New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 21, 1929, Page 1

~" News of the World By Associated Press "ESTABLISHED 1870 + ALLED EIPRTS 11, REACH AGREEMENT ON REPARATIONS Gorman Conditions Are Acospted and Young Plan Seems Sure of Adoption FULL ACCORD REPORTED OVER DEBT PARTITION America’'s Offer to Reduce War Claims Enthuses Delegates and all France With New Optimism—Way Now Seems Open for Full Settle- ment of Long Standing Repara- tions Question: Paris, May 21 (®—The allied reparations experts have reached a full agreement on their acceptance, with reservations, of the conditions imposed by Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, head of the German delegation, to Germany's acceptance of the annui- ties proposed by Owen D. Young. A letter on which the allied ex- perts have agreed setting forth that the conditions are accepted and in- cluding the allied reservations, prob- ably will be delivered to the chief German delegate tomorrow morning. Agree on Repartition Paris, May 21 (P—The experts of the creditor nations were reported in French unofficial circles today to have *“reached an accord in prin- ciple” on the question of the repara- tion annuities among themselves, ex- cept for & number of small points n the language to be used in their re- port on the matter. The report could not be con- firmed, but it was known that great progress had been made in the past two days. According to the French version, the answer of the creditor experts to the reservations made by Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, head of the Germhn delegation, probably will be made known to the Germans to- morrow. ‘Working Hard and Long The experts’ committee has been applying itself with great diligence to the problem in hand and the bankers have been working on an average of 12 hours a day, inside|been active and out of°committee groups, in an!having completed a two years' term effort to get a decision on the an- nuitities proposed by Owen D, Young. After working until 9 o'clock last night, they began again early today with the determination of ishing with the German conditi %o that Dr. Hjalmar Schacht might he notified of their decisions by to- night, The experts made considerable progress yesterday and today toward nuities. From comment putside of the (Continued on Page 17) PISTOL SHOTS RAKE HOME OF MECHANIC National Guardsmen Seek Gunmen Who Fire at Rayon Plant Boss FElizabethton, Tenn., May 21 (®— National guardsmen patrolling the Ylizabethton strike area today sought to learn the identity of oc- cupants of an automobile from which two volleys of pistol shots that raked the home of Ernest Ham- mer, chief mechanic of the Ameri- can Bemberg Rayon plant, last night, were fired. A series of blasts on the mountain sides in Happy Valley kept the guardsmen on watch throughout the night. Although the explosions did little damage. the tension was great. Adjutant General W. C. Boyd said he. was “convinced the explosions were an effort to terrorize loyal worker: Meanwhile, 50 strikers and sym- pathizers arrested on charges of in- timidating workers, awaited the de- cision today of Chancellor C. E Miller, who was to determine wheth. er they were peacefully picketin, His decision will be in the nature of & definition of their activity under the terms-of an injuncton granted to owners of the American Bemberg and American Glanzstoff textile plants which permits picketing. Five thousand workers walked out April 15 at the beginning of the strike at the plants, and the 50 men are part of those detained at various times by guardsmen. Willam F. Kelly, vice president of the United Textile Workers of America, and Major Paul Divine. counsel for the union, last night announced that strikers will take legal steps against the textile cor- porations An injunction to restrain nattanal guardsmen from patrolling public highways will be sought. Stowaway ly One Year Old New York, May 21 (UP)— Elisa Valerio, one year old, was listed today as the youngest stowaway who cver entered El- lis Island. Maria Dolores Val- erio, the child's mother, was sent to Ellis Island for deporta- tion after she attempted to smuggle Elisa into this country. Mra. Valerio's husband is in the United States, hut authorities have not succeeded in locating him. Youn “\GREEN FLASH HELD an agreement on the reparation an- lability to carry them on the 50 hour —Photo by Johnson & Peterson MISS FRANCES GRECO WINS SCHOLARSHI OF COLLEGE CLUB Prances Greco, High School Senior, Ges 1929 Award TUITION HAS $400. VALUE Washington Street Girl Will Enter Connecticut College For Women at New Lomdon in Fall—Has Becn Prominent at Y. W, C. A, Miss Frances ureco, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Salvo Greco of 183 ‘Washington street, will enter Con- necticut College For Women at New London in September under a schol- arship provided by the New Britain College club. The award of this scholarship was made yesterday afternoon at a meet- ing of the club, held at the home of Miss Loretta Alling of Kensington. It amounts to $400. Miss Greco is a senior at New Britain high school, and will be graduated in June. She is president of the Junior College club and has in Y. W. C. A. work, as president of®the Younger Busi- ness Girls' club. 8he is also on the membership committee of the Y. W. C. A. BY POOR WEATHER Williams Postpones Ocean Hop—Polish Fliers to Try Again Old Orchard, Me, May 21 (®— Reports of bad weather conditions over part of the 4,700-mile trans- atlantic course they expected to fol- low, prevented the projected take-off today for Rome of Roger Williams and Lewis A. Yancey in the mono- plans “Green Flash. The plane, in which Martin Jen- Bcn recently cstablished a world's solo endurance Aflight record, re- mained in a hangar where it was trundled last night after Dr. James H. Kimball of the New York weath- er burcau, reported that conditions would not be propitious for the flight fer at least 24 hours. Immediate preparations for & take-off at daybreal today were made after the fliers arrived here late yesterday from the Teterboro the 518 gallon gasoline tanks was: Legun and food, coffce and water was assembled Whether the “Green Flash” would take off at day break tomorrow de- pended, Wi ms said, on further weather advices, both fliers indicated confidence of the success of the trip. 80 certain were they of the plane's } flight that no :afety devices or radio were contained in theip equipment. Williams said they planned to jin its employ. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MAY 2], 1929.—TWENTY-TWO PAGES POPEPIUSTOEND |Gene Tunney Is Named Defendant In $500,000 Breach of Promi-- Suit Filed Today in Bridg. Mrs. Katherine King Fogarty, Texas Divorcee, Alleges Retired Heavyweight Champion Wooed Her in 1925 — Complaint Says He Sought and Ob- tained Her Consent to Marriage. EXILE ON HAY 3 Will Leave Vatican to Attend Mass at St, Peter's FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS Poutiff Desires Exit be for Purely Religious Purposes and Will* Assist in Celebrating Feast of Corpus Christi. Rome, May 21 (#—The Piccolo today said Pope Pius would make his first official exit from the Vati- can on May 30, the Feast of Corpu Christi, to participate sion and mass at St. Peter's. paper said the decision was reached last night and preparations were discussed carly today by Vatican of- ficials. The pope plans, according to the paper, to attend mass at 8t. Peter's probably to be celebrated by Car- dinal Merry Del Val, archpriest of the Basilica. His holiness then himself will take the sacred host in the chapel of saa- raments and lead the eucharist pro- cession from the “Pieta” chapel out through the left door of the Basilica to the square. He will go afoot as far as the sec- ond line of steps of St. Peter's and then, raising the golden censorium with the host over his head, will bless the throng assembled in the square. First Time in 39 Years The pontiff desires this exit, the first any pope has made from the ‘Vatican since 1870, to be made afoot and {gr purely religious motives. There is to be no pomp such as accompanied the papal exits here- tofore. Arrangements for tRe exit were perfected this morning at a meeting between Monsignor Caccia Domin- ione, the pope's chamberlain; Arche bishop Pellizzo, administrator of St. Peter's; and Police Commissioner Rosati of the “Borgo” district ad- joining the Vatican City. They estab- fished hetween them the route fn which this year an unusual number will participate. The pope will walk under a rich baldachin held up by a number of prominent prelates. His imposing cortege will be com- posed of students of the Vatican minor seminary; of the college of Roman parish priests headed by the chamberlain; archbishops and bish- ops residing in Rome: chapters of the major basilicas, and the college of cardinals. GOLD SAYS TURNER IS FAKE MATCH SALESMAN Gas Station Owner Has Plainville Man Arrested for Alleged False Pretenses. Harry R. Turner, 25, of 46 Lin- den street, Plainville, was arrested in that town last night by Officer George Schubert and brought to the local police station, where he was booked at midnight on a tech- nical charge of breach of the peace and spent the night in a cell in de- fault of bonds. In police court today Attorney Monroe 8. Gordon demanded to know the exact charge when As- sistant Prosecuting Attorney W. M. Greenstein recommended a contin- usnce until tomorrow in order to subpoena witnesses. “I'll get out a writ of habeas corpus,” e attor- ney said, and Mr. Greenstein re- plied: “Go to it, don't give us any threats. Do your work” and he asked that bonds be fixed at $1,000. To Judge Saxe, however, Mr. Greenstein said he understood the charge would be one of obtaining money under false pretenses or something similar. Judge Saxe con- tinued the case until tomorrow in $500 bonds. According to the police, Turner is alleged 10 have taken an ordef for 1,000 books of matches from Harry Gold, proprietor of a gaso- line station at 332 Park street a few weeks ago, and Gold paid him 5.50. Gold did not receive the matches and communicated with the Star Match Co. of St. Louis, Mo., learning that Turner was not Turner, it is said, strike southeast from Old Orchard 1 (Continued on Page 19) was sought by the police of Plain- ville and New Britain for the past few weeks. Seventh Cleveland Doctor Dies From Effects of Poisonous Gas Cleveland, May 27 (®—Dr. George W. Belcher, staff physician of the Cleveland Clinic, succumbed today to | the effects of poisonous gas which filled the building after two ex- plosions last Wednesday. He was the 126th victim of ‘the disaster. He was the seventh physician at the Clinic to die of the fumes, gen- erated by byrning X-ray films in a tasement store room. He was a specialist in diseases of the bladder and was a leader in reriarch in his fleld. Four others were in a critical con- dition from the noxious poison, to- day. Henry W. Lustag, a patient in the Clinic at the time of the ex- plosions, was not expected to live. Mystery The mystery of the Cleveland clinic fire which killed 125 persons | from poisonous gas generated by burningd X-Ray film in the basement was intensified today with the knowl- cdge that more than twice as much film kept in other parts of the build- ‘ng failed to ignite. The fire originated in a storeroom. In a room above, according to Dr. B. H. Nichols, still more film was kept, and this was untouched during the double explosions which rent the interior of the structure and burned out the woodwork. Nichols made the statement to Coroner A. J. Pearse, investigating the disaster. He was unable to explain why this film remained intact, but said pieces of it had been ignited on many oc casions through accident, and that no poisoned gasses had been noticed. Dr, William E. Lower, a director of the clinic, identifie/ the fumes as itrogen dioxide. He, with Dr. eorge W. Crile, co;founders of the nstitution were to give their ver- sions of the calamity before Pearse today. 3 Airplanes were used to bring two “oxygen tents” from New York. and another came from Boston by train, for the treatment of remaining vic- tims. Thirty injured wére in hospitals to- day, two of them admitted last night. Three cases were discharged and physicians reported all but the ser- fously injured out of danger. New Haven, Conn., May 21 (P — | An announcement was made here today that papers in'a suit for al- leged breach of promise of marriage with $500,000 claimed damages brought by Mrs, Katherine King Fogarty, 30, of New York city, against James J. (Gene) Tunney, re- tired heavyweight boxing champion, had been sent to Bridgeport to be entered in the superior civil court of Fairfield county, The papers were sent by a deputy sheriff for filing this morning, and a member of the law firm of Field, Durant and Levere went to court ta arrange for other details of entry of the suit. Not Filed At Noon The papers had not been filed at noon but it was stated at the of- ifice of Colonel Lewis L, Field, who signed the writ as commissioner of the superior court, that delay was due to details of garnisheeing all banks in Stamford and Greenwich in which there was a possibility that Tunney had a bank account. It was stated that attachment had been en- tered against Tunney's estate, bought about a years ago in Stamford for a country home and which is as- scssed for $14,000. Mrs. Fogarty formerly lived in Fort Worth, Tex., where she secured |a divorce. Colonel Field said that at present she is not in Connecticut but declined to say where she was staying. He said that at the pres- ent time there would be no further information about the case othcr than contained in the papers which would be on file in the superior court at Bridgeport. Property is Attached Btamford, May 21. (M®—Attach- ments were made against two pieces of property owned by Gene Tunney here today in an action brought by Mrs. Katherine King Fogarty of New York against the former heavy- weight boxing champion in a suit for damages for alleged breach of promise to marry. The property attached is in Er- skine road, one parcel being of 34 acres and the other of 75 acres. Deputy Sheriff Michael Ryan, who made service on the property anl (Continued on Page 20) CENTRAL BUREAU OF HEALTH URGED Recommended- by Dr, Pullen in Annual Report CITES INCINERATOR NEED Superintendent Declares Problem of Dumping Grounds and Garbage Disposal Will Thereby be Met— Praise for Associates. Centralization of public health agencies and associated bureaus, possibly through the use of space now available in the municipal building, is urged by Dr. Richard W. Pullen, in his annual report as su- perintendent of health. ‘The superintendent stresses the value of cooperative work already performed by the welfare and school departments, clinics and social agen- cies, but points out that much more could be accomplished if the bureaus were housed close together. As a means of meeting the proh- llem of dumping grounds and gar- Lage disposal, Dr. Pullen recom- mends construction of a city incin- erator, and expresses a viewpoint that the cost, while apparently larg- er, will be found to be less in the long run. Infant Mortality Reduced The superintendent credits the health department with a decrease of almost 40 per cent in the infant mortality rate over a period of three years. Additional space for the munici- pal laboratory, reopening of the iso- lation hospital and larger appropri- ations for health department work are discussed as urgent needs in the report, which follows: “I submit herewith the annual re- port of the department of health for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1929, *“There have heen no changes in personnel in the department during the past year. This is, as it has been previously, a source of great satis- faction to your superintendent, since there is nothing so detrimental to ef- (Continued on Page Four) NORMAN C. DANIELS DIES AT HOME ON LINCOLN ST. Septnagenarian Had Been In Em- i ploy of Minor & Corbin For Half Century. Norman Clark Daniels, aged 76, a resident of this city for 51 years and an employe of the Minor & Corbin Box Co. for 50 years, died this morn- ing at his home, 39 Lincoin street. He was born in Eagle Harbor, N. Y.. on December 28, 1852, and came to this city in 1878. He was a merhber of the Junior 0. U. A. M. Court,’ Charter Oak, Foresters of America and the Soutn clhrurch. He is survived by a son, Nelson A. Daniels of Willimantic: a daughter, Mrs. William M. McKirdy of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Mary L. Per- kins of New York City and Miss M. A. Daniels of this city: and three rieces, Miss Anna Perkins, Mrs. 1. A. Conant of Willimantic and Mrs. Henry C. Harford of Stratford. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home. Rev. Dr. George W. C. Hill, pastor of the South Congrega- tiona! church, will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. * THE WEATHER l New Britain and vicinity: Rain this afterncon. probahly ending tomight; Wednesday falr with slowly rising tem- perature, | | { . % *. | | i | | * *las they would have studied had FRENCH SUPPLY GAS FOR GRAF ZEPPELIN Extra Hydrogen Neces- sary—Mrs. Pierce Not to Make Second Voyage Cuers, France, May 21 (P)—The French naval authorities here today supplied the German dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, with 3,000 cubic meters of hydrogen lifting gas nccessary to enable it to make its return trip to Friedrichshafen later this week. It was explained that the big ship's lifting gas supply had been carefully apportioned to the load to be lifted, and what was sufficient | for the trip to America was not suf- ficlent fo. threo? additional persons aboard who intended flying back to Friedrichshafen in the dirigible. Captain Lehman by increasing the gas content of the bag a thousand cubic meters per person could offset this extra weight. Until the French came forward with their offer he had foreseen the necessity of further delaying the trip back to Germany or leaving behind some of these who wanted to go along. The dirigible will™have 21 passen- gers in addition to a crcw of 40 on the return trip, which should be made Thursday or Friday. There were 18 passengers on the outbound trip. Four of the original 18 have abandoned their booking aboard the air liner, but seven French naval of- ficers who have accepted the invita- tion of Dr. Eckener, master, have more than made up for them. French Observers Aboard The men have been designated and were prepared today for their trip on which they will be observ. ers of, lighter-than-air craft beha- viour for the French navy. They will go on the direct {invitation of the German ship's commander. The offer was considered here as Dr. Ecken- er's mark of appreciation for the fa- vors shown him by French authori- ties since he landed his ship hvrc‘ last Friday. There was some doubt today as to the exact date of the takeoff for the trip home. Captain ILehmann was awaiting the return of Dr. Eckener from Germany before making a definite announcement. It was un- derstood an unexplained shortage of motor fuel, unprocurable in this country, might further delay the takeoff. The two motors which were sent from Friedrichshafen have been in- stalled, thus giving the ship four good motors for the homeward trip. | A fifth motor, which was being sent from Genoa can be installed en route, it was said. Thorough ground tests before de- (Continued on Page 17) PORTER TO SPEND YEAR AT SORBONNE IN PARIS Selected as One of Two Dartmouth Students for University of Dclaware Group. Richard Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonzo B. Porter of 177 Adams street, is one of two stu- dents at Dartmouth college selected by the University of Delaware to be members of the American group | of students who will be sent to al tend the Sorbonne university at Paris mext year. Each year, the Delaware institu- jtion sends a group of American students to the French university where they study the same course they remained at their respective lleges in this country. Each stu- dent must have a certain standing in his class and be recommended | anti-proh GEORGE W. WICKERSHAM. | LAW ENFORGEMENT GROUP WILL MEET Eleven Prominent Appointees Will Gather May 28 WICKERSHAM 1S CHAIRMAN Leads Former Attorney General Hoover's Commission 1o Investi- gate . Lawlossness — Newton D. | Baker is Ranking Member. Washington, May 21.—(#)—Presi- | dent Hoover today invited the eleven members of his newly appointed law enforcement commission to meet with him at the White House for luncheon May 28. ‘This will give ample time for the member fro mthe Pacific coast and the far west to get to Washington. George W. Wickershaw, of New York city, attorney general in the Taft administration and president of the American Law institute, will sit at the head of the table as chair- man with another former cabinet | officer, Newton D. Baker, of Cleve. land, war secretary in the Wilson administration, sitting at his right as ranking member of the commission. ‘The others will be three federal judg iam 8. Kenyon, of Towa; William I. Grubb, of Alabama, and Paul J. McCermie, of California; four eminent attorneys, Roscoe Pound of the Harvard Law achool; Henry W. Anderson, of Richmond, Va.; Monte M. Lemann, of New Or- leans, president of the louisiana Bar association;: and Frank J. Loesch, vice president of the Chicago crime commission; a former juriat, Kenneth R. Mackintosh, of Wash- ington state, and one educator, Miss Ada L. Comstock, president of Rad- cliffe college, Cambridge, Mass. Faces Stupendons Ttask The commission is expected to get at its work within a short time and concededly has™“before it the most stupendous undertaking of any sim- ilar body in the history of the coun- try. Guesses as to the length of time it will require for the completion of the job vary, but even the most op- timistic agree that a final report is not to be expected within a year and a half or two years. While the official White House' announcement of the personnel designated the body as the national law enforcement commission, its| chief function appears to be asso- ciated in the popular mind with prohibition enforcement. This trend of thought is clearly reflected in the comments on the selections made by leading memgbers of congress. Selections Are Pleasing Generally speaking these com- ments were favorable, with some of the drys as well as the wets rather enthusiastic and decidedly hopeful of some concrete results so far as the whole prohibition question is @®ncerned. One man prominent among the ionists, Senator Edge of New Jersey, called on the extremists on both sides of the controversy to let the commission function and reach its conclusions without inter- | ference from them in the way of a campaign to shape the outcome of (Continued on I'age Nine) |Police Believe Attempt NEW BRITAIN HERALD PRICE THREE cmrrs @E BLACKMAILER THREATENS ANNE MORROW'S SISTER; INVESTIGATORS FIND | EVIDENCE OF ARSON Was Made to Burn Building Sergeants P. A. McAvay and P. J. O'Mara are continuing their investi- gation into a suspected arson case at 73 lLafayette street, which was reported to headquarters late Sun- day night by Officer John W. Riley. The sergeants inspected the prem- ises yesterday, Sergeant McAvay having also been there Sunday night, and it is said they are satisfied that an attempt had been made to burn the building. Sergeant McAvay noted that the door to a room had been pried open and the fire which had been| started in a pile of paper had ap- rarently burned itself out before reaching a quantity of excelsior wrapped in & newspaper and tied fn a bundle. Nearby were two contain- ers of kerosene. The police learned that Saul Hanin, who has a business in the building, went into the place Sunday night to put on his night light, and smelled smoke. He searched the, premises until the trail led to the room. It was learned today from Chief W. C. Hart that Lieutenant Frank Virelli of the state paolice, who is state fire marshal, was investigating another case having a local connec- tion, when he was in this city yes- terday afternoon with a representa- tive of the National Board of Fire! Underwriters. Chiet Hart said he un- derstood yesterday that the Lafay- ctte street fire of a few months ago and the Sunday night discovery were the objects of the visitors’ attention. | TERAS PLANE STIL | ALOFT AFTER REGORD Refuel for Third Time— Rivals Take Of in | New York Fort Worth, Texas, May 21 (B— The monoplane Forth Worth, with its two man crew, today droned tirelessly along on its third day in the air in an attempt to beat the re- fueling endurance ' flight record of; the army plane Question Mark. It} was refuelled early today for the! third time since it took off at 11:33! a. m. Sunday. In two contacts at! an altitude of 2,500 feet, 110 gallons | of gasoline was transaferred from the auxiliary ship. The plane, piloted by Reg. L. Roh-‘ bins and James Kc®y, completed its ! forty-fourth hour aloft at 7:33 a. m. Rivals Take Off Tosevelt Field, N. Y., May 21 UM —The monoplane “Threé Musket- eers.” carrying three pilots, took off at 2:20:32 p. m. castern daylight time today in an effort to break the endurance flying record established by the army monoplane Question Mark. Spelling_ Contest for Nation Held Today Teresa Chiaravalloti and her chaperon Miss Elizabeth C. McGrati are having a splendid time in Wash- ington, according to a special mes- sage 1o the Herald today. The speller and her companion devoted vesterday forenoon 1o resting and sightseeing after their trip of the day before. Last night they at- tended a banquet at the Hotel Ham- ilton. This afternoon the national spelling contest is under way. In the event of Teresa winning a prize the Herald will bulletin the result this evening. Canton, China, May 21.—(®—Brit- ish sailors landing from gunboats to- day in the Shameen Quarter im- wediately began construction of de- fenses in various parts of the Eng- lish concession. Gates and bridges were closed and guards posted. ‘The British consulate warned sub- jects not to leave Shameen and ask- ed that they assemble at the Con- tanoloon Railway compound. Three British and two French gunboats and two Japancse destroyers were an- chored in the harbor outside the con- cession. The U. £ 8. Tulsa was en route from Hong Kong. In the native * city the utmost tenseness prevailed with attacking Kwangsi troops known to be not far away, although there was no definite word as to their position. S8acking of the city, the largest of Bouthern China, was feared in the event of capture by the {by the dean of his institution. Mr. Porter is among this class. Mr. Porter was born in this city :and received his early education 1len. He is 18 years of age. ments, which was believed imminent. Gunboat Guards Americans Reports from Wuchow, Kwangsi border. said bombing raids British Land Troops in Canton As Sacking of City Is Feared e, Red Kwangsi ele- | on the against it had aroused considerable feeling and intensified the antagon- ism of the Kwnagsi gencrals, forty Americans there were safe with the 8. 8. Guam protecting them, al- though food was running low. The rebel Cantonese naval corh- mander whom the Cantonese allow- ed to leave for Hong Kong, after they forced ships which followed him in mutiny to capitulate, was at ' Wuchow and had been placed in Command of a Kwangsi naval squadron of 30 gunboats. About $2,000,000 Mexican in silver bullion has been moved from the Central bank to Hong Kong for safety while many leading Sino resi- dents have sent their families to the English territory. Evacuation Reported fhanghai, China, May 21.—(UP) —The wiétorious Kwansi troops who jon Monday suceeded in capturing DEMANDS SUM OF $50,000 |Torture and Death Promised Const Morrow Unless Cashis Forthcoming — Police Lay Trap But Nobody Appears to Take “Money.” Score of Detectives Spufil Night in Woods Near Westwood, Mass. — Epi- sode Is One of Several Involwinx Prominent Greater Boston Resi- dents, Westwood, Mass., May 21 (UP)— Reports that Constauce Morrow, 15- vear-old daughter of Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, had received a letter threatening her life unless she | placed $50,000 at a given spot, were confirmed by Police Chief Peter Driscoll here today. He stated that this was the. latest of a series of blackmatil attempts made during the past four montbs againat wealthy residents of Greater Boston. The case of Miss Morrow was ltlll g investigated with the aid of Burns detectives, the chiet said. Besides Miss Morrow, who is a Student at Milton Academy near here, others who received blackmail |letters were Mrs. Charles Bumner | Bird of Walpole, Mrs. Lars Ander- son of Brookline, and Mrs. Curtis Guild of Boston, widow of former Governor Guild of Massachusetis, the chief sald. Attempled Trap Fuils ‘The letter addressed to Miss Mor- row specified that the $50,000 should be placed last Baturday night st a certain point on the estate of Balch on Grove street here. - ° Nearly a score of privite @t tives, concealed in the surrounding woods, watched for hours in vain for the appearance of the author of the blackmail letter, the chief said, (Continued on Page 17) NO ROMANCE IN TRIP T0 FROZEN ANTARCTIC i Fritson Tells Lions of Haz- ards of South Pole Graphic visions of measureless ex- panses of ice and snow, cold days and colder nights, vast impenetrable floes of frozen seas, loneliness and hard work in the frigid Antartic wer conjured up today for members of the Lions club by Frank Fritson of South Main street, who has just returned from the Byrd expedition to the South Pole. Mr. Fritson, who was with Byrd when he flew over the North pele, said the South pole trip is far more hazardous than the trip to the frozen north. It is farther from land and means travel through thousands of miles of frozen water. Before leaving the expedition, Mr. Fritson had been within 750 miles of the South pole, he stated. He said he was glad to get back to New Britain. There was no glamor or ro- mance about the Antartic for him. He said the only thing he ever ex- plored was hard work, that he was a traveler by instinct having been born with the wanderlust, but that there was no pleasure in the Seuth pole trip for him. He referred to the advantages to the world of the succeas of the Byrd expedition. but humorously peinted out that the commercial advantages never will amount to much watil traveling facilities improve in that part of the world. Only three months of the year is there open weather there. he said, and men could not work in a mine at any other time. While he was there they had 24 hours of sunlight. timilar te the midnight sun of the Arctic regions. The greatest danger lies in the cracking of the ice. One can see great fields of ice, ranging hundreds of miles wide and five to six feet deep. These ice fields often open yp into wide cracks, giving no warning (Continued on Page 17) Sioux Falls, 8. D., May 31 (® —Those blilbeard pictures of women smekiag cigarettes TRve #0 irked the city com: that it has voted, two to ene, forbid such things here. | Canton from the government fcrees, mysteriously withdrew from the city and threats of new expeditions | today. The Nationalists were report- ed reentering the city. |