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1 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. THURSDAY. MARCH .11. 11)20 Robed, Masked Reformers Royal Beauties of Europe in Latest Poses Mclaughlin flays baili1mgsuspectin British Trades Unionists-Visit Brooklyn for Study Of Labor Conditions Here EASTMAN, 72, FEARS LUXURY WILL SPOIL AFRICAN LION HUNT 'n, 1 1 V.

is1ssspps1si Left The latest studio portrait of Princess Irene of Greece, e-jsister of the King of Greece, and a sister of the Crown Princess of Rumania. Right Princess Elizabeth of Greece, who is also a sister of the King Of Greece and a sister of the Crown Prince of Rumania. Cheaper Gasoline Expected If U. S. Wins Its Fight to Cancel $50,000, 000 Patents granted previous to 1914 to Joseph H.

Adams, now living at 1320 Albemarle Brooklyn. If the Government wine this ault and deprive the Texa Company of these basio "cracking" patent the general expectation here Is that the price ot gasoline will fall materially in the open market. The patents, 1 1 claimed, are worth about 150,000,000. The Texaa Company, according to data now In the hand of the Department of Justice, first leased these "cracking" patents from Adams in 1914, purchasing them outright five years later. Thereupon the Texa Compeny lsed them to other big oil companies on a royalty basis.

If the patent are canceled a a result of this euit, the other companies will be freed ot the necessity of paying anything for their use. BOBBYWALTHOUR PURSUED BY SAME JINX AS HIS DAD Inspect Several Big Plants. Get Line on Production, Working Hours, Wages, EtcWill Tour Country. For the first time in history, perhaps, a group of eight British trades unionist, straight from the workshop of the British Isle, came to Brooklyn today to see the wheels ot local Industry revolve. They are on a tour of the great industrial cities of the United States, extending as far west a Chicago, Detroit and Cincinnati.

May Be Fruitful of It was not a casual inspection, but the opening rhapter ot a close study of methods of production, hours and wage In the engineering trades of the United States which may have important results when the party returns to Its own shores. Th materially in some British industries, Since the war wage have fallen materially in soma British lnrustrles, while they have gone up here. Pay Small In Britain. The visitors are anxious to find out why this Is so. For example, a skilled man In the engineering Industry over there gets about 3 a week 115.

The lowest-grade laborer In the great generating plant of the Brooklyn Edison Company on Hudson ave. get 25 a week. The cost of living In Great Britain 1 lower than here and that is the saving clause. The visiting trade unionists were invited to make the American tour by the London Dally Mall, which Is paying all traveling and hotel expenses, full weekly wages, time or piece, and compulsory weekly Insurances. These money are sent to the men's wives weekly.

There is also an allowance of $100 for extra outfit, a personal allowance of $15 weekly and a life and an accident Ineurance policy for $5,000 for th duration of the tour. Personnel ot Party. The party, headed by Fanton Mc-Pherson, former foreign editor of th Daily Mall, and Hir Perclval Phillips, who is "covering" the story, Included: William Mosses, J. Indus-trial adviser to the party, general secretary of the Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades; F. H.

Gill, constructional iron worker; Ratcliffo, machlneman; T. Murray, pattern msker; W. Warslng, fitter; T. Kay, iron moulder; C. Wilkinson, turner; A.

Browning, blacksmith, and A. A. Wlldman, tool turner and fitter. lillson Plant First Visited. They saw first, in Brooklyn, the generating station of the Brooklyn Edison then inspected the general oltlces, paying special attention to the auditing department and the mall bureau; took lunch at the Crescent Ahletic Club; went from there to the Mergenthaler Linotype Company and then to the Bush Terminal, where they were shown several representative factories using automatic machinery and lubor saving equipment.

They saw the three big generators on Hudson with a capacity of 50,000 kilowatts each the largest In tho world and were told that a new machine with a capacity of SO. 000 kilowatts Is about to be Installed. They praised the sanitary conditions and the system under which manual labor Is eliminated as much as possible. 300,000 Dolo Recipient In Britain. Commenting on British labor condition, Mr.

Mosses said: "One million two hundred thousand people ar still living under the dole system. Three years ago the unemployment fund owed the state some tl7.000.000, but it has steadily been reduced. It Is now more difficult to obtain the dole since certain restrictions have been put into effect. "Conditions are especially had In the shipbuilding Industry. Few vessel are being built and In the big shipbuilding centers about one-third of the men ate out ot work.

People Not (Starving. "This hss developed a tendency toward Communism, but the Com. munlst are a noisy minority and 1 sec no menace for England as the outcome of their activities. The people are not starving." ASSEMBLYADOPTS SUBWAY BOND BILL Albany, March 1 1 WPl The As sembly today adopted without discussion th concurrent resolution of Assemblyman Hamuel II. Hofstadter.

Republican, of New York, which would authorUe New York City to extend It debt limit to permit th issuunce in tvv.iov.uvu uuiuutihi bond for new subway construction This Is th measure which brought Mayor Walker personally to (he rapitol last month to urge favorable action. Kill 1 Man, 2 May Die Hoyston, March 11 () One man Is dead and two were seriously injured, one perhaps fatally, as a re sult of a shooting affray here last nlKht. which was precipitated by the visit of a hand of 60 or more white-robed masked men to the home of H. L. Blby, lumberman.

Sheriff T. H. Moss today expressed the opinion that the members of tho band, who had surrounded Blgby's house, became confused when he opened the door and began firing and shot each other and Blfc-by, Walton Adams, well-known farmer, who was killed, and Ben Harrison, who was seriously wounded, are believed to have been members of the band. Bigby is In Anderson, B. hospital, shot through the head.

Little hope Is held out for his recovery. The Sheriff said the band had visited Bigby. a married man, because of alleged attentions he paid to a married woman here. L. I.

PORCH BURGLAR SURPRISED; ESCAPES, BUT GETS NO LOOT Special to The paple.) Mineolu, L. March 11 Long Island's porch climbing "dinner thief," so called because of his practice of burglarizing wealthy homes while the family were at dinner, resumed operations last night after an absence of several months, but got no loot. He entered the home of Clayton W. Cousens, advertising agent, ot 84 Maple Drive, CSreat Neck, by his usual second-story route, hut was surprised by Mr. Clayton before he had time to take anythnlg and fled.

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton were at dinner when they heard footsteps on th floor above. Believing that their 6-year-old daughter, Jean, had awakened and was walking about, Mr. Clayton went upstair.

He found the child asleep In her crib. Just as he was about to Investigate further, he heard a voice from the darkness of his own bedroom: "Oo downstair quietly or J'U plug you." Mr. Clayton went downstair, saying nothing to his wife, but immediately telephoned to Crime Investigator N. G. Schlamm, with whom he is acquainted.

While he was telephoning, however, the thief slid down a porch pillar and escaped in the darkness. In the course of his operations last fall, which were centered about Great Neck, Westbury, Roslyn and Manhasset, the "dinner thief" cleaned up about $70,000 In jewel. He was the lipperlest and most unobtrusive crook in the experience of the county police. PRIVATE CAPITAL SHIES AT SMITH HOUSING SCHEME Continued from Page 1. would be liable for damages arising out of the property, the Republican point out.

It I aaid, that a the bill now stand there will be no response from private Investor because private capital 1 asked to contribute one-third of the cost to a State body which will do th planning and letting of contract and handling the construction funds without giving private capital control of any of these disbursement. Change Please Financiers. The suggested change are Bald to meet objection raised by financial Interest which, la the last analysis, will be called upon to furnish the great bulk of the capital required to erect new buildings. Republican leader point to th activities of John D. Rockefeller who has already Invested nearly 12,000,000 in garden apartment for working- men and wno is spending anotner 11,000,000 on a square block In the Bronx to house more than 200 families.

The project were alt conceived and executed by private capital, large area were acquired for the operation and money wa obtained at low rate of interest. It I admit ted bv the Republican that Mr. Rockefeller ha been rather more willing to work in this direction than have other persons, some reports crediting him with being wjlllng to spend as much as $100,000,000 In modern apartments for wage-earners, so that a bill acceptable to all parties msy Include some inducement to private capital in general. II. A.

8. POLICEMAN HELD, WITH 2 OTHERS, IN SNOW GRAFT CASE Magistrate Harry Howard Dale In Bridge Plata Court today held three men, one a patrolman of th Clymer st. station, In 11,000 ball each, on charges ot conspiracy to defraud the city in the removal of snow from th streets In the Williamsburg area. Three others, one of these a patrolman, were continued In $1,000 ball each and their hearings adjourned until March 24. The first three were held for trial in th Court of Special Sessions.

Ohcf'ker Gives Testimony. These men were: Patrolmsn Henry Iulner, 81. 1 Calyer Astoria, attached to the Clymer st. station; Oluseppl Zanbratta, 29, 0 Kklllmsn and August Hesselberg. 42.

246 Drlggs ave. Those whose esses were postponed were: Patrolman Fdward Brlody. 43. 6(10 Morgan attached to the Bedford ave station; Frank Praveto, 12, 214 N. 6th and Charles Kckert, 25, 1912 r.leecker St.

TO BE PRESSED BY Statutory Court Decision Seen as Blow to Frequent Federal Appeals. (Special by Enale Staff Correspondent; Albany, March 11 Despite the action of the Federal Statutory Curt In New York City yesterday denylns the application of the New York Telephone Company for Increased rates, Assembly Minority Leader Maurice Bloch declared today that he would press his resolution calling for an investigation of the phone company. "I'll press It alt the harder," said Bloch. "The decision of the court proves to me that the activities of the phone company are a fit subject for investigation. There aomething 'phoney' somewhere.

Bloch will move to discharge the Assembly cortrmlttee from further consideration of hi resolution in order to bring It to a vote on the floor. H. A. 8. Hard Setback for Appeals.

The practice of frequent appeals by telephone companies to the Federal Courts for constantly increased rates was seen today to have received a setback by the decision of the Statutory Court yesterday denying the application of the New York Telephone Company for an additional eurcharge of 25 percent In New York City and II percent In the rest of the 8tate. The special court which handed down this ruling consisted ot Judge Henry W. Hogera, Martin T. Manton and Augustus N. Hand.

Judge Rogers wrote the opinion, which did not actually pass on the merit of the company's demands but referred the whole matter back to the Public Service Commission as the proper rate-fixing body. It has been the contention all along of Assistant Corporation Counsel M. Maldwln Fertlg for the City of New York that there, and not in the Federal Courts, the telephone rates should properly be made. Court Amazed at Proceeding. The court made a point of expressing amaxement that the Tele-Phone Company should have brought this proceeding while the Publlo Service Commission was actually taking evidence on the matter telephone rates, and that "we should be asked in advance of the imminent action of the Publlo Service Commission, upon ex-parte and conflicting affidavits where there haa been no opportunity for the cross-examination of the parties, to make the order requested." Should the Commission' decision, when it Is made, fall to give the Telephone Company the rate It asks for, the statutory Court held.

It will then be time for an appeal to be made to the Federal Court. Ready to Start New Action. Charles T. Russell, chief counsel for the Telephone Company, declared that "if there appear to be undue delay on the part ot the Commission, the company will again go to the Federal Court In a search for adequate rates on the ground that the company Is being Injured by a denial of Justice." The appeal denied yesterday wa made by the New York Telephone Company In December last. Jt was In the form of a motion to modiry the special order of a previous Stat utory Court, made two year befor, In which a surcharge of 10 percent wa allowed the company In New York City.

figure Challenged by City. The existing rate Including the surcharge had failed to yield, the company contended, a "fair return" of percent on the Investment. The mount earned in the titato during the year ending Oct. 31, 1926. the company asserted, wa 764,262 short ot the amount required to give I percent on the cost.

These figures were challenged by the city. The Increase, if grantod, would have cost New York Cty telephone user J22.79U.18I a year, according to an affidavit by the Corporation Counsel. Expect Dec Won hi Few Week. The hearings before the Public Service Commission, after many month of taking testimony, were concluded ten days ago and a decision Is expected in four or five week. Throughout these hearings tho city ha sought to prove that the company ha actually been earning in excess of the I percent It asked for, that a profit as low as I percent would not be confiscatory and that the return fixed by the Public Service Commission a proper 7 percentshould not be exceeded.

Robbers Seeking Alcohol HoldUp Freight Train Teorla. March 11 () A Minneapolis and St. Louis freight train wa held up near here early today. The robber cut the train, allowing so -ne car they believed to contain alcohol to roll back down the hill, and forcing the engineer to proceed with the remainder, re-poria to Ih Hheriff's ofllce mi J. In a similar holdup on the Rock Island road, near here, several weeks ago.

robbers obtained a large quantity of alcohol. The robber searched 22 cars, hauling away much loot. It wis said laier that the train carried no alcohol. George W. Bovenizer Buys Big Colonial Reside ice The handsome colonial residence.

13(ij Albermnrle corner of Argyle la ene of the finest (Ions of Prospect Psrk South, and valued at close to S1, 000, has been by George W. Bovenlier if so VSinilM-op at. for his future home. Tn' property ocrupiea a plot or ground luoxuu leet, and was sold for Mrs. Louise Murdonald through the Fisher Company as broker in I ho trn risactlon.

'flu Is one of the show place ut I he Uiro and one of the fluent homes In the 1'rospect 1'srk South locality It was purrhusert by the lam William rtuli clonal In li i. OBERMAYER AND FORSTER ELECTED AS DIRECTORS The Brooklyn Nstlonal Life Insurance Company of 174 Montague uiinouin.s the tie. 'Mm to the Ii.mrd of Directors of William and Ldwln Q. Forster. Mr.

Obermnvor, tiresblcnt of the (Heater New York Bmlega Bank, hss been ehopen to nil the nancy created by the death of his lute brother, Ibarle 3 fhcrmer. Mr. pursier is cashier nd tueslilent of the Mnntnuk Bonk. The company reports a total of Insurance ritten to and Including Feb. t7, ofji.aoj 600.

PHONE RATE PROB bANUI lb IWl Garage Man Is Again Arraigned and Held With out Bond. Released In $5,000 bail after his two companions escaped from detectives front of police headquarters, Michael Coppala, 25, of 120 66th Astoria, ueens, waa held this noon, however, by Magistrate Charles A. Oberwager in Morrisanla Court without ball for examination March 13 on a charge of suspicion of robbery. Surprised when ho found Cojlpula missing from the line-up at head-" quarters this morning, Police Commissioner George V. McLaughlin expressed Indignation over Coppala' release last night in $5,000 ball by Special Session Daniel Dl-renso, Representatives of the Capital -City Burety Company, the Commissioner learned, furnished the ball before Judge Direnzo about o'clock last night.

McLaughlin Score Release. In view of the drive to break the present "crime wave" and the expressed desire among city officials to co-operate to this end, Commissioner McLaughlin waa incensed at Copp-la's release. The Commissioner said detectives had hoped to gain valuable Information from Coppala a to the identity of the two escaped men. Coppala and his two companion were arrested near a garage at E. 104th st.

and 1st ave. In a motorcar bearing the license number of a car used by bandit to steal a truck loaded with $16,000 worth of cigarette in the Bronx recently. The truck belonged to the Motor Haulage Trucaing Company, IS Amity st Brooklyn. Detective Daniel Mahoney at the point of a revolver forced the two men who later escaped to drive their tar to police headquarter. Detective David McFarland in a department car led the way to headquarters, Coppala riding beside him.

Kicked Detective In Abdomen Kscaped. When he pulled up at Headquarters, Mahoney backed out ot the car putting nls revolver in his pocket. Half way out of the car, one of the bandit kicked the detective In the abdomen and knocked him down. The driver "stepped pn the gas" and sned away from Police head- quarters and nearly a score of shot from a mounted patrolman and detectives who ran out of headquarters. Driving EO mile an hour, they disappeared on Lafayette and ar still beng searched for.

McFarland, however, had Coppala firmly by the arm and led him Into Headquarter. According to the police, Coppala has been arrested six times and has served time In Elmlra and In Sing Sing. Police Surround Garage. In the meantime police from the E. 104th st.

station had surrounded the garage before the trio had been arrested. The garage is between 1st avo. and Ave. two block from th (i station, und la aaid to be owned by Moe Htrotmore, an alleged former partner of John Diamond, Har lent ffanv leafier. With Htrotmore.

who lives at 228 E. 112th Manhattan, were arrested In the garage seven men, three of whom are from this boro. They are: Nicholas Chris-tiano of 607 Myrtle Daniel Ca-puto of 205 W. 8th st. and John I.ebask of 1620 W.

6th Coney Island. 6'hrlstlano and Caupto are aaid by the police to have served terms for manslaughter. John Sammis Seymour Amnesia Victim Here John Eammis Beymour, commissioner of Patent during President Cleveland' second administration, 1 In Bellevu Hospital today, a victim of amnesia. He wa stricken last night while walking down Lenox near 117th St. He 1 77 year old.

LAWYER-MOTORIST PLEADS OWN CASE Louis Krowln, 25( a ot $405 Ray Parkway, won hi own case before Magistrate Steer In the Coney Island Court today, when ho was arraigned, on a charge of disorderly conduct made by Patrolman James P. Collins of the Buth Bech Precinct. Collin declared that Krowln had been In a motor accident at loth st. and King Highway yesterday afternoon, and when the policeman asked to see his license had asked: "Who are you, anyhow, and what makes you In such a hurry to collect a crowd The lawyer testified that ho waa getting out hi license, but not fast enough to suit the policeman, who pulled him from the car, drngged him Into a nearby police booth and promised to "teach him a lesson." On cro'ss-exsminatlon he brought out that Collins arrived after I ha accident, nd that Krowln arrest v. ns made on Instruction of a police sergeant who was there at the time.

The aeriti ant did not oppear In court and Magistrate Steers dismissed tho cuss. iXj g.lM tMIM lHHf M.W 7 nalif that (in adJltion to every othet safeguard) your bond) be unconditionally guaranteed. This booklet tells you why. Send for your copy. ADAIR REALTY MORTGACB 7 Mxliioe A.fc.

NbW YORK Hh A4irltr ajTntelCe. Aila.it D.pt. BnET it Frcel 33S(W Used to Rough Camps In Rockies, He Deplores Staff of Servants on New Venture. "Too much luxury" I th only disturbing thought in the mind of George Eastman, 78-year-old millionaire camera manufacturer, who Is going on a lion-hunting trip in the heart of British East Afrlct, says the Associated Press. Mr.

Eastman arrived here from Rochester today On the first leg of hi Journey. He sail tomorrow at midnight on the Majestic. Mr. Eastman said he wa used to roughing It in the Jackson Hole district of the Rockie and in the Canadian Northwest. For many years he ha spent four or five weeks during the summer hunting the big game of America.

Too Much Luxury. "I like the exercise one gets on an American camping party," he said. "Fin afraid that things "will be too soft and luxurious on the African hunt so many servants to do -everything for you and all that sort of thing British style, you know." There was an eagerness in his manner that betrayed a keen anticipation for the adventure and he admitted that he expect to have the time of his life. TUNNEY-STRIBLING FIGHT AT MIAMI IS DECLARED OFF Miami, March 11 (iP) The match between Gene Tunney.and Young Stribling tor Flday night wa declared off today. Jess Baugh, promoter, had promised each manager $1,000 on signing and $6,000 on March 1, and the remainder ot the purse wa to have been paid today, but Baugh had no money when the manager visited him.

Gibson promptly refused to let Tunney fight and "Pa" Stribling, father of the Georgia lad, is understood to have agreed to calling off the bout. The promoter and local backer had failed to obtain the Coral Gables Stadium and had to build one at a cost of about $18,000. Minml businessmen who had tried all yesterday and last night to raise the money, said the advance sale for seat had gone to pay for the sta dium. Hundreds had bought tickets at prices from $2.50 to $22.50. Miami men said th promoter had tried to stage the fight with a financial backing of only about $10,000.

CITY COURT JUDGES MAY GET $15,000 (Special by F.nale Staff Correspondent) Albany, March 11 Increase to salary for City Court Judge to $16,000 la provided in a bill today by Assemblyman Dlneen of Manhattan. Th bill Is Interpreted to nlean that the two new City Court Judge to be elected In King this year will receive $16,000 Instead ot $10,000. If the bill Is enacted It will make the rush for nomination In Kings even greater than It Is now. The Senate today passed the Knight bill Increasing, from $10,0110 to $16,000 the basic Balnry ot Hu-preme Court Justices. Thl means that 8uprem Court Justices in New York City will receive $22,600 a year if the bill passes the Assembly and 1 signed by Governor Smith.

Benator Knight aaid nnther bill Would go in tomorrow authorising additional tl.ouo annually for expense for the Justices. II. A. S. Mrs.

Andrews Takes Oath Mr. Faith Moore Andrew, Republican co-leader of the 20th A. hn been reappointed to the post of clerk of the Pcventh District Municipal Court to succeed herself and wa sworn In by Supreme Court Justice Cailaghun. This close a long con- i troversy over the position, the D. in-ocr of th district claiming that I a Ieiiiocratle man ahould have tl.

plac end to Democratic worn, i (tuiiiiiiig tutu nuien a. uraun, lH-morrutin co-leader of the district should bo appointed if Mrs, Andrew Wa ousted. Mr. Andrew ha been reappointed for the full term of six years at a salary of per year. gate Wlngale of an alleged will naming the City of Charleston, H.

contingent legatee of his estate of more than which was disposed of two years ago by a woman who aaid she was the widow ot the deceased. Hi li' died on Chrlstma Day, 1923, on the platform of the H. It. T. eubwny station at Church Letter of adirilnlstrntlun were granted to Mia.

Anna N. Helser as the widow. Hh filed an accounting showing that th estate of $20,274.70 had been divided among Helser' two brother and slater and herself. New Alleged Will Filed. Today, aomeone brought to the Rurrogate'a othce for safe keeping a paper alleged to be Helaer a will, drawn June $0, 1015, and leaving hla property to "my widow.

Helen W. Ileisur," sfter a few miner be. quests to nephew. Thl new will any that In the event that Mrs. Helen llelser pre.

deceases the testator, her share shujl nsss to the City of 'harirston. i4 for the erection there of a fountain memory of Henry A. and Adle Helser, lleiser'a parent. Percy Hiapleton. bend of th record department of the ofllce, said tod.iv waa Irving to locate th alleged widow named In the will.

a. PIRIKA'S CREDITORS ELECT NEW TRUSTEE IN ECONOMY PLAN At a meeting of creditor before Bankruptcy Referee Eugen O'Connor Jr. today Bamuel E. Glu-dlcl of Samuel E. Giudlcl, a Manhattan cocoa butter firm, wa lected trustee, under 125,000 bond, of the bankrupt Plrika Chocolate Company of 972 Dean st.

The creditors advised Mr. that, conditional upon an equitable settlement of some ot mortgages held against the Plrika Company by the Phoenix Factor Corporation of Manhattan, the defunct chocolate concern may still be rehabilitated on a reduced scale, with the sale of various other assets. It 1 th objective of the creditor now to continue the business in a part of the Dean at. plant und to dispose of the rest of It. Auction Salo Estopiieil.

The entire property was to have boon sold at public auction yesterday to satisfy a 175,000 mortgage on It held by, the Wllllamsburgh Savings Bank. The order of sale, obtained by the bank as the aftermath a foreclosure suit instituted in County Court In 1925, was estopped by Federal Judge Moscowltx on petition of Albert P. Calvet of 2641 Mansfield t. Mr. Calvet wa elected president of Plrika by the other creditor following th resignation of the Stout brothers, who wrecked the business, with high premium financing.

Mr. Giudlcl succeeds Frederick R. Crne as trustee. No fault wa found with Mr. Crane's oonduct of tho ous'ness.

It wa aaid, th change being made merely to save the expense of receiver' fee. The new receiver will serve without compensation. BUS COMPANIES GET HEARINGS DELAYED BY CITY TILL APRIL 8 The Bosrd of Eitlmat today postponed the statutory hearing on the application of 29 companies for bus franchise in th various boros until April this action allowing the city omclal another month in which to dicker with the applicants for terms advantageous to the city. Meanwhile, the companies that already have applications filed with the Board of Estimate will be allowed to amend or enlarge them. May Ask Cltywlde Terms.

The possibility that the B. M. T. and the Brooklyn City Railroad Company, joint applicants for a franchise to operate a borowld bus system In Brooklyn, will further amend their petition to apply to operate a cttywide bus system appeared today as th aftermath of the informal con ference yesterday between the board and representative of th Brooklyn railroads. (Juration Put by Officials.

City officials, It wa learned, inquired of Col William N. Dykman, repressntlng the Brooklyn City Railroad, whether the companies In the Joint application would consider a proposition to apply for a cltywlde bus franchise. Colonel Dykman Is understood to have Intimated that such an offer might be made later in the negotiations. Omclal Withhold Comment. Colonel Pykman.

It was said at his office today, had no comment to make on the reported statement. The B. M. T. was represented at the conference by William Meni-den, president, and George D.

Yeoman, rounnel. Trvls H. Whitney. of the II. M.

sold today that the company would make no comment on Its bus plans for th present. Belay Bulkr1 Money. Th Board of at It meeting tonsy pui over iur uv consideration or ine proposal in appropriate II 000. 000 for the con-atructlnn of bulkheads. Jettle and breakwaters along the projected Rockaway boardwalk between beach 2Sth and Beach 54th sts.

Tenants at 177 Flee as House A wrecking crew ot 10 men wo at work today about the found, lions of the three-story frame dwelling at 177 Central on the corner of Hart shoring them tip with great tlmhara to keep the structure from falling to the ground. Normally occupied by four faml-les on the upper floors and a cigar store and but' her shop on th ground level, the building wna todsv empty of human belnga. The ocrupnnta. some 26 of them, fed to th street yesterday afternoon, when their house ahonk etrangely, na If under the Influence of a local earthquake. and took refuse with neltrhl rs.H llulMltig Department Inspectora who were eummoned found that excavation work on ground adjoining the structure had loosened the foundations and caused It to lean over like the famous tower of Pisa, S.

J. Federal Grand Jury Probing Report Oil Companies Tried to "Break" Government Expert in Case. Around the unassuming figure of a college professor, Dr. Ralph H. McKee, of Columbia University's department ot chemical engineering, battle line are forming today for the opening gun of a war in the oil Industry, which, before It close, will affect through the us of gasoline and the wide distribution of automobiles, millions of person in the United States and throughout the world.

McKee Innocent Bystander. Dr. McKee la In thia matter very much the innocent bystander, the observer drawn into a conflict nut ot hi making. He himself has nothing much to gain or lose, whoever 1 victor In tha oil war. That conflict 1 between the United States Government on the one hand and on th other a group of some to nil companies In the United Btates, who hold the right to the so-called Adams patent for "cracking" oil.

The professor came Into the picture when a a chemical engineer and expert in oil he wa called to tes tify in support of the Oovernment'e contention that the Adam patent should be canceled. Out to "Break" McKee. Then, early thia week, a Federal Grand Jury in Manhattan began investigating charges which had reached It that effort were being made to "break" Dr. McKee, par-tlcufcrly through tho American Institute of Chemical Engineers. There were effort, the report had It, to get him dropped from the institute' roll, so a to discredit blm and "teach him a lesson'' never again to give testimony which might In jure the powerful oil concerns.

Dr. McKee himself today declined to answer Inquiries, but admitted he had been called to appear before a Federal Grand Jury. Gasoline Price May Fall. The "punishment" directed at him is said to be the result of testimony in previous hearings in the Adams patent suit held In Illinois and Indiana, where he said that the patents for "cracking" gasoline were so narrow In scope a not to Justify payment of royalties. If these patents are canceled, the monopoly on oil "cracking," which 1 a process of breaking up crude oil into smaller molecule and so producing a finer grade of oil, will be to a large ex tent amasned.

A general reduction In the cost of gasoline and other oils would be the result. GOVERNMENT SUIT AGAINST TEXAS CO. IS EXPECTED TODAY Washington, D. March 11 The Department of Justice 1 expected to announce later today the filing of a suit in New York against the Texaa Company In an effort to annul the Joseph IL Adam patent for the "cracking" process of obtaining gasoline from crude oil. Attorney General Sargent, when questioned today about the matter, refused to divulge any Information, other than to advise newspaper men "to be around about lock this sfternoon" for an important statement on this case.

Ko far the department refuses to confirm or deny officially the existence of this impending suit. Fraud Charged. According to reliable Information, the Government In Its suit will make the charge that these basic oil patent were obtained by fraud from th Patent Ofllce. The patent were Summons Comes he still dees a creditable dsy'e work. In hi stall, where he stand hr- nessen and ready tor emergency amy, me oia nurse, lltnouxh he do not know It.

Is WHltlng for whst his youthful owner declares will be the thrill of his lifetime should the president come. "It might be that th president would let me hitch on to his limou sine, he said today, and if he does I'll twit charge him nnythlag. He's from Plymouth, loo. you know." The Colonel Itnprcne. The condition of Colonel Coollilg.

which was reported as giving cause for concern eurller In the week, ha Shown improvement. Pain from which the acd patient suffered, hss aecrenseu sua ins pnvsirian, Dr. Al bert Cram, of P.I Idgewater, 1 pieaaea at the improvement. Bobby Walthour, who wa forced out of tha six-day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden this morning when he broke his collarbone, seem to be pursued by th same jinx that followed hi Illustrious father. Bobby th Georgia Peaoh, wa known aa the moat scarred man In the blke-ridlng business.

He waa continually being hurt and In one race, in Paris, hi skull was frac tured and It wa net until many hour later that Walthour gave signs of being alive. Young Bobby wa riding In the current grind with hi chin and nose covered with bandages. He wa thrown from his wheel during the Chicago grind and wa knocked out for an hour. However, he recovered and with hi partner, Reggie McNtamara, won the race. GIRL MISSING.

Fear that Concetta, Craparotta, of It! Knickerbocker ha been kidnaped by a man who attacked her three year ago wa expressed by her parents today, when her dlsappeai- ance was reported to the Missing i'ersuns cureau. GARMENT TRADES TO STAGGER HOURS IF UNIONS AGREE Representative of clothing and apparel manufacturer employing 400,000 worker In Manhattan between 14th and 42d today agreed to try out the "transportation stagger system" provided the union to which their mployees belong are willing. Health Commissioner Lou! I. Harris made th announcement following a conference In hi office. It wa th fourth conference which he has called to devise ways and mean to remedy the "Indecent and dnnger-oua" overcrowding In th noways and on th line during rush hours.

"I hvs never yet met a group of employer and employees who nr not In sympathy with the plan to change the hour ot opening and closing places of business so that the transportation peak loada may be ataggered," Dr. Harris aaid. "Th manufacturer' representatives authorised ma to eay that they greed fully with my plana. "But If the unions should be hostile to the plan, they said they would still be In a receptive mood to make a change in the hours of going to and from work a affecting their non-union workers, the sales and clerical help and models. They stressed the fact that many manufacturers are suffering economical loaaes from sickness of employee which they attribute to the overcrowded conditions the subways." Among those at the conference were David N.

Moaessohn, executive chairman or the Associated Dress Industries of America; N. A. Walsh of the National Wholesale Women Wear Association. Home ten manufacturers' association were represented. Ijite today Dr.

Harrl will confer wtlh th Insurance men. Tomorrow ut o'clock the theatrical man-agar will discuss th stagger plan with him. On Katurday representatives of tho various women clubs will confer. Commissioner Harris said that many civic and trade bodies are now writing to htm Indorsing the stagger system as the "onlv thing thru will give relief" said that next week he will place his findings before Mayor Walker, and that there Is a possibility that the system will be put Into operation within seven or eight week. Mystery Widow in New Will For Estate Already Settled Boy Keeps Aged Horse Ready To Tow Coolidge to Father's Mystery today surrounds the identity of the1 hcira of the late Henry A.

Helser, formerly of Kenmor following the filing with Kurro- Central Ave. Starts to Lean with th top of th building tVree feet out of plumb. They and police of the Wilson eve. station ordered all tenant to vseate until the danger of collapse Is ohvleted. The leaning tower effect wna brought about hy excavation work carried on bv Telserore Hro'hera.

contractors, who wcrs preparing the adjoining plot for the ereotion of two 1-fanilly bulldlm. The excavation work got loo close to 177 Central with th resulting sng of th near wall. To prevent snv possible Injurv to paseerahy, the Wilson ave. polb bid ihe walk In from of 177 Central eve. roped off and pollromnn wss placed on ane'-lal post to keep away the too-curloua ones while the work shoring up the building goes nil.

Patrolman Jamsa M.irloi.r of the Wilson ave. station na on duty tlur today. Bedside if Plymouth, March 11 (P Up Is Hits snow blanketed region where Col. John C. Coolidge lies fighting against Illness and old age.

a youth of 16 waits day and night for the chance to help President Cnolliig over the blocked roads, should the Chief raeemive called to his tut lie I. He Hlc hard Mnr. on of Town Clci ei nle Moore, whose trusty horse. Kxreielor. hss towed many a stalled automobile up the steep and treacherous incuntuln grade from Plymouth Union to the Notch.

The Notch la the el'e of the oolMsc homestead and tUe birthplace of the President. Horse K'Pl Heady. Excelsior tailed to year pulling loads ut PlyuiooUi ejades, but i.