New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
THAT PARIS TRIP
MAYBE, MAYBE MOI.
Federal Grand Jury Is Gong
tn Find Ont about 1t.

The federal grand jury will look TO-DAY
into the workings of the Blue Star Line
of the Compa snie Franco Nord Amerlcdhe'
The promoters of this line. 1t IS SAID
offered a round trip first class passenger
rate to Paris of $50, and in their prospectus
said that substantial premium would De
realized on their bonds Immediately a1teF
the ships could be put in commission Sew
eral hundred school teachers and actors
had planned to take advantage of the I'M
usual offer for summer vacations.
Whether or not the Blue Star Line
enters the passenger and freight carrying
business between New York and Bordeaux
depends on the authenticity OF a cable
message which was received yesterday at
the office of Corsi. Zumsteg & Co, ship
brokers, at No. 81 Pearl street.
The message was signed by NJ. Duverrier
TIE captain of the line, who announced
that the steamship Ascania would leave
Bordeaux on March s. and be ready to san
from this port on March - with its cabins
filled with first class passengers, and could
make the return trip, with stop-oVer, Tor
$50 or $50
Another message asks for details of the
raid on the Blue Star Line office, at No
q State street, by Postof1lce Inspectors
blank bonds and advertisements of the
company TO the federal building and
stopped it's mail or Saturday night.
While the Ascania, which, according 10
Lloyds's Register was built in 1878 and
sold by the Hamburg American Line to
Captain D. Goertz, of Hamburg, may or
may not take the place of the swift mod
ern ships Notre Dame de Lourdes or the
fyf
the company. the postoff1ce inspectors said
last night that they had enough evidence
to suspect that there was something wrong
about the Compa gnie Franco Nord Amert-
cane.
ent time We're estimated by Postoffice Off
Gals at 10000. but none of the directors
can be found to explain the details Of
transactions which led to the establishment
of agencies throughout the United States.
Alexander Hunvald was attracted to the
steamship office like many of the other
he heard that Mr. Walton, the Assistant
United States Attorney, needed witnesses
he volunteered to tell what he had learned
from the office records
The Compagne Franco Nord Americana
was organized year ago by Captain Du-
Verrier, who is said to have spent part Of
his time as a waiter in a Broadway hotel.
Inc captain Interested L ldik n. Noi - anu
Arthur H. Zumsteg, who acted as passen-
ger agents until December q, when they
took charge Of the freight department.
They turned over to the company $073 S.
for tickets sold, they said.
In December the Office of the Blue Star
Line was opened, and then business be
gan TO boom. Captain Duverrier went to
Europe in search of a ship. NJ. Fanoni,
secretary of the company, was in charge of
the local Office until Thursday, when, it is
said, he and NJ, Duverriers wife sailed
from here on the George Washington
With the Office deserted Professor Niche
lon, of Toledo, appeared on the scene. He
failed to get return of the money which
he had paid for tickets. Then the United
States Attorney was asked to Investigate,
and last night the French ConAl agreed
to cable to Bordeaux for further informa-
ton about the "Blue Star Line.