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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, TUESDAY. MAY 10, 1022. FARMINGDALE PROBE UNDERWAY; MYSTERY IN DEAN'S RESIGNING $150,000 OFFERED FOR MORVICH; WON'T. COMPETE IN CANADA I.R.T.

USED BRINDELL RATES TO ESTIMATE COSTS, SAYS WITNESS Spepy Business Improves, But Foreign Orders Lag, Because of Low Exchange HENRY T. GOODY DIES; BROKER 25 YEARS Henry Treat Boody, 56 years old, formerly for 25 years a member of the banking and brokerage firm of Boody, McLellan and Company, 111 Broadway, Manhattan and for the same length of time a member of the New York Stock Exchange, died on Monday at his home in Rpckrille, Conn. His funeral services will be held privately. Mr. Boody was a son of David A.

Bonuy, former Mayor of Brooklyn, and Abide Treat Boody. His father ha for many years been prominent in the public-life of Brooklyn, is known as the "father" of the Brooklyn Public Library and is head of the firm of Boody, McLellan and Company. Mr. Boody had been retired from active business for about ten years on account of poor health. He is survivejj by his wife, Mrs.

Gertrude It. Boody; a Bon. Irving R. Boodv, and two daughters. Mrs.

M. B. Hatcher and Mrs. Haverlock Walzer. jnade known.

The home port, on tho "fctcrn, "Nassau. U. 1." was obliterated. I'lnns 1'alK in Dark. The skyninnrr was Cai.adn.

dropped from above into the farmyard of 'Ocorce .1. Mc'll. a fo-mcr deputy of Westchester oiinty, a niile 1 a half from Croto-i-on-t he-1 lud-; eon. just after dark last night. MeCall- bad noticed lane eir- ding around uncertainly, apparently a place to land, and watched wlirn the pilot suddenly seemed to to go elsewhere.

It was dusk he flew up and off to the west. Just as suddenly, Mr-Call Id the Mate troops, the pilot seemed to reconsider. lc began gliding don lowly, so that it was dark before he dropped to a of about fort. MeCall saw the plane move around i or a few minutes and then shoot Silhouetted the it skimmed above a few trees and rank to earth. did it touch ground before it struck a thicket of brush and small tires.

Its nose went down, its tail went up. and then it rollapsed. Met 'all was positive the pilot was dead. Running into his house, he telephoned to the State troopers at White Plains and then went bark to see what he could do 10 help the airman. Owner Says Risk Is Too Great to Warrant Shipping Wonder Horse for Match.

Toronto, May 16 Louis Hlock of Owen Sound, brother of Benjamin who owns Morvich, said today to the Canadian press: "I know that my brother will wager upwards of $100,000 on Morvich that he can defeat any horse in the world in a match race, and also that he has a standing offer of $150,000 to sell his world-famous thoroughbred." Morvich will not be sent to Canada "The Knench and Italiana would be good customers if their exchange rates were near normal," said Mr. Doran, "but as it is the high costs prevent their buying. So French and Italian orders are poor. K.ngland is somewhat better as a result of the larger purchasing power afforded by the rise Ui sterling. It suggests that we would have genuine big business if Kuropean exchanges were near normal." "Do you feel that-we will have to wait for Kurope to be producing and exporting before they will be able to buy here?" was asked.

"Well, that is a very big question. Some people seem to feel that cancellation -of the Allied debt to the United States would help. Others have thought that the Genoa Conference would produce, something to help things, but there don't seem to be any results from Genoa." Boorum Pease, another downtown manufacturing plant, has observed slow improvement in business in the past few months improvement that has come in waves, as it were. The company makes blank books and stationery and employs 500 to BOO The Sperry Gyroscope Company, manufacturing highly specialized lines of goods at its Brooklyn plant and dependent to a large extent on activity in shipping for its best business, is observing gradual improvement in conditions even in shipping, which has been flat, on its back for more than a year. "Things seem to be Improving and the outlook is somewhat better here," said C.

S. Doran, vice president and general manager -of the Sperry Om-pany today. "There seems to be more confidence among people who own ships." The important lines of the Sperry Company are compasses, searchlights and stabilizers. The gyroscope stabilizer is doing especially well at the present time. The plant is now working about BO percent of capacity, and the question of a large pick up in business depends greatly on foreign orders.

Japan has lately been a good customer, but European countries, with their low rates of exchange, their depreciated moneys, are finding it hard to buy here. Secretary of Employers' Association Testifies to "Verbal Agreement." The Interboro Rapid Transit Company used the labor rates demanded by th) Brindell unions when it estimated the value of Its property at 1400,000.000, according to the evidence of its own witness today before the Transit Commission. "Some secret rate made by an organization that Is now under Indict-ment does not establish the prevailing rate in thisf city," was the comment of Clarence J. Shearn, counsel for the Commission, when the testimony was introduced. The I.

R. T. held that the common labor necessary to reproduce the subways would cost $4.80 a day, while the Trunslt Commission had shown that subway contractors were now paying only $3.60 and the reports of the I. R. T.

to the Transit Commission showed this was the rate the company itself was actually paying for the same kind of work. Samuel B. Donnelly, secretary of the Building Trades Employers Association, was the I. R. T.

witness that testified to the Brindell rate. Roberts Denies Report "Someone Who Knew Took Checks," Johnson Says. (KperUil to The EatIf.) Karmingdale, I May 16 Certain questions surrounding the developments of the State Inquiry into Ui-n financial status of the State Institute of Applied Agriculture' were not answered as Edw-trdG. Simmer, Deputy State Controller, opened 111: official heaings this morning. The two questions which everyone interested in the ease is asking Has the dean of the school, Allan Roberts, resigned, and if so, why? How and when did the 75 checks recently drawn upon the Contingency and Capital Funds of the school' "disappear from the office" Previous to his appearance before an executive session of the board of trustees of the institute late yesterday afternoon Mr.

Roberts denied to a staff correspondent of The Kagle that he had given his verbal recommendation to A. A. Johnson, director of the institute, or any other member of tho hoard. At a public meeting of tho hoard it was announced that Mr. Roberts hud presented a verbal resignation to tho board, to take effect as soon as some personal business could be transacted, and thut Mr.

Roberts would present the written resignation REPORT DEATH-HOUSE INMATE CONFESSES YAROTTA BOY KILLING It was reported at the Criminal Courts Building today that 24, of 171 Palisade Union Hill, N. who is in the death house at ing Sing awaiting execution next month for the murder of Gluseppl Varotta of 334 E. 13th for an exhibition or special match race, his owner. lienjamin Block, stated today, while awaiting the return or the Kentucky Derby winner from Louisville. "The risk is too great, much aa 1 would like to help in any worthy charitable cause," said Mr.

Block, commenting on a dispatch from Toronto stating that his brother, Louis, was hoping to get him to send the horse across the border with proceeds for charitv. "I have not heard from my brother officially on the proposition, but feel certain that only a most extraordinary combination of circumstances would cause to alter my determination to take no unnecessary risks with Morvich. "The inner of the1 Kentucky Derby-will not be shipped about the country for any purpose whatsoever with the exception of competing in such turf classics as may warrant his entrv. Morvich is too valuable and we think too much of hLm to take any chances of injury in unnecessary travel or shipping." BRINGtTsUif TO RECOVER PROPERTY CECIL LEITCH WINS EASILY IN OPEN GOLF TOURNEY as soon as possible, as ine written Sandwich, England, May 16 (By the BUSHWICK PROTEST ON LINK TONIGHT Manhattan, on or about June 3 last, had made a complete coi.fession In which he involved others. District Attorney Joab H.

Banton refused to confirm or deny this, although It is known that following the Declaring that Mayor Hylan's ap resignation lias not yet put tn an appearance, no definite action has been taken by the board. Commenting on the disappearance of the 7.1 checks, Mr. Jackson said this afternoon: "Someone knew what was wanted, and knew specilically when those papers were filed." Mr. Zimmer elicited the information from Martin B. Dugan, bookkeeper ami runnier, that all orders for expenditures weru approved by the Board and that tho treasurer of the Board, lrvin J.

Lling, the checks und vouchers. Tho Capital Fund, whose expenditure to under fire, it was brought out, consists of money collected from the students proval of ihe elevated structure for the last link of the 14th st. -Eastern District subway in lS20.was one of Associated Press) Miss Cecil Leitch, the British woman's golf champion, defeated Mrs. Norman Craig, 9 up and 8 to go, today's play in the British open golf championship tournament here. Miss Edith Leitch, sister to the champion, defeated Miss Robinson 5 and 4.

Miss Joyce W'ethcrcd won over Mrs. Duncan, 8 and 7. Miss Molly McBride, who was run-nfrrnp to Miss Cecil Leitch in last year's Canadian championship, was defeated by Mrs. A. C.

Johnston, 4 and 3. Miss Janet Jackson, an Irish player, defeated Miss Kldway 3 and 2. Miss M. B. Brown defeated Miss Molly Griffiths at the nineteenth hole.

the reasons why the B. It. T. refused to consider substitution of a subway, Chairman George McAneny of the Airman Kx'apos. Ho reached the thicket to see an (angry figure striding toward the road, unhurt but just as evidently MeCall asked whaLtie could The airman told li and then into a motorcar that had been waiting there, and was rushed down the road.

When the troops under reached the place they found 'in group of countrymen congregated around an odorous wreck. Whisky lifted into the night air. The l.i tropers counted, including necks of ttles, 51 quarts of Scutch and Irish hisky. i An investigation revealed little in the way of clues. The plane was a Curtis scout model, hut the engine fj numbers had lcn hammered out.

There was no other mark of identi-i-ftt-Htlon on it. It had two cockpits. the rear one bav ins been stocked with whisky. The liquor all bore yue-' bee labels and there was a yucl.ee fievvspaper of yesterday's date in the forward cockpit. The motorcar and the pilot were r.s compleiely gone ns if they bad flown away.

No one remembered seeing the car. MeCall had only the i vaguest description to give. There was no other clue. The troops are guarding the wrecked plane in hopes that some one will come to claim it. "2 ases Seized in Hoio.

There were also several arrests and liquor seizures in Brooklyn as the result of the activities of Prohibition agents here. cases of assorted high-class liquors were seized in a house on May 43d st. The house, which is a private dwelling, had been under observation by the J'ederal authorities for several da.vs. Two agents finally made arrangements for the purchase of in" cases of liquor at a case. While the last details of the transaction were being discussed in the house a police motorcar passed by and threw the lavs of its searchlight into the room, lighting it 1141 and revealing the prcs-niee of he liquor.

Tin; alleged bootleggers escaped and the liquor was seized. Ralph Munziota. proprietor of the Maranest Restaurant, 1D30 Mermaid Coney island, and his waiter. O-orge Maria, were given summonses 10 appear before Cnited States Commissioner after Prohibition Agents Itruno and Callahan of General Agent Al Thomas' staff had purchased a r.f Till' VY WCTC 111 receipt Dy mm last Saturday of a letter from Raffaele, Assistant District Attorney Benedict D. Dineen was sent to Sing Sing, where he had a long interview with the condemned man.

When the case, of John Melchine, one of those indicted with Raffaele for the murder, was called for trial before Justice Krancis Martin today the District Attorney asked that the trial he adjourned indefinitely, stating that developments had arisen making it impossible to try "this man or any Othere at the present time." This was taken to mean that Raf-faele's confession dealt with the part played in thn kidnapping and subsequent murder of the. Varotta child bv the two men Indicted with him who have not been arrested and who arc the actua-l murderers. Transit Commission today sent a let for hoard and Stta a --hi. ter to Henry J. Ehrmann, secretary of the Associated Subway Transit Carl H.

Fowler. Manhattan iaw.v; i Committees, explaining the whole sit und the latest appointee on te. board of trustees, practically condA-teJ an uation In detail. The organization of STRONG WINS POINT IN HAVING HEARINGS HELD IN MANHATTAN (St pi via( to The EaoteJ Mineola, L. May 1 Supreme Court Justice Selah B.

Strong has won the first move in the Legislative investigation started against him yesterday. The successful motion of his counsel, former Senator Brackett, to have the hearings tranrferred from Nassau to Manhattan, is regarded here as giving him an unexpected advantage, in that the hearings will be removed from an antagonistic atmosphere. This legal victory, won so easily, almost without the local counsel's being aware of it.Vhas convinced members of the Nassau Bar Association, which made the charges of conduct unbecoming a justice of the Supreme Court against Justice Strong, that their search for an attorney to handle their case throughout the investigation must be carefully made. The matter will be discussed at meeting this afternoon. John J.

A. Rogers, an attorney formerly of Brooklyn and now of Hempstead, filed a notice of finding of fact and conclusions of law today which he requests to be called as a witness. Mr. liogers says that during the case in January when he was a plaintiff in a suit for (7 3, Justice Strong allowed the clerk to call and swaer in a Jury and then decided not to have a jurv. which would cost several hundred dollars In a $73 case.

Mr. Rogers said he had already paid $3 for the jury and that it was never given back to him. PensYresidents ask hylan for aid AMERICAN REFUSAL TO JOIN IN PARLEY JOLT TO POWERS Wilh the charge that he was Induced to deed away his $100,000 equity in the property at 553 and 655 Kulton for $7,307.20, AYIUlam Harold Powers, aged 30, who gave his address us Amenia, today asked Justice Benedict in equity term of 'the Supreme Court to huva the deed declared a mortgage and that upon its redemption his property be restored to him. The suit Is against the K. P.

W. Realty Co. of which Arthur H. Waterman is president. In his complaint Powers declares that in October of 1920 hp upplied to the K.

P. W. Realty Company for a loun of J5.OH0 on his interest in the property. Powers alleges that the company also demanded policies of insurance on his life. Powers says he never was informed what the amount of Insurance was.

He and his wife, Mabel, subsequently signed deed and he now alleges that it was contemplated that be should sign a mortgage. It was brought out today that insuarnee policies to the extent, of $30,000 had been taken out on his life. The compuny contends that it did buy from Powers his interest in and to the property. Mr. Waterman said that iie personally hud no part in the transaction with Powers or his wife.

1 GERMAN EMBASSY AGAIN HOUSES AN AMBASSADOR Washington, May 16 The German Embassy housed a German Ambassador today, for the first time since midnight. Feb. 13, 1917, when Count von Bernstorff with the passports which had been handed him by the State Department left Washington to sail for home. Dr. Otto Wiedfeldt, the new Ambassador, arrived at the Embassy late last night.

Continued from Page 1. with the unsatisfactory Russian memorandum of May 11 in mind, has thrown clown the Hague invitation, it Jias taken a distinct step in advance ir. opening the door to future negotiations. This Government, it was emphasized-this morning, is willing to arrange for an inquiry by experts into i the economic situation in Russia and Ihe necessary It is willing to give serious attention lo any pro-' posals issuing from the Genoa Con-I ference, but it regards the Hague in livening clothes when they got to tbe restaurant last night, and Munziota' ni esentod himself to be a which Ehrmann is secretary will hold a mass meeting at Bushwlck High School tonight to protest against the elevated and urge that the plans be changed to put the tracks underground. Mayor Hylan, It was stated at City Hall, has planned to go to the meeting and make a speech.

Commissioner McAneny had been invited to present the- Commission's view. Mr. McAneny declined the invitation, but sent the letter. Referring to the Mayor's approval of the elevated structure when changes were made In the route in 1920, Mr. McAneny said: "The fact that no change was made in favor of subway construction by the Mayor after the very full consideration he had given the whole matter, and that the company, following his decision to continue the elevated structure, proceeded with tlie preparation of its plans and with the actual alteration of the structure of the old elevated lines so as to connect with the new-ones, has apparently had a great deal to do with the company's decision.

"Their argument is. I understand, that while abundant time might have been allowed for subway substitution, had such a substitution been agreed upon in 1919 or 1920. they cannot now accept a further delay of from two to two and one-half years before mhev gain the use of the completed railroad. They have argued that the assumption by the cltv of the additional cost of subway construction, or the payment of damages for the work thev have already done on the old elevated structure, would not affect the consideration that moves them most, which is that he linking up of the completed subway from Meserole st. with the rest, of their system, at the earliest possible time, is necessary for the relief of the hundreds of thousands of passengers who are now carried by roundabout routes, and who seriously congest the lines converging at Cannl st.

"Under the circumstances, and In view of the position taken by the company, the Commission itself is entirely without power to do anything more than to proceed, ns the law requires, in accordance with the terms of the con tract it has inherited." After ordering a dinner they also obtained the drinks. WOODEN PRESENTS GIVEN TO DR. LOW The wooden wedding anniversary cf the marriage of Dr. J. Herbert Low to "Miss Erasmus Hall" was celebrated in the library of the Flatbush high school yesterday.

It was in the nature of a surprise to Dr. Low, who was called to the library and found there gifts in honor of his fifth anniversary as head of the school. Miss Grace L. Corey of the history department presented Dr. 'Low with a ullvfif nuroeluteh in nr 4l.u vitation as lacking "in the definiteness which would make possible the concurrence of thi3 Government In the proposed plan." The American program toward Russia is therefore beginning to take on some appearance of tangible form.

is believed here that the Genoa Conference, being in a very bad mess, will take further steps to meet the American suggestions. That this Government is anxious to see the whole Russian question progressing toward liquidation is gradually becoming ev i-d nt. 'HEIR TO BIG POSING AS MINISTER, ACTS AS OWN LAWYER investigation by himself with assistance of Mr. Johnson and the members of the board at its meeting yesterday afternoon. First taken up was the dormitory described as a "lire trap" by a Manhattan newspaper.

It brought out that there were four of tho latest type lire extinguishers and other fire implements on the second floor as well as windows in every room nt a heighl of about 1,1 feet from the ground and windows at each end of Ihe bull with two stairways leading- to the. lower floor. "It appears to me." said Mr. Fowler, that an able bodied man, and I find r.o others living on the second floor, would have no difficulty in escaping from the building in rase of fire." Mr. Fowler brought out thut the work on the new dormitory is hearing completion nt a saving of nearly the.

steel In tho construction was purchased by Mr. John-son at 10 percent below pre-war level; that the moneys paid out by the treasurer, lrvin J. Long, including those in the cupital fund, for maintenance, light. hat and power, repairs, slaughterhouse, dormitory, machinery, wit carefully audited by the board before approval. Among others Mr.

Fowler brought out the fact that the institution has an iron-clad contract approved anclt written in the office of the Attorney General of the of New York that moneys rceived under the head of thw "contingency fund" were to be spent by the school authorities for the benefit of the institution; that they wero not. lo be turned over to the Stale and that the board has the legal right to spend the money as it sees tit. Mr. Fowler declared after reading llie tract and by queries discovering that the board had approved every expenditure under the bead of this' fund: "1 am of the opinion that the Implied charges of fraud in connection with this fund are not substantiated by tho facts as brought out here at this meeting of the board." Mr. Haldwin declared that tho State funds are carefully revised every year by a committee from the board and a joint committee of the Senate and Assembly at Albany and that a budget is then made ut for the ensuing year, and that that budget in his recollection has never been exceeded.

After the general routine business had been finished, William W. Mies, secretary of the board, offered the following resolution: "Be it resolved, that as the board of trustees of the State Institute of Applied Agriculture are aware of the charges made in a New York newspaper, and consider them' of grave import, a committee be appointed' to investigate the source of thesii charges and report on or before the next meeting." The resolution was unanimously endorsed and the following committee appointed: William W. Niles, Carl H. Fowler and Mrs. Robert Low Pierre-pont.

Upon unanimous endorsement the officers of the board of trustees wero re-elected for the ensuing year, as follows: William M. Baldwin, president; Henry P. Tuthill, vice president; William M. Niles, secretary; irvin J. Long, treasurer, and Mrs.

Robert Low I'ierrepont, treasurer of the contingency fund. faculty, while a bouquet of roses was! i Secretary Hughes would like to see a board of experts from this country and Europe go inlo Russia and gather the evidence of Russia's economic col-I lapse. That such evidence, formally 1 presented under international aus FRANK L. DAVIS, ACT.OR, DIES AT SAW ILLEj Sayville. L.

May 16 Krank Lyman Davis, nn actor prominent for more than 45 years in the theatrical world, died of heart trouble Sunday at his home in Sayville. He was born in Susquehanna, GS years ago but his family soon moved to Boston where he spetit.his boyhood. As a young man he became interested in amateur drumut ics and took part in a number of plays in Boston. Later he went on the professional stage as an aclor and manager and played leading parts in many plays, including "Lights o' London," "Harbor Lights," "Alone in London" and "The Witch." Kor the past 25 years Mr. Davis, wilh his wife, had been conducting summer hotels in Sayville.

They also conducted the South Hay House at Blue Point. Mr. Davis was one of the organizers of the Sayville Golf Club and was also a member of the Actors' Order of Kriendship, Edwin Forest Lodge No. 2 and the Green Room Club. pices, would not be without a certain inner-political effect in Russia itself is one of the motives in the American program.

That Soviet authorities would lend their assistance to any such scheme is doubted. With such evidence in hand, and without having obligated itself to any precise course of action, this Government could then proceed to act in the light of its own Interests. A delegation from Queens, led lv Thonius F. Malone. called on Mayor Hylan at the City Hall today to enlist his support for a centrally located high school site in that boro.

Several sites have been suggested by the Board of Education, but strong opposition to them developed at hearings before the. Board of Ftimate. The Mayor told the olegation that he favored a centrally located site for the proposed new high school and advised them to get in touch with Dr. Ferguson, chairman of the committee on sites of the Board of Education. NEW CREEK CABINET FORMED UNDER STRATOS Athens, 'May 16 (By the Associated Press) A new Qibinet has been formed under Nicholas Stratos to succeed that headed, by M.

fiounaris which resigned last Friday. The new-ministers will be sworn in today. M. Stratos was one of the organisers in 1915 of the War Party. He was Minister of Marine inder Premier Gounaris in 1315, and prior to that had'served as Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet of M.

Ithallis. OBITUARY the gift to Mrs. Low. The principal was also the recipient of an odd assortment of wooden articles cleverly manufactured und carved. A wooden horse symbolic of the distinguished Trojan quadruped was the gift of the classical department and was inscribed with verse.

The history department presented a little red school house emblematic of the new wing which it is hoped will be added to the school next year. A family tree with William Jennings Bryan seated beneath it, and bearing on it a frog, monkey, canary, caterpillar, turtle and a monkey, was also presented to him. A take-off on the famous five-foot shelf of books was shown in the gift of a five-inch shelf containing many "rare" volumes, including "Mirrors of 59th by a Lady in a Duster," "Flappers, Illustrated," "Our Vanishing Shifters." "Who's Who in Erasmus" and several other books. The civics department offered as a gift a miniature street cleaning department ash wagon, while the office staff presented Dr. Low with six wooden soldiers strung on a roller with their drum major.

The English department presented an old Dutch reading block with an original alphabetical arrangement, and the Spanish department presented a book, "Painted Windows," arranged with rhymes and illustrated with characters made from twigs. NEW HOCKING CASE ANGLE, WILLIAM C. RICHTER. 33 yrars old. hustand of Ruth Allen and father of EthiM Virginia Rtchter.

died on Sunrlav it th home of his parenta. William M. nn-l Saruh Connor Rlchter. 474 MeDonoufrb Ft The funeral services will be held thla evening and the Interment tie at Evergreens Cemetery. MARTIN J.

FBEXEV. lifelong resident of Brooklyn and eon the lato John and Elizabeth Rafter Feeney, died on Monday at his home. 1B2 Nelson st. He Is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mary Jennings.

Mrs Charles Uryant and Mra. A. Savarese, and two brothers, Joaeph and James Feeney. He was a member of the R. C.

t'hureh of St. Mary star of the Sea, where requiem mass win be offered on Thursday morning-, the interment following in St. John's Cemetery. TROOPS TO LEAVE IRELAND THIS WEEK (Bu Hr Associated T'rrss.) London. May li Questioned in the House of Commons today concerning the British troops in Ireland, Sir Hamar Greenwood, Secretary for Ireland, replied tin re would be no British troops in southern Ireland by the end of this Week, except those in Dublin and those used for coast defense.

The Staffordshire regiment has embarked at Queeiistovvn on a special steamer as further reinforcements for Belfast, says a Belfast dispatch this afternoon to the Kvening Star. AUTHORITIESCONFER TO CURB GUN TOTING CONVICT SHOEMAKER AS COUNTERFEITER Judgments Satisfied. MAY 11. Ophart. VV W.

141 Bartow. M. 1 91 A Blackburn. 31.9 1 Kupliony Society, Inc. 192 War-ford JSSi.SO Bernstein, I 1 51 7 Mechanics Bunk Wall.

1915 Hosensteln J431.il Davis. K. 192-' Kiesel-baeh Turner Blanchard, 1922 Castagna I.S3r..9.ri Thorn. 1922 Anderson 2J.4t. Brinkinati, 1912 Nelson Broa Coal Co 127.50 Brlnkman.

A 191411 Weld-matin ano $894.43 Brlnkman. (i. 1921 Nyland Rohde. 1920 Joseph Fallen Brewing Co. Lid I3.fiin.30 Marehant, II.

1922 Barney ll, 562.22 MAY 15. TONY MARSH ADOPTED It took Surrogate James A. Foley less than two minutes today to sign the adoption papers by which 5-year-old Tony Marsh, son of Peggy Marsh, becomes Anthony Field Johnson. This is the same Tony Marsh upon whose paternity Peggy Marsh based her various unsuccessful suits in the English courts and in the courts of Illinois for a share in the estate of the late Henry Field Jr. and the Marshal Field estate.

Benjamin Keller, who claims to be "'a graduate of Oxford Cnivcrslty. "proved himself a man of many parts the County Court before Judge George W. Martin today. He pleaded guilty to grand larceny, admitted that he was a forger, claimed to be a lay Presbyterian minister, the beir to a large fortune and the victim of the machinations of a "double." He demonstrated that be was a fairly attorney in trying Ills own case before the jury, lie ha.s several other tccuinplishments which were not out in the trial before Judge one of which is the fuel that It possesses an almost insatiable appetite for "dope." l'elter says that he is 311 years old and lives at 30 K. -2d Manhattan.

He was indicted for grand larceny the second degree and forgery in the second degree in connection with the theft of a diamond ring worth from H. Mealy, a Kulton st. jevv-' tier. He selected the ring from Healy and ordered it sent to an address on I'ierrepont. When lie bought the ring Keller was decked in the garb of a minister of the gospel and represented himself as the "Rev.

Mr. .1. T. 'Madden." lie paid tor the ring wilh a cheek bearing a forged certification. Keller was arrested, indicted and in compliance with the custom of Ihe County Court, asked whether he had enough money to employ a kivvyer.

"When he replied that he did not have any money but that he was fully capa-. lie of reprcseni ing himself in courl, lie was assigned Lawyer All.vn Lane act as advisory counsel. Kolter s.iid that he did not need a lawyer bet it was explained that the law provided 'hat he must be represented bv courc-. S' I Assistant T'istrict Attorney Snyi'er opened the prosecution with three wit-ncsscs. l'elter subjected each of the witnesses to a searching cross-examination but failed to shake them in their story.

He was advised on the technicalities by Lane. When Snyder rested the Peop'c's case, Kclter rose and spoke: "I shall now t' the court the strangest story tnat it has ever been given human ears to hear." he said. The courtroom gasped in anticipation. Kclter stroked Lis carefully-trimmed blond beard as he waited for perfect quiet. "I am the victim of a most peculiar chain of circumstances," he continued.

"I am the heir of a large estate. Thousands of dollars belonging to me are in litigation in the Surrogate's Court at Goshen, X. Y. Kn- mies are conspiring against me to swindle me of the estate. stand liefore Your Honor an innocent man.

Nevertheless 1 can't expect this jury to believe the word of one man my word against the testimony of three witnesses. Although I am innocent, I beg the permission of the court to plead guilty." The plea was accepted. Lawyer Lane jumped to his feet and spoke. "In ordrr to protect thf rights of this man." he said. "I am compelled to move that the court set aside his plea of guilty and eppoint a lunacy commission to inquire into his sanity.

I have talked with him and he has told me his story. In my opinion the man is suffering from a delusion and hallucinations. Judge Martin said that he would not set aside the plea, but that he would have an alienist examine Keller. "There is a possibility that lie is not in his right mind." he said: "but I doubt it. It is seldom in this court that we have a defendant of such a high detrree of intelligence ability." Turning to Kclter.

Judge Martin said: "Cither you are a much abused man or a most daiiKerr.us criminal. I vvill and lind out which before I pays' ntenee upon you." At the defendant's request Judge 111 set Thursday as the date for sentence. Meanwhile his story of (he is l.cinu' investigated by Jl.mi.1i Tcvlun. A new tack in the litigation growing out of the wrecking of the Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Company, by James R. Keene in 1910 was a'suit filed in Supreme Court here by James W.

Murphy, William P. Earle, A. N. Ridgelcy and Alex S. Sassen against Alexander Gilbert, Frank B.

Keech and Frank N. B. Close, asking for an accounting in their capacity as the reorganization committee. It is charged that after Keene's stock pool had collapsed and the coal and iron company was reorganized into the Hocking Valley Products Company, property worth $6,000,000 was leased In perpetuity for $185,000 to the Char-tiers Oil Company, which then" took over the Hocking concern's 12,000 acres of Ohio gas and oil lands. The accounting suit is the aftermath of a suit begun long ago in an effort lo bring about the restoration of the properties to the original Hocking holders.

Athas Kumas, 33, a shoemaker, of 35 Concord was convicted of passing a counterfeit $20 bill, raised from its legitimate denomination of before Jurge Thomas I. Chatfield in the United States District Court here yes-lerday afternoon. He was remanded to Jail for sentence on Friday. United States Attorney Ralph C. Greene, who has insisted repeatedly that swift trials are necessary for the just enforcement of the laws, established a record for speed in this case when he brought about the indictment, trial and conviction of Kamas in a few hours.

The testimony showed that the shoemaker had passed the counterfeit bill to Jacob Harris, in his shoe store at 32 Myrtle after he had agreed to purchase a pair of shoes for $4.50. When arrested he told the policeman that he had no other money, but a search revealed a second fraudulent bill, and several legitimate ones. Assistant Cnited States Attorney Alexander G. Blue conducted the prosecution. Kamas is faced with the possibility of a maximum penalty of 15 years for each of two counts.

T.anzafanre, 1917 Mccarty, as ...123.40 exor .148 41 Bern-an. 1922 Lynch, A B. 1922 Same, 192(1 Same Same, 1920 Same MRS. MARY ArC.CSTINE PECK, widow Louis H. Peek, died Sunday at the home her dauehter.

Mrs. Arthur clonover, 28 3eaford Flushing. Sho was born at vvest Creek. N. a daughter of the late Capt.

Michael Medero, tend same to Fluahtnft--vith her parents when she was a girl. Mrs. was a member of the Reformed Dutch fhureh and the Ladles C.ulld of that rhuroh. he Is survived by two children, Mrs. Con-over and Louis H.

Peek of State Flushing; one brother. Gilbert Medero of College Point, and a stepsister, Mrs. Josephine Vood of Braintree, Mass. LOOS 1AY. 35 years old.

an auditor for tho Class Journal Company of Manhattan, and a resident of 548 16th Kissena Park. Flushing, died Sunday night in the Neurological Institute. Munhattan. after an Illness of two weeks. He was born In Islington, N.

and had lived In the Kissena Park section of Flushing for the last nine vears. Ho was a member of the Flushing t'nited Association and the Kissena Park Association. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances M. Day; his parents, who live in Cleveland; two brothers and one slater.

MRS. MAROARET GANNON, 61 years old. widow of Philip Gannon, and a resident of 12 Buckingham Queensboro Hill, Flushing, died Saturday night In the Oreenpolnt Hospital. She was born In Manhattan, and before moving to Flushing last January had lived for 18 years in Corona. She la survived by seven children.

Thomas James Bernard Klleen and Philip Gannon. Mrs. John J. Schluter and Mrs. George Wheeler.

A requiem mass was offered, in St. Michael's Catholic Church, Flushing, at 10 o'clock this morning, and interment followed In Calvary Cemetery. MRU. SOPHRON1A D. GERST HINCKLEY, 71 years old.

widow of G. B. F. Hinckley, died last Saturday in the Cape Cod Hospital, at Hyannla, Masa. She was born tn Brooklyn, the daughter of the late Henry P.

and Catherine Emmona Gerst. The funeral services were held In the Ostervllle M. K. Church this faternoon. and the interment was in Hillside Cemetery, at Ostervllle, Mass.

Mrs. Hinckley is survived by-two daughters. Miss Kalherlne K. Hinckley of Osterviie and Mrs. William H.

Ross of Sayville. L. three grandchildren, Gladys H. and Kvelyn Rosa of Sayville and Dorothy Russell Graham of Brooklyn; a brother Benjamin K. Gerst of Brooklyn, and a sister, Mrs.

Jane K. Darling of Sioux City. Iowa. MRS. MARGARET E.

MACAILEV, years old. widow of Battalion Chief Thomas Marauley of the New York Fire Department. led on Saturday at her home, 40th Boro Park. She was born In New York City, and had been a resident of Brooklyn for 1 years. She was a member of the R.

C. Church of St. Francis de Chantal. The funeral was held this afternoon, with Interment In Holy Crosa'Cemetery. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs.

Kalherlne Hamm. MRS. MARY.V. GRAHAM, born In New-York City, died on Monday at her home, 508 Clinton ave. 8h la survived by her hus-hand, Stephen Graham; son.

James Grnliam. and two. daughters. Mrs. Henry Seidell and Miss Marie Graham.

The funeral will be held on Thursday morning, with a requiem mass In the R. C. Church of St. Joseph, the lnttrmant following in Calvary Cemetery. Ji.n.or, J74.0CI 47.2.".

Colvln DOGS ATTACK BOY; CONDITION CRITICAL Jacobs, 1920 ano 929. nii Welntraul). Ine Welntraub. 1921 .1 .1 sew all IRns.sr. Metropolitan Hime Builders.

Ine, 1, Cold Suparman. FAD Weintrauh, lnc tic Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, Chief of Police Long of Newark and Prosecutor Bigelow of Essex County, N. met today with Mayor Hylan, Police Commissioner Enright, Assistant Corporation Counsel George P. Nicholson. Chief Magistrate William McAdoo, Health Commissioner lioyal S.

Copeland and District Attorney Joab H. Banton to discuss ways and means to prevent the buying of pistols and small arms by crooks. An amendment to the code of ordinances, prepared by Mr. Nicholson, was introduced in the Board of Aldermen by President Murray Hulbert today. It would prohibit a pawnbroker f'-om loaning money on small crms.

Those that he now has in his possession he could not sell unless the buyer has a permit. Mayor Hague admitted that SO percent of the guns purchased and used hv crooks in this city came from cities ir. New Jersey, and it was agreed that there could be no solution of the problem until the municipalities of New Jersey passed ordinances forbidding the selling of small I Weintraub. 1921 State Mercantile Co. 1 Ine 9S6 57 Walls.

J. 1922 II Hewett as artmr Rosenxwrig, 1921 Oloster. 20 Same. 1921 Same 172.20 Mybome Realty Co, lnc, 1922 Mnlltiken Moore Materlfil Co. Ine JfitM 7T.

Herman. J. 1922 I. 1174.40 Martin Suspends Sentence On Man He Himself Caught Russell Nelson, 8 years old, of 37 S. 1st st is in the Williamsburg Hospital today in a critical condition suffering from dog bites on his face, hands and arms.

The lad was playing in front of his home about 10 o'clock this morning when he attempted to pet a passing dog. The dog leapt upon the little Nelson fellow and knocked him down. Numerous other dogs joined the first animal and attacked the small boy. Passers-by rushed to the rescue, and scared off all but the first and tnost vicious of the animals. This one clung to the boy's arm.

It had bitten his face and body. Screams of women attracted Policeman Frank Zlnns of the Bedford ave. station who clubbed the dog with his nightstick. The animal succeeded in getting a piece of Zinn's coat before it dropped. Young Nelson was rushed to th Williamsburg Hospital and the ccir was brought to the police station and will be placed under observation.

QUEENS MARRIAGE LICENSES. Andrew B. We's, 21. of 2039 Metropolitan Middle Village; Madeline Zelger, 21, of 12 West Slocum lllendale. Mieael OualtierO, 2S.

of lfiST Haneok Rldgevvood: Kdith Maazutta, of 2371 C.r- nella Riflgewood. David W. sohwaid. of W. Tfith Mhtn.

Uertrude Bmmenthal, 23, of r.ay Jamaica. George M. 23. of 73 Highland Ftrook- Ivn; Klonora Rockel, 23. of .25 124th Hill.

Clarence Thomas. IS. of 1317 Tiutler Far Rockaway; Marguerite Jenpe. 17. of 1327 Butler Far Roekaw-ay.

Frank Baxter. 2:, of Van Alst I. Cltv; Alice Ped'ile. 1. of 7.1 Van Alst I.

City. Adrian Davis. 22. of Vandever VVend-hsv-en; Grace Ptpsa, 23, of Is Vandever Woodhaven. Harrv Rohb, ffl, of Qloversvllle, N.

T. Gertrude Drilling, 27. of 1S17 Cornelia Ridge-wood. Thomas Pellegrlne, IS, of 63 Hallett I. city; Anna Kopecky, 21, of 490 7th L.

T. City. Edward Start, 11. of 17 Van Wyck College Point; Amelia WUhelm. 20.

of 11th at. and Avenue C. College Point. Walter rj. Krefselmar.

22. of 17.1 Hancftrk Ridrewood: May SehUdmiiier, of 1S.1H Herold Richmond Hill. Theodore Johnson. 36, of 34 41 Whttestone; Msrtha Gretger. 37.

of 34 4th Whltestone. Rudolph J. Welssenberger, 27, of 322 Madison Rldgewood; Anna O. Beibert. 18, of l3fl Putnam sve.

Rldgewood. Antonio Parnofal 23. of 61 Atlantle Jamaica; Rosa Laciyntkl. 11, of 61 Atlantle Jamaica. PLEADS FOR BARRED ALIENS Judge Martin suspended sentence today on a burglar he himself had captured.

TbA burglar was Elias Kirkland, 21, a negro, of 479 Hancock st. Judge Martin had caught the man red-handed, hiding behind a pile of clothing in a tailor shop at 3S7 Stuy-. vesant ave. Another burglar, the partner of KirKlond pot away, when Judge Martin, having discovered one cf the i Benjamin Quitman, 31. of 617 E.

11th who has already served several terms in the penitentiary was sentenced to Sing Sing for a term of three years by Judge Martin today-after he had pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree. Two burglars. Julius Steffens, 30, of 3816 18th and Charles Hendrlckson, 27. of 5815 3d old offenders, were sentenced to Sing Sing for two year? each. Other sentences were: John Bailey, 23.

of 224 Kulton for assault third degree. City Prison for six months; John Howard, 30, of 767 Bergen for criminally receiving stolen property, four months In the City Prison. Bureau, Oftl Colorado RuiMiner. AVasliiiiirton. May 16 John C.

-Tu'jV' tf 41 Court Brooklyn, in in Washington today to aruf five im-miern ion rasps appfnld from thf-Southern Inntrit of York on its to procure tlif lifting of bans nf upon immigrants pfk-i a 1 i ssi .1 rp will rgre 'oncrts. to npeul existing immiTa- ion law WINDSOR TERRACE MEETING. The residents of Windsor Terracs will meet in P. 130, Ocean Parkway and Ft. Hamilton this evening, to hear the report of the recently formed Windsor Terrace Civic League.

men, entering the store, telephoned for the police and led a squad of uniformed men into the building. Kirkland had never been in trouble before and it was concluded that he was the tool of the man who made his escape. 1 i.