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ONE ELEVEN Cigarettes Our years of making good with millions of smokers suggests that we know how. Just buy a packageand find out. Ocigarettes1 Guaranteed Inserican TENANT ENTITLED TO LIGHT AND AIR Justice Benedict Blocks Change in Building on Barbey St, That a landlord may not alter his building so as to deprive tenant of light and air by blocking his is the decision of Supreme Court Justice Russell Benedict. granting an Injunction to Louis Pinkus against his Joseph Kerstein. Lawyer David May, for the tenant.

told the court that in the latter had leased the store and three living rooms in back of it in premises 553 bey from Stanley Lukasses, the previous landlord. and that when Kerstein bought the property he began building an extension which, when completed, would entirely close up the three windows of the living rooms. The extension, according to its plans, was intended to make an additional store facing Blake ave. Part of the extension had been put up and Justice Benedict Mirected that it be removed forthwith and the building restored to its origiral condition. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE OPENS The thirtieth annual session of the Fastern Conference of the Primitive Methodist Church opened this mornng in the First Primitive Methodist Church.

Park pl. and Nostrand of which the Rev. J. Froude, M. is pastor.

The conference organized with the Rev. Dr. E. Humphries presiding. A business session was held at 1 p.m.

This evening a fraternal service will be held. Addresses of welcome to the delegates will be made by the chairman. Dr. Humphies; E. H.

Thatcher. J. W. Hopkinson and the Rev. Dr.

John W. Langdale of the New York Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, with responses by the Rev. J. T. Ullom and the Rev.

Dr. W. B. Taylor. The sessions of the conference will continue tomorrow.

Saturday and Sunday, morning, afternoon and eve- NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS Chancellor Elmer Ellsworth Brown of New York University, officially reviewed the R.O.T.C unit of the colleges yesterday on Ohio Field. Brooklyn boys who are officers in the unit in clude Harold Cohen and William Cohen. first lieutenants. formerly of Boys High School: Captain Myron of Far Rockaway High, and John Parker, first lieutenant, of Manual Training. The members of the Manual Training High School Glee Club were guests yesterday at a luncheon by the board of directors of the G.

O. The seventh and eighth grades voted to abandon the usual boat ride and hold at dance at the Academy of Music. A beach party also will be held in lieu of the boat trip. "Mothers Day" was observed yesterday at Bay Ridge High School. when mothers of first term students visited the school to learn at first hand what their daughters are doing.

A special program was given and the mothers were welcomed 1 by Miss Kate E. Turner, principal. The first of a sertes of pageants which will be used in the production "America's Making' in October was given yesterday at Bushwick High School when the contributions of England were shown. Miss Hanah. Mr.

Kane and Mrs. Rives were in charge. Eight Blackfoot Indians visited Girls High School yesterday and addressed the students in their native language. Three Brooklyn schools were among the five winners in the annual music memory contest for students of elementary schools held last nigtt at the Washington Irving High School. Man.

hattan. prizes awarded by Otto H. Kahn were cash for the purchase of talking machine records and machines themselves. P. S.

15. Manhattan. was the winner of contest. with a score of 195.4. closely followed by P.

S. 127 of this boro, with 194.9 points. Third and fourth place also went to Brooklyn, the winners being P. S. 122.

P. S. 194 and P. S. 173 with 193.9 points.

Fifth place went to Manhattan. P. S. 4 securing 192.4 points. The team of P.

S. 127, which won second prize of $25 included Sarah Ratner. Viola Selleman, George Rocklein. Mildred S. Clayton and Eleanor Foster.

WILLS FILED Nate, Aint. of Estate. Frank Blower. 651 E. 18th st.

$1.000 Mary E. Rverson. 572 Classon 20.000 George Fir Watson, 418 59th st 8.000 William Osborn. 2750 Redford 10.000 Mrs. Annie G.

Matthews, 64 Linden ave 20,000 Appraisals. Frieda Beck. 1687 8th $3.035 Frances Reilly, 0716 5th ave. 1,285 Patrick J. Clarke, '43 Van Sicklen 16.023 Philip H.

Bolender, 4 Scovilles Walk, Coney Island 6.021 Sophia D. Stuckey, 138 Meserole 1,218 CAUGHT IN DRY NET. Charged with possessing 5 bottles of wine, 110 bottles beer and a 25- gallon barrel of wine in the cellar of his home at 2001 Palmetto Ridgewood. James Brown waived examination in the Jamaica Magistrate's Court and was held to await the of the Grand Jury. Frederick Hohsfield, of 1927 her Madison Ridgewood.

charged with possessing a bottle of whisky, was held for examination. PRINCE OF MONACO SAILS. The France of the French line CO sailed today with 1.370 passengers for Havre. Albert. Prince of Monaco, was one of the outward voyagers.

in to in BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. THURSDAY. MAY 12. 1921.

3 Washington, May 12-A summary of the reply of the Netherlands Gov-ition ernment to the note recently presented at The Hague by the American Minister concerning the Diambi oil fields in the Dutch East Indies, has reached the State Department and is understood to contend that bill protests against the recently passed by the Dutch Parbament covering exploitation of that field had come too late. Officials were reviewing the situation today in preparation for the dispatch of further communication. The statement by H. A. Van Karne.

beck. Foreign Minister, answering question in Parliament yesterday that Holland had not received a note troz. the United States on this subject 1914, attracted the attention of offi cials. The first objection to the present oil exploitation system in Sumatra. it WAS said.

was In 1913. when American company tempted to enter the field without suecess. It was asserted that concern of the United States Government in this regard was expressed to the Netherlands Government long before presentation of the oil bill in the Second Chamber. Nov. 22, 1920.

POLY BOYS RECEIVE THEIR VARSITY LETTERS AMERICAN PROTEST ON OIL TOO LATE, IS DUTCH CLAIM Holland's Answer to U. S. Note on Djambi Fields Reaches State Department, Varsity letters were awarded at the Polytechnic Institute this morning in wrestling. baseball, basketball and track. William Joy, Benjamin Nelson, Jack Ratner and Morris Schwartzman received the varsity in bas.

ketball and baseball. Triple honors went to Jack Silverman, who received the varsity letter wrestling, bas ketball and track. The awards are as follows. Baseball. to William Jos.

Martin G. Oeschsner, Morris Schwartzman. Gordon Rand, Jack Ratner. Hugo Stenberg. Raymond )'Brien.

Madison Schepps, Benjamin Nelson and War. ren Slattery: basketball to Walter Barrett. Casper Specht. Benjamin Nelson. Anthony Ghelardi.

Philip Bach rach. Joseph Kurtzman. Morris Schwartzman, Jack Ratner and William Joy: wrestling to Samuel Orshansky, Bernard Corless. George Chapman. Jack Silverman.

Morris Rubien, Samuel Engler and Paul Gib. son: baseball PBB" to Michael Provenzano. Harry Eigen, Herman Methfes. sel. Edward Kennedy and Max Seelig.

Basketball to Clarence Fairchild. Jack Silverman, Italo Crivilenti, David Dubowsky, Michael Provenzano, Jacob Solomon, Madison Schepps, J. Monroe Hamlen and Samuel Perlman; wrestling to Louis Feldman. George Ellner. Abraham Kurtz.

Monroe Hamien and Mariano D'Anello! basketball "PBB' to Frank Denunzio and David Rous: track "PTT to Jack Silverman. Grant Park, Merritt Horner and Francis J. Coughlin. INDIAN FARMER SLAIN Olean, N. May 12 Cattaraugus County is stirred by a murder, near this city, late yesterday.

Francis Jimmerson. 35, an Indian farmer, residing on the Indian Reservation, just below the town line of Red House, is dead with bullet through his heart, and Jacob Jimmerson. 25. is in the county jail at Little Valley held for Federal authorities on a charge og murder in the first degree. Authorities Say the crime was the result of 3 heated argument over the division of an estate.

HUNT CHINESE SLAYER Kansas City. May 12-- Police today were searching for an unknown Chinese, who last night entered the haberdashery store of S. K. Young. also Chinese, shot him to death and wounded seriously Young's 10-monthsold daughter.

Police believe the killing to be a revival of a feud between the Hip Sing and the On Leong Tongs. According to friends, Young was a member of high standing in the Hip Sing Tong. MAN SHOT IN DRUG RAID FACES DEATH I. W. Membership Book Found in Bay With Cocaine.

District Attorney Lewis said 10- day that the two policemen who participated in the pistol duel with cocaine sellers al 23 Willow pl. yesterday will have to go through the formality of arraignment in El police court for the shooting of Jesus Otero. This will be in compliance with the law, and the two officers will, no doubt. be discharged by the magistrate. The prosecutor feels that the case is one of justifiable homicide.

The District Attorney declared that a membership book of the l. W. W. was found in the suitcase, which contained the $50.000 worth of cocaine. which the police had seized.

The booklet showed that Jesus Otero, the man who was shot to death, paid dues in that organization. Reports from the Cumberland Street Hospital, where the two drug smugglers were taken. indicate that while one of the men has a fine chance of recovery, the other is likely to die. The one more seriously hurt is Vincente Couce, who has a bullet wound in the chest. Juan Dorvilla, the other.

was injured in the head. It is believed that he will be out of the hospital in a few days to face three complaints, namely, dealing in narcotics. felonious assault and possessing dangerous weapon. OBITUARY MRS. SALLIE BROWN of 385 Kosciusko wife of Maurice Brown, died on Wednesday of nephritis.

Her funeral services will be held on Friday morning in the chapel at 1202 Broadway, the Rev. J. H. Paymer off ciating. and the interment will be in Bayside Cemetery.

MRS. CAMILLA RIZZO. 56 years old. of 138 Huntington st. widow of Francisco Rizz0.

died on Wednesday at her home. Mrs. was born in Italy, and is survived by a daughter. Mrs. Philippa Livourts.

two sons, Frank and Lorenzo Rizzo, and six grandchildren. The funeral will be held on Saturday morning, with a requiem mass in the R. C. Church of St. Mary Star of the Sea, and interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

MRS. JENNIF KEPKE CHARLES. 54 years old. of 540 Carlton a resident of Brooklyn for many years, until five months ago, when she went to Pasadena. for her health, died there on Tuesday.

Mra. Charles was born in New York City, the daughter of the late Henry and Marie Gerdes Kepke. She was a sister of Dr. John Kepke, a well known medical and surgical specialist. who died on May 1, last.

She is survived by a 5011. Perry Charles, and two slytera, Mrs. Henrietta Semken of Philadelphia, Pa. and Mrs. Alexander W.

Ross of Brook17 a. No re the the to by Batters Murray Junior on a LINDSEY WILL PAY FINE FOR CONTEMPT; BOY'S SECRET KEPT Denver Judge Has for 5 Years Refused to "Betray Confidence of a Child." Denver, Col. May 12--Ben B. Lind- sey. Judge of Denver's Juvenile Court.

announced today he would pay a fine of $500 and costs assessed against him following his conviction on charges of contempt of court. Judge Lindsey's action will end a five-year controversy. He was adjudged in contempt by Judge John of tile District Court in 19134 Judge Lindsey had refused to divulge what Neal Wright, a 14-yearold Juvenile Court ward, had told him about the murder of the lad's father. The boy's mother was tried for the murder and ncquitted, Judge Lindsey refused to obey the court's order because he said if he testified he would be "betraying the confidence of a child." Judge Lindsey's fine and costs amounting to $33, was to be paid out of his own funds. He declined aid proffered by bar associations, boys clubs, civic and other organizations and individuals.

have 110 regrets," said Judge Lindsey today. believe the fight we made was right. No court again will ask a juvenile court judge to hetray what a child has told FOUR AIRMEN KILLED AS 'PLANES CRASH DOWN Lawton. May 12-Sgt. Algoti Bloomquist, 23 years old, and C.

E. McCullough. 45 years old. cotton broker of Oklahoma City, were killed and Sgt. B.

Grogan, Atlanta. years old. was probably fatally 111- jured in an airplane accident near the military reservation at Fort Sill. late yesterday. A tail pin 18 believed 10 have been the cause of the accident.

Arcadia. May 12- Set. George 1:. Bloom and Sgt. Harry J.

Kelting. Army fliers attached to Carlstrom Field. were killed yesterday in crash their plane and the subsequent explosion of the gasoline tank. Bloom's home was in Maysville, Ohio, and Kelting's in Bloomington, Ill. PLEDGES ACTION ON CROSS-BAY HIGHWAY Decision on Jamaica Bay Project in Two Weeks Hylan.

Acting Boro President Frank Sullivan, of Queens, told Mayor Hylan today that unless the way was cleared of technical obstructions for the buildIng of the Jamaica Bay Boulevard. that important highway would not be constructed until 1968. Mr. Sullivan appeared before the Sinking Fund Commission to urge ap proval of the deeds and agreements the Company, Howard the Estates Jamieson Deand Bond Company and the Broad Channel Corporation, which is neces sary before any further step can be taken toward the realization of the Jamaica Bay Boulevard project. "Unless prompt action is taken in the matter." he said, "this highway will not be built until about the year 1968.4 "We have no report on that matter before said Mayor Hylan, "and therefore cannot take action now.

But we expect to have a report in two weeks and then this board will either approve or disapprove the proposed agreements." "Can I tell the people of Rockaway that this board will come to decision in this matter in three weeks from now? Mr. Sullivan asked. "You can tell them." responded the Mayor, "that they will get action in two weeks. They can depend upon it. "In the meantime." Mayor Hylan added.

"we shall refer the proposition to the Committee of the Whole of this board, the Corporation Counsel and the QUEENS MANUFACTURERS ORGANIZING A COUNCIL Steps toward the organization of an industrial and manufacturers council in Queens under the auspices of the Queens Chamber of Commerce were taken yesterday at a meeting and luncheon of the Manufacturers Committee, held at the Chamber of Commerce. W. M. Nones, president of the Norma Company of America, is chairman of the committee and presided at the meeting. Chairman Nones outlined the scope of the proposed council, saying that it will take up matters of labor, transportation, freight connections.

deliveries and co-ordination of effort that affects the big concerns in the boro. It was decided that there would be at the Chamber. Thursday afternoon, May 26, to which will be invited all the manufacturers of the boro who are members of the Chamber. SAY MAN KILLED. WALKED INTO TRAIN (Special to The Eagle.) Westhampton, L.

May 12- -Josef Targonski of Southampton was struck and killed about 300 vards west of this station last night by Quogue train No. 20, eastbound, in charge of Engineer James Eichhorn and Conductor Phillips. According to railroad officials here the engineer and his son. who was firing the engine for him. reported that Targonski appeared to deliberately walk into the train.

The head light, the engineer reported, showed the man far down the track, and though the whistle was blown repeatedly he made no effort to get out of the wav. Eichhorn's statement that he blew the whistle a number of times was corroborated by passengers on the train, who were alarmed by the frantic blasts. The dead. man's identity was established through insurance papers found in his pockets. He appears to have been about 60 years old.

At Southampton little is known about him other than that he lived there some time and was employed as a farmhand. It is believed he was not married. RIFLE MATCH BY WIRE C. W. Putnam of 335 Lafayette ave.

and C. D. Ludlum of 362 Marlboro rd. recently took part in an intercollegiate revolver team meat. Both men are member of the Reserve Officers Training Corps revolver team at Cornell, which recently won a victory over Purdue University and the Alabama Institute of Technology.

Each team did its shooting on the home range. and as each shot was fired the result was telegraphed by al direct wire Lo the other two fields. Pays $500 Fine Rather Than Betray Child's Confidence Judge Ben B. Lind-ey. HIT WHILE ON DUTY.

REPORTER CHARGES Eagle Man Has Thomas English Arrested -Was Trying to Clear Unjustly Listed "Slackers." For attacking a newspaper reporter who was investigating errors in the War Department's "slacker lists," Thomas English of 81 Rutland Pd. was arraigned before Magistrate Short 111 the Flatbush court this morning 011 a charge of assault in the third degree. Karl M. Elish of 376 E. 18th member of The Eagle staff.

was assigned to locate men whose names were erroneously placed on the list and. through the columns of The Engle. to correct. in so far as was sible. the injustice done them.

The name of Stanley Harrison French was 011 the list of May 6. and when Elish called at 81 Rutland where French. now lives. Elish told the court, he was met at the door by English. who attacked him, striking him several times in the face and breaking his eyeglasses.

It was Elish's investigation that disclosed the fact that Stanley Harrison French was lieutenant commander in the Navy during the war and served aboard a transport convoy. Through him and his account in The Eagle of Lt. Com. French's service in the war. much publicity was given in all the New York papers to the correction.

it also resuited in the matter coming to the attention of the Adjutant General of the Army, who made a virtuai apology through The Eagle's Washington Bureau for the injustice to Lt. Com. French and his parents. Elish said in court that he visited the house in the afternoon and saw Mrs. Augustus French, of the Navy officer.

told her mother. son's name was on the "slacker list and asked whether she was willing to offer explanation. She informed the reporter a that Stanley Harrison French was a merchant marine officer before the war, and during war had made more trips through the submarine zone as an officer of the United States Navy than any other officer or his grade, She suggested to Elish that he call later and see her husband. Accordingly, Elish returned at 5:30 and saw Mr. French.

The two went to Mr. French's room on the second floor. Elish said, and discussed the error at length. Mr. French told Elish that his son was still in the Navy and would be home a little later.

When the reporter called at c'elock. he was met at the door by English. who is the owner of the house in which the Frenches live. English informed the reporter, according to Elish, that he was frightening the v. omen in the house, that he had no business there, and that he could take his choice of leaving peacefully or being thrown out.

Elish said he maintained that he did have business there, but when he tried to ascertain Eng lish's connection with the case. he told Magistrate Short, English struck him. At the same time, Elish said, English called on Mr. French to aid him. and the latter also struck the newspaper man.

A few minutes later Elish appeared at the Snyder ave. station and informed the police of the fight. He was referred to the Flatbush court. and on Tuesday the complaint was drawn by Sidney Gottesman of the law firm of Nash Gottesman, and a warrant served on English. English denied that he had "will fully and unlawfully struck the deponent several violent blows about the face and head" and asked for a week's time in which to get four witnesses and to show the court the condition of his clothes after the fight.

Magistrate Short adjourned the case until next Thursday. English was paroled. $150.000 FIRE ROUTS MANY Fire caused a big loss last night at the works of the Roman Bronze Company, 275 Green st. The firm casts many of the statues erected in and about New York City. At 10:30 o'clock Patrolman Bischoff of the Greenboint station saw flames in the rear a two-story building, one of the many comprising plant, and sent an alarm.

On the arrival ef Deputy Fire Chief Patrick Meagher. second and third alarms were turned in. as there was a stiff breeze, and the neighboring tenement houses were threatened. The residents were turned out, many being sheltered by neighbors. The damage was given a8 $150,000, largely due to the destruction of clay models and melting of partially completed statues ranging from 10 inches tc 10 feet in height.

EXPLOSION WRECKS HOUSE Orient, L. May 12-An explosion occurred at Orient Point at the home of Cortland King when he was pumping water from the cellar. It is supposed that the gauge did not work properly, causing the explosion of a pressure tank. The floor in the room directly over the tank was torn up and the furniture thrown several feet. Some of it was broken.

Pictures from the wall were thrown, an oil stove was overturned, but the flames were soon extinuished. Mrs. King and two children were not injured. though they were in the room which wrecked. Mr.

King was badly burned when extingushing the flames. FORMING ORIENT CIVICS. Orient. L. I.

May 12-A civic organization is to be formed in this village. Steps have been taken to this effect. A committee consisting of Harry Tury and Ernest Beebe is work. ing on resolutions and bylaws. The best interests of the village will be promoted by this organization.

The first work to be taken up will be to erect a memorial to the boys who served in the World War, Friday the 13th Here Tomorrow Bad Day for the Germans and Some Others- Watch Your Step. Tomorrow it comes- Friday -the thirteenth. Few ships will sail during the das. The Fort Hamilton, famous as the "bridal ship." will brave the and sail for Bermuda regardiess. It will be a black Friday for the saloonkeepers.

For the man with a quart on the hip. For all witnesses who may be called before the Lockwood Committee. For the Germans -ach, du heber Himmel: It is unlucky To fall off a ladder Friday the 13th. To pass beneath a falling building. To slip on a banana peel.

To make "home brew' next to a police station. To letters. wishing a young woman "lots of love and akwerie. To walk in front of the Twentieth Century Limited admiring the flowers, To stand in a public street and ery. with To bet against the Brooklyn Baseball Club.

To look at the new moon over the lett shoulder while driving hill at 40 miles a an hour in a motorcar. To face Mr. Edison's questionnaires Or to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge. BOARD WILL ACCEPT SCHOOL CONTRACTS DESPITE EXPOSURES Acts on O'Brien Opinion, Notwithstanding Collusive Bids and Price Boosting. Despite the Brooklyn and Queens school contract exposures before the Lockwood Committee and the mony of marked price boosting by contractors operating under the Hettrick Code, the Board of Education justifies the contracts.

The amount of the contracts is $360.724. Members of the Board today defended their action in accepting the percent reduction plan on the original collusive bids made, despite Samuel Untermyer's statement that such a reduction is "preposterous" and no reduction at all. The final acceptance at Tuesday's meeting hinged on the contractors signing a stipulation prepared by the Corporation Counsel. The School Board's explanation of its attitude is that it was taken on the recommendation of the Corporation Counsel, who reversed his original position on the contracts. The Corporation Counsel first recommended the cancellation of the contracts.

Later he moditied his position, agreeing that the work might continue it a stipulation were signed providing for a 1 percent reduction, the amount the contractors claimed was paid for 'attorneys' fees" in Hettrick's group. Dr. John A. Ferguson of Brooklyn, chairman of the Building and Sites Committee of the Board, defended the accept a 1 percent reduction, saying: "We took the action on recommendation of the Corporation Coun sel. There would have been 80 much litigation that the schools would never have been completed in time to take care of the overcrowding and part time now existing.

There was no question of favoritism. think the prices were fair despite the Lockwood Committee sessions. Our own estimates fixed prices which in some cases exceeded those of the contractors. The builders were all reputable men unfortunately became mixed up in this." Notwithstanding the revelations be. fore the committee of the marked boosting of prices, Dr.

Ferguson in sisted that the bids were not padded. The Board was prepared to use the case of Gillis Geohegan as a precedent. The final O. K. has been placed on the plan of this firm.

which had contracts for P. S. 11. Richmond, and P. S.

20 and 29. Brooklyn. In the case of P. S. 29 the firm denied that the contract had been secured through Hettrick.

Daniel R. Rice, whose case. together with that of Philip Paul, was scheduled for final approval on Tuesday, is the only one of the three who admitted connection with Hettrick. He did this before the Building and Sites Committee. His contract for work at new P.

S. 182 was $153.000. of which the 1 percent he proposed to deduct was for "attorney's fees." Philip Paul, in offering to deduct $517 from the $51.700 contract for P. S. 3, Queens, which recently has been opened, declared that make this offer without prejudice, and we wish it thoroughly understood that we did nothing illegal and that we deny that there was any excess cost to the city under this contract due to illegal combinations and The original contention of the Corporation Counsel held that the con tracts should be cancelled the ground that the contractors were guilty of collusion with other bidders and of fraud in the making of contracts with the Board of POLICE VACATION CAMP Posters were displayed in all of the city's police stations this morning inviting the members of the force to register for reservation during the summer at the Police Recreation Camp, Platte Cove, the Catskills.

The terms offered 10 the men and their families are $2 a day for adults and $1 a day for children under 16 vears. Policemen who are convalescing from illnesses are boarded at $1 a day, and if their circumstances do not permit of the expense they are sent up free. EXCHANGE SUSPENDS EIGHT WHO SHIPPED WHEAT TO GERMANY Formal findings of the board of managers of the New York Produce Exchange on the alleged irregularities in connection with shipments of wheat to Germany last fall were posted on the floor of the Exchange this morning. The following was bulletined: "Pursuant to provisions of section 36 of the bylaws the following corporations are forbidden representation on the floor of the New York Produce Exchange, namely, "Erie Company, at the pleasure of the board: Brainard Commission Company. 12 months: Armour Grain Company, three months: Lewis Proctor Company.

three months. "The following individuals are suspended: H. B. Day, 12 months; W. Brainerd.

12 months: T. C. O' Brien. three months; H. J.

Crofton, three The Erie Company formerly operated a grain elevator at Jersey City. 'The elevator is now operated by the Long Dock Company. SWEARS PALMER HAD WARNING BERGDOLL PLANNED TO ESCAPE Special Agent of Department Doubts That Military Authorities Were Informed. May 12-Warning that Washington, Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, Philadelphis graft dodger, probably would attempt was sent to the Deescape, partment of Justice while Bergdoll still was custody, John F. O'Connor.

special agent of the Department, tes. tified today before the House inves tigating committee. So far as he knew it never was transmitted to the military authorities O'Connor said. letter C. Lettingwell.

who was Acting Secretary of the Treasury at the time of the Bergdoll gold withdrawal. was presented to the committee. It said that when the gold was obtained. the Government embargo against gold payments had been terminated under general Treasury in structions and that a refusal of the gold "would have been a violation of these instructions. He added that "any inquisition con cerning the reasons for demanding would have been JOHN J.

SCRIMGEOUR DIES; SCT. MAJOR OF OLD 13th John Jacob Scrimgeour. 52 vears old, former sergeant major of the old 13th N. G. S.

N. of Brooklyn. of which he was a member for many sears, died yesterday of arterio-sclerosis at his residence, 360 Madison st. Mr. Scrimgeour was born in Brooklyn.

on Oct. 19, 1868, had lived here all his life and was a descendant of the old Scrimgeour and Hopper families, long prominent on the Heights. He was the Non of John and Kate M. Hopper Scrimgeour and a grandson of Jacob Hopper, one of the first undertakers of Brooklyn, who established his business at Court and Joralemon sts. in 1856.

His great-granduncle, William Scrimgeour, was the first superintendent of Greenwood Cemetery, Mr. Scrimgeour had been connected with the James McCreery and Company dry goods store in Manhattan for several years. He w'as all old member and past master of Crystal Wave Lodge No. 638. F.

A. M. Mr. Scrimgeour is survived by his wife, Mrs. Josephine Delamothe Scrimgeour: a son, John Scrimgeour: 3 daughter, Miss Eleanor Scrimgeour: a sister, Mrs.

William Simpson, and an aunt. Mrs. Willis Stafford. The funeral services on Friday evening will be conducted by the Rev. Dr.

Hubert B. Munson, and the interment on Saturday will be 111 Greenwood Cemetery. GEORGE A. ROSCHER DIES; GASSED IN WAR ARSENAL George A. Roscher, 29 years old.

of 167 Nelson a member of Co. A. 4th C. S. Chemical U.

S. in the World War. died on Tuesday in the Fox Hills Hospital on Staten Island as a result of being gassed by a chemical explosion while in training at the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland. He had been under medical treatment ever since, but failed to even partially recover. Mr.

Roscher was born 111 Brooklyn. the son of Catherine and the late William Rescher. He is survived by his mother and two brothers, Harry and William Roscher. MELLON ACTING CHIEF OF INTERNAL REVENUE Washington. May 12-- The duties of Internal Revenue Commissioner devolved.

today on Secretary Mellon of the Treasury Department, by reason of the expiration of the 30 days legal limit during which M. F. West, Assistant Commissioner, could act AS Commissioner. Secretary Mellon will continue to discharge the duties until a commissioner has been confirmed by the Sen ate. No action or regulations governing the sale of beer for medicinal purposes will be taken until a commissioner has qualified.

HOLD "ROOKIE" COP FOR HANSON MURDER Mark Simon, of 126 Jerome the rookie policeman who is alleged to have shot and killed Charles Hanson, a bartender in the saloon of Joseph Zaengle, at 362 Sumner a few weeks ago, was today arraigned in the- County Court to answer an indictment for murder in the first degree which was returned by the May Grand Jury. He entered It plea of not guilty and WAS held without bail to await trial. Two other men were indicted for murder today by the Grand Jury. They were Cosono Pipola and Thomas Glinch, who are charged with having been members of the trio who held up and killed Joseph Rice in the latter's tailor ship. in Greenpoint, in October last year.

They pleaded not guilty. The Grand Jury today returned in dietments charging 22 persons with violations of the State liquor enforce. ment law. All entered pleas of not guilty and were released on ball" to await trial BUSTEED SELLS PLACE Hewlett, L. May 12- The block of land and the property on it, running from Broadway, through to the Long Island Railroad, this village, owned by William Busteed and David Gideon, was sold to Charles Yung.

of 133 W. 11th Manhattan, a few days ago. was announced yesterday, for a sum near $30.000. The property located directly posite the exclusive Hewlett Bay Park. The houes is one raided by Nassau officials last year, which raid resulted in the indictment of the two owners.

$750,000 FIRE IN YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO Youngstown, Obio, May 12- Fire here early this morning caused a loss estimated at $750.000 The old Mahoning Valley power house, a lum ber yard, 10 houses and a garage were destroyed and the plant of the Smith Brewing Company damaged. Firemen sav the blaze, which started in the Parish Brothers lumber yard, was incendiary. SPANISH WOMAN AUTHOR NEAR DEATH FROM GRIP Madrid, May 12-Countess Emelia Pardo-Dazan. the noted Spanish authoress, is seriously ill here with grip. Her sons have been called from Paris to her bedside, Austria Recognizes Mexico Mexico City.

May 12-Recognition has been accorded the Obregon Government of Mexico by the Austrian Republic. A communication to this effect has been handed Enrique Freimann. Mexican Charge d'Affaires in Vienna, says cablegram received at the Foreign Office here. Do You Prize Your Watch? For safekeeping during the Summer months, replace it with 3 genuine ELGIN (7 Jewels Fully Guaranteed) Which We Are Offering at 8.95 (War Tax Included) A price not much in excess of what the so-called cheap watch would cost- and you will still be assured of dependable time, in town or out of town. LOUIS AMOLS Jeweler 425 FULTON STREET (One block from Borough Hall Between Smith and Pearl Sts.

Brooklyn SOVIET EMISSARIES ACTIVE IN ANGORA Are Working Among Extremist Group in National Assembly. By the Associated Press. Angora, Anatolia, May Much activity is being displayed in Angora by agents of the Russian Soviet goyernment. Suppression of an attempt to proclaim the Nationalist administratton a Soviet republic has created some tension with the Moscow government. The Russian agents are working with the Extremist group in the National Assembly, headed by Remzi Pasha, former Minister of Agriculture.

The army of Kiazim Kara Bekir. which arrived here recently from Armenia to take the field against the Greeks. has been sent to the Armenian frontter. where suspicious, ments by Bolshevist troops are reported. The 1 newspapers publish the text of the treaty recentiv signed for an offensive and defensive alliance between the Turkish Nationalists and the Atghans, which has been ratified by the National Assembly, The newspapers comment appreciatively 011 the consummation of the alliance, the tone of the comment being reflected by the expression of one of the journals that "Turkey has at last become an Asiatic State and now will work to prepare A new Islamic Internationale, for this offensive, defensive and economic treaty constitutes a solid base." An Angora dispatch received Wednesday night sald that Bolshevist plot 10 overthrow Mustapha Kemal Pasha.

the Turkish Nationalist leader, and establish a Soviet republic, had been discovered. Many persons connected with the plot were put under arrest, according to the dispatch. ARABS LED BY SALAM DESTROY 13 TOWNS Arabs led by Sheik Salam have destroyed 13 towns in French -Syrian ter. ritory, said advices received today by the Near East Relief and read at meeting of the executive committee. A well -organized system of ware fare by the tribesmen caused the French commander to withdraw troops from threatened areas and calt for reinforcements.

Gravest anxiety for safety of the Christian population WaS expressed. With the exception of 300 Algerian Mohammedans, the French were said to have withdrawn all troops from Aintah. FORMING TRADE BOARD Freeport. L. L.

May 12 A prelimInary meeting. having for its purpose the starting of a movement to form board of trade, WaS held in the rooms of the Wide Awake Engine, Company last evening. About a dozemi business men were present. It was decided to draft a tentative plan upon which the organization will work and to submit this at the next hearing which will be held in the same place next Wednesday. Each man present the first inecting 19 to net as membership committee.

Setphen P. Pettit was chairman of the meeting and Kenneth Kelly, secretary. Permament officers will be elected at the next meeting. IN BROOKLYN COURTS SUPREME TERM, PART TRIALS Da calendar. May Before Faber.

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