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NcW Deal Sd Brooklyn Elks Lodge Inducts New Exalted Ruler Edward Callan To Reorganize 114 Bureaus Installed Head BROOKLYN EAGLE, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1939 OfBoroElks BOYS' AND GIRLS' WEEK'S PUBLIC OFFICE CONTEST April 22. 1939 Ballot No. 35 I vote for Print nam of student National 0fV.F.W.Gets Boro Home Address School This ballot valid only when received at Eagle Office by April 23, 1939. MAIL TO BOYS' AND GIRLS' WEEK CONTEST EDITOR, Box 99, Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Chief Welcome Officials Greet Him, Plan Projects Tour Reviews Veterans Brooklyn's war veterans and auxiliaries In uniforms turned out in full force today to welcome the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Eugene I. Van Justice Hallinan Seats Him As Successor To George J. Riedler Edward J. Callan was Installed Congress Will Get 1st ShifU Next Week -21 Units Protected Washington, April 22 U.R Government reorganization, retarded by years of dispute between Republican tnd Democratic Presidents and Congresses, was about to begin today. The New Deal was completing plans for shifts within 114 executive department agencies and the first of Last Office Poll Ballot Is Published Today sence, I am sending a message for our boys and girls." Mr.

Cohen is traveling through the United States. Elka induct new exalted ruler. Supreme Court Justice James T. Hallinan (center), past grand exalted ruler, congratulates newly elected Exalted Ruler Edward J. Callan of the Brooklyn Elks (left) as Past Exalted Ruler George J.

Riedler looks on. (Eagle Staff photo.) Jews Need Some 'Irish Fight Briscoe Tells Whitiy Club lem would readily result if England "returned the country to the people she took it from." Joseph B. Whitty and Mrs. Lillian M. Murphy, Democratic leader and co-leader of the 2d A.

also spoke. Former Fire Commissioner John J. Dorman presided. The meeting was preceded by a dinner in Mr. Briscoe's honor in the Montauk Club, 8th Ave.

and Lincoln Place. Among those present were 8upreme Court Justice Joseph Fennelly, Municipal Court Justice Murray Hearn, John J. Flan-nery, president of the Children's Bus Service; Mr. Dorman, Mr. Whitty and Mrs.

Murphy. exalted ruler of the Brooklyn Lodge of Elks at ceremonies last night in the clubhouse, 150 8. Oxford St. He succeeds George J. Riedler.

Supreme Court Justice James T. Hallinan, past grand exalted ruler, officiated at the exercises, which were attended by more than 600.per- sons. The Induction was the 65th In the history of Brooklyn Lodge 22 and the fifth since the return to the old headquarters after occupying the building at Livingston St. and Boerum Place for six years. Delegations of Elks from Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Richmond, Freeport, Lynbrook, Hempstead, Southampton, Glen Cove and Huntington lodges paid tribute to the new Brooklyn staff of officers, elected last month.

Dinner Precedes Ritual About 350 persons attended a din ner, of which Anthony J. DeLisio, past exalted ruler, was chairman, preceding the Installation ceremonies. Samuel A. Lemma was Installed esteemed leading knight; Newton G. Avrutis, esteemed loyal knight; Thomas J.

Cuite, esteemed lecturing knight; Frank G. Primrose, treasurer; Samuel J. Hosford, tiler; Thomas F. Cuite, secretary, and August E. Dauernheim, trustee for live years.

Following his induction Mr. Cal lan announced the appointment of Anthony F. DeFronza as chaplain; Joseph F. Dunn, esquire; Bert Reed. organist; Fred O.

Milligan, presid ing Justice, and Francis D. Creamer. Inner guard. He named as assistant inner guards Burton J. Bermas, James T.

Brady, John J. A. Kiernan, Daniel Marcus, uustav H. Olson, Joseph A. Scrivanl and Martin E.

Uhllg. Riedler Gets Life Card Mr. Callan presented an honorary life membership card to his predecessor and In turn received floral tributes from Edward J. McCarthy, Mr. Dauernheim, John J.

Timnley and James Weir Hawkins. Presentations were made to the other newly installed officers by Municipal Court Justice Edward A. Wynne, Joseph Scrivanl, Mr. Riedler, Robert Soldln, Joseph L. Johnson, Peter Barbu, J.

J. Dubersteln and Jefferson Marcus. Speakers included Supreme Court Justice Henry G. Wenzel president of the State Elks Association, and Samuel C. Dubersteln, district deputy of the Southeast District and past exalted ruler of Brooklyn lodge.

Others Attending Others present were City Court Justice Sylvester Sabbatlno, Municipal Court Justice George J. Joyce, Representative-at-Large Matthew J. Merritt, former Sheriff Peter S. Seery, former Justice of the Peace Peter S. Beck of Freeport and John F.

Lantry, secretary to Supreme Court Justice Edward Rlegelmann and Democratic leader of the 10th D. Outlaw Arrested Here Awaits Trial in West Indianapolis, April 22 (P) Claude Dickerson, 31-year-old midwestern outlaw, stayed in jail today while State police considered what to do with him. State detectives brought him yes terday from New York, where he was arrested in his Queens apart ment Sunday. He had been living there as a respected glazier for six months. Dickerson Is charged with robbery In a holdup attempt March 20, 1936, at the Bank of Bloomingdale, in which the assistant cashier and a gunman shot each other to death.

Veteran Worker Final Coupon Is Valid Only Until Tuesday When Voting Closes With the publication today of the last ballot. No. 85, in the public office contest for Boys and Girls Week, contestants and their managers combed the borough lor precious votes. The ballot published today will expire on Tuesday, and the winners will be announced just as soon as the first tabulation is completed. A letter from David Cohen, chairman of Boys and Girls Week, informs us that he will not be pres ent at the celebrations this year.

I hope that all Is well with Boys and Girls Week," he stated in the letter to the committee. I was very much Interested In plans for this event in the States through which we passed, but no where will there be a celebration such as we have in Brooklyn. Whenever I think of the men and women on the committee, who give their time and energy so unstlntingly, my heart swells with pride that I am associated with them. Sees Success Assured regret that I cannot be with you on the various occasions. I know that the week will be a success as a result of your splendid efforts.

To make up for my ab- Rumania Balks Hitler in Reply I Continued from Page 1 replies prominently In his reply Friday to President Roosevelt's peace message which asked the Fuehrer and Premier Mussolini if they were willing to give assurances that their armies would not attack or 31 countries. The United Press reported from Berlin that Germany had sounded out all of the 31 nations concerned. (Foreign Minister Eli as Erkko of Finland replied that Finland did not consider her neutrality threatened by Germany. Expect Respect of Neutrality (The Swiss Government informed Germany that it believed its neutrality would be respected by Its neighbors "who, Including Germany, have expressly guaranteed it." Switzerland added it was determined to fight any aggression. (Belgium was reliably reported to have decided to tell Germany that she has no reason to suspect the good faith of the three nations which have pledged themselves to guarantee her Independence Brit ain, France and Germany.

(The Netherlands told Germany it did not consider Itself menaced by the Reich. In reply to additional questions by the German Government, the Netherlands declared it did not ask President Roosevelt to champion its cause and that it had no knowledge of the President's peace message to Hitler and Mussi-llnl before it was sent from Wash ington. (Lithuania was reported to have referred the German Government to a Lithuanian-German treaty of March 22, in which Germany pledged herself not to resort to force or support force against Lithuania.) Nazis Pleased With Results German officials obviously were pleased with the results and it was clear that no answers were expected which would support the thesis that Germany had designs on any neighbors. Officials yesterday ridiculed re ports from abroad that the German Foreign Office had moved to refute Mr. Roosevelt by asking small countries directly whether they were afraid of the Reich.

Today officials declined to say exactly how many replies were received but they no longer attempted to hide the fact that the questions had been asked and answered. Practically all the smaller neigh bors in question sent delegations to Hitler's birthday celebration Thursday, and some of them still are here Robert Briscoe, only Jewish member of the Irish Parliament, would like to be able to inject a pint of Irish blood into every Jew" to develop a militant spirit In the fight against anti-Semitism. Mr. Briscoe addressed more than 800 persons last night at a joint meeting of the Kings Highway Democratic Club and the Women's Regular Democratic Organization of the 2d A. D.

in Public School 197, Kings Highway and E. 22d St. Charging that Great Britain was guilty of instigating disorders in Palestine to keep Jews and Arabs apart, he declared that a peaceful solution of the Palestinian prob Ciano Presses Pact on Slavs Continued from Page 1 Italy, Hungary, Manchukuo and Spain are signatories. To Confer Two Days The Italian and Yugoslav foreign ministers, Count Galeazzo Ciano and Alexander Clnca-Markovich, will confer today and tomorrow. Count Ciano, on his arrival here by airplane for the talks, said his meeting with Clnca-Markovich would show among other things that, despite "the slight change in the map of the Balkans" by Italy's conquest of Albania, "Italo-Yugolav friendship Is as firm as ever." As the talks opened, it was an nounced Italian military authorities in Albania "had made cordial contacts" with Yugoslav officers at frontier points.

Informed sources said renewed as surances that Italy would not ex tend her Balkan territorial expan sion Into Yugoslavia and possibly economic concessions would be the reward for Yugoslav co-operation with Italy against what Fascists have called Anglo-French attempts at encirclement of the axis powers. Troops Off to Gibraltar London, April 22 UP) The first battalion of the Welsh Guards Regi ment, numbering 600 officers and men, entrained for Southampton to day to embark in the troopship, Dorsetshire, for Gibraltar, where the British battleship Ra-millles, the submarine Severn, the destroyers Gallant, Grafton and Active arrived today from Malta. 15 Warship at Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt, April 22 The overnight arrival of two British submarines and five fleet repair ships today brought to 15 the num-ver of British vessels in or near this port. It was reliably reported that Boro Red Cross Antwerp. A full day and evening program was scheduled, beginning at 7 this morning and closing late tonight.

Commander Van Antwerp was given the borough's official welcome on the steps of Borough Hall by Commissioner Shotwell, representing Borough President Ingersoll who is out of town. Commissioner Shotwell pointed out that the commander "Is probably operating on as busy and as rigid a schedule In meeting his Brooklyn social engagements today as he ever has in the roll of a busy civil engineer." Mr. Van Antwerp is an engineer in the city government of Detroit. To Tour Belt Parkway "After the luncheon I am going to take the commander for a ride," Commissioner Shotwell continued. "It will be a peaceful one, however.

We are going to tour one of the greatest engineering projects launched in the Borough of Brooklyn in many years the new Belt Parkway around the borough's shore line. "WJille we are at it, we are going to show the commander where- the new Brooklyn Battery Bridge will end on this side of the harbor. As an engineer, he will undoubtedly appreciate the magnitude of these improvements and their importance in the program of stream-lining the city's system of communications." Inspects Massed Units The various borough units and auxiliaries of the V. F. W.

massed at about 11 a.m. at the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge, where the national commander inspected them. From there he was escorted to Bor ough Hall. A luncheon is scheduled for the Towers Hotel and at 3:30 Commissioner Shotwell will take him on the motor tour of the new Belt Parkway and other proposed public works projects. The tour will end at Fort Hamilton, where Commander Van Antwerp will review the evening parads of the 18th United States Infantry, as the guest of Col.

Fay W. Brab-son. Brooklyn members of the City Council will be his hosts at a dinner at the Hotel St. George at 7 p.m., and at 9 o'clock the commander will install more than 600 new officers of the V. F.

W. at the 106th Regiment Armory, Bedford and Atlantic Aves. -U-. Commanders of the seven major veterans' organizations of the boroughs, representing 25,000 members, borough officials, City Council members and United States Army officers will all Join in greeting Mr. Van Antwerp, who is here to inspect the 40 posts and 35 auxiliaries of the V.

F. W. in Brooklyn; The national commander arrived from Memphis, at 6:55 a.m. at Pennsylvania Station, where he was met by the committee in charge of the ceremonies. Herman R.

La-Tourette, senior vice county commander of the V. F. is chairman of the veterans' committee, and Deputy Commissioner of Borough Works Willets H. Shotwell heads the citizens committee. From the station Mr.

Van Antwerp went to the Hotel St. George, where he had breakfast as the guest of County Commander Edward F. Dunne and County President Marie Gorth. Barcelona Gvil Guard Commander Executed Barcelona, April 22 CP) A firing, squad today executed the Republican General, Jose Aranguren, commander of the Civil Guards of Barcelona who was charged with ordering the guards to remain loyal to the Republican government and thus frustrating an attempt of the garrisoned soldiers to Join General Franco early in the civil war. Telephone communications were established throughout Rrmin tviow and hundreds of Spaniards seized wie long-awaited opportunity of talking to friends and relatives at a distance.

although the co-operation or that nation controlling the passage between the Black Sea and Mediterranean, was taken for granted in London. Briton Explains to Germans The British are attemntlnir tn forestall an apparent maneuver by ynancenor Hiwer aiscrecut president Roosevelt's appeal for non-aggression Died ges in the eyes of the German people. An announcer of the British Broadcasting Corporation, a government monorjolv. xoeaklno- In nm, carefully told Nazi listeners about me uerman inquiry aaaressed to small nations which were among those mentioned in the President's appeal. France Rashes Naval Base Paris.

Awll 22 6tn Tho Government today ordered work rusneu on a new naval base at Mers-El-Keblr, on the Algerian coast opposite Spain, in a fresh step in Its broad effort to strengthen France's foreign and domestic position. In another action, following a series of decrees approved yesterday, It ordered an Increase in small fight-ng ships and auxiliary vessels for the navy. The Air Ministry was authorized to spend an additional 3,850,000 000 francs Slovakia Protests Bratislava, April 22 (P-Slovakia protested today to Hungary against alleged frontier violations by Hungarian troops. several other warships would arrive during the weekend for an indefinite stay taken to indicate Britain's determination to concentrate a naval force at this vital Junction of empire arteries, near the northern entrance to the Suez Canal. France Ousts Italians Toulon, France, April 22 (tfV-Six Italian employes of a factory working on national defense orders today were ordered expelled from France.

They were accused of spreading anti-French propaganda. Fascist Salute Obligatory Tirana, Albania, April 22 W) The Fascist salute became the obligatory form of greeting' throughout Albania, now united to the crown of Italy, on orders of the new Albanian Cabinet today. The Cabinet also made Premier Mussolini honorary citizen of every Albanian city, and the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, an honorary citizen of Tirana. Meanwhile, in Rome, Francesco Jacomoni, who was Italian Minister to Albania at the time of that little kingdom's absorption by Italy, was appointed "Lieutenant-General of Albania" by King Vlttorlo Eman-uele. Cult Leader Protests 'Invasion' of Home Los Angeles, April 22 (U.B The Rev.

Joe Jeffers and his pretty wife, Zella Joy, accused of frolicking in the nude in entertaining their house guests, charged today that District Attorney's investigators had "invaded the privacy of an American home" to obtain their evidence. "Is the privacy of the American home to be desecrated by such illegal tactics as planting dictaphones to record the conversations of its occupants?" Jeffers' attorney asked. He said he would prove false charges that the Jeffers gave unconventional entertainments in the nude for their guests. Chapter Honors a series of, reorganization orders probably will go to Congress next week. It will become effective with' In 60 days unless a majority of each House rejects It.

Congress specifically protected 21 more or less Independent Government agencies from Presidential reshuffling. These 21 Include most of the major commissions, administra tors and boards. A further reorganization plan Is proposed In a bill sponsored by Senator James F. Byrnes 8. to consolidate the Works Progress Ad ministration, Public Works Admin' istration, Civilian Conservation Corps and the public buildings branch of the procurement division.

Those agencies would become an independent public works agency. Some thing of the sort appears, also, to be in Mr. Roosevelt mind. Important agencies of sub-cabinet rank eligible for reorganization under the first orders due next week Include the Federal Housing Admin-ls; ration, Council of National Defense, Inland Waterways Corporation, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Federal Home Loan Bank organization, Tennessee Valley Authority, National Youth Administration, Civil Aeronautics Authority and the Maritime Labor Board. Showdown on Neutrality Due Washington, April 22 (A5) Administration leaders moved today toward a showdown on proposed changes in the neutrality law.

They decided to end hearings by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee next week and to start committee consideration of a half dozen proposals to amend or repeal the present statute. Chairman Pittman Nev.) announced that Hugh S. Johnson, former NRA administrator, would t-estify Monday. Pittman said he expected the committee to begin consideration of pending bills later In the week. To Reinforce Intelligence Unit The Army is planning quietly to reinforce Its Military Intelligence Division to keep In touch with fast- moving developments abroad and safeguard defense secret at home.

Officials said a request by Secretary Woodrlng to Congress for authority to enlarge the general staff from 88 to 102 officers meant that a general instead of a colonel would be put In charge of the Army's reporting and counter-espionage service. G. O. P. Leaders Neutral Hopeful of maintaining party solidarity for the 1940 campaign, the Republican leadership in Congress is passing the word about that It is neutral toward all possible contenders for the G.

O. P. Presidential nomination. Persons close to Senator McNary of Oregon and Representative Martin of Massachusetts, the party leaders in Senate and House, reported they had decided to steer clear of any commitments which might result In party factionalism, and to concentrate instead on building a Republican legislative record for 1940. A series of Republican dinners here is being arranged In a manner Signed to prevent bitterness among possible Presidential contenders.

Don J. Sterling Elected Head of Editors Society Washington, April 22 W) Don" J. Sterling became president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors today, succeeding William Allen White of Emporia, Kan. Sterling, elevated from the first Vice presidency, was one of the founders of the organization. He Is managing editor of the Portland (Ore.) Journal.

The new president was elected at a meeting of the board of directors Inst niffhr. fnllnwinir a rv1-u Kan. quet at which Thomas E. Dewey, tor General Robert H. Jackson, Sen tor laii, wnioi, ana oenaior 'Mahoney (D Wyo.) were "off-the-record" speakers.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS acctft-id until 10 P.M. lor publication the follovin Jay or from 8 AM. to 1 PM. (11 A.M. on Saturdays) for fubli- tation in the next available tdition of the tame day's PfMAin 4-6200 i i Although Mr.

Cohen will be away. Mrs. Bara DeForest, co-chairman of the senior committee, will guide the boys and girls through a week that promises to be filled with reat pleasures. Standing of Candidate Following is the tabulation for today: Shirley Dolan, Bishop McDonnell 42,158 Helen C. Brancato.

St. Brendan's 38,482 Edward llelvln, Brooklyn Prep 11,258 Molly Sheehan, Bt. Francis Xavler 10,279 Helen Parker, Queen ol All Bainta 10.044 Edward Hayes, St. Francis Prep (,091 Tox Cox Culver, Brooklyn Prep 7,481 WHUam Dulfy Bishop LouabJln 6,114 Philip McCaffrey, St. Michael's 6,431 Chariea J.

OToole, St. John's Prep 5.29 Vlnlnia Ol Oeronlmo, Lafayette 6,238 Harrison J. Bdwardi, Brooklyn Prep 4,817 Cecil I MIUs, St. Angela Hall 3,352 Larry A. Schuu.

St. Prancls Prep 3,194 Prank Marcel, Alexander Hamilton 1,716 Genevieve Doncwhue, St. Brendan's 1,888 Retina, A. Hayden, Richmond Hill 1,642 Helen Powers, St. Joseph's Com'l 1,521 Poesy McCormack, Olrls Commercial 1,485 Jack Lawrence, St.

John's Prep 1,430 Harry A. Cohan Brooklyn Tech 1,422 Harold Levy, Jamaica Vocational 1,229 Patricia Tobln, Erasmus Hall 1,185 Doris MeNally. St. Joseph's Com'l 1,011 Jack O'Brien, Brooklyn Technical 939 warren Anderson, Manual Training Charlotte Reilly, St. Joseph's Junior John A.

Morlarlty, Erasmus Hall William T. Duffy. Bishop Loushlln nj jseyer. ruaen Lucy coney. St.

Saviour- Howard O. Raymond, Boys- Loretta Bronhy, The Mary Louis Kathryn Pett, Erasmus Hall Charles Lynch. Alexander Hamilton Marsaret Rose Drury, Bay Ridge Naomi Sanditxl. Bay Ridge -Eileen Daly, Drover Cleveland Mary Ellen ZlnneU. Pontebonne Acad.

John Borum. Brooklyn Tech after having been lavishly entertained. Planning Diplomatic Drive Hitler is planning a vigorous diplomatic campaign in eastern and southeastern Europe to consolidate the position of the totalitarian nations and defeat British and French efforts to form a "peace front." the United Press said It was understood in Berlin. German diplomats were believed to feel that the next few weeks and months would be most Important lor Germany, and It was forecast that every effort would be made to make it necessary zor sucn nations as Poland, Rumania and Yugoslavia to choose definitely between the Berlin-Rome and London-Paris An authoritative editorial service predicted Hitler would reject sharply President Roosevelt's peace appeal as a "crude attempt" to establish In advance a war guilt thesis. "This much can already be said without anticipating Hitler's srieech next weekend: Mediation from overseas, which in the opinion of many represents a crude attempt to es- laoiisn a war guilt thesis a priori, will be rejected most sharply on the part of Germany." said the thrice- weekly commentary.

Dlenst A us Deutschland, which Is known to nave close Foreign Office connections. Peace Not "Dead Organism' It mav also be a.irrv! Mint the Fuehrer, Just like Premier Mus- sonm, win remind the western Powers that peace must not be treated like a dead organism but as a living task of finding Just solutions from case to case." Dlenst Aus Deutsrhlanrl mM the "President Roosevelt, in the eyes of me uerman people and its leader, is a second (President Woodrow) Wilson." and that "from ovxnr rnl nt of view he appears unfit to play the roie oi nonest Droker concerning European affairs." Moscow Center of Discussions London, April 22 (P Europe's diplomats, who have been working a seven-day week as rival London. Paris and Berlin-Rome coalitions pushed efforts to gain new allies, started another full weekend today. Diplomatic activity continued in almost every European capital. Moscow was the center of discus' sions, with Britain reliably reported having accepted as "a basis for negotiations" a counter-proposal by Soviet Russia for a revival of the World War triple military alliance of Britain, France and Russia.

In Moscow the conversations were given impetus by the arrival of the Soviet Ambassador from London, Ivan Maisky. Establishment of a triple entente. such as Russia proposed, it was believed would include a guarantee to the Soviet against any Japanese attack. Discussions continued in Turkey, Bay Ridge then to 4th where It was dis banded. A variety of comic costumes were in evidence and many visiting gionnaires were in uniform.

The fife and drum corps and hill billy band in unique dress of the post entertained the throngs along the line of march. The bazar is being held to raise a $10,000 fund for the headquarters of the post, 345 78th to be known as "The Shrine of Americanism." The new building, Magistrate Ford said last night, would not be merely a meeting place for the American Legion but a community center for the neighborhood. Gerald Dowd was in charge of the parade details, William Hennessy is commander oi the post. Razing of Jail Held Needless Byrne Says Crowding And Bad Sanitation Can Be Remedied Elimination of the present unsanitary and crowded condition of Raymond Street Jail can be accomplished without the "needless ex pense" of erecting a new building, Joseph S. Byrne, Brooklyn attorney and prominent borough civic worker, declared today.

In a letter to Henry R. KInsey, president of the Willlamsburgh Savings Bank and chairman of a committee of 100 leading Brooklyn citizens working for the construction of a new Jail, Mr. Byrne contended that replacement of the present Jail Is unnecessary and added that the tax burden is already too heavy and the creating of new public buildings must necessarily add to that bur den." "You would indeed favor me by giving some actual reasons why this city should expend perhaps 000 In replacing this building at a time when taxes and interest and aU kinds of charges are being levied on our businesses and on our very lives," he' said. Cites Long Watt Pointing out that many prisoners have been held in Raymond Street Jail for months awaiting sentence because of "negligence on the part or authorities in charge of these matters," Mr. Byrne suggested that the KInsey committee seek to rem edy this situation and "thus cause the Jail to be half-emptied and the need of a new one avoided." Similar work, he said, could be done by the committee in pushing social reformation of youths less than 21 years of age and thus cut down the large number of young sters neia in the present Jail.

such activity, he insisted, coupled with a number of physical improvements in the present structure would make replacement of the Jail at a cost of many millions of dollars "en tirely unnecessary." Knox Says Odds Favor War Within 3 Months Chicago, April 22 (U.R) Col. Frank Knox, publisher of the Chicago Daily News, said last night he believes there is "better than a 50-50 chance that war will come within three months." He said it Is imperative that the United States adequately protect the Panama Canal, especially the Atlantic side, where, he said, if the country becomes involved in a war, an attack probably would be made. "To protect the canal we must make of the Caribbean Sea an American lake," he said. He urged that England and Prance cancel their war debts by ceding their possessions In the Caribbean to the United States. Claims New Record OT Light Seaplanes Bay Shore, April 22 Dewev lEldred of Willoughby, Ohio, landed his Lycoming-powered Taylorcraft seaplane at 12:21 a.m.

today off Fire Island lighthouse, and announced that he had completed a flight of 2.000 kilometers (about 1.240 miles) 16 hours, 58 minutes and 32 sec- onus, trarea saia iruu wis estao- hed a new record for light sea- planes. point off the Fire Island lighthouse at 7:22 a.m. yesterday and flew con tinuously over a course between Fire Island lighthouse and a point near Amagansett. His average speed was 73 miles an hour, Stanley A. Hedberg, Eldred's representative, said the barograph carried by Eldred would be forwarded to the National Aeronautic Associa tion in Washington.

jGraSsllODDer AriTIV a nBiiuiji.a niiny Advances on Farmland Coalinga, April 22 (U.R) All available manpower was concentrated on a 50-mile front today to halt millions of grasshoppers movlni? toward 20,000 acres of valuable farmland in Pleasant Valley. I Already the hoppers had Infested nearly 4,000 acres of cotton, grain and fla which they devoured rav-; enously. Heading for the same, sects crawled and ho3 ir i1 strip of semi-desert foothill and vai-i leyland 120 miles long. 4,000 Legionnaires Stage 1 Gala Parade in More than 4,000 persons participated in a costume parade through the streets of Bay Ridge last night as a forerunner of the five-day 20th annual bazar of Bay Ridge Post, American Legion, which opens Tuesday and continues until Saturday at the Kings County Lighting Company Building, 4th Ave. and 68th St.

About 15,000 spectators witnessed the procession. Led by Magistrate Matthew J. Troy, chairman of the general bazar committee, the parade, similar to that staged by the Society of 40 and 8 during the Legion convention in 1937, left the temporary headquarters of the post at 4808 4th Ave. and marched along 6th Ave. to 86th St, The canteen service of the Brooklyn Chapter, American Red Cross, holds Its first formal luncheon at 66 Court St.

In honor of Mrs. Sadie Shucart's ten years of service. Mrs. Shucart left yesterday for Lexington, where she will live and, it Is expected, "pick up Red Cross work where she left off." Mrs. Sh-cart has been a volunteer bookbinder and has transcribed braille.

Left to right Mrs. Charles Sabbatlno, member of the Staff Assistance Corps; Miss Hazel Grabler and Miss Jean Derides, members of the canteen service; Col. J. H. Blpley, director of the Brooklyn Chapter, and Mrs.

Shucart. (Eagle Staff photo.) 1.