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Ing for cut fleet, to of of C. the but 0 0 now. of of and 2d 3 of. for at a T. the re- a fro UL ILL KEEPS NAVY FORGE AT FULL STRENGTH Budget Plea to Reduce Marines by 1,200 Rejected by House Washington, Jan.

(A) -Propos- 81,960,000 in the funds cruising activities the United States otherwise providIng for the maintenance of Navy about as it is the annual Navy Department appropriation bill WAR reported House to.lay by its Appropriations Committee, It carries total $314.552.680 for all branches the Navy for the 1, fiscal year beginning next decrease $5,364,895 compared with current funds and $150.970 below budget recommendations. The cormittee refused to accept the budget proposal reduction of 1,200 men in the enlisted strength of the Marine Corps, and provided for continuation its present size 18,000 enlisted men. 3 1,020 commissioned officers 155 warrant officers Strength 91,210 Provided For. "The material condition of the Navy is good." the committee ported. personnel situation continues on the upward trend.

Both will improve, the committee believes, under this bill." Provision is made for continuing and officer strength, including Naval enlisted strength at 82.500. them line, staff and warrant officers, at 8,710. The food ratio is based on 55 cents per day per enlisted man. from 8 $13,950,000 0 0 to $12,000,000. The allotment for cruising is cut Rear Admiral Charles Morris told the committee during hearings 011 the measure that this cut probably would "amount to a reduction of about 8 percent in the steaming radius of the United States fleet." The committee, however, said that a reduction in the cost of fuel oil would equalize the situation to some extent.

Air Service Cared For. The measure was drafted, the committee report asserted, with a view to providing for operation and maintenance of the airplane carriers, Saratoga and Lexington, and the submarine V-4, all to be launched during the year. It also said the Air Service appropriation of $19,790,000, plug a contract authorization of $5,000,000, was designed to carry out the fivebuilding program approved by Congress last winter. "The program was based on a wastage of 33 1-3 percent. annually," the report said.

"More recent studies suggest that approximately 23 percent would be more nearly accurate. There is an increase (In appropriations for next year) of $724,112 and of $900,000 in the contract authorization." Strings Taken Off Dirigible. The committee said it had removed the restriction on expenditure at Lakehurst, N. carried in the present law and had "done nothing to hinder the employment of the Los Angeles in any way the department might see fit." No provision was included in the budget for any new rigid airships, and while two twice the size of the Los Angeles were contemplated in the five-year program, the committee called attention to the fact that the President in his message transferred to this omission and gave his mitting the I budget specifically rereasons, which on "coincide with those advanced by this committee a year ago when it advocated the experimental metal-clad ship." The bill carried no funds for starting construction of the last three of the eight light cruisers authorized in 1924. "With respect to new vessels." the report said, "the committee la ready to proceed whenever the President shall so recommend." To Continue Pearl Harbor Work, In refusing to reduce the size of the Marine Corps the committee said the reduction "involves a question of administrative policy" which it did not consider wise to abandon.

The bill carries $2,805.000 for continuing Improvements to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: $1.000.000 for new anti-aircraft batteries for the battleships Tennessee and California, and a small appropriation for powder to replace that destroyed in the Lake Denmark (N. explosion. The committee urged Congress provide additional helium for don lighter craft, asserting that the Petrolia field was becoming exhausted. OBITUARIES FRANCIS V. O'BRIEN of 104-2: 1034 Ozone Park, La 1., died Friday.

He was a lifelong resident of Brooklyn and was a veteran of the World War, serving with the old 18th Regt, for 18 months overseas. He died of the effects of being passed in action. He was a member of Angelus Counell, K. of Battery 59th C. D.

William Cronin Post, V. F. and the American Legion. He was the Brat man to volunteer from St. Vincent de Paul's parish in Greenpoint.

He is vived by his parents, James F. and Ida Behrens O' Brien; two sisters, Dorothy and Marion, and brother, Cornelius. A solemn requiem mass will be said Tuesday morning at 9:16 o'clock in St. Mary Gate of Heaven R. Church.

Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery under military auspices. WILLIAN LEO MAHONEY of 446 59th st, died Saturday. He was born in Manhattan and survived by three sisters. Miss 8. G.

Mahoney, Miss H. Mahoney and Mrs. M. F. Lemleus, and a brother, James F.

A solemn requiem mass will be vald in the R. C. Church of Our lady of Perpetual Help tomorrow morning at 9:30 D'elock and interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. EDWIN SCHIOK of 560 Admiral Mispeth, died Saturday at his home. He was born in Brooklyn 27 yeare ago and is survived by his parents.

Louis and Carrie Schlek; two brothers, Milton and William, and a sister, Mre. Grace Gray. He was member of Court Unique, No. 369, F. of A.

Funeral services will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at his late home and interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, JOSEPH ERNEST of 286 Steuben died suddenly on Saturday. He was born In Alsace- -Lorraine, France, 60 years ago and lived in this country for 30 years. He 18 survived by his wife, Lucia; daughter, Lucia, and three sons, Louls, Ewaid and John Ernest. Services will be held in the funeral parlors at 284 WIToughby ave. on Wednesday morning at 10 d'elock.

MRA. GLADYS JANE FEE HODGMAN of 144 Roxbury Garden City, L. L. died Friday in the Peck Memorial Hospital. She was born in this bore.

Dee. 12, 1900. and was graduated from Smith College In 1922. She was married Jan. 99, 1926.

to Frank Herbert Hodgman Jr. of this bore, who survives her with a son. Thomas Hodgman, and her parents, Mro and Are. Thomas Fee. Services will.

he held at her parents' home. 1660 President tonight at p'elock. Interment will be in Cypress Hilla: Cemetery, -ALFREE EUGENE BARTON. former prominent architect in this city, died In is home, 564 8t. Petersbare Pia he had practiced for the DARE two years, He In survived by his wife and a con.

a ares as 'al 'candal SWEDE RISBERG ure in that the previous series had been fixed, appeared before Judge Landis in Chicago and testifled under oath that the series between the White Sox and Detroit Tigers in 1917 was also He named Clarence Rowland, then manlager of the Sox: Eddie Collins and Ray Schalk, now manager, in the plot. Charles Risberg, from baseball, following the disclos- EVERSFIELD DENIES $200,000 SWINDLE BY "LIFTING" STOCK Chauncey D. Eversfeld, 32, of 118 E. 19th the dapper Brooklyn clubman accused of swindling 10 of the city's leading banks out of $200,000 by raising the numerals on blocks of stock, pleaded not guilty to first-degree forgery when arraigned today before Judge Rosalsky in General Sessions. Gabriel I.

Lewis, Everfield's attorney, did not ask for bail and the prisoner was remanded to the Tombs without any statement being made in his behalf. He wore an overcoat in court and took matters casually, just as he did when his attorney surrendered him at the District Attorney's office on Friday. Eversfield was indicted Thursday on four specific counta. each charging the theft of $3,000, or $12,000 in all, but at the District Attorney's office it was said today operations probably would total" about $200,000. Though only an accountant, Eversfield had lived luxuriosuly and had made considerable stir in his Flatbush neighborhood in the Knickerbocker Field Club.

According to the evidence presented to the Grand Jury, Eversfield purchased 80 shares of American News Company stock, divided it into 10 blocks of 8 shares each, and then raised the numeral 8 to 80 by adding the cipher and the written "eight" to "eighty" by adding a CHARGES SEIBERLING MISUSED 11 MILLIONS OF GOODYEAR FUNDS Akron, Ohio, Jan. 3 (P)-Frank A. Seiberling, former president of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, was charged with causing the financial plight of the company in 1921 by mismanagement and misuse of funds, in an answer filed today by John Sherwin, Cleveland defendant In the of the Tomlinson stockholders to regain control of the firm. millions The of answer company asserts funds Seiberling for used his personal and private uses. Over the nine-year period of 1912 to 1920, inclusive, Seiberling, who is still one of the Goodyear common stock voting trustees, and also president of the Sefberling Rubber Company, used a total of $11,610,000 In corporate funds, it is alleged.

According to Sherwin, these sums were used without the authority of Goodyear directors and a portion was obtained by checks drawn in Goodyear's name and on its bank account by Seiberling as president and cashed by him. Use of the money was secreted from the knowledge of stockholders and creditors by repaying the sums each year prior to the annual audit, it la said. Sherwin categorically denies allegations made against him in the suit which asks his ousting as managing stock trustee. The suit is one of a series growing out of the 1921 reorganization of the company, all of which aim at overturning present control. REICH REVIVES BILL TO BAN WOOD CARS A bill providing for the abolition of all wooden ears used by rapid transit companies was Introduced into the Aldermanic branch of the Municipal Assembly today by Alderman Joseph Reich of Williamsburg.

Reich'e bill was killed Dee, 4 last, when the Committee on Local Laws declared the matter was within the jurisdiction of the Transit Commission and not the city, Alderman Reich, in reintroducing the bill today, stated he belleved the city was empowered to take such action' under the Home Rule Law. It was again referred to the Committee on Local Laws. THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1927. WEALTHY WIDOW BRUTALLY SLAIN; KIN LURED AWAY Continued from Page 1.

sitt'ng position on the edge of wieker chair, with the torso leanIng over the arm. Mrs. Gallaway was fully dressed and only the collar of her gown had been torn. The wide distribution of the blood spots and the fact that two buttons, both dark brown, one from an overcoat and the other from a suit jacket, were found in the room disclosed that she had struggled for her life. Look for Stranger.

How the murderer entered or left the house is unknown, as no one has been found who may have seen him and no one heard any noise, The police, however, are looking for a man with a gruff voice, about five feet seven inches tall. wearing a blue cap and a blue chinchilla overcoat. A man of that description, apparently a stranger, and nervous and agitated, was observed in that neighborhood about the time of the crime by Mrs. Franklin C. Gilbert, wife of the Town Clerk of Hempstead, who lives at Marvin ave, and Greenwich about 150 feet from the Bassett residence.

Found Call Was Fake. Chief Seaman said this may have been the man who telephoned to Dr. Bassett at 10:15 that he wished to have him treat sick dog at 120 Seegar Freeport. The caller gave the name of "Osmond." Dr. Bassett found no such address in Freeport, and upon inquiry at the postoffice there learned that it was a fake.

Supposing some one was Joking. he turned toward home unsuspectingly, It was recalled by Dr. Bassett that his mother-in-law, who had some property on Atlantic Brooklyn, had owned the house purchased by Louis Panella, Hempstead taxi driver, A short time before he was "murdered for a two years ago, supposedly by Philip K. Knapp, a soldier at Mitchel Field, who has never been caught. Took Family to Station.

Mrs. Gallaway, who was 45 years old, had arrived at the Bassett home yesterday morning for a holiday. She had breakfast this morning with the Bassetta and with Mr. and Mrs. H.

S. Webster of Brooklyn, also her daughter and son-in-law. After breakfast Dr. Bassett drove his wife and Mr. Webster to the Hempstead station of the Long Island Railroad.

There they boarded trains for New York, Mrs. Bassett being a stenographer in the employ of the Curtiss Aeroplane Company. Mrs, Webster had gone talong, too, but was driven by Dr. Bassett to the station at Garden City, where she entrained for Brooklyn. Upon summoned finding Chief the Seaman body, Dr.

Bassett Lt. James C. Ricker and Sgt. John Feeley and they in turn called Coroner Walter R. Jones and District Attorney Elvin N.

Edwards. Carries Narcotics With Him. The drug fend theory was hit upon because, like other veterinarians, Dr. Bassett keeps a supply of narcotics for his work. He carries it with him when he leaves his office, however, a fact obviously unknown to the murderer, if it was his purpose to search for drugs.

In support of his theory, the chief seaman recalled recent raids in the Hempstead "Black Belt," which have resulted in the closing of several narcotic rendezvous. He also pointed out that nothing of value is missing and that the veterinarian's private offlee entered. Dr. Bassett was unable to suggest any reason for an attack upon Mrs. Galloway and said the murderer might not have known she was vigiting at the residence and had aimed only in getting him out of the way before entering the house.

He said the murderer apparently had been frightened away, possibly screams of the baby, who was upstairs. Victim Lived Alone. The superintendent of the house at 186 Quiney where Mrs. Galloway had lived for six months, said today she had left there Thursday or Friday after telling him she was going to visit relatives at Hempstead. He said she was 45 years old and had been quiet and unobtrusive durher residence there.

She lived alone. "HARRY" PHILLIPS, NEWS WRITER, DEAD Harrison W. Phillips, 57, for the last 22 years a member of the staff of the New York Evening Journal and one of the most widely known a newspapermen of the city, died at his home, 227 Garfield today, of cancer. Mr. Phillips was born in Madison, April 24, 1870.

His father was David Graham Phillips, a banker. A famous as novelist. "Harry" bebrother of then same name became gan his newspaper career in 1899 when he became a reporter on the Indianapolis Journal, then ownedby Harry S. New, the present Postmaster General of the United States. He is survived by his wife, who was with him at the end.

Jolson and McCormack In Court, but They're Not the Stage Stars Two men bearing names like those of popular stage stars were arraigned today before Federal Judge Marcus B. Campbell. John McCormack, 57, of 324 60th pleaded not guilty to a charge of selling liquor in violation of the Volstead Act. Trial was set for Jan. 7.

Al Jolson, of 89 Sanford pleaded guilty to a charge of selling liquor at 883 Willoughby st. He was Anted $100. Last of Montauk Sachems Frozen to Death on Trail (Special to The Eagle.) Montauk. L. Jan.

8-They burled "Sam' Pharaoh, Montauk Indian and Inst of a royal line of sachems, from St. Matthew's Chapel, the Rev. William Grainger officiating. Pharaoh, 50 years old, WAS frozen to death in the storm the week before Christmas. His body, covered with snow.

lay unnoticed near Springy Bank Three Mile Harbor, until a few days ago, when it was found by David Lester, Pharaoh died on the old Indian trail near Ashawagh, summer encampment of the Montauks. on cove in which Indians kept their canoes. It was to this Indian settlement that Smith. the founder of Smithtown, rode his famous bull, to get the sanction of Sunk Squa and her ratifleation of the deed of 'and wiven by Lion Gardiner to Smith, land that Gardiner had tained from Wyandanch, the head sachem. I RED MORAN SANE, ALIENISTS DECIDE: TRIAL ADJOURNED Defense Counsel to Contest Confirmation by Court of Three Doctors' Findings.

Thomas (Red) Moran was adjourned today until Jan. 24 to give defense counsel time to object to the findings of three allenists appointed by the Court that Red is sane. News of this determination by the doctors Judge George W. Martin named to examine Red was made known for the first time today when Moran was called for trial before a blue ribbon jury and Judge Martin in the County Court. Informed by an Eagle reporter that the alleniste had found Red sane, Peter P.

Smith, defense counsel with Albert Conway, said to Judge Martin: "This is the first I knew of this commission making any report or even sitting. I have a right as defense counsel to be present and 1 intend to contest the confirmation by the court of this finding." The alienists who found Moran sane are Dr. Russell Blaisdell, assistant superintendent of Kings Park Sanitarium, Kings Park, L. Dr. David Corcoran, of Creedmoor branch of the Brooklyn State Hospital, and Dr.

Carroll Nichole of 280 Hancock st. Conway Withdraws. When It became known that the commission had found "Red" sane and that more time would be required to examine this report Mr. Conway declared he felt duty bound to withdraw from the case. so that he could handle other businese.

Judge Martin then appointed Dominick Griffin, law partner of Mr. Smith. as associate counsel in Mr. Conway's place. "Red's" trial will be principally battle of alienists, because the kid, as he likes to be known, repeatedly has confessed to the murder of Patrolman Byrns and Daskiewicz on Brooklyn Heights on the afternoon of Nov.

17. "Red" will welcome a chance to show himself in court. He is anxious for the day when he'll "burn." "The sooner the better," he has said a hundred times. ALCOHOL POISONING PUT UNDER SEVERE FIRE IN CONGRESS Continued from Page 1. Wheeler bearing on the poisoning of alcohol." While the New Jersey Senator was preparing to address the Senate in support of his resolution Assistant Secretary Andrews, in charge of Prohibition enforcement, was predicting early elimination of poison as a denaturant.

General Andrews deseribed recent alarm over the situation as a "bugbear," perhaps attributable to "wet propaganda." "Of course we all want the poison out," said the dry chief, "and our chemists are working overtime to And a substitute, But we are faced by the law, which requires that this alcohol must be made unfit for beverage use." Industry itself, Andrews declared, preferred that alcohol be denatured, 60 that it could be preserved from beverage use. He also said that industry preferred wood alcohol as denaturant because it was so much like the real product. Secretary Mellon conferred with Mr. Andrews and with James M. Doran, chief of the Prohibition chemists, and was told that progress was being made in the work of finding A substitute for the poisonous denaturants.

Mr. Andrews said the Industrial Alcohol Association had established a fellowship at the Mellon Research Institute in Pittsburg to study this particular problem. It is believed by the chemists that petroleum will offer the solution for a. non-poisonous denaturant which will at the same time make Industrial alcohol taste so bad that it cannot be used by drinkers. Drys Make Concession.

The Anti-Saloon League, somewhat bewildered by conditions, and frantically trying to maintain its reputation for enforcement alertness, has made a concession. It will introduce a law into Congress, according to its latest statement, making any bootlegger or any one else who handles or sells poisoned alcohol for beverage purposes guilty of first degree murder. That such a law has been declared unconstitutional- one ground being that the Federal Government only recognizes treason, not murder seems not to have occurred to Wayne B. Wheeler and his associate, Orville S. Poland.

Edison Makes Protest. Senator Edge of New Jersey in A long statement denounced what he called the "death penalty for drinking" and the "kill or cure" policy which he said had been adopted by the Government, He also declared that Prohibition had proved itself a failure and insisted he would "have more to say before the next Congress ends." Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, added a mild protest. He said that denatured alcohol is a necessity, and that the Government should see's to it that it is. entirely denatured, without poison, if it is to be used for beverages.

The Anti-Saloon League, by the way, is preparing a popular celebraton of the seventh anniversary of Prohibition on Jan. 16. HOFF SETTLES SUIT AGAINST THE A.A.I U. The Amateur Athletic Union announced today that the controversy with Charley Hoff, Involving a 000 suit for damages against the A. A.

had been ended by a compromise settlement on expense money claimed by the Norwegian pole-vault record-breaker. Hoff accepted approximately $900, the sociated Press saye. It is now understood that he will I seek reinstatement as an amateur. The settlement was reached at conference- between Hoff, his manager and A. A.

U. officials, 'including Murray Hulbert, national president. and Fred W. Rubien, secretarytreasurer. The Norwegian athlete presented a claim for expense money covering a period of nearly three months, from the time he left the Drake relays, April 23-24, until July The compromise covers only the period up to May 8, when Hoff was declared ineligible by the A.

A. U. for failing to compete in a meet at San Francisco, In accepting the compromise Hoff signed an agreement waiving further claims upon the A. A. U.

SINCLAIR GRANTED OIL LEASE REVIEW IN HIGHEST COURT Government Overruled in Plea for Delay Until Doheny Settlement. Washington, Jan. 3 (A) -Harry F. Sinclair was today granted a review by the Supreme Court to test out the legality of the Teapot Dome lease. In a announcing it would review the case, the court overruled a request by Government counsel that the Teapot Dome proceedings be suspended until the court had decided the pending appeal of the Doheny 1 Elk HillsOil Reserve suit, Lost in Lower Courts.

Both Doheny and Sinelair lost in the lower Federal Courts, which held that the Teapot Dome and Elk Hills leases were invalid. Both of these are civil suits, having no direct connection with the criminal proceedings against Sinclair, Doheny and former Interior Secretary Fall. Doheny and Fall recently were acquitted on the criminal conspiracy charge lodged against them and Sinclair and Fall are to be brought to trial on a similar charge on Feb. 2. I SAVARESE GIVEN $4,500 JOB WHICH WOLKOF SPURNED Latter Modifies Stand Against McCooey Charges That Boro Leader "Forsook" Him.

fifth floor. Many Floral Tributes. Harry Welkof, disgruntled Democrat of County Leader John H. McCooey's 18th A. who on New Year's Eve refused a $4,500 job in the new City Court, let the world know that McCooey had "insulted" offering such a meager position, today modified his bold stand against the "Boss." "You can't fight the King," said Wolkof, president of the Harry Wolkof Association and whose name appears five times in the telephone book.

"I believe in loyalty, butwell, what's the use?" although "Are you still loyal to McCooey, on Friday you said you were 'through with McCooey for good and all'?" he was asked. "Then He Forsook Me." "I was the loyal," Wolkof answered, stressing "I stood by my old pal, John. when he had enriched and made politically powerful deserted him. I stood with him when he needed help most. And then he forsook a me." "Today I am resting peacefully.

I am a promoter of tolerance, of good will, of the brotherhood of man. I am not looking for office just now." Savarese Gets Job. The reason, perhaps, for Wolkof's feeling of tolerance, may have been the announcement that McCooey and City Court Justice Joseph Fennelly, Democratic leader of the 2d A. have agreed on John Savarese of the 2d for the $4,500 deputy clerkship turned down by Wolkof. Savarese is one of the Italian-American Democratic leaders.

Wolkof admitted, however, that "I may hope for something later on." It de likely that he will hope in vain, as far as McCooey is concerned, for some little time to come. Mr. McCooey refused to comment on Wolkof's attack on him. "I will not have anything to say on Wolkof," he said with finality, Olty Court Opens. The City Court was opened for business shortly before noon today when, following brief exercises, Justices Fennelly and Geismar convened their tribunals and called calendars totaling 200 eases.

These were mostly transferred. from the civil part of the County Court. Because it will, be a week or so before the courtrooms, office and chambers set aside for the new tribunal on the third floor of the new Brooklyn Municipal Building are ready for occupancy, Justice Fennelly's was convened in the chapel Southe Marriage Liense Bureau, on the second floor, while Justice Geismar's part was held in the Chief Magistrate's rooms, on the The clerical divisions of the new court will start tomorrow in the partially completed quarters on the third floor. The opening ceremonies were held in the incompleted courtroom and attended by more than 500 lawyers, friends of the Justices and politicians. Brief addresses were given by the Justices, Chief Justice Peter Schmuck, Meier Steinbrink, Rabbi Krass, James A.

Blanchfield, counsel to the Sheriff, and John C. Judge, representing the Bar Association. The courtroom was filled with floral tributes. FIANCEE DOUBTS KIDNAPING STORY Twice is enough, according to Miss Mary Oster, 29, of Covington, who arrived here today in search of Dr. Harry Saperstein, who was reported kidnaped in Cincinnati on his wedding eve some days ago.

"I will sue him for breach of promise." Miss Oster said. She had returned from Harry's brother Able's drug store at 565 Powell and was under the shelter of her uncle, John Herlin, 657 W. 161st Manhattan. "Talk of our marriage now is just hopeless bunk." Miss Oster said that her flance. who was a dentist in Cincinnati.

"tried this kidnaping stunt to get away from me once before. The first episode took place before Thanksgiving. "Harry said that they took him to Hamilton, Ohio, and kept him a prisoner for two days." Miss Oster continued. "Then they came to New York. I believe Harry came direct to Brooklyn." Miss Oster will return to Covington as soon as she has started her legal action, Addoms Stricken on Train Everett Addoms, 54 years old, of 515 E.

19th died suddenly last night while on a train from Syracuse 88 the train was approaching the Grand Central Terminal. He was born in San Francisco and is survived by his wife, Emma; two ters, a son, three brothers and a sleter. He was a member of firm of the Miller Wright Paper Company and belonged to the Sons of the American Revolution, the Arkwright Club and Ancient Lodge, F. A. M.

Radio Gossiping of German Submarines in War Exposed Positions and Saved U.S. Ships Washington, Jan. 3 UP) -The radio gossiping of German submarines and their kidding of French radio stations took a positive hand in helping the American Navy to carry the American Atlantic Expeditionary without the Forces loss of a man. The story of the part the buzz of the enemy radio played in this undertaking was told by Rear Admiral John Halligan Jr. during recent hearings on the Navy Department Appropriation Bill today to the House.

His story follows: "It has caused a great deal of wander and I 'have heard many peopie ask the question: 'How was it that our transports were not torpedoed, whereas other classes of vessels were torpedoed in these waters, and some of our empty ships westbound were torpedoed, hut in no case was a transport carrying troops successfully attacked by a French Stations "Kidded." "During the war the Ailles and established radio-compass stations on the south coast of Ireland, the coast of England and the west coast of France. The German submarines used their radio very freely. Not knowing that these compasses existed they talked to each other and talked to German stations and they even poked fun at the French atations, called up the French radio stations and joshed them. "Every time a submarine operator used his raido his position was cut in from these radio compass stations shore. His position was plotted on a chart in the operations room of our headquarters Brest.

Each letter, so that we were able to plot message gave ether submarine's call HILLES PLEDGES "NO POLITICS" NEXT LEGISLATURE Continued from Page 1, Joseph McGinnies, the G. 0. P. legislative chieftains, will "carry on' in Albany. Backs Debt Limit Extension.

Mr. Hilles will not go to Albany for the opening session of the Legislature on Wednesday. He expects, however, to attend a conference of the Regency held later on. No definite date been set. Former Republican State Chairman George K.

Morris is another of the regents. The Republicans will repass the Constitutional amendment granting New York City a $800,000,000 debt limit extension for subway tion, "if Mayor Walker can demonstrate the need of Mr. Hilles said. "Last year we passed the amendment (which must be approved by the Legislature again this year and then be submitted to 8. popular vote) because Mayor Walker said he wanted it.

The Mayor then admitted he didn't know much about it. The Republicans took affirmative action with the understanding that the City Administration would this year demonstrate the actual necessity for the debt limit extension." The questions of G. 0. P. action on Governor Smith's' transit and water power proposals is a matter which the Republican legislative leaders must deal with, Mr.

Hilles said. Livingston to Co-operate. Republican County Leader Jacob A. Livingston declared that he is not opposed to co-operating with Governor Smith. There are just three G.

P. Assemblymen in Brooklyn, Assemblymen Dyekman, 21st A. Fay, 17th A. and Ricca, 23d A. D.

There are no Republican Senators from Kings County. The Republican women of the State will hold the first of three conferences on Friday at the Women's National Republican Club in Manhattan. Its purpose will be to rehabilitate the women's side of the G. 0. P.

State organization. 2 IN KINGS HIGHWAY FIRM INDICTED IN BANKRUPT FRAUD The Federal Grand Jury in Manhattan today returned indictments against Hyman L. Friedman and Bernard Freedman, who for four months did business at 1919 Kings Highway, as the Kings Highway Department Store, charging them with conspiracy to a defraud creditors by withholding assets In bankruptcy I proceedings. The firm failed October, two weeks after it had opened a branch store at 1010 Westehester the Bronx. According to the papers filed at the time of the bankruptey, the firm had $674 in assets against $22,237.57 in liabilities.

Four months I previous it had purchased about $25,000 in stock for the Kings Highway store. Carried Off Stock is Charge. The two men took stock from the Kings Highway store, just before they opened the Bronx store, it is charged. In addition. it was charged that the two men had a cash shortage of about $21,000.

Another charge made against them was that they made several payments to fletitious persons just before they failed. The investigation was under the direction of Maxwell S. Mattuck, attorney for the National Cradit Men's Association. successive positions of the same submarine. Movements Tagged Exactly.

"After studying their movements for some time, he discovered that they operated in a rectangle which roughly is shown on this chart. extending approximately 400 miles off shore, but leaving a gap of about a hundred miles south of them between the bottom of the rectangle and the coast of Spain, and also gap to the eastward near the coast of France. "They apparently had selected the crossing of trade routes in the Bay of Biscay, the east and westbound ships to the coast of France and the and southbound routes to Gibraitar and the Azores, and in the beginning of the war they had decided to occupy that rectangle. Transports Kept Out of Reach. "We never got them outside of that rectangle except on routes to the Azores or coming to and from the Mediterranean.

"Our method WAS to meet the convoys 500 miles off shore with our destroyers. The destroyers, before leaving Brest, were given three routes, and C. as being the best route, That generally WAS to the southward of this rectangle. Then up to the northward would be and through the rectangle. "Our destroyers flashed the word as soon aS they got the convoy and thereafter we controlled their movements from Brest.

"If this southern route which they generally used remained clear of submarines, we had no further communication with them until they got to port. But if a submarine appeared threatening that route on the way to the Azores, or the route to the Mediterranean, we would simply tell them to use route or SAM BERNARD TIRED. CALLS OFF MATINEE; BIG AUDIENCE IRATE A capacity audience was disappointed at Werba'8 Brooklyn Theater on New Year's afternoon when' an advertised performance of Sam Bernard and his company in was cancelled without warning. None of the patrons, however, was more disappointed than L. F.

Werba, who told The Eagle today that it was not until a few minutes before the doors were to open that Mr. Bernard informed him that he was too fatigued from a midnight performance celebrating New Year's Eve to go on with the matinee. Mr. Werba explained that as Mr. Bernard is an old man and undoubtedly was as tired as he said he was there is really no fault to find.

Bernard a Veteran. "Mr. Bernard is 63 years old and he has been on the stage for 50 years," said Mr. Werba, 'and it is easy to realize that he overtaxed himself, I was very sorry to disappoint the playgoers. But it was quite a disappointment to our box office as we had sold a capacity house.

think the publie will agree that Mr. Bernard should not be blamed." Two of the disappointed, patrons, however, blame some one, pointing out that many came in from Long Island only to be told there would be no performance, without a reason being assigned and at an hour which made it impossible for them to get to the opening of another show. Calls It a Rotten Shame. "I think it a rotten shame," N. B.

Moore, 931 E. 15th wrote The Eagle. "They gave a midnight performance for the few extra dirty dollars and then ruined the holiday for their regular patrons." Mr. Moore had brought friends in from Oyster Bay. F.

Riddle, Box 481, Brooklyn, wrote: "People came in from out of town and were given a shouted notice 'No matinee today- get your money back at the box "I hope Sam Bernard has a dark house the balance of the run at Werba's. People should boycott a person who resorts to such tactics, They are simply killing the goose that lays the golden and if they yell 'poor business' who is to blame? "From this date forth I shan't buy another ticket to any show giyen at this theater, no matter how wonderful. I hope Sam Bernard and company go broke on this show." All ticket money was refunded. Efforts to reach Mr. Bernard at his home, 290 West End Manhattan, met with the information that he was not in.

WOMAN DRAGGED 30 FEET BY CAR WHEN DOOR CATCHES COAT Her. coat caught in the 'center doors of a Putnam ave. car after she dismounted at Fulton and Hoyt Mrs. Elsie Graham, 53, 114 S. Oxford was dragged 30 feet shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon before the trolley was stopped.

Shoppers witnessing the accident ran to her aid, shouting at the motorman to stop, The woman WAs carried into a drug store and treated until the arrival of an ambulance. She was removed to Cumberland Street Hospital, suffering from broken right arm, a dislocated shoul- a der and bruises about the head and body. Her condition was said to be serious. Two Sets of Officials Try To Rule Roost in Union City The civil war over in Union City, N. where there are two sets of city officers trying to do the work meant for only one set, caused a lot of excitement and some difficulty today.

The City Recorder, who really is a Judge, for instance, couldn't get anybody to take the ball' of an alleged traffic violator, but a marriage was performed in a perfectly legal manner. The marriage, incidentally, WAR that of Justin Kaiser, 58, of 9429 97th Ozone Park, Queens, and Miss Louise Klotz, 42, of 211 36th Union City. They came to City Hall and were married by Mayor Charles Mohn, the newly elected Republican whose appointments over the head of the Democratic Council have caused the upheaval. Overseer of Poor Ousted. In the Charities Department, William Tighe, formerly Commissioner, I WALKER FAVORS McKEE BRIDGE AND TUBE BOARD PLAN Proposed Commission Like Port Authority to Handle Problem Gains.

Mayor Walker at today's meeting of the Committee of the Whole of the Board of Estimate let it be known that he approved Aldermanic President McKee's plan of the creation of a bridge and tunnel authority similar to the Port Authority, to arrange for the construction ani financing of new East River bridges and vehicular tunnels between Manhattan and Queens, and also a bridge from Bay Ridge to Staten Island. This matter came up in connection with a resolution offered by Boro President Miller of Manhattan that the eity authorities back up a bill he had prepared requesting the State Legislature to give the city permission to construct a vehicular tunnel connecting 38th Manhattan, with Borden ave. in Queens and the Greenpoint section in Brooklyn. Would Not Commit to Tunnel. Miller argued for the adoption of the measure, saying that the proposed legislation would only permit and not commit the city to the building of the tunnel, Mayor Walker replied that if the board gave its formal approval to such a bill, the public would understand it to mean that the city administration was prepared to proceed with the vehicular tunnel proposition.

"At the present time," said the Mayor, "the city has no money to build bridges and vehicular He then referred to the McKee proposal, stating that this probably would be the only means for the construction of badly needed new traffic arteries between the four boros. Mayor Calls Tunnel Urgent, "has been puilt from Manhattan to vehicular tunnel," he said, New Jersey without a dollar of city funds and why can't the same thing be done as to Interboro traffic connections. "The need of such connections, as a matter of fact, is more urgent than traffic connections with other States." The Miller resolution was laid over for two weeks. "I guess," said the Mayor to Miller, "if you want that vehicular tunnel bill introduced to the legislature you'll have to introduce it yourself." Ferry Corporation Formed. Capt.

W. B. Gibbs, representing the 34th Association, told the board that a corporation had been formed to establish a ferry between 34th Manhattan, and Long Island City, For a long time merchants and manufacturers of Queensboro and business men of Manhattan have urged the Board of Estimate to reestablish under municipal operation the 84th st. terry, which was abandoned by the Long Island Railroad several years ago. 25-Year Franchise Asked.

Commissioner Albert Goldman of the Department of Plant and Structures today submitted a detailed report showing that the proposed municipal ferry would be an unprofitable enterprise for the city to enter into. Mayor Walker wanted to know if the Commissioner was sure that there would be a deficit and the latter replied that there was no question about that. Captain Gibbs then came forward with the request for a 25-year franchise for the 34th Mid-Town Ferry Corporation. He informed the Board that several well-known bankers had agreed to finance the undertaking and that hte corporation figured on spending $1.950.00) for the establishment of the 34th st-Long Island City ferry, Gibbs Asked to File Petition. The told Captain Gibbs to file 8 formal petition and in the meantime put the proposition before the Sinking Fund Commission.

Gibbs said the company was pre pared to put on three boats within 60 days of the granting of the franchise and that these boats would be put on a 16-hour service from 7 a.m, to 10 p.m. Florida's Suit to Void Inheritance Tax Lost Washington, Jan. 3 suit to challenge the new Federal inheritance tax was thrown out today by the Supreme Court. Through its Attorney General, Florida had sought to bring a proceeding to have the law declared unconstitutional because of its provision allowing credits for taxes paid under State inheritance levies. As it has no State inheritance tax Florida contended that this provision was discriminatory.

CLERKS LOSE HOPE OF PROMOTION TO JOBS IN NEW COURT Pharaoh was the son of King David Pharaoh, who followed King Stephen. The latter died in 1819 and was buried by subscription at Montauk. King David went to the happy hunting grounds In the seventies. King Stephen wore as a badge of royalty a plug hat set off by a yellow ribbon. The kings of the Montauk Indians seldom have met death from natural causes.

Most of the Montauk tribe were slaughtered by Narragansett Indians before 1645 at Block Island. Wyandanch, who headed the Long Island Indian Confederacy, died either of poison or violence; Wyandank, a sachem of the tribe, died in 1020 from posure or was stricken with illness while alone in his hut at Eastville. and "Sam" Pharaoh was frozen to death. The last prince of the House David. as Pharaoh was sometimes called, never married.

The Princess Pocahontas, a sister, survives him. now named as Overseer of the Poor by the Council, got on the job with seven clerks at 6:30 a.m. He locked the office door, but when Julius Klempp. the Mayor's appointee, and Mrs. choice for Evangeline clerk, Duff, Klempp's arrived the lock was broken.

So Tighe delegated a 200- pound elerk to sit on a chair in the doorway. That worked well for an hour, until a few policemen came along and ousted Tighe. They had no respect for a sign on the office wall which announced that the only way to tried get entrance was to knock. Tighe to get back, but the cops held the fort. Recorder Unmansky got into jam when he ordered a man bailed.

Two clerks tried to accept the bail and the recorder finally had to do it himself. Later on 8 truce was arranged under which it was agreed that the appointees shall work side by side position until the courts decide who is entitled to hold office. Attaches of the Magistrates and Municipal Courts in the boro were incensed today to learn that they seizure by politicians of the 18 clerapparently have no a appeal from the ical positions in the newly established City However, the legislative act creating the City Court specifically places the appointment attaches with the Judges of that court. The result was that 15 of the 18 well-paid jobs went to political workers, while the Civil Service lists were consulted for only three. These were Joseph J.

O'Brien, stenographer, Bernard J. McGovern, assistant clerk, $3,500, and James P. Loughran, attendant, $2,500. The $5,000 office of deputy clerk in charge went to John F. Manning, exalted ruler of the Elks.

and the two $4,500 under-deputyships were handed by County Leader McCooey to Michael J. Daly, a florist and political leader, and John Savarese, an organizer of Italian Democratic clubs. Assistant clerkships at $3,500 A year went to Mrs. Helen A. Braun, Democratic co-leader of the 20th A.

John Imperatore, lieutenant to Alderman MeGuinness in Greenpoint, and William T. MeCarthy. a member of the John J. Curtin orI ganization. The Civil Service Commission said that Chief City Court Justice Peter Schmuck before the appointments were announced had requested and received a list of candidates for the new appointments.

County Leader MeCooey stated that the appointments were temporary and that nppointees would have to qualify in civil service examinations..