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New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
Torture and Death Promised Constance Morrow Unless Cash t Forthcoming Police Lay Trap But Nobody Appears to Take Money"
Score of Detectives Spend Night in Woods Near Westwood, Mass. - Epi- sode Is One of Several Involving Prominent Greater Boston Resi. dents.

Westwood. Mass, May 21 (UP)- Reports that Constance Morrow, l5- year-old daughter of Ambassador Dwight w. Morrow, had received a letter threatening her life unless she placed $5o,ooo at given spot. were confirmed by Police Chief Peter Driscoll here today, ..+
 He stated that this was the. latest of series of blackmafl attempts made during the past four months against wealthy residents of Greater Boston.
 The case of Miss Morrow was still being investigated with the aid of Burns detectives, the chief said.
 Besides Miss Morrow. who is student at Milton Academy near here, others who received blackmAtl letters were Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird of Walpole, Mrs. Larx Ander- son of Brookline, and Mrs. Curtis Guild of Boston, widow of former Governor Guild of Massachusetts, the chief said.
 Attempted Trap FAiis
 The letter addressed to Miss Nor row specified that the eso.o00 should be placed last Saturday night ae ! certain point on the estate of 1sgepA Balch on Grove street here. ---
 Nearly | score Of private 11tan~ tiyaS nNnroa}oN tA fhn s,srrAssw w AtMn woods, watched for hours in vain for the appearance of the author of the blackmail letter, the chief said.
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
WINS SCHOLARSHIP 0f COLLEGE CLUB
Frances Greco, High School
 Senior, Gets 1929 Award
TUITION HAS $4oo, VALUE
Washington Street Girl Will Enter Connecticut College For Women at New London in FAll-Has Been Prominent at Y. W. c. A.

Miss Frances Greco, daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. Salvo Greco of 1Ss 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 filling of kensington. It amounts to $40O.
 Miss Greco is senior at New Britain high school, and will be graduated in June. She is president of the Junior College club and has been active in Y. w. c. A. work, having completed two years term as president of the Younger Busi- ness Girls club. She is also on the membership committee of the Y. w. c. A.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
British Land Troops in Canton
 As Stacking of City Is Feared

against it had aroused considerable feeling and intensified the antagon- ism of the kwnagsi generals, forty Americans there were safe with the |. s. s. Guam protecting them, al- though food was running low.
 The rebel Cantonese naval com 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 32.00o.0 900 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.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21

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 cut 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 gases had been noticed.
 Dr. William E. Lower. a director of the clinic. identified the fumes as nitrogen dioxide. He, with Dr. George w. Grille, co,founders of the institution were to give their ver- sions of the calamity before Pearse today.
 Airplanes were used to bring two oxygen tents" from New York. and another came from Boston by train. for the treatment of remaining yic- tims.
 Thirty injured we're in hospitals to- day. two of them admitted last night. Three cases were discharged and physicians reported all but the ser- iously injured out of danger.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
GREEN FLASH HELD
 BY POOR WEATHER
Williams Postpones Ocean Hop-Polish Pliers to
 Try Again

Old Orchard, Me, May 2l R- Reports Of bad weather conditions over part of the 4,70O-mile trans- atlantic course they expected to fol- low. prevented the projected take-ofl today for Rome of Roger Williams and Lewis A. Yancey in the mono- plane Green Flash"
 The plane. in which Martin Jen- sen recently established world s solo endurance flight record. re- mained in a hangar where it waa trundled last night after Dr. James H. kimball of the New York weatk- CT bureau, reported that conditions would not be propitious for the flight for at least 24 hours.
 Immediate preparations for a take-off at daybreak today were made after the fliers arrived here late yesterday from the Teterboro the SIS gallon gasoline tanks was begun and food. coffee and water was assembled.
 Whether the Green Flash" would take off at day break tomorrow de- pended. Williams said, on further weather advices. both fliers indicated confidence of the succt ss of the trip. so certain were they of the planes ability to carry them on the 50 hour flight that no safety devices or radio were contained in their equipment.
 Williams said they planned to strike southeast from Old Orchard
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
GOLD SAYS TURNER IS
 FAKE MATCH SALESMAN
Gas station Owner Has PIAinyllle Man Arrested for Alleged
 False Pretense&.

Harry F. 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 cell in de- fault of bonds.
 In police court today Attorney Monroe s. Gordon demanded to know the exact charge when As- sistant Prosecuting Attorney w. M. Greenstein recommended a contin- uonce until tomorrow in order to subpoena witnesses. "I'll get out a writ of habeas corpus" the attor- ney said, and MT. Greenstein re- piled: Go to it. don't give us any threats. Do your work" and he asked that bonds be fixed at $1,ooo.
 To Judge Sake, however. MT. Greenstein said he understood the charge would be one of obtaining money under false pretenses or something similar. Judge Sake con- tinued the case until tomorrow in $500 bonds.
 According to the police, Turner is alleged 10 have taken an order for 1000 books of matches from Harry Gold, proprietor of gaso- line station at 332 Park street a few weeks ago. and Gold paid him 35.50. Gold did not receive the matches and communicated with the Star Match Co. of St. Louis, Mo. learning that Turner was not in its employ. Turner, it is said. was sought by the police of Plain- vile and New Britain for the past few weeks
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
NO ROMANCE IN TRIP
 TO FROZEN ANTARCTIC
FritsOn Tells Lions of Hax. ards of South
 Pole

Graphic visions of meaAureless ex- panses of ice and snow, cold days and colder nights. vast impenetrable foes 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.
 MT. Fritson, who was with Byrd when he flew over the North pole. 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, Mir. 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 roc nance about the Antartic for him. He said the only thing he ever ex- plored was hard work. that he was a traveller by instinct having been born with the wanderlust, but that there was no pleasure in the south pole trip for him.
 He referred to the advantages to the world of the success of the Byrd expedition. but humorously pointed out that the commercial advantages never will amount to much until travelling 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 . mine at any other time. While he vas there they had 2l hours of sunlight. similar to the midnight sun of the Arctic regions.
 The greatest danger lies in the cracking of the ice. One can sec great fields of ice. ranging hundreds of miles wide and i've to six feet deep. These ice fields often open ID into wide cracks, giving no warning
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
NORMAN C, DANIELS DIES AT HOME ON LINCOLN ST.
Septnayenarian Had Been In En,- 7 pioy Of Minor < COrbin EOr
 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, 8 Lincoln street. He was born in Eagle Harbor, N. Y.. on December 2s, 1852, and came to this city in 1878.
 He was member of the Junior o. U. A. NJ. Court, Charter Oak, Foresters of America and the South church.
 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 NJ. A. Daniels of this city: and three rieces, Miss Anna Perkins, Mrs. !. A. Conant of Willimantic and Mrs. Henry C. Harford of Stratford.
 Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at } o'clock at the home. Rev. Dr. George w. C. Hill. pastor of the South ConErega- . tional church. will officiate. Burial will be in F'airview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
Spelling Contest for
 Nation Held Today

Teresa Chiaravalloti and her chaperoa Miss Elizabeth C. McGratn are having a splendid time in Wash- ington, according to special mes- sage 10 the Herald today. The spcller and her companion devoted yesterday forenoon 10 resting and sightseeing after their trip of the day before. Last night they at- tended 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.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
LAW ENFORCEMENT
 GROUP WILL MEET Eleven Prominent Appoint@s ~ Will Gather May 28 WICKERSHAM IS CHAIRMAN Former Attorney General Leads
 HoOver's Commission 10 Investi-
 gate I.awlessness = Newton n.
 Baker is Ranking Member.
WICkERSHAM IS CHAIRMAN

Washington, May 21.-(P)-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 eS.
 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 judges. William s. Kenyon, of Iowa William I. Grubb, of Alabama. and four eminent attorneys. Roscoe Pound of the Harvard Law school: Henry ". 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 jurist. Kenneth R. Macintosh. of Wash ington state, and one educator, Miss Ada l.. Comstock. president of Rad- cliffe college. Cambridge. Mass.
 Faces Stupe0dOus Ttask
 The commission is expected to get at it's work within short time and concededly has before 1t the most stupendous undertaking of any sim- liar 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. X
 While the official White House announcement of the personnel designated the body as the national law enTOfCe0enL COUlUllSS1OH, JtS 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 members of congress.
 selections Are Pleasing
 Generally speaking these com ments were favorable. with some of the drys as we'll as the vets rather enthusiastic and decidedly hopeful of some concrete results 50 far as the whole prohibition question is concerned.
 One man prominent among the anti -prohibitionists, Senator Edge of New Jersey. called on the extremists on both sides of the controversy to let the commission function and reach it's conclusions without inter- ference from them in the way of a to shape the outcome of
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
|P0PE PLUS ID END EXILE ON MAY 3O
Will Lave Vatican to Attend
 Mass at St. Peters
FIRST TIME IN 59 YEARS
POntilf Desires Exit he for Purely Religious Purposes and Will Assist in Celebrating Feast Of Corpus Christi.

in Celebrating Feast of Corpus Christi.
 Rome, May 21 LP>-The Piccolo today said Pope Plus would make his first official exit from the Vati- can on May 30, the Feast of Corpus Christi, to participate in a process sion and mass at St. Peters. The last night and preparations were discussed early today by Vatican of- f1cials.
 The pope plans, according to the paper. to attend mass at St. Peters 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. Peters and then, raising the golden censorium with the host over his head. will bless the throng assembled in the square.
 First Time in 50 Years
 The pontiff desires this exit, the first any pope has made from the Vatican since 1870. to be made afoot and for purely religious motives.
 There is to be no pomp such as accompanied the papal exits here- tofore.
 Arrangements for tAe exit were perfected this morning at meeting between Monsignor Caccia Domin- ione, the pope's chamberlain; Arch- bishop Pellizzo, administrator Of St. Peters: and Police Commissioner Rosati of the "Borgo" district ad- joining the Vatican City. They estab- lished between them the route in which this year an unusual number will participate.
 The pope will walk under a rich baldachin held up by number of prominent rrelates.
 His imposing cortege will be com posed of students of the Vatican minor seminary: of the college of Roman parish priests headed by the amberlain: archbishops and bish- ops residing in Rome; chapters of the major basilicas, and the college of cardinals.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
THREATENS
 ANNE M0RR0W'S SISTER;
 DEMANDS SUM OF $50,00O
INVESTIGATORS FIND EVIDENCE OF ARSON Police Believe Attempt 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 g Lafayette street, which was reported to headquarters late Sum- 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 a newspaper and tied in a bundle. Nearby were two contain CTS of kerosene.
 The police learned that Saul Hanin, who has business in the building. went into the place Sunday night to put o9 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 police, who is state fire marshal, was investigating another case having a local conrec- tion, when he was in this city yes- terday afternoon with a representa- tive of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Chief Hart said he un- derstood yesterday that the Lafay- cite street fire of a few months ago and the Sunday night discovery were the objects of the visitors attention.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
Youngest Stowaway
 Only One Year Old

New York. May Fl (UP)- Elisa Valerie, one year old. was listed today as the youngest stowaway who ever entered El- lis Island. Maria Dolores Val eric, the child's mother, was sent to Ellis Island for deporta- ton after she attempted to smuggie Elisa into this country. Mrs. Valerio's husband is in the United States. but authorities have not succeeded in locating him.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
Billboard Girls
 Forbidden to Snaolro

Sioux Fa1b6, .. D., May Fl ~ Those balltearA pictures ,ef women smekiAg cigarettes 12se go irked the city comnDfo1ooA that it has voted, two to eae, to forbid such things here.
 While opposing pictures ef puHing the coznaniosfon did oet vote upon n asoe11men& which aimee te peeAlba& We1s. sa saaokinS h D11lh ss
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
PORTER TO SPEND YEAR
 AT SoRBoNNE IN PARIS
SeIe4ted as One Of Two Dartmouth Students for University Of
 Delaware Group.

Richard Porter. son of Mir. and Mrs. Alphonzo E. Porter of " 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 at- tend the Sorbonne university at Paris next year.
 Each year, the Delaware institu- tion sends a group of American students to the French university where they study the same course as they would have studied had they remained at their respective colleges in this country. Each stu dent must have a certain standing in his class and be recommended by the dean of his institution. Mr. Porter is among this class.
 Mir. Porter was born in this city and received his carly education here. He is 1s years of ags.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21

a country home and which is as- sessed for $l4,0O0.
 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 other than contained in the papers which would be on file in the superior court at Bridgeport.
 Property is Attached
 Stamford, May Fl. R-Attach- ments were made against two pieces of property owned by Gene Tunney here today in an action brought by Mrs. Katherine King Foxarty of New York against the former heavy weight boxing champion in suit for damages for alleged breach of promise to marry.
 The property attached is in Er- skine road, one parcel being of 54 acres and the other of 75 acres.
 Deputy Sheriff Michael Ryan, who made service on the property and
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
Agree on Repartiti0a

Paris. May Fl R-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- ton annuities among themselves, ex- cept for number of small points in the language to be used in their re- port on the matter.
 The report could not be con- hrmed. 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 GermAn 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 and out of committee groups. in an effort to get a decision on the an- nuitities proposed by Owen D. Young. After working until 3 o'clock last night. they began again early today with the determination of fin- iahing with tho German conditions so that Dr. Hjalmar Schacht might be notified of their decisions by to- night.
 The experts made considera ble progress yesterday and today toward an agreement on the reparation an- nuities.
 From comment outside of the
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
TEXAS PLANE STILL
 AL@T AFTER RECORD
Refuel for Third Time
 Rivals Take Of in New York

Fort Worth, Texas. May 2l RN The monoplane Forth Worth, with its two man crew. today droned 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 of gasoline was transferred from the auxiliary ship.
 The plane, piloted by Reg. L. Rob- bins and James kcAy, completed it's forty fourth hour aloft at 7:33 a. m.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
Evacuation Reumtef1

Shanghai, China, May 21.-(uP) Tho victorious kwansi troops who on Monday succeeded in capturing Canton from the government fcrces. mysteriously withdrew from the city today. The Nationalists were report. ed reentering the city.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
German Conditions Are Accepted : lnd Young Plan Seems Sure
 of Adoption
FULL ACCORD REPORTED
 OVER DEBT PARTITION
Amesica's OAer to Reduce War Claims Epthuses Delegates and all Trance With New Optimisnn-Way Now Seems Open for Full Settle- neat of Long Standing Repara. ti1ns Question.

Paris, May e1 R)-The allied separations 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.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
THE WEATHER

New Britain cd vicinity: 1Rafn this afternoon. probably ending toaiglat; Wednesday fair with slowly FislMG tenn pef4tufe.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
Rivals Take on

Roosevelt Field, N. Y. May ei R The monoplane Three Musket- eers.' carrying three pilots, took off at 2:20:S2 D. m. eastern daylight time today in an effort to break the endurance flying record established Mark.
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