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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1935 M5 220,490 Jobs 1 Fake Divorce Victims Ask Legal Freedom Happily Married 10 Years to Wife No. 2, Says War Ace, When He Discovered He Had Never Been Free From No. 1 Jury Hears 6 On Girl's Death At Creedmoor Prosecutor Submits Scalding Case Data-Mother Is Witness Roosevelt Stresses Peace as U. S. Theme For Armistice Day Washington, Oct.

29 OP) Proclaiming Nov, 11 as Armistice Day, President Roosevelt said today that "it Is particularly fitting on this anniversary of the armistice that we should express our determination to remain at peace with all nations and our conviction that permanent peace can and must be attained throughout the world." The President directed that the flag be raised on all Government buildings that day, and invited the people to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in schools, churches, or other suitable places. Victims of a divorce racket, Gladys Waters Humphrey, artist's model, and her Canadian war ace husband, Edward J. Humphrey, Port Washington liquor dealer, appeared before Referee John J. Tlerney in Manhattan today In Mrs. Hum Direct Relief Court Order May Be Sought To Operate on Deformed Child Gains Despite Battle on Dole Year's Grants More Than $214,000,000 Above 1934, Figures Show Washington, Oct.

29 041) An offi cial summation showed today that the Government, despite its program to end the dole, hac spent more for relief so far this year than it did during the same period of 1934. This years relief grants were placed at $1,227,973,573, compared to $1,013,069,738 in the correspond ing ten months of last year. The amount granted for relief since Oct. 1 has been only a fraction of what It was in October a year ago, however, and officials are predicting that Increased employment from the works program will bring an end to all Federal outlays for relief during November. Bans Highway Jobs It was disclosed that Controller General J.

R. McCarl had Imposed a temporary and possibly permanent ban against many PWA high way projects. There are three ways under the Work Relief Act by which highways may be built: 1. WPA may finance farm-to-market roads. 2.

PWA may make loans and grants. 3. The Government may give money to State highway departments to build Federal highways. Since the last method of financing is included in the law, McCarl is said to contend that PWA loans and grants may not be used to finance Federal systems. O.

K. $2,689,826 Projects Albany, Oct. 29 OP) The up-State Works Progress Administration's drive to put 130,000 men to work within two weeks moved apace today with the approval of projects totaling $2,689,626. Lester W. Herzog, up-Stat3 WPA Administrator, said work has been started on 419 projects, giving Jobs to 23,526 workers.

The administrator also indicated that he Intends to make the work through the Winter months. Suffolk Works Approved Among projects approved are: Suffolk County: Huntington Drainage and grading, construction of foot-path and bridge In town park, Babylon Continuation of repairs to Sunken Meadow State Park, improvements to Belmont Lake State Park, improvements and repainting of building, boardwalks and equipment at Wildwood State Park, East Hampton Construction of storm sewer in Cold Hollow Road, Smithtown Construction of sidewalk and improvements to Lake Avenue and St. James, $26,205. Nassau County: Farmingdale Painting and repairs to playground equipment, improvements to plumbing and heating and electrical systems in public buildings, $17,188.87. Masked Woman Is Key Witness In Schultz Quiz Police Guard Identity To Tell Grand Jury of Seeing Fleeing Man Thomas Mautag, 24, was brought to New York from Union City, N.

today for a grilling by detectives about his possible connection with the sack murder of Timothy Curran on 11th Ave, Manhattan, two weeks ago. Mautag waa arrested yesterday at his home, 89 Grand St, Ho-boken, and taken to police headquarters In Union City, where he was questioned all night by local police and detectives, who hurried there from Manhattan. He is suspected of connection with several gang murders in Philadelphia and New York. Newark, Oct. 29 G4) A mystery woman who reputedly saw one of the gunmen who shot down Dutch Schultz and his aides flee from the shooting scene was expected to be a key witness in the grand Jury investigation of the Schultz case starting today.

The woman has told police she saw a heavy-set man run from the vicinity of the Park 8t. tavern in which Schultz and three companions received fatal wounds last Wednesday night. At a police lineup Saturday she appeared masked and police have given no clue concerning her Identity. Others on call for grand Jury appearances today were Mrs. Frances Geiss Flegenheimer, common-law wife of the slain racketeer; Jack Friedman, part owner and bartender of the Palace Tavern, scene of the shooting; Benjamin Berkenfield, a waiter; Max Silverman, 8chultz' bondsman, and King Lou.

chef. County Medical Examiner Harrison S. Martland, Deputy Police Chief John Haller and Acting Captain Timothy Rowe also were to present evidence to the jury. In was reported the grand Jury would be asked to return four John Doe indictments in the killings, police believing two men entered the tavern to do the actual shooting, while one visited the spot shortly before the attack and one waited at the wheel of an automobile parked outside. It was considered unlikely that the indictments would name any gangsters specifically, as police have indicated they do not yet know the Identity of the assassins.

They have said they believe they were Imported trigger men, hired for the job by rivals of Schultz in lucrative New York rackets. Hertz Releases Bachrach Letter Milton Hertz, Republican candidate for County Judge, today released photostatic copies of the letter sent him Oct. 23 by Herman S. Bachrach, president of the Brooklyn Bar Association and chairman of District Attorney Geoghan's Democratic campaign committee, which was viewed by Republican headquarters as an indorsement of Hertz. "I am sure," Hertz said in an accompanying statement, "that Mr.

Bachrach, when he wrote the letter, was sincere in what he said concerning me, but undoubtedly some franctic pressure was brought to bear. He knew that the letter was for publication. "The last part of the letter certainly leaves no doubt as to what he means. I quote, believe that the people of Kings County, rather than yourself, should be congratulated upon your election, and I wish you every In a letter to County Judge Peter J. Brancato, Hertz' Democratic opponent, Bachrach said he had known Hertz for 30 years, but he said he did not expect him to make public his letter of congratulation.

He wrote Brancato: "The fact that I was out of the committee which indorsed you to Governor Lehman indicates clearly that I approve your fitness and qualifications for the position you 352 Million Spent On State Needv The State TERA spent in supervising and caring for New York's unemployed and needy during the year which ended Aug. 31. An administrative report, signed by Alfred H. Schoellkopf, retiring chairman of the TERA, and submitted to Governor Lehman and the Legislature, last night showed that relief expenditures benefited an average of nearly 2.000.000 persons monthly. Nearly a fourth of the State's children 825.000 were included In the benefits.

Direct home relief and work relief wages accounted for $271,356,942, or the bulk of the State and local funds ad- ministered by the TERA, the report said. Local welfare districts were reimbursed for relief work by of State and Federal money, Administrative expense was 504.914. or less than 1 percent of the total or direct aid. Achieve Goal OfWPAinGty Ridder Aims to Make Tasks Hard Enough to Keep Loafers Away The Works Progress Administration in New York City today accomplished its task of putting 000 men to work. Victor Ridder, the administrator, announced that 220,490 men have been assigned to Jobs and that more will be taken on as the need arises.

From now on, Mr. Ridder said, the chief problem of the organization will be the creation of projects requiring unskilled labor. Contractors on WPA projects have been complaining that they cannot get enough skilled workmen, so Mr, Ridder and his staff are about to turn their efforts toward the employment of unskilled men. Fears Effect of Eaay Work "Another problem," said the administrator, "Is to keep WPA from being made so pleasant that It will attract too many workers." He explained that remark by saying that too soft a life under WPA might Induce men to refuse work In private Industry, which would mean the end of WPA and tht return of some 25,000 workers to the relief rolls. Asked how he proposed to make work under WPA none too pleasant, he replied: "That isnt the real problem.

The task Is to make Jobs In private Industry more attractive." Seeks Industrial Job Plan To that end, he said, he Is holding conferences regularly with industrial leaders. He feels that the development of a comprehensive plan would throw open many Jobs In private Industry, although, he said nothing concrete has been accomplished in that direction. Twelve members of the Association of Workers tn Public Relief Agencies, led by Isidor Blumberg, chairman of the association's central grievance committee, attempted unsuccessfully to see Miss Charlotte Carr, director of the Home Relief Bureau, at her office, 902 Broadway, Manhattan. Miss Carr was at City Hall, conferring with Mayor LaGuardia and Edmond B. Butler, secretary of the Emergency Relief Bureau.

Leaving the Mayor's office. Miss Carr and Mr. Butler refused to discuss the object of their visit. Legal Lottery 0. K.

In Nassau, Says D. A. (Special to The Eagle) Mineola, L. Oct. 29 The National Conference on Legalizing Lotteries, will be permitted to sell lottery tickets In Nassau County provided the sale is conducted legally under an agreement reached today between District Attorney Martin W.

Littleton and counsel for C. W. Mannie, Nassau distributor for the league. As a result the league, of which Mrs. Oliver Harriman Is president, withdrew an order obtained yesterday from Supreme Court Justice Henry G.

Wenzel directing the District Attorney, Police Chief Abram W. Skldmore and the Board of Supervisors to show cause why they should be be restrained from interfering with the sale of the tickets. Navy Will Build 60 New Planes Washington, Oct. 29 W) Plans to award contracts for 60 torpedo bombing planes by Jan. 1, 1938, were disclosed today by Rear Admiral Ernest J.

King, head of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics. King showed concern over ejection of the Navy from Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, by the New York City government. He indicated facilities would be sought elsewhere, explaining that maintenance of a strong naval reserve unit in New York is essential. gives sreift, soothing relief throat irritations. It's that pine difference that keeps you comfort able for longer than the usual run of nasal preparationswithout pins oil.

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29 (P Chinese National government officials, backed by increased military activity In the Nanking area, took a more defiant attitude today toward new Japanese pressure on North China. An official spokesman and responsible men in all branches of the government voiced a belief that the limit had been reached to China's ability and willingness to yield further to Japanese demands. Pessimism over the political future of North China attached to the Nationalist capital even now by what some consider the most slender threads deepened after Japan demanded further elimination of anti-Japanese and anti-Manchukuan elements In the north. Chinese officials were dismayed by this most recent application of Japanese pressure. It became known here when the Japanese military attache, Amemiya, explained to Assistant Foreign Minister Tang Yu-Jen the contents of the ultimatum in a Japanese note to North China officials.

The official spokesman said any decision on the issue of resistance to the demands must be made by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. The heights commanding the city were rapidly becoming the scenes of placements and fortresses more imposing than any In the vast Yangtse River Valley. $350,000 Bribe To Editor Bonfils Is Laid to Utility Washington. Oct. 29 W) The Federal Trade Commission today made public records Immediately denied intended to show that the Colorado Interstate Gas Company paid $350,000 to effect a change In editorial policy of the Denver Post toward a natural gas franchise.

A sworn report by Lewis G. Prich-ard. a commission examiner, showed that after $350,000 was earmarked by the company for F. G. Bonfils, former editor of the post, now dead, that paper dropped a campaign against introduction of natural gas into Colorado.

The report set forth that the payment was made by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey in Ociober, 1927, to J. B. Luse, then treasurer of the Colorado Interstate Gas Company and employed by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. "Nothing was found In the record of Colorado Interstate Gas Company the $350,000 that was paid to him," to indicate what J. B.

Luse did with Pilchard's report said. Bent By Messenger However, Prichard said that in response to requests, F. H. Lerch vice president of the Colorado Interstate1 Gas Company and employed by Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, "stated that J. B.

Luse obtained the $350,000 in cash which was given to a special messenger In New York for delivery to F. G. Bonfils in Denver, Col." The commission later placed the records what it said was a photostatic copy of the check the Standard Oil Company gave to Luse. Two affidavits by officials, who formerly worked with Bonflls, were introduced to refute the accusations in Prichard's report. Sues Jamaica Doctor In X-Ray Burn Case Dr.

Irving W. Ponemon. 90-20 150th Jamaica, is defendant In a suit for $150,000 damages filed In Brooklyn Supreme Court by Miss Marion Grace Wynne, of Jamaica. She charges that after she consulted Dr. Ponemon in 1928 for a skin disorder he gave her X-Ray treatments that burned her fingers and discolored them, curled up the nails and caused her considerable pain.

Dr. Ponemon denied that he had been negligent and asked Justice Adel to make her give a bill of particulars. He also contended the suit was outlawed by the statute of limitations. Gunmen Hold Up Grocer Is Slugged A truckman and a grocer were the victims last night of armed holdup men who escaped after staging both holdups within 30 minutes. Joseph Larocco, 26, of 352 Union told police that two armed men stopped hts truck at 1150 E.

29th robbed him of $10 and then tied him to the inside of the truck. The men drove the truck to Glenwcod Road and E. 53d St. and then escaped, Larocco said. David Hellen, 41, who lives at 2389 Nostrand was robbed and beaten by two men who entered his store at 3205 Avenue a few minutes after Larocco had reported his loss.

Striking Hellen over the head with th ebutt of a revolver, the bandits took $18 from the cash register and escaped. A few hours later a strenuous round of official and unofficial for malities over, the Garner party set sail lor Kobe, en route to Manila. A camera incident asserted ly involving the Congressional party of the Vice President, in which someone took a picture of a fortified rone, lea to tne questioning of a i chauffeur of a sight-seeing automo-I bile assigned to the group last night. 'Accidental Death' Proves a Murder; Body on Slag Pile A murder mystery confronted police today with the discovery by Dr. Manuel Marten, Kings County medical examiner, that Michael Lulka, 55, of 618 Stone a Junkman, believed accidentally killed when his body was found yesterday In a slag pile near the Department of Sanitation Incinerator at Ralph and Flatlands Aves, had been shot two or three times.

Performing the autopsy today, Dr. Marten found one bullet wound in the man's back, one in an upper arm, and a third in his chin, although he said the chin wound might have been an old one. consent to the operation only on the provision that she be allowed to pay for the operation out of county funds and that she name the surgeon. The Medical Center expert has offered to operate without charge providing the county pays for hospitalization. The child is 8 and has been deformed almost since birth.

The operation should have been performed five years ago, It was said. Say Democrats Juggle Voting Continued front Page 1 The Democrats said the show cause papers were served so shortly before the return date in Huntington court house that they had no time to gather evidence in refutation of the Republican charges. During the argument Justices Lazansky, Carswell and Johnston told of persons they knew who vote from residences that are boarded up most of the year while they travel abroad. Justices Carswell and Hagarty suggested that Judge Hawkins' order, if allowed to stand, would deprive the 588 of their right to vote, while on the other hand their votes could be challenged and any Illegal voting could be punished. Decision was reserved.

The Appellate Division also heard an appeal by Alderman Edward Buhler of the 58th Queens District and Paul Slegel, candidate for Assembly from the 4th, whose names were stricken from the City-Fusion ticket by Justice Cuff in Jamaica Supreme Court yesterday. They are candidates of the Republican party and as such have not been challenged. Justice Cuff decided that there were so many improper signatures on the City-Fusion petitions for Buhler and Siegel that the valid ones were insufficient. Irving Lemov, attorney for the candidates, contended only that Justice Cuff's order was not made within the time limit set by the election law. Decision was reserved.

Rum Sugar Case Received by Jury A Brooklyn Federal Court jury this afternoon received from Judge Marcus B. Campbell the evidence in the case of four men and a corporation charged with conspiracy in diverting 1,500.000 pounds of low-grade sugar to bootleg alcohol stills on Long Island and New Jersey. The defendants are Alexander Westerland, a former prohibition agent, of 19 Hubbard Place; Nicholas Santagato of 1250 Tabor Court; Frank Aquilino of 219 Mulberry Manhattan; the Smith cV Solomon Trucking Corporation of New Brunswick, N. and Herman Smith, president of the trucking firm. The trial began Oct.

14. The cases against Terner Brothers, sugar brokers, of 122 Front and Emll J. Hirtzel, vice president of the brokerage concern, who also were defendants, were dismissed by the Court on completition of the prosecution's case. Hesterberg Installs Laura Club Officers Henry Hesterberg. Commissioner of Water Supply and Democratic leader of the 21st A.

Installed the officers of the Joseph M. Laura Regular Democratic Club. at the clubhouse. 593 Coney Island Ave The inducted officers are Nathan H. Tobln, president; Alfred Tar-sitano, vice president; Salvatore Ruocca, treasurer: James J.

Kennedy, financial secretary; Percy W. Hyland. corresponding secretary, and Harry E. Biair. recording secretary.

John P. Stagg was elected chairman of the board of trustees. More than 500 attended the installation, among whom are Charles Breitbart. Assemblyman of the 21st A. State Senator Joseph Esquirol and Victor Sahner.

Alderman of the 21st A. D. Waiter Says Thaw Beat Him in Hotel Washington, Oct. 29 M5) Harry K. Thaw was named today as defendant in a I10.000 damage suit filed in District Supreme Court by Paul Jaeck, headwaiter in the fashionable Shoreham Hotel.

Thaw, who rocketed to national notoriety a quarter-century ago with the killing of Stanford White in New York, was accused by Jaeck of assaulting and humiliating him Jan. 3 in the hotel dining room. Carter Hasn't Heard Of Schultz Parley Assistant United States Attorney J. Howard Carter today said he knew nothing about rumors that a conference was to be held among New Jersey authorities. Special Prosecutor Thomas E.

Dewey and United States Attorney Francis W. H. Adams of New York over the estate of Dutch Schultz. He pointed out. however, that the United States Government has a $117,000 interest in the dead racketeer's estate for alleged tax evasions.

District Attorney Charles P. Sullivan today went before the Queens grand Jury to present his findings in the third mysterious death at Creedmoor Stat Hospital. His investigation into a fourth violent death last Thursday is not yet finished. Six witnesses appeared before the jury today to tell what they knew about the death of Sylvia Heymann. 18.

of 409 Avenue C. Brooklyn, who died on Oct. 20 of burns and shock received in a tub of scalding water. Mother Testifies The witnesses are: Mrs. Clara Heymann, the dead girl's mother, who had said that her daughter could not have caused her own death by Jumping into the tub as Is alleged by hospital attendants, because the dead girl had always been afraid of hot water.

Dr. Albert Clark, in charge of the building in which the girl was scalded. Anna Feeney, attendant In charge Of the patients who were bathing at the time. Mary Cooke, attendant who found the Heymann girl in the bathtub. Dr.

Richard Grimes, assistant medical examiner who performed the autopsy In the death of Miss Blanche 8ilversteln, 28, of 675 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, who died on Sept. 17 after having been found with a fractured skull and several broken ribs at the bottom of a flight of three steps. Dr. Howard W. Neail, assistant medical examiner, who performed the autopsy on Miss Heymann.

Another Case Listed Attorney Sullivan also will give to the grand jury, as soon as he finishes this investigation, the case of Pletro Spetille of Brooklyn, who died last Thursday of injuries received In a fight with another patient. The other death which is being Investigated by the grand jury is that of Alfred Oehler 23, of 133-23 Silver Court, Ozone Park, who died on Sept. 1, four hours after he had been subdued by attendants. Ban on Siren Proves Fatal Continued from Page 1 structions had come from Dr. Alfred E.

Shipley, Deputy Commissioner of Hospitals in charge of ambulances. Ten private hospitals have been required to discontinue the sirens. "This was not an order, but an experiment," said Stone. "We are feeling our way." Held Sirens Necessary Paul T. Jacke, assistant to the superintendent of Mary Immaculate Hospital, who has charge of the ambulance service there, said Dr.

Shipley had written him on Oct. 8 asking him if he thought it practical to silence the sirens on the ambulances. Jacke in reply said he did not believe so. He held the sirens necessary to get through traffic rapidly, and said the bells on the ambulances could scarcely be heard above the roar of congested traffic, especially In closed cars. On Oct.

22 he received another letter from Dr. Shipley. This message pointed out that Jacke was the only ambulance man to object to the proposal and ordered him forthwith to discontinue the use of the siren on the hospital ambulance until Nov. 15 as an experiment. Arrested as Beggar, Gets $1 From Judge Arrested for panhandling at Blake and Ashford Aves.

today, Michael Reno, who is 32 and has but one arm, told Magistrate Rudich in Pennsylvania Ave. Court, that it was impossible for him to support his wife and two children on the $6.50 a week he gets from the Home Relief Bureau. Instead of sentencing Reno the judge dug into his own pocket and produced $1. Within a couple of minutes court attendants had contributed $6 more, and Reno, the money in his hands, was in tears. After thanking everybody who had contributed, the beneficiary left the court with the judge blessing.

Flag Salute Refused By Betsy Ross Kin Weymouth. Oct. 29 WV-Charles Newcomb, whose mother claims to be a direct descendant of Betsy Ross and a past president of a Boston American Legion Auxiliary unit, is the 11th Massachusetts school child to refuse to pledge tn the flae. He was sus pended from Weymouth High School yesterday. ANNOUNCEMENTS Lost and Found 10 BOOK I.

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oarnar. 48 Pierre-pont St WILL NOT FOR AN oeb'a contrae! Pv unynne nfhr than iryarlf Henry Srotif, 024 201 at Boilll. phrey's suit for the annulment of their 12 years' marriage. Referee Tlerney reserved decision. Mr.

Humphrey and Simon S. Ham burg, attorney, testified that the Humphreys had been the unwitting victims of Edward R. Murphy, a former Manhattan attorney, who disappeared after mulcting a number of prominent couples through forged divorce certificates, and who once served a term in Sing Sing. Mrs. Humphrey, a stately bru nette, testified she had married the former war flier on Oct.

26, 1924, and lived with him until Christmas Day of 1934, when he returned from a visit to Toronto with the an nouncement that his marriage to his first wife had not been invalidated. Mr. Humphrey followed her to the stand. He testified that he had been married on Dec. 18, 1913, to Miss Irene Booth in Toronto and had lived with her for only six months.

After the war, he said, he went to Murphy, who had offices at 1819 Broadway, Manhattan, and asked the latter to secure a divorce, being informed in time that the decree had been handed down. After 10 happy years with the former Miss Waters, tie said, he visited Toronto and learned, on Christmas Eve that the first Mrs. Humphrey had received no notice of divorce. He returned at once to New York and informed his wife, who left his house immediately. Hamburg then told of his Investigation of Murphy's record.

Bandit Pair Trapped By Daring Taxi Man Get 20 Years Each Nicholas Sceusa, 19, of 2362 W. 12th and John Glssi, 21, of 2142 W. 6th were sentenced to 20 years In Sing Sing today by County Judge Franklin Taylor, before whom they were convicted of attempted robbery. According to the testimony Sceusa attempted to rob Eugene Scaramel-llno of 50 Smith St. of $250, in a barber shop at 226 7th while Gissl acted as lookout.

When Scar-amelllno refused his demand. It was testified, Sceusa knocked him down with the butt of a revolver only to have the Intended victim get up and show fight. The pair Jumped Into a taxi operated by John Bobriro of 335 19th threatened him with a gun and told him to "drive like hell," It was said. Bobriro said he slowed down at Fort Hamilton Parkway and Dahill Road, leaped from the cab and called a policeman, who captured the two. McGoldrick Explains WEVD Speech Mixup Joseph D.

McGoldrick, Republican-Fusion candidate for District Attorney, has sent the following letter to The Eagle in explanation of a misunderstanding concerning his scheduled delivery of an address over radio station WEVD Sunday night: "Today's Brooklyn Eagle account of Sunday night's speech states that radio station WEVD refused to permit the delivery of my address. This is not fair to that station. "It was well understood by me in advance that my remarks over the radio station were to be limited to a general discussion of crime of a noncontroversial character. Our office did send out the release as a speech, so you are not at fault in drawing this conclusion. But the fact is that I personally had under stood from the beginning that this speech would not be made over WEVD In compliance with our understanding." Jobless Decrease 386,000 in Month The National Industrial Confer ence Board estimated today that the number of the nation's unemployed decreased 386,000 in September, a drop of 3.9 percent from August.

The decrease, compared with figures for September, 1934, was 927,000, or 8.9 percent. The total number of idle last month was 9.466,000. Other figures, according to the board's monthly estimate, show that from August to September the unemployment decreases in the various industries were: Manufacturing and mechanical Industries, trade, mining, transportation, domestic and personal service, 9,000, and miscellaneous industries, 12,000. 5 Thugs Kidnap Factory Employe Raymond Leun, 20, an employe of a brassiere manufacturing firm at 125 E. 23d Manhattan, was kidnapped by five men today during an altercation between union organizers and employes of the company.

The five men told Philip Leun, the boy's father, that they were going to "organize" him. The fracas became so violent that radio cars had to be called to disperse the crowd. Three of the women organiazers were arrested and It was reported that a num ber of the others had their hair pulled. P. E.

Pension Fund Is Now $30,526,469 The market value of investments of the church pension fund of the Protestant Episcopal Church on Sept. 30 was $30,526,469, William Fel lowes Morgan, president of the fund, reported today at a meeting of trustees and directors. He said present assets exceed $32,000,000. P. Morgan is treasurer of the fund Court action that would force a Suffolk mother to submit her deformed child to an operation by a New York Medical Center surgeon will be considered by the Suffolk Board of Child Welfare at its November meeting, it was learned today.

Names in the case have been suppressed. The mother, who Is on relief, is understood to have said she would Dewey Defies Gang Reprisal Continued from Page 1 of the Magistrate's Court entirely. ne saia ne would nie information against the defendants before the grand Jury and present evidence within the next 24 hours which would cause them to be held at least for the Court of Special Sessions before ever the names of complaining witnesses against them are disclosed. 1,040 Percent Charged Before the arraienment todnv he stood up before the court and an- nouncea ne wouia maice some general statements that would apply to all the defendants. He explained that under the State law lending money up to 36 percent per annum is legal under certain circumstances.

"The smallest return demanded by these defendants," he said "was 160 percent a year and ranged upward to 1.040 nerrpnt Trip loaned ranged from 5 to $2,5, with i a wees interest demanded lor every $5 loaned." He demanded ball so high that the defendants would be unable to furnish It. 'Preyed on Poorest' 'These men preyed on the poorest and most hopeless class of workers," he declared in a ringing voice. Two of those before you specialized in WPA workers and had headquarters specialized In the most poorly paid near WPA headquarters. Others postoffice employes, those getting from $1,600 to $1,800 a year. "Still others specialized in the clerical help of large corporations and among those on the relief rolls of the city.

"As to the methods of collection I can say definitely as to eight of these defendants. We have evidence of collection by threats of violence, actual beatings and by kidnaping. Cites Death Threats "The man owing the money was conveyed around the city for several hours and threatened even with death." Although Dewey said he was presenting only one case today against each of the defendants, he added he will multiply these cases as soon as his staff can prepare separate papers on each separate offense. Each defendant will face prison terms of 10 to 40 years, he said. "Thirteen out of the 23 before vou have criminal he said.

"They are professional criminals. I hope they can make bail Witness after witness has been intimidated and testimony against these men has been given grudgingly and fearfully." Assks Names Withheld He asked Justice McCook for the present to withhold the names of witnesses on each complaint, and the court acceeded to his request. as eacn man was called he was given a brief opportunity to con-; fer with counsel before his examination. Faden. the Brooklyn man, was one of the first called for arraign-i ment.

"If this man is convicted of all the charges against him he will have to serve 92 years in prison," Dewey said. "I have 24 misdemeanors for loan sharking against him as well as two felonies, including a threat to cut a man's ttiroat if he did not repay a loan." Opinion Counsel for Faden insisted that his client was in the radio business, a respectable and reputable businessman who lived with his parents, and declared the statements of Dewey were erroneous. "Do you wish to change vour views afwr hearing counsel?" Justice McCook asked. "Oh, no!" Dewey exclaimed. "He's a loan shark all right.

Hps in the shylock business." "TwentV-flve thnnnri I bail," said Justice McCook. Others in High Bail Samuel Kurland, alias Kuland alias Curly, of 1294 Grant Ave the Bronx, aiso was held in $25,000 bail when Dpwey said he faced "0 years imprisonment if convicted on ail the i charges against him. Ed Libman. alias Eddie Stone. 1244 Grand Concourse, the Bronx, with a record of six arrests and one con-! viction since 1928.

was held in $15,000 bail. Bail Totals $129,000 Bv the 2 o'clock recess 13 of the 23 had been arraigned and a total i of $129,000 ball fixed by Justice McCook. Among these were two who claimed to reside in Brooklyn. though their addresses wpre not made public. They were Samuel $10,000 bail, and Moe Attel.

$10,000 bail. DRUNKEN DRIVER JAILED Great Neck, Oct. 29 John Denahy 22. of 134-28 231st Laurel. Queens, was given 30 davs in Nassau Jail yesterday after pleading Ruiltv to rhargps of driving while drunk and without a license Bri ng the clearing breath of the PINE WOODS to the quick relief of that cold! PI1VEOLEUM rpHE soothing, relieving breath I of nine forests Nature's own balm for head colds is present in Pineoleum.

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