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.79 NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936 NTSRB) AT THI BROOKLYN PO0T-omc AS ID CLASS UAH. MATTBS rf" x-x I (ol lfolfol IF nrpi AfAfifn IE Ml US 1 3 la Brother, Can You Spare a Boat James A. Kelly Tellsof Threats XJi'if i SERUM IS SPED AS DISEASE HITS STRICKEN AREA 4 POWERS READY FOR WAR TREATY IF HITLER BALKS i. 1 i -I llllilh ToKidnapChild Deputy County Clerk Re veals Puerto Rican Political Foes' Plot i h1 Gangrene Menaces Johnstown -Roosevelt Studies) Drukman Case Fear of kidnaping of one of his three children in Puerto Rico hastened tha return of Deputy 400 Million Relief as Loss Soars to 300 Million-Mill Towns Deserted as Northwest Torrents Rise Witness Dies County Clerk James A. Kelly, It was learned today from a trip to the United States island possession, where he made an unofficial survey of the political situation.

Mr. Kelly was In the dark as to After Collapse Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press New river ravages In New England and the Ohio Valley, Britain and Italy Agree to Assist France and Belgium Unless Nazis Accept Buffer Zone and Hague Decision London, March 20 (if) The House of Commons was told today that the four remaining Locarno Powers have agreed to Join In a virtual military alliance if Adolf Hitler refuses to consider proposals to reestablish the security of Europe. The proposals agreed to by Great the source of the threats. Ruggieri, Father of Dep 'I was glad to get away from the new problems born of destitution, panic and drastic death and damage tolls, confronted water-weary eastern America Island," he said today. "One of the leaders, friendly to me, told me to look out for reprisals against my uty Attorney General, Testified for 5 Minutes Bonaventura Ruggieri, 60-year-old family of the political conferences I had held.

"He told me to watch out, and insurance broker, who collapsed in front of the Supreme Court Build that one of my children might be kidnaped. "Naturally I did not want any ing yesterday five minutes after testifying in the Drukman Inquiry, il thing to happen to them. Their died early today in Brooklyn Hos safety and that of my wiie came first." Kelly, accompanied by his wife Britain, France, Belgium and Italy were published in a white paper submitted to the Commons as An thony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, began an explanation to the pital. He was the father of Deputy Attorney General Joseph Ruggieri, who is trial counsel for most of the cases that pass through the Bureau of Securities in the Attorney General's Police In Albany were Kept busy as the rising waters of the Hudson reached out and engulfed the lower part of the town. A policeman Is seen here rescuing two women from a building at 36 Ferry St.

Patrolman McKee Is carrying Sally Bovania Into the rescue boat as Ann Kulchopsky looks on. and children, James Patricia Ann and Dorothea, returned unex-oectedly last Monday on a liner ef lower house. The plan envisages an Interna' the Puerto Kican Line. Tne? naa office. not been expected to return for at tional conference to overhaul the League of Nations and greatly widen least another week.

Ostensibly the deputy county its scope from existing limitations Buffer Zone Provided clerk, a political veteran, made the The elder Mr. Ruggieri was called before the extraordinary grand Jury only because he was a member of the 1835 March grand jury. Virtually every member of the March grand jury has been called by Special Prosecutor Hiram C. Todd. tr for his health but he admits thai'ne is preparing to make an ex VeraStretz, Unshaken, Helps Pick Own Jury Provision was made to set up a today its third day of unprecedented floods.

Revised figures of the known dead from the entire area totalled 136, but others were missing. The damage estimates, necessarily unofficial, soared close to (300,000,000. More than 200,000 were homeless. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said it received a "rush call" for gas gangrene vaccine from Johnstown today. Enough for 1,000 persons was sent by plane from Philadelphia.

The Governor's office said the health situation in Johnstown was "very bad." Typhoid vaccine was sent by plane to Wllliamsport, Wilkes-Barre and other towns. President Roosevelt again delayed his Southern vacation departure to stay in command of Federal rescue-relief mobilization. The New Deal considered spending close to for flood sufferers and to guard against repetition of this week's disasters. The death toll by States: Pennsylvania, 95; West Virginia, 17; Vermont, Co. necticut, Virginia, Massachasetta, Maine, 1) Mary, land, North Carolina, 2f 4gia, kai MtW New England saw some eJtiet nnler military-police protection against vandalism.

Large parts ef Springfield, Lawrence, Lowell and Haverhill, cities with a total population of 400,000, were under water. National Guardsmen were on duty in all six States; dozens of localities had no light or gas. Telephone service in Hartford collapsed in part. Motor vehicles, except trucks bearing perishables, were ordered oft flooded streets. Gen- Duller zone against uermany aiong the Franco-Belgian borders.

The r.nn would be occunled bv inter tensive report to rostmasier Continued on Page 1 national troops Including British and Italian forces until a new Mr. Ruggieri waived immunity and testified willingly. Leaving the building, he fainted oa the sidewalk. sMMirltv trpiitv could be drawn. Flood Area Plant Accused GirJ to Plead -SfU-Defense in Killing of The Locarno Powers, under the was taieir to hU offtoe at 11 Court St.

and later to his home at plan. Invite Germany to sunmn tne Pranrn-Snvlftt to the HaCUe 1048 I3d Bt His condition became Doctor Her Mother Near Tears Court Wrecked by Blast Court and agree to abide toy the more serlbus last night and he was Continued en Fags Hsrrlslmrt-; Pa, March UN- court's decision. The proposed zone would be miip wide, from which German By ALICE COG AN An explosion of three, chemical tanks wrecked a three-story brick troops would be withdrawn. The Three substantial businessmen were in the Jury box in College Students General Sessions Court, Manhattan, this afternoon, selected proposals demand that movement nt nrmn troonii into the Rhine Scarpati Dies Of Ring Injury Probe Reveals No Evi-dence of Crhne--Opd-nent, Ambers, Stunned Tony Scarpati, lightweight boxer, whose skull was fractured when he was knocked down in a bout with Lou Ambers at the Broadway Arena on Tuesday night, died of his injuries In Bushwlck Hospital at noon today. Scarpati, who was 22 and lived at S76 Degraw St, had been in a coma through most of the Intervening period.

An. operation to relieve the pressure on his brain was performed at the hospital last night by a surgeon whose name was not revealed. It was a desperate measure to save the boxer's life, if possible, and did not succeed. Deputy District Attorney Paul Seiderman, who with Assistant District Attorney William F. McGuin-ness and police, had conducted an investigation intolthe fatal knockout, said today that no action would be taken against Ambers.

"Scarpatl'i condition was all warehouse in the flooded Industrial district of Harriaburg today. as blue ribbon Jurors to judge blond Vera Stretz, on trial for first deflree murder, whose defense will be that she shot and Police said they did not believe rone must be suspended while rench and Belgian governments suspend sending forces into tones Offer Dormitories To Flood Victims Boston, March 20 0PV New Eng. killed Dr. Fritz Oebhardt, Ger there were' any casualties. Fred W.

White, standing on a adjoining their frontiers. The proposals are subject to ratl- man industrialist, in self -de fense. land's college students offered dormitories and services to flood suf bridge at the time, related' he saw four men in two boats about SO feet The talesmen sworn before the Continued en Page The menace of disease followed the flood-terror at Pittsburgh where Red Cross officials rushed anti-toxins into the city and suburban areas. ferers today. from the warehouse just before the Amherst and Massachusetts State blast.

He said he did not know College dormitories, at Amherst. 250 Stage Protest whether the explosion caught them. were opened to 1,400 refugees from Hadley and Hatfield, in the At Kidder's Off ice Police said they feared two more tanks might let loose. Aided by National Guardsmen, they cleared Hartford Faces whil about 250 demonstrators nearby Connecticut River lowlands. Dartmouth students, at Hanover, ft.

on the hills above the unner New England Death Toll 15 approximately 1,000 persons off the Refund 325 Fares As Strikers Delay California's Sailing The 325 passengers who thought they were sailing tomorrow for California on the Panama Pacific liner California were wrong. The ship will not sail till May 2. Money will be refunded to passengers. The sailing was canceled as a result of the continued strike of members of the crew which" Httarted March 2 In California and held up the eastward sailing for three days. When the ship arrived at New York, line officials attempted to press marched in front of Works Progress Mulberry St.

bridge over the Penn Connecticut Valley, stood ready to Administration neaaquarters tne Pnrt Authorltv Buildlnit. Ill 8th sylvania Railroad yards, 200 feet Full Shutdown Join WPA workers in the tasks of away. sandbagging dams and river banks. Manhattan, today, Victer F. Rldder, local WPA Administrator.

Smith College girls at NorthamD- Because of the flood, firemen were unable to get close to the issued a statement in which he said ton, which was isolated bv wrecked structure. Coprrlfht, 193S. by tn Asaoclated pnai Hartford, March 20 The swollen Connecticut River waters. only three out or ten persons ar rstpd vesterdav following demon venerable Judge Cornelius Collins were: Curtis L. Lee, 79 Hamilton Place, clerk in the Chase National Bank, foreman.

Ferdinand G. Hoffman, 196 Pine-hurst real estate. William A. French Jr, 116 W. 72d radio engineer.

Henry F. Grieme, brokerage agent Of 39 5th was selected as Juror No. 4. He was the first talesman examined at the afternoon session. The fact that Dr.

Gebhardt was a Continued on Page 2 15,000 Dolls 'Perish' In Atlantic City Fire Atlantic City, March 20-Flfteen thousand dolls were burned here today when the rag doll factory of Fairfield Novelties, was damaged by flames. imtinn within the buildine and were preparing for their annual mid-year vacation when the river robbed them of transportation to rising flood waters of the Connecticut River brought Hartford face to right," he said. "It was confirmed by physicians. His hands were properly taped. The ring was O.

K. We found no evidence that anything criminal was done." Ambers, was shocked by the news near his offixe ever had been WPA tneir homes. face today with a possible suspension Trinity College at Hartford. mutiny charges against the 69 members of the crew who went on strike. The Government refused to enter workers.

The demonstrations yesterday and today were staged by the City Project Council as nrotesta against or of all business activity. City engi- neers estimated that 2,500 acres of Middletown, were in the center of Connecticut River "bad the capital city, or approximately ders for the dismissal of 40,000 Boston, March 20 (IP) Rampant rivers stormed through New England streets today as unofficial estimates placed the mounting loss at $100,000,000. The three-day death toll was 15. The greater part of Springfield, Lawrence, Lowell and Haverhill, cities whose total population is approximately 400,000, were under water. The threat to cities boosted the estimate of homeless persons to 100.000.

The main section of Hooksett, a town north of Manchester, lay In ruins. A survey indicated 30 Denies Husband Is Too Old at 65 Why does a man marry at the age of 65? "For companionship, mainly," is the answer given today by Justice James T. in matrimonial branch of Supreme Court. He ruled that the complaint of Mrs. Sarah Gltlitz, seeking an an spots." Williams College at Wil-liamstown, in the Hoosac Valley, and Lowell Textile Institute, on the Merrimack River at Lowell, workers from wfa projects.

Cashier and Bandit tain the charges Today three of the International Mercantile Marine Piers were picketed by the International Seamen's Union. They were Pier 60 where the Manhattan is docked, Pier 61 where the California is docked and is percent, was Inundated. Virtually the entire power supply and telephone communication systems were paralyzed. Kenneth F. Applegate, general manaeer of th Hartnr were water-bound.

Killed in Gun Fight Bowdoin College, on the Androscoggin River at Brunswick, Pier 58 where the American Trader Light Company, said the mam plant suspended classes until April is docked. nulment from Max Gltlitz, whom Bloomingdale, March 20 CP) Wood Carter, assistant cashier, and an unidentified bandit were shot and killed in a gun fight during the holdup ef the Bank of when a main broke at the Topsham Reservoir, cutting off the town's of Scarpati's death. Ever since the fatal blow was struck he had been visiting churches, lighting candles and praying for Scarpati's recovery. "Pray God that Tony recovers," he telegraphed to his parents yesterday. He was questioned by Mc-Guinness and Seiderman last night.

Tony's father, Martin, and three brothers were at the bedside at the time of death. His mother, Marie, was ill at home and was not at once informed of what had happened. Two other boxers have died in the same arena. In 1923 Andy Thomas collapsed in his corner before the start of the 12th round of a bout in which he was engaged and died the next morning. And the year before Lou Brody was knocked into unconsciousness and died a few hours later.

The arena was then called the Broadway Exhibition Association. she married last Aug. 29, is insufficient. She alleged in her complaint me soutn meadows could not stand more than two additional feet of water. The water stood slightly Continued on Page 1 water.

houses and buildings had been On Trial for Her Life Bloomingdale today. Carter was ambushed by the bandits when he wrecked and several swept into the swirling Merrimack. A tenement house and a school building were arrived at the bank this morning. that he was "too old" to be a husband. In his affidavit G1U1U declared: "I am over 65 years of age.

My wife is older. Our marriage was Induced by a desire for companionship rather than a desire to enter the marriage included in the damaged area. MELLON TRIALPUT OFF Middletown was virtually iao mr Justice Cropsey, in equity term of Supreme Court today, put over lated. state. How could it have been other Several Trampled In Dam Break Panic; Sheriff Calls Militia Lewiston, March 20 0P The National Guard was called out early today after several nmm Power failure caused a shutdown until Monday the trial of the $1, 650.000 damage and Injunction suit brought by the Minnesota Laundry of nearly all Industrial plants.

Emergency stations were established for flood refugees. and others against Red Jake Mel 1 Enoch Arden Decree In Voided by Court The Enoch Arden decree awarded eight years ago to Mrs. Marguerite Burow was set aside today by Justice James T. Halllnan in matrimonial branch of Supreme Court. John E.

Burow "returned" to tell the court that he had not been "absent" at all, although his wife had sworn she hunted for him everywhere for more than five years. A day after she got the dissolution order she married henry J. Stentl-ford. Unaware of the proceeding brought by his wife, Burow sued her for a divorce and when he tried to get a final decree the dissolution order bobbed up as a bar. The Connecticut and Merrimack Ion, Brooklyn laundry czar, and 200 other defendants, for damage done to their plants in the laundry war.

were injured when a crowd gathered on hearine rumor Hum Rivers continued to rise. A score of houses floated through Lowell above the city had broken. Kesiaenti left their homes when reports spread the Gulf Island nan. SCOUTS CALL ON MAYOR A group of six Queens Boy Scouts appeared at City Hall today to invite Mayor LaGuardla to attend the Boy Scout-O-Rama at Madison Square Garden, Friday and Saturday. The Mayor indicated he would make an effort to attend Saturday night.

above the eity had given way. Of In Today's Eagle wise at our ages?" Penn. R. R. Service Remains Suspended Philadelphia, March 20 W)-Whlle floods are receding in all parti of the State the Pennsylvania Railroad through service between the East and West still is suspended within the State.

No trains are going further west than Lancaster, 68 miles from Philadelphia. There Is slow service between Johnstown and Pittsburgh. Through trains are being routed mostly through New York State. The chief trouble on the line is at Baree, 24 miles east of Altoona, where all four tracks were washed out. ft Question: DIRIGIBLES HELD READY The Navy Department announced today that the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N.

has been directed to hold all llghter-than-alr craft in that area in readiness to proceed to flooded areas, if and when their services are required. and smashed against bridge abutments. The peak in the Merrimack Continued en Page 3 Lay 2 Big Holdups To Gang Raid Captive Frank (the Polack) Peraski, alias Daly, said by police to be the head of a gang of seven men and three women arrested last Tuesday at 322 W. 90th Manhattan, and Miss Jean Martin, one of the women, were Identified today, according to the police, by three victims of a $75,000 jewerly store holdup in Boston on Aug. 20 last.

The victims said Miss Martin had been In the store shortly before the holdup And that Peraski was one of the bandits. Police stated that Peraski also had been tentatively Where now to sip and sup? ficials reporiea tne dam intact. Sheriff Ralph A. Riley said 3,000 to 3,000 persons congregated on the approaches to the main bridge. An explosion was heard, he said, and some one shouted, "The mill Is gone!" The crowd ran for the high sections of the city, and several persons were trampled upon.

Riley said he called for the guardsmen to prevent a repetition of the incident and as a precaution against looting. W. Va. Town Fights Disease and Famine Harper's Ferry, W. Va, March 20 W) A shortage of food and fears of a typhoid epidemic caused Mayor C.

S. Marlett today to commandeer stocks in the two grocery stores and order all the 705 people Immunised lor typhoid fever. AmUMmrnts I4-J5 Brian it Rhenard IS By (he War 1st Txtr, icl Sccticn Clanstrird Adi 31-35 Comiei II Death Notlcca 1 Dr. Bradjr and Brrc IS Editorial Pate Faiblon Contreii IS Financial Nfw tt-SZ From a Nurie'i Notebook IS Helen Worth 18 Homt Guild New 11 toit and Found. Pcrioaali 1 Mutla Noel Paul Mallon 1t Pact, 'id Section Radio Uli IP Hewn gnrlrtr Pnorti -(-'-'I WonMB't Fait Answer: For Suggestions galore see GOING PLACES IN TODAY'S EAGLE klt BUlt Photo Tropical Park Results FIRST RACE Six furlongs.

Off, 2:26. Time, 1:12 4-5. 1 Waterset. 109 (M. L.

Fallon) 8.90 3.70 3.30 2 Canda Cerulea, 112 (J. Renlck) 2.70 3 Morlute. 101 (J. Rosen) B.40 ALSO RAN Jerry Go Quickly, Queen Vic, Flying Arab, Veia Cluz, Brother Newt. Knights Hope, Morgil and Say Little, Blond Vera Streta is shown above with Samuel Lelbowltz, Brooklyn attorney, as she went on trial in General Sessions, Manhattan, on a charge of murdering Dr.

Fritz Oebhardt, her wealthy sweetheart, Identified as participating in a $9,000 holdup at the Trade Bank of New York. 7th St. and Avenue Manhattan. Vi.