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ft THE WEATHER Br Weatkw Brt BAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. Temperature, nn 1 Ttp (sartlr cloudy) Mcia artc 10 yesri ism i DAILY EA(GM WALL STREET Storks and Curb Closing Pricei ir it ic it Je 94th YEAR No. 132 ENTERED AT THE BROOKLYN PORT-OFFICE AS 2D CLASS MAIL MATTER NEW YORK CITY, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1935 32 PAGES THREE CENTS mi a am. Bo.h jw May Iteject MOTHER THREATENED TrTT a tvttw rTTix Princess Babs Gets Reno Divorce; Free to Marry Danish Count 4 AND Call Suspect Ring's Aide in Shakedown Swindlers Got as High as $1,100 on Promise of Policemen Jobs TO KILL POISON PROBE HEARS Must Remain in Jail He fSf Mrs. Cross Despondent Over Poor Health and Big Family, Neighbors Quoted Had Rook on lethal Drugs and Read Schopenhauer Closely Attention in the eerie series of subtle poisoning deaths in the family of Frederick Gross, 49-year-old one-legged bookkeeper, today shifted from him to his wife, Katharine, 38-year-old former nurse, who died on April 4, only a few days after her two sons had died and before her two daughters.

District Attorney Geoghan thU afternoon began tracking down reports that Mrs. Gross had told several neighbors late in March that she was tired of living and was go-mg to kill herself and her children. The neighbors also were reported to have described her as morose and melancholy for several months. Had Book on Poisons The new trend in the case was given impetus by the discovery in the Gross home of nine books in the wife's name, among them being Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivanl and Count ip-t 3 I Heiress Gets Absolute Decree by Charging Alexis Mdivani With Cruelty in Ten-Minute Hearing Spectators Barred Reno, May 13 IP)- Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani, beautiful young five and ten-cent store heiress, won an absolute divorce from Prince Alexis Mdivani of Transcaucasian Georgia in a brief, secret trial here today. RflEle Rtnff Pho'o Frederick Gross (left) as he appeared today before Magistrate Brill in Homicide Court.

Assistant District Attorney Vincent Ferrari (right) obtained a week's Arthur Courtney, 29, of 139 6th Long Island City, was held today as the Queens agent of a shakedown ring which swindled would-be policemen by promising to get their names on the eligible list. Courtney is charged with obtaining clients for John Flaherty, former secretary to Municipal Court Justice Llppe, who was arrested Saturday, Denies Charges In the Manhattan police lineup this morning, Courtney denied taking part in a swindle, and declared that he had introduced persons to Flaherty In order to do them a good turn. He denied a charge that he received $50 commission for each Victim turned over. Courtney, who is a fireman in a Department of Sanltatioon incinerator plant in Long Island City, was arrested at 10:30 p.m. yesterday in a beer garden owned by his mother at 80-14 Roosevelt Jackson Heights.

Said He Gave $80 The complainant against him is Thomas H. Lang of 137-27 Juniper Bt Flushing, who says that in January, 1934, he met Courtney at Broadway and 46th Manhattan, and gave him $800 to Insure his name being put on the the list recently released. Deputy Inspector McDermott declared had turned over at least ten customers to Flaherty. Sums charged the victims ranged up to $1,100, he said. McDermott said that Courtney had twice been a victim himself of the racket before he became an associate with Flaherty in the venture.

Courtney had given Flaherty $500 In 1930 in order to get on the Fire Department eligible list and another $500 a year and a half ago to get on the police list. In both cases he was rejected. Find 300 Cards Commissioner Valentine announced that the evidence would be presented to the grand Jury today. "There Is no telling how far reaching this thing is," Valentine declared. "About 30Q cards and applications were found in Flaherty's apartment." "Adding that 'he expected more mmniainfji in' rim' In.

Valentine said that Flaherty appeared to be a specialist in all types of civil service Jobs. Stocks Recover After Early Drop Stocks were lower during the morning but gradually recovered, Utilities excepted, and by 2 o'clock Industrials were more than point above aSturday's close, while rails gained point on average. Utilities lost point, largely because of the new threat of a municipal lighting plant here made by Mayor LaQuardia. There was considerable activity on the spurt, but In the last hour prices receded a little from the tops. Sterling was strong against the dollar and the gold bloc currencies.

Quotations for sterling here ruled around $4.88 Vi, up 2c. Francs were steady and guilders also "were unchanged. Gold dropped 9H pence In London, Silver was slightly higher abroad. Grains were weak, as was cotton, but both these staples rallied a little late. Import commodities were mainly a little higher.

Fond prices were Irregular, with lati prices above the early quotations. Curb issues were mixed. Standard Oil of New Jersey subsidiaries and Gulf Oil were strong. (Stock Table on Page 22) Nonchalant Thug Loots Hat Store A lone gunman entered the Adam Hat Store at 427 Fulton between Pearl and Jay at 10:30 this morning, forced the manager, Jack Blume of 2561 E. 24th to open the cash register and helped himself to its contents, about $35.

With a nonchalant, "So long," the holdup man left and was lost Instantly in the scurrying crowds near Borough Hall. In Today's Eagle Bonus Veto Hint President Will Not Send Strong Enough Message to Spike It Eagle Bureau, National Presii Building. By CLINTON MOSHER Washington, May 13 Indications here today were that unless President Roosevelt's veto message of the Patman bonus bill is couched in the strongest possible language his veto will be overridden in the Senate as well as the House. It was learned that Senators Robinson and Harrison, returning from their weekend fishing conference with the President in the Maryland hills, were not able to give unqualified assurances to their associates that the President's message will contain enough dynamite to save the day for himself and the anti-bonus forces. What Senators Fear Some Senators who might be in clined to stand with the President on (he bonus matter are not con vinced that he will say enough In It about the possibility of economic chaos from inflation to permit them to withstand the tremendous pres sure from the pro-bonus people.

The latest word from the White House is that there is no reason to assume that Mr. Roosevelt will not veto the Patman bill. The Continued on Page Pilsudski Death Hits Peace Bid Worried Europe Awaits Choice of Successor to Poland's Dictator Warsaw, May 13 VP) The death of Marshal Joseph Pilsudski, Poland's dictator, gave diplomats fresh cause for concern today over the outlook for peace in Eastern Europe. Much may depend on who succeeds the Iron-willed marshal. It may determine the future of the peace pact system which France is attempting to promote, as well as Germany's future attitude toward France's program.

It may also decide whether Po land henceforth will cast her lot with France and Russia, or whether she will continue along the lines of German rapprochement which Pil sudski himself marked out. Burial Beside Heroes Death came to the 67-year-old ruler of Poland's destinies last night after a three days' illness. His body will be buried among Poland's great in the Cathedral of Wawel Castle at Krakow, but his heart will rest in Wilno and hi brain will be given to science. These requests Pilsudski himself made. At Krakow his body will lie beside those of King John Sobieski and three other Polish Heroes, Thad- Continued on Page IS Holding Company Bill 0.

K'd, 14-2 Washington, May 13 (py The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee today reported out by a vote of 13 to 1 the Wheeler bill for regulation and dissolution of utility holding companies. The action came shortly after it became known that the measure had been revised by the committee to authorize also a broad study by the Securities Commission of operations of Investment trust and investment companies, which generally are said to hold large amounts of public utilities securities. As reported to the Senate, the bill carries a liberalized section ex-1 emptlng certain holding companies; Continued on Page 21 Girl Acrobat Hurt In Stage Accident Her partner balanced the four legs of a chair on four bottles and petite Pepina Rosare did a handstand on the back of the chair at the Tivoli Theater this afternoon. Suddenly something went wrong and 18-year-old Papina fell to the stage. The audience thought it was part of the act until attendants ran on stage and picked up the uncon scious girl, whose right arm was broken.

She was rushed to Cumberland Hospital. She has been doing the act for three years with her strong man partner, Daredevil Dault. MRS. LINDBERGH AUTHOR Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wile of the flier, will tell the story of the Lindberghs' flight to the Orient In a book to be published this Fall. The volume, entitled "North to the Orient," will be Illustrated by maps drawn by Colonel Lindbergh, the Associated Press reports.

Jamairu Results first rack won by Mini "am -2a Bfi: Mr. on a. Mirdiiaaft. A. I.

9-1! Ultra. I I 1 I I I i I 1 Garsson Told To List Debts Assistant to Probers of Bondholders' Group Filed as a Bankrupt Vice Probers To Ask Dodge Be Superseded Widening Breach as No Prosecutor's Aide Appears at Quiz The March Grand Jury probing vice and the policy racket is prepared to ask Governor Lehman to designate a special prosecutor to supercede District Attorney Dodge of Manhattan, according to well founded reports today. Further evidence of the widening breach between Mr. Dodge and the Jurors came today when it was learned that no representative of the District Attorney was present when the Jury continued the investigatino this morning. Only last week the jurors took It upon themselves to summon witnesses who had not been called upon to testify by Mr.

Dodge. Among them were Mayor LaGuardia, Police Commissioner Valentine and former Assistant District Attorney Thomas F. Kane. The latter did not appear until today. The Jurors wanted to ask Mr.

Kane what, if anything, he knew about a possible link between politicians, racketeers and the courts, it was reported. "I told them all I know; let the chips fall where they may," was Mr. Kane's comment to reporters when he emerged from the Jury room. District Attorney Dodge said today that no member of the lury had complained to him about arything not being right. Asked what witnesses he would call today Mr.

Dodge "Never at any time since taking office did I reveal names of witnesses. He shouldn't reveal names of his witnesses so the defendant will have time to cover up his tracks." Ordered to Pay $1,743 to Estate Surrogate Wingate directed today that Max L. Kane, a lawyer of 50 Court return $1,743.94 to the estate of Ike SUberman, who at the time of his death on Nov. 11. 1928, lived at 519 Howard Ave.

Kane, until he went into bankruptcy in 1930, was co-executor of the estate. Three years ago he was Indicted for grand larceny in connection with the handling of other property and convicted. The conviction was set aside and other indictments were dropped. Surrogate Wingate ruled he saw no evidence of a criminal nature In Kane's activities in connection with the Silberman estate and characterized his difficulties as unfortunate. The case was brought to the Surrogate when Harry Silverman of 1018 Eastern Parkway, son of Silberman, charged Kane had mingled funds of the estate with his own.

'Diabolical Fraud' Is Laid to Farley Washington, May 13 (IP) In an atmosphere charged with strong political currents, Senator Long today called up his resolution the Senate for an Investigation of Postmaster General Farley's official conduct and asserted that before he was through he would "compel every Senator to admit that Farley has born a manipulating party to a diabolical fraud." He asserted that Farley "manipu- lated the award ol Government contracts" and was "not only incon-j trol of appointments of Federal prosecutors, but has regulated their conduct in certain cases." T.nmr said he not unrierstHnrl why the Postofflce Committee majority said he had not presented "prima facie" evidence warranting an inquiry because he had promised to furnish witnesses "to prove 'ascality'' on Farley part. Hurled Cat by Tail And Beat Up Cop, So Hail Is Denied Him Albln Anderson, an ex-convict, grabbed a cat by the tall and hurled it the cat and the tail at an Innocent bystander. Anderson was promptly pinched by Patrolman Philip Coulter of the Clymev St. station. Coulter told Magistrate Hirshfield In Bridge Plaza Court today that Anderson seized his nightstick, slapped him down, fled to his home at 722 Wythe Ave.

and barricaded himself there until police smashed the door and arrested him. All this happened Frldav niulit at Wythe Ave. and Hooper St. MauLs trate HlrshHeld held Anderson with-1 a I New Zoo Here Gets 4 Eagles From Eagle First Contributor in Campaign to Stock Prospect Park Menagerie List of Animals Needed Compiled by Moses By JOHN W. SMITH The Brooklyn Eagle today announced itself as the first contributor toward the new Prospect Park zoo, when it appropriately offered to former Governor Smith and Park Commissioner Moses to stock cages 1 and 2 in house number 4 with two pair of American" eagles, one pair golden eagles ft Rpnnrt and one pair bald eagles.

IdllUIL 10 IltJJOI I This contribution marked the 1 i opening of the second campaign In I lir'll'liPS I tltTll m-hlrh Thp Fnolp hns eninupri In III I VjIJIHI Granting of the decree left her free for a possible marriage to the handsome Danish nobleman, Count Kurt Haug- wltz-Reventlow, who was reported to be either already in Reno or speeding here by train. It was indicated they might be married tomorrow. The princess told her story of the extreme cruelty allegedly Inflicted upon her by her polo-playing prince privately, in the drab surroundings of a world famous courtroom. All would-be spectators were barred as the 67-year-old presiding Jurist, District Judge Thomas F. Moran, ordered the hearing to begin.

The two-year marriage was ended In ten minutes. With his customary deep-voiced "Judgment for the plaintiff," Judge Moran restored the princess to single blessedness. Aside from the fact Judge Moran had an unusually early breakfast in order to reach cottrt before his ordinary 9 o'clock arrival, Princess Barbara's divorce case was little different from the thousand of others tried each year in Reno. The privilege of an early hearing was granted the heiress in order to permit her to avoid crowds of curious persons who gather whenever the word celebrity is heard around the courthouse. She was accompanied by her attorneys.

George B. Tlv of Reno and Millard Tomklns Jr. of New York, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Quist, residence witnesses.

The Wahoe County sheriff and the Reno chief of Police escorted her to court. The princess set forth her cruelty charge in formal legal language, omitting all details from the public records. She said she and her nobleman- husband have "no community property," which left disposition of their property rights to agreements prob ably already effected out of court, Prince Alexis, through his attor neys, filed an answer making a gen eral denial to the cruelty charge. i pessimistic musings of the philobo-! pher Schopenhauer, and at least one of them containing lists of poi-isons which included thallium sul-j phate, the rare poison used for rat- Kimng which is believed to have ended the lives of the four children and Mrs. Gross.

At the time the series of illnesses began the family of the $20-a-week bookkeeper was in dire straights, the rent unpaid for two months, Mr. Gross' salary garnisheed, friends and relatives clamoring for payment on loans and money due on furniture and clothes. Also, Mrs. Gross was facing the prospect of another addition to the already large family in another two or three months. Widow Questioned Meanwhile today those probing the mystery questioned Mrs.

Pauline Dugonics, 50-year-old widow of 965 Herkimer an old-time friend of Gross. Mrs. Dugonics was one of those who thought Mrs. Gross might have been responsible for the deaths. "Fritz was a lovely fellow," she said today, referring to Mr.

Gross, "he couldn't have done that terrible thing. "His wife was always sick and She often expressed Continued on Page I Loses Relief, Hurls Brick at City Hall The first act of violence committed at City Hall since the beginning i oi me depression, when it became a magnet for aggrieved taxpayers, took place at 12:30 p.m. today when I a Brooklyn man, discharged from work relief, smashed two panes in I the door of the lobby with a brick. Arrested immediately, he gave his name as Joseph Held, 50, of 28d Hart St. He explained that he re- reived a letter Friday informing him that he would be dismissed Thursday from a work relief project in a Brooklyn park because lie was In-elieible.

He has three children. "I cannot nrotest to a leeislmiv body, so I took the only way I knew," police quoted him as saying. Held expressed regret at his action, they said. Aldermanic President DeutH'h declared that he would order an investigation into the cause of Held dismissal. Testifies Professor Advised Free Love Before Girl Students Chicago, May 13 (P) Charles R.

Walgren. drug store magnate, today charged before a State Senate Com- mittee that a University of Chicago professor advocated free love and that Walgren 's niece. 18-year-old Lucille North of Seattle, was trmated wtih Communist teachings at the university. 18 MONTHS FOR BAD BILL Found guilty by a Brooklyn Federal Court jury of passing a counterfeit $10 bill on a Corona shopkeeper on April 18, John J. Russo, 21, i57 Bay 11th was sentenced to 18 months Improsonment by Judge Grover M.

Moskowitz today. The Whole World Dance A Review of the Folk Dance FestivaJ Held Yesterday in Prospect Park in Storv and Pictures. H'irst Page, Second Section, and I Society Page raise funds and to secure donations of animals for the menagerie in Prospect Park. Plans were laid today, in conjunction with former Governor Smith, who has been named by Commissioner Moses as i rental I aoant" fn Ihrt nw fnr Interest of every section of the borough and of every type of citizen, particularly boys and girk. in the campaign to give Brooklyn one of the finest zoos in the United States.

The following list of animals required has boon compiled by Coin-Continued on Page 16 $32,000 Bogus Kills In Suhwav Locker A locker in the Times Square M. T. station yielded $52,000 in counterfeit five, ten and twenty-dolar bills and 25 or 30 of lie conn- terfeiters' plates today, following the arrest, of "Count" Victor Lustig. 1 internatlonally notorious confidence man. Murray W.

Garsson, assistant to the Sabath Congressional Committee investigating the activities of bondholders' committees in corporate reorganizations, was notified today to file forthwith a complete list of his debts In his latest voluntary bankruptcy. Mr. Garsson, who is a former Special Assistant Secretary of Labor and lives at 288 Dover filed in Brooklyn Federal Court last Jan. 9 a petition in which he stated that he was unemployed, had about of debts and no assets, and that he would file the detailed schedule of his debts within 10 days. Percy G.

B. Gilkes, chief clerk of the court, today sent him a notice, care of Jacob Gottlieb, his lawyer, that the 10 days had more than elapsed. Listed $500,051 Debt Mr. Garsson 's previous voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed in the Brooklyn Federal Court on Dec. 7, 1926.

He stated that time that he was a salesman and listed debts totaling $500,051.73, most of them contracted in connection with realty corporations he owned or controlled. Continued on Page 2 SPURNED, KILLS SELF Ossining, May 13 The medical examiner's office today reported that Herbert Ingersoll, 24, shot and killed himself yesterday in the garden of the home of Miss Christina Smith, 23. She had refused to marry him, police said. cuting, said that special agents of the Department of Justice who investigated the case, traced the histories of "more than 90 cars that were stolen and sold by the ring" of which the defendants are alleged to have been members. These 90 cars, and others, were stolen between March 1, 1933, and two months ago.

Mr. Lyons said. Two of the three specific thefts which Mr. Lyons Informed the Jury the "Government has elected to prove," he described as cars stolen fro mRobert Levy of 2121 E. 24th St.

last July 21 and from the East Farms Products. 211 N. 8th St. last July 2. Both machines were driven to Allentown, and there sold, he charged.

The third car, Lyons said, was stolen in Philadelphia and sold hero. Mayor LnGuardia took the 10:40 a.m. plane to Washington, D. from Newark Airport today to attend a meeting of the National Allotment Board this afternoon. He Is expected to return tomorrow morning to Manhattan for a short stay before making another trip to Washington on Thursday.

Before leaving City Hall this morning, the Mayor signed the City Inrnmr tax repeal law and the amendment to the sales tax law under which it now becomes a misdemeanor for a city resident to fail to report all purchases made outside the city if they total more than $100. Uelford's Condition Called Very Good The. condition of Mons. John L. Bellnrd.

pastor of the R. C. Church of the Nativity, who is a patient in St. Vincent's Hospital. Manhattan.

was reported as very good at the hospital today. tlon ngnints her husband. John contends, is uiuol. PV Justice ITalllnan reserved I i a Comb Streets for Jurors To Try Auto Thief Suspects Brings Peck of Cosmetics To Court in Alimony Fight a- A neck basket crammed with i Pare Amuiementi 8 llrldf 1 Claiilfled Ada tit -21 Comics II Drain Notice! 11 Dr. Brartr 14 Editorial 1 Financial tl-t Guild Newa Helen Worth Loft and Found.

Pergonals Movlea Noel 14 Radio Real Eilate la ehool Newa 4 Sermona hip Newa Seeletr 1 ftparla 10-11 theater! Verneea Fan The corridors of the Brooklyn Federal Building, and Washington on which it fronts, were combed for volunteers today before a Jury of 12 men acceptable to both defense and prosecution could be obtained for a trial before Judge Gro-ver M. Moscowltz of four alleged members of an interstate automobile thieving ring. Five jurors were still needed when the venire panel had been picked over and exhausted. The men on trial are Max Appel, 28, of 688 Sutter Louis Kaufman, 27, of 865 Hageman Sain Shapiro, 34, of 899 Montgomery and Jack Greenberg, 26, of 444 Hendrix St. While the indictment cites only three specific thefts, Assistant Federal Attorney Albert Lyons, prose bottles or perfume, boxes of face CWA worker powder, rouge, compacts, lipsticks' The husband countered with the and powder puffs was placed on th! statement, that he made only $12 a counsel table before Supreme Court week and that tie already paying Justice Hnlllnan in Jamaica Special her a week (or the support of Term today by a husband who their two rhiM.rn.

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order of the for cosmetics the money she should Queens Domestic Relations Court, use to support her children. Thi mninev, claims, she Is The wife, Mrs. Anna qimml' ring on WMiity's propiua-of 22-56 38th Atsoria, asked lor Uons. The -tii. hel basket, he $20 a week alimony nnd 25i) counsel I I fees pending trial of her divorce ac-l Maiktd Oak 1-3.

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