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the the the the the the of Deaths (Ackerman, John Kloving, H. O. Anderson, M. Langan, Mary E. Armstrong, Cora Larkin, Elizabeth Ethel C.

Loesch, Martha Bender, Caroline Matthews, J. Bennett, Alfred William Boyle, Mary A. Newbegin, W. Callahan, George Nolan, William G. Charpiot, Peter Pearson, M.

E. Gilhooley, John Petri, John A. Gable, Sarah N. Reilly, E. L.

Gerrity, John J. Rohrig. Kate Giuffra, O. Rose, Elvira Gorman, G. R.

Sauter, Emma Hannan, Joseph Hendershot, W. E. Schmitt, Joseph J. Hickey, Ann Seaman, C. Hogelund, Hans Skog, Eric Hunt, Elizabeth V.

Smith, Clarence Janson. John G. "Stephenson, S. Klonz, Edith Tolson, Charles Today's death notices contain the details of the funerals or memorial services of the following who died In the services of our country: Matthews, Staff Sgt. James A.

ACKERMAN- on Saturday, March 24, beloved husband of the late Gertrude C. Ackerman and father of Dorothy Hadnot. Service da Fairchild Chapel, Lefferts "Place, Brooklyn, on Monday at 8:30 p.m. ANDERSON MARGARET, on March 24, 1945, in her 64th year, resident of .1808 Beverly Road, beloved wife Frank D. and loving sister of Mrs.

Rutherford, Mrs. Madeline Simmons and brother, Edward Muller. Reposing at Grindrod's Funeral Home, 27 Hull Street. Funeral Tuesday, 2 p.m. ARMSTRONG CORA on Sunday, March 25, 1945, Service sisbeloved ter of Miss Sophie Miller.

at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Wednesday at 2 p.m. BADE On Marcher 24, 1945, dear of Mrs. ETHEL Olmsted. Services at the Evelyn Walter B. Cooke, Funeral 1218 Flatbush Avenue, TuesHome, day, 2 p.m.

BENDER- On March 25, LINE THORN, beloved wife Henry mother of Henry J. Services at New Jr. and George York and Brooklyn Funeral Home, 187 S. Oxford Street, Tuesday, March 27, 8 p.m. Interment private.

-ALFRED on SatMarch 24, beloved husband urday, Maude and brother of Charof States, Catherine Post and lotte Charles A. Bennett. Service at Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. On March 25, 1945, BOYLE beloved sister of Mrs. MARY Hannah Crotty.

Reposing William A. Martin Funeral Home, Classon Sterling Place. FuAvenue neral Wednesday, 9 a.m.; requiem St. Teresa's Intermass ment Holy Cross Cemetery. CALLAHAN GEORGE March 24, 1945, at his residence, E.

8th Street. Funeral Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., from Blair Funeral Home, Coney Island Avenue; requiem mass, 10 a.m., Holy Innocents R. Interment Holy Cross Church. Cemetery. CHARPIOT -PETER, beloved of Mrs.

Irene Bassi, on March ther 24, at his home, 156-32 102d Street, Howard Beach. Services Monday, March 26, at 8 p.m., at the Chapel of Clarence F. Simonson, 101st Park, Avenue corner 97th L. I. Interment Tuesday, 2 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery.

COLUMBUS COUNCIL NO. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, announces with regret death of his brother, S. Sgt. JAMES A. MATTHEWS, killed in action Italy.

Son of past grand knight Mrs. Victor J. Matthews. Members requested to attenesday solemn are mass of requiem mornMarch 27, at 10 o'clock, Church ing, of Our Lady, Help of Christians, Avenue E. 28th Street.

JOSEPH P. WALSH, Recorder. Edward J. Dunne, Grand Knight. GABLE On March 24, SARAH N.

GABLE. Services at George W. Pease Son Funeral Home, 437 Nostrand Avenue Hancock Street, Tuesday, 2 p.m. -JOHN on March 24, 1945, at his residence, 2 Fairview Place, beloved husband of Margaret; father of Margaret and J. Gerrity brother of Catherine Elliott and Patrick Gerrity.

Solemn requiem mass Wednesday, 10:15 Cross R. C. Church. Interment Calvary Cemetery. John J.

Malone, director. GILHOOLEY JOHN, on March 24, 1945, at his residence, 77 Nassau Street, beloved husband of garet; devoted father of John Thomas; brother of Sister Marie Elie, Catherine Gilhooley and Beatrice Crowe. Funeral from Wednesday, 9:30 residence. St. James Pro-Cathedral, be where offered.

a solemn Interment requiem Holy mass Cemetery. Directors, John T. Kenney, Inc. GIUFFRA ONORATO, beloved husband Maria; devoted father of Mrs. Aurelia Ferrera, Dr.

Frank Giuffra, Mrs. Malvina Campbell Mrs. Florence Scala. Funeral his residence, 2022 E. 17th Street, Brooklyn, on Tuesday, 9:30 requiem mass St.

Edmund's Church, Avenue and E. 19th Street, at a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. GORMAN-GENEVIEVE R. Ledwith), on March 24, 1945, beloved wife of Frank; loving sister Agnes Ryan.

Reposing KennedySheridan Chapel, Church and ers Avenues. Solemn requiem St. Francis of Assisi R. C. Church Tuesday, 10 a.m.

Interment Cross Cemetery. HANNAN March 25, JOSEPH, beloved husband Bridget Hannan (nee Portley), father of Michael and Patrick, liam, Alphonsus, Mrs. Wilbur Hooker, Mrs. Patrick Hunt. neral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., Funeral Parlors of John J.

254 Hoyt Street; thence to Agnes R. C. Church, where a emn requiem mass will be HENDERSHOT -WARREN on Thursday, March 22, 1945, beloved husband of Roberta, loving father of Mrs. Roberta Weiss and Edgar J. Hendershot, son of Clarkson D.

and brother of William H. Hendershot. Interment Green-Wood Cemetery. HICKEY-On Saturday, March 24, 1945, ANN HICKEY, beloved sister of Jane McCarthy, Hanora Hickey and Elizabeth Bartley. Reposing at Edward H.

C. Dunn Chapel, 298 7th Avenue. Funeral Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Solemn mass of requiem 10 a.m. at St.

Mark's Church, Sheepshead Bay. HOGELUND HANS aged 76, March 24, 1945, suddenly, at St. Petersburg, Florida, beloved husband of Amanda father of Ruth, Henry, Herbert and Franklin. Funeral from Wilhelm's Funeral Home, St. Petersburg, Tuesday, March 27.

HUNT-On March 25, 1945, at her home, 199 30th Street, ELIZABETH widow of Joseph, mother of Joseph, U. S. Army, overseas; William U. S. Coast Guard, and Mrs.

Elizabeth sister of James, William, Francis' and Robert McCann, Mrs. Mabel Keresy and Mrs. Florence Weiner. Funeral from S. Szutarski Funeral Home, 246 24th Street, on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.

Requiem mass at St. John the Evangelist Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. JANSON on March 24, 1945; beloved husband of Eva, dear father of Doris Hanlon and John, U. S.

grandfather of Hanlon, son, of Katherine Janson, brother Field, Leslie and Dunbar Janson. Services at Chapel, 82-29. Lefferts Boulevard, Kew Gardens, on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Interment Wednesday, 2 p.m., Evergreens Cemetery. KLONZ-EDITH of 2023 Caton Avenue, on March' 25, 1945, beloved wife of of Sallie Herfurth, Marjorie and sister, George Miller.

Services at Harry T. Pyle Mortuary, 1925 Church Avenue, Tuesday, 8 p.m. Funeral Wednesday. Interment Lutheran Cemetery, at residence, 4313 9th Avenue. KLOVING On March 24, 1945, HENRIETTA beloved mother of Carl Florence S.

and Ruth G. Schmidt. Services at Ericson Ericson's Chapel, 500 State Street, Monday at 8 p.m. P. LANGAN-MARY on March 24, 1945, at her home, 1824 Norman Street.

Survived by her husband. Lt. Joseph Langan, retired N. Y. P.

and sons, Frank and William. Reposing in Chapel of Peter J. Geis, 5834 Catalpa Avenue, Ridgewood. Funeral Tuesday, 10 a.m.; solemn requiem mass St. Matthias Church.

Interment St. John's Cemetery. LARKIN-ELIZABETH, on Sunday, March 25, 1945, beloved wife of the late Moses and mother of Mrs. Irene McCarthy and Robert Gordon Mabie. Service at Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Interment Cypress Hills Cemetery. LOESCH MARTHA, beloved mother of Joseph, William, Edward, Charles, U. Army; Martha Schmidterer: also survived by seven on grandchildren. Funeral will be held Wednesday at 9:30 from White's Chapel, 6606 Fresh Pond Road; requiem mass at St. Pancras R.

C. Church, 10 a.m. Interment C. St. John's Cemetery.

Charles Sander, Director. MATTHEWS Staff Sgt. JAMES 86th Mountain Infantry, died of wounds in Italy March 7, 1945, beloved son of Victor J. Matthews and Sadie D. Matthews; brother of Technician 5th Grade Victor J.

Matthews Eileen and nephew Sister M. Inviolata, S.S.J.: Margaret Matthews, in and beloved Agnes Grant, Helen Adame and Margaret Mullalley. Solemn high requiem mass will be offered for the repose of his soul Tuesday, March 27, the 1945, at 10 a.m., at the R. Our Lady Help of Christians, in Avenue and E. Brooklyn N.

Y. (Boston papers please copy.) NEILSEN Suddenly. on March 24, 1945, WILLIAM OLUF, of 1974 Troy Avenue, Brooklyn, beloved husband of Emilie; loving father of Clarance, Paul, Alberta and Joan Neilsen. Services at Fred Sons Funeral Home, 83 Hanson Place, Tuesday, 8 p.m. Interment the Evergreens Cemetery.

at NEWBEGIN WILLIAM V. at Palo Alto, California, on March 22. 1945, beloved husband of Ann Soule; also survived by his loving mother, Mary sister, Maude, and brother, Robert G. Newbegin, all of 25 Marlborough Road, Brooklyn. Veteran of World War I.

Lieutenant Newbegin will be accorded a military funeral at Palo Alto, California, on March 26, 1945. NOLAN-WILLIAM March 24, 1945; husband of Mary (nee Lavelle), father of Annette, U. S. C. G.

W. Ellen and' Richard: brother of Anna Nolan. Funeral and from home, 289 Clinton Street, Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. Requiem mass at St. Peter's Church, Hicks his and Warren Streets.

Please omit flowers. will PEARSON March 24, 1945, MARGARET of 429 74th Street, wife of the late Charles O. and devoted sister of Mrs. William J. Smith.

Reposing at Fred Herbst Sons Memorial, 7501 5th Avenue, until Tuesday, 9:45 thence to Our Lady of Angels Church, PETRI -On Sunday, March 25, 1945, JOHN husband of Jane Petri (nee McBride); devoted brother of James Graham Petri, Mrs. J. Carroll Reid, Mrs. Philipp H. Oehl, Dr.

Lucie A. Petri Mrs. Cecelia Erickson. Funeral from the Schaefer Funeral Home, 533 Bay Street, Stapleton, S. Wednesday at convenience of family.

REILLY On March 25, 1945, EUGENE beloved husband of the late Teresa, and father of Elizabeth, Teresa, Mary Souther, Genevieve Cassidy, Margaret Muldoon, Eugenia Funke and Eugene L. Reilly Jr. Funeral from his residence, 48 De Koven Court, Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.; requiem mass Our Lady of Refuge Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Vital notices accepted 8 a.m.

to 2 p.m. for publication the same day; as late as 10 p.m. Saturday night for publication. Hold Memorial Service For Capt. H.

E. Bottjer A memorial service for Capt. Herbert Edwin Bottjer, who was killed in Germany, March 6, while serving with General Patton's Army, was held yesterday in the Bethany Congregational Church, East Rockaway. The Rev. George Wilson, pastor, officiated.

The late Captain Bottjer was a graduate of Dartmouth College and went overseas last November. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Bottjer of 32 Davison East Rockaway, and brother, Lt.

Comm. George E. Bottjer, U. S. N.

stationed at the Naval Air Base, Fort Portuxent, Maryland. Rites Tomorrow For John 0'Rourke The funeral of John F. O'Rourke who died Friday at his home, 2540 Bedford will be held tomorrow from the James C. Nugent Funeral Home, Avenue and E. 28th with a solemn mass of requiem at St.

Jerome's R. C. Church, Nostrand and Bedford Aves. Burial will be in the National Cemetery, Pinelawn. Born in Brooklyn, Mr.

O'Rourke educated here, and for years was in the insurance business. At his death he was in the insurance department of the Veterans Administration. Previously he was assistant manager for the Prudential Insurance Company, Borough Hall agency. During World War I he served with the army overseas, and also served for a year in the present war before being mustered out of service. Surviving are his widow, Mrs.

Anne Feeney O'Rourke; two daughters, Mrs. Helen Waltz and Ann M. O'Rourke; a son, Seaman 1st class John, with the navy overseas; three sisters, Mrs. Ann Morgan, Mrs. Jean C.

Kane and Margaret O'Rourke, and a brother, Charles. Leona E. Dean, Ex-School Teacher East Orange, N. March 26 Funeral services Leona E. Dean of 81 Arlington who formerly taught school in Brooklyn and Manhattan, will be held at 11 a.m.

tomorrow at the Cook Funeral Home, Caldwell, N. J. Burial will be in Green -Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn. Miss Dean, who was 74. died Saturday in her home.

She entered the New York Public School system more than 50 years ago. When she retired five years ago she was a teacher of civics at P. S. 3, Manhattan, with which she had been associated for 30 years. A nephew, Rodney Dean, survives.

Mrs. J. F. Langan, Mother of Actor Reprinted From Sunday's Late Editions Mrs. Mary McGuire Langan, wife of former Police Lt.

Joseph F. Langan, died yesterday (Saturday) at her home, 1824 Norman after three months' illness. She was 80, Nov. 7 she and Lieutenant Langan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The funeral will be held Tuesday from the Peter J.

Geis Chapel, 58-34 Catalpa with a solemn mass of requiem at 10 a.m. in St. Matthias R. C. Church, Catalpa near Woodward St.

Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. RITES TOMORROW Corp. Mario Gioia, 22, of 2070 W. 8th for whom a solemn high mass of requiem will be offered at 9:30 a.m.

tomorrow at SS. Simon and Jude R. C. Church, Van Sicklen Ave. and Avenue T.

Overseas 15 months, Corporal Gioia was killed Feb. 27 while serving with the 3d Army in Europe. In Memoriam -In loving memory of CATHERINE. We think of her in silence; No eye may see us weep, But many silent tears are shed When others are asleep. HUSBAND and DAUGHTERS.

-HERBERT E. Died March 26, 1942. There 15 a sad but sweet remembrance. There is memory fond and There is a token of affection, brother, And a heartache still for you. BROTHER and SISTERS.

MACHEL HERMAN. Sometimes a note of an old-fashioned song Brings us a thought of you. OLLIE and CHILDREN. A. TORREGROSSA $150 Funeral Homes Complete Funeral 1305 79th St.

BEachview 2-8844 Branch: 521 Hicks St. BROOKLYN EAGLE, Eagle Staff photo SALE NETS $5,000 Viewing baby clothes sold at 22d annual tea and sale held at Brooklyn Nursery and Infants Hospital, 396 Herkimer are, left to right, Mrs. Ross Nelson Dougherty, president of the Woman's Auxiliary of the hospital, which sponsored the sale; Col. Norman S. Marshall, chief secretary of the Salvation Army, guest of honor at the tea; Maj.

Mabel Wilson, superintendent of the hospital, and Mrs. Edward B. Hansbury, chairman of the event. Russians Reinforce Drive on Vienna Continued from Page 1 trunk. railway from Budapest to Vienna.

Far to the north the Russian siege of Danzig and Gydnia, twin German-held ports on the Baltic, appeared to be entering its last days. Suburbs Captured Soviet forces captured suburbs within a mile and a half northwest and two and a half south and southwest of Danzig and within a mile and a half southwest and two miles south of Gdynia yesterday. They also widened their wedge between the two ports to seven miles. A front-line dispatch to the Moscow newspaper Pravda said the Germans have mobilized all men and boys between the ages of 61 and 16 to defend Danzig against the final Russian assault. German prisoners said Nazi SS troops had been stationed behind front-line infantry units with instructions to shoot any soldiers who show signs of intending to retreat or surrender.

One of the last two German pockets in East Prussia was trimmed to 20 square miles and almost completely, liquidated with the capture of Heilingbeil, 27 miles southwest of Koenigsberg. Maintain Pressure On the Berlin front Nazi broadcasters said Marshal Zhukov's 1st White Russian Army was maintaining pressure on German defense positions on the west bank of the Oder between Kuestrin and Frankfurt, 38 and 33 miles east of the capital. Fourteen Russian attacks along the Oder front were repulsed yesterday, Berlin said, and three "emergency" probably pontoonbridges across the Oder were smashed. Berlin said the Russians were attacking with at least six armies in western Hungary in an attempt to break through to Vienna. An Exchange Telegraph, dispatch from Moscow Soviet threat to Vienna was "growing hourly." Report Yanks Storm Isles Near Japan Continued from Page 1 koshika is nearly 1.000 away.

The Okinawa group less miles, than 400 miles from the China coast at a point south of Shanghai. in the Kerama appeared of Tokoshika and the other a islands no importance themselves, except as bases from which attack Okinawa, site of a naval base and important air installations midway between Kyushu, southernmost of the Jap home island, and Formosa. Okinawa, largest island in the group of the same name, is 67 miles long and has a maximum width of 10 miles. Thickly-populated, it has some 450,000 inhabitants, of wheih 66.000 are concentrated in the Naha area of the southwest coast, opposite Tokoshika. Jap Ships Sunk Jap reports of landing operations in the Okinawa group foliowed announcements at Guam in of the north- sinking Jap ships ern Ryukyus Saturday and the wrecking of industries in a Superfortress raid on Nagoya in Japan proper Sunday.

Helldiver bombers and Avenger torpedo planes from the 5th Fleet pounced on. an enemy convoy consisting of three large cargo ships, two destroyers and three other escort vessels west of Amami Gunto (in the northern Ryukyus and sank every ship. Reconnaissance pictures taken after 225 Marianas-based Superfortresses attacked Nagoya early Sunday showed that 25 buildings at the Mitsubishi aircraft engine works, Japan's biggest aircraft manufacturing center, were destroyed or damaged. They included the main engine plant. SAVE FATS AND WASTEPAPER SERVING BROOKLYN SINCE 1896 GEORGE D.

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Pfc. Stanley J. Jablonski Pfc. S. J.

Jablonski Killed on Iwo Jima Pfc. Stanley J. Jablonski of S. 4th St. was killed in action Feb.

20 on Iwo Jima, according to word received by his family. He was 29. Born in Brooklyn, he was employed as a cook in preserving department of the Atlantic Pacific Tea Company, 45. when he marines in September, 1943. He went overseas last October.

Surviving are his widow, the former Victoria Bly; his mother, Mrs. Charles Svilpa; thre sisters, Mrs. Lottie Rusnak, Mrs. Dorothy Szuminsky and Mrs. Helen Farrell, and two brothers, Sgt.

John Jablonski, a war prisoner in Germany, and Frank. Formosa's Output Cut by Big Raid Continued from Page 1 percent of Japan's aluminum supply. One Liberator was lost to antiaircraft fire in the Jitsugetsu raid, which was the second 145-ton strike in two days. on Formosa. Blockade of Jap Ships Continues Search and patrol planes of the 7th Fleet ranged over the China Sea to continue the blockade of Japan's shipping lines.

Six freighters were sunk or probably destroyed and a destroyer escort and three freightdamaged. lens 13th Air Force also maintained neutralizing attacks in the central Philippines, with Liberators and hitting Cebu City with 210 tons of bombs. In the ground campaign on Luzon, bloody fighting raged in the rainswept northern mountains around Balete Pass. escape route into the Cagayan Valley. East of Manila, 6th Division troops were meeting only sporadic opposition after wiping out several enemy pockets near Mount Baytangan.

Deaths ROHRIG-March 24, 1945, KATE ELLIS, beloved wife of William; devoted mother of Harold Joseph, Mary L. and Margaret. Services at E. C. Waldeck's Home for Funerals, 7614 4th Avenue, Monday evening at 8:30.

ROSE ELVIRA, on Sunday, March 25, 1945, beloved of Frederick, and mother of Theodore and Edgar Rose. Service at her residence, 15 Rugby Brooklyn, on Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. SAUTER of 1284 Dean Street, suddenly, on Friday, March 23, 1945, wife of the late Frank Sauter mother of Frank, Harvey, Edwin, Elsie S. Sauter and Evelyn J. Lewis.

Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Monday at 8 p.m. Interment GreenWood Cemetery. SCHMITT-JOSEPH on Sunday, March 25, 1945; beloved son of Alfred J. and Anna; loving brother of Sister Richard and Sister Alfred (Sisters of Christian Charity), Alfred Charles, Mary and Richard, A. E.

M. 3d Class, U. S. Navy. Funeral from his home, 451 Bainbridge Street.

Requiem mass, March 10 a.m., St. Benedict's R. C. Church, Fulton and Ralph. Please omit flowers.

SEAMAN- on Friday, March 23.0 Survived by his wife, Henrietta, and four sons, Charles Wilbur, Edward and John; a brother, Wilbur; also ten grandchildren. Services at 8 o'clock Monday night at Kelly's Funeral Home, 353 W. Broadway, Cedarhurst, L. I. Interment Greenfield Cemetery Tuesday at 2 p.m.

SKOG-On March 24, 1945, ERIC beloved husband of Esther, and father of George Evelyn Gibbon and Marion Skog, Mica brother of Charles and Fred. Services at his residence, 419 60th Street, Tuesday at p.m. Interment Evergreens Cemetery. SMITH On March 24, 1945. CLARENCE beloved husband of Cecile (nee Roach); devoted father of Catherine, Lt.

James, U. S. A. A. Pfc.

Clarence U. S. M. Harold and Robert Smith; at his residence, 904 E. 46th Street.

Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.; requiem mass Little Flower R. C. Church. STEPHENSON-SARAH, on March 24, at her home, 115 Montague Street. Funeral services Tuesday, 2 p.m., at Chapel, 187 S.

Oxford Street. Cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory. Direction Jere J. Cronin, Inc. TOLSON CHARLES on March 24, 1945, beloved husband of Ella; devoted father of John, U.

S. and Mrs. Evelyn Dodge. Services at Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 151 Linden Boulevard, Tuesday, 1 p.m.

FUNERAL nome Modern Chapels Available Everywhere Complete Casket Display in Our Showroom on Premises 5723 5th Ave. Windsor 9-6640 7315 15th Ave. BEnsonhurst 6-2561 $6,600,000 Gang Bared in Gambling Continued from Page 1 port led the Mayor to give his sternest warning to date against New York gambling. He quoted names and numbers and specifically tagged one of Erickson's "tinhorns" with accepting a $10 bet on the St. John's basketball team in their Feb.

17 game in the Garden. Naming Frank Strader, alias E. Barry, one. Mayor told of a planted telephone call to Strader's Cliffside, N. number just before the game.

He said: "Erickson and some of his crowd are wanted as witnesses in connection with several pending inquiries, including basketball. The basketball forms, similar to racing forms, were sent out regularly by Strader with his card and telephone number attached to them. A telephone call to his number, Cliffside 6-4004, procured quotation of odds and the placing of a $10 bet on the St. John's basketball game." Jersey Police Co-operate haTh Mayor co-operated said New handsomely Jersey police and told how the telephone service at Strader's number had been discontinued by order of the attorney general of New Jersey, The Investigation Commissioner's report revealed that Strader's phone service had been discontinued once previously, last November, and that Erickson had tried unsuccessfully to have it renewed. Mr.

Bromberger listed witnesses being sought in the investigation and offered information that several of them were involved in crimes concerning city licenses. Mayor LaGuardia said one of them, James Rutkin, alias Niggy, was wanted for questioning in connection with an inquiry into his connection with a night club. Others named were Leonard J. Erickson, described by the Mayor as Frank's brother; Joseph Doto, alias Joe Adonis; Rudolph Brown, alias Alonzo Brown; E. Lupo and Steve Mauro.

Directorship Revealed The commissioner admitted he didn't know which of these names represented actual persons and were "dummies." but his report showed accounts in several Manhattan institutions and had New been Jersey bankmanaged A by an interlocking directorship dominated by Frank Erickson. The Mayor took a broad swing at check-cashing establishments and said they ought to be investigated by the Banking Department. This was in connection with his statement that Brown was wanted in the investigation of the "Katz policy ring that the Department of Investigation broke up in Harlem." He said he believed some firms were using the check-cashing services to avoid State, Federal and municipal taxes. Raps Licensing "I believe a mistake was made when they were licensed. They do require a thorough investigation, because we run into them very often in the course of our the Mayor said.

He referred again to the men named in the Bromberger report and said: "If any of know where these bums are, will you please inform us. If they are out of town, our police are doing good work and it is a good mark. If they are in town, then it is a bad mark for the police and I will look into it." WHEN OUT OF TOWN REGISTER FROM BROOKLYN Mayor's Tax Plan For Subways Hit Continued from Page explained, "and thus would not be taxed on the things they buy." The board secretary disputed the Mayor's assertion that New York City voters would turn down an increased fare in a referendum. Sees Support for Higher Fare "If city officials would explain the transit problem to the people and promise that all increased revenues coming to the city through a higher fare would be earmarked for transit purposes, the voters would support the higher fare," he predicted. Among others cold to the Mayor's proposal were Douglas L.

MacMahon, president of the New York local of the Transport Workers Union. He said the $100,000,000 sum, which the Mayor claimed would be raised in three years, was not enough and predicted that by the end of the war the city transit lines and equipment would be in "broken down" condition. Former Assemblyman John L. Lamula said he was against the new tax because he felt it would be permanent. Says Killed Bill Covered Needs Paul Windels, chairman of the Citizens Transit Committee which sponsored the Transit Authority bill that died in the recently ended session of State Legislature, said the committee's bill took care of all thee improvements the Mayor said were needed.

The Mayor, in his broadcast, said the Transit Authority measure was not well prepared" because as an independent agency it did not have the power "of issuing bonds and financing its undertaking with private funds without pledging the credit of the city." Windels asserted his proposed Authority did have the power to Mayor Would Streamline Board The Mayor also said yesterday he would ask for power to reorganize the three-man Board of Transportation by "streamlining" its administration. He did not give details but it is believed he contemplates a single transportation executive with a staff of deputies. LaGuardia made it clear the $100,000,000 repair fund would not solve the transit deficit problem. pointed out the present deficit pays for interest and amortization subway construction costs but that in a few years there would be an operating deficit. An operating deficit, he explained, comes within the constitutional limit allowed the city.

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Washington, March 26 (UP)-Congress today seeks to discover what hit the American food supply. President Roosevelt is scheduled to help explain the situation one day this week in a food review to be issued from the White House. Meat packers will be first witnesses today at the Senate Agriculture Committee's food investigation. The House is expected to decide today whether to authorize a special committee to investigate food shortages and distribution. As these inquiries develop, civilians may learn what they should expect in the way of food during coming months.

They also will learn why this great food- -producing nation is going on steadily shorter tions. There may be some light on last year's food developments when rationing generally was relaxed during a campaign year period of official optimism. Many of 1944's ration mistakes are known now to have been caused by military and civilian official belief that Germany was considerably nearer defeat than she proved to be. Representatives of the Office of Price Administration and the War Food Administration and the Agriculture Department will follow the meat packers before the Senate committee. OPA also has pending before the Senate a request for $565,000 to finance its own investigation for meat shortage.

Both the OPA and the Treasury are moving against meat black marketeers. And perhaps some officials are considering methods of enticing legal steaks to market. War Food Administrator Marvin Jones confirmed to the United Press reporta that there are about 80.000.000 head of beef cattle on the range. That is a record-breaking number. Jones refused to speculate why these steaks and roasts remain on the hoof.

8 Prisoners' Gifts Cited to Inspire a Red Cross Drive With Brooklyn today $890,500 behind its $3,235,000 quota in the Red Cross 1945 War Fund campaign, Walter L. (Red) Barber, borough and citywide chairman, cited eight gifts from prisoners of war as "an inspiration and example to our workers who must still raise 000 to complete the city's quotas of $21,187,000, as well as to those individuals who have not yet contributed." Stressing that the gifts "from behind barbed wire are probably the most significant of the campaign." Mr. Barker said the donations, ranging from $5 to $100, were made by the captured men from their own funds or by relatives in gratitude for Red Cross food packages and other services in prison camps. The contributions, Mr. Barber declared, "coming from men in their position, are dynamic evidence of how vital it is that we here at home should make real sacrifice to support the Red Cross program." Brooklyn contributions are pected to be markedly increased with the report of the borough's commerce and industry division at its second luncheon today in the Towers Hotel.

The unit, headed by Harry S. Rogers, is seeking to raise more than half of the borough quota corporate and employe gifts. The speakers at the meeting will be Quentin Reynolds, war correspondent; a wounded service man, a navy chaplain, Dr, Rogers and Mr. Barber. Alfred L.

Bennett, Phone Co. Employe Reprinted From Sunday's Late Editions Alfred L. Bennett, an employe of the New York Telephone Company for the last 37 years, died yesterday (Saturday) after several months' illness. He was 67 and lived at 176 Monroe St. lifelong resident of Brooklyn, Mr.

Bennett was a member of Delta Lodge 451, F. A. Orient Chapter, 138, Royal Arch Masons, Clinton Commandery, 14, K. of Kismet Temple and A. A.

O. N. M. S. He is survived by his widow.

Mrs. Maude L. Bennett; two sisters, Mrs. Charlotte States and Mrs. Catherine Post.

and brother, Charles A. Bennett. Henry MrCaddin Sona FUNERAL SERVICE Homelike Chapel Moderate Charges 24 7th Avenue Corner Sterling Place NEvins 8-8912 SOuth 8-6540 Henry McCaddin, Manager LEGAL NOTICES UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Matter of R. A. SECURITY HOLDINGS.

INC. Debtor. In Proceedings for the Reorganization of A Corporation. No. 42,785 TO ALL PARTIES WHO MAY AP.

PLY FOR ALLOWANCES HEREIN: NOTICE 18 hereby given that an original and four copies all applications for the allowance of compensation for services rendered and reimbursement for proper, costs and disbursements incurred herein shall be filed with the Clerk of this Court. at 271 Washington Street, Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, one copy thereof shall be filed with J. READ SMITH, Trustee, at 44 Court Street, Borough of Brooklyn. County of Kings. City and State of New York, and one copy thereof shall be filed with the Securities and Commission, at 120 BroadWAY, Borough of Manhattan.

City, County and State of New York, on or before April 13th. 1945. All applications shall comply with and contain the statements required under Section 249 and Section 62 (d) of the Bankruptcy Act and shall comply with all other applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Act and the Bankruptcy Rules of this Court. ORDER OF THE COURT. Dated.

March 20. 1945. ARTHUR J. READ SMITH. Trustee.

BLOCK. Attorney for Trustee, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y..