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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 11

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A ir BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 103G A Midsummer Santa Claus Soden Conveys Family to Divide $20,000. Estate of Philip Schaefer Philip Henry Schaefer, 66, of 46 Clymer who was for 50 years a member of the Republican organization of the 4th A. died Sunday at his home. He Is survived by his widow, Elizabeth Stelzer Schaefer: five daughters, Katherine. Anna, May, Margaret, Lillian and Florence, and three sons, George, William and Henry Schaefer.

Services will be held at the home at August Walther, Boro Composer, Is Dead Upstate Musician, 83, Succumbs to Injuries After Being Struck bv Motorcycle Ito GZ t-t qpitl- Casey, Anna Christie. Gladys Duell, Richard S. Laemmel, Richard Larmour, James Lewis, George McGroarty, C. Norton. James O'Donnell, Irene Porter.

Catherine everett, Minna Fehr, Catherine Godwin, Mae L. Graeber, Eva A. Griffin, C. R. Sammis, Andrew Hammond.

G. T.Schaeler, Philip H. Higglns, Emma Tully, Mary T. Hughes, William Vogt. Arthur H.

Keiper. Pauline Vreeland, Lewis Kratzke, Mathilda CASEY ANNA MARIE (nee Kenney). on Aug. 8. 1936, at her residence, 143 Calyer St- wife of the late Patrick A.

Casey and loving mother of Mary, Paul, Edward, Robert, and Vincent, devoted sister of Mrs. Lillian Reynolds and Mrs. T. Louderbach; she Is also survived by one grandson, Vincent Casey Jr. Solemn requiem mass will be offered for the repose of her soul on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.

at the R. C. Church of St. Antony of Padua, Manhattan Ave. and Milton St.

Interment Calvary Cemetery. CHRISTIE On Monday, August 10, 1936, GLADYS daughter of the late Alexander and Elizabeth Christie, aged 23 years. Funeral services at the residence of her aunts, the Misses Fullerton, '333 Senator Street. Wednesday, August 12, at 8:30 p.m. (Aberdeen, Scot' land, papers please copy.) COLUMBUS COUNCIL 126, of C.

Members are requested to semble at the club Tuesday evening, August 11. at 8:30 o'clock, to proceed thence to the home of our late brother JAMES LARMOUR, 226 Clermont Avenue. JAMES F. LANGAN, Grand Knight. Joseph L.

Walsh, Recorder. COLUMBUS COUNCIL 126, K. of Members are requested to assemble at the club Tuesday evening, August 11, at 8:30 o'clock, to pro- ceed thence to the home of our late brother, CHARLES McGROARTY, 327 Sterling Place. JAMES F. LANGAN, Grand Knight.

Joseph L. Walsh, Recorder. nuFLTj On Sunday, Aug. 9. 1936.

RICHARD S. DUELL, of 83 Downine beloved husband of Eagle Staff Photo State Transfer Tax Appraiser David F. Soden, minus white whiskers, plays his annual role of Midsummer Santa Claus to the borough's orphans. Mr. Soden, pictured at Grand Army Plaza this morning with some of the 2,000 parentless children whom he takes to Long Beach for one grand day every year.

Woman, 65, Plunges To Death FromBridge Ridgefield Park. N. Aug. 11 Mrs. Julia Schaefer, 65, of 34 Dit-mars committed suicide yesterday, according to the police, by jumping from the Route 6 automobile bridge over the Hackensack River, 75 feet to the river bank Catherine Duell.

Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Wednesday at 10 a.m. EVERETT On "Sunday, Aug. 9 1336. MINNA, in her 83d year, daughter of Erastus Everett, LL.D., and Rosa Denham Everett. Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Letters Place, on Wednesday, at 2:30 p.m.

Kindly omit flowers. FEHR On Aug. 10, 1936, CATHERINE, beloved mother of Mrs. Ida F. Oibson and Martha Fehr.

Funeral service at her home. 59 Downing on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 8 pjri. GODWIN On August 9, 1936. MAE beloved wife of Claude F.

B. and mother of Claude F. W. and Muriel A. Godwin.

Funeral services at her residence, 91 Stevens Hempstead. L. on Wednesday, August 12 at 8:30 p.m. 2,500 Orphans to Beach for Outing Transfer Tax Appraiser's Guests to Meet Jab Dempsey anl Mayor Golil Twenty-five hundred orphans from 18 orphanages in Brooklyn went down to Long Beach today as guests of David F. Soden, Kings County Transfer Tax Appraiser.

The youngsters gathered at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Grand Army Plaza this morn Ing, climbed Into 50 buses, disposed of ice cream and candy which Mr. Soden saw that they were supplied with and, singing and laughing, started in a long bus cavalcade, pre ceded by a motorcycle policeman, for the beach. The day's outing was arranged in memory of David Emmett Beliveau, 7-year-old nephew of Mr. Soden, who died on March 27 last. The 500 had been promised that they would be entertained at Long Beach by Jack Dempsey, greeted by Mayor Charles Gold of Long Beach, and would visit the Wirth Circus there, as well as have a generally Jolly time on the beach.

At 4:30 this afternoon the orphans' caravan will start for home. CoLW.B.Cau sew Engineer, 71, Dies Chicago, Aug. 10 Col. William B. Causey, civil engineer, who was technical adviser on railroad transportation to the Austrian Govern ment for four years after the World War, died at his home here today after a long illness at the age of 71 years.

He was. largely responsible for organizing the transportation of American grain from Italy and Yugoslavia to Austria. Ordering the American flag to be placed upon the engines of railroad trains, Colonel Causey overrode all barriers In bringing sustenance to the destitute Austrians. He obtained foreign orders for important Austrian industries producing engines, cars and bridge materials, so that industry might be kept alive. Colonel Causey was appointed City Manager of Norfolk, after he returned.

In 1925 he Joined the White Construction Company and the M. E. White Company, general contractors, in Chicago. He was vice president of the companies when he died. ROOFING First Quality Material and Workmanship Dayton Montgomery, Inc.

176 South Portland At. NEvini 8-2460 LICENSES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT llcprwe number A10179 has bfrn issued to the undersigned to sell beer at retail, under Section 75 ol the Alcoholic Bevtraii control Law, at 923 Roder Avenue, Brooklyn- Kings County, not to be consumed upon the i-aid, premises. ITALIAN-AMERICAN GROCERY, ANOELO FMANUELR. 923 Roder Avenue. Brooklyn.

all-2t tn NOTICE IS HER KEY GIVEN THAT license number B1356 hai been Issued to he to sell beer at retail. under Section 76 of the Alcoholic Control Law. at 315 WaahlntUon Street-Brooklyn, Klngi County, to be consume upon ms Bam premises. FUNDAMENTAL FOODS. INC 315 Washington Brooklyn.

a-2t ttl NOT! CI TO CONTRACTORS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1U co DONE FOR OR SUPPLIES TO BE FURNISHED TO THB CITY OF NEW YORK. Tne person or persona making a bid for any service, work, materials or supplies tor me luj oi new xora or lor Dy or Its departments, bureaus or office. hnii furnish the samo in a sealed envelope, indorsed with the title of the supplies, ma terials work or service for which the bid Is made, with his or their name or names and the date of presentation to the Presi dent of the Board or to the head of the uepanmeiu, ai nis or lis oitice, on or before the date and hour named in the advertisement for the same, at wbich time and place the bids will be publicly opened by the President of the Board or head of said Department and read, and the award of the contract made according to Law as soon thereafter at practicable. Each bid shall contain the name and place of residence of the person making the bid and the names of all persons interested with blm therein, and II no other perwn be so interested It shall distinctly it fte that fact, also that It is made without any connection with any other person making a bid for the same purpose, and la in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud, and that no member of the Board of Aldermen, head of dptiartmrnr. chief of a bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or other officer or employee of The City of New York it shall or become interested directly or Indirectly, at contracting party, partner, stockholder, surety or otherwise, tn or in the perform ance oi tne contract or in the supplies, work or business to which It relates, or in any portion of the profts thereof The must be verified by the oath In writing of the party or parties matins the bid that the several matters stated therein are in an respects irue no bid shall be considered unless, at a condition precedent to tht reception or consideration of nurh bid.

It be accom panied by a certified check upon one of tha State or National banks or trust companies of The City of New York, or a check of such bank or trust company signed by duly authorised officer thereof, drawn to the order or tne comptroller or money or corporate stork or certificates of indebted-nest of any nature issued by The City of New York, which the Comptroller sha'l approve as of eo.ua value with the security reauirea in tne aavemsement to the amount of not lew than three nor more than five per centum of the bond required, as provided in Section 420 of tha Greater New York Charter. All bids for supplies must be submitted in duplicate. The certified eheck or money should not be inclosed tn the envelope containing the bid. but should be either inclosed In a separate envelops addressed to the head ihe Department. President or Board, oe tibmltted personally upon tha of the bid For particulars at to the euanm quality of the supplies or the nature and exirut oi wie worn reierence must be marte to the specifications, schedules, p'ans etc, on file in the snld offica of tha President, Board or Department.

No bid shall be accepted from or contract awsrrled to any person who In In arrears io The City of New York upon debt or contract, or who la a defaulter, as surety or otherwise upon any obligation to the City The contracts must be Old lor separately. The right is reserved In each c.ie to NJect all btrin If it Is deemed to he for the interest of the City so to do Bidders will write out the amonnt their bld in addition to inserting the same In figures. Bidders are requested to mane tnelr nidi upon the blank forms prepared and furnished by the City, a copy of which with the proper envelope in to inclose the bid. tonether with a copy of the contract. Including the specification, tn th form approved by the Corporation can be obt nined upri application therefor at the office of the Department for which tiie work Is to be done or the services are to be ftirnl'hed.

Plans snd tlrawlnn of cob ttructlon work may be seen there. Bernhard Cordon Richanl J. Bin! $8,500 Left to One Daughter to Care for Another Bernhard Gordon, of 422 Brad ford who was head of the B. Gordon Printing Company, 276 Canal Manhattan, divided his estate between his widow, Elizabeth, and three children, according to his will, filed today in Brooklyn Surro gate's Court. He died Aug.

1. A petition for probate accom panying the will estimates the estate at more than $10,000 in real property and more than $10,000 In personal property. Dividing the residue estate Into four parts, the will specified that the widow receive hers outright; that a daughter, Florence, receive the principal of her share when she reaches 21 or before then, If she marries; that a son, Abraham, have his share in trust until the age of 30, and then receive the principal; and Milton, another son, get his share in trust for life, "in view of the fact that my son, Milton, is not competent to handle his affairs and Is not capable of understanding the value of money or the ways of 'mankind." Upon Milton's death, the principal of his share is to be divided between the surviving legatees. Bird Estate $8,500 Another will filed today was that of Richard J. Bird, retail furniture man who for 40 years was associated with J.

Michaels, Inc. He died on July 10 at his home, 215 Brooklyn Ave. His will provides that an estate, estimated in an accompanying petition at $6,000 in real and not more than $2,500 personal property, go to a daughter, Mary J. Bird, in confidence that she will give another daughter, Anna Stichnoth, any help that may be needed. The will of William Schilpp of 270 Carroll who died July 23, also was filed today In Brooklyn.

An accompanying petition for probate estimated the value of the estate at about $40,000. Four Children Share Estate To one son, Henry, of 755 E. 9th Mr. Schilpp left one-quarter of the residual estate and a gold watch and chain presented to him by the Michel Brewing Company in recog nition of his 40 years of service as a brewmaster. To another son, Chris tian, is left a diamond ring and one-quarter of the residue; to i daughter, Sophie Copeland, a dia mond ring and a quarter share of the residue, and to a son, August, a final one-quarter 6hare.

The will of Charlotte Mergle of 548 4th who died July 29, filed today in Brooklyn, left one-third of an estate estimated at $8,200 to her husband, George B. Mergle, and two-thirds to a daughter, Muriel Mergle, of 215 13th St. Mrs. F. P.

Vance Dies in Bloomfield Bloomfield. N. Aug. 11 Mrs. Florence Patten Vance, a native of Brooklyn who has lived here and in Newark, N.

since 1894, died here yesterday from a stroke which followed a three-year illness. She was 59. She was the widow of Wilson J. fVance, one-time secretary to former Mayor Jacob Hauslmg of Newark and librarian of the Port of New York Authority at the time of his death in 1931. Mrs.

Vance was a member of the Nova Caesarea Chapter, D. A. of Newark. She was a RM Cross worker during the World War. She leaves a daughter, Miss Margaret Vance, of this town; a brother, Roscoe R.

Johnson of Whippany, and a sister, Mrs. Mabel C. Wilson of New York. E.J. San Souci Dies, Once Governed R.I.

Providence, R. 1, Aug. 10 Emery J. San Souci, Governor of Rhode Island in 1921 and 1922 and collector of the port here from 1923 until 1935, died at his home here today in his 80th year. Death was due to a complication of diseases.

Mr. San Souccl was chosen Governor by a plurality of 50.000 votes, the largest ever given a Chief Executive of the State. His career in poltics began in 1901 when he was elected to the Providence City Council. He was Lieutenant Governor from 1915 to 1920. His appointment as collector of the port was made by President Harding.

He was the oldest living Knight of Columbus in Rhode Island. Two daughters survive. 50 Police Rookies Visit Felony Court Fifty rookie policemen, under Lt. Emil Kepko of the Police Academy, spent an hour in Felony Court today listening to a brief lecture by Magistrate Charles Solomon on the fine points of presenting evidence and hearing two arraignments. Stanley Woodchecker, 36, an electrician, of 213 54th was held without ball for hearing Thursday on a charge of felonious assault.

His wife, Jannette, 28, who is in Kings County Hospital with a possible fractured skull, chared that he hit her on the head with a dinner plate In an argument over $1. Phillip Culotta, 30, of 13 Monroe was held without bail for hearing Thursday on a robbery charue. Louis Heidt, clothing merchant of 946 Bushwirk charged that Culoi.ta and two other men entered his store on July 31 and robbed him of $200 worth of clothing and $70 in cash. p.m. tomorrow Interment will be in Lutheran Cemetery.

Dcatbs LAEMMEL RICHARD, Of 269 78th beloved son of Anna Goebel and fond brother of William, Dorothy and Ruth. Services at E. C. waldeck's Home for Funerals, 7614 4th Avenue, Tuesday evening, 8:30. Relatives, friends, and brethren of Bay Ridge Lodge No.

856, F. A. are respectfully invited to attend. LARMOUR On Aug. 9th, at his residence, 226 Clermont JAMES beloved husband of Fredericka Barr Larmour, and father of James Robert P.

and Jfhn Mary and Agnes Larmour. Funeral on Wednesday, Aug. i2, at 9:30 a.m. Solemn requiem mass at St. James Pro-Cathedral.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. (Belfast, Ireland, papers please copy.) LEWIS Suddenly, on August 8, at his residence, 844 8t. John's Place, GEORGE, beloved husband of Katherine nee Maloney). Funeral on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m., with solemn requiem mass at St. Gregory's R.

C. Church. McGROARTY Suddenly, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 1936, CHARLES, beloved husband of Loretta Meehan, dear father of Gertrude Barry, Charles and Thomas, and brother of James McGroarty. Funeral from his residence, 327 Sterling Place, Wednesday, Aug.

12. at 9:30 a.m., thence to St. Teresa's Church. Classon Ave. and Sterling Place.

Interment Calvary Cemetery. NORTON JAMES at Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 9, beloved husband of the late Mary L. (nee Madigan); father of James Dorothy, Henry, Kathryn, John, Maisie and Helen. Interment at Peru, Illinois.

O'DONNELl IRENE beloved wife of Charles F. O'Donnell and devoted mother of Dr. Thomas J. O'Donnell. Requiem mass at St.

Patrick Church, Albany, August 11. Interment Mount St. Mary's Cemetery, Flushing, L. Wednes day, August 12 at 10 a.m. PORTER CATHERINE, August 10, 1936, beloved wife of the late John, devoted mother of Marie Wannigan and Charles Porter.

Fu neral from Walter B. Cooke's Funeral Home, 151 Linden Boulevard, Thursday. 9 a.m.; thence to St. Patrick's R. C.

Church, where requiem mass will be offered. Interment St. John's Cemetery. SAMMIS At Babylon. Long Island.

August 11, Captain AN' DREW J. SAMMIS. Beloved hus. band of Mary E. Smith.

Funeral services at the Edward Daily Chapel 45 East Main Street, Babylon, on Thursday evening, August 13, at 8 o'clock. Interment in Philadelphia. SCHAEFER PHILIP HENRY, beloved husband of Elizabeth (nee Stelzer), on August 9, in his 67th year, at his residence, 46 Clymer St. Survived by 5 daughters, Kath erine, Anna May, Margaret, Lillian and Florence; three sons, George, William and Henry. He was a member of the Deutscher Unabh Unterst Verein.

He was an active member of the Republican Organization in the 4th Assembly District for 50 years. Funeral services will be held at his residence on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, conducted by the Reverend George Wacker. Funeral Wednesday, at 2 p.m.. Interment Lutheran Ceme tery. TULLY MARY at her residence, 470 75th Street, on Sunday, August 9.

Survived by a son, Joseph, and a daughter, Margaret. Funeral Wednesday, at 9:30 a.m. Solemn requiem mass at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Angels' R. C.

Church, 74th Street and 4th Avenue. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. VOGT At Ridgewood. New Jersey, August 10, 1936, ARTHUR aged 91 years, beloved brother of the late Edward Rowland Greene. Services Thursday, August 13, at Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague Streets, Brooklyn, N.

at 2 p.m. Interment private. VREELAND LEWIS, on Aug. 10, 1936, beloved husband of M. Louise, and father -f Walter J.

Vreeland and Mrs. Frederick E. Jansen. Services at his late home, 194 Rose Freeport, Long Island, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 8:15 p.m.

33n QJemotlam BYRNE In loving memory of our son, GEORGE SHRADY BYRNE. Dr. and Mrs. JOHN B. BYRNE.

WILMS In loving memory of our dearly beloved daughter and wife, MILDRED M. WILMS, who departed this life on Aug. 11, 1935. The only links death cannot sever Are love and memories they live forever. MOTHER and HUSBAND.

YOUNGS In loving memory of CAROLINE A. YOUNGS, who entered into glory Aug. 11, 1933. "And her children rise up and call her blessed." classes NUNAN Month's mind mass on Thursday, Aug. 13, will be celebrated for the repose of the soul of PHILO-MENA C.

NUNAN at the R. C. Church of St. Francis Assist at 8 a.m. 3n iflrmnriam The lias just published a booklet of "In Mrnioriam" Verses You mav obtain a ropy of th'u booklet, without charge, by calling an Eagle Ad Taker atMAin 4-6000.

Friends here of August Walther, well-known borough musician and composer, have Just learned of his death at Catsklll, N. on Aug. 1. Mr. Walther, who was 83, was struck by a motorcycle at Haines Falls, where he was spending the Summer, and died several hours later.

Among Mr. Walther's composi tions was the symphony "Wooing and Wedding of Hiawatha." which was first played by the old Brighton Beach Orchestra under Anton Seidl. Mr. Walther was a contemporary of Brams and Wilmelml and was a close personal friend of Anton Seidl, Theodore Thomas. Henry Schrae- dich.

Alexander Rlrm and Frank Kaltenborn. He was widely known here and abroad as a critic of Beethoven, and while connected with the music house of Shirmer, edited the first edition of Wag ner's opera "Parsifal" published in this country. Proposed Music Department Mr. Walther once was credited by the late Prof. Franklin W.

Hooper as the one who proposed the De partment of Music of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Mr. Walther's father, August Walther, was prominent for many years on the New York Produce Ex change, having been one of its earli est members, and his grandfather, Prof. Jean Gambs, was one of the group who took a leading part in the formation of the National Re publican Party and was a delegate to the convention at Chicago which nominated Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency on May 18, 1860, Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Theo dore A.

Liebler of Riverside, Conn He was a brother of the late William L. Walther of Weehawken. N. and the late George Walther of Brooklyn and of the late Mrs. Eliza beth Rode of Crefeld, Germany.

Mass Tomorrow For Arthur Reeve Special to The Eagle Port Jefferson, Aug. 11 A requiem high mass for Arthur B. Reeve mytsery story writer who died yes terday at his Trenton, N. home will be celebrated here tomorrow at 7 :30 a.i. at the Church of the Infant Jesus.

Burial will be at the Laurel Cemetery, Northport. Mr. Reeve, who was born in Patchoeue, wrote his first mystery, "The Cripple Creek Crime," while attending a Brooklyn elementary school. He wrote some 40 novels and created the famous fictional detective, Craig Kennedy. The latter stories, the author admitted several times, were purely imaginative but the chemical mysteries, which he frequently based upon his extensive knowledge of poisons, were theoretically sound, he insisted.

Many were later worked out successfully by chemists, Mr. Reeve said. He was formerly a resident of Oyster Bay, moving here four years ago. Richard Laemmel Dies at Age of 35 Funeral services for Richard Laemmel, member of an old Bay Ridge family, will be 'held tonight at 8:30 at Waldeck's Home for Funerals, 7614 4th Ave. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery tomorrow.

Mr. Laemmel died early yesterday at Shore Road Hospital of a frac tured skull sustained in a fall. Mr. Laemmel was born in Brook lyn. He had been in poor health for some time and lived with his family at 269 78th St.

He was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and of Bay Ridge Lodge 856, F. and A. M. His last position was a-s a clerk with the National Sugar Company. Mr.

Laemmel's father, the late William Laemmel, had been active in the real estate business and was a director of the Bay Ridge Building Loan Association before his death seven years ago. Surviving are his mother, Anna; a brother, William, and two sisters, Dorothy and Ruth. Rites Tomorrow For B. C. Selover Services will be held at 2:30 p.m.

tomorrow for Benjamin C. Selover of 1165 St. John's Place, former well-known Brooklyn chess player, who died Saturday at Asbury Park, N. where he was spending the Summer. Mr.

Selover formerly was in the banking business and had been associated with the Brooklyn Trust Company and the National City Bank. He was for many years a member of the Brooklyn Chess Club and at one time was secretary of the club. In a match at the Brooklyn Chess Club in 1911 Selover defeated Dr. Emanuel Lasker, then holder of the world's chess championship. Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth a son, Victor and his mother, Mary.

Another son, Ralph died last February. Funeral services will be held at Fred E. Farry's Funeral Home, Asbury Park. Interment will be private. William D.

McDevitt William D. McDevitt, for 28 years a member of the New York Police Department, died at his home, 74-15 64th Place. Glendale, Queens, late Sunday after a lingering illness. He retired from the force In 1912 after serving 21 years as a sergeant at the old Stagg St. precinct.

He is survived by his widow, Katherine, and a son, William E. McDevitt. George Jewesson Buried in Queens George T. Jewesson, one of the oldest members of the Flatbush Re publican Club and the oldest Re publican district captain in point of service in the 21st A. was buried yesterday at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Flushing.

Mr. Jewesson was stricken with appendicitis while vacationing at Guilford. and died on Aug. 6. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev.

Dr. Frederic N. Lindsay of the Brooklyn Church and Mission Federation at the chapel, at 1925 Church on Sunday night. Mr. Jewesson was born in New Lebanon, N.

63 years ago. He was a member of the firm of Dunn and Jewesson. private detective agency, with offices at 150 Nassau Manhattan, for the past 35 years. He was a member of Kings County Lodge 511, F. te A.

and of DeWitt Clinton Council, Royal Arcanum. Mr. Jewesson lived at 95 Linden Boulevard. Surviving are his widow, Emily and a son, George M. Jewesson.

Mainzer Buried With Fire Honors Robert Henry Mainzer, banker and honorary deputy chief of the New York Fire Department, who died Thursday at his Summer home at Bethlehem, was burled with Fire Department honors yesterday In Woodlawn Cemetery. The guard of honor which headed the funeral procession up Broadway from the Campbell Funeral Chapel at 66th St. to the R. C. Church of the Holy Trinity at 82d Manhattan, was led by Fire Commissioner John J.

McElligott. Eight fire companies and a color guard were in line. The coffin, draped with the department flag, was car ried on a pumping engine. Officers and honorary Fire De partment officers acted as honorary pallbearers. After the offering of a solemn mass of requiem, the coffin was re placed on the pumper by firemen pallbearers with blue uniforms and white gloves and taken to the fire house of Engine Company 56, where a salute of muffled bells in slow measure was sounded on the sta tion's equipment.

Son in Plane Find DadAdrift in Sound Special to The Eagle Sea Cliff, Aug. 11 All night long H. S. Fitz Gibbon of 68 Maine Ave. former village trustee and a pros perous package manufacturer, drifted about on Long Island Sound in his disabled 26-foot cruiser Pilot.

Then at dawn today his son, Stew art, a student at Massachusetts In stitute of Technology, scouted the sound from the air, located the cruiser several miles off shore and. a little later, went out in a boat and brought his father back. The plane was piloted by Lew Sheaffer, a pro fessional pilot, of Se Cliff. Mr. Fitz Gibbon, a formor rear commodore of the Hempstead Har bor Club, set out for a sail from the club pier at 7 p.m.

yesterday. He was bound for Larchmont, but out near the middle of the Sound the motor failed. He resigned himself to a night on the water, confident that he would be rescued in the morning. MRS. MARV T.

11XI.Y 01 470 St widow of Matthew Ttllly, died Sunday a tier nome. ene is survived uy a son, Joseph: a daughter, Margaret, and Ave arandchlldren. A solemn requiem mass will be offered In Our Lady of Annrls Church at 9.30 am. tomorrow. Inter' ment will be In Holy Cross Cemetery.

EAGLE BUILDING Desirable office space st lowest rentals in Borough Hal! section. Renting Ageni BOOM 506 Service Conducted For John J. Dunn Funeral services for John J. Dunn, who was a Democratic member of the last Board of Aldermen of the old City of Brooklyn before consolidation in 1895. were held today.

Mr. Dunn died of a heart ailment at his home, 354 E. 19th on Saturday. He was 71. A solemn requiem mass was celebrated at the R.

C. Church of the Holy Innocents, Beverly Road and E. 17th this morning. The Rev. Francis Mendler, assistant pastor of the church, was thp celebrant.

Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr. Dunn formerly was active for many years in Democratic politics in the old Third Ward and once was a member of the board of examiners of plumbers for the city. At one time he was a member of the Knights of Galena. He was a lifelong resident of Brooklyn and had lived in Flatbush since 1921.

Surviving are three children, Andrew John J. Jr. and Miss Flor ence Dunn, and a sister, Miss Mary Dunn. Mrs.Kotick,Mother Of Triplets, Is Dead Mrs. Gussie Kotick, 28, of 112 E.

54th died Sunday morning of cadiac trouble and pneumonia. She was the wife of Samuel Kotick and in December, 1935, became the mother of triplets, all girls, at the Beth Moses Hospital. Surviving are her husband, the triplets, who are Slyvia, Rita and Lee, and two other daughters, Henrietta and Estelle. She also leaves her mother, Mrs. Eva Burkan, and four brothers, Isa-dore, Jack, Harvey and Benjamin.

Services were held Sunday afternoon, with interment in Beth David Cemetery. Fight for Status Lost hy Teacher Supreme Court Justice Samuel I. Rosenman today denied an application for a declaratory Judgment brought by Clara R. Brahdy, Manhattan teacher, to force the Board of Education to restore her to her rank as Junior high school teacher from which she had been demoted with a reduction in pay. Justice Rosenman cited an opinion of the Court of Appeals which, he said, established that the sec tion of the Education Law under which she was promoted violated Article of the State Constitution.

Mrs. Brahdy was promoted Feb. 8 from P. S. 6, Manhattan, to Junior HlRh School 148, Brooklyn, and demoted to the elementary grades of the latter school May 1 when the Board of Education held she wis chosen from an eligible list irregularly revived by the Legislature.

She will appeal the decision. Rathhournc Guilty of Swindh nson Walter A. Rathbourne, 42, now serving a term of two and one-half to 5 years in Sing Sing, pleaded guilty to first degree attempted grand larceny today before General Sessions Judge William Allen for directing a fraudulent bond scheme from behind Sing Sing's prison bars. Three others indicted with him pleaded guilty to conspiracy yesterday afternoon. Thev were J.

Allen Libby, 41, of 1030 32d George H. Davis, 45. of 454 6th and Florence A. Lang, 25. of Halsoy St.

All four are to be sentenced Aug. 24. Although the 32 fraudulent bonds had been burned, detective wck salvaged the ashes from which enough photographs were taken to produce the likeness of one bond the necessary evidence to prove the crime charged. Rathbourne pleaded not guilty yesterday, but today sent a telegram from the Tombs Prison to Assistant District Attorney Vincent Impelliterrl notifying he wanted to plead guilty and "set it over After making the new plea he was sent back to Sing Sing. On the bridge sidewalk, police found Mrs.

Schaefer's hat to which was affixed a note reading: "To whom it may concern: My name is Julia Schaefer. and I'm stopping with my cousin. Mrs. George Metz of 19 Orchard Ridgefield Park." According to Mrs. Metz, Mrs.

Schaefer was under the care of a physician for a nervous ailment. Mayor Rewards 85 Taximen for Service of Merit Mayor LaGuardia gave extraordi nary service certificates and bronze pins to 85 taxi drivers and a total of $600 in cash awards to relatives of three deceased hackmen today. Complimenting the recipients for their assistance to police, first aid measures and rescues by which the awards were earned, the Mayor declared that he hoped by the time the 1939 World's Fair opens to have the taxi industry of the city reorganized with a vast Improvement in the lot of the driver. The ceremonies, held in Summer City Hall in Pelham, were attended by Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine and Deputy Commissioner John J.

Sullivan, who has Jurisdiction over the Hack Bureau of the Police Department. Those Receiving Awards The cash awards, paid out of the special fund resulting from impounding of the taxi fare taxes recently declared illegal by the courts, were received by: Miss Martha Winnlck of 921 Lefferts Brooklyn, whose brother was run down and killed Jan. 15. 1936, after assisting a blind man across the street at Fulton St. and Flatbush Ave.

She received $250. Mrs. Clara Musgrlm of 7410 7th Brooklyn, whose son, Albert, was shot by police on Jan. 18, 1935. He was transporting two holdup men in his cab at pistol point.

She received $250. Mrs. Louis Neilson of 2426 Maryland Manhattan, whose late husband assisted In capturing a holdup man. The Mayor declared that the changes he sought in the taxi industry would begin with limitation of the number of cabs, reduction of cruising through specifying waiting stations, reduction of working hours to eight per day. Pins and Certificates Certificates ana pins were re ceived by: Brooklyn: Charts WandPlI, 970 Jefferson Ave.

LWi 1830 53d Tliendors Uv ynk. 194 Star.hope Bt Emll Slein. 113 Hrriten R. Bobers. 335 19th Louis London.

UH47 27th Levlne. hlh EaM rn Purkway; Louis 1(176 47th Peter Barone. 37 Woodimll St Ttitone. 390 Clinton S.il-vatnre Lanzirn. 133 Coluranln Dentils F.

Paston, 1037 fi6th William LelUo-wltz, 1241 Samuel Lelbnwilz. 1596 E. 2d David Shaw. 80B Howard Phlltp 457 Hopklnson Cr-arlri Nflton. 3u5 Troutman Joseph Oold- bere.

3712 Flatland.s Jaeob Tow, 113 Humbold' Nirholns Maddalom. 110 WlihTn Leo N. Danylchuk. 475 41st Joseph J. Woltmsin.

1995 Bergen St MSrhael Rise. 65 Howard Joseph Farber 374 S. St: Henry E. stein. "J3u7 Clarendon Bond Barner Zerner.

261 Ave Irving Levlne, 837 Park Oeorte Ball. 278 8. 2d Mario J. Nflondez, 3418 Quenten Road: Andrew Nelson, tii.O St. Mark Lewis MFtndel, 55" Saratoga Ave Frank L.

Rostiihorit. 3dH3 2d John W. Scheldt, 272 Stockton St. Queens: Paollno Dl Marco, 53-02 31st Sf Frank K.itk.i. 93-13 24th Funnel Plantroe, 25-17 30fh A John F.

Volet, 27-28 Humphrey Astoria: Leon 22-07 19th St Astoria; Frank A. Alherito, 23-58 33d Astoria; James J. 139-30 a.s.sijoro Ave. THE WEATHER FORECAST By V. S.

Weather Bureau NEW YORK CITY AND VICIN- jty Mostly cloudy, with moderate temperature tonight and tomorrow. Moderate north to northeast winds. Lowest temperature tonight about 65. FASTFFtN NEW YORK- Onr In Interior. rlouriy on toniiiht mid tomorrow.

Somewhat warmer in cent mi alio iioith portions tomorruw. NEW JERSEY Mostly eioudy toniaht atni tomorrow PosMbiv ehowers in extreme south portion. Hot much change u-mperatura. GRAEBER Suddenly, on Monday, August 10, 1936, EVA A. GRAEBER, beloved mother of Edna M.

Wentz and Oscar F. Graeber. Services at chapel, 187 South Ox- lord Street, near Atlantic Avenue, on Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. GRIFFIN Suddenly, Aug. 8.

1936, CLARK of 116 Beaumont beloved husband of Nellie Griffin and father of Willard and Hewitt Griffin and Mrs. William Gorley. Services at the Harry T. Pyle Mortuary, 1925 Church Tuesday at 8 p.m. HAMMOND In Edgewood.

R. on August 9, GEORGE TILLING-HAST HAMMOND of Brooklyn, N. and Wickford, R. in his 73d year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral services at his late home.

74 Main Street, Wick- lord, R. Thursday, August 13, at 2:30 p.m. HIGGINS On August 10. 1936, EMMA HIGGINS, beloved mother of William, David and Harry Hig-gns. Funeral services Wednesday morning.

10 o'clock, at St. John's Cliapcl, 470 Herkimer Street. HUGHES On August 9, WIL LIAM OWEN HUGHES, dear hus band of Mary O'Rourke Hughes. Km of the late Captain Thomas and Mary Jane Hughes, at Ins home, 224 Clinton Street. Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.; thence to St.

Paul's R. C. Church, Court nr.ri Congress Streets, where a sol- rnnnipm mn will lip nfTprpri Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. KEIPER On Sunday, Aug. 9.

IMG, PAULINE MARY, wife of the lite Elmer G. Keiper, devoted mother of Mrs. Grace Boyle, Mrs. M.vtin Kelly, Mrs. Joseph Shea, Es-telle, Lilian, Ann and Elmer; sister of Mrs.

Edward Remy, James and Kichard Kennedy. Funeral from her residence, 2603 Avenue on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 9:30 a.m., thence to St. Jerome's R. C.

Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. KRATZKE MATHILDA, on AtiKUst 1936. Funeral services, Tuesday, August 11, at 8:30 p.m. at Moran's Funeral Chapel, 218-05 101st Avenue, Queens Village.

In terment Wednesday, 2 p.m., Lutheran Cemetery. VITAL NOTICES (Acknowledgments, Births, Confirmations, Marriages, Deaths, Masses, Memortams), accepted daily up to 9 A.M. for First Edition, fjlf. for Wall Street Edition; Saturday up to V.15 A.M. tor First Edition, 11 A.M.

for Second Edition 1:30 FM. for Third Edition. Sunday Vital Notices cluse P.M. Saturday for First Edition Final closing 11 P.M. Saturday.

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