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Eagle RACING EXTRA Stock and Curb Closing Prices it it it it ir WE DO OUR PAR 93d YEAR No. 353 ENTERED AT THE BROOKLYN POST-OFFICE AS 3D CLASS MAIL MATTER NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1933 30 PAGES THREE CENTS BROOK DIVORCED Lehrenkrauss Kin Quit Firm As a Protest Clear Murphy On Charge of Embezzlement CHARGES LOLLO VIOLATES NRA NEW SIL VER PLAN BOOMS MARKETS; SURPRISES WORLD THROWN BY HORSE WidowChargesS 1,000 Graf Lost Newsstand i WsA .1 1 Freed in Racket Case on Condition He Abide by Code, Laundry Man Is Said to Have Fired Two Employes for Refusing to Quit Union Charges were made to the Regional Labor Board today that Edward Lollo, freed after pleading guilty to being a laundry racketeer on condition that he co-operate with the NRA, has violated the NRA. The charges were made, by Charles Solomon, Socialist candlate for Mayor the last election and now couasel for Local 810 of the Laundry Drivers' Union, an American Federation of Labor affiliate. Drivers Discharged He said that Lollo, as secretary of the Millwood Laundry Service, 2214 50th had discharged two drivers of the Millwood LaundryMorris Steinberg and Oino Ristralli "for no other reason than that they refused to resign from the union." County Judge Alonzo G. McLaughlin, who placed Lollo on probation sept.

1, along with Jacob Mellon, laundry racket "czar." and Morris Rothcnbcrg and Samuel Solomon, said today that he had received anonymous complaints of NRA violations against all four. He had referred the whole matter to the Probation Department. Watches Case "If Lollo is found guilty of an NRA violation," he was asked, "will you recall the probation and impose a sentence?" "I will pass on that when wa come to it." ha replied. "But will watch with keen interest the progress of anv action taken hv th R. 1 I fen mi' I1 4 1 J.

I nini' 'try S.n' nl Mrs. Thelma Feldman, testifying today on neVs.stand graft, and, in inset, Harry (Joe the Goniff) Solomon. CO. P. District Leader Was Arrested for Al-legedArcount Shortage Charles F.

Murphy, Republican leader of the 10th A. was cleared today of the charge of embezzlement on which he was arrested Nov. t. His exoneration was disclosed in a proceedings before Judge Grover M. Moscowilz.

who had appointed Murphy equity receiver of the box manufacturing firm of Hef ter Co. in November, 1931, and directed his arrest when Murphy was unable to show some $16,000 that should have been in his receiver's bank account. The proceedings today before Judge Moscowitz was the customary application made by all receivers for discharge as such when they have completely settled the affairs of an estate entrusted to them. It was brought for Murphy by his attorney, John J. Curtin.

Recoads Turned Over Assistant Federal Attorney Henry Singer, appearing with Federal At torney Howard W. Ameli, told Judge Moscowitz that Murphy had turned over to J. Hunter Lack, des ignated receiver in Murphy's stead on Nov. 7, all money and records which an exhaustive examination by Department of Justice investl gators had determined belonged to the receivership estate. Singer said also that the entire casa had been submitted yesterday to the Federal grand Jury, which Continued on Page IS Flier Is Killed In Flushing Bay Silver Plane Loses Wing, Nose Dives Into Water Believe Another Losl The pilot of the plane which crashed into the East River this afternoon off College Point was Lt.

Vidal La Sava, 32, formerly of the Aviation Division of the Cuban Army, slopping at the Hotel Taft, Manhattan. His home was in Miami, Fla. The plane he was flying belonged ta Mark Hopkins of Philadelphia. A silver-colored biplane, circling over Flushing Bay, suddenly nosedived from an altitude of 1,000 feet when one of Its wings broke off at 1:45 p.m. today, and buried Itself in the muddy water only a short distance from where Colonel and Mrs.

Charles A. Lindbergh completed their flight Tuesday afternoon. One man, who had evidently fallen from the plane, was found nearby, dead, his head almost completely severed rrom the body. Not Identified The body was for the time being unidentified. The plane crashed into the bay, off the Edo Aircraft Corporation's plant, and not far from North Beach Airport.

The plane, too, remained temporarily unidentified, although lt was thought that "it might have come from North Beach, Onlookers in College Point and nearby places who saw the plane drop said they thought there had been at least two men in the craft. That could not be confirmed. Boats in Search Several boats quickly put out from the shore, including one tugboat, cruised around the spot where the plane had gone down. It was completely submerged. The police were notified and a Harbor Squad was sent out.

A Flushing Hospital ambulance arrived and a police emergency squad from Bayside. All airports in the metropolitan area were notifed and a quick checkup of planes that had left there and which might fit the description of the one that crashed was made. Nephew Says Bank Sold Certificates Beyond Face of Mortgages Charles Lehrenkrauss testified in Brooklyn Federal Court today before Special Commissioner Louis R. Bick that he resigned as a partner of J. Lehrenkrauss Sons last Oct.

31 upon learning that the House of Lehrenkrauss was putting mortgages on properties without the requisite preliminary appraisal, was hypothecating mortgages and was selling to the public mortgage participation in excess of the face value of the mortgages on which they were based. His testimony was given in re sponse to questions by Archibald Palmer, attorney for creditors, who filed an involuntary bankruptcy pe tition against the copartnership on Dec. 5 and since then has been investigating the affairs of the con cern. Nephew of Julius Charles is the son of Herman who died in 1924. With Julius, pres ent head of the business.

Herman inherited it from their father, also a Julius, who founded it. Charles also testified that in connection with a general writeup of assets which attended the forma tion in 1932 of Lehrenkrauss Corporation he was required by Julius to give the firm his personal notes Continued on Page 13 Rosoff Buys Kings Brewery Price Said to Reach Into Millions To Spend $500,000 on Plant The sale of Kings Brewery, of 225 Pulaski St. near Tompkins to a group of Manhattan purchasers headed by Samuel Rosoff, Manhattan contractor and subway builder, was announced today. The sale of the brewery, one of the largest in Brooklyn, to the Rosoff interests has been repeatedly rumored since the November election and was denied only a week ago. Price Secret Mr.

RrisnfT refuser! taria.v ti dis close the amount of money passed in tne deal but said that it went well into several millions of dollars. He said that nlann fnr imnrnvlnir the Brewery's facilities called for expenditure of more than ana wouia snoriiy De put into enect Irving Friedman, president 0f Kings Brewery, also declined to dis cuss tne saie. ine brewery on Nov. 2 last filed a $1,000,000 mortgage on its nrnnertv nnrl nn nlnf nf land on Johnson Williams- Durg, running back to Ingraham St. Friedman at the time announced that the nunvwe nf t.hA mnrfo-QcrA was to finance the const.nirt.1nn nf a n-siory Duuain on oonnson with full improvements to a brewery.

The Rosoff statement declared that his group has taken over the entire plant, includine trucks annd- will and operations on the property. in a iew days, saia Kosorr, "we will announce our completed board of directors, of which I am the chairman. Officers who formerly headed the staff have been replaced by an entirely new staff. Everything in the Dlant will be new after the first of the year." Buffalo Jockey Club lies Incorporation Albany, Dec. 22 (JPyThe Western New York Jockey Club of Buffalo was Incorporated today by the Secretary of State with a capital stock of $500,000 "to operate grandstands, clubhouses, etc." The incorporators are L.

C. Lan-gendorfer, Donald M. Donahue and Harvey H. Monin. Epsom Downs Results PIRST RACE Pive and one-half fur longs.

Jllbal, 107 IKacalai. $10 40. $4.80 $4 80. first: George. 108 (Rails), $3.

$3, second; Miss Jacqueline. 109 'Beech) $040. third Time. 1:07. Scarlett.

xEseoba Lass, Apache olrl. xCherew. Ruth Landolt. Urchin, Myfllly, Chlca, xSun Dawn also ran. Marabou Honohina 3.40 2.20 3.20 Minaje, Quando, Shasta Mint, 13 Jake Miller 14 Wracia 15 Purple 16 Transact 17 Singing Girl 18 Just Mrs.

THIRD President's Order Will Benefit Holders of Vast Hoards Trade Benefits Seen-Others Fear Future Effects Market effects of the Government's new silver policy were: Silver future rose more than I cents an ounce, yielding a part of the fain after the initial bulge. Stocks boomed early, met selling, then began a slow recovery. Maximum tains ranged to 10 points. Mining stocks were spectacular. Utilities receded.

The American dollar, affected by the inflationary aspects of the silver policy, eased off. Sterling rose to and slid to the latter op Z'k cents. Francs gained 6 points to 6.12 cents. Commodities were sharply up. Wheat rose to S'A cents a bushel.

Cotton gained $1 a bale. Import staples were strong. Irregularity developed in the afternoon. Bonds were a trifle lower early, but braced up thereafter. By EDWARD A.

RUHFEL Financial Editor of The Eagle President Roosevelt's dramatic order for Federal purchase of 24,421,410 ounces of silver took the financial world by surprise and immediately started many trains of speculative thought both here and abroad. Major views of the Significance of this far-reaching step were: That silver purchase is a move in the direction of the commodity dollar. 2. That the order is a sop to1 the powerful 'silver bloc in Congress which has been clamoring for inflation by means of silver monetization. 3.

That it is part and parcel of the realistic foreign trade policy revealed in the Hull posi tion at Montevideo, Intended to stimulate commerce with the Orient by Increasing its purchasing power. 4. That it is an important move to stimulate the depressed mining industry in this country. Above World Price The price of 64c, fixed by Presidential proclamation is some lie. an ounce below the price de manded by the silver bloc in reeent Continued on Page 2 3 Platoon Bill Lacks 1 Vote Defeat of the "emergency" bill establishing the three platoon system in the Fire Department was temporarily delayed today by a hasty adjournment of the Board of Estimate.

It appeared certain when the adjournment was taken that only 10 votes could be mustered for the measure. Because of the fact that it 1 an "emergency" measure 11 are required. Listed against it were Controller George McAneny, with three votes; Borough President Samuel Levy of Manhattan with two, and Borough President George U. Harvey of Queens with one. The statutory hearing on the bill was concluded before the adjournment.

At the hearing the cost was put at from $5,700,000 to 110,000,000 by Harold Reigelman, counsel to the Citizens Budget Commission, and at from $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 by Vincent Kane, chairman of the Uniformed Firemen's Association. The bill would, roughly, increase the present fire fighting force by one half by reducing the present two shifts' of 12 hours each to three of eight hours each. THE EAGLE INDEX Pag. Bridie ClaafiAea Ad Death Natieee 1 Dr. Brady.

Dr. Cadmiaa. 1 E(le Readert' PrlTate Exehaafe I Editorial 1 Financial Guild Pae 11 Junior Air ljlon 0 Lett and Found. Pereenal Comics 1" Kdie 1' Heal Estate tl arhesl New Ship News It Society 17 Snort ll-Sfl Sunder Pniilt Wtnnrrj Theaters, Art Arthur Weaiaa'i Pare, Helen Palm Springs, Cal Dec. 22 tP) Thrown from his horse during a canter across the desert near here, Paul Lukas (above), movie actor, suffered a broken collar bone yesterday.

His horse stumbled and fell in attempts to avoid a small hole. Banks to End Free Service Customers Will Pay for Everything They Get After First of Year There's Rotrur to no more free Banking serv.ee after the first of next year. Customers who heretofore have taken advantage of the offers of competitively minded banks to use all sorts of extra services at no cost are going to pay for everything they get. It's all part of the Government's plan to put banking on a paying basis again. This afternoon all commercial banks in the New York district will have representatives present at a general get-together in the Federal Reserve Building to hear objections, if any, to a schedule of rules and fees, prepared by the New York State Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association as a subsidiary portion of the banker's NRA code.

No material objections are expected to be voiced against any part of the schedule. Charges on Checking Accounts One of the most pertinent regulations governs small checking accounts. The schedule rules that individuals having under $200 on account be charged $2 a month and that on this balance the customer may draw 20 checks a month and five checks free in addition for every $100 by which his account exceeds $200. If more than 20 checks are drawn in any month the customer shall be charged 4 cents each for the first 200, 3 cents for the next Continued on Pag 28 Charles Town Results FIRST RAOE Six and one-half furlong: Karonite, lo (Roderick), S14.20, 111.60, 7, first Easter Herald. 109 (Edwards), 115, 17.20.

second; postponement, 11 (Brlce), 14.60, third. Time, 1:35. Secular, Mayvlte, Emmy Pish, Dollce, Donna Dulcln and Boston Idol also ran. SECOND RACK fl furlongs Mobile, 114 i Sage (4.20. (3.40, 1:1 20, first; Accolade 114 (Trenchardi.

Sfl.60, S4.S0. second; Dark Btar. Ill iWIUardi. $3.40, third. Time.

1:35. Radial. Watch All. Topsle Did She. Most Always, Justa Moment, Sambo O.

also ran. THIRD RACK Six and one-half furlongs: Manager Bill. 109 (Bagel. $5.40, $2. BO.

$2.60. first; Monastic. 107 (Pa-lumbol, $3, $2 SO, second; Horatio Hugh, 105 (Snyder), $3.40. third. Time, 1:35 2-5.

Ebony Torch, Scotch Plaid, My Kind, In-Illee and Thurnbergia also ran. FOURTH RACE Six and one-half furlong: Free Advice. 114 iPalumooi. $5, $3.20, $2 80. first; Pink Post.

109 iSegei, $5.80, $3.20. second; Longitude, 116 'R. Merrltti, $5 80, third. Time, 1:35 2-5. Beau Cavalier, Nutlet, Daisy Buck and Pretty Boy also ran.

Edinburgh, Dec. 22 C) The Court of Session today granted Lord Inverclyde, British shipping magnate, a divorce from Lady Inverclyde the actress, June Tripp (above). Their wedding in 1929 was one of the outstanding social events of the season, but the marriage was dissolved at Reno. in 1931, when Lady Inverclyde was awarded a decree by default, which was not recognized in England. Babies' Mouths Taped in Blind Homejs Charge New York Takes 10 Away From Jersey Shelter After Cruelty Prohe Ten blind children, wards of New York State, have been removed from the Arthur Sunshine Home and Kindergarten for Blind Babies, in Summit, N.

as the result of sensational charges of cruelty made against Mrs. Gladys Kraeiiter, the superintendent. The authors of the charges are Miss Kathleen E. Hunt, registered nurse, who resigned irom the home last Aug. 15, after seven months service, and Miss Edna Ennls, still a teacher there.

Mouths Taped They allege that Mrs. Kraeuter, as disciplinarian, taped the mouths of the children with adhesive, thrust them under cold showers, washed their mouths out with soap and employed other punitive Continued on Fage 2 $2 Liquor Tax Voted; Beer $5 Washington, Dec. 22 () The House Ways and Means Committee today approved tentatively a liquor tax bill estimated to bring in $470,000,000 including revenue from beer. By a vote of 13 ayes to 9 Repub licans voting present, the commit tee adopted a levy of $2 a gallon on distilled spirits, estimated to bring in $300,000,000 in the first post-repeal year. Reject Share for States The committee rejected the Ad ministration's proposal for allocation of a portion of the liquor reve nue to the States because of many difficulties, Chairman Doughton announced.

The committee also made a flat $5 a barrel rate on beer. At present 3.2 beer bears the $5 rate, but all brew of alcoholic content great er now is subject to a $fl a barrel tax. Tax experts told Doughton that beer was producing revenue at the rate of $160,000,000 a year, and es timated wine revenue through do mestic excise taxes would net $10,000,000. France Yields on Wine Meanwhile the United States and France reached a compromise in their difficulties over wine ship ments to this country. France now will be allowed to im port 784.000 more gallons of wine in return for agreeing to market 20,000 tons of American apples and pears regardless of increased tariffs.

The United States had feared that French tariff increases would prevent importation of the American produce into that country. Lowell Denounces Demoralizing Films Boston, Dec. 22 (P) The countenancing of block booking and "films demoralizing to youth," as well as the fact he would have no vote as a member of the moving picture code authority were the reasons assigned today by A. Lawrence Lowell, president emeritus of Harvard University, for declining to serve on that body. 2 Big Churches Talk Merger Clinton Ave.

Congregation May Unite With Or. Cad man's Hock A proposal to merge two of Brooklyn's best known Congregational churches Central Church, on Hancock near Franklin and Clinton Ave. Church, at Lafayette and Clinton Aves. Is now being discussed by officials of the two churches. It is understood that the proposal will be submitted to the congregations at meetings in January.

The tentative plans provide for giving up the Clinton Ave. building and using Central Church. Dr. Cadman as Senior Pastor The congregations would appoint the Rev. Dr.

S. Parkes Cadman, minister at Central, as senior pas tor after the merger. Should the merger go through the Rev. Frederick K. Stamm, pas tor of Clinton Avenue, would be come associate pastor, with the probability of becoming pastor on the retirement of Dr.

Cadman. Merger Defeated Twice The merger of the two churches was proposed back in the time of the pastorate at Clinton Avenue of the Rev. Dr. Nchemlah Boynton, and again before the present hand some new Gothic structure was built. The proposal was vetoed by the Clinton Avenue congregation on both occasions.

What will be the result now is not predicted, although it is known that there will be some opposition to a merger that will force the loss of Identity of the church. The Clinton Ave. property has a fine stone auditorium and well-equipped parish house. Questions to Re Settled What would be done as to the disposal of the property is yet to be discussed. The question also of what would be done about the assistant pastors, the Rev.

Dr. Edward D. Staples of Central and the Rev. Carl Martenson of Clinton Is an important one to be considered. Both churches have suffered within the past few years loss of membership and financial support due largely to changes in residential conditions of the Bedford district.

The depression also has had a serious effect. Schools in the Parks Refused to Pay It Says 'Joe the Goniff' Asked Cash BoughtGeraghty Cigars Family Hungry A widowed mother of four children, who once operated a newsstand at 30th St. and 8th Manhattan, but lost it, she said, be cause she could not pay $1,000 de. manded of her, gave startling testimony today of varied and even picturesque skullduggery in the Issuance of newsstand licenses. She was Mrs.

Thelma Feldman, a tall, raw-boned and excitable woman who proved, however, a determined witness. Called by License Commissioner Sidney S. Levtne In his office at 6 Rcade where the newsstand shakedown hearing is in progress, she pointed dramatically at a confident, roly-poly figure in the audience and said he was Harry Solomon, better known as "Joe the Goniff" and that it was he who demanded the $1,000 "or else." Loat License The $1,000 was not forthcoming and neither was the renewal of her license. And, she said, the newsstand went to a cousin of Joe's. Under cross examination by Kel- vie Frankel, Solomon's counsel, Mrs.

Feldman Insisted that she had no money in the bank but that she got $60 a month from a welfare fund. When she was asked her address she became excited and said: "I'd tell you but I'm afraid for my babies. If they didn't threaten them, my kids, I'd tell you." Benjamin M. Winnett Feld-man's attorney, who brought out Continued on Page 2 Continues Probe Of Mystery Blast Detectives of the Miller Ave. station continued their questioning today of Joseph Puma, his wife Marlon and others in connection with the wrecking of Puma's home at 50 Sapphire Wednesday night by a mystery blast.

Assistant Fire Marshal John Tiedeman said that the house was insured for $7,500 and the contents for $2,500. The place was owned by Mrs. Puma's falher, Rosario Garricci of 221 Johnson who was also questioned. the statuary at Prospect Park Plaza, at Borough Hall and at other points in the borough. "You can say with certainty that every public high school will get a bas relief, or a painting If lt already has a relief, of the man the school is named for, or perhaps for its first principal," sflid A.

Everett Peterson, secretary of the Municipal Art Commission. Meanwhile, Harry 1 a prominent Brooklyn artist, de gional Labor Board on this com plaint. Precipitated Row Lollo. Mellon anri the nl.har pleaded guilty on Aug. 17 and when iicubcuuc ks suspenaca ana tney were placed on probation, a violent controversy broke out.

her.ween fnr. mer Magistrate Leo Hcaly, defensa counsel; uistrlct Attorney OcoRhan, Assistant uismct Attorney Klein-Continued on Tage 2 Heir Questions Trustees' Ridit The right of a truste to invest in real estate securities maturing subsequent to the date on which ha is supposed to pay over the principal of the trust was questioned today In Surrogate's Court in a suit which may affect thousands of 'rusts for minors here and in other parts of the State. Also questioned was the right of a trustee to purchase securities from Itself, point not heretofore raised. C.iiild Heir Sues Both questions were raised by Frederick Boyd Guild of Providence. R.

a beneficiary of the estates of rederic A. Guild, one of Brooklyn's best known philanthropists, and Mary Guild to the amount of At the time the bequests became effective, Guild was a minor and Mrs. Caroline Guild Praeger and the Bank of America, now City Bank-Farmers Trust Company, were appointed trustees to take care of young Guild's monev until he became 21. Charges Investments Soured He reached the age of 21 last September and found that many of the investments made by the trustees had soured: $37,875 were In real estate securities which won't mature for one. two or three years and that Continued on Pace 2 On the Inside Pcicetimc spies, hv Guy llickok; P.igc H.

Paul M.illon jjys lie President has the faculty of nuking a virrue out of necessity; Pjge 15. Vincent Kirk's real estate column; Page 21. Helen X'orth says a wife who is treated unfairly should de-mind a New Deal; Page 8. School news; Pajje iO. Jefferson Park Results Idle Artists Beautify the And Clean Up Statuary First Race Bad News Price 45.40 11.40 4.20 Scratched Moppet, Curry Girl, Thistle Tom.

SECOND RACE Bert Lahr Mortise Enigmatic Hildur Prince Omel Fancy Feathers 7 Miss M. 8 Stimulaw 9 Goyonder 10 Almadel 11 Snoozy 12 Errant Lutz Jr. Lady SECOND Every public high school in Brooklyn will have an appropriate art project created by the artists of the New York Regional Committee of the Public Works of Art Project, The Eagle learned today. The project, under the authorization of the CWA will use unemployed artists to beautify the public institutions of Brooklyn, and the scope of this work will include decorating libraries and court houses and cleaning up and supplementing nounced the "red tape" of the project. "Artists are sensitive." Roseland said, "and they are made to stand out in the street on lines that are like bread lines, to apply for the work.

Then they are sent over to the Whitney Museum for more applications and Interviews. "I wouldn't go on that line if I f'ontlniird nn Pane 2 I'SB JOHNSON' rOOT SOAP lr U4. wa4r. Mkint tMt, FTP ST.