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EM AILY EAGLE 90th YEAR No. 248 NEW YORK CITY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1931 22 PAGES THREE CENTS- THE WEATHER Br V. a. Waathtr Harm Ml AND CONTINUED COOl TONIGHT: TUESDAY FAIR Tompentare, 11 M. (Eagla Statiaa) ar S( (rLnTl 74 Man averag 10 pin, urn gate BMWM Yanks TrMnceA's Eagle Acquires The Home Talk CHILEAN REBEL FLEET SURRENDERS IN FACE OF NEW AIR BOMBING BASEBALL Yields Unconditionally as Federal Planes Prepare for Fresh Raid-Several Vessels Dam-aged but Attackers Fire Is Not Returned LEAGUE R.

H. GAME. 0 0 0 115 16 2 0 0 13 9 Mahaffey and Heying. LEAGUE AMERICAN MORNING 8 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Andrews and Dickey; NATIONAL Yank. Athletic Batterie MORNING Reds Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Shippee Expedition Back; Sad Over Dog Greeting by Distinguished Scientists Fails lo Lift Pall of Worry Over Loss of Pet Young Explorers Found Great Inca Wall in Andes Fresh from the Andean domains of the ancient Incas, the Shippee-Johnson Peruvian expedition arrived this morning on the Grace liner Santa Clara.

It had completed nine months of still-camera and motion picture exploration ln'Peru, BALKS AT KNIFE Batteries Carroll and Styles; French and Phillips, MORNING GAME. 0 0 0 0 0 oooo on Batteries Derringer and Mancuso; Smith and Hartnett. i SISBill! JOLTED BY QUAKE Toklo, Sept. 1 Col. Charles A.

Lindbergh finds an earthquake offers a "rather odd, queer sensation." The flier and Mrs. Lindbergh, in Japan on an aerial vacation tour, 'were awakened at 5:35 a.m. today by the jolt of a quake which rattled window panes and made timbers creak. The quake caused only slight damage. It was of the horizontal type.

M'Donald Lays Plans For Economy Session London, Sept. 7 () Prime Minister MacDonald and Chancellor Philip Snowden were in London today for a Cabinet meeting to plan final tactics for the opening of the special session of Parliament tomorrow. The new executive committee of the Parliamentary Labor party under the chairmanship of Arthur Henderson met to make plans for a full meeting of the party tomorrow when the opposition to the government's economy proposals will be formulated. Student Shot Police of the Klngsbridge Station are investigating the shooting this morning of Joseph Sheehan, 17, of 45 Rockway Road, Rockvllle Centre, in the dormitory of Manhattan College, 242d St. and Spuyten Duyvll Parkway, the Bronx, where he Is a student.

Sheehan was shot in the left leg about 4:30 a.m. He was taken to Fordham Hospital by his brother, Francis. Sheehan said he was asleep at the time of the shooting and did not know of any one else being in the room. It is believed that another occupant of the dormitory may have been toying with a revolver and accidentally discharged it. 3 Steal $1,700: In Rubel Theft Three young merf armed with pistols today robbed the Rubel Ice Company office at Atlantic and Fountain fs.

of about 11,700. Emanpel Nestler of 95 FountRln manager of the office, told police the trio compelled him to open the safe. Then they took the money and escaped In a motorcar. In Dormitory Publications Their Readers Will Get Them on Usual Days Willi This Newspaper The Brooklyn Eagle has purchased the Home Talk-Item and the Home Talk-Star, the two local newspapers of Bay Ridge, South Brooklyn and adjoining areas. Announcement to this effect will be made in the publication of Home Talk-Item on Wednesday and Home Talk-Star on Friday.

There will be no change in the management or policies of the two successful papers. E. M. Schmich, former president and publisher, will continue in charge of the management, and the editorial and re-portorial policy will remain unchanged. Headquarters will be maintained as usual at 4808 4th Ave.

On Sale on Stands The papers will be delivered free of charge to all the present and future regular subscribers to The Brooklyn Eagle in the Bay Ridge and South Brooklyn sections and will become an extra section for these readers. It also will be available at the newsstands. Home Talk has an honorable history, going back more than a third of a century, of journalistic activity in the localities in which it circulates. Those localities include, in addition to Bay Ridge and South Brooklyn, parts of Flatbush, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, Bensonhurst and Bath Beach an area with a population of 300,000. Many a city in the United States served by two or three daily Please Turn to Page 9 Governor Has Macy Support In Job Dispute Boss Feels Republican Opposition on Relief Would Give Foes Issue Kagle IMreau.

Capitol Building. By CLINTON L. MOSHER Albany, Sept. 7 Republican State Chairman W. Klngsland Macy is inclined to favor Governor Roosevelt's unemployment relief program.

The Eagle was informed here today. It is very likely that if the deadlock between Roosevelt and the majority leaders in the Legislature continues through the week, Macy will urge the latter to go along with Macy is said to feel the attitude of the majority party is ceriauvw be misunderstood and that tle Intelligent thing to do would be to give Roosevelt everything that he asks for in the way unemployment legislation, yUs making him one hundred percent responsible for the success or.rttilure of the State's program. Fears' Fuel For Democrats The Chairman has not Interfered to dite with the conduct of the Legislature as it is being formulated and put into action by Senator George R. Fearon and speaker Joseph A. McGlnnies, the majority leaders.

However, he will not sit idly by if the Republicans fail to reach a compromise with the Governor and persist In holding out for their own program. Macy has never been accused of being backward in coming forward. When Macy was fighting the reigning powers in his own party, his principal argument for a change in management that the leaders, by opposing everything that emenated from the Governor's office, were Please Turn to Page marriage, the youngest two being with their mother. Woman Mentioned The complaint charges Booth lived with a woman at 34 Horatio St. and 220 E.

36th both Manhattan, over a long period. Although the correspondent's name is not mentioned. It was stated that she is the daughter of a high officer of the United States Army, with whom Booth became acquainted while he was doing construction work in the Panama Canal Zone. The divorce papers were served some time ago at Booth's office, 125 Court St. He Interposed no answer but voluntarily agreed to contribute 820 a week for the support of the younger children.

The trial will be held as soon as Mrs. Booth's attorney. Henry E. Hrlnlarf. emerges from the hospital where he underwent major ending what Is considered one of the most extraordinary aeronautical expeditions ever attempted.

The Santa Clara docked at Pier 33, foot of Hamilton Atlantic Basin. Distinguished archeologists, historians and explorers were on hand to greet the group, which uncovered heretofore unknown evidences ot South American civilization which antedates the landing of Columbus. In addition to discovering the "Great Wall of Peru" in the Santa Valley, the expedition encountered many novel experiences. These included having their airplanes com mandeered by Peruvian revolution ists, a military revolt which cut them off for ten days in the "lost" Colca Valley with a damaged airplane high in the Andes, and 454 hours in the air for a total of 45,500 miles, mostly at heights at which oxygen had to be used. They took 3,000 oblique and vertical pictures, made 1,000 still photographs and ground out nearly 30,000 feet of film.

Lose Their Dog The members of the expedition included George R. Johnson, Robert Shippee, Irving G. Hay, Valentine. Van Keuren and Max Distel, none of whom are over 30 years of age. But as the Santa Clara was being warped into Its pier the members Please Turn to Page Walker Legion Of Honor Quiz Seaburv Plan Seeks Possible Link in $415,499 French War Land Tax Cancellation Samuel Sea bury today prepared to inquire into the reason why the French Government last week made Mayor Walker a Commander of the Legion of Honor.

Scabury wants to find out If there is any connection between the honor conferred on the Mayor and the action of the Board of Estimate in cancelling $415,499 in unpaid taxes owed by a subsidiary corporation of the French Government on land in Brooklyn along Newtown Creek used for World War storage of munitions. Mayor Walker personally spon sored the resolution on July 17, 1930, although it was not on the regular calendar of the board. Made Tax Exempt French Interests acquired the Brooklyn land In 1918 for war purposes as a storage plant. Subse quently the Legislature passed a law permitting cities to exempt from taxation land used for war purposes by allies of the United States. For yetrs the French Government tried unsuccessfully to Induce the Board of Estimate to remit the taxes.

For a time, while he was Tammany leader, George W. Olvany acted as counsel for the French Government, but was unsuccessful In obtaining the remission. Dudley Field Malone. a friend of Mayor walker, then was retained by the French Government and the Mayor introduced the resolution which was passed by the board. The action of the board was severely criticized at the time by William A.

Cokeley who sought unsuccessfully by court action to prevent the tax cancellation. Roard Comment The following comment was made Please Turn to Pago I Ruppert Rifles Pound Four Mack Hurlers Score Eight Runs in 1st Inningfc-Paul Andrews Hurls for Yankees Box Score (Morning Game) NEW YORK A.B.R.H.O. A.E. Combs, cf 4 2 1 0 0 Sewell, 3b 6 2 Ruth, If 5 2 Byrd, 0 0 Gehrig, lb 5 1 Chapman, rf 5 Lary, ss. Dickey, c.

5 Lazzeri, 2b. Andrews, 3 Totals 1 15 15 27 8 0 PHILADELPHIA. AB.R. H. O.

A.E. McNair. 3b 4, 0 1 1 4 0 Cramer, cf. 4 113 11 Hevlng, 0 Palmisano, 4 Boley, 2b 3 Foxx, If 3 Miller, rf 4 Todt, lb 4 Williams, ss 4 Mahaffey, 0 McDonald, 0 Peterson, ....0 Rommel, 3 a Moore 1 1 10 2 2 Totals 34 3 9 27 16 3 Two-base hitn Lary. Chapman, Lazzeri, Cramer.

Three-base hlta Williams. Stolen bases Combs. Double playa Lazzeri to Lary to Gehrig 2: Williams to Boley to Todt; Boley to Williams to Todt. Bases on balls Oft Andrews, Mahaffey, McDonald, 3: Peterson, 1: Rommell, 4. Struck out By Andrews, 2: Rommell.

5. Wild pitches Mahaffey, Rommell. Umpires Dinneen Ormsby and Hlldebrano. Attendance 13,000. Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Sept.

7 The Yankees defeated the Athletics here today, 153. GAME INDETAK, First Inning- Combs walked and stole second. Sewell singled, scoring Combs, Ruth walked. Gehrig singled, scoring 8ewell. A wild pitch put Gehrig on second while Ruth Held third.

Chapman walked. McDonald and Palmisano formed a. new Philadelphia battery, Lary also walked, forcing in Ruth. Dickey was safe on Williams' wild throw. Gehrig scoring.

Lazzeri walked, forcing in Chapman, Andrews also walkeS, forcing in Lary. Peterson replaced McDonald in the box for the Athletics. Combs walked, forcing in Dickey. With two balls on Sewell, Rommell replaced Peterson on the mound for the White Elephants. Sewell walked, forcing in Lazzeri.

Ruth, Gehrig and Chapman fanned. Eight runs, two hits, one error, three left. McNair singled. Cramer grounded into a double play, Lazzeri to Lary to Gehrig. Palmisano popped to Sewell.

No runs, one hit, no errors, none left. Second Inning Lary doubled. Dickey hit to Williams, whose throw to McNair was too late to catch Lary. As Lazzeri struck out, 'Dickey was out stealing, Palmisano to Boley to Todt. Andrews singled, scoring Lary, Combs bounced to Todt.

One run, two hits, no errors, one left. Boley popped to Lazzeri. Foxx fanned. Miller grounded to Las- Fleam Turn to Page Gandhi Spikes Plan For Birthday Party Port Said, Egypt, Sept. 7 C4) Mahatm Gandhi doesn't intend to play the role of a social lion in London, even on his own birthday.

He received a wireless message today from Fenner Brockway, militant Socialist champion of India, saying that his English admirers were preparing a birthday party for him on Oct. 2 when the Ma-hatma will be 62 years old. Gandhi replied: "I don't intend to participate in ny social functions in London. Not even a dinner in honor of an old man's birthday." Doak Predicts Pinch Will Be Over Soon Johnson City, Sept. 7 A belief the United Stales will stand on "the substantial plane of prosperity before long" was expressed Inday by Secretary of Labor William N.

Doak In an address here. THE EAGLE INDEX Fata Atiatlaa CleialSa IS-it Death NalleM Dr. Brady, Patrl, reatarea a Kail toadm' Print Kirh.n IS Mllarial It taa and Pnaajd N.t.I, Canlee 17 gagla 1 gernani Ski Newa tHf aiwrta I-I Tkaatan, ai Jaeaaa IS Waaaa'a rag GAME. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 10 0 6 11 ON PAGE 2 Borah Warns Rich They Must Feed US. Idle If Thy Don't Says Dole Will Come and They Will Pay by Taxation Cottonwood, Idaho, Sept.

7 OP) Senator William E. Borah declared In an address here today that the rich of the country must feed the unemployed during the coming Winter and warned that "if they do not do it voluntarily, they will, nevertheless, do it." Accusing the governments of responsibility for the World War, "the result of which was to wreck the economic system of two continents," the Idaho Senator contended it was their duty to care for the impoverished and suggested an Increase in the income tax in the United States. Commemorate! Battle The address was delivered to the dedication of a monument to 17 vol unteersin the Nez Perce Indian war who, July 5, 1877, fought 150 redmen "As we approach Winter the task of taking care of these men and women and their dependents is uppermost in our minds." Senator Borah said, referring to an esti mated five or six million unem ployed In this country and 000 in the world. "If the wealth of the country." he said, ''does not voluntarily contrib ute to the end that we may take care of them, there is only one thing to do, and that is to feed those people from the treasury of the United States and increase the income tax, particularly in the higher brackets, to enable us to do it. "If the public dole system is established in this country, it will be forced by those who, having the means, refuse to do their part in feeding the hungry." Harrison Hits Tariffs Tampa, Sept.

7 (IP) America's tariff walls, with what he termed resultant retaliatory measures and Please Turn Pace Historic Mansion Burned; Negro Held Beacon, N. Bept. 7 Mount Gulian, the 200-year-old Verplank mansion on the Hudson River Road three miles from here. Is today only a mass of smoked stones and ashes, and an eccentric, one-eyed old Negro, known as "Deefy," Is being held on suspicion of having set it affre. Mount Gulian was Baron' Steuben's headquarters during the Revolutiionary War and' under its roof was formed the Society of the Cincinnati in The present owner.

Mrs. William" Verplank, Is at her Summer residence on Lake Champlaln. Twentytwo Rescued From Sinking Yacht Miami, Fla, Sept. 7 Twenty-two persons were safe ashore here today, following their rescue when their holiday-bound yacht, the Al Wllda, sank In the Atlantic Ocean It miles west of Biminl Island Saturday night. The six women and 12 men passengers and four crew members were taken from the sinking craft by the motor vessel Tamaru.

MachadoSympathizes With Crowder, 111 Colorado Springs, Sept. 7 0P Maj. Gen. Enoch N. Crowder, retired, ill in a hospital here, has received a message of sympathy from President Machado of Cuba expressing hopes for his speedy recovery.

Machado was Informed that the general is recovering rapidly from the Illness described by physicians as "acuta exhaustion." Santiago, Chile, Sept. 7 (P) It was officially announced today that the mutinous Chilean fleet had surrendered unconditionally. ValparalsorChTle, Sept. 7 (iF) Five destroyers, bombed Into submission by. the Chilean air forces yesterday, steamed into this port at dawn today and were formally surrendered by the rebel crews which took them over last week.

They' are to be overhauled a speedily as possible and put into service for an attack on the heavier Unite of the fleet which have not yet surrendered. The flagship I Torre and the cruiser HIggins were still holding out this morning, but there was a general belief that they would submit before the day ended. 20-Minute Bombardment Yesterday's engagement was brief, the destroyer flotUIa surrendering after a 20-mlnute bombardment from the air. When machine guns opened up from the planes, men aboard the surface vessels began leaping into the water and the submarine squadron gave in quickly. None of the fleet returned the fire from the planes.

Admiral Abel Campos, commanding officer of the fleet, who was taken prisoner by the rebels, was put ashore with several other offcers as soon as the destroyers surendered. He will assist in the direction of operations against the O'Htggins and the La Torre. A government account of the engagement yesterday said there were seven sWastroyers off Coquimbo, flvs submarines, transport, four monitors, the O'Higgin and the La Torre, carrying altogether 2,73 men, Damage Not Sarkm In the morning a squadron of planes flew over the fleet as a warning and In the afternoon six planes, flying in formation, began the bombardment. It lasted 20 minutes, but although several of the vessels were struck by bombs none was damaged seriously. A number of the rebels were reported to have been wounded.

There were reports that the orew on one destroyer rebelled against their leaders, who ordered them to return the fire from the planes. While this attack was going on, a detachment of rebels attempted to disembark at Port Tongoy for an attack on the aviation base at Ovalle, but were repulsed by the civil guard stationed there for just such an emergency. A prisoner told his cantors that most of the rebels in the fleet wanted Please Turn, to Page MacMillan Retunrs From Arctic Trip Rockland. Sept. 1 P) Com mander Donald B.

MacMillan, Arctic explorer, arrived here today after a flight from Battle Harbor, Labrador. The flight completed a three months' trip Into the Arctic, N. Y. Doctor's Body Brought From Trail Port Albernl, 8ept. 7.

Seven men working in relays lsst night succeeded in bringout out tha body of Dr. Wlckliffe Rose. New York physician, who died yesterday on a trail about six miles above Sproat Lake. Fritz FiTrTes Channel Swim Again Cape Oris Nei, prance, Sept. 7 Of) Frits Fisher.

German swimmer, left here at 8:58 a.m. U.M a.m., I. D. in a second attempt to swim the English Channel. Children Find Home And Motherly Care The Eagles "Children to Board" columns are providing many boys and girls with good homes and parental affection.

For Instance, Mrs. N. Dun-nlgan, 239 Wlnthrop who advertised one day, informs us: "Your paper brought me a bright little girl Just over three, for which I thank you." Mrs. Bertha Finan, 148-12 113th Jamaica, also writes: "I tried seversl papers but Tha Eagle only was successful, I secured two children as a result." If you have the facilities and want children to board, advertise In The eagle. Call an ad-taker at Am 4-sonn and charge It.

SCRATCHES Doubleheader Rouses Robins9 3d Place Hopes Brooklyn, Playing the Braves Twice, Only 3 Points Behind Cubs Double-headers offered a strong Labor Day lure to baseball fans in the National, American and International leagues today. The holiday double-header bring ing the Boston Braves into action at Ebbets Field this afternoon offered the Robins a promising op portunity to continue their assault against the Cubs and third place. Before the start of hostilities today Brooklyn trailed Chicago by half game, or three percentage points. Wilbert Robinson planned to call upon Adolpho Luque in the nrst game with Fred Heimach a likely choice for the second engagement. Yanks Meet Ars Both of the games in Brooklyn were scheduled for the afternoon, starting at 2 o'clock.

Tne time honored custom of exacting both a morning and an afternoon admission from the paying guests was observed only at Pittsburgh and Chicago in the Na tional League and at Philadelphia in tne American. In two of these cities strone at tractions were offered. The Yankees squared off against the Athletics in the Philadelphia yard, and the Cardinals, hailed as coming champions, met the Cubs at Chicago. In Pittsburgh, Barney Dreyfus had only two games witn Cincinnati to offer. Giants' Hopes Revive Across the river at the Polo Grounds the hopeful Giants cher- Please Turn to Page 2 Hurt In N.

J. Crash Perth Amboy, N. Sept. 7 Two men were killed Instantly and another was injured severely in a head-on collision between two automobiles In State Highway No. 25, between Perth Amboy and Wood-bridge today.

The men killed were Michael De Giovanni, 29, of 293 Lafayette Newark, and Frank Merello, 29, 1 Monroe Newark. Joseph Brannlgan, 29, of 22 Dwight Newark, wag taken to Perth Amboy General Hospital, where It was feared he would die of a skull fracture and internal injuries. Bis: StudioApartment Menaced hy Flames A fire which threw off dense clouds of smoke was discovered shortly after 1 a.m. today on the third floor of the four-story loft building at 229 W. 58th St, just east of Broadway, Manhattan.

A second alarm was sounded because of the proximity of a seven-story studio apartment. Considerable damage Wats caused to the two upper floors of the loft building and the lower ones suffered from smoke and water. Says Hurley Favors Philippines Parley Manila, 8ept. 7 tfy Manila newspapers today quoted Governor Leon Guinto of Tayabas Province as saying that Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley, now visiting the Philippines, favored a round-table conference on Philippine affairs similar to the forthcoming meeting in London regarding the status of India.

Hanover. N. Sept. 7 (fl'i-Al Wittmer, head coach of the Prince ton University football squad, was resting "fairly comfortably" at the Dartmouth College Hospital today after an attack of acute appendicitis, He refused to undergo an operation and said that he wished to leave as soon it's possible for New York so thafhe might be present at the opening of Princeton football practice. Girl 'Unhurt' In Crash After A Party, Dies Car Rammed Hydrant- Death of Man Treated at Hospital Probed Two sisters, Blanche and Catherine Cronln, who attended a party at 77 Perry Manhattan, last night, went for an automobile drive this morning before returning to their home at 225 W.

12th Manhattan. In front of 2170 Broadway, the cab in which they were driving crashed Into a fire hydrant. Catherine, who is 20. apparently was uninjured, but Blanche, 23, was shaken up and an ambulance was summoned from the Knickerbocker Hospital. Dr.

Bolan arrived In the ambulance, examined Blanche and sent her home. Meanwhile, Catherine had returned to the Perry 8t. apartment. A few hours later, she was found there dead of internal injuries. Police of the Charles St, station started an Investigation in the be lief that her death was the result of the accident, but that she did not realize the extent of her Injuries.

Probe Man's Death Assistant District Attorney Humphrey had under Investigation today the discharge from the Jewish Memorial Hospital earlv yesterday of Philip Flood, 24, of 3639 Spuyten Duyvll, Manhattan, after treatment Please Turn to Page 2 Soggy Beach Delays Japan-to-U. S. Fliers Samushiro, Japan, Sept. 7 P) A soggy beach and a troublesome cross wind kept the California fliers. Don Moyle and C.

A. Allen, from taking off today on their long-planned non-stop fliRht across the North Pacific Ocean. The fliers, satisfied with tests of their ship, are ready to take off as soon as the weather permits pos sibly tomorrow. The officer said he learned the sis. ter was not seriously ill at that time.

Investigating officers said bullets found in the body of young Williams corresponded in caliber to a gun in possession of the father and that automobile tracks near the bod were similar to those left by the minister's car. The officers said the father collected $2,500 life insurance following his son death. The son's body was found on a highway near here Aug. 8. two days befora Williams' furlough ended.

Officers said young Williams had a widow and baby liv Daughter of Ebbets Files Divorce Suit Mrs. Frank H. Booth Charges Infidelity-Romance With Engineer Husband Began 24 Years Ago at New Church Mrs. Anna Marie Ebbets Booth, youngest daughter of the late Charles H. Ebbets, who put Brooklyn on the baseball map, has filed suit In Brooklyn Supreme Court for a divorce.

Her husband Is Frank H. Booth, a civil engineer, head of Charge Minister Killed Son, Collected $2,500 Insurance a construction concern, wnoy holds a captain's commission for his work In constructing various mobilization camps when the United States entered the World War. Romano Began at Church Thus ends a romance that be gan 24 years ago at St. Saviour's Roman Catholic Church. Frank Booth, then working for his father, had charge of the construction work of the new church at tth St.

and 8th Avenue. Miss Ebbets was among the many Interested in the progress of the new church building and was Introduced to the young engineer by mutual friends. It was In the completed church on Llnmlns birthday, 1907, that their marriage took pls. The event attraeled wide interest. Tbert are lour children ot th Augusta, Sept, 7 UP) The Rev.

J. H. Williams, Rochelle, minister, was held here today on a warrant charging him with the murder of his sailor son, Raford Grady Wtlllamg, 19. The minister was arrested at his home yesterday shortly before he was to have left tor Pitts, Ga to preach at a church there. Sheriff Gary Whittle of Rich mond County said the murder charge followed a report to him that the eider Wllltamn obtained a leave for hi son from a U.

8. Navy ship on grounds a slater was gravely 111. Four Good Northcliffe Stories Page 11 Dickstein Reviews the New Mm Page 13 ing somewhere id Maine. V..