New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1929, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1920, —TWENTY PAGES. T WYER [New Britain Girl Crowned Queen bl At Normal School May Exercises; Elected by Votes of Associates Miss Gladys O. Ahlgren Wilu Highest Popular Honor at Institution — Coronation Takes Place This ‘DENIES CHARGES OF M. FOGARTY Says Sbe Has Made Similar Threats Against Retired Pugilist in Past “MUST BE A JOKE”, SAYS EX-CHAMPION HIMSELP Reporters Break News to Him That He is Being Sued for $500,000 for Breach of Promist — Attorney Clalms We Has Divorcee's Afida- vit Admitting She Has No Olaim on Tunpey. 2 New York, May 22 (M—Unquali- fied denials of the claims of Mrs. Katherine King Fogarty, who secks $500,000 from Gene Tunney, have " been made in behalf of the retired heavyweight champion and the Lau- der family. The complaint in which Mrs. Fo- garty charges Tunney broke his promise to marry her was in the hands of Deputy 8herifft Michael F. Ryan of Stamford, Conn., today for filing in court at Bridgeport, Conn. Ryan haa placed an attachment on the 90-acre estate which Tunney owns near North Stamford and searched bank records in Stamford for any accounts the former heavy- ‘weight champoin might have there. Floyd E. Barbour, secrelary to Mrs. George H. Lauder, mother of Mrs. Polly Lauder Tunney, said: “The matter of Mrs. Fogarty was discymsed at length by the Lauder family before the marriage. 1t was decided there was nothing to the claim."” Tunney's attorney, George Whiteside issued this statement: “Numerous threats of this kind have been made in the past by this woman, culminating in very inssten demanda on her past and threats of damaging publicity immediately be- fore Tunney's last fight for the heavyweight championship. Has Affidavit “At that time a very thorough in- vestigation of her claims was made and they were found to be without the slightest merit. “Neither she nor her claim can at this time be dignified by further comment on my part other than to w. ) (Continued on Page Two) SCHACHT HOLDS KEY 70 FINANGIAL PA Receives Draft of Allies’ Reparations Views— Success Expected Paris, May 22 P—A modified draft report agreed upon by the reparations experts of the allied nations and a covering letter mak. ing clear the allles’ views, w: transmitted to Dr. Hjalmar 8chacht, chief of the German delegation, this afternoon. With the receipt of the draft rel port setting forth the. views of the creditor experts, the next move is now again up to the Germans, who had been waiting more than a week for the allied delegates to act. The Germans probably will take a day or two to study the new situation. although they have been kept informed all along in a gen- eral way of the progress of the negotiations among the creditor experts. 1f. as has been stated on good authority, the creditors’ decisions invelve a change in annuities which will mean increased payments by Germany, they will be rejected, it was said in German quarters toda; Compromise Effected The creditors in order to find ! he is president, at the opening of the l Afternoon on South Campus — Students Arrange Colorful Old English Program, ‘While an audience approximately 800, 4including more than 250 fellow students, the entire faculty and ed- ucators from this city and other nearby cities looked on, Miss Gladys O, Ahigren, daughter of Mrs. Aman- da Ahigren of 450 Main street, this city, was crowned Queen of May at the annual exercises at the New Rritain 8tate Normal achool this afternoon. This was the climax to an inter- esting program which dealt with events of old!English fiction. The entire program, presented by the Normal achool students, is held as a tribute to the queen. Fear that the exercises might Lave to be postponed because of in- clement weather was dispelled when the sun appeared. As the group of students marched from the school this afternoon in the traditional pro- cessional, the scene was strikingly attractive. The first event was the crowning of the May queen after which the student body sang a song to their queen. Next came the milkmaids | (Continued on Page Eight) —Photo by Johnson & Peterson Miss ADYS O. AHLGREN JENELER CONDEWNS AUCTION OF “JUNK Rabbish Ofere {0 Public. Hore, 6. H. Dyson Charges WANTS STRICTER LAWS Annual Convention of State Retail dewelers Association Being Held in This .(‘rlty Today—More Than 60 n Attendance, | In his report Retail Jewelers' association of which fo the Connecticut state convention in thik city today, George H. Dyson charged that a jewelry stock inventoried at §1,500 last April has been in the process of being auctioned off “to the umsus- pecting and llible public” of this city ever since. The atock, he said. consists of “all kinds of rubbish and Jun Mr. Dyson made the state- ‘ment fmeommection with - an appeal for more drastic laws cgvering jew- elry auction Following an address by Rev. Samuel A. Fitke of Berlin, this aft- ernoon, the minister was presented with & watch by the members of the association. Between 60 and 75 retail jewelers, members of the association, are at- (Continued on Page Nine) PARK BOARD STARTS WAR AGAINST GOL? PRACTICE Players to Be Prosecuted As Public Menace—Putting Greens to | i Be Built | Golf players on city parks will be prosecuted in the future, according to action taken at a special meeting of the board of park commissioners last evening. The board members voted to enforce the ordinance against golf playing in the parks and the prosecute all offenders. The parks contain no golf courses, but would-be golfers who desire practice sometimes make use of them for that purpose, with the re- sult that others are endangered. The | this,” CLEVELAND APPEALS FOR OXYGEN TENTS Fifteen Survivors of Clinic Disaster Are Reported Critically Ill Cleveland, May 22 UP—An urgent appeal to all large cities near Cleveland for “‘oxygen tents” to be used in treating victims of the Cleveland clinic disaster whith took 132 lves was telegraphed today by officials of the Cleveland Clinic hos- pital, where 15 patients were re- ported critically ill. Seven of the “tents” were in use, and at least eight more were need- ed, the telegrams said. 1t was hoped two could he sent here by airplane from Detroit. Altogether 30 persons are in hospitals, their systems poisoned by the gas which twice exploded in the clinic build- ing after fire broke out in a base- ment X-ray storage room just a week ago today. ‘The ~<tents" fit ahout the tient's head to facilitate adminis- tration of oxygen. The sides are filled with isinglass {0 permit ob- servation. Only a few are available throughout the country. Every possible precaution had been taken to prevent ignition of X-ray films at the clinic, Dr. George W. Crile, director, asserted in his testimony before Coroner A. J. - | Pearse. No Precedent for Bisaster Dr.. Crile appeared before the in- quiry in company with Dr. William E. Lower, co-founder and manager of the Acnnls.bg’l’ldlnz. In making the first public statement from a clinic official concerning causes and precaitions against the double ex- plosion of noxious fumes, Dr. Crile declared no such calamity could have been’ foreseen. “There was mno precedent for he asserted. “We placed trusted employes in charge, knew that “the building was well con- structed, and took all precautions we knew about, precautions that we thought entirely adequate.” Both physician$ said the gas, identified as nitrous peroxide, came from slowly burning films, but de- clared they did not know what caused them to ignite. Governor- Myers Cooper had be- fore him the report of Will T. board will install putting greens in Willow Brook, Walnut Hill and | Stanley Quarter parks for those who means of satisfying Belgium and|wish to practice. other amaller claimants hit upon the expedient of applying parts of the reparation receipts under the Dawes plan to the new reparations annuities under the plan proposed by Mr. Young. It is understood they assume the Germans will pay under the Dawes plan until the end of the year. By applying the surplus over the Young annuities to the new repara- (Continued on Page Nine) Grand Jury Hands Down Peacox Murder Indictment White Plains, N, Y., May 22 ~The Westchester county grand jury today handed down an indict- ment charging Earl F. Peacox with first degree murder fn the slaying of his wife, whose charred body was found in a thitket near their home. The indictment was voted Monday but was not formally drawn up and returned until teday. Date of ar- raignment has not been set. Lone Chinese Bandit Makes Boston History Boston, May 22 UM—A Chinese bamdit held up Chin Gung, gro- cery store proprietor, early to- day and in doing so made police history. It was the first time in ltocal crime annals that a Chi- nese had turned highwayman. Gung failed to reach into his till quickly enough to avoid a crack on the head from the rob- ber's gun. The latter then took fled. Blake, state director of industrial relations, for consideration . today. (Continued on Page Nine) American Gunboat Sent to Swatow To Prevent Looting by Rebel Army Hongkong, May 22 (®—The Unit- ed States gunboat Tulsa was sent from Hongkong to Bwatow, Kwang- tung today .in answer 1o requests of the United Btates consul there for naval protection for American inter- ests, The consul's request was made when Kwangsi units, which he said were retreating toward Swatow, clashed with Kukienese troops who were aiding Kwangtung (Canton), resulting in disturbances in Swatow. The U. 8. 8. Mindanao has repl ed the Tulsa at Canton. Nationalists Mobilize Hanking, China, May 22 U®—The | full military strength of the Nation- alist government moved northward oday to meet the threat of the ristian general,” Marshal Feng Yu-Hsiang, who seeks to extend to South China his overlordship of cen- tral China. In Nanhank there were public demonstrations upholding the regime of General Chaing Kai-S8hek and de- nouncing Feng. while the govern- ment policy was declared to be “peace and unity. However ity is recessary before peace i3 possible.” Ranking ministers denounced eng as responsible for “‘wholcsale destruction of the nation's railways, disturbance of the peace of the coun- try, and with precipitation of a grave situation which, although most unde- sirable, the Nationalist government is prepared to deal with.” . Apparently reliable estimates were that 120,000 Nationalist soldiers were moving northward along the Pukow-Tientsin railway to cut off possible emergence of the forces of Feng from Honan to the east. Another army of 130,000 men was en route north from Hankow, mov- ing along the Peking' railway . to southgrn Honan where skirmishes al- ready have taken place. Another army of 20,000 west of Hankow on the north bank of the Yangtse Kiang were moving northcastward toward the Hankiang. Kwangsiites in Retreat ('anton, China, May 22 #® — An official statement today said Wwang- tung province troops fighting north of Canton had driven the attacking Kwangsiites northward a full five miles. Heavy casualties were ad- mitted but the claim was made the Kwangsiites also had suffered num- erous losses. The fighting in this area continued to be about 25 miles north of Can- ton ncar the I'ci Kiiwms®ith about 15,000 Lroops cngaged on either side. U. 8. Spelling Champion VIRGINIA HOGAN OMAHA GIRL WINS BIG SPELLING BEE Virginia Hogan Deleats 20 Others at National Capital TERESA CHIARAVALLOTI 19 “Annjhilate” iminates New Brit- ain Candidate From Contest and Chance to Capture $1,000 Prize— Champion is 13 Years Old. Washington, May 22 (P—Thirteen vear old Virginia Hogan of Omahu, Nebraska, is the spelling champion of the United States, She gained the honor by spelling “luxuriance” and all the other tongue-twisting words that were put to her last night in the finals of the fifth annual national spelling bee. After such words as “diaphan- ous,” ‘“onerous,” aggrandizement” and “apotheosis” had sent the twen- ty other contestants back to their seats, the dark-haired maid repre- senting the ©Omaha World-Herald was still on her feet. For standing up so long under this barrage of orthography she was awarded the $1.000 prize, Virginia's last competitor was Viola Strbac, entrant of the Milwa Kee Journal, who succumbed to t trickeries of “luxuriance” by spell- Ing it with an instead of the ‘a.” She was preceded to her seat by one of the four boys in the (Continued on Page Two) ZEPPELIN TO LEAVE CUERS IN NORNING Return Trip to Germany Will Begin Early Tomorrow Cuers, France, May 22 P—Time for the departure of the Graf Zep- pelin for its hangar at Friedrich- shafen, Germany, has been set for between 4 and 7 ». m., Thursday, (11 p. m. Wednesday to 2 a. m. Thursday, E. 8. T.). Weather permitting, all arrange- ments have been made for the Graf | Zeppelin to take off morning. The French naval authorities are transporting 500 woldiers and 200 marinesMo the air field this after- noon preparatory to the take off, while beginning at 4 p. m. all roads leading from the village to the field will be barred fo all except bearers of official permits. May Leave Passengers Passengers who had hoped to ac- company the dirigible back to Ger- many seemed doomed to disappoint- ment today. 1t appeared there would not be sufficient lifting gas to carry their weight, even when all bag- gage and ballast were removed from the craft. Captain Lehmann said no decision would be made regarding the pas- zengers, however, until Dr. ‘Hugo Eckener, the ship’s master, returned from Friedricrshafen, but that, in any event, the seven French officers would be taken with the ship to Ger- many. He expressed his appreciation of delivery of 2,000 cubic meters of hydrogen from the ¥rench govern- ment yesterday. but said he degret- ted t would not be enough for the dirigible’s purposes. Some Gas Discharged “When we came down in France with only one engine running slow- 1y.” he said, “the gas within the ship became superheated and conse- quently expanded to a considerable degree. In order to descend at Cuers we were obliged to discharge a cer- tain amount of this superhcated gas s0 that we could maintain equili- brium in reaching the ground. “After a day in the hangar the gas returned to normdl condition, that is to say contracted, this neccssitated our getting a fresh supply. The French generously gave us their en- in the early tire supply, but it unfortunately was (Continued on Page Two) THE WEATHER New Britaln and viciaity: Fair and slightly warmer (0- night and tomorrow. [ —— W, H. ALLEN FACES | BANKRUPTCY CLAIN |Peitions o Be Filed Against Him and Gompany GREDITRS ACT ., ) Mortgage for $20,000 Givea to Br. tol Man Last January Alleged to Have Been for Purpose of De- frauding, In an effort to bring about an ad- justment of claims against William H. Allen, individually, and the Wil- m H. Allen Construction Co., Inc., a motion to decla@ both bankrupt will be made to Judge Thomas in United States district court at New Haven this afternoon by Attorney Edward A. Mag, counsel for cred- itore. Filing of papers disclosed the fact that Allen gave a mortgage for $20.- 000 to L. A. Bailey & Co., of Bristol January 25, and that creditors are acting at this time so that the mort zage may be declared an act of bankruptey and be set aside before the four months’ period elapses next Tuesday. Seven Claims Filed Today Ciaims entered in the bankruptcy court this afternoon and which, ic was said on authority, represent but a fraction of the amounts which will eventually be listed as liabilit jinclude: Citizens' Coal Co., $211.2: A. A. Mills, $73.70; Spring & Buck- ley, $136.16; B. C. Porter Sons, $671,30, against William H. Allen rsonally. Against the construction company are the followin ck- liffe Brothers Co.. $8871. zens’ Coal Co., $6,374.90; Spring & Buckley, $2,500. The petition of involuntary bank- ruptey declares that Allen commit- ted an act of bankruptcy and sought to defraud creditors and make Bailey a preferred creditor, when he gave the $20,000 mortgage last January. 1t is also dlaimed that the construc- tion company committed an act of bankruptcy when, on motion of counsel, a receiver was appointed, May 10. The company which is now claim- ed to be insolvent has offices at 12 Glen street. It was incorporated in 1919 with capitalization of $50,000, an dits officers are listed as follows: Willlam H. Allen, president and secretary; George Y. Cheney, vice presiden(, Charles A. Dence, treas- vrer. Many buiidings here and In other citics have been erected by the cor- poration, the most recently complet ed being the Masonic temple at West Main and Russell streets. GEORGE KINBALL WINS HIS THIRD SCHOLARSHIP Son of Mr, and Mrs. Arthur G. Kim- ball Gains New Honor at Princeton. George Kimball, son of Mr..and Mrs. Arthur G. Kimball of this city, has been awarded the Proctor Fel- lowship of Princeton University, en- {itling him to one year's free tuition and 31,400 in cash He is now completing his first vear in the graduate school of the university under the Sayre scholar- ship- which he won last year. The award which has just been made to him is the third since he entered Princeton. Mr. Kimball's father is president of Landers, Frary & Clark, and his mother {s & member of the school committee, Mr. Kimball takes his Master of Arts degree at Princeton next month. The ‘Proctor Fellowship has been advanced study by students who have completed gradute school work. Merigold and Christ in Movies With Coolidge Senator E. W, Christ and Ralpn Merigold of the Stanley Works re- turned last evening from a few days fishing trip at the Lakota club, at Woodstock, Vt. While guests at the well known trout preserve they had the enviabte and amusing experience of meeting ex-President Calvin Coolidge ani having their pictures taken with him by a newsreel photographer. The ex-president was preparing to pose as his recent acquaintances) stood by and he invited them into the group with a characteristic re- mark. “Come on in, it doesn't cost me anything,” he said as he made room in the fleld of the camera lens for the New Britainites. Later there were action pictur: of the ex-president taken while fi ing, Mr. Merigold figuring in this scene as well. While at the club Mr, Coolidge was the guest of Matt Wheeler, owner of the Hotel Cool- idge at White River junction and a lifelong friend of the Coolidges. The fisherfen report good catches of trout. Nurses Her Husband To Send Him to Jail ! Chicago, May 22 (UP)—Mrs. Harry Rogers had her hushand locked up Monday night for striking her. Visiting him yesterday with some sweetmeats, she expressed horror at the dampness of his cell, “It won't do,” she told a ser- geant, “it's too damp. Harry had his tonsils removed Batur- day and he might get pneumo- nia. Can't you let him go?" Police were willing. but as the couple was leaving Mrs. Rogers dashed back. ““Be sure and hold that war- rant. 1 want to swear it out when he gels well.” created as an award to be used in: Fort Worth Endurance Fliers Asseciated Press Phot R. L. Robbins (right) and James Kelly, pilots of the monoplane Fort Worth, have passed the h. break the Question Mark’s refi hours, 40 minuf alf way mark in their effort to ueling endurance record of 150 tes 15, seconds. WEATHER 1S STORMY OUT OVER ATLANTI Rival Fliers Warned by Government to Delay Till Tomorrow New York, May (P—Despite / favorable local ‘weather conditions, the New York -weather bureau to- day warned against any take-off on the two proposed transatlantic flights. Head winds and rain are report- ed a few hundred miles out over the ocean and squalls and cloudy weather would be encountered near” the European coast, Dr. James H. Kimball of * the weather bureau said. The weather is ideal at Old Or- chard, Me., where the Green Flash is awaiting favorable signs to take oft on a projected flight to Rome. The winds have calmed, the skies cleared and the barometer is rising. Dr. Kimball stated. The storm which drifted up along the New England coast yes- terday is now off Newfoundland. New York experienced clear weather today for the first time since Saturday and the sunshine was welcomed at Roosevelt field where a soggy runway would pre- vent the Paris-bound French fiiers from taking off in their heavy plane even if the weather conditions were favorable, Hop Towmorrow Is Possible 0ld Orchard, Me,, May 22 (UP)— Rapidly clearing weather in the At- lantic storm areas may make it pos- sible for the monoplane Green Flash to take off on its projected 5,000~ mile flight to Rome tomorrow be- tween 8 and 9 a. ., Navigator Lewis A. Yancey annouficed today. Yancey stated tnat Dr. James H. Kimball, New York meoteorologist, had informed him and Pilot Roger Q. Williams that the storms were fast subsiding and that tomorrow probably wonld bring favorable con- iitions for the hop-off. The announcement was made be- tween two test flights which Yan- cey and Williams made with the Green Flash this morning. They pronounced the big Bellanca mono- plane to be in perfect condition for the trans-ocean grind. ¥rench Are Discouraged New York, May 22 (UP)—Dis- couraged by weather reports and by the soaked runways at Roosevelt Field. Armeno Lotti, Jr., backer of the proposed flight to Paris of the ¥rench plane Bernard-191, left for 0ld Orchard, Me., last night to in- spect the beach there. He was accompanied by Jean Assolant, his pllot. On the same train was Giuseppe Bellanca, designer of the monoplane Green Flash which already is at Old Orchard waiting for a chance Yo start a #light to Rome. “We have made no decision to use (Continued on Page Four) ENDURANCE FLIERS IN'AIR 72 HOURS “Fort Worth” More Than Hall Way to Record Rival Plane Is Damaged and Comes Down—Peruvian Plot Hops for Central and South American This Afternoon, Fort Worth, Texas, May 22 (®—R. L. Robbins and James Kelly today entered the fourth day of their en- i durance flight in the single motored 11onoplane Fort Worth, At 11:33 a. m., the fliers, hoth commercial airmen, passed the i2d hour alct and were virtually at the half way mark in their assault on the 150 hour world record for sus- tained fight by refueling established by five army men in the tri-mono- | plane Question Mark. Mrs. Robbins and Mrs. Kelly, a tride of six weeks, went up in sep- arale planes yesterday to wave “hello,” to their husbands. Kelly was not in sight. A note dropped later offerec his apolggies and said he had been asleep. “Three Musketeers” Down Roosevelt Fizld, Y., May 22 UP)—The Bellanca monoplan2 Three Musketeers” gave up its at- tempt to break the world endurance { record last night after the catapault with wkich it was heing refueld Mad | serfously damaged the plane. Lieut. H. B. Clark, Martin Jensen and William Ulbrich, the crew, had been up less than six hours. The book and catapault arrangement, which hoisted 18-gallon cans of fuel ahoard the plane, went out of order on the fourth pick-up of the gaso- line cans and pierced the plane’s elevator and stabilizer. Although much of the fabric was torn away , the Three Musketeers canfe to a safe landing. The at- tempt will be made as soon as the plane is repired, it was said. Peruvian Flier OR Wilmington, Del, May 22 (#— Captain Calos Martinez Di Pinillos, Peruvian aviator, took off here today for Mitchel Field, N. Y., at 1:35 p. | m. .castern daylight time, prepara- | tory to his good-will flight to Central America and South America. ATECA DENIED WRIT New York, May 22 (UP)—The de- cision of Judges Frances G. Gaffee, denying writ of habeas corpus for Salvatore Ateca, alleged Mexican rebel paymaster-and Antonio Gomes Maquero, who were arrected 18 days ago wich $770,000 alleged loot from Mexican banks, was upheld today by the federal t court of appeals. The two Mexicans are being held without bail in the federal detention prison here. Under the extradition |treaty they may be held 40 days | pending the arrival of proper papers | from Mexico City. Author Points Out Volstead Law Offers Several Unique Problems New York, May 22 (M—Richard Washburn Child, author, diplomat and acting chairman of the national crime commission. made public to- day a letter to George W. Wicker- sham, in which he expressed his personal opinion that distinction should be made between “normal laws” and “‘governmental command- ments. * . “I reiterate my belief.” he wrote, “that a distinction should be made between law on the books and social will as it is found in fact. The tragedy of the national infection of disrespect for law may be increased and not diminished by insisteme that al! so-called laws stand upbn one footing. * * * “I do not say that the cighteenth amendment and its resulting con- gressional commandments cannot be enforced. 1 do say that few per- sons in the nation, wet or dry, will fail to distinguish between t law and normal laws. If the ardént dry sees a burglar entering the home of his friend and neighbor he tele- phones the police; if he sees a boot- legger enteritg the house of his friend and neighbor he may tele- phone the police, but is generally recognized that in such case he uld be considered a cad. 1 “It is regrettable that wets have equally regrettable that others have emphasized that no individual has the right to choose which laws he should obey. The distinction each emphasizes serves only to obscure the question which appears to be the first that your commission should consider i. e. is social will in the sense of community and human thought and practice subservient to statutory law or superior to it, par- of social will or of social dissent? vision clal will. COMMENCES FOURTH DAY‘ emphasized ‘personal liberty'; it is ticularly in cases where obstacles to its orderly expression exist, such as defects in cohstitutional provisions for the expression of workable units “It is with a profound sense of my duty as a citizen, and with deep anxiety, that I call attention in this open letter to the deplorable result of failure to distinguish with broad rather than with technical pettiness between laws and com- mandments, and between law in the engrossed words and law of the so- If the minds of the multi- tude makes this distinction and therefore maintain the germ ‘of re. Wee Ending’ May 18th ... Circulation 15,419 THINK DENENTED WOMAN SENT NOTE T0 HORRON GIRL Police Believe Sapposed Black- mailer of Envoy's Daughter Meant No Harm SCARE AT NORTH HAYEN ALSO PROYES A CANARD Mexican Aviation Mechanic is Ae- rested After Repeated Attempts to see. Lindbergh But is Released After Night in Jall—Guards to bs Placed on Dock—Extortion Epi- sode One of Series. LEAVE NORTH HAVEN North Haven, May 22 (P— Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, his flancee, Anne Morrow, and other members of the Morrow family left the Morrow summer heme on this island at noon te- day after a visit of four days. Lindbergh took the amphi- bian cabin plane from the re- cently constructed field in front of the Morrow home and then landed a short distance off shore, where four women wevre awaiting him in a rowboat. As soon as they were settled Lind-. - bergh drove the plane’ down Penobscot bay for a short .dis- tance and leaving the water headed south after circling the island. Before he tested his motor Lindbergh carried out a lunch basket and several pieces of, bhaggage which he placed in the cabin. 1t was believed that the party would not return to the ' summer home for some time at least because they returned” to Rev. H. F. Huse an autome- ' ' bile they had borrowed during their short stay here. IS The plane landed smoothly at Portland airport at 2:31 eastern daylight time. Westwood, Mass., May 22.+(UP) —A woman, probably mentglly de- fective, was seen by investigators to- day as the author of a blackmail let- ter sent recently to Constance Mor- row, 15-year-old daughter of- Am- bassador Dwight W. Morrew. Though the letter carried a threat of death unless $50,000 was placed at a “gap in the wall” near the Joseph Balch estate here, authorities were convinced that the blackmailer meant no harm, Bupporting this. tiveory," b pointed to the fact that“tn'five sl lar cases since 1925, the hame de. mands had been made upen promi- nent persons without the auther ef the letters ever appearing to collect the money. The first case was that of Ken- neth Rawson, a Chicago boy who ac- companied Captain Donald B. Mac- Millan, the explorer, on an expedi- tion into the far morth. Several weeks before young Raw- son waa due home, his father, Fred- erick H) Rawson, received' a letter threatening the son’s life and asking that $50,000 be placed at the same “gap in the wall.” Others who received threatening letters demanding $50,000 were Mrs. Curtis Guild, Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird, and Mrs. Larz Andersom, all (Continued on Page Four) OIST ANNIVERSARY OF COUPLE’S WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fisher to Observe Event Next Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Fischer of 47 Armistice street will observe their 61st wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 26. The occasion will be marked by a family gathering at their home. ‘They were born in Germany, Mr. Fischer at Berlin and Mrs. Fischer in Cusb They came to this coun- try in their youth and were married on May 26, 1868, at Fort Edward, AL They have been: resident of this city for the past six years. having lived in Meriden for 17 years prior to that time. Mr. Fischer is §7 years old and his wife is 84. Both are in fairly good health and are outdoors every fair day. Their children are dead but they have seven grandchildren. They are Mrs. Lillian Winterholder of Meri- den, Mrs. Rose Grianen of Sowth Norwalk, Mrs. Bertha Kane of Btis- tol, Miss Mildred Schwartz of Hart- ford and Mrs. W. J. Brown with ‘whom they live and Walter Schwarts cf Hudson, N. Y. and Hareld Schwartz of Newark, N. J. 1906 Auto Is Sold— Burns Too Much Gas Hawthorne, Nev., May 23 U —After a 20 year wait Martia Chiatovich has feund a bauyer for his automebile. He received a letter from the Smitheonian institute of W apect for law how great would be th. disaster if your commission served distinction, if it broke it down.” not te uphold t is valid, but instead T tovich said the cae: now as 44k 18