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EDITORIAL! FINANCE RIAN JAMES SPORTS Brooklyn daily Eagle CLASSIFIED LETTERS THEATERS RADIO NEW YORK CITY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1931 2 17 SLIPPING SIDEWAYS JROM DAVY JONES' LOCKER Stories of Old Brooklyn Sunken Dredge, Raised Afterj Six Months Boom Cullcn For Leader of Next House Many Fields Claimed Col. flair d9s Services if MB.M;,LVJm WM ra i Experts Omit Million Realty In B.M.T.Tahle Hoard's Figures 11 are IVo Value on Property Owned by Subsidiary More than a rmiiion dollars worth of real estate now used by the Brooklyn rapid transit lines and necessary to o)OiaMon is not Included In the gross valuations placed upon the B. T. in the tab-Transit, Commission by the illations submitted to the State. The property Includes the right of way by which the West End and Sca Beach lines reach Coney Island and almost two miles of the Myrtis Ave.

roadbed from Myrtle Ave. and Palmetto St. to the Metropolitan Ave. Terminal. The valuations wore excluded because the properties were not, owned by the B.

M. T. but hv subsidiary lines of the surface operating company, the Brooklyn A- Queens. Arrangements 'vnuld have to be made cither to continue pre.sen' leases and operating agreements or to purchase outright the land In question in order tto continue operation as at present under unification. Paul S.

L. Bolger, the commission's chief of the unification bureau, valued the rights of the subway operating company In most of these leases at the nominal sum of $1. The right, of way of the Myrtle Ave. line from Myrtle Ave. out to the end of the route measuring approximately 18 miles Is owned by the Brooklyn ifc Queens.

Although no value was set, up for It In the 7.000,000 figure given as the outside gross value ol the company's property and rights In the subways, It was estimated by the real estate experts to be worth $367,884. Coney Strip Put at SfiloMI.VI The Coney bland strip, which extends from about 1,200 feet from Ave. to Neptune Ave. and Includes two parcels used by the Coney Island passenger terminal, Is a vital part o( the route. 1 ne experts placed Its value as and in this case instead of including In the official tabulations the figure $1 as the value of the rapid transit company's rights, the experts fixed that value at $137,000, since the company has a lease and pays an annual rental nf $100 to the Brooklyn Queens, whose subsidiary, the Nassau Electric, Is the owner In fee.

Parts of two of the cur shops and yards used by rapid transit lines are also located on property not valued qSv 111 Northerners Hope lo Eml Seniority Rule if Democrats Organize Firlr Bureau. Colorado Building. Washington. June 24 Democratic Representatives-elect to the next Congress from districts above the Mason-Dixon Line have been waging a determined campaign for the past few months to obtain the election of Thomas H. Cullcn of Brooklyn as floor leader if Democrats organize the nrxt House To John N.

Garner of Texas, present Democratic leader, the Northern faction has pledged full support for the Speakership In return for Cul- len's selection Garner had been threatened with a rival in the person of Charles Crisp of Georgia, son of the former Speaker. Should Cullcn be selected It will be the first time the post of majority leader has been held by a Northern Democrat, since Reconstruction days, according to his supporters. Others Outrank Him Several Southern Democrats, in cluding Crisp and Joseph W. Byrnes of Tennessee, outrank the Brooklyn Congressman in seniority. Almost half the Democrats In the next House come from Northern districts and this fact is being used by the Cullcn faction in it-s drive to upset the seniority rule.

Unless the rule Is upset or waived practically all coveted committee chairmanship will go to Southerners. Desire of other North erners for chairmanships is helng used to obtain their support of; Cullcn. Honored by Hoover Cullcn supporters were heartened recently when President Hoover chose him as one of the Democratic leaders to whom tt- proposed war debt payment suspension should be submitted, cullcn was the only Northern Democratic Representative so chosen. Dean and leader of the New York City delegation to the House, Cullcn would be In a position to exert Frcat Influence on legislation as floor leader. The Tammany delegation controls 21 votes.

With the balance between Republicans and Democrats in the next House so closely divided, 21 votes easily might bring the defeat or passage of a bill. MRS. L. EMILY FISH Kit RITES Mrs. L.

Emily Fisher, of 284 Mc-Donough for whom services were held yesterday iifternoon at. her home, was the widow of Sydney Fisher. She was a member of the Brooklyn Colony, National Society of New England Women, and Fort Greene Chapter. N. S.

1). A. R. Mrs. Fisher died Sunday and is survived by a daughter, Miss Harriet Bartinc Fisher.

IN ESSAY CONTEST Miss Florence Rlbakove, a Brook Col. Andrew D. Baird, soldier, patriot, statesman and business leader of a former generation in the Eastern District. Stonecutter, Noted Soldier, Politician ami Hanker, Son of Scotch Immigrant, lie Was Leader in Kasleni District Affairs for Fifty Years By MAI'RK'E E. Mcl.Ol'GIILIN Born amid the rugged hills of Scotland, with all the traditions of the fighting Scots behind him, it is not to be wondered at that Andrew D.

Baird made a great name for himself in the Civil War. Above and at side are two views of huge cofferdam, super-Imposed on sunken dredge Raritan to permit towing her under water to the Staten Island shore of the Narrows today. At right are Chief Engineer William Lauster and Capt. John Petersen of the Raritan, who came to view the rescue of their old ship. Loop Fly in" Girl Killed by Fall in Sight of Parents Heroine Slnil Off Ignition, Then INn Time Lefl to Um Her Parachute Akron, Ohio, June 24 if) Ambition to qualify for a license as a transport pilot ended fatally last night for Miss Mildred Stinaff, 19, of Akron, former holder of the women's world record for loop lying.

Her transport training plane fell within sight of her parents. She died at the City Hospital. The plane was flying at an even keei when something happened that senr it into a spin. She apparently realized her plane was about to crack up an instant before the fall. She had shut off the gasoline feed and ignition to prevent fire, but had no time left, apparently, to take to her parachute.

Truck Kills Boy, 4, Before His Home Samuel Inghileir, 4, of 105-06 54th Corona, was instantly killed last night when struck by a motortruck in front of his home. The Iruck. policp say. was driven by William Lomberg of 923 Revere the Bronx. The bny Is said to have been running across the street to retrieve a ball when struck by the truck.

ACTRESS WINS DIVORCE Los Angeles, June 24 Pauline Starke, film actress, has been granted a divorce here from Jack White, producer, on the ground cruelty. They were married in San Francisco Sept. 4, 1927, and separated last Jan. 19. A property settlement was made out of court.

Scribe Spouts Andean Lore, but All in Vain Returns to Ship to Tell of Bald Mountain ami Rainless Town Only to Find 'Wliipper-snapper' Beat Him to It By WILLIAM WEEK, Staff Correspondent of The Eagle. Tocopilla, Chile, June 5 It is a strange thing about women, isn't it, that you simply cannot get them interested in the big questions of world wide importance that we men are constantly interested in. I mean the really big Questions Wrecker! Army Craft Dragged Across Narrows by Cofferdam By O. R. PILAT I After nearly six months on the muddy bed of the Narrows, the Army dredge Rarltan returned to the surface today.

ie' old gray sand-sucker must have been amazed, if sand-suckers can be that. She had not come up where she wont down. She was rammed by the inbound Savannah liner City of Montgomery one foggy morning early in January. She had sunk on Craven Shoals, a quarter of a mile southeast of Ft. Wadsworth, on the western edge of the Narrows.

And here she came up directly outh of the fort, almost on the Staten Island beach. Submarine Mafic The explanation is the mysterious maneuvering of a gigantic cofferdam for the past three days. At first there had been some question as to whsther to raise the Raritan or not. A diver went 85 feet down, and found she had set tled without list. It would have taken $1,000,000 to replace the dredge.

The Merritt, Chapman, Scott Corporation agreed to raise the craft for a little more than one-fourth of this sum. The Government accepted. The work started Feb. 28. Seven divers took turns going below to the dredRe, patching her torn side, closing port holes, removing the side auction pipearms and blanking those openings.

Then construction of the cofferdam began. It was built on the lines of the dredge, carrying the hull lines right up to the surface. Sections of more than 100 tons each were put together on pier 14, Btapleton, brought out from shore, lowered in place. When the cofferdam was ready, braced with steel girders inside, it was 254 feet long, 42 feet beam and weighed 807 tons. The bottom of the ship-shaped frame was made as watertight as possible where it was connected with the dredge.

Then yesterday morning the work of pumping out the cofferdam began. One electric submersible 6 Inch pump at the stem started, the work; seven 12-inch gasoline driven pumps carried it on. Work AH Night As air took the place of water the cofferdam tended to rise, and as it rose the dredge moved off the bottom. The salvage steamers Wil-lett and Resolute, churning quick-water at their sterns, were able to move the dredge and the cofferdam, gaining inch by inch toward shore. Some 40,000 gallons of water had to be pumped out, including that which came into the cofferdam from minor leaks.

All yesterday the pumps worked, and all last night. Hour after hour the salvage steamers puffed an hauled. The rising dredge was the center of a knot of imposing craft. floating cierricks, Monarch, Civilian and Concord, girded her on three sides, waving 90-foot-long boom arms in the air. Numerous Government officials were down in vessels to watch the finale.

They included Capt. Charles Benninghoff of the inspection boat Wah-Ta-Wa, and Capt. Fred T. Bass and Capt. C.

H. Swlck of the Army Engineers. Among the visitors were Capt. John Petersen, 61, of 1125 80th Bay Ridge, who was last to leave the Raritan when she sank last January, and William H. Lauster, chief engineer, of 256 80th St.

Both Petersen and Lauster were loud in their praises concerning the handling of the salvage job, and said they expected to be sailing in their old craft in two or three months time. Germany Gets Ready For the Winnie Mae Berlin, June 24 (IP) The arrival of the Winnie Mae was awaited eagerly today. Apparently no one had been informed officially of the flight. The American Embassy had requested permission for the fliers to land at Berlin. Family at Bedside Of Frank A.

Miller Assemblyman Frank A. Miller, Brooklyn Democrat, who has been seriously ill at his home, 1277 Hancock was reported very low this morning. His family remained at the bedside all night and it was reported that his death was expected momentarily. Novelty Held a Cure For Trade Depression Ann Arbor. June 24 (P The power nf novelty to overcome financial depression is shown in a report by the University of Michigan Bureau of Business Research on the 1330 department store performance.

Corsets, brassieres, gloves and patterns increased sales, and they showed the largest net profit ratios of the year. Their increases were ascribed to the changing fashions of 1930. Sales of toys, women's and misses' coats luggage, woolens men's clothing and umbrellas decreased more than 20 I lyn girl, has been chosen as one co)n jSSued his first call for volun-of three participants in the essay i tccrs Baird was ready to jump right contest finals being held under in and do his bit. uiiLiiiil! ir IXFCSCl JMUJ Kail Continued in Rank of U.S. Case Mastery in His Visit Willi Tuttle lo Office of I Inter-myer Monday Isidor J.

who was chief o.mscl of the Bank of United States InriirfpH 11' nthpr ninpinl; of llle bank jn ronnprtion witri ls failure, appeared before Frcschl In Oeneral Sessions today for repleading. He was accompanied bv Theodore Kleindl from the offire nf John W. Davis, Mr. Kresel's counsel. A Mystery Visit Mystery shrouded a visit made by Kresel, accompanied by Charles H.

Tuttle, last Monday afternoon to the office of Samuel Untermyer, counsel for District Attorney Crain In the Seabury probe and a member of the Tammany board of strategy. Untcrmycr's reply to an Inquiry was: "There is no mystery about one lawyer visiting another and no occasion for an "Will you say whether the visit was in relation to the Bank of United States "I will not," replied Untermyer. "I already have said all 1 have to say." Tuttle, who Is counsel for Bernard K. Milieus, president of Hie bunk, who was sentenced yesterday to from three to six years In Sing Sing, could not be reached. He was reported as having said the visit had no connection with the bank case and that Untermyer was not advising Kresel.

Kresel could not be reached after he was arraigned today nor could I his counsel, John W. Davis. Doubt I was pressed at Davis' office that I he knew anything about Kresel's i call on Untermyer. Kresel was to nave been tried with the other four officials of the bank but got a severance because of illness. Kleindl pleaded not guilty for Kresel and asked that the bail of $10,000 be continued.

This was done by Juage Fresehi when Assistant District Attorney Hastings offered no objection. Krerel. who appeared thin and pale, sat next to Kleindl while mo-, tions were argued In other cases be- fore his was called. His name was I called after Arthur (Dutch Scnultz) Flegenheimcr, Bronx beer runner. had repleaded to three indictments.

Through his counsel, Schultz pleaded not guilty and his ball of $75,000 was continued. Last week Schultz had pleaded not guilty, but this plea was withdrawn yesterday when his counsel made several motions, one of which WHS to insnerl. fhp prnnri Inrv min- utes. All the motions were denied by Judge Fresehi. 0 man OUOUOSeu Weill! Held IOr Hip; THU(l Adei, la.

June 24 (P Authori tlM sought today to break the si ience of John Smith, one time ai canaiaaie lor uov- ernor. They want to learn his whereabouts since his burning au- tomobile containing a charred body, identified as his, was found five months ago. The insecticide manufacturer found bound and gaiged Monday night is charged with attempting to defraud insurance company's who carried more tnan on nis New Move to Revive Old Marine Park Mill Browne Assures Speedy Action When (lash Is Approved Neglected Condition of 1 1 1 1 i I I i Called Sacrilege Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle: I am writing to call your attention to the present neglected condition of Gerritsen's Mill in Marine Park, now owned by New YorK City, and to express the wish that The Brooklyn Daily Eagle would stimulate interest in the pres In one of his many engage- ments (he took part in 45 battles) he received a serious wound and carried the bullet. In his body for the rest of his life, His regiment was always in the thick of it and he was right, there with his men. I Colonel Baird, who for many years was one of the outstanding citizens of the Eastern District and won distinction in many lines, was born at Kelso, Roxburyshire, Scotland, on Oct.

14, 1839. Started to Work 10 He got his schooling from lie sw, ii. stern master who presided over the little temple of learning in his native town, and when he was 10 years old faced the grim realities ot me Dy starting to work on a farm. By a strange turn of fate young Baird landed in New York with his parents on Independence Day, 1853. He was then 14 years of age.

The fiaRS and fireworks inspired him with an enthusiastic admiration for his new home, so that when Lin r.nnsis as rr.vair He enlisted as a private in the 78th New York Highlanders on May 13, 1861. When he landed here he was ap prenticed to a blacksmith, with wnom lie reinaiiiu i.eu uiuiti-iia. then decided to learn the trade of stonecutter, and put himself under instruction with the Gill Brothers. Baird was in the first Battle of Bull Run. and won the rank of sergeant.

He was made a second lieutenant for gallant service at Beau-lort, S. and became a lieutenant after the Battle of Chantnly. He served under Grant from the Vicksburg campaign until the sur render of Lee, winning trequent pro- motions. Me was in run commana of the Highlanders from May, 1863. to July, 1865.

being awarded frequent commendation by the War Department. Colonel Baird returned to Brook lyn in looi, ana iurinea a pHimt-r- ship with Robmson Gill in the stonecutting business which he conducted in the very yard where he had served his apprenticeship. The qualities that had won him high rank and honors in the war mad; nim successful business man and he soon became a leader in his line. Enter Politics Turning his attention to politics, he was, as a Republican, elected to the Board of Aldermen from th 19th Ward for three consecutive terms, from 1876 to 1880. He even won his first election ay i 4H.

aitnougn rnaen. tne Demo cratic Presidential candidate, carried the ward by 152. When Seth Low was Mayor of the old City of Brooklyn Colonel Baird was one of his most trusted advisers and stanchest supporters. Sought Mayoralty He as the Republican candidate tnr Mavnr in ia7 nH a.i ir. loo- WMS very nar- row margins, the first time by les lnRn voles- President Harrison offered him the Postmas- tership of Brooklyn, but he declined V-i a Unnnr- hbiuu mrm berships in the Union League and Hanover Clubs, and as a director in man hi fln3n.l,l i Heads Savings Bank I After serving as a director of the I Williamsburgh Savings Bank for 28 years, he was elected president of that institution on the death of Ezra Tuttle in 1914.

He held this position until his death, which occurred in 1923 at his i home. 140 Hewes where he had resided lor many years. 1 I I have something to do with the copper mine. It's very pretty in contrast with the town itself." "Mmmm," said Eve. "Also there is a newspaper called La Prensa and I wanted to talk over our common journalistic problems with the boys but none of La Prensa boys could talk English and we didn't make a go of it.

And oh, yes. This is really the big news. When I got on shore It actually rained. mean to say it actually drizzled a bit; but all the inhabitants stood around and marveled and the man in the All-America Cables office said it was the first rain they'd had in years and years. It was an event, let me tell you." "Mmmm," said Eve again.

"There is a hotel called the American Hotel and a street called Callc wasiuiiKuun oi in- I uicii.iug iiihl uie lucupuians nave a high opinion of the U. S. A And there is a bar at the hotel called the American Bar, where the American engineers and such congregate frequently, where Chilean cigars are 1 peso 40 centavos each and drinks are the same, but I only bought cigars. "And mostly you would have been Impressed, I think, by the mountains. Right on the outskirts of Tocopilla they rise straight up into the air for, oh, thousands of feet, I guess, and they're all brown sand and volcanic rock.

And they have nothing growing on them "Really?" "Not a thing. From my knowledge of geology I should say yes that they are of volcanic origin." Waves to 'Whippersnapper' Just then the cry rose "All visitor? ashore!" And as the visitors scrambled for the launches Eve waved to one of them the whippersnapper. "Awfully good dancer," she commented. "But I got rather tired of his talk." "What did he talk about?" "Oh. Tocopilla and all those im portant industrial things you've i been telling me again." I in the totals set up, although the property would have to be acquired snme arrangements made to con- tinue occupancy after unification.

No value was given to the trolley cars used In the shuttle service ovpr the end of the Canarsle line, from Rnckaway Ave. to CanaMe. This stretch Is about a mile and a quarter. The report of the engineers also points out that a portion of the re-capturable equipment of the rccap-turable lines, such as signal cables and telephone lines, are located in the building at 385 Flatbush on which the B. M.

T. has a 21-year lease and would probably have to be moved at considerable expense if the present method of operation were changed. Brooklyn Edison Co. Provides Jobs For 1,500 Men Overhead Wire lo Continue New Cur-renl Rales Are KfTeetivc Matthew S. Sloan, president of the directorate of the Brooklyn Edison Comnanv.

that he had persuaded the board to authorize an extra appropriation of $5,000,000 to continue removal of overheud distribution lines. He said tliLs would keep employed about 1,500 men who otherwise would be laid off In ubout a month. New Kate Kllei live Tomorrow Sloan's statement followed announcement by the Public Service Commission that the new 5-cent cur rent rate would become effective as of tomorrow and that the effect of the change will appear in us- lomers Dills dating from meter readings covering the first full month of service after that riatf. Mr. Sloan, explaining the continuation of construction work, said that it covers work that was not contemplated for this year and would keep the men employed up to about next February or possibly March.

It will put the wires underground in approximately 25 miles of Brooklyn streets. These will include Cranberry and Smith Prospect Park West and Bay Parkway. What Rate Increase Means The new rates which gd into ef fect tomorrow were authorized by the commission about a month ago. They provide a minimum monthly charge of $1 under which the consumer is entitled to ten kilowatt hours of current. For the next five h.

'nt PaV 6 5 CentS tot each kwh. thereafter. It is estimated that the change will raisa the cost to about 50 percent of th city users all those whose bills have been running under $1.96. Those whose bills average higher tnan tnat can look for a reduction. The $1 minimum charge had been in effect in Brooklyn heretofore.

but is new to other partsof th city. auspices of the National Young Judea. The winner will be decided upon at the close of the four-day convention which opens tomorrow at Long Branch. N. J.

David Levine of the national governing board I is in charge of the contest. Charles Downing Lav, architect for the city for Marine Park, said today: "I like to see the old mill restored and left in Its place as an antique. It surely would be a shame to let it be destroyed with all its historic significance." A number of civic and historical societies, especially of Flatbush and Flatlands, have rallied to the defense of the old mill and urged its restoration. Writes Fanciful Poem Mrs. Bennett has become so interested in the old mill that she has written a poem, "Ballad of the Dutch Mill." She has woven a fanciful patriotic story about the old Dutch miller of Revolutionary days who hid his crindinir ttnnp to nrevent I Brinding meal tor the enemy Hcs- sians.

Tradition ha.s It that the old mill wa. built in 1665 or earlier, but the first public documnt in which the of politics and economics and- so forth. A good example of that before me right now is here in Tocopilla. We had no sooner anchored today in this little harbor when I said to Eve: "All right. Get your hat and coat and let's go." "Where?" she asked.

"Ashore, of course. To Tocopilla." "Why?" she asked. Really Is Indignant Whan she asked that I became indignant, I assure you. "I am indignant," I said, "and also I am surprised at you. I am very much surprised.

Here we are in a new country (new to us, ot course) Chile. And here we are at. a small but very important which, I understand, exports a lot of nitrates from the nitrate mines and copper from the copper mines. You have an excellent opportunity to learn about the great nitrate and copper industries. And you stand there and ask me "It looks to me," snid Eve, "like an awfully small town with not.

much excitement in it, and I like the music they're playing on board ship. Why don't you go yourself?" I went, although In a high dudgeon. And when, some three or four hours later, the launch brought mc back to the Grace line' Santa Maria ran right tip to the promenade deck and sought out Eve to tell her about it. She was dancing with a young whippersnapper I did not remember seeing before, but when the dance was over I began telling her right away. "In the first place," I said, "this Tocopilla is the most amazing town you ever saw or, rather, you didn't see it, did you? I mean it has two streets running north and south and four or five short cross streets that go rignt up to the foot of the mountains, and there isnt a blade of grass In it or anywhere near it." "Yes?" asked Eve.

"Yes. I mean to say nothing grows there, except, maybe, an occasional flower or something that is especially planted and watered." "Just like New York, isn't it?" Rain Never Falls on Town "Well maybe. But the reason is that it doesn't rain here. It just never rains from one year to another. Most amazing!" "Mmmm," said Eve.

"On the other hand, they have some vcrv nice homes at the Amer ican rmp. where Americans live who operate the power house and ervation of this historic land-1- mark. It is a sacrilege for our generation to allow this relic of Revolutionary days to crumble Into ruin. GERTRUDE RYDER BENNETT. 1669 E.

22d St. Browne Assures Action This revival of the demand for the restoration of the old Whitney Mill and its salvation from hunters and vandals brought a quick response from Park Commissioner Browne. He told The Eagle today: "We have received from Mayor Walker his consent to an appropriation of $4,500 to be used for restoration as great as that sum will allow. When we were refused the 000 originally estimated as the cost of complete restoration we made a new survey and an estimate ot tne at ihia Aailinct "We can give no definite estimate I nf when the work can be completed, As soon as we get i tion we will rush the joo through." i mm is mentioned is the win I minimum cost to prevent complete Rum Fleet's bunding. Newark.

June 24 (Pi Forest F. Watchmen Assigned Rerlfern, Department of Commerce "As soon as we get the appropria-radio expert, who was loaned to tion of $4,500 passed by the Board the prohibition Bureau to uncover of Estimate we will advertise the those who have delved Into Flat-rum syndicates, is revealing in Fed-!" and restoration lands history that the mill is the nncclhlp mnmpnf. eral Court the inside story of hwjMeamime we have placed watcn. 50 men were captured at Atlantic men on the job day and night to Johannes r.errit.n filed in Kines I County court in 1765 It is widespread belief among oldest building In New York State Charles A. Ditmas, president of the Long island Historical Society, be an old Indian deed The big wheel that operated the! grinding stones was turned by the escaping tide.

Highlands, N. Oct. 16. 1913. I prevent further destruction by sou- lieves the mill was In existence be-Redfern' testified he intercepted venir hunters and vandals.

fore 1645 and backs his theory by more than 600 messages and de- cinhered most of t' em. He de- coded enemy wireless messages In France during the war..