The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 3

BROOKLYN EAGLE, TIJESDW. UMAKV 30, 1910 Roosevelt 58 and 'Fit as a Fiddle' as Whole Nation Stages Parties Receive City's Thanks lor Philanthropic Activities Boro Will Cut Big Cake at 11 Helping the 'March of Dimes' (phis (v ball lomsiu Leave Courts Alone, Taylor Tells Mayor Judge Calls Attacks On Probation a Shield To Hide City's Plight County Judge Taylor today charged that Mavor LaGuardias repeated Social and Business Leaders Join Jurists In Paralysis Benefit The most widely-celebrated birthday in the nation today found the "birthday child" observing the day quietly and "fit as a fiddle" at 58, i according to his physician. As President Roosevelt prepared to cut his blrtahday cake at a quiet family dinner at the White House tonight, throughout the nation millions of citizens prepared to gather at the nation-wide series of Presi-rent's Birthday Balls, with which they annually observe the annlver-aary and at the same time raise a huge found for the benefit of the National Foundation for Infantile Paraylsls. CUT 5-TIER CAKE HERE In Brooklyn several hundred per- Jin) I ti i More than 500 women took part in the first Brooklyn Women's Federation Day today at the Hotel Towers. Left It's a check for $150 representing money raised by Brooklyn postal employes for the Infantile Paralysis Fund, and it's being put into the hand of County Judge Edwin L.

Garvin (left) by Postmaster Frank J. Quayle Jr. in the judge's chambers in the Central Courts Building. (Eagle Staff photo.) to right are: Mrs. Nathan Shapiro, chairman of the meeting; Mayor LaGuardia, Mrs.

Harold M. Lehman, 1939 Federation Women's Division chairman; Mrs. Sidney C. Borg, this year's chairman of the Women's Division, and Mrs. Nathan L.

Goldstein, chairman of the Brooklyn Women's Division. (Eagle Staff photo.) peat the official thanks of the people of the Cty of New York for the needy work which the federation is doing, and for their help." Neighbor In grate, ons will gather in the ballroom of the Hotel Bossert, Montague and Hicks tonight, to watch County Judge Edwin L. Garvin, assisted by Mrs. William H. Good and Mrs.

Clarence Waterman, cut a big five-tier birthday cake, designed and constructed by the Bossert chef, Rene Chaqueque. The ball will open at 9:30 p.m. with the singing of "The Star- Spangled Banner," followed by the ceremony of the massing of the colors by the Kings County American Legion, to the music of the Legion band. The ball marks the climax of the local campaign In the infantile paralysis drive of which Judge Garvin Is chairman. Mrs.

Waterman heads the women's division. 10,000 BANKS OUT According to Mack F. Goldman, executive chairman for the drive, nearly 10,000 "dime banks" have been distributed in Brooklyn as part of the fund-raising campaign. This "March of Dimes" feature is signified In the birthday cake to be cut tonight by dimes scattered over the cake. Guests will dance to the music Cf Eddie Lane and his orchestra and will see a program of entertainment Including Jimmy Durante, talent from Major Bowes' amateur groups i and Judith and Jacques, dancing team currently appearing at the Bossert.

Similar programs will be repeated In other cities and towns. The Na tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has estimated that 25,000 balls and parties have been ar IMS cAU ii Vy 'criticism of the Kings County Court's Probation Department was a "red herring," intended to distract attention from the unhappy state of the city's finances. Let the Mayor, urged Judge Taylor, "leave the courts alone" and attend to such matters as "a policy of less spending and of reduction In real estate assessments." The judge struck out in reply to letter by the Mayor to Edward J. Taylor, director of the State Department of Correction, in which Mr. LaGuardia declared that the courts had forced unreasonable pay raifes in the Brooklyn Probation Department for incompetent and politically-minded, employes.

COMPARE FIGURES "The Mayor's attack says little about facts," said Judge Taylor. "It is largely political diatribe. I have made summaries of comparative figures as to probation in the Kings County Court and in the Court of General Sessions of Manhattan. The latter court does precisely similar work and is different In name only. The General Session figures as to both cost and personnel are much higher than those of the Kings County Court.

These figures are taken from the budget for the fiscal year 1939-1940 as adopted by the Board of Estimate on April 26, 1939, as later revised by mandatory Increases and restorations obtained by mandamus proceedings in the Supreme Court. "The Mayor's letter to Director Taylor of the State Department of Correction complains about compulsory increases in salary being foisted upon the Board of Estimate. Yet those for General Sessions probation total but $925 and for Kings County probation only $800. During the same period Increases and restorations in the clerical department of General Sessions Court were $23,867, as against but $18,512 in the Kings County Court. This shows that Kings County increases and restorations of both the clerical and probation staff were about $5,000 less than In General Sessions.

The figures are approximate. SEES REASON FOR ATTACK "Why then does the Mayor pick on Brooklyn? Why does he not include General Sessions? He seems to be miffed about the Kings County Court ever since the August, 1936, grand jury investigated the street cleaning department and caused him, against his voluble protest, to replace a clutter of antique ash, rubbish and garbage trucks with up- to-date equipment, including snow removal apparatus. "The public is entitled to know the facts about probation in Kings County. Here they are. Bear in mind that our probation department serves a population of about 3,000,000 whereas the population served by General Sessions is little more than half that figuie.

Manhattan, however, has more crime than Brooklyn and therefore more probations. "In the year 1938, General Sessions handled 2.439 probations with 38 officers, while in the same period the Kings County Court handled 1,435 cases with 16 officers. With a proper ratio of staffing we should have had 24 officers instead of 16. CITES SAVING HERE "The Amen report recommends that at least nine more officers be added to our probation staff. In the digest we find the following: All the officers have abnormal and unbalanced case loads.

Twelve to 14 Investigations a month per man is considered an ideal case load by i authorities, but tables in the report show that in Kings County investi-i gating officers case load may con-! sist of 40 investigations in one month and two in another. On Aug. 1, 1939, the average case load per supervising officer was 128 more than twice as large as the load considered "The total budget for probation In Manhattan is about $225,000. In Brooklyn it is about $62,000, a saving in Brooklyn of nearly three-quarters of the Manhattan expense "The chief probation officer of General Sessions is paid $8,075 a year, while the Kings County chief is allowed only $5,500 for similar work. "In General Sessions the total paid to the chief together with his deputies and assistants aggregate about $33,000.

In Kings County Court the total for similar work, including case reader, is les than $21,000, a saving here of about $12,000. DEPARTMENT WITHOUT CHIEF "General Sessions has 40 other probation officers receiving a total of $120,000, while in Kings County Court the work is done by 13 officers at a total of $42,400. a saving in Brooklyn of about $77,600. "In General Scions the department has 32 stenographers and typists at a toial of $53,280. In Kings County this work is done by nine girls at a total of $15,760, a saving by Brooklyn of $37,520.

"The Kings County Court has en- DENTISTS Smith, Hart Dolan Formerly with Waterhury Dental Co. Brooklyn 46 Fulton St. 160-13 Jamaica Avenue JAMAICA. N. I.

More for Your Money than Ever Before New 122V Wheelbase 100 Horsepower Performance a Great New Floating Ride New Lower Prices! 3 A PRODUCT OF THE pTftmmm0h II gR CORP Mayor Opens Federation Day Says Private Charity Is as Necessary As Government Aid Mayor LaGuardia today told more than 500 women who participated in the first Brooklyn Jewish Women's Federation'Day at the Hotel Towers that the work of philanthropic organizations such as the federation is "as necessary as the relief which the Government provides" in taking care of the underprivileged. The Mayor officially opened the Federation Day in which 100 organizations not affiliated with the New York and Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Charities participated. Presiding Judge Edward Lazansky of the Appellate Division, another speaker, declared that he had been waiting 30 years to speak be fore such a united group as that represented by the Federation Day meeting. HOPES FOR UNION "I hope," he said, "that the day is not far distant when all Jewish men and women of Brooklyn, together with all the institutions of which they are a part, will be united as one." The Mayor, emphasizing the difficulty in these days of making appeals for funds, congratulated the committee on "their vision in recruiting so many organizations who did not heretofore participate actively in Federation drives." There are so many worthy causes, he added, that "hardly a day passes but I have to pose shaking hands with some one, or buying a ticket to something, or standing on my head or kissing somebody from the Met- ropolitan to promote one drive or 1 another." SEES NO CONFLICT He said that despite the fact Government is doini a great deal in the expansion of the care of the underprivileged, private institutions supported by private charity, are essential, and pointed out that there i is "no conflict, no competition." be-, twee nprivate and public institu-I tions. "As the Tie asld, "I re- deavored for years to get from the Board of Estimate an increase in its i probation staff to enable efficient probation service.

The appeal has fallen on deaf ears. We have asked for bread and have been handed I stone. For nearly a year the department has been without a chief, due to Mr. Tevlin's death. Last Spring we asked the State Civil Service Department for an open competitive examination for the selection of a new chief.

That application was renewed in October and again in November. Not until Jan. 19 was a definite date fixed by the civil service head. The examina-; tion has been set for March 9. But I this is not enough.

The new chief I will need an adequate staff to put the department on a sound working basis. The charge of politicaliza-tion of the department is absurd. "Mr. LaGuardia is trying to concentrate under the political power of the Borough of Manhattan the probation departments of the courts in other boroughs. The idea is abhorrent to those who believe In borough autonomy and to the right of the criminal courts to administer probation without political defilement.

"The red herring won't fool Brooklyn. Let politics leave the courts alone and confine itself as much as possible to a policy of less spending and of reduction in real estate assessments. If the latter isn't done there may presently be a crash in city finances." r-FUEL OIU Household and Industrial SCRANT0N LEHIGH COAL COMPANY GEORGE J. PATTERSON, rrtsld.nl 895 LIVINGSTON BROOKLYN TRianilr S-MOO BROOKLYN NASSAU a' Asks Probation Reform Here Continued from Page 1 operation and their willingness to improve and develop not only their work but the work of the departments under their direction and control. REVIEWS COURT POWER "The Judges are the appointing officers and they alone have the power of removal.

They determine the type, quality and extent of probation service that is rendered in their courts. They may ignore, disregard or overrule any recommendations of the State Probation Commission and the division of probation. They may elect to comply with or Ignore laws affecting probation In their courts. In all these matters they are only answerable to themselves and not to any outside agency or individual." The commission's report was signed by Mrs. Cecilia D.

Patten, chairman: Edward C. Blum, vice chairman; James P. B. Duffy. Correction Commissioner John A.

Lyons, Morris J. Gladke, Edward Taylor and Piatt K. Wiggins. CALLS FOR CORRECTION In submitting its report, the commission appended its findings after an examination of the Kings County Probation Department In 1938. This report said the Judges were satisfied with the administration of the department; that few, if any, administrative policies were defined; that the administrative staff did not carry out its executive and administrative responsibilities, and that little hope for the Improvement of the department could be expected until the conditions were corrected.

The 1938 report contained the recommendation to the Judges for the replacementa of incomppetent members of the staff by competent and trained workers. The report said that the "unsatisfactory conditions" in the Kings mat tne state prooatlon commission and probation director were powerless to correct them because of a lack of authority. SAYS JUDGES DIDN'T ACT The Legislature was told that "general weaknesses, inadequacies and unsatisfactory conditions" were found in the lasta two Inspections of the Kings County department. On several occasions, the report added, the conditions were made known to t.hft illriupj: Th rpnort. flriHpH that I the Judges made no compliance with 'the commission's recommendations "The State Probation Commission and the Director of Probation can only make recommendations, but cannot require that they be carried out," the report emphasized.

The commis.sion Informed the Legislature that a meeting of the commission on Jan. 12 last resolved to demand of the Kings County judges that they put into effect recommendations for changes urged in the report of Mr. Amen. OFERS RECOMMENDATIONS Pending the enactment of changes In the law, the commission submitted three recommendations affecting probation in Kings County. These included the following; 1.

That the judges designate one of their number or a committee of Judges clothed with full power and responsibility for the efficient functioning of the department and for the formulating, with the chief probation officer, of departmental policies. piuuaiiuii hp ITlvPn tha fn. ganizing the department and to carry out policies adopted. mat a competitive cltywide ex- amtnatlonbe held for the post of chief probation officer, which Is now vacant, and that no preference be given in certification to residents of Kings County. CITES LAXITY ELSEWHERE The commission said there were many communities and departments throughout the State where lax, Inefficient and unsatisfactory probation departments exist and where Inadequate service is given in pro- portion to the amount of money I spent.

I Among other recommendations for 'statutory action In the commission's nine-point program were the follow ing 1 Establishment of a county probation i i He Tells Court, for Objecting to Hog "That's Ingratitude," David Hoffman, 35, of 1598 E. 21st observed in Coney Island Court today when his neighbor, Ernest Schupp of 1600 E. 21st charged that Hoffman's Scotch terrier, Scottle, barked Incessantly and caused him much annoyance. "My dog prevented a burglary in Mr. Schupp's apartment a year ago," Hofrman told Magistrate Cullen.

"The burglars had already forced open a window when Scottie scared them away with his barks. Anyway, Scottie only barks some of the time when certain dogs pass by." The magistrate paroled Hoffman for hearing. Feb. 14 on a charge of violating the Sanitary Code. Scottie, who was in court, was quiet throughout the proceeding.

Late Crowds Jam License Bureau Crowds thronged the offices of the State License Bureau at 320 Scher-merhorn St. today as the time for renewing automobile license plates drew to a close. Technically, tomorrow Is the last day. but District Tax Supervisor David Soden has extended the time until Saturday, sinec the end of the month comes in the middle of the eweek and many persons are not paid until the end of the week. The interior of the Schermerhorn St.

offices has been rearranged so persons may wait inside the building, rather than out In the cold. The offices were opened at 8 a.m. and will remain open to 5:30 p.m. to accommodate as many as possible. Bureau were 6.812 passenger car plates and 1.594 commercial plates.

At the Sears Roebuck tsore 2,140 passenger car plates and 245 commercial plates were issued. At the Kings County Lighting Company, 1.620 passenger plates and 313 commercial plates were Issued. The total lor the day was 10,672 passenger car plates and 2,152 commercial. To date there have been 94.928 passenger plates and 18.696 commercial plates issued. Mr.

Soden said, "We hope to issue 135,000 passenger plates and 27.000 commercial plates for the year." Certified Milk Men Ii: TYf avrwr'u tstarwl 1111 oiauu A resolution declaring that their product was apart from the milk controversy arising out of Mayor LaGuardias advice to the public to buy Grade milk rather than Grade A was adopted yesterday by the Metropolitan Certified Milk Prodnrprs nnrt Pprtif ipri Milk Pro ducers Association of America at their annual joint meeting in the Hotel Roosevelt. Certified milk is raw milk produced under superior conditions of cleanliness. Several members reported that the controversy had Injured their sales. Doctors to Hear Talks On Cures for Deafness New methods of treating the hard of hearing will be discussed at an educational forum of the East New York Medical Society on Monday night in the Temple Auditorium, Rochester Ave. and St.

John's Place, Dr. Hyman I. Teperson, president, announced today. Speakers will include Dr. Aaron Roth.

oto-larynRologist at Beth-El Hospital; Dr. Mervyn C. Myerson, oto-laryngoloRlst at the Brooklyn cancer institute, ana ur. noDeri l. Moorneaa.

department In every county outside New York City. Vesting of authority in the State director of probation to approve or Teject county directors of probation or probation officers. HJiciwr FUNERAL UJL DIRECTORS 1015 HALSEY SrBKLVV. CMRPEiSjURiiftaiiiWLjsmmunitiei VoUlYV irs ranged and they hoped the proceeds would top $2,000,000. ROOSEVELT TO BROADCAST The President will address the celebrants In a brief radio talk from Washington and chat with a host of movie stars who are now In Washington to attend the parties there.

These, including Mickey Rooney, Dorothy Lamour and Tyrone Power, were invited to lunch at the White House today. Mrs. Roosevelt, with a group of the stars, will make the rounds of a half dozen Washington hotels where balls are being held. At the White House Mr. Roosevelt will cut a cake bearing only 21 candles, as Is the family custom.

They announced, however, that he had sent a birthday message ior Congress. Appropriately enough, in view of the drive to help paralysis auf ferers, Mr. Roosevelt outlined his view on starting a $7,500,000 to $10,000,000 program of constructing small hospitals in communities now without facilities. The President, a victim of Infantile paralysis, was pronounced on his 58th birthday today to be in as "perfect condition as any man of his age could be," by his physician, Rear Admiral Ross T. Mclntire.

Men and women prominent In Brooklyn's social, civic and official life wiil attend tonight's ball at the Bossert and take part in the grand march which follows the cutting of the cake. NOTABLES INVITED Judge Garvin has forwarded Invitations to the following Jurists: Presiding Appellate Division Justice Lazansky and Associate Justices William F. Hagarty, William B. Carswell. Frederick P.

Close, John B. Johnston, Frank F. Adel and George H. Tay- lor Federal Judges Mortimer W. Bycrs, Marcus B.

Campbell, Grover M. Moscowitz, Clarence G. Galston and Matthew T. Abruzzo. Also Supreme Court Justices Al-geron I.

Nova, Lewis L. Fawcett, John MacCrate, Mitchell May, Harry E. Lewis, Charles J. Dodd, 1 George E. Brower, Charles C.

Lock-wood, John H. McCooey Meier Steinbrink, Philip A. Brennan, Peter P. Smith, Joseph Fennelly, William R. Wilson, Frank E.

Johnson and Francis D. McGarey, County Judges Peter J. Brancato, John J. Fitzgerald and Franklin Taylor and City Court Justices Joseph V. Gallagher, Sylvester Sabbatino, Louis Gold-atein.

Jacob H. Livingston and Mur-i ray Hearn. Mrs. Clarence Waterman, chairman of the women's campaign division, and Mrs. Garvin will be hosts to Mr.

and Mrs. Harland B. Tib-betts, Mr, and Mrs. James G. McDonald, Justice and Mrs.

Brower, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Van Sinderen, Mrs. Thomas F. Casey, Mr.

and Mrs. Edward C. Blum, Mr. and Mrs. Henry J.

Davenport, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Rogers Mr. and Mrs.

William P. Earle Mrs. Maiy Childs Draper, Col. and Mrs. Walter Jeffreys Carlin.

Also Mr. and Mrs. II. Edward Dreler, Dr. and Mrs.

Frank L. Bab-bott, District Tax Supervisor and Mrs. David F. Soden, Mr. and Mrs.

Car'iliuitrated i DtSoto DeLuxt Sedan, $905 or Detroit SUCH A CAR FOR EXTRA-VALUE YOU NEVER SAW THIS utov.w PRICES ARE WHAT MAKES DE SOTO THE GREAT BUY OF 1940? Its size, style, ride and its amazing new, low price this year actually $20 to $48 lower than last! Check up on De Soto's new beauty, the new roomier interior. And for your own sake, don't miss De Soto's new Floating Ride! Visit your De Soto dealer. You'll get a good deal on your present car. De SOTO DlVI-sion of Chrysler Corporation, Detroit MAJOR BOWES, C.B.S. NETWORK, 9-10 P.M., E.S.T.

ALL THIS EXTRA VALUE! Advanced Styling 100 Hortepower Engine- 122S' Wheelbate New Floating Ride Perfected Handy Shift Sealed Beam Headlightt Bigger Window! Rear Door Full Width at Bottom Wider Seata Signali on All Daih Gauge Improved Curved Glan Rear Window. DeLuxe Sedan 45905 Federal knd lot.U.,e.. LOOK Warning Ventilation n.Uv.rea.. rncluded.Tr.n.po.1-.. oases? RIDE THEN DECIDE! 000 Thomas A.

Swift, Mr. and Mrs. William Swartz, Miss Rose Gaffney, Mr. and Mrs. George H.

Gartlan, Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Sessions, Mrs. Edward V. Kllleen, Mrs.

James Vincent. Donnelly. Mrs. William A. O.

Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Durk and Mr, and Mrs. Marcy Schor.

CONSULT CLASSIFIED TELEPHONE DIRECTORY FOR YOUR COMMUNITY DE SOTO DEALER.