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uso. m. i BROOKLYN 1, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1950 4 VJUU $6,000 LOAN TO COP SPURS f-JW. LASH MAYOR FOR STAND ON STUDENT RIOTS Several Education, Civic Leaders Hit Refusal to See Youths BOY, 15, SLAIN IN BEDFORD GANG BATTLE Fighting Rages Hour As Teen-Aqers Clash Over 'Stealing' of Girl 1 I BORO PROBES D. A.

Colls Revelation 'Most Significant' 2 Seized in New Raid Brooklyn racket investigators were tightening a new dragnet today in the wake of two sensational developments in the gambling and corruption probe. District Attorney Miles F. McDonald called one of the de Several education and civic leaders today hung the blame for recent student disorders squarely on Mayor O'Dwyer, while parent groups, led by the Brooklyn Federation of Mothers Clubs, offered to take over extra-curricular activities and thus wipe out the students' principal complaint. City Councilman Stanley Isaacs of Manhattan, lone Re Violent teen-age gang arfare! raged for an hour late last right in the BedfordStuyvesant section, and when the fighting ended a 15-year-old boy lay fatally wounded. The fight, police said, was between a gang known as the "Nits" and another known as the "Greene Ave.

Stompers." The dispute is believed to have ptemmed from a neighborhood dance at which the girl friend of a member of one of the gangs velopments "the most significant thus far" in the rapidly spreading inquiry, and the other was a raid staged last night in which two men were seized on bookmaking charges. The "most significant" devel publican on the Council, was was "stolen" by a member of bitter about the Mayor's refusal the rival gang. to see a group of students Tues day afternoon. He declared the opment was the revelation by a bowling alley and billiard hall owner that he lent an acting police lieutenant $6,000 and that the lieutenant gave him a check for $2,900 last Sunday, a day before the officer went Raymond Wilson of 589 Quincy stabbed in the left side of the back at Lewis and Mayor's handling of the situ ation he never did see any of several student delegations that Monroe Sts. at about 10 p.m., died a short time later in Beth sought audiences was "wretch Moses Hospital.

ed and unintelligent." before the racket grand Jurors. Court Cracks Down Police of the Gates Ave. pre The Public Education Asso cinct, under Detective Lt. Wi ciation, also criticizing the Mayor for not meeting students. liam Nevins, rounded up 15 youths, members of both gangs, and took them to the station called on him to hold a con The relevation was wrung from the reluctant bowling alley owner only after he was threatened by County Judge Samuel S.

Leibowitz with repeated jail terms for contempt Eagle Staff photo STRIKING REMINDER Not that Rene Fuchs of 318 Avenue is conducive to clock-watching, but don't forget, unless you want to wind up an hour behind the rest of Brooklyn, to turn those clocks AHEAD one hour, just as Rene is doing, at or shortly before 2 a.m. tomorrow morning. Daylight Saving Time is making its annual debut at that time. house for questioning. ference with teacher represen-j tatives and the Board of Education in an effort to work out an agreement.

The teachers Sad Staff photo RELUCTANT WITNESS RELAXES Gustave Wagner (center), who "talked" to racket grand jury under threat of prison sentence, looks relieved as he chats with Patrolman Robert Gumbel (left) and Detective William Dahut (right), special investigators working for District Attorney Miles F. McDonald. Another picture on Page 2. So far as could be learned, Wilson was the only casualty, but others were believed to "until his tongue loosened. McDonald said the revelations have refused to continue after-school extra-curricular work have fled with minor lacera "lay the groundwork for fur tions and bruises.

Police said until they get $600 annual pay raise. ther investigation. It was also learned that a batch of sub-penas were to be served as a the fight raged in a six-block area bounded roughly by Lewis, Patchen, Gates and Jefferson "Until the Mayor stops trying result of last night's raid. to settle these questions behind closed doors, without consult Arrested in the raid and Avenues. Early last night, it was re charged with bookmaking were ported, a member of each of the Joseph Rosenberg, 47, a sales ing representatives of the teachers, it can never be settled," the association declared.

80,000 Mass in Boro For Loyalty Day Trek 300,000 Line Route Despite Cloudy Skies' Demonstrations Staged Across Country Apartment Tenants Face lost Weekend' Many Residcnlf of Struck Buildings Vow They'll Stay Home Rather Than Climb Stairs man, of 2582 Pitkin and gangs met in a bar and grill in the neighborhood and an argu The United Parents Associa- Joseph DiOrio, 42, a bartender, of 34-49 29th, Astoria. In HOUSE GROUP LEAVES DOOR OPEN ON TAX CUT Labels Its Approval Of Near Billion Slash Only 'Tentative' Step Washington, April 20 (U.R) tion, agreeing that a conference at City Hall was necessary, said it also was essential to Brooklyn -Queens Night Court they were released in bail of $2,500 each for trial in Brooklyn Gamblers Court May 12. ment developed between them, presumably over the girl who had been "stolen." The two gang members left the tavern and rounded up cohorts of the two mobs for the fighting, which broke out soon after. ri i i .1 oai iuici-i. uu uncunii ijme tiuuu, ms.i, iuu un CdienuiK ciuse iu ow.uuu ed with physical and moral in jury because of demonstra Ex-Cop's Home This could be a "lost weekend" for apartment denizens of the Manhattan society belt where hopes dimmed for quick settlement of the elevator strike.

The walkout of 12,000 A. F. L. Building Service Employes Brooklynites assembled today for the borough's third annual Loyalty Day parade and 300,000 watchers lined the march route. Similar Loyalty Day demonstrations, patterned on the im Hons.

The raided premises was the The Teachers Union also call six-room apartment of Freder ed for a conference, charging Police said the two gangs had, up to last night, been "on the ick Roge, a checker on the Despite threats of a Presidential entore its tnird dav wiln 110 the Mayor had given the stu docks, whom McDonald said, smooth." A knife was found at sign of relief for 200,000 stair- dents "a brush-off." the scene and two police emer was dismissed from the police force 15 years ago. The offer of parent gpoups, gency cars were sent to the area He was not at home at the including the Brooklyn federation, to assume the extra-cur to search for other weapons. time, but his wife, Mrs. Margaret Roge, told the raiders that ricular activities, such as 'Sick Strike9 Fells 57 I. Engineers The Long Island Rail Road re chaperoning senior class rooms, plays and class days, brought pressive demonstration originally conceived here, were to be staged in communities across the country.

One of the largest will be held on Manhattan's 5th Avenue. Contingents of the Brooklyn paraders gathered in Grand Army Plaza and in front of the Columbus Club, official starting point, before marching under the Memorial Arch and then down Flatbush Ave. and Fulton St. to Borough Hall. Many Groups Represented Veterans, religious, civic, fraternal and business organiza CONTEMPT MOVE URGED AGAINST BROWDER, FIELD Hickenlooper Scores Refusal of Pair to Answer Red Probers a quick response from Mrs.

Girl Topples Out Window as She Waves to Escort weary "cliff dwellers" in the midtown residential area. Many top floor tenants of 750 struck buildings ankled upstairs with provisions last night, vowing not to come down again until they go back to work Mondayunless the garbage smells too bad. Others registered at hotels, sponged on friends, or fled out of town. Health Department officials said garbage disposal seemed to be the most serious immediate veto, the House Ways and Means Committee just about committed itself today to excise tax cuts of almost $1,000,000,000. The committee left the door open for reversing itself by labeling its action "tentative" and subject to final approval later.

Members agreed, however.that when the payoff comes the $967,000,000 in reductions ap-poved by the committee in the last few days are likely to stand and perhaps be increased somewhat. Katherine Johnson, president of the High School Teachers Association, who termed the move "a form of strike-break- ported that 57 of its engineers the room in which the three men were found had been rented to a man who called himself Frank Russo only last Monday; County Detective William Da-hut, who led the raid, reported finding in the room betting slips covering the preceding five days, scratch sheets, a portfolio containing $500, three tally books and five empty pay en reported ill in their "sick strike" against the road today but that Joan Peterson, 22, of 131 Continued on Page 2 everything was normal and that S2d today was in Kings Washington, April 29 (U.R) problem growing out of the no trains had been canceled. The normal sick list, a road spokesman said, was 20 men. Trains were being manned, tions from all over the borough were represented in the various Threaten Reprisal strike. They planned to send Sen.

Bourke B. Hickenlooper, divisions ot the parade. said today that, if velopes, one of the latter bearing the notation, "McD. $19.85." inspectors into apartments next week to check violations of the ilhe spokesman reported, by The colorful outpouring of The committee virtually wound up its excise tax study late yesterday by voting to slash the present excises on such things' as railroad and bus The witness whose testimony McDonald appraised so highly, "qualified engineers." It was reported that these engineers were locomotive firemen who patr otic Brooklynites was sponsored by the Brooklyn Council, Veterans of Foreign For Native Info On Java Slayings Jakarta, Java, April 29 (U.R) Sanitary Code if tenants continued to balk at carrying out garbage cans. To make life even more miserable the strikers announced Wars, which sponsored the first legally possible, he favors contempt of Congress proceedings against Earl Browder and Ferederick Vanderbilt Field.

Browder, deposed Communist leader, and Field, and alleged financial sources for Communist enterprises, refused to an tickets, telephone bills and telegrams. This came on top of prevl- and which he said "lays the groundwork for further investigation" was Gustave Wagner, about 52, of 94-32 85th Road, County Hospital after falling from a second-story window of her home while waving goodnight to a friend. The accident occurred at about 2, a.m., a few minutes after Miss Peterson's escort had left her at the entrance of her brownstone home. Her escort, Ronald Dunn, 24, of 1856 Troy was walking from the house when the girl called to him from the window and started to wave goodnight. She lost her balance and fell to the street.

She suffered possible fractures of the left ankle and knee. were on the extra list of engi r.eers. Furthermore, the road spokes demonstration two years ago. Largest eroups among the ously approved reductions in. a 'get tough policy, the excise taxes on furs, jew- David Sullivan, Union Presl- Terrorists who ambushed and killed two Americans on a lonely Java road Thursday have paraders were 50,000 Roman man said, no cancellations were exnected today "unless some Catholic schoolchildren.

Continued on Page 2 Prayer for May Hay Continued on Page 2 thing drastic occurs." According to Michael E. Mc The ceremonies were Mahon, chairman of Division launched with a special prayer Woodside. Before being threatened with jail, Wagner had professed inability to remember anything discussed during a three-hour conversation with Acting Lieut. James F. Reilly just six hours before his grand jury appearance.

"Return to the grand jury and talk," Judge Leibowitz for May Day and the of the Brotherhood of of "The Star Spangled Railroad Engineers, the union at the assembly point on Pros-iexpects to list half of its 300 pect Park West. members as ill in a demonstra Ceremonies at the reviewing'Mon which will last until Mon swer questions in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommitte on Communists in government. Hickenlooper, a committee member, suggested that Edward P. Morgan, committee counsel, consult with Attorney-General J. Howard McGrath on the issue.

The subcommittee is investigating charges by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, that the State Department is infested with Communists and that Owen Lattimore, noted Far threatened reprisals against any natives who furnished information on the slayings, U. S. officials said today. The bodies of the two men, Robert Doyle, Life magazine correspondent, and Yale University Professor Raymond Kennedy, were taken to Bandoeng today for burial in Pan-du Cemetery.

U. S. officials said the murderers of Doyle and Kennedy warned nearby villagers of reprisals if they said anything about the shooting. A medical autopsy said both stands in Borough Hall were to day morning. Under road rules 0 1 Continued on Page 2 Regent Sets Stage For Belgian Vote Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 Brussels, April 20 (U.R) Prince Cool and Rainy Weather lo Slay Dean of Hollywood Directors Calls Today's Movies 'Junk Regent Charles today dissolved the Belgian Parliament, making Kastern expert, is a boviet spy.

new general elections neces In the course of its inquiry, men had been shot in the face sary in the dispute over the it has looked into the famous at point blank range "indicat return of King Leopold to the Hollywood, April 29 (U.R) A I drive himself to Forest Lawn "Amerasia" case of 19-15, which ing wilful murder. Belgian throne. involved stolen government man who's made more movies first." than anybody said today it'd be Lawn is the town'? The crisis over the King's documents. return headed toward a cli 7 Am WOMAN FOUND DEAD WITH GAS JETS OPEN Louis V. Budenz, the former max early today when Paul Communist editor who testi Mrs.

Josephine Lees, 46, of fied that he regarded Lattimore as a Communist, said in a radio broadcast over station Dwan will'tell you that's where some of the "bright boys" should be, anyhow. He tells them so, too. They take it, too, because Dwan is just about the No. 1 veteran in the business. He's directed 1,708 movies in 43 years.

That's almost more'n anybody 150-11 10th Whitestone, was found dead early today in the kitchen of her home. Two burners of the gas range were open, according to Flushing po The weekend will be wet and cool, the Weather Bureau said today. Occasional rains were forecast for late today, with rain to continue through the night and tomorrow. Temperatures won't get above 55 either day, the forecaster said, and will drop into the low 40s tonight. One bright spot in the forecast was the no'e that the same conditions will prevail in the watershed areas up-State, meaning there'll be more water collected in the reservoirs, now at S2 percent of capacity.

They picked up another 783,000,000 Van Zeeland, a pro-Leopold Social Christian (Catholic) party leader, announced his resignation. Van Zeeland tried fruitlessly for 25 days to form a government and evolve a compromise on Leopold's return. On March 12 a bare majority of 57.7 percent of the voters favored Leopold's return. a good thing if Hollywood burned down all the studios and moved out of town to shoot pictures. That's Alan Dawn's opinion when he's had a tough day.

And even when everything's gone along just dandy he still thinks the movie-makers ought to get out of town to grind out their epics. "They've lost the feel of life," Dwan said. "They're all racing hell-bent to see which one can WLNA in Peekskill, N. that he would tell the committee today who engineered the theft. He said the man Is a "very important conspiratorial Com lice.

There were no notes, but in wanta look at in a whole life vestigating- detectives said it was an apparent suicide. The time, come to think of it. Dwan munist," and not a Government said he wouldn't blame them- body was discovered by a SLAIN IN JAVA Raymond Kennedy, left, Yale University professor, and Robert Doyle, Time and Life correspondent, who were killed by gang of Indonesians in interior of Java. Villagers told American investigators gang forced Kennedy's jeep off road and both men were shot at point-blank range. official.

if the movies were like a lot daughter by a previous mar "The Lattimore and Amerasia of "this junk they're turning riage, Alice Attridge, of the JMEIF1C TIPS AWAIT TOO IN BROOKLYN EAGLE WANT ADS. You'll Ifart whfr there arc toed )ob, IWtnr auartcrt, baraaint. Kea want aU iall7. out now." Whitestone address. Continued on Pago gallons yesterday..