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For Classified Ad Results BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1938 Telephone MAin 4-6000 Ebbets Field Strikes Offending Red Flag Final Tax Bill Cuts Revenue By 50 Million 1,000 Students Stage Strike at Great Neck But 500 Soon Quit Sitdown to Protest Firing of Four Teachers-Other Half Give Up Temporarily to Await Board's Action Special to Ttie Eagle Amoy Refugees Crowd Nearby Isle for Safety U. S. Tars Patrol Small Internatio a 1 Village as Thousands Arrive Shanghai, May 12 (U.R Sixty thousand Japanese troops were massed on the Island of Formosa while" a large Japanese fleet steamed off the ports of Foochow, Swatow and Macao, prepared for a large scale Invasion of Southern China, It was reported here today. Shanghai, May 12 (P) American bluejackets today patroled the small International settlement on Kulangsu Island, off the south China coast, as thousands of refu Packer Displays Modern Studies Modern educational methods for women, featuring science, art, health, and dramatics, were scheduled for demonstrations today and tomorrow In Packer Collegiate Institute, 170 Joralemon In the school's 26U annual exhibit of student work. Chemical tests for unknown substances were shown visitors today, la the science laboratories.

In demon-stratlng bleaching the students removed all color from flowers, and restored the hues by using other chemicals. In bacteriology the girls showed how to test water, air and-soil. Art work and fashions created for the American girl by Packer students also were shown. A feature tomorrow will be a demonstration of gymnastic work. Euripides "Trojan Women" was scheduled to be staged this afternoon and tomorrow night by the Workshop and the Little Theater Group.

Ex-Magistrate Hits Dewey on Legal Aid Plan Proposal to Help Poor Offenders Insincere, Says Joseph Goldstein Former Magistrate Joseph Goldstein, attacked today as "puerile, insincere and unworkable," the proposal of District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey of Manahattan to provide impoverished offenders with competent legal counsel, As counsel to the Voluntary Public Defenders' Committee of Kings County, Goldstein charged that Dewey himself had "connived" to bring about a condition permitting the existence of legal "harpies who infest our courts" and prey on needy defendants. The "wealthy class of lawyers," which he said Dewey Wars, were among the first to protest against the red flag, Jack Collins, assistant to MacPhall, explained, patiently at first, that the flag was for a hospital campaign and not for Communism. "But what good does it do the hospital fund?" Dahut wanted to know. "Nobody can make out the lettering way up there, especially when it hangs limp, like today.

That big square of red, right up against the American flag, offends tht sensibilities of American patriots." Flag Hauled Down After the third call Mr. Collins was less patient In his explanations. A few more protests and he ordered the flag taken down. When word of these doings seeped Under the cloudy skies of Flat-bush stood Leland Stanford Mac-Phail, boss of the Dodgers, this morning and ran his fingers through his titian hair the only solid dab of red remaining at Ebbets Field since the flag which had roused the Ire of so many neighbors was yanked down yesterday afternoon. "Either this town is screwy or I am," mused Mr.

MacPhall, staring into the turquoise and pale blue stands of the ball park. The red flag, which hung directly under the American flag on the ball park staff yesterday to advertise the Greater New York Fund's campaign for $10,000,000, was hauled down after telephone calls started coming Into the Dodger office asking when Flatbush Joined the Sqvtet Union. First to Protest William Dahut, president of the Kingswood Democratic Club, and John Glllen, a trustee of Hayes Brothers Post, Veterans of Foreign Queens Holdups Send 7 to Prison Six men and a woman, who had been convicted or peaded guilty in Queens holdups, were sentenced to prison today by County Judge Charles S. Golden in Long Island City for terms with a maximum total of 210 years. Two Brooklynites, Samuel Schloss-man, 22, of 104 Siegel and Leonard Zuziela, 19, of 164 Cook got Vk to 15 years each In Sing Great Neck, May 12 For a tense two hours today, half the students of Great Neck High School staged a sit-down strike and returned to their classes only temporarily to await the outcome of a conference with the Board of Education demanded for tonight.

Some 500 students, boys and girls, are protesting the Intended dismissal at the end of the school year of four teachers. They petitioned the board to retain the teachers and were refused. When school opened today at 8:40 o'clock, the student body of 1,000 gathered in the assembly hall and refused to go to class. An hour later, half the students were back at their desks, but the others remained out until 11 o'clock, when Robert Stadler and William Dunne, strike leaders, called the truce. The student leaders said they asked the Board of Education to meet in the assembly hall at 7:30 tonight with the student body to explain the dismissals.

If the board refuses, the strike will go on tomorrow, the boys said. Charles Van Doran, chemlstry down to MacPhall, in the Seventh Place trenches, he was Incredulous. He, the Great MacPhall, who tried to kidnap the Kaiser after the World War, accused even by faintest implication of fostering anything Red! The very Idea! 'Somebody's screwy," said Measure Sent to F. D. R.

for Speedy Approval Disappoints Treasury Washington, May 12 (P) Final Congressional approval of the new tax program left Treasury officials today with of about less income for next year than they had anticipated. Original estimates provided for $5,330,000,000 revenue in the bill, but one Federal expert declared tl-e lower level of business and the resultant decline in corporation profits would reduce that figure. President Roosevelt was 'expected to give quick approval to the legislation, which greatly modifies the present undistributed profits and capital gains levies targets of business criticism. Treasury officials, however, said privately they were not fully satisfied with the new provisions, adopted as a compromise after the Senate had eliminated the entire undistributed profits tax. One expert said the new rates might enable some very rich persons to avoid paying as heavy income taxes as under the present law.

The new capital gains provision permits a taxpayer to elect whether he will pay that tax Immediately or hold his taxable assets more than two years and pay a flat 15 percent. A Treasury ofliclal said wealthy corporation investors could take advantage of the provision to avoid huge surtaxes by holding their profits in the corporation for the two- he made slow progress to Canal St where he pulled off on a side track. Meanwhile, at the tunnel, trains behind were slowed up between 8:40 and 8:52 a.m. Two tunnel trains were sent over the bridge. Sing.

They had pleaded guilty to having held up Charles Callahan In his bar and grill at 60-65 Flushing Maspeth, on March 11. Alice Jones, 21, Negro, of 106-26 159th who was convicted with four Negroes of having beaten John Jacobs of 109-15 157th South Jamaica, on a South Jamaica street on Feb. 16 and robbed him of $20 and his watch, got 10 to 30 years in the State Prison for Women at Bedford Hills. For the same crime, Amos Marshall, 37, of the 159th St. address, as well as Insincere and unworkable If he Intended to advocate the cre ation of the office of public defender to take care of the defense of indigent, mpecunious and penniless gees and soldiers poured in after Japanese naval forces captured nearby Amoy.

The Japanese reported complete occupation of Amoy Island, including the city of Amoy, important port 600 miles south of Shanghai. All foreigners were said to be safe. At the same time the Japanese reported new gains on the Shantung front where fully a dozen columns were moving steadily toward the Lunghai Railway against "stubborn" resistance. Japanese Near Railway On the left wing of this 65-mile front the Japanese asserted they had occupied Langtzehu, south of Twancheng and only three miles from the railroad, and said the Chinese ere in "full flight." Two Chinese divisions fighting at Matowchen, five miles northwest of Tancheng, were said to have been "almost annihilated." Scenes on Kulangsu Island as Chinese civilians and soldiers sought refuge were described as similar to LAWYERS STRIKE IN PROTEST Many of the lawyers who usually practice In Part I of i.encrid Sessions in the Criminal Count Building, Manhattan, were absent today and it wat reported that they were angry at Dewey's speech last night and would ask that they be relieved of the eases they had been assigned to by the court. General Sessions Judge Cornelius F.

Collins remarked: "It appears that the lawyers are on a sitdown strike." prisoners charged with crime, he should have said so because that plan has been before the legislature for 20 years and has been vigorously fought by him and persons of his ilk. "It is queer tht he should fly to the defense of the por prisoner now that he Is In public office. I now Tube Train Trouble Delays Work-Goers Bay Ridge and Flatbush residents who use the tunnel trains of the B. M. T.

were delayed about 15 minutes in getting to work today. Mechanical trouble developed in a Brighton train at Whitehall St. station In Manhattan, not severe enough to halt the train completely, but stapping the speed. The motor-man proceeded under the stop-start system to Rector where he dismissed the passengers. From there "HERE'S A STOPPER!" got 30 to 60 years in Sing Sing as a second offender.

Sentences of 10 to 30 years were imposed on Theodore Burrell, 25, of 106-10 160th John Davis, 26, of 107-08 New York Boulevard, and James Harris, 27, of 105-50 160th all of South teacher to be dismissed, addressed the students in the assembly hall, during the strike period. Miss Agnes Fay, music supervisor, and Lloyd G. Townsend, mathematics Instructor, also slated to go, remained in their classrooms. The fourth teacher to be dismissed is Charles Howard, manual training Instructor In the Arrandale grade school. Principal Leon C.

High hurried to the assembly when he heard of the strike and urged the students to return to their classes. He warned them that their actions were "a perfect illustration of mob spirit" and said their protests were made "because you jump at conclusions." wanted to enlist In the aid of poor year period and paying the flat 15 percent. Otherwise, he said, their incomes could be pushed Into higher brackets. I SAW the hydraulic brakes purposely disconnected on a Hudson 112. But it STOPPED just the same-when I stepped on the foot pedal.

No other lowest priced car can do thatl" And here's another STOPPER the extra big allowance he got on his old car. STOP in at your nearest Hudson dealer showroom and start enjoying a new Hudson 112 tops in room, smooth performance, nd low cost of- operation. Reich Signs Pact WithManchukuo those In Shanghai's International Settlement last August. While the island, ordinarily populated by 250 foreigners and 40,000 Chinese, was reported quiet, the great Influx of refugees presented an increasing problem. It was to help control the refugees and safeguard American property that the United State? bluejackets landed from the gunboat Asheville.

prisoners, consistently have "turned up their noses" at court assignments, the former Magistrate contended. At a dinner of the Legal Aid Society last night, the District Attorney offered his plan, which he said he hoped would eliminate the "fee-gouging shysters" who prey on ignorant defendants. Stresses Link to Bar Mr. Dewey, speaking in the Hotel Commodore, emphasized the relationship between the Bar and legal aid work In the city. Reporting approval of the Association of the nr Biaulllul Soil tain set In platinum, sid diamonds Insurance Group Elects A.

G. Correll Alfred G. Correll, general agent of the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, was elected president of the Brooklyn Life Managers' Association yesterday at a meeting in the Hotel Bossert. Jack War-shauer, general agent of the Guardian Life, was chosen secretary and treasurer. Mr.

Correll spoke on the drive of the Greater New York Fund. Mel-vln J. Sackerman, chairman of the annual June outing, reported a boat ride would be held the third week in June. inn icrl ask him this question: Did he all his profesisonal life ever take assignments or actually defend this class of indigent, impecunious prisoner without pay? Let him die one instance. Hits 'Millionaire Lawyers' "His castlgatlon of that group of lawyers which practices in our criminal courts, whom he terms bench warmers, would come With better grace and be more forceful if he could demonstrate that any of the millionaire lawyers with whom he associates would deign to enter a law criminal court and defend an Impecunious prisoner.

"The class of wealthy lawyer that he would call to the assistance of those poor prisoners have turned up their noses In the past to assignments by our Judges to defend these prisoners. Agrees With Aim of Plan "But I am in agreement with Dewey on one principle. I would like to see those harpies who infest our courts like so much lice to chisel from the poor prisoner his last dime, thrown out; but this condition, I am sorry to say, has been connived in by Dewey himself, tacitly acquiescing by not calling it to the the attention of the sitting Judges." The United States destroyer Ed of the City of New York and the Berlin, May 12 (U.R) Germany today signed a treaty with Manchu-kuo, Japanese-sponsored State wrested from China. The treaty provided for immediate establishment of normal diplomatic relations and envisaged an early start on negotiations for a consular, trade and shipping agreement. The treaty was a gesture of friendship toward Japan, a partner in the German-Japanese-Italian "a I-Communist" agreement.

Shagden Obtains Writ in Fair Suit The $2,000,000 suit against the World's Fair by Joseph F. Shadgen, Jackson Heights engineer who claims to be the father of the idea, today moved into open court. Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Cuff, sitting in Special Term in Jamaica, signed an order directing the World's Fair Corporation to show cause why Shadgen should not be permitted to examine the books. The order Is returnable on May 18.

Shadgen brought suit in February, new York County Lawyers' Association, he urged that a clinic of lawyers be set up to render public service Just as doctors treat the poor without fees. Mr. Dewev said that Hi Ftrmerly $130 You tave 33 because 1. Direct Import la month. 2.

Maintain awn workahap. 3. Buy and 111 for ath. Peters Qunllly Jewelers Since 1800 480FullonSl. Nut te Lotur't Open Evininft TRIanfU 9-232S "mouthpiece" representing the 1 percent of the city's Bar handling criminal cases nas disgraced the entire profession bv his exnlolts I nh- structing justice.

sail left Shanghai this afternoon en route to the south China coast for patrol duty. It was believed it might go to Foochow where Americans might need assistance in the event of developments such as those at Amoy. The cruiser Marblehead, according to United States authorities here, was understood to be standing by at sea between Manila and Hongkong awaiting developments. DR. BABBOTT TO SPEAK Dr.

Prank L. Babbott, president of the Long Island College of Medicine and Identified with many Brooklyn philanthropies, has consented to take the part of the contributor In the symposium on "Why I Support Voluntary Welfare Work" at the 59th annual meeting of the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities Monday evening at the Hotel Bossert. This announcement was made today by Mrs. Mary Childs Draper, president. under the plan experienced trial lawyers Will list their timr: with charging that the whole idea of the World's Fair was his and that he originally talked with George Mc- the Voluntarv Defenders nf t.h Rr.

Pickpockets at Fair Face Long Terms Magistrate Wleboldt, in Felony Court, Ridgewood, yesterday sentenced an alleged pickpocket to five months and 29 days in the workhouse and remarked that the sentence was intended as a warning to pickpockets to stay out of Queens during the World's Fair. The man sentenced was Robert Meller, 34, of 238 W. 22d Manhattan He was arrested Sunday at the Fair Grounds by Detective Daniel Campion, who said he saw Meller Jostling persons In the crowd at the Fair. The specific charge against The Public Defenders Committee of Kings County was organled several years ago to aid defendants without funds in borough courts. ciety and offer their services for aDout lour or live cases a year, serving without pay.

He added that Sale of Drugs Worse Than Gun, Court Says "I have more sympathy for a man who sells a gun than for one who sells narcotics," Judge Grover M. Moscowitz told 21-year-old Milton Ratner in Federal Court here today as he sentenced him to two years in a Federal penitentiary. Ratner, who lives at 364 Hewes St. and who has a record of five previous arrests, pleaded guilty last week to selling two ounces of heroin on April 1. judges oi tne General and Special Sessions Courts have approved the Aneny about it on June 19, 1935.

The plan was "enthusiastically received," and when the fair actually got under way, Shadgen said, he was given a job "sharpening pencils at $625 a month." Shadgen said he picked the site and presented plans that were identical with ones carried out for its development. plan. S.y Dewey Fought Plan The plan outlined by Dewey before me Aid society," stated Mr, Meller was disorderly conduct. Goldstein, "In my opinion is puerile "1 US jf The Law compels me 7 Bill's been pinched before, and" they always let him off. Petty offenses, you know the kind.

Swiping oranges from Tony; busting the windows of an empty house! But this time it's different it's pretty serious. This time it's the reformatory for Bill. No one wants to see a youngster sent away! And reformatories cost money to keep up. Your money! So do jails. The cheapest and the fairest way out for all is to hehese youngsters, to make them citizens instead of public charges, to give the friendless, underprivileged "Bills" a fairer chance to make the grade.

That's why today, all New York is raising ten million dollars, ten million dollars to help complete the budgets of the hundreds of health and welfare agencies that work to make New York a better town for us all. It's ten million dollars to help the sick and safeguard the well, to halt delinquency and to prevent crime, to build up hope and fight despair ten million dollars for our hospitals, scout movements, settlements and charities, without regard to race or creed. These agencies have been doing a magnificent job. But this year they need more than they have or can raise ten million dollars. So all of us lucky ones, who have jobs, are getting together.

We will be asked to give one day's pay to the Greater New York Fund. Someone in your'office will be chosen to ask you for a contribution once and only once. And if no one's been chosen, follow your heart and form your own committee and send your contributions to the Fund. If it pinches you to give it in one lump sum, you can spread it over ten weekly payments. So give a day's pay-help to make New York the best Big City in the world! MJ fr BEER AT ITS BEST 1BHT BEE I rHT 1N CANS 7 IhSs-Jy I ON DRAUGHT 1 lfcJU TO THE GREATER NEWYORK FUND Tune WIAf 7i30 P.

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