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LEVY DIES AT 74; JEWISH PHILANTHROPIST Funeral services for Abraham M. Levy, for many years -prominent in Jewish philanthropic work in Brooklyn and A former alderman from the 62d Aldermanic District, were held today in the Flatbush Memorial Chapel, 1283 Coney Island Ave. He died yesterday at the age of 74. Mr. Levy, who lived with his daughter, Mrs.

Belle Millman, at 2620 Glenwood Road, was a founder of Beth Moses Hospital and at one time was chairman of the board of directors of the Pride of Judea Children's Home. He served as alderman in 1914 and 1915, being reelected for a second term with the indorsement of the Republican, National Progressive and American parties and the Independence League. Born in Manchester, England, Mr. Levy came to this country with his Mrs. Creelman, 60, Officer's Widow The funeral of Mrs.

Anna Creelman of 176 Beach 114th Rockaway Beach, widow of Lt. William J. Creelman, U. S. will take place at 9:30 a.m.

tomorrow from Everett Bennett's Chapel, 273 Beach 116th Rockaway Beach. A requiem will be in Camillus Church masc. offered. will be in Calvary Cemetery. Mrs.

Creelman died Monday at the age of 60. She was born in Brooklyn and lived in the Rockaways for the last 20 years. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Anne Harrington; Detective William Creelman of the pickpocket squad and Fireman Richard Creelman, a member of the marine division of the Fire De- Barber, Charles S. Bellar, Minnie A.

Benzie, Pierce M. Bossi, Antoinette Cahill, Thomas A. Catterson, Priscilla Cook, Catharine L. Cox, William J. Creelman, Anna Dillon, Joseph Dolan, Margaret Duffy, William E.

Fischer, Heinrich F. Geraghty, Mary A. Germer, Mary Hoffman, William Ida, Elizabeth Leaycraft, George C. Lowery, James J. Lynch, Mary Matzke, Anna E.

McCloy, Anne Morgolin, Elsie Mulran, Ann Naughton, Sarah Newton, Edith R. Patterson, Mary V. Rosengren, Carl Schule, Christian Seward, Esther L. Spreen, Charles Tracy, Joseph Travis, Charlotte Ueland, Walter T. Vorhoek, Helen Gladys R.

Wendell, Grace E. Wyatt, Guy B. BARBER--July 21, 1942, CHARLES husband of Ruth and devoted father of Audrey and Charles S. son of Mrs. J.

Walter Barber. Services at his residence, 369 Rutland Road, Thursday, 8:30 p.m. BELLAR On July 20, 1942, at her residence, 137 88th Street, MINNIE. beloved wife of Charles devoted mother of Mrs. Lester Eshelman and Alice.

Services at Fred' Herbst Sons Memorial, 7501 5th Avenue, Thursday, 11 a.m. Interment Allwood, N. J. BENZIE-On July 20, PIERCE husband of Mary T. (nee Quinn); brother of Mrs.

Ann Morgan, Mrs. Florence Hanlon and Richard. Funeral from Park Chapel, 44 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, on Thursday, 10:30 a.m.; thence to St. Ignatius R. C.

Church, Rogers Avenue and Carroll Street. Interment Calvary Cemetery. BOSSI ANTOINETTE, on July 21, 1942. Beloved wife of Felix: devoted mother of Evelyn, Louise, Ada, Mathilde and William, and daughter of Adele Tucci. Funeral Saturday, 9:30 a.m., from her residence, 1246 82d St.

Solemn requiem mass St. Bernadette's R. C. Church, 10 a.m, Interment St. John's Cemetery.

CAHILL On July 20. 1942, THOMAS A. CAHILL. Funeral from his home, 298-A Carroll Street, Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Requiem mass St.

Agnes Church. CATTERSON-PRISCILLA. July 20, 1942, beloved sister of Helen Lorber, Mae McGinnis, James, William and Andrew Griffiths; also survived by 11 nieces and nephews. Funeral from her residence, 556 McDonough Street. Solemn requiem mass Our Lady of Good Counsel R.

C. Church Thursday, 10 a.m. Interment St. John's Cemetery. COLUMBUS COUNCIL, NO.

126, K. of are requested to assemble at the club Wednesday evening, July 22, at 8:30 o'clock: to proceed thence to the Funeral Parlor, 44-7th Avenue, where the body of our late brother, PIERCE M. BENZIE, is reposing. VICTOR J. MATTHEWS, Grand Knight.

Joseph L. Walsh, Recorder. In Memoriam The Eagle has published a booklet of "In Memoriam" Verses You may obtain a copy of this booklet, without charge, by calling an Ad' Taker at MAin 4-6200. I Roger B. Whitman, Expert on Houses Veteran of 2 Wars Was Pioneer Motorist Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Garden City, July 22 Roger B.

Whitman, expert on housing and motor mechanics and a veteran of two wars, died in his home day at the age of 67. Born in Manhattan, Mr. Whitman served in the Spanish-American War as a member of the New York Naval Militia aboard the Yankee and the Marblehead. During World War I he was a captain in the Signal Corps. Interested in motoring when the automobile was hardly out of the experimental stage, he was among those who made the first trip by the new horseless vehicle from St.

Louis to Chicago. Mr. Whitman was the author of several books on automobiles and gas engines and house and garden problems. For several years he contributed a housing column to the Sun and gave radio broadcasts as "The House Detective." He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Marian Curtis Whitman, and two sons, Roger C.

and Herbert S. Whitman, the latter a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Mrs.

John Hederman A requiem mass for Mrs. Susan Hederman, wife of John Hederman, retired Fire Department lieutenant, will be offered at 9 a.m. tomorrow at the R. C. Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

The funeral will be from the M. J. Smith Memorial, 248 Prospect Park West, and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Mrs. Hederman died Monday in her home, 419 Vanderbilt St.

DEATHS COOK CATHERINE of 70 Meadow Street, Garden City, L. on July 21. She is survived by two daughters, Margaret C. Busch, Theresa C. Neddermann; one son, Andrew J.

Cook; two. brothers: Thomas J. and Joseph A. Callanan; one sister, Agnes Gorman. Requiem mass wi' be offered Friday, July 24, at 9:30 at St.

Joseph's Church. Garden City, L. I. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, -On Tuesday, July 21, 1942, WILLIAM J. of 88 Adelphi Street, husband of the late Mary E.

(nee Lafferty); brother of John W. Cox: uncle of Helen, Winfield, Gerard Cox, Mrs. Samuel Johnson, Mrs. Marie Geary and William J. Harkins.

Funeral from William Dunigan and Son Chapel, Rogers Avenue and Montgomery Street, on Friday, July 24, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to Sacred Heart R. C. Church. CREELMAN ANNA, beloved wife of the late William lieuten- ant, U. S.

loving mother of Anne Harrington, William, member N. Y. P. Richard, N. Y.

F. and the late Matthew; devoted sister of Ellen and John Cavanagh. Funeral Thursday, 9:30 a.m., from Everett Bennett's Chapel, 273 Beach 116th Street, Rockaway Beach; thence to St. Camilus R. C.

Church. Interment Calvary Cemetery. DILLON-On July 21, JOSEPH, beloved brother of Mrs. John P. Hurley, Mrs.

Gustave Walker, Mrs. James Freel, Mrs. Joseph Laurence. Funeral from Schaefer Funeral Parlors, 4th Avenue at 42d Street. Thursday, July 23, at 8:45 a.m.

Requiem mass St. Michael's R. C. Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.

DOLAN MARGARET (Currie), July 20, 1942, devoted mother of Thomas, James and John. Funeral from her residence, 28 Celeste Court. Brooklyn, Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Solemn requiem mass Resurrection Church, 10 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery.

Patrick J. Byrnes, Director. DUFFY-WILLIAM July 19, 1942, beloved husband of Mary dear father of Joseph William Mae Duffy and Irene Ebbighausen; brother of Catherine Ledwith. Reposing Kennedy's Chapel, Church and Rogers Avenues. Solemn requiem mass St.

Ignatius Church Thursday, 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Direction Leo S. Sheridan Funeral Service. parents at the age of 14.

He was for 43 years an optometrist, first in Manhattan and later in Brooklyn, retiring about a year ago. Active in fraternal circles, he was founder and past grand of Williamsburg Lodge 880, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was at various times president of the Hebrew National School of Brooklyn, commissioner of the Judge Jacob S. Strahl Battalion of the American Boy Scouts and member of the Brooklyn Optometrical Club, New York City Optometrical Society, 21st Assembly District Republican Club, Emigrant Aid Association, Hebrew Free Loan Society of Williamsburg. Big Brother and Big Sister Movement of' the Social Guild and the Social Guild of Williamsburg.

His wife died last year. In addition to Mrs. Millman, he leaves another daughter, Minnie Levy. partment; a sister and brother, Ellen and John Cavanagh, and 'four grandchildren. Mrs.

Morgolin, Kin of Grid Star Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Morgolin of 318 E. 8th motherin-law of Sid Luckman, quarterback of the Chicago Bears of the National Professional Football League, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Midwood Memorial Chapel, 1625 Coney Island Ave. Mrs.

Morgolin, who was 59, died yesterday of a heart attack in the Summer home of her daughter, Estelle, at Woodmont, Conn, In addition to her daughter she leaves her husband, Max; a sister, Gertrude Kaunitz, and a brother, William Frank. FISCHER-On Tuesday, July 21, HEINRICH beloved husband of Jane Fischer and father of Edna Barr, Cecil, Richard and Albert Fischer. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Friday at 1 p.m. GERAGHTY MARY A. (nee.

McGarry), on July 19. Native of Ballinameen, County Roscommon, Ireland. Survived by her husband. James; daughter, Catherine, and son, James Jr. Funeral from her home, 148 Oakland Street, Thursday, July 23, at 9:30 a.m.

Requiem mass St. Antony's Church, 10 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. GERMER-On July 20, MARY, beloved wife of Henry, and mother of Fred and May. Funeral services on July 22 at 8 p.m.

at E. F. Higgins Funeral Home, 1286 Prospect Avenue. Interment private. HOFFMAN- July 20, 1942, devoted son of Abbie; brother of Theresa Boeson, George, Catherine Conrad and James.

Funeral from his home, 7617 5th Avenue, Friday, 2 p.m. Arrangements by Joseph G. Duffy. Capt. Jeremiah Butler, 69, City Policeman for 40 Years Former police captain Jeremiah Butler, who retired in 1933 after 40 years on the force, died yesterday in Kew Gardens General Hospital following an operation.

He was 69. Captain Butler was a member of the Honor Legion of the New York Police Department. One of his prized possessions was a letter of commendation from Theodore Roosevelt, written when the latter was Police Commissioner in 1896. Butler was one of the last surviving members of the old Broadway Squad, to be eligible for which a policeman had to be at least six feet tall. Mr.

Butler joined the New York Police Department before the consolidation of the greater city in 1898. After serving 011 the Broadway Squad and the Brooklyn Bridge William F. Flynn, Ex-Justice of Peace Special to the Brooklyn Eagle: Kings Park. July 22-A requiem mass for William Francis Flynn, former justice of the peace, who died here Monday in his home on Church St. at the age of 71, will be offered at 10 a.m.

tomorrow at St. Joseph's R. C. Church here. Burial will be in St.

Phillips Cemetery, Northport. Mr. Flynn was born in Bellville, Ontario, Canada, and came to Kings Park about 42 years ago. For many years he was in the plumbing business. Active in local Democratic politics, he became justice of the peace and served, with one interruption, for about 12 years until his retirement in 1932.

He was also at one time 2 member of the Board of Education, and he was a charter PATTERSON, July 20, MARY V. (nee Cowhey), beloved wife of Dr. Thomas F. Patterson, at her residence, 190 8th Avenue; also survived by four sisters, Mrs. Daniel Farrell, Mrs.

Elizabeth Callahan, Mrs. Josephine Powers and Mrs. Julia Whamond. Funeral from her residence Thursday, 9:30 a.m.; thence to St. Saviour's R.

C. Church, where a requiem mass will be offered. ROSENGREN CARL, July 20. 1942, beloved husband of Elizabeth Clark. Funeral from Walter B.

Cooke. Funeral Home, 151 Linden Boulevard, Friday, 8 a.m. Interment Winthrop, Mass. (Boston, papers please copy.) SCHULE CHRISTIAN, of 91-39 88th Street, Woodhaven, on July 20. 1942, beloved husband of Johanna: devoted father of Christian, William, Arthur, Harold, Clarence, Johanna, Emily, Elsie McLenaghan and brother of Marie Engel.

Services at N. F. Walker Funeral Home 87-34 80th Street, Woodhaven, July 22, at 8:45 p.m. SEWARD- On Monday, July 20, 1942, ESTHER beloved wife of James R. and mother of Dorothy H.

Betz, Beatrice Estelle Lee. Walter R. and James R. Seward Jr. Funeral from the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Friday, 9:15 a.m.; thence to St.

Sylvester Church, Grant and McKinley Avenues, where a requiem mass will be offered at 10 a.m. SPREEN- On Monday, July 20, CHARLES, beloved father of Florence Spreen. Funeral services at the Serene Funeral Home, 9229 Flatlands Avenue, on Wednesday evening, July 22, at 8:30 o'clock, TRACY- On Monday, July 20. 1942, JOSEPH, beloved, husband of Katherine, and Lillian Lapsley, Mrs. Katherine Blackburn, Marguerite, Edith and Helen Tracy.

Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Thursday, 8 p.m. TRAVIS -CHARLOTTE July 19, widow of Wright beloved mother of Franklin W. and Nell Ketcham. Services Thursday, July 23, 10:30 a.m., at Home for Incurables. East 183d Street and 3d Avenue, Bronx.

Interment Peekskill. UELAND--On Monday, July 20, 1942, at Croton-on-Hudson, WALTER T. UELAND, beloved husband of Rosalie C. (nee Miller), father of Joan Constance and Dorothy Ann; son of G. T.

and the late Gertrude Ann Ueland, brother of Olga Lawrence M. and Otto C. Funeral services Wednesday, 8:30 p.m, at his home, 545 1st Street. VERHOEK -Of North Caldwell, N. on Tuesday, July 21, 1942, HELEN GLADYS ROBERTSON, wife of Leslie J.

Verhoek and mother of John Jr. and Mary Catherine Verhoek. Funeral will be held at the Home for Services (Arthur K. Brown, 77 Roseland Avenue, Caldwell, on Thursday at 8:30 o'clock: thence to St. Aloysius R.

C. Church, where requiem high mass will be offered at 9 o'clock. WENDELL -GRACE July 21, 1942, beloved mother of Miriam Wendell and Beatrice Romaine; grandmother of Grace Romaine. Reposing at Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue.

Notice of funeral later. WYATT- -July 21, 1942, GUY of 442 56th Street, beloved husband of Marjorie Wyatt. Services at Fred Herbst Sons Memorial, 7501 5th Avenue, Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. Interment Sidney, Ohlo, Reds Rip Foe At Voronezh Continued From Page 1 Likhaya Junction on the Stalingrad -Rostov railroad. Should the railroad be cut by the advancing Nazis, Russian sources said.

Rostov communications still can be maintained by the line running from Stalingrad 300 miles southwest to Tikhoretz, where it joins the Rostov- Baku line. Both the midnight and noon Russian commaniques admitted retirements in several Rostov sectors to new positions under pressure by superior ene.ny numbers. Red Shock Troops Attack Marshal Semyon Timoshenko threw his shock troops into a series of counter -attacks under the protection of artillery barrages and attacks by Stormovik dive bombers. The Russians struck repeatedly at the flanks of German spearheads, seeking to cut the advanced units from their main forces. Artillery and trench mortars supporting one attack opened concentrated fire on an enemy killed about 3,000 men and destroyed 19 tanks.

Front dispatches indicated the Germans had failed in an attempt to trap scores of thousands of Red army troops between their spearheads. A Russian unit which the Germans did succeed in encircling broke through a strong ring of enemy forces and fought its way back to the main body. Reds Score at Voronezh On the Voronezh front, 300 miles north of Rostov. the Russians, presenting a constant threat to the German left flank, reported new successes. They succeeded in deepening A wedge driven into the rear of the enemy forces in the immediate area of Voronezh, captured an inhabited point and continued to develop their offensive.

Just to the south of the city the Russians stormed and captured a large inhabited point and drove the Germans across the Don. In two weeks on the Voronezh front, a communique said, the Russian artillery and trench mortar batteries in one sector have killed 10.000 Axis troops. In addition several dozen enemy tanks, 378 trucks, 60 ammunition carts, 30 guns with their crews and 14 trench mortar batteries totaling 56 guns were destroyed and 30 field guns and big quantities of shells captured. British Doubt Nazi Claims London, July 22 (U.P.) British military commentators expressed skepticism today of German claims that a direct attack had been opened on Rostov. They believed the enemy was not yet near the city.

They said Rostov might be in flames because of bombings. Informants also expressed belief the Germans had been slowed slightly in their advance of Millerovo, which is 140 miles north of Rostov and 180 miles west of Statingrad. Parley Delays Strike Action Continued from Page 1 the men will in all probability walk out Tuesday. Both the navy and the War Production Board sent representatives yesterday special meeting at 176 Madison Manhattan, to confer with union leaders and to ask for the 24-hour delay. Question of Jurisdiction One of the knotty problems of the dispute appeared to be the question of which Government agency had jurisdiction over the WPA workers.

The navy officials were not certain that it was the navy. "It's A case of where everybody stands up and there's no lap to put it in." commented Thomas Hill, New York regional representative of the WPB. The New York City office of the WPA said that "we will pull our men out of there if the navy says so." Mr. McSpedon said he received word. indirectly from Government officials working on the dispute that Secretary of the Navy Knox planned to come to the city today to settle the matter if other efforts failed.

2 More Cops Dismissed After Amen Graft Probe Dismissal of two more patrolmen named in the investigation of Brooklyn graft by Assistant Attorney General Amen today brought to five the number discharged from the department as a result of the probe. The two dropped by Police Commissioner Valentine are Solly Steckler of 1248 St. Mark's assigned to the Gates Ave, precinct, and Patrick J. Connolly Bainbridge of the Ozone Park precinct. U.

P. Writer Drowned At Palestine Beach Jerusalem, July 22 (U.P)-Jacob Simon, United Press correspondent since 1929. was drowned early Tuesday the beach south of Jaffa where he was bathing with two other American war correspondents, At 36 Simon was one of the best known newspapermen in the Middie East. where he had traveled extensively. He spoke English, French, Arabic.

Turkish, Spanish, Hebrew and Italian. BROOKLYN EAGLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1942 9 OPERATES AGAIN ON STITCHED HEART Squad, he became a captain in 1916 and was assigned to the Miller Ave. station in Brooklyn. Two years later he was transferred to Jamaica and placed in charge of Traffic P. A widower, he lived with his son, William J.

Butler, at 186-02 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica, Also surviving are another son, Gordon Butler of St. Albans, and two daughters, Sister Mary Basil of the Order of St. Joseph, and Sister Regina Francis of the Order of the Black Franciscans, and six grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday from the Quenzer Hollis Funeral Home, Hillside Ave.

and 187th Place, Hollis, thence to St. Gerard's R. C. Church where a requiem mass will be offered at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in St.

John's Cemetery. member of Kings Park Council 821, Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Bridget Flynn; four sons, the Rev. Francis William Flynn of St.

Joseph's Church, and William, John and Joseph Flynn; two daughters, Miss Mary Flynn and Mrs. Katherine Murphy, and four grandchildren. Schools to Test New System Continued From Page 1 which a child advances without time-wasting and unnecessary semi-annual adjustments for pupil, parent and teacher." Mr. Greenberg said it was his idea to treat pupils as individuals rather than classes. A slow learner who was making a serious effort to advance would receive credit for that effort, he said, and a bright student who was not working as hard as he could would be encouraged to exert more effort.

New York, he said, is the first large city to make this experiment. If successful at the 20 schools to be selected, he added. the experiment would be extended through the elementary, junior high and high schools. Uninterrupted Progress The school system will not attempt to encourage too rapid progress or skipping of grades, Mr. Greenberg said.

No indication was given today as to the specific schools where the experiment would be conducted next Fall, The details will be worked out, Mr. Greenberg explained. In a formal statement Mr. Greenberg said: "It is hoped eventually to have all the children progress through the 12 years of American school life in a steady, uninterrupted procedure with attention and adjustment to the individual child's needs and abilities. It is hoped, too, that by this continuous progress administrative procedure the emotional scars left by the loss of self -esteem and the devastating sense of failure when a child is not promoted will be prevented.

"The semi-annual 'blackout' for children every six months will be a thing of the past. Instead, each child's individual aptitude and needs will be recognized, and an educational program suitable for his capabilities will be planned for earlier in his school career." State Has Poorest Showing In Scrap Rubber Drive Washington, July 22 (U.P) -Nevada, the State with the fewest people. collected more rubber per person in the recent salvage campaign than any other State. New York State, the largest in population, collected the least per person. Final figures on the campaign showed a total collection of 454.155 tons, a per capital average of 6.87 pounds.

Nevada with a population of 247 collected 1,657 tons of scrap rubber. New York State, with 479,142, collected only 19,385 tons. WEATHER This afternoon moderately warm dry air and moderate winds. Tonight light winds with temperatures a little higher than last night. Highest temperature New York City same late last year-85.

Lowest temperature New York City same date last year-65. Country- wide weather temperature according to the United States Weather Bureau. High low for the preceding 24 hours from a.m. yesterday. Observations taken at 7:30 p.m.

(E.W.T.). L. H. L. H.

New York City 71 84 Detroit 63 81 Albany 59 82 Duluth 55 70 Atlanta 72 95 Kansas City 64 83 Bismark 59 79 Miami 81 95 Boston 62 79 New Orleans 78 96 Brownsville 74 95 Okla. City 62 84 Buffalo 60 78 Philadelphia 69 87 Chicago 60 79 Pittsburgh 64 83 Cincinnati 70 90 St. Louis 64 88 Denver 54 80 Washington 68 85 In Memoriam FIELDS In memory of a dear son and brother, FRANK J. Died July 22, 1921. MOTHER and SISTERS.

Passes GORMAN-In memory of our beloved son and brother, VINCENT J. First anniversary mass, St. Teresa's Church, Thursday, 9 a.m. dust, a our token hearts of still love's long devotion for vou MOTHER, DAD and BROTHER. McCANN-PATRICK J.

Month's mind mass Thursday, 8 a.m., July 23, 1942, St. James Pro- Cathedral. Stanley Kolbusz, 19-year-old war worker, today fought for his life in Sydenham Hospital, Manhattan, after undergoing a second operation on his stitched heart, During the early hours of the morning Dr. Edward O. Finestone, surgeon, who used seven stitches to close a stab wound in the heart, removed some fluid from the cardiac sac which surrounds the vital organ.

Althoug Kolbusz has contracted pneumonia and is being given regular blood transfusions in an oxygen tent, he was reported to be in an improved condition this afternoon. Mead Enters Albany Race Continued from Page 1 that a branch of the United States Government was planning to take over the hotel for use in the war effort. The rumor was characterized as without foundation by James Klarnet, acting manager of the hotel. Senator Mead's letter to Senator Wagner informed him that "Jim Farley and I have always been the best of friends" and stated that Farley "had a right heretofore to believe that I would not become a candidate." "My election as Governor should not interfere in the least with Jim Farley's high position in the party," the letter continued. Move Predicted by Farley Chairman Farley predicted several days ago' that a petition, would be made public to Senator Mead to enter the race and reiterated his confidence that Bennett, holding a majority of pledges from convention delegates, would be the winner.

Senator Mead urged the election of delegates, organization of the convention, drafting of the platform and nomination of candidates be accomplished without "bickering, strife or dissension." "If I should become the candidate of my party, I ask for no special consideration from either the national or the State committees except that they encourage the delegates in the free exercise of their right to represent the people back home," Mead said. Calls for 'Free' Choice "I insist only upon one condition, and that is that I be the candidate of the rank and file of the party and that the delegates express choice without undue influence. Such freedom of action on the part of the delegates will result in no embarrassing attachments and the candidate nominated will continue to enjoy the independence exercised by the last three great Democratic Governors." Senator Mead's statement materialized today after persistent reports that potential backers of his gubernatorial candidacy would not commit themselves in his favor unless he first issued a statement proclaiming himself as a candidate. Count on Kennedy, Flynn His supporters are counting on the backing of Tammany Leader Michael Kennedy and National Chairman Edward J. Flynn of the Bronx.

Both are believed ready to come out openly for him in case they are assured this step meets President Roosevelt's wishes, Among the signers of the request to Senator Mead to approve the submission of his name to the convention were the mayors of 11 upState cities, most of which, including Buffalo, the State's second largest municipality, were carried by Thomas E. Dewey when he ran for Governor on the Republican ticket in 1938. The other cities in the group which went Republican at the time were Amsterdam, Niagara Falls, Utica, Little Falls and New Rochelle. The five which gave Lehman a plurality were Oswego, Lackawanna, Dunkirk, Salamanca and Tonawanda. Exclusive of Buffalo, which cast a total of 213.103 votes, the combined vote cast by the 10 other cities in the 1938 campaign was slightly in excess of 136.279.

In the same campaign Brooklyn's 2d A. D. cast a total of 110,506 votes. 5 Policemen Overcome By Sulphur Fumigation A police sergeant and four patrolmen were partially overcome by sulphur fumes yesterday when they broke into the apartment of Herman Rasch on the first floor of a four-story brick dwelling at 179 Tompkins Ave. Rasch, the superintendent of the building.

police said, had left sulphur candles burning in pots containing water 1,0 fumigate the apartment, Then he and his family left for the day. The five policemen required no medical attention, but were given whiffs oxygen by their colleagues of Emergency Squad 15 of the Grand Ave. Station. Police were called after ten persons had been routed from the building by sulphur fumes. Spacious, Modern, AirConditioned Chapels for Your Convenience GEORGE D.

CONANT FUNERAL DIRECTOR 1120 Flatbush B'klyn Tel. BUckminster 2-0247 ROSS PETITIONS FACE BATTLE IN SUPREME COURT Board of Elections Must Give Reasons For Sustaining Slate A series of sharp legal engagefents in the Supreme Court loomed today over primary petitions as candidates, ruled off the ballot by the Board of Elections, sought to regain their places through Judicial action. One ruling by the commissioners of the board in sustaining a protested petition was also being challenged. In this proceeding the board, after hearing objections to Brownsville Democratic Leader Maxwell Ross' petition, ruled the petitions bore enough valid signatures. As a result, Supreme Court Justice Philip M.

Kleinfeld was asked to sign an order compelling the Board of Elections to show cause why it should not be restrained from putting the names of Ross and two running mates on the primary bal. lot. The court signed a show cause order which is returnable for argument Friday. The application WAS made by Jacob Gralla, the candidate fighting to dethrone Ross. The attorney for Gralla is former Assemblyman Albert Martin Cohen.

Gralla sub-' mitted an affidavit attacking the Ross petition as "rampant and permeated with fraud" and alleging that an attempt is being made to "defraud" the Democratic voters of Brownsville. Meanwhile. the Democratic insurgent group which was ruled off the ballot in the Flatbush primary served notice of an appeal from the ruling of the Board of Elections. Officials of the board also reported being served with an order under which Dr. Louis Warsoff challenges a ruling which puts him off the Democratic ballot as Representative Andrew L.

Somers' opponent. George Dyson Friou, attorney for former Representative Marcellus Evans, also announced today that Justice E. Ivan Rubenstein had signed an order, returnable Friday, which compels the board to show cause why Evans' name should not be restored to the ballot. Evans' petitions were thrown out by the board after a hearing. Evans filed his designation to run against Representative James J.

Heffernan in the Park Slope Democratic primary. Friou is an independent Republican primary candidate for Congress in another trict. IBA ELIZABETH (nee Dietrich), on July 21, 1942, beloved mother of Elizabeth Flight, Augusta Maben, Jacob, Charles and Henry Iba; also survived by three grandchildren. Services at residence, 78-73 84th Street, Glendale, Thursday, 8:30 Funeral Friday, 2:30 p.m. Interment Lutheran Cemetery.

LEAYCRAFT-On Tuesday, July 21, 194., GEORGE beloved husband of Frances Leaveraft (nee Plunkett). Fureral from his home, 20 Stockton Street, Friday, July 24, with solemn higt mass of requiem at St. Louis R. C. Church at 10 a.m.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Direction of Kearns Sons. LOWERY On July 20. 1942. JAMES at his residence.

396A 9th Street, employe of the Park Department. Survived by his parents; James, member of Engine Company 254, N. Y. F. and Mary Lowery (nee Brady); four sisters, Mrs.

Elizabeth Jesinkey, Gertrude, Mary and Sister Mary James, O. S. and three brothers, Edward J. of the 18th Precinct, N. Y.P.D.; William and Thomas.

Funeral, 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Solemn requiem mass St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. T.

J. HIGGINS SON, DIRECTORS. LYNCH-MARY (nee Gallagher), July 21, 1942, native of Clydebank, Scotland, wife of the late Lawrence; loving mother of Mary, John, Lawrence, Mrs. Margaret McNulty and Mrs. Ann McNulty.

Funeral Friday, 9:30 a.m., from her residence, 1646 E. 31st Street. Requiem mass Good Shephard R. C. Church.

MORGOLIN ELSIE. Tuesday, July 21, beloved wife of Max; devoted mother of Estelle Luckman; sister of Gertrude Kaunitz and William Frank. Services Midwood Memorial Chapel, 1625 Coney Island Avenue (Avenue M), Thursday, July 23, 2 p.m. MATZKE -Monday, July 20, 1942, ANN ELIZABETH, beloved wife of Joseph H. Matzke and daughter of Elizabeth F.

Dougherty. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Wednesday, 8 p.m. -On Monday, July 20, ANNE, dear wife of the late Patrick; mother of Thomas, James, John, Mrs. Mary Galligan and Mrs. Margaret O'Shea, at her residence, 287 Clinton Street.

Funeral Thursday, July 23, 10:30 a.m. Interment St. John's Cemetery. MULRAN-ANN, on July 20, 1942, beloved daughter of Owen and Catherine; also survived by two brothers and two sisters. Reposing at her residence, 23 Horace Court, until Thursday at 9 a.m.

Requiem mass Holy Name Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery Direction M. J. Smith Sons.

NAUGHTON SARAH, on July 1942, beloved daughter of Bridget; dear sister of Mrs. Ernest Cooper, Bridget, Peter and Catherine. Reposing at residence, 48 Windsor Place, until Friday, 9 a.m. Requiem mass Holy Name Church. Interment St.

John's Cemetery. Direction M. J. Smith Sons. NEWTON On July 21, 1942, EDITH of 675 86th Street, beloved wife of Charles F.

Services at Ericson Ericson's Chapel, 500 State Street, Thursday at 8 p.m. Interment Friday at 10 a.m. GreenWood Cemetery, Vital Notices accepted 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for publication the same day; as late as 10 p.m.

Saturday night for publication Sunday. Litvinoff Calls On Roosevelt Continued from Page 1 ern Europe but a diversion of some sort either in Europe or the Far East. Soviet fears exist no only for the result of the German drive in southern Russia but for the possibility that Japan is about to begin a major assault in Siberia, There is no official information available here on either this country's or Britain's plans now or in the future on a second front. But there is a feeling among officials and observers that some momentous decision -at least on a limited second -was being formulated. Full- -Scale Invasion Favored London, July 22 (U.P)--Arguments for a full-scale invasion of Europe were reported today to outweigh those for immediate limited, diversionary attacks on the continent as American and British officials moved toward a decision on the question of a second front.

Results of the conferences by high military, naval, economic and political figures of both nations--so important that King George was being kept advised of their progress-were secret but indications were that when the second front is opened it will be on an all-out basis. There appeared no doubt in informed circles. however, that A small scale attack on the continent had been considered, but in Allied military quarters it was felt certain that such plans must be relegated to the more unlikely prospects. A full scale offensive, even though considerably delayed, would be a preferable choice, they believed. A dime out of every dollar we earn IS OUR QUOTA for VICTORY with U.S.

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