Show THREATEN SUIT AGAINST AUTHOR Catholic Alumnae Protest Description of Chicago Convent NEW KEW YORK Oct y Ey 20 By The Associated Press Edna Pr s Edna Ferber Is again acain under fire because ot of o her Show Boat which was wa the tho th cause recently of ot a threatened libel suit by Thomas Tags art T E art De leader or of o Indiana lIe Ito II complained his name was used u ed for tor that ot of u i character depicted a as a 11 i rambler gambler In inthe the tho book This namo was wai changed In later editions of or the th book Toda Today's Today complaint is 1 I from tho International Federation ot of o Cath olic Alumnae with mem mem- members member bore bers ber which demands the tho th elimina elimination tion of o seven pages paces of o tho th novel wherein a convent In hi Chicago Is described as a prison and It I is te stated that every very shady lady 1 0 o ClArk street sends her daughter there The Th Catholic federation alleges that this and other othir slurs constitute constitute tut tute a damaging libel an and threatens suit sut Asked about the tho th complaint Miss Ferber cald she iha h didn't know any any- anything anything thing about It It An official of or the company which published the th novel sail said the th protest had not been re- re rece r ce I ved The Tho Th International Federation ot of Catholic Alumnae represents federated Catholic high schools and colleges c It W was stated In R ii copy of the tho th letter of ot protest which was made mad public |