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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1937 Telephone MAin 4-6000 17 -For Classified 'Ad Retulti WINNER Lutherans Favor Pension System Approve Resolution Paving Way for Appointment of a New Committee Niagara Falls, N. Sept. 17 Pensions for ministers were tentatively approved last night by the sixth annual convention of the Eastern District, American Lutheran Church. Delegates approved a recommen he Eagle Court Holds O'Hara for Jury In Racing Fight Found 'Probably Guilty' of CriminalLibel Move to Dismiss Is Denied Providence, R. Sept.

17 W) Judge James W. Leighton, In West Warwick Fourth District Court today, found Walter E. O'Hara, managing director of Narragansett Park, probably guilty of criminal libel and ordered him held for the grand Jury In bonds of $5,000. The phrase "probably guilty" is used in Rhode Island court procedure to denote the Judge found probable cause to hold O'Hara on the complaint, which arose from a story in O'Hara's paper, the Providence Star Tribune, calling Gover dation of the resolutions committee, paving the way for appointment of a district ministerial pension committee. The church at present has no pension system.

coop Fred G. Moritt, backed by Edward F. Cadley who defeated Assemblyman George W. Stewart in the 17th Assembly District. NEW YORK New York City was chosen lor the 1938 convention which will be in June, to avoid conflict with the American church convention ip October.

The metropolis was chosen over votes for Canton, Ohio, home of the Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Poppen, president of the American Lutheran Church. The convention delegates adopted resolutions assigning subjects for next year's convention discussion: "The doctrine of Inspiration," to the Rev. Otto Bruss of Niagara Falls, N.

"Medical Missions," to Dr. Floyd B. Kantzer, Renigunta, Madras Presidence, British India; "The Extent to Which Existing Educational Agencies in the Community, Namely: the Church, the Public School and the Home, are meeting the Needs of the Child Today," to the Rev. Henry J. Whiting, Be-thesda, Md.

Pave and Widen Marine Park Asks Better Protection Civic Association Requests More Police for Section; Complains About Lights Frank Rametta, chairman of the board of directors of the Marine Park Civic Association, presided last night over the first meeting of the season, held at Public School 207,, Fillmore Ave. and Kimball St. A resolution was passed requesting the Mayor to reduce the water tax and to Increase police protection. Complaints will be made to the Mayor and Borough President regarding poor lighting in the Flat-lands section and to the Bureau of Highways regarding the length of time it is taking to repave Avenue S. from Flatbush Ave.

to 39th St. Bedford Avenue nor Robert E. Quinn a liar." Orders Case to Go On Judge Leighton, denying a defense motion to dismiss for lack of evidence, asserted there was evidence before the court of a stenographic record of a race commission hearing Sept. 3 in which O'Hara said he was the sole owner of the Providence Star-Tribune. The Court said this fact, and also that "statements In the charges were quoted statements," were sufficient to proceed with the case.

Chief of Police Louis Pelletler of West Warwick preferred the charges, while testimony that he bought a copy of the Star-Tribune on Sept. 9 was given by Deputy Chief William Mailloux. The paper was entered as an exhibit. Mother of 4 Held For Selling Jobs Charge She Collected Fees From for Jobs That Never Were in Existence Mrs. Alice Cohen, 24, of 703 De Kaib mother of four children, was held in $500 bail for the Court of Special Sessions today after she waived examination before Magistrate Mason in Pennsylvania Ave.

Court charged with petty larceny. Mrs. Cohen's high-powered sales Borough President Ingersoll announced today the result of the bidding yesterday on seven street Improvement Jobs. Among these Is the repavlng of Bedford Ave. from Fulton St.

to Quincy Including a widening of the roadway from 42 feet at present to 52 feet. The civic associations of central Brooklyn have held the widening and repay The Marine Park association Is also writing to the city about the lack of routing and directions on streets where new sewers are being built. They are also writing to Controller Taylor, the Mayor and Borough President, criticizing the appropriation of monies to be spent on parks in other sections, while nothing has been done to improve parks in the Marine Park section. ing is of vital importance because Bedford is a major artery, extending entirely across the boroixgh from Greenpoint to Sheepshead Bay. The low bid for the Job was $58,793.71, made by the Cranford Company.

Other jobs on which bids were received yesterday were regulating and repaying with permanent asphalt on concrete foundation Broadway from 50 feet west of Bedford Ave. to Havemeyer low bid by Highway Improvement Repair Company, McDougal St. from Ralph Ave. to Broadway, low bidder D. J.

McCoy Asphalt Corporation, Rochester Ave. from Carroll St. to Crown low bidder B. Turecamo Contracting Company, West St. and E.

1st St. from Avenue to Avenue low bidder G. Alfiert 47th St. from 4th Ave. to 5th low bidder B.

Turecamo Contracting Company, E. 46th St. from Clarendon Road to Avenue low bidder Mill Basin Asphalt Corporation, $11,070.65. Japanese Prince Harol'l McLougnnn nounea me board that a petition is ready to be signed by all home owners on a 30 percent reduction on Sheepshead Bay sewer assessments. The following were admitted to the board: Benjamin J.

King, secretary Flatbush Chamber of Commerce; Edward Collins, Richard Bjormes, William Murphy, Thomas Doyle and Joseph McCormick. Searchers Fail To Spot Endeavour Boston, Sept. 17 Four Coast Guard cutters today pointed their prows northeast to Nova Scotia as, in a fanwise formation, they scoured the sea for the missing British racing sloop Endeavour I. The cutters had searched the blue-green water 200 miles east of Nantucket, where the Endeavour and her convoy, Viva, became separated when their towline broke in a gale last Monday night, without success. Meanwhile Capt.

Wallace Grint, master of the Viva, which was towing the unsuccessful 1934 America's Cup challenger back to England, voiced fear that 15 fathoms of nine-inch hawser attached to the Endeavour may have forced her nose under water. The Viva, which put into Newport, R. Wednesday night, was considerably damaged during the blow manship enabled her, police said to "sell" a brush salesman the idea that she could get him a better Job. She also hired a limousine and cha-jffeur while collecting small sums from four other men whom sh" promised jobs, it is alleged. The young woman said she was a representative of Bellevue Hospital and collected $9.50 from Robert Prendergast, 23, of 83 E.

18th the salesman, according to Detective Albert Farrington of the Gates Ave. precinct for his uniform. When he reported to the hospital, he Mrs. Cohen was not known there. Others victimized by Mrs.

Cohen, accordin; to the detective, are Anthony Bonsignore of 296 Ellery Peter Fviscio of 229 Ellery Max Felsenstein of 201 Stockton St. and Anthony Catione of Flushing Ave. Detective Farrington also said that M'S. still owes $70 to Matthew AL-ruzzo. 26, of 63-A Lewis Ave.

She hired Abruzzo and his car to drive her from hospital to hospital, he said, approximately 50 miles a night. He told police she carried an impressive brief case, but when it was examined it contained only two volumes of Mark Twain and Ion? lists of names and addresses which Mrs. Cohen declared she copied from telephone books when s.le entered the hospital on "business." Her htisband, Fred Cohen, an unemployed furrier, said he knew nothtn? of his wife's activities. Sues Mattress Co. Gravely Stricken Okitsu, Japan, Sept.

17 VP) Prince Kimmochi Saionjl, last of Japan's elder statesmen and long a dominant factor in the government of the empire, was stricken seriously 111 today on a train journey from Got-emba. A stretcher was hurriedly summoned and used to carry the 85-year-old Genro to a taxi in which he was rushed to his home here. A specialist was immediately called from Tokio to attend the Prince. The nature of his Illness has not yet been determined. which reached an estimated Intensity of 105 miles an hour.

Seafarers One of the chief requisites of a good newspaper is to get the news first and get it right. And The Eagle, through its staff of trained reporters, consistently does this in its news columns. The above headline from yesterday's editions is an example. The Eagle was the first newspaper in New York to publish this story. It scooped all other New York papers with the news that mediation of the threatened B.

M. T. strike had been refused. To keep in touch with events of local, national and international importance read The Eagle every day. East Flatbush Asks New Libraries The establishment of 12 addi tional branches of the Brooklyn Public Library was demanded last night by the East Flatbush Com munity Council at its first regular meeting of the season.

The group, which met at 492 E. 52d went on record as approving the budget re quest of the library for $540,000 with which to build the branches. In -Mate's Death Mrs. Gussie Millendorf, mother of three children, has brought suit in Brooklyn Supreme Court for $50,000 against the Cimy Mattress Company, of 650 Rockaway for the death of her husband, Max, in August, 1934. In her complaint, Mrs.

Millendorf charges that her husband worked for the mattress company and that "insufficient guards and protection" was supplied employes and that dust in the place settled in his lungs resulting in tuberculosis, which caused his death. Supreme Court Justice Edward Riegelmann granted her application for an order requiring officials of the company to submit to an examination before trial of the suit. Should the plan be approved, East Flatbush will obtain branch libraries at Remsen, Rugby and Hyde Park. Other branches would be IrSiM at New Lots, Autumn, Marine Park, Vanderveer, Highlawn, Ovington, Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach and said the less sturdy Endeavour could not have escaped some damage. Nevertheless, the Coast Guard and mariners expressed confidence that Capt.

Ned Heard, an experienced sailor, would bring the craft and its crew of 19 into some port. Captain Grint said Heard might try to make Halifax or some other northern port. Convention Leave For Legionnaires Freeport, Sept. 1G All village employes of Freeport, who are members of the American Legion have been granted a leave of absence with pay to attend the National American Legion Convention in Manhattan from Sept. 20 to 23.

The grant is contingent on the heads of village departments being able to allow such employes the time off without interfering with the public service. Parsonage Creek Bids Are Rejected Mineola, Sept. 17 County Engineer John C. Guibert today rejected Gravesend. H.

C. Badgeley Buys Downtown Property H. C. Badgeley, oculist, has pur chased the three-story store and loft building at 326 Livingston Brooklyn, through P. H.

Goodman and James B. Fisher Co, brokers. He has been at 208 Livingston St. for more than 30 years. Borough homes were sold by the Men Stone Truck In Hartford Strike Hartford, Sept.

17 U.R) Violence broke out in Connecticut's strike of 1.000 truck drivers today as the third effort at arbitration failed. A critical stock situation faced both wholesalers and retailers throughout eastern Connecticut. A fleet of live Adley Express Com Dime Savings Bank as follows: 77 Ryerson St. to Samuel Ferraro, 444 Carlton Ave. to John Pergamo, 874 Bushwick Ave.

to Louis Biernbach, all bids received recently for the 77 8i Ave. to Louise De Leon, through the Partridge Real Estate Company; 760 E. 53d St. to Louis pany trailer trucks attempted toda redginu of Parsonage Creek, to pierce the strike-bound area ceanside. Rosenthal, through the Boise defiance of picket lines.

The lead Nash Realty Company; 768 E. 53d St. to George Pollack. 118 E. 59th St.

to the Laurzel Realty Company 159 and 161 Avenue to Carmella Stanzella. through the Louis E. DAELY Isnardi Company, and vacant land at 477-49 Carlton Ave. to Edmund G. Bene.

LIBRARY RECEIVES GIFT Announcement was made today by Throe bids were submitted on the project, ranging from $35,220 in the name of Albert Jensen and Louis GuciT to $69,300 submitted by Andrew Weston Co. The Gahagan Construction Co. submitted a bid of $68,100. It was indicated new bids will be sought for the project. Dunn New Chief Of Freeport Plant Freeport, Sept.

17 Thomas F. Dunn, who has been with the Free-port municipal lighting plant for the past ten years as engineer, has been named superintendent to succeed John T. Cotter. The latter has retired after nearly 40 years of service, having been with the plant ever since it was built, Mr. Dunn takes charge Oct.

1. ing truck was stoned. MEAT DEALERS MEET The regular meeting of the Eastern District Branch of the New York State Association of Retail Meat Dealers, was held at Schwaben Hall on Tuesday. Al Sieders presided. A report was heard from the directors of the association, indicating that plans for a vocational trade school were progressing.

Nicholas Maletta of 450 Central Ave. was appointed a member of the advisory committee working in co-operation with the Board of Education. At the suggestion of the now State president. John Hanim, plans were laid for the organization of a bowling club to enter into an inter-branch championship league. Dr.

Milton James Ferguson, chief EDITIONS PRINTED EVERY DAY librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library, of the donation to the library of 400 volumes of literature, mostly IIIIIIUI Canadian in character, by Malcolm Waters' of 285 Empire Boulevard, in memory of his parents. The gift will serve as a nucleus for a special Canadian collection. It will be placed in storage until the comple tion of the Central Library Bulldlnf.