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Itor a M1 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27. 1928. APPEARS TO HAVE LEAD BROOKLYN G. O.P.

All but Calder and Steinbrink Stay Silent, How. ever, to Play Safe. By WILLIAM WOODFORD Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover today appeared in the lead in Brooklyn for the G. O. P.

Presidential nomination. Inquiry among the Republican leaders, many of whom will go to Kansas City in June as delegates, indicated 8 majority the Brooklyn delegation of 16 for Hoover over Vice President Dawes and "the Here is some of the Brooklyn Republicans, who will have a voice in the nomination of the next Republican candidate for President, are understood to line up at the present time: FOR HOOVER. William M. Calder, former United States Senator. Charles F.

Murphy, leader of the 10th A. D. Meier Steinbrink, chairman of the County Law Committee. Frederick J. H.

Kracke, Port Appraiser and leader of the 12th A. D. Lewis M. Swasey, leader of the 17th A.D. Lewis H.

Pounds, former State Treasurer. FOR DAWES. Charles C. Lockwood, chairman of the Republican County Committee. Jacob A.

Livingston, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Republican County Committee. It seems practically certain that the Brooklyn delegation will not vote as a unit, unless sentiment definitely crystallizes behind one of the candidates before the June convention. The attitude of the Brooklyn Republican leaders--and they are the ones who count as far as Brooklyn's influence at the Republican National Convention is concerned generally is one of silence. With several exceptions, they are pursuing policy of watchful waiting. Calder a Hoover Leader.

States. Livingston's Leanings. Senator Calder and Mr. Steinbrink are the exceptions. Both have come out for Hoover.

Mr. Calder has been put in joint command of the New York City Hoover-for-President forces with Richard W. Lawrence, former G. O. P.

county leader of the Bronx. It is known that Lockwood distinctly leans toward the Vice President, although he, like the others, is not yet ready to announce his stand. Hoover, in Lockwood's judgment. is believed to be a candidate too vulnerable in this State to the "Al" Smith Democratic vote. A defeat in New York would mean the loss of the State's 45 votes in the Electoral College, the largest bloc of any of the County Leader Livingston, while adhering to the policy ordered by Republican National Committeeman Charles D.

Hilles and State Chairman K. Morris for an uninstructed delegation, is understood to have high personal regard for Dawes. It is said that his first choice for President would be former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, should Lowden succeed in developing any real strength "bathe convention. What is holding the leaders from announcing their choice for President is the Hilles-Morris edict, and their uncertainty as to which of the candidates will be the nominee.

If the winner could be predicted it seems safe to say that Lockwood, Liv. ingston, Kracke nad the others would at once climb aboard that gentle- man's band- -wagon. Are Playing Safe. As one of the leaders said today, "It is five months to the convention and lots of water will go under the dam." For reasons of practical politics, the Brooklyn leaders, most of whom find it to their advantage to on the winning side as far as Washington is concerned, are not disclosing their hands in public just now. It seems likely that their attitude will remain unchanged for some months to come.

ROCKEFELLER TO AID SENATE IN QUIZ OF OIL 'SLUSH' FUND Continued from Page 1. evidence. James T. O'Neil, former chairman of the Prairie Oil and Gas Company, is in hiding in Europe, and Sinclair, even if called, which is doubtful, would refuse to jeopardize himself, in view of the criminal prosecution pending against him. Sinclair and Burns Again Hit Witness Washington, Jan.

27 (P) -William J. McMullin, the Government's star witness in the criminal contempt proceedings against Harry F. Sinclair, William J. and their four assoclates, underwent further examination into his past life today as defense attorneys continued efforts to discredit his testimony. McMullin said Sinclair agents shadowed the Fall-Sinclair conspiracy jury, while Burns officials instructed him to make a false affidavit against Norman J.

Glascock, a member of the oil panel. Martin W. Littleton, counsel. for Sinclair, said an effort would be made to show McMullin faked all reports at his own volition. and his charge that Charles G.

Ruddy, Burns manager, ordered false reports was untrue. McMullin admitted he reported he had followed Glascock to a beach near Baltimore and returned on Oct. 23 and said Ruddy "told me to put him (Glascock) out on a long sleigh ride" that day. He said he had made up this false report after looking at maps. He got $20 expenses that day and $18 on Oct.

22 and $15 on Oct. 24 for trips reported but not made. "You got all this expense money?" asked counsel for Burns. "Yes." "Did you divide it with Ruddy?" "No. Ruddy paid it to me." "And you kept it all?" "Yes." Connolly Entertains Friends In New $75,000 Home Boro President Connolly, central figure in the Queens sewer scandal, put all thoughts of the State investigation into his administration aside last night to formally open his recently built palatial home at Olive pl.

and Green Way South. Forest Hills. The home cost abou' $75,000, it is said. About friends cf the Torn Presi dent attended the housewarming. Burying Hardy's Heart at Stinsford Here is the procession in Stinsford Churchyard where Thomas Hardy's heart was buried.

Many of his admirers from all over England were present at the simple service. The casket containing the novelist-poet's ashes was placed in the poet's corner in Westminster Abbey, but his heart was buried separately in the small churchyard at Stinsford in Wessex, England. NEW MOVE TO SAVE ARMY- NAVY GAME SEEMS A FAILURE No Further Conference Between Service Heads in Prospect. Outside Proposals Rejected. Washington, Jan.

27 (P)-A new conciliation move to save the 1928 Army-Navy football game appeared today to have failed. It was said at the War Department that no further conference on the subject between the superintendents of West Point and Annapolis was in prospect so far as known here. This was interpreted to mean that proposals outside the service for such 2 meeting had been rejected. Intimations that a new conference had been suggested followed the visit last Wednesday of Representative Britten of the Naval Committee and Representative Fish of New York to Major General Summerall, chief of staff, at the War Department. They declined to make public the purpose of their visit, but it was followed by rumors that they had suggested another meeting between Major General Winans, Superintendent of West Point, and Rear Admiral Nulton, Superintendent of Annapolis.

with high officials of the War and Navy Departments also participating. It was made clear at the War Department today that athletic matters at West Point remained entirely in the control of General Winans and his advisers. It was disclosed also that many Army officers in Washington feel it would be a mistake to play the Navy this year, because of the feeling that has been incited by the controversy. EYE, EAR HOSPITAL HERE FILES PLANS FOR NEW BUILDING With the filing of plans with the Bureau of Buildings today for the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital, the project of the leaders of the institution os becoming a realization. According to the aplpication filed with Albert Kleinert, Superintendent of Buildings, the structure is to be seven stories high and will be located 21-39 Greene or on the north side of Greene from Cumberland st.

to Carlton and will require an initial expenditure of $1.000,000. Crow, Lewis Wick, 200 5th Manhattan, are the architects. The first two floors of the building will be 200x95 feet and the upper stories will be 44 feet deep. This will additions to be made in the future. The first two stories will be of limestone and the others will be of variegated brick, with the heavy joints of stone and the main cornice of terra cotta.

Girl Scouts Aid Aunt Jean In Broadcast Program Girl Scouts of Troop 123, which meets in All Saints P. E. Church, assisted Aunt Jean last night during her radio talk over station WLTH. Aunt Jean spoke of the benefits of scouting for boys and girls and Capt. Mildred A.

Wilcox led the Scoute in a regular meeting over the air. Dorothy Schroeder, mascot of the troop, recited an original poem, "On the Air." and Scout songs were sung by the troop, with Lois Wallace, Alice Clarke and Frances Miller taking solo parts. Rev. E. J.

Shearman A Call to Massachusetts Emmanuel Baptist Church, at Lafayette ave, and St. James has lost its associate pastor, the Rev. Evan J. Shearman, has accepted call from the First Baptist Church at Woburn, Mass. He will take up his duties in his new pastorate in February.

Mr. Shearman has been three years at Emmanuel, having gone there directly from Newton Theological Seminary, Hempel Scores Point In Claim on Heckscher The sufficiency of the complaint in the suit brought by Frieda Hempel, opera singer, against August Heckscher, philanthropist, to enforce an oral contract under which Miss Hempel claims $48,000 a year for life from Mr. Heckscher was sustained by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Manhattan order of today. Suruling affirms preme Court Justice Jeremiah T. Mahoney denying a motion to dismiss the complaint.

Heckscher's counsel had contended the alleged contract is void and unenforceable under the statute of fraud and on the further ground that the complaint fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. On another motion the Appellate Division reversed Justice Alfred Frankenthaler and vacated a notice for the examination before trial of Mr. Heckscher. SCHOOLS GUARDED HERE AS A RESULT OF HICKMAN CASE Superintendent O'Shea Forbids Teachers to Let Pupils Leave During Sessions. Acting on a suggestion to The Eagle, made shortly after the murder of Marian Parker, Superintendent of Schools William J.

O'Shea today issued a general order to faculties and custodians of all public schools to prevent a similar fate overtaking New York City pupils. The order says that teachers and custodians shall not take the responsibility of surrendering children to persons outside the building. Such requests must be referred to the principal or the assistant principal. They in turn must make careful inquiries and use their own judgment. Supervisors must make sure that all doors leading to the street are locked so as to prevent ingress of strangers and at the same time opening from the inside in cases of emergencies.

At no time during school hours should pupils be sent on outside errands. Careful supervision of playgrounds during recesses and of stairs and exits during the transfer of classes are stressed in the order. Principals and teachers are to remain in the schools during the entire period of class sessions. Mother Admits Ames Wed Cabaret Singer Boston, Jan. 27 (P)-Confirmation of the news that Frederick Lothrop Ames Harvard student, aviator, yachtsman and great-grandson of the first president of the Union Pacific Railroad, has married Mlle.

Maurice Mozette, cabaret entertainer of Nogales, Sonora, was given here today by his mother, Mrs. Frederick Lothrop Ames. She told newspapermen that she had talked with her son by telephone and that young Ames and his bride would fly back to this city in the same airplane in which he took off last December on a tour of the United States. The wedding took place Wednesday at Tucson, Ariz. Denies Zionist Movement Is Near Breakdown Assertions by the London Daily Express that complete failure of the Zionist movement in Palestine is imminent and that American contributions to the cause have virtually ceased, were denied here today by Meyer W.

Weisgal, secretary of the Zionist organization in America, according to the Associated Press. "Contributions from the United States have increased annually since the first appeal for funds was made." he said. "Last year's total gifts exceeded by $400.000 the total of 1926. Within a few days we will announce one of the largest money gifts the cause has yet received in America." Cop Defies New Supervisor; Says Town Board Is His Boss (Special to The Eagle.) Riverhead, L. Jan.

27-The merry battle to determine who's who in the Police Department of Riverhead--whether it 1s Supervisor Dennis G. Homan, the lone Democrat on the Town Board, or the entire Town Board itself-reached an acute stage yesterday when Motorcycle Cop Andy Prudent bluntly refused to quit patrolling and take a fixed Griffing st. intersection, which is now copless. Mr. Homan says he wrote a letter to Mr.

Prudent directing him to take the post named, and he adds that Mr. Prudent met him shortly afterward declaring he would not go to work on that spot and. furthermore, he would take no orders from Mr. CONNOLLY CROWD HAS QUEER PAVING JOBS TO EXPLAIN Continued from Page 1. portation, and trucking costs are substantial.

Did One Concern Hold Back? Nevertheless, curiously, the Sprague concern appears to have "held back" in this particular bidding, while the McCoy outfit crept in with a bid of about 10 cents a square yard higher than the average Queens paving cost. Winning the contract, the McCoy people apparently figured to make money despite a haulage of about 10 miles from its plant in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. It is perhaps a notable incident that two weeks later the Boro Asphalt won a paving contract for E. 28th Brooklyn, for 1,400 square yards of paving at $2.37 a square yard. The haul in this case was perhaps half as great as that for the Rockaway job, while the paving specifications for the two boros are practically identical.

At the same time the Uvalde Asphalt Company, with a plant in Williamsburg, won a Queens paving contract in Pulaski Maspeth, with a bid of $4.80 a square yard, on a job only a few blocks from its plant, a week after it bid low on a Brooklyn paving job, several miles from its plant, on Schenck in East New York, for $2.37 a square yard. Big Discrepancy in Figures. The Eagle, in previous revelations of the Queens "asphalt ring," has disclosed that practically the same paving in 1927 cost Brooklyn taxpayers $2.64 a square yard that in Queens cost $4.15 a square yard. with specifications virtually identical excepting for minor features. Emory R.

Buckner, chief counsel to Justice Scudder, today announced that the inquiry will mark time pending the Appellate Division's ruling on the application of Max D. Steuer, counsel for Connolly, for an alternative writ of prohibition ousting Justice Scudder from the inquiry. The decision is not expected before Monday. Seeley Located in Jersey. Meanwhile, Phillips and other missing witnesses sought by Mr.

Buckner's process servers will be given a respite in the game of hide and seek they have been playing. One of these witnesses, however, was located yesterday. This was Frederick Seeley, design engineer of Connolly's sewer bureau, who, it was learned, has been stopping at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark in the company of "Al" Decker of the contracting firm of Muccini Decker, which figured extensively in sewer construction in Queens. Seeley is reputed to be Phillips' personal representative in the Connolly sewer bureau, and Decker an understudy of the big sewer man. Seeley, however, could not be served with a subpena because of his residence, at the time, in New Jersey.

His absence from his duties in Queens is explained by Connolly's office as a "sick leave." One of Mr. Buckner's process servers. though, tagged "Pete" Campbell, a Phillips henchman, with a ticket. Scudder Using Detectives, Steuer Charges in New Clash With Buckner Emory R. Buckner, counsel for Justice Scudder, and Max D.

Steuer, lawyer for Connolly whose obstructive moves hes kept the inquiry up in the courts, clashed again today. Growing more indignant than at any other time in the airing of the contract scandals, Mr. Steuer charged today that Justice Scudder has engaged 17 detectives to pry into his client's "By what prorogative," he demanded, "have Justice Scudder or Governor Smith the right to conduct themselves as detectives, which is what hiring sleuths amounts to? It was never the intention of the Legislature that a judge sitting in removal proceedings should gather the evidence." Inasmuch as Steuer has complained that he has been denied information as to the probers' activities, his disclosure of the reputed "inner works" of the inquiry was surprising. He volunteered that the detectives were furnished by the Railway Audit and Inspection Company, 220 W. 42d Manhattan.

Buckner Denies Using Sleuths. Mr. Buckner, however, promptly denied Steuer's statement that detectives had been put on Connolly's trail. "Because of the fact that we have had considerable difficulty in loating some important witnesses we have engaged a firm to take care of this work," Buckner stated. "About 15 men are engaged in this and incidental work.

None of these men have any roving commissions, and there is no truth to any story that are employing detectives of any sort." May Hold Up Recent Contracts. Another development in the incuiry today was announcement by Deputy Controller Prial that refuse the to Finance Department will register recent contracts let in pending an opinion by whether the Corporation Counsel as to or not these contracts should be held up while the inquiry is on. This step will mean the shelving, for some time at least, of work on the dozen or SO sewer and paving contractor let by Connolly in the three months. LINDBERGH HOPS FOR BOGOTA ON 400-MILE FLIGHT Continued from Page 1. 400-mile hop to Bogota, the capital of Colombia, took off from the Boca Grande Flying Field here shortly before 9 o'clock this morning.

The American flier, who has resumed his good -will flight which will carry him to Havana during the American Conference, spent only 19 hours here, having arrived at Cartagena from Panama yesterday at 2 o'clock. The weather was excellent, although the customary curtain of 10g hung over the mountains. The fog probably will disappear about noon. The famous Spirit of St. Louis, which received, such an enthusiastic greeting inhabitants of this port yesterday, was accompanied by a plane from the Andean National Company which will act as an escort for part of the journey, Before taking off Colonel Lindbergh told the correspondent that he expected to reach Bogota early this afternoon.

Killer of Guardsmen Sentenced to Be Hanged Miami, Jan. 27 (P)-Horace Alderman, convicted, of killing two coast guardsmen high seas off Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced by Judge Henry D. Clayton in United States District Court here today ba hanged in the county Jall at Fort Lauderdale, May 31. BOLIVIA FIGHTS AT HAVANA FOR OUTLET TO SEA Mexico Plays Lone Hand on Proposal to Rotate Pan- American Offices. Havana, Jan.

27 (P)-Pacific Coast problems were brought into the discussions of Pan-American affairs at the conference today for the first time when Jose Antezana, chairman of the Bolivian delegation, delivered a speech to the Pan-American Union Committee advocating an ocean outlet for his country. Neither "Pan Americanism" nor permanent peace can ever be established on the American continent as long as Bolivia is deprived of its outlet to the sea, he said. Antezana emphasized that he was not recriminating or blaming any country for the situation. His speech contained no reference to the TacnaArica contest. Urges Positive Preamble.

Jesus Salazar of the Peruvian gation, in a long and eloquent ad- dress contended that the proposed preamble to the convention of the Pan-American Union Committee should be more than a mere declaration of fundamental principles of Pan-Americanism, holding that it should constitute an actual organic act of its existence. Salazar said that a comprehensive formula which would include positive concepts of equality of the countries concerned should be sought. Charles Evans Hughes expressed full approval of the opinions which have been given on the preamble, which he said should be broad enough to remove all doubt that it was intended as a limitation rather than an exposition of Pan-Americanism. Mexican Proposal Opposed. Mexico played a lone hand this morning in the Pan Union Commission in its proposed reorganization scheme in which offices of the Union would rotate among the countries concerned, according to their alphabetical order.

Jacobo Varela, Uruguayan delegate, reiterated his opposition to such a proposal. A subcommission of five named by Enrique Herrera Olaya of Colombia, president of the committee, to make a report on the Mexico proposal includes Ferrara of Cuba, Pueyrredon of Argentina, Guerrera of Salvador, Hughes of the United States and Salazar of Peru. BYRNE HAS MAYOR TOUR BORO TO SEE STREET CONDITIONS Hopes by This Means to Get Funds to Improve Ocean and Coney Island Avenues. Adopting a "show 'em and convince 'em" policy, Boro President James J. Byrne toured Brooklyn today with Mayor Walker in an effort to secure his approval for a $1,000,000 appropriation for repaving and widening many thoroughfares now in a deplorable condition.

The party, which included several other officials, left Boro Hall shortly after 1 p.m., with the primary, purpose of inspecting Coney ave. from Prospect Park to the Boardwalk. "If I don't do another thing while in office, I will be more than satisfled to have accomplished the widening and repaving of Coney Island said Mr. Byrne. "Why this was not done years ago I cannot fathom." During the trip the Boro President pointed out to Mayor Walker tha stretch Highway of south Ocean to Sheepshead from Kings which he intends repaving after the malls are taken out.

An inspection was made also of work being done on the a new Public Library at Flatbush ave. and Eastern Parkway. Insanity Cure in Early Stages Asked in Trenton, N. Jan. 27 (P)-To provide for the treatment of mental cases in early stages the committee authorized by the Board of Control of the State Department of Institutions and Agencies has recommended that psychopathic departments be developed as part of general hospitals throughout the State.

Insanity was said to ba gaining at the rate of 273 cases a year. WOULD END IMMUNITY Albany, Jan. 27 (P) Immunity from conviction would be withdrawn from a defendant who rufeuses to take the witness stand in his own behalf, under the terms of a bill inin the Legislature today by Assemblyman Samuel H. Hofstadter. Such only immunity other is witness now to enjoyed a crime where is an accomplice.

Good Samaritan Mourned Dr. Charles A. Phillips. DR. C.

A. PHILLIPS, PHYSICIAN, DIES ON DAY HE PREDICTED A victim of devotion to his profession, Dr. Charles A. Phillips, former Coroner's physician and for the last 30 years well-known doctor in the Bedford section, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 371 Greene ave. Dr.

Phillips inhaled some chlorine gas several years ago while at work in St. Peter's Hospital, where he was visiting physician. This is said to nave brought on complications which caused his death. He carefully studied his case and about three months ago announced that he would die on Jan. 26.

This was the day he died. Was Good Samaritan. Dr. Phillips was widely known for his not work only treated among the sick without poor. fee, He many but gave financial assistance.

So highly was he regarded by the sisters of St. Peter's Hospital that they had two nursing sisters at his bedsidean unusual tribute. Dr. Phillips was born in Brooklyn and was graduated from Manhattan College and the Long Island Medical College. At the time of his death he was a medical examiner for the Board of Education.

He was a member of the New York Medical Society, the Medical Society of the County of Kings and the Knights of Columbus. Funeral Monday, Dr. Phillips, who was a bachelor, is survived by five sisters--Elizabeth, Anna and Genevieve Phillips, Mrs. M. C.

Hendricks and Mrs. Francis L. Maher, and two brotners, George J. and John F. Phillips.

A solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at the R. C. Church of the Nativity Monday morning. Postal Telegraph Buys Sayville Radio Station Purchase of the high powered transoceanic radio station at Sayville, L. by the Postal Telegram Commercial Cables System was announced yesterday by Clarence H.

Mackay, president, who declared his company had bought the entire capital stock of Commercial Wireless, which holds the lease. Mr. Mackay said engineers will begin at once to overhaul the station, equipping of it with the most means transmitting transatlantic messages. Also a survey is being made preparatory to the construction of a string of receiving plants, one of which probably will be located on Long Island. Rev.

Richard Hegarty Discharged as Bankrupt With his appearance today before Federal Judge Marcus B. Campbell for a discharge from bankruptcy, it became known that the Rev. Richard Hegarty, pastor of First M. E. Church at Bayshore, L.

had two years ago made an unsuccessful venture into the laundry business in Brooklyn. No opposition to the discharge being voiced. Judge Campbell granted it, thereby releasing Mr. Hegarty from $21,534.17 in debts. With two other persons, the Rev.

Mr. Hegarty bought the old Krystleclear Laundry plant at 46th near 7th ave. Mortgage payments and other expenses greater than the revenue shortly forced the business to the wall. BUSHWICK HIGH GRADS. Dr.

Milo F. McDonald last night presented diplomas to 185 graduates of Bushwick High School in the auditorium of the school on Irving ave. Julius Samuel won the Bossom medal and Bossom diplomas for excellency in studies went Ruth Rothstein, John Uhl and Henry Gorzan. Elie Gerber, Lewis Stumpf, Pauline Mossof, Laura Schreidler and Jeanne Tasacarella won honorable mention. The Rev.

Edward Lodge Curran gave the address of the evening. Plunkett Greatly Mystifies By Having Nothing to Say The big batteries of Rear Ad-, miral Charles P. Plunkett did not boom today. The retiring commander of the Brooklyn Navy Yard became retiring in more senses than one. He wrapped himself in a cloak of silence and had "nothing to say." This, in spite of the fact that a waiting world wanted to find out what private feld of endeavor he would enter after leaving the Navy on Feb.

15, and what reply he cared to make to the somewhat sharp criticism, in Congress and out, that been directed at him for his tall talk of "inevitable war." The Eagle's politest interviewer called the Navy Yard by telephone to discuss all these matters, but he got only as far as the Admiral's aid. The Admiral himself remained in hidden security. Whether Admiral Plunkett took this means of making sure he would never again be "misquoted." whether he was preparing a new broadside which would result in a new crop of or whether it was just the dignity of an Admiral of the GIRL POLICE HOLD ASSERTS SHE WAS WITH MISS SMITH Detained in South, She Won't Say Where She Saw Missing Student. Covington, La, Jan. 27 (P)--A young woman who said her maiden name was Helen Coss, that she is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. James Coss of 421 W. Penn Butler, and that she traveled for while with a girl who declared she was Frances St. John Smith, missing Smith College freshman, was detained by the Probation Officer of St. Tammany Parish here today while efforts were made to communicate with her parents.

The girl says she is 15 years old but she looks at least 20, officers state. She refuses to say where she met the missing college freshman or where she left her. She told officers she was married last Tuesday, to a resident of Jackson, would not give his name and that she was enroute El Paso, unaccompanied. F. Heintz, 19.

Probation Officer, said he placed little credence in her story. The girl said she left her home because of disagreement between her parents. PROTEST LEVERICH BOND CORPORATION DISSIPATES ASSETS Four Stockholders Tell Court of Secret Move for Acquisition by Realty Company. Four stockholders of the Leverich Bond and Mortgage Corporation of 143 Montague st. began proceedings in Supreme Court today with a view to obtaining full and complete information of plans which, they have been advised, are afoot for the acquisition of the corporation's assets by the Leverich Realty Company.

This realty company, it is said, owns 49 percent of the stock of the Leverich Hotel Operating Corporation, the only assets of which consist of the Leverich Towers Hotel, described as having cost about 000 "and subject to mortgages, liens and claims closely approximating the entire value of the property." Hearing on Tuesday. Theodore P. Pilgrim, A. T. William Pilgrim, Lyman R.

Hopkins and Gertrude L. Hopkins obtained today from Justice Callaghan an order requiring the bond and mortgage cor- poration to show cause next Tuesday why they should not have access to all the books, papers and records and complete disclosure of whatever plan may be under way for the change of its status. The petitioners say they own, respectively. 200, 100, 200 and 150 shares of Class common stock, par value $10 per share, of which $640.000 worth has been sold to the public. Asked to Exchange Shares.

The stockholders allege in their petition that they got the first inkling of something being done secretly when they were approached to exchange their shares in the bond and mortgage corporation for shares of the realty company. "Practically all of the assets," the petition says, "instead of being used for the legitimate purposes of the corporation and carrying on the business, have been misapplied and invested in the stock of the Leverich Realty Company, in which the majority voting stock is also held by A. Lyle After telling that the realty company owns "heavily mortgaged buildings" and the hotel company stock and that the hotel is mortgaged for nearly its value, the petitioners state: "Therefore, on information and belief, the assets of the Leverich Bond and Mortgage Corporation have been wasted and dissipated, but without an examination of the books, papers and records it is impossible for the petitioners to give details." The last dividend which they received, Nov. 12, 1927, the petitioners said they were informed was paid with borrowed money and that the bond and tortgage company made no profits in the past year. 3 FLUSHING FIRES DESTROY 7 STORES AND LUMBER YARD Continued from Page 1.

up wood with a strong wind forcing it on. It started from a backfire of a motorcar and spread so quickly that a dozen men who were near it could do nothing to stop it. By the time firemen arrived, the yard was a mass of ever-increasing flames. Four alarms were turned in, and police reserves from practically all of the North Shore precincts rushed to the scene. They established headquarters near the blaze but were rapidly driven away because of the heat.

Several homes are in the vicinity of the lumber yard and the occupants of them were ordered out. For a was feared that the whole district might be endangered. but hard work by the firemen confined the flames to lumber yard. Motorist Burned. For three-quarters of an hour it was a terrific battle.

Then the flames were finally controlled and they were confined to the lumber yard, which was believed to be almost a total loss. The backfire of a motorcar driven. by George Darr caused this fire. was trying to start his machine, and he was badly burned about the head and hands. It is believed that there was a gasoline leak somewhere in the machine, because after the flash of the backfire the truck literally blew up.

A mill shop near at hand was soon in flames and several workers tried to put it out. But the fire spread quickly into a pile of lumber and then rushed through the yard. Seven Stores Burned Down. The earlier fires in Flushing were of undetermined origin. At Union turnpike and Kissena where there is a new development, five onestory frame stores were burned to the ground.

Two alarms were turned in for this blaze. Then at Broadway and Prince which is in the center of a busy section, two more stores burned just before daylight. These two were a total loss. The firemen of Queens County spent a difficult night, even before these larger fires. Slight damage was done to Grace Church, Jamaica and Fulton Jamaica, because of a blaze which started from a defective flue.

A cool pocket at Borden end Teland City, was burned in another Are. Trap Extorter. Northampton, Jan. 27 (P)-A ransom letter writer who demanded $12,000 to restore the missing Miss Frances St. John Smith to her grieving parents had escaped today from a trip which police had laid for him.

Despite faithful adherence to detailed directions contained in the fina. letter from a man to representatives of the Smith family in New York, a pacnage appearing to contain the money went unclaimed. Had those in the plot sought to snatch it from the designated spot at the foot of a flight of stairs behind a Springfield department store they would have been surrounded by a squad of State policemen led by State Detectives Joseph V. Daley and John Stokes. Daley said the ransom letter had been pencilled by an educated person who was evidently well acquainted with the locale.

"Brooklyn Girl" Clue. During the day several other leads were run to earth without Detectives withheld final rescision on the possibilities contained in news from officers of the Savannah Line's City of Atlanta that a girl resembling the missing New York broker's daughter took passage aboard the ship on the night of Jan. 13, several hours after she left the college. The girl was registered as Miss C. J.

Bourque of Brooklyn, and during the trip told Captain Lazell that she had $50 with which she planned to sail for France from a southern port on a "romantic adventure." The girl spoke French fluently, as did Miss Smith. Mrs. St. John Smith, mother of the girl, is certain her daughter is alive, she told newspapermen in her first public statement. "I believe she ran away," said Mrs.

Smith, "because she felt certain she would fail in her mid-season examinations. I am sure she is hiding I somewhere and that we will hear from her." Only three families named Bourque are listed in the Brooklyn directory. C. H. Bourque telephones 217th has a daughter but she is at home, Mrs.

T. Bourque of 524 60th has two daughters, but they also are in Brooklyn. No answer could be obtained to a telephone call to D. H. Bourque of 577 79th st.

Runaway Queens Girl's Resemblance to Missing Student Betrays Her As a result of being mistaken for Frances St. John Smith, missing Smith College student, Martha Mitchell, 17-year-old Glendale girl, Frederick Fuchs, 20, also of Glendale, to be brought back here detectives from Olive Hill, where they are being detained on request of the girl's father, Henry, a Manhattan hotel worker, who says his daughter disappeared, along with Fuchs, last October, and has communicated with her home only occasionally, and that by postal cards, which did not give her address. One of the postal cards, said Mr. Mitchell, told of the girl's marriago to Fuchs and asked for parental giveness. Caught Through Resemblance.

Dispatches from Olive Hill, Arst indicated the Smith College girl had been found. The couple were questioned, said the dispatch, after one of the natives recognized a resemblance between the girl and 8 newspaper picture of Miss Smith. At Arst the girl refused to identify herself, which threw greater suspicion around them. Finally, however, she said her home was at 77-26 79th Glendale, Queens, and that her father was in the brokerage business in Manhattan. She also said she was a student at Columbia University.

The charge to be placed against Fuchs will be abduction and that against the girl waywardness, according to Detective Henry Grabau of the Glendale precinct. PETER TREIBER DIES. Peter Treiber, 73 years old, of 33 Scholes for many years in the trucking business and a resident of the Eastern District for 69 years, died at his yesterday. He was 73 years old home, was a member of the Ranchen Unigegend Ku Verein. Surviving are five sons, George, John, Peter, Frederick and Charles, and three daughters, Mrs.

Theresa Lanzer, Mrs. Carrie Leaman and Mrs. Anna Sampson. Services will be held tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock at his late home. Interment will be in Lutheran Cemetery.

Homan but would from the Town Board. Obviously, it is pointed out, if the entire Town Board is to give orders one member might tell a cop what to do and the next member would give him exactly opposite orders. Mr. Homan says he was prompted to write the letter in a spirit of town "There is no need for motorcycle patrolling at this season of the year," he says, "so will Mr. Prudent takes the and save the expense if it is dropped.

and dangerous corner where I assigned him." Mr. Homan has that in view of the fact that Prudent declined to serve where directed he. Homan, will not nay him from that date. It is. up Furor.

to draw the town checks, "Wilbur Navee" all this remained hidden. day the and mystery, naturally enough, as the HearT Admiral was doing and what he would a do after he became a Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy (retired), Some held that perhaps he was preparing for a war of his own on Great Britain, since even President Coolidge has disowned the war talk of saber rattling Admirals. Some that maybe he was practicing up for a personal duel with King George.

And a few intimated that might. immediately on retirement, join forces with Big Bill Thompson, Mayor of Chicago, and lead the Chicago Navy up the Thames for a merciless bombardment of King George's palace. All this, remained speculation only, The Admiral, surrounded by his battleships, may actually have been contemplating the harsh words said of him in Congress yesterday by Representative McClintic and others, and today by the New York World, which editorially called him "a cheap preacher making jokes" about future wars. Whatever it was, nobody will now ba able to tell. For the Admiral has nothing vO way.

MRS. MARY LA CLAIR of 873 5th ave. died Wednesday at her home. She WaS born in this boro and was member of St. Michael's R.

C. Church, where a solemn quiem mass will be celebrated tomorrow morning nt 9:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Mrs. La Clair is survived by her husband, Joseph; two daughters, Mrs.

George Donohue and Miss Helen La Clair; four sons, John, Joseph, Paul and Frank La Clair, and seven grandchildren. DEATHS MAGE Kismet Temple, A. A. O. N.

M. -Nobles: Noble CHARLES H. MAGIE has entered the Unseen Temple. You are requested to attend funeral services at Central Congregational Church, Hancock Brooklyn, on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. THOMAS A.

DAVIS, Illustrictts Potentate..