio dropped $15 a share at the opening. but recovered $10 of its loss before mnoon. Montgomery- Ward made up € of its initial loss of $10 a share and Fox Film $6 of its $7 decline. A. M. Byers rallied from $181.50 to $187. Wright Aero- nautical advanced $5 a share above yesterd: final quotation, Packard Motors $4.50 and Bethlehem Steel, Chile Copper, Goodyear Rubber. Chrysler, Murray. corporation and several others rallied $2 to nearly $5 a share. The ticker was 28 minutes late at noon. “Gets Too Fresh” for Philosonhy’s Sake Chicago, Dec. 7 (M — The pro- cedure known as “getting too fresh” was advanced today by Merton O. Phillips, Jr., a post-graduate student at the University of Chicago, as one of earning a college degree. Several young women complained that Phillips had been bold to the point of impudence and insult. Ar- rested, he explained that he was en- gaged in a special study leading to the degree of doctor of philosophy. Dr. Kline Gets Cross .Of Legion of Honor Boston, Dec. 7 UM—Dr. George M. Kline, since 1916 commissioner of the department of mental diseases, and a former president of the Amer- ican Psychiatric assoclation, has been awarded the cross the knight of the legion of honor of France for assistance he has given the prov- ince of Quebec in Canada. Notification of the honor came to- day from Maxime Mongende, French consul general at New York. THE WEATHER New Britain and viciaity: Light suwow or rain tonight; Saturday gemerally falr and . somewhat colder, A Wi Dec, 1st .... vmg.lhfly Circulation Foi eek 15,223 PRICE THREE CENTS WONOXIDE GAS IN |EDWARD J. PEARSON DIES IN BALTIMORE; FORMER HEAD OF NEW HAVEN RAILROAD LINES BIS: [1 TAKEN 10 NORWALK HOSPITAL Boston Man Falls fo Pavement When Leaving Machine; Skull Fracture Feared SEVEN ARE DISCHARGED - FOLLOWING TREATMENT Heating Device Belleved sible for Presence of Fumes in Auiomobile Running From New York to Boston—Topple One by One From Stools of Darien Lunchroom at Breakfast, Norwalk, Dec. T #—Eleven per- sons who had been passengers in a bus en route from New York to, Boston were in Norwalk hospital to- day, victims of the effects of mon- oxide gas which apparently came from a heating device in the ve- hicle. The patients were: Herbert Mach- lish, 26, of 52 Shirley avenue, Re- vere, Mass.,, who also has a possible skull injury; L. Jenkins, 21, 396 South Hampton street, Boston; Frank McKenna, 35, of 159 Seventh street, South Boston; Timothy Dempsey, 42, of 496 Massachusetts avenue, Boston; Antonio Jinamore, 45, of 177 Shawmut avenue, Boston; Alfred Willlams, 32, (address uncer- tain); F. R. Bassett, 37, of 12 Cedar street, Somerville, Mass.; Louis Ja- cobs, of 4 Balfour street, Roxbury, Mass.; Rose Larue, 572 Court street, Drooklyn, N. Y.; Julla Fetilin, 31| Myrtle street, Malden, Mass., and Mikola Mariano, 26 State strect, Boston, | Fear Fracture | Excepting Mariano none suffered other effects than those which came with inhaling of the fumes, but Mariano had an injury to his head. After a few hours all were per-| mitted to resume their trip except Jacobs, Fetlin, Mariano and Rose Larue, who were bheld for further observation. ple Over ‘The bus stopped at Darien to en- able the passengers to obtain an early breakfast. They went into a grill and took seats on stools at the counter. One by one the people top- pled over to the surprise of the lunchroom attendants and the bus driver. Marlano started for the door saying to the driver, “I'm all right.” Outside he fell over striking his head on the sidewalk and inflicting what the surgeon at the hospital thought might prove a skull frac- ture, i Anderson to Ald X | Sergeant Amos Anderson and oth- ers of the Darien police were called and by use of the police car and pri- | vate machines the 11 passengers were taken to Norwalk hospital for treatment. None showed serious ef- fects of inhaling gas fumes and all (Continued on Page 36) | BOULDER DAM DEBATE | GOES ON IN SENATE, Calif. and Ariz. Resume Argument—House Ar- gues Appropriations ‘Washington, Dec. 7 (P—Arizona and California resumed their battle over Boulder Dam today in the sen- ate, while the house plugged along with the treasury-post office appro- priations bill with its always attend- | ant flurry of prohibition talk. | Committecs met in various sec- | tions of the two big capitol office | bulldings, but no very definite legis- | lative projects were put under way | by them. The main activity was in the senate foreign relations commit- tee which was closeted for an hour with Secretary Kellogg. He assured | it that his treaty to renounce war s an instrument of national policy would have no effect on the Monroe Doctrine, Senator Johnson opened the de- bate on the Colorado River dam pro- ject, left over from last session, by reading a reclamation bureau report which he said proved that most dama cost more than originally esti- mated. This was to combat argu- | ments against Boulder based on the ground that such a structure would | cost more than the present bill pro- | vides. The house listened to a fruitless argument hetween a number of wets and drys over prohibition portions of | the treasury-post office hill and voted down attempts of the wets to change the measure, Before the two houses met a sen- ate committee ordered hearings on & bill to regulate commerce in bitu- minous coal: a joint senate and house group discussed the future of | radio legislation, but came to no agreement. The house ways and means committee voted approval of the Austrian debt settlement, and the house rivers and harbors com- mittee discussed rivers and harbors legislation. The latter committee | reached no decision as to whether it | should press the bill drawn up at| the last session, and Scnator Bruce of Maryland, came over from his side of the capitol to assert that President Coolidge's views as ex- pressed in his annual message was holding up action. Dies In Baltimore EDWARD J. PEARSON 600D WILL SHIP IS NEARING CHILE Passes From Coast of Pert— . Will Stop Tomorrow IN VALPARAISO MONDAY President-Elect Hoover Will Greet Bolivians Tomorrow In Chilean Port—Has Restful Day—Thanks Officers and Crew For Courtesies. By JAMES L. WEST (Staff Correspondent of The A. P.) Aboard U. 8. 8. Maryland, En Route to Antofagasta, Chile, Dec. 7 (P—The Hoover “Good-will Bhip" passed today from the coast of Peru to that of Chile, where two stops will be made. The first will take place Saturday at Antofagasta, where of- ficials of the republic of Bolivia will board the vessel for a four-hour visit with the president elect of the United States. Valparaiso Monday ‘The second stop in Chilean waters will be at Valparaiso on Monday. That will mark the end of the cruise of the Maryland as Mr. Hoover and Lis party will travel overland to the east coast and aboard the U. 8. 8. Utah for the homeward journey. Bailing under clear skies and In cool weather, the president elect had a restful dJday yesterday after a program Wednesday at Lima, Peru, also, for the second time recently, the Maryland ran into a ‘radio pocket,” all official mcasages and press dispatches being held up dur- ing that time. Fires Salute When the Maryland sald goodbye to the coast of Peru today, she also bade farewell to the Peruvian cruiser “Coronel Bolognese” which had ac- companied her from Alico. The escort ship fired a parting salute and turned back toward her home port. Shortly thereafter, a Chilean naval escort came into view. Their guns thundering a greeting which virtual- ly echoed the goodbye of the Peru- vian vessel. The Chileans will halt with the Maryland at Antofagasta. Heads Gronp Alberto Palacios, forcign minister, will head the group of Bolivian cabi- net officers and two score other (Continued on Page 36) STANLEY WORKS GIVES EXTRA 3 P. C. DIVIDEND Santa Claus Comes Early to Owners of Common Stock Santa Claus is coming to owners of common stock of the Btanley Works. At a meeting of the board of diractors today an extra dividend of 3 per cent, in addition to a regun- lar dividend of 2% per cent, was de- clared on this stock. The extra dividend is payable on December 17 to stockholders of record on Decem- ber 7; the regular dividend is pay- able on January 1 to stockholders of record on December 7. The board also voted a dividend of 1% per cent on the preferred stock pavable on February 15, 1929, to stockholders of record on February 2. {Towa Communities Hit By “Flu” Epidemic Des Moines, Ta., Dec. 7 UP—Out- breaks of influenza in several Towa communities, principally in Des Moines and Council Bluffs, were re- ported today by Dr. Henry Albert, state health commission. Dr. Albert advocated the closing of schools in towns and cities where disease 1is most severe. Dr. A. L. Lieber, commissioner of health in Des Moines, said 4,000 persons are at present suffering from influensa in this city. Noted Executive, Who Recently Resigned Leadership of Com- pany Due to Ill Health Succumbs in Johns Hopkins Hospital. Famous Throughout Coun- try as Construction En- gineer Mapping and Building Freight Yards —Was Graduate of Cor- nell University. Baltimore, Dec. 7 P—Edward J. Pearson, recently retired president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, died at Johns Hopkins hospital at 9:30 this morn- ing. Mr. Pearson whose resignation as head of the railroad was given be- cause of Il health, had been at the hospital since October 23, under care of Dr. Llewellys F. Barker. The immediate cause of his death, it was announced at the hospital, was cere- bral hemorrhage. Creates Surprise New Haven, Dec. 7 (M—The death of President Edward J. Pearson of the New Haven system came as en- tirely unexpected news here for it ‘was understood that Vice President Edward G. Buckland, who saw him in Baltimore yesterday had reported that the patient seemed better and much brighter In his mental and physical condition. Special Train Mrs. Pearson was at the family apartments in Hotel Taft when word came of her husband’s death and a special train left here at 10 o’clock to take her to Baltimore. The Survivors Mr. Pearson is survived by his widow who was Gertrude B. Sim- mons, of Evanston, Ill., a son, Har- low B, a brother, Raymond A., president of the University of Mary- land, two sisters, Mrs. Pearson War- ner, of Boston, and Mrs. Julia P. Hunt, of Staten Island, N. Y., and his mother. Mrs. Lucy Pearson who makes her home with Mrs. Hunt. In his office Mr. Pearson had the habit of sitting at his desk with a soft hat drawn down over his fore- head as if to shicld his eyes from excess light. He wore rimless eye glasses, and had before him nearly all the time reports of maps. If he was on his feet he was quite likely to be found standing in front of the long counter on one side of his of- fice which was laden with maps and blueprints. Small Part In his railroading career romance |played a very small part, for until he took up the task of rehabilita- tion of the New Haven from the (Continued on Page 3) ALICE LONGFELLOW DIES IN CAMBRIDGE Daughter of Noted Poet Was Mentioned in “Children’s Hour” “I hear in the chamber above me “The patter of little feet, “The sound of a door that is opened, “And voices soft and sweet. “From my study I see in lamplight “Descending stair, “Grave Alice, Allegra, “And Edith with golden hair.” the the broad hall and laughing Cambridge, Mass.. Dec. 7 (#—Miss Alice Mary Longfellow, daughter of the poet, Henry Wadsworth Long- fellow, and one of the founders of Radcliffe college, died at the Long- fellow home today in her 79th year. Miss Longfellow was the “Grave Alice” of the poem “The Children’s Hour,” written by her father. She was one of five daughters of the poet and his second wife, the former Frances Templeton. A sister, Mrs. Annle Thorp of Cambridge, is her only surviving relative. Miss Tongfellow took an active interest in the affairs of Ragcliffe college and was a member &f the board of associates of the college. Ada L. Comstock, president of Radcliffe, paid this tribute to Miss Longfellow: “She was not only a leader in the small group of men and women who founded Radcliffe, but she has also been one of those who have brought it to maturity. During the last 50 years Radcliffe has had the benefit of her judgment her interest and her generous sympathy To lose her is & staggering blow, but the realisation of her faith and devotion will stay with us as & preciows heritage.” <+