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Ml THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1929. The Eagie Is the First to Publish Important Long Island News 12 RELIEF SOON LETS HOPE SO 000 ESTATE PESTS THREATEN SI. Edwards Probes Nine Counts Against Long Beach Officials GIT! TO ISOLATE HILLDISTRiCTAS WATEH SOLUTION 3H HWOOD HITS INCINERATOR AS Photo shows autos coming from the Rockaways to Manhattan and how they are forced to wait on Cross Bay where it crosses Sunrise Highway. Makeshift span Is blamed for the Jams, but relief will be forthcoming by August 1, officials say, when new bridge is completed. or Upon Death of Sisters Entire Property Goes to Hospitals, Churches.

Riverhead, L. June 25 An estate valued at more than the bulk of which will eventually go to charity, Is revealed in the will of the late Clarence G. T. Smith of Tangier Manor, which has been filed here with Surrogate Robert S. Pelletreau.

Mr. Smith, who died on June 9, was the last male member of a family that has been famous in Suffolk County for many generations. The family received an immense grant of land and land under water in the Great South Bay at Mastic, near Moriches, from the British Crown, and has retained possession of part of it up to this time. S'stcrs Get Income. The will, which was executed March 31.

1928, gives a plot of one acre on the South Beach, together with the buildings on it, to a sister, Eugenia A. T. Smitn. The bequest of the small' tract of land is the only specific legacy mentioned in Mr. Smith's will, income from the residue of the estate goes to Mr.

Smith's two sisters, Eugenia and Martha, for life. The entire residuary estate is to be held by the Bankers Trust Company "as a public trust in perpetuity, to be known as the Col. William Smith Foundation." After the deaths of the sisters, the trustees are to pay out of the trust fund income such sums yearly as may be necessary "to maintain, keep in good repair, including the planting of flowers and shrubs, the family cemetery at Smith's Point." Then one-half of the balance of the net income is to be devoted to "the relief or amelioration of the condition of worthy, deserving, needy white Christian people in the discretion of the trustee, who are at the time of such amelioration residing in the County of Suffolk, State of New York." Goes to Churches. The remainder of the income "shall be devoted to the use and benefit of any church or churches of any faith or denomination, in the discretion of the trustees, which are then located in the County of Suffolk, State of New York, provided, however, that in the event that my said trustee in the exercise of the discretion herein granted in the selection of said beneficiaries fail to exhaust said net income In any one year, such unexhausted balance of such net income shall be devoted to the use and benefit of any hospital or hospitals, in the discretion of my said trustee, then located.in the County of Suffolk, State of New York." The trustee Is empowered by the will to employ clerks, attorneys, to carry out the provisions of the will. Gets Doll's House.

Jane Watson of Manhattan, a granddaughter of the late Jane P. Watson of Islip, was bequeathed a doll's house and contents. The Watson estate disposes of more than $18,000. "It is my wish and I do 50 request," testatrix says, "that my Please Turn to Page 13. Two Electrocuted, Call Proves Fake, Astoria Police After Joker An anonymous telephone call to the Astoria police last night, stating that two boys had been electrocuted while playing along the tracks of the Long Island Railroad near Northern blvd.

and 44th st Astoria, brought the police reserve squad of the Hunters Point Precinct, Astoria, and the ambulance from St. John's Hospital, Long Island City, to, the scene of the reported The policemen, however, found no signs of any one having been electrocuted there, and no one in the large crowd of onlookers by the arrival of the reserves and the ambulance knew anything about the "accident" that had been reported to the police over the telephone. Detectives of the Astoria station are conducting an investigation in an effort to capture the anonymo'is BY MEB CHARITY CLARENCE Si FOLIAGE Leafless Trees Evident as Result of Drouth. Aphis Plant Abundant. Patchogue.

L. June 25 Unless there is abundant rain within the next few weeks. Long Island will be a leafless domain by the middle of the summer season because of the destruction of the foliage by a combination of the hot. dry weather and the plant aphis, otherwise known as the green or plant louse, which has appeared by the millions throughout this section of Long Island during the past few weeks. Patchogue seems particularly hard hit by this pest, and during the past two weeiS? leaves have been falling in wholesale quantities throughout the village.

As fast as lawns are raked up they are again covered by tree leaves, and many of the fine tree covered streets are already beginning to look as though some blight had stripped them of their foliage. Stick to Cars. The epidemic here seems to attack both sides of the leaf. The upper side is covered with a thick, sticky gelatinous eoating that at times becomes so heavy that it drips onto the sidewalks. Motorists who park their cars under trees experience difficulty in getting the substance off the cars.

On the under side of the leaf can be found the plant lice in great quantities. The prediction was made today by John Holtein. foreman of the Oak Park Nurseries, that unless considerable rain fell within two weeks all of the leaves would be falling, since the heat and the lice are sucking all of the sap out of the trees through the leaves, leavinj no life to hold the leaves on the tree. Outside of the residential section and through the middle of Long Island, conditions are equally bad for plant life. The scrub oak sections are particularly hard hit.

Caterpillar nests are thicker than they have been in several years, and trse foliage all along the highways is threatened by these insect pests, which already are eating the leaves to bits. The only salvation for the foliage seems to be rain to give new life to the trees and lessen the danger from the insects, although only systematic extermination can eliminate the latter menace. JAMAICA CHAMBER READY FOR OUTING All is in readiness for the most popular event in the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce year, the annual outing scheduled for tomorrow at Nassau Shores, Massapequa, L. I. A procession of cars stretching several blocks will leave from the Chamber's new building, 161st st.

and 90th Jamaica, at noon. Special posters are to be on the automobiles and men will wear comical headpieces. General Chairman Roswell Frost reports that there has been unusual Interest in the outing this year and has made arrangements for a record-size crowd. Edmond Dempsey, head of the golfing fraternity, has lined up a large nv-mber of devotees of the game for contests. The winners are to receive prides.

Sheppard Glu-croft, baseball manager, and Mortimer Gold, chairman of the games committee, promise close competition In their respective events. Many Chamber members and their friends will not go to Nassau Shores until evening. Dinner Is to be served at 6 o'clock. O. G.

Alexander is head of the banquet committee. Widow to Get $2,500 For Husband's Death Mrs. Elka Hyman, widow of the late Jacob Hyman of 101-36 110th Richmond Hill, has asked Surrogate Daniel Noble of Queens County for permission to compromise for $2,500 an action started her against Morris Baum and Joseph Bartolln, both of The Court granted her request. While walking across Jerome ave. near 109th st Richmond Hill, o.i Oct.

27, 1928, Hyman was struck and run over by a machine owned and operated by the two Brooklyn men. PHONYPIIOTOS RAI FAILS TO APPEAR Nassau Prosecutor Seeks State Aid in Auditing City Books. Jetties Under Fire. Long Beach, L. June 25 District Attorney EMn H.

Edwards of Nassau today launched into a sweeping investigation of nine specific complaints against Long Beach City officials alleging misconduct in office. The prosecutor refused to name the men whose names are set forth in a voluminous charge filed with him or to discuss the accusations. One of the charges, he admitted, however, concerns the construction of the Long Beach jetties, originally estimated to cost $600,000, whose total price eventually ran up 'to $1,600,000. The City Council is now in a quandary as to the manner of raising the funds to meet this debt. Weeks Filed Charges.

The latest charges were filed yesterday with Edwards by former District Attorney Charles R. Weeks in behalf of a number of Long Beach axpayers. Weeks refused today to discuss the nature of the charges ir to say who ts named in the complaints. Seeks State Aid. Edw ards, it Is reported, has asked State Attorney General to appoint a special deputy attorney general and an accountant to carefully scan the records of the city treasurer's office to check the evidence of alleged misconduct given him.

About a month ago, it was learned today, the City Council gave permission to Timothy Hunter, wealthy Long Beach property owner, to have an accountant inspect the city's financial transactions. This accountant spent several weeks In City Hall delving into records of payments public works and salaries. Hunter Is vice president of th3 Beach Property Owners As-iciation which took an active part the fight to prevent city council-ien from collecting the $5,000 a salaries they voted themselves everal years ago. Dalton Denies Allegations. Mayor William J.

Dalton of Long 'each today indignantly denied that was anything wrong in the financial transactions. This hi test hunt for corruption, he said, v. as merely political propaganda designed to aid the "outs" in the approaching city election. The city has never been in such a prosperous financial condition, he said. The stable population of the city has greatly increased during his administration until it now numbers about 9,000, he said.

He obtained the figures from the record of gas and electric meters, he explained. Jetties Concerned. Except to admit the jetty construction was concerned in the complaints, Edwards today refused to explain in what manner they figured in the alleged misconduct by city officials. The city council Is facing a serious rroblem in finding a way to pay lor the jetties. At the last council meeting a resolution was introduced to issue bond3 to the amount of to pay for the beach The council did not act upon it and it comes up at another meeting tonight.

It was originally proposed in the council to assess the property direction benefited by the Jetties 40 percent of their total cost and to Please Turn to Page 13. Huntington High Paper Selects New Editors Huntington, L. June 25 Appointments to the stall of the "Mirror." Huntington High School publication, were announced today for the next school year. Romney Wheeler has been selected as editor-in-chief, succeeding Miss Ethel Marcus. He will be as-fisted by Miss Phyllis Frederick as literary editor.

The heads of the other departments were selected as follows: Art editor. Creig Flessel; boys' sport editor, Lyle Carson; girls' sports editor. Helen Hubbs; Joke editor. Clifford Phillips; alumni editor. Jean Carter; exchange editor.

Evelyn Hart; business manager, Edward Cornell: advertising manager. Edward Cornell: advertising manager. Nathan Elkins, and circulation manager. Herman Wlentjes. William H.

Higble. head of the commercial department of the hleh school, is faculty advisor for the financial end of the magazine, whll Miss Helen Dearlove of the English department supervises the literary work. The publication la issued bi-monthly during the school year. TRAINED IIOVNDS. FINED.

Lynbrook. L. June 25 A fine of $10 was Imposed on Charles J. Hay of 43-15 63d Woodslde. by Justice Edward T.

Neu of this village yesterday for training rabbit hounds out of eaon. According to the complaint of Osme Warden Charles R. Weinberger. Hay training the hounds in the North Wantagh woods. SOFT WITH CITY IS ON AT FOREST HILLS Civics Charge Soot From Asphalt Plant Menaces Health of Community.

Following a large number of complaints registered by residents of Forest Hills, the executive board of the Forest Hills Community Association last night appointed a committee to appear before Irving Klein, Commissioner of Highways, to protest against the use of soft coal at the asphalt plant maintained by the city at the edge of Forest Park on 69th rd. The meeting was held in the Community House and was presided over by Mrs. P. Q. Sells, chairman.

Mrs. Sells explained that the complaints have been received recently since the city renewed the use of soft coal. Residents claim that it is not only a menace to health but also to safety. They cite yesterday's accident, when a Standard Oil truck blew up in front of the asphalt plant and damaged nearby homes. The committee that will protest to Commissioner Klein is headed by Joseph Ruchert and includes John Armstrong, A.

Bertmiller, Olga Benty and James J. Bailey. It was intimated at the meeting that should this protest fail a mass meeting would be called to ask for action. Mrs. Sells explained that a short while ago the matter was called to the attention of the Board of Health but inspectors did nothing.

She also stated that one Inspector had told one member of the association in confidence that should he make a complaint against the plant he would lose his Job. STATE PREPARES Takes Over 5-Mile Strip Along Hempstead Road. Improvements Planned. Mineola, L. June 25 Formal notice was received by the Board of Supervisors here from Arthur W.

Brandt of the division of highways of the State Department of Highways that the department was taking over the Hempstead-Farming-dale from Unlondale ave. to the Glen Cove-Mnssapequa a distance of about five miles. This improvement opens up a ready means of getting onto the Jones Beach causeway and is another step toward the breaking down of any congestion that might accrue from the tremendous trafflo expected over the causeway. The State, by taking over this Important link, opens an avenue of importance on the south side and solves the question of what is to be done with the crowds expected when the causeway is open. The Hempstead-Farmlngdale rd.

is the continuation of Fulton ave. as It courses through Hempstead and is a State project. Now that the State has taken It over, it will be widened as a part of the State parkway svstem. In doing this the 8tat Is carrying out its earlier promise to concentrate its efforts on the Hempstead-Farmlngdale rd. during 1929.

Howard Will Speak at Huntington Services L. June 2J Clinton N. Howard of Rochester, N. known as the "Little Olant of the American Platform," will be the speaker at a union service of the Huntington churches at the parish house of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Churches tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock.

He has been visiting Eastern New York under the auspiaes of the Brooklyn Federation of Churches and has been spending the month of June In the villages and towns of Long Ilsand. He will speak In Huntington on "The Rock of the American Republic." Ml FOR TRAFFIC; OVER JONES CAUSEWAY Queens Complaints Get Action by Plan to Use Other Pumping Station. In an effort to relieve residents of Queens who have reportsd a retrr famine during the hot spall, engineers of the Board of Water Supply have'approved a plan to iiclnte the Hill district, which includes Kew Gardens and Hillcrest, and to ue the city pumpinj station at Union Turnpike and Queens blvd. to supply that neighborhood. Changes necessary to put the plan Into operation will be completed in two weeks at a cost of $5,000, it was said today.

The Hill communities, which have been the chief complainants against the low pressure prevailing recently, use 1,500,000 gallons of water daily. The capacity of Station 8, which will be devoted henceforth to supplying the HU1 district, is 3,500,000. By means of check and release valves these communities will receive their full supply of water, with increased pressure, and the surplus will bs carried off into the boro system automatically. Complaints from Flushing that pressure is low there also have been received at the offices of the Board of Water Supply. No immediate) remedy is planned for that district, however, although it was pointed out that there should be a general increase throughout the rest of tha boro when the Hill communities are no longer drawing on the regular system for their supply.

Fire fighting has not been ham pered in Queens by lack of pressure, Deputy Chief John Davin sajd yesterday. His statement is bortie out by the records of the water works. No complaints have followed any recent Queens fires, although a three-alarm blaze in Lon Island City last week drew heavily on the supply. Motorists Pestered By Requests for Rides At Valley Stream Park Valley Stream, L. June 25 Tha State Park in this village continues to be a magnet drawing hundreds of visitors from Brooklyn, Queens and other sections of Long Island seeking relief from the heat.

Bathers swarmed about the shores of the lake yesterday and hundreds of others enjoyed the recreational facilities in the park. Residents of the village, however, voice complaint against the nuisance created by hundreds of boys vho line Merick rd. in the vicinity of the park begging free rides and refusing to move out of the way of approaching traffic. Oceanside Civics Vote Land to Rockville Centre Oceanslde, L. June 25 The Oceanside Civic Association went on record last night at its meeting in Columbia Hall to give a strip of land along Mill River to Rockville Centre to help that village straighten out the village boundary line.

In case the village becomes Incorporated at a special election on July 1, this matter can be handed locally, otherwise the Town Board will be asked to take up the matter. The association also favored having $500 placed in the budget for the annual observance of July 4 here, which is the day of a home vamp tournament. "President Fred Brown presided. NASSAU AWARDS 'i ROAD CONTRACTS Mineola. L.

June 25 Three small contracts have been awarded by the Board of Supervisors. Andrew Weston, of Woodmere, got two, one for $16,808.30 for tha improvement of Stewart at Garden City, from Rockaway rd. west, a distance of 5,150 feet, with concrete pavement wldefilng, and another for 110.418.20 for the Improvement of Hempstead at Lynbrook, at the Southern Stat Parkway, with reinforced concrete) pavement on bridge approaches. Ernest H. Cooper was low bidder for relief of Mott ave.

through Fern pi. at Inwood. The hearing In connection with' the acquiring of land by the county for the Northern 8tate Parkway for parkway purposes at the intersec tion with Willi North Hemp stead, was adjourned until Aug. 26. Controller Philip F.

Wledersum wrote to the board explaining that he had a ruling from the Attorney Oeneral on the question of whether municipalities are exerjpt from tha tax. The board accepted the proposal of Architect Wm. J. BeardMey that a red tile roof and architectural steel changes be made at a cost of $83,000 in the proposed police head-quartersind garage to be erected on the south side of the courthouse. done Park, and Vincent Oebhard.

84S McDonough Brooklyn, Julv 7. Dorothy Elule Wallandorf, 101-19 223d Queens Village, snd William Carl Beckmann. 8-45 187th st, Hollls, June 2f; Emma Godfrey, 22-81 Carlton Far Rorkaws. and Chsrlrs E. Robinson.

180 WH loiiehby Brooklvn. July 3. Rita Katherlne Unherty. 193-04 109th eve. Hollla.

and Cornelius De Lore. BS-M UiRth. Jamalrn. June 29: Marie Madeline Hteen-Moller. 188-M Q'lencer 8t.

Albans, and Edward Louis Hlmmel-relrh. W-43 211tr pi Bdlalre Park, June 29; snd Josophlne Campbell, IMI-Ofl 113th Jamalrs. and Fred H. Johnon. 107-38 160th Jamaica, June 26.

FLAME MENAGE Irving Civics Claim Fire Hazard Exists Report Blazes Sparks Caused. Fear for their property In the belief that the incinerator at Ridge-wood pi. and Madison Ridge-wood, is a fire hazard has brought a protest from the members of the Irving Civic Association. Edward A. Ditman, president of the civic organization, today announced he had made an attempt to secure relief in a conference with Street Cleaning Department officials.

He said the complaints of members of the association have increased with the warm weather, and residents in the vicinity of the incinerator assert that sparks from the plant alight on their dry roofs and walls. Cite 12-Foot Flame. Not only that, said Ditman, but some of the residents claim that flames may be seen spurting from the incinerator chimney. He said that former Assemblyman Albert Lachman had reported a 12-foot flame shooting up from the top of the chimney. Mrs.

Minnie Schroder, a member of the organization's sanitary committee, said her neighbors on Ridge-wood pi. were used as volunteer firemen in a bucket brigade when a spark lighted a blaze in her back yard. Only the response of volunteer firemen, she said, saved her property from considerable damage. No Relief Soon. The civic workers' protest against the sparks is a matter of history.

The incinerator has often been as sailed as a public nuisance and de mands have been made for its removal. A victory has been In sight for some time with the announcement that the new incinerator under construction at Van Dam st. and Newtown Creek would be completed on July 1 and the old one discontinued. The Ridgewood civic workers visited the new incincerator recently, Mr Ditman said, and found that work must continue until Dec. 1 before it will be completed and the Ridge wood pi.

structure razed. WIDENING ROADS COSTLY; $115,000 NEEDEDFOR LAND Suffolk Board Forced to Add $40,000 to Fund for Purchase of Right of Ways. Riverhead, L. June 25 The payment of $16,500 for a small parcel of land in Huntington for a right of way to widen the State and county highway there, has brought the Board of Supervisors to a realization that the widening of the county roads is causing a growing "mountain of expense." This was only one of several payments for rights of way made at that time, and it was stated by Supervisor Macintosh, chairman of the committee, that "more are coming at the next meeting." A brief investigation started at the time the board voted to make this payment disclosed the fact that the entire appropriation of $75,000 made in the budget last fall, has already been spent. It is believed that nearly $40,000 has been spent not appropriated for this purpose.

The $16,500 was Included in a batch of payments for right of way submitted by Mr. Macintosh. This sum will be paid to Alice M. Reeve. It was stated by County Engineer A.

O. Smith that while only a small tract of land is taken, the purchase price includes the front of a storehouse. Mr. Smith said that local appraisers had valued the parcel at $23,000, and that a compromise was reached at $16,500. A few years ago, it was added, the entire tract could have been obtained for $300.

In addition to adopting a resolution to pay for several rights of way on the Huntington-Amltyvillc rd. and the Brook haven-Morlrhes a transfer of $40,000 from the contingent fund to the road fund was voted. This sum Is to be used In paving for rights of way already decided upon. mrs. t.orse QUA VIE.

Oceanslde, L. June 25 Funeral services for Mrs. Louis Qunvle. wife of Pstrolman Frank Quavle of the local police, will be held this afternoon from her late home on Chestnut st. She died Sunday after a long Illness.

The Rev. E. B. Rich-mond. father of Mavor Chsrlrs F.

Richmond of Rorkvllle Centre, will nftlciate. Interment will be at Bay-vllle. she is survived bv her husband and three small children. A gtaduale of Holy Trinity Srhool in Jirooklvn. Frl'7.

lett in the rinM nf June. mfi, without sny marked diititviinn a scholar. Fie entered the Armv 'a "nire an appointment to We, and enlisted In Company A. 11th lnfjtitrv, mat luned st, ()nv rinnM Island. Ills enlistment w.ta one year end he re-enlisted ren'iv for a thrro-vear term, which lie will kuve unfinished The PMaewrvvi lad.

nltho'lPh et Point material. has br-n Hie mrKlrl of the Citizens Tralnln? Camp, tor It Is his nlt'tfe that rails for the bnva to pn th-ir simimT Military 'raining, en'erlng the Rez'ilar Army. Fr's "as sn enthiiSiae rit l7r ramrrr. He Is th son of Mr. end Mra Frits of 1715 Putnam Ridgewofjd.

1,133,1 SHOWN IN ESTATE LEFT Bf F. GJOURNE Accounting of Trustees Discloses Distribution Leaves Only $81,000. Riverhead, L. June 25 Arthur K. Bourne and George P.

Vail, executive trustees for the estate of the late Frederick G. Bourne of Oak-dale, president of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, have filed their fourth" and final accounting of the estate, which was approved by Surrogate Pelletreau. The accounting shows that they have received $1,133,910.98 and disbursed $1,052,485.64. Out of the balance of $81,425.34 they are to receive $4,443.58 each as commissions and the remainder is to be broken up amopg the sons and daughters of Frederick G. Boume.

An accounting made by the Farmers Loan te Trust Company and Charles W. G. Baiter in the estate of Jacob P. Baiter shows a total principal of $861,346.53 in the gen eral fund and $25,000 in the Charles F. Baiter trust.

In the general fund there Is income reported of $76,202.62. Out of the balance of nearly $800,000 in the general fund the accounting parties are each directed to retain $17,246.93 as commissions and $351 costs. They are to pay Samuel P. Hildreth, special guardian, $500, and pay the balance to themselves as trustees. A transfer tax decree in the estate of the late Henry C.

Moore of Southold shows a net valuation of $13,890.55, all of which goes to Jennie M. Brill, a sister. The tax Is $277.81. In the estate of Mary E. Miller of Smlthtown a schedule has been filed in which it is shown that Percy W.

Knapp will have a temporary trust in the estate until he is 26 years old amounting to $105,502.06, and that Gladys C. Miller will have a temporary estate, until 26, in Estate Clnc Maxell. Rlverhud, $7,741 64 net, divided (olloi'i: Mike Maxaell. brother; Mary Bunciuk. aliter; John Maxiell, brother: Antoinette Wer-blekia, inter, each SI.

948. 33; Sevryn Max-sell, nephew; Anna Sokole, niece: Elisabeth Navolnska. niece; Joseph MaxseU, nephew, each $387.08. Tax. $123 88.

Herman Buehrmann of Setauket has asked lor limited letters In the estate of his son, Charles, who died April IS, 192a, as the result of Injuries. It ts stated In the papers that there Is no value to the estate except a cause for action asalnsl the Oreat Eastern Oravel Corporation. Estata Bridget M. Edwards, Peconlr, til. 000: Augustus W.

Edwards, husbsnd. petitioner for letters of administration. Estate Sarah C. Tvler, Setauket, $500; Berijamln W. Tyler, husband, petitioner.

Estate Wlllsrd P. Walton. Riverhead. Reuben Loomls, nephew, petitioner. MJry Wilson, Southampton, James H.

Wilson, petitioner. Estate Louis Miller, Amltyvllle, 13,500 Mary L. Miller, the widow, petitioner. FREEPORT SPURNS COP RELIEF FUND Freeport, L. June 25 While the county drive for a rjohce relief fund is a worthy project, the Village of Freeport will not take any official action on it at this time, Mayor Clinton M.

Flint told the village policemen last night at the second annual dinner of the Freeport Police Benevolent Association, held In the American Legion Dugout on Sunrise Highway. "We feel that our own men come nrst," ne said. Supervisor Robert O. Anderson stated that he believed the local police should keep their organization ana belong to the county organization as well, but that the Board of Supervisors had not decided whether It was a good thing for a village department to join the county ponce department. Village Counsel Hllbert R.

John son presented the organization with Its certificate of Incorporation, which waa accepted by Patrolman Svlvester Wright, president of the association. Patrolman David Pettigrew acted as toastmaster. The excellent dinner was cooked and served by Special Officer Joe Steller of Rockville Centre. Motorcycle Officer Edward Eammis was dinner chairman. Other speskers were Police Commissioners Oeorge M.

Bird. Joseph McCloskey, John T. De Lorme and William Crevolserat: Aaitstant Dis trict Attorney A. De Meo; Police Judge Albln N.Johnson; Chief John N. Hartman; former village Presi dent Robert L.

Christie and Com mander Jacob Kedenberg of the American Legion. Astoria Electrician Drowns in Bathtub Frank Novotny, 31, an electrician, was drowned In the bathtub of hi home, 24-16 42d Astoria, some time last night. His body was found this morning by his brother. Joseph Novotnv. Ambulanre Suriton Steindlrr of St.

John's Hopltal pronounced the man dead from submersion. JTovotny was lat seen alive by members nf his family at 11:30 Isu night wcn he entered the bathroom. The other members of the family retired short time later and had no knowledge that anything waa amis until this morning. William J. Dalton.

ESCAPE ATTEMPT FOILED; FORGER CUT CELL BARS Broke Jail Twice in Two Other States May Get Life as 4th Offender. Mineola, L. June 25 Known as a jailbreaker in two States, Paul Morton, fourth-term forger who faces a life term, attempted to escape from the Mineola jail Sunday night by sawing the bars of his cell tier. He was frustrated by tha. jail keeper, William Brossman, after he had nicked a half inch of the inch-thick bar, it was learned today.

Morton could have wormed out of the tier by sawing two bars. Jail authorities cannot understand how Morton got the saw, but it is believed that he had it in the lining of his jacket when arrested in Malba several weeks ago. Morton, who has boasted of his escapes from an Omaha State prison and the Kentucky State prison, will not be permitted any future liberties and a special guard has been detailed to watch him. In making his rounds Brossman heard a scraping sound coming from Morton's cell pen. He listened and then stole in on the probable lifer.

"I'm sorry I'm caught." Morton said. "I want to toll the truth. I don't want to make trouble for any one. I just wanted to get out and intended no harm. Morton, who is also known as Paul White and John Howland, was arrested with J.

Ross Brown, a graduate of Dartmouth College, after the two had forged names to checks on a number of Nassau banks. Brown was sentenced to ten years in Sing Sing as a second offender. When Morton was indicted as a fourth offender he pleaded not guilty, saying he wanted to confer with a lawyer. County Judge Lewis J. Smith assigned former District Attorney Charles N.

Wysong to defend him in his trial before a Jury as a fourth offender. Queens School Union On First Outing Today The Sunday School Union of Long Island City, Joining 11 Queens churches, sailed today to Roton Point Park, South Norwalk, for its annual excursion and picnic. The Long Islanders, numbering more than 2,000, boarded the S. 3. Belle Island at 9:30 o'clock this morning.

The congregations uniting In the event are those of Astoria Presbyterian. St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal. St. George's Episcopal, Trinity Mission, Grace Lutheran, First Methodist Episcopal, First Reformed, Remsen Street Reformed, Second Reformed and Stclnway Reformed churches.

The Rev. Leonard A. Sibley of Astoria Is In charge of arrangements. It is the first such event ever sponsored by the union. Jensen Contemplates New Endurance Flight To Start in Few Days Roosevelt Field.

L. June 23 Martin Jensen plans another relucting endurance flight to breatf the record of 173 hours recently made by two Texas fliers. A month a bo Jensen and two others made an unsuccessful attempt to break the existing record. Jensen is to have with him on his next etlort William Ulbrlcht and a third pilot, whose name he has not made known yet. Jensen Intimated the flight will be started from this field within the next few days.

A radio sending and receiving set has been Installed on the plane and the fileht may be broadcast. The refueling will be done from the Exrlamntlon Mirk, which is to be piloted by Emll Burgin. BRIDGE PARTY AIDS BCHOOL. Mire than 300 attended a bridge party and dance held In the main ballroom of the Columbus Council Clubhouse, 1 Prospect Park West. Inst, night, for the benefit of the building fund of the preparatory miliary rollece maintained by the St.

Colnrnbsn's Chinese Mission Society st Creek. N. Y. Mrs. William J.

Ryan, as chairman nf arrangements for the affair, was enipd bv Mrs. James Graham l)unn. Ml Irene M. Pwyer. Mir Teree A.

Cullen. Mrs Thomas Cavanaueh. Mrs. Myra C. Hannah.

Miss Regius Plat. Mis. Therea fihllold. Mrs. Thomas Farley.

Mr, Mdler. Miss May C. Carey. J. Rvsn, Daniel Markev, pnv Hernande.

Joseph M. Collins and William J. Ryan, acting on varioj.i committees. Ridgewood Youth Wins Way To West Point Via Army 9 Queens Teachers Reveal Wedding Plans at Bureau Having divided his time between the leadership of an "army" of wood-armed soldiers and dreaming Ihiough the sirong martial Kip-KEg't "Coo's." William O. Rideewondite, will do an art on Saturday, nen off an Armv private unilurm and entr Wert point Frl'z.

who won tiotmrs the In his hrlimnv will rerrtv his frnm the L'nl'ed 8's'ra Armv Jut before he 1 rip up the Hudon to the Nations mili'sry rinf tie von i.t appiintment to West, point In rnmpeti'lve examination rnndurtel In th Second Armv C'Tp. whl-h brnusht him to the Iron ss the on'. soldier In the metropolitan area snake (he grade this year. A record for school teachers in the Queens marriage license bureau has been set. Marriage licenses were Issued to nine school teachers yesterday.

All wilt be married between June 27 and July 6. The teachers to whom licenses were Issued, the groom-to-be and the date of the wedding are: Mildred Agnes Tierney, 3J-I2 8oth Ja-kson Heights, and John V. O'Connor, 167 Beach Hint Belle Hsrbor. July Florence Annette. 33-10 170th Flushing, and John Noitnr.lg.

8I-1 13Rth st. Kw Gardens. June 29: Rose P'lffls. 68-11 Morton Middle Village, and Jack Few- msn. 617 Oits Brooklvn.

July Theresa Reitmsn, 133-09 114th "Half Pint Louey," Qurens most trusted bootlegger, retires to his laboratory and prepares to cut his 100-proof Scotch and rye for the evening's apartment house delivery. However, upon finding the taps yield but a trickle or two due to the hot spell and subsequent water shortage, Honest Louey decides to sell his cuomers the bonded liquors Just as they came oft the boat. "We must conserve the water supply," Louey declared..