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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1925. SILVER JUBILEE AUTO SHOW OPENS IN BRONX TONIGHT General Public to Be Admitted Following Two "Trade Days." Following two days of inspection Trade," the Silver Jubilee Nationa! Automobile Show will be opened to the general public at 7 o'clock tonight in the spacious 258th Artillery Armory in the Bronx. Col. Charles Clifton, president of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, will be the chief figure of the opening ceremony, and will use a silver key, in keeping with the occasion. Spectacle.

of Light and Beauty. The armory this year presents wonderful spectacle of light and beauty, far more striking than even the colorful presentation that marked the first utilization of the massive building 12 months ago. The silver jubilee tower catches eye at once on entering the hugs drill hall. Topped with real silver leaf, it combines also the various colors used elsewhere throughout the armory and eucloses a vast store of light that furnishes much of the Alumination for the exhibition. It is improbable that any such amount current has ever been concentrated in so small a space solely for radiance.

The commitee of judges appointed to select the two best phrases submitted by high and senior grade school pupils for use on the jubilss tower made announcement of the selections and awards yesterday. First prize, $25, was awarded to Miss Theora E. Worman, 12, of 205 Virginia Jersey City, for the sentence: "Automobiles have made highways of all byways." "The second $15, was awarded to Wiliam T. Brennan, 421 E. 239th Manhattan, whose offering reads: "Our motors, like our country, progressive and supreme." The following pupils were awarded $5 apiece: -Dorothy Edwards.

206 W. Castle Syracuse, N. Helen M. Blaine, Glenwood Springs, and Curtiss Bellinger, Walton White Plains, N. Y.

While the National Automobile Show will open at 7 o'clock this evening and close at 11 o'clock, the ular hours, beginning Monday, will be 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. The armory will be closed tomorrow.

BORO SURVIVOR TELLS OF HEROISM OF MOHAWK'S CREW (Continued From Page 1.) cupying cabin 63, awoke to find a wall of flames in front of their cabin. They dove through it and jumped overboard, swimming in the water 20 minutes, they said, before the Mars picked them up. Lifeboats and life rafts launched in an effort to rescue them were smashed to matchwood against the side of the Mohawk, The crew, of the Mars pulled them out of the water but had to work over them for half an hour before they could be resuscitated. Only One Person Hurt. The only injury sustained by a pa passenger or member of the crew was received 'by Quartermaster George Harris, who slipped and fell across the edge of a hatch while stretching hose.

He narrowly escaped falling into the blazing hold, but was rescued by other members of the crew. He was assisted a aboard one of the rescue ships and when landed was found to be suffering from a fractured left hip besides other minor injuries. Captain Staples and the frst and second officers remained at Lewes. while those passengers who desired were sent to their destinations by train, while the crew and those passengers who desired it were sent back to New York. In the six years in which Fleming served on Mohawk she had three accidents, the first was the blowing out of a cylinder head off the Florida a small fire, and the last fire on coast about five years ago; the second New Year's Day.

Mohawk Survivors Save Only Hand Luggage Lewes, Jan. 3---The Clyde Line steamship Mohawk, whose crew Thursday night fought a losing battle off the New Jersey coast against flames in her hold, finally being forced to scuttle the ship after the 208 passengers had been taken off, lies today in 40 feet of water on the Fourteen Fathom Banks, near the Delaware Breakwater. Capt. J. M.

Staples, master of the vessel, said it was necessary to open the Mohawk's seacocks and let her sink to extinguish the Are. He said the blaze started in the afterhold from spontaneous combustion. The vessel, which left New York Thursday for Jacksonville, probably will be a total loss. The survivors, who had spent a night of peril with life preservers strapped a about them while the burning ship was tossed about for 14 hours in the worst storm of the winter on the Atlantic Coast, were sent to their Southern destinations or returned to New and other Eastern cities in special trains. Thirty-one passengers and the crew of returned to their homes, while the others were sent to points in Florida.

Many of those who boarded the Southern train were employees of hotels or in the Florida homes of New Yorkers. Passengers saved only their hand luggage, trunks and heavy baggage golug down with the ship. Sixtyeight motorcars were in the hold. They were being sent to their owners In the hotels "and cottage colonies at Miami, Palm Beach and other Florida resorts. Schenectady Tong Merchant Shot Dead Preparing Meal Schenectady, N.

Jan. 3--This city, seeking to reorganize its police department and to check crime after three murders in two months, awoke this morning to find authorities facing the necessity of solving a fourth murder. Tom Sheck, Chinese merchant, and believed to be a member of the On Leong Tong. was found dead in the kitchen in the rear of his place of business about 2 o'clock this morning. Police he apparently had been shot through the back as he was standing his stove preparing a meal.

One bullet had penetrated his cheek, the other had lodged in the abdomen. Chinese neighbors admitted hearing shots. but none saw any one enter or leave the place. 15 Hurt as Trolley Car Overturns Near Syracuse N. Jan.

3-Fifteen persons were injured, several of them seriously this morning when trolley car turned over in Solvey, suburban village, enroute to this city. MURPHY INSISTS ON CENTRALIZING STATE FINANCES Only Men Qualified Will Be Given Jobs, New Controller Declares. business" methods in the pAlbany, Jan. 3-Introduction of conduct of the State Controller's office will be sought by Controller Vincent B. Murphy as the firat official act of the Republican financial regime at the Capitol, the new Controller declared today.

Review of methods employed in this particular branch of the State government during the previous administration revealed, Murphy said, (L surprising lack of centralization of the State's finances. To remedy this condition, every effort will be made to complete a State vault now under construction in new bank building here. "In the matter of distribution of State funds we find the same condition prevailing as regards the State departments." the Controller explained. "Visitors to Albany are referred from one building to another when they seek various departments -the housing space has outgrown the advance the State government. "It is precisely the same in the State's financial structure.

Our funds are scattered badly, and we will seek to have at least the bulk of them in one place controlled by the State itself." Appointments to the controller's department may be expected only when the persons seeking them have proved their qualifications on a basis of merit and real worth, Controller Murphy emphasized. "This is going to be exactly the opposite of 'spoils system' governsaid. "These jobs aren't valentines; ment, so far a as I am concerned," he they are to be representative of real worth and merit and consequently the appointments may be extended out over a period of several weeks before all of the places are Any talk of Republican approval of another 25 percent reduction on the Income tax must await thorough investigation and inventory of the State finances by the departments of the controller and the treasurer, Murphy said. It would be impossible to set a time the announcement of the outcome of such investigation, he declared, but he emphasized that the Republicans would not be backward about making known the possibility of such a reduction if the financial condition of the State would permit. Grant, 19, Gallows With Hair White, Time Eighth Jan.

3-Bernard Grant, hair has turned since he entered the County Jail two years ago, for the eighth time faces execution for the killing of a policeman during the robbery of a grocery store. Unless his latest appeal to Governor Small, augmented by petitions from nearly 1,000,000 persons I throughout the country, is acted upon he will be hanged on Jan. 16. Since Grant was convicted with Walter Krauser, whose appeal is pending, the date of his execution has been set eight times. Extensions have been granted sometimes on the eve of the day set for his transfer to the death cell, whence he was to have been led to the gallows.

RELATIVES CUT OFF; $40,000 TO CHARITY Catholic Institutions Benefit Under Jane Konvalinka's Will. Declaring that surviving relatives have no claims to her wealth since she amassed it herself, Mrs. Jans Konvalinka has left all but $200 of her estate, quoted at "more than $40,000," to Catholic charities and Her will has just been filed for probate. She died in St. Peter's Hospital on Dec.

15 last. Her home was at 437 1st st. It is expected that the final value of the estate will greatly in exceed the the petition for amount probate. menThe following bequests gb to charity: Parochial School of St. Francis Xavier, $500.

Society for the Propagation of the Faith, for masses, $1,000. The residuary estate is to be divided.in three parts, as follows: One part to the College of St. Francis Xavier at Nostrand ave. and Carroll st. One part to be divided between St Joseph's Orphan Asylum 735 Willoughby ave.

and St. John's Home for Boys at Albany and St. Mark's aves. One part to the Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception for the particular benefit of students from the parishes of St. Francis Xavier and St.

Mary, Star of the Sea. The single, bequest to a relative goes to a brother-in-law, Joseph Konvalinka, and amounts to $200. A paragraph in the will declares: "I have made no provision in this, my last will and testament, for of my relations for the reason that they are all in comfortable circumstances and they have in no way aided me during my lifetime to acquire any of my property heretofore devised and bequeathed." The will was drawn on May 11, 1921, and names three friends as executors. 3 HELD IN ROBBERY OF COUPLE IN HALL OF THEIR HOME Three men were arrested at 47th st. and Broadway early today, charged with being implicated in the holdup of Mr.

and Mrs. William J. Fox in the corridor of their apartment, 885 West End at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning and stealing $20,000 worth of jewelry. The men described themselves as James Meehan, 27, of 71 Amsterdam Manhattan; Charles Adcock, 82, and Murray Friedman, 88, both of 1047 Frospect Bronx. Detectives Sullivan, Collins and Horan of the W.

100th st. Manhattan, station took the prisoners to that station, where they dended conI nection with the crime. Abraham Egurin elevator operator at the apartment house where Mr. and Mrs. Fox live, who was also held up by the on bondits, picked out Mechan and Adcock from a lineup as two of the men who attacked him, police said.

Mrs. Fox was gent. for, but when she arrived at the station she became so nervous and hysterical she collapsed and had to be sent home. She la under the care of a physician. Noted Singers Whose Voices Were Heard in a Million Homes For the first time, the crezia Borl, noted singers, throughout the land as the microphone at station duplicated by other stations golden voices of John McCormack and Luwere heard in a million or more homes two distinguished artists sang before the A Manhattan, and their voices were rethroughout the country.

EAGLE'S NEEDY FUN. IS NOW $130 ARRIVES TODAY Second Largest Amount Raised in Eagle Campaigns, Despite a Late Start. Additional contributions of $130 have been received by The Eagle for its annual fund for the Thirty season's $11,577.26, which, Neediest That brings this while it is $1,467.74 less than the amount asked to afford complete relief to the families for whom the appeal was made, is the second largest fund ever ra raised by The Eagle in the history of these campaigns. In view of the fact that the campaign started five days later than usual this figure is considered fairly good. One check for $100 was received today from "Three in One" and eight other contributions.

A letter was also received from Frank Sicure inquiring about a check for $25 sent. on Dec. 22. The check was duly acknowledged in The Eagle on that day, the tenth entry from the top of the list, as a contribution of $25 from "Mr. and Mrs.

F. The list of contributors today follows. Three in One $100.00 H. V. G.

5.00 In Memory of M. E. 1.00 M. W. Canadian.

5.00 Anon 1.00 A Friend 1.00 T. M. 5.00 Mra. G. 10.00 S.

2.00 Total $130.00 Total to date $1,157.26 MRS. SCHOONHOVEN INDORSED BY PHONE Mrs. John J. Schoonhoven, vice president of the Brooklyn Woman's Club and educational secretary of the Womens' Auxiliary of the Children's Museum, had the indorsement of the Brooklyn Woman's Club for the place on the State Board of Regents left vacant by the death of Dr. Herbert L.

Bridgman, by an informal vote, Miss Elizabeth H. Perry, president of the club, told The Eagle. A question arose last night as to whether or not Mrs. Schoonhoven actually did have the club's indorsement. Friends of Mrs.

Betrice V. Stevenson, vice chairman of the Republican County Committee and rival candidate for the vacancy, pointed out the fact that no record of the club's indorsement of Mrs. Schoonhoven appeared on its books. "As president of the Brooklyn Woman's Club," Miss Perry said, wish to state that all but one of our board of directors were called up on the telephone in regard to such an indorsement, and unanimously voted in favor of it. The one member who was not called could not be located at the time." This member was Mrs.

Juan A. Almirall of 97 McDonough the recording secretary. The mistake in the challenge of those supporting Mrs, Stevenson came about by a telephone conversation with Mrs. Almirall, who declared, rightly, that she knew nothof the club's action- in indorsing Mrs. Schoonhoven, but added that she would be in favor of it if she were asked to vote on the indorsement.

Margaret Hume Bride Of Persian Diplomat Washington, Jan. 3--The marriage of Miss Margaret Hume, prominent in Washington social circles, to Abdullah Entesam, Secretary in the Persian Legation, became known here today. The wedding occurred in Alexandria, several days ago, attended by friends of the young couple. Mrs. Knapp Puts Ban on State Department Gossiping Albany, N.

Jan. 3-Gossiping, among women employees of the Secretary of State's Department at the Capitol, if ever there was gossiping, must cease as the result. of regulations imposed today by New York's first woman Secretary of State, Mrs. Florence E. Knapp.

Using to advantage her experience in enforcing discipline among girl students at the College of Homed Announcing the Opening of the Newly Constructed BALLROOM of the HOTEL BRIGHTON BEACH, N. Y. which is the most magnificent and artistic rendezvous in Brooklyn NOW BOOKING DATES AT MODERATE RENTALS Phone Coney Island 0800 HILLES ADVISES AGAINST FUSION IN CITY CAMPAIGN Wrong in Theory, He Says. Points Out Three Ways to Defeat Tammany. Avoid fusion and nominate a ticket that will command the support of business men and politically independent units who seek nomic and constructive city administration, is the advice to Republican chieftains contained in a statement issued today by Charles D.

Hilles, Republican National Committeeman, on the subject of winning the city from Tammany in the fall campaign. Mr. Hilles states that "the people prefer a party government in power." He adds: Fusion Wrong in Theory. "Fusion, made up in part of a number of mushroom organizations, some of which are under the aegis of Tammany Hall, set up in other cases for the sole purpose of getting office for some of their members, is wrong in theory. The great body of independents, in choosing from among the nominees for municipal office, will be guided not by fealty to any the organizations claiming to represent them, but rather they will make their own individual appraisal of the merits of the respective candidates.

"The Republican party should cultivate the body of high-minded citizens not necessarily affiliated with it nationally, but anxious for good municipal government." Mr. Hilles adds that the Republicans can beat Tammany "first, by starting once campaign of information and education to impress upon the people the inefficiency and dishonesty' 80 characteristic of Tammany's record; second, by bringing about as soon as possible a unification of the Republican party in the five boros; third, by the nomination of a ticket of such caliber as will make a general appeal." I SHIPPING IN FRANCE CRIPPLED BY GALE; TWO VESSELS SUNK Lighthouses Cut Off--Flood in Cherbourg--Phone Wires to London Damaged. Paris, Jan. 3-The gale which swept Paris and northern France yesterday continued during the night, the velocity of the wind here reaching, 100 hour. kilometers (about 62 Boats from Havre for Caen, ville Honfleur unable to sail, and all fishing boats were were, forced to return to port.

At Dunkirk navigation was brought to a standstill. Cherbourg's lower quarters were flooded, due to the heavy rains. No ships sailed from Brest, while Molene Island and the lighthouses were cut off, the island's inhabitants lacking food. Concarneau was similarly stricken. Reports from Lorient say the steamboat Saturn broke in two and sank.

At La Rochelle a smack went down after striking a rock, and a sloop was crushed by two heavier sailing vessels. Boulogne reports that the cross-Channel packet Edmond Labories stranded, but was refloated with the aid of tugs. A wireless distress call was received at Marseilles from the steamer Dahomey, 20 miles south of Penmarch, on the Brittany coast, asking for a tug. Of the 14 telephone lines between Paris and London only three are functioning, and all the lines connecting Paris, Brussels and Mayence are damaged. The national meteorological office believes the storm will continue all of today and probably into the night.

JULIUS HEINRICH DIES AT BALD WIN, Was Famous for Research Work and Horticultural Experiments. (Special to The Eagle.) Baldwin, L. Jan. 3-Julius J. F.

Heinrich, widely known for his research and experimental work as a horticulturist, died of heart disease early this morning at his home, 113 Seaman in which he had lived for the past 30 years. He was 74. years old. Mr. Heinrich had been doing research work for 54 years, during which time he placed on the market many improved flowers, notable among them are a red sunflower, which won first prizes at horticiultural exhibitions both in this country and in England.

Mr. Heinrich is survived by two sons, Arthur and Albert, both Army airmen, and by two married daughters, Mrs. Elaine Page of Roosevelt. L. and Mrs.

Violet Schultz of this village. The deceased was the founder of the Knights of St. John of Brooklyn. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, the Revs.

W. E. Thompson and D. W. Jordan, both of Freeport, officiating.

Interment will be in Greenfield Cemetery. NURSE DIES OF BURNS (Special to The Eagle.) Bellmore, Le Jan. 3-Miss Catherine Mahler, 31, a nurse who lived with her mother, Mrs. Eva Scott, on Hillside here, died last night in the Nassau County Hospital from burns she received when flames from a gasoline stove caught her dress on New Year's night. Mrs.

Scott was severely burned about the hands and arms guishing the burning clothing of her daughter. She survives. VISCOUNT CECIL SAILS TODAY WITH COOLIDGE MESSAGE Makes Plea for Outlawing of Wars as Honor Guest at Pilgrims' Dinner. When Viscount Robert Cecil sailed for England today on the Aquitania he carried with him a message conveying the gratification of President Coolidge over, the friendly relations existing between the United States and Great Britain. Viscount Cecil interviewed the Pres.

ident briefly at Washington yesterday, after which he hastened to New York to be present at a farewell dinner given at the Hotel Plaza in his honor by the Pilgrims of the United States. The winner of the $25,000 peace prize of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation made a stirring appeal to his hosts last night for concerted action by the United States and Great Britain for the outlawing of war. He urged that America and Great Britain formulate a definite peace policy, not by means of an alliance, "but each in its own way," for the common purpose of the peace of the world. Emphasizing that by action he did not mean an alliance, he said: "I believe that to be practicable. Even an Anglo-American alliance to impose peace upon the world would be a dangerous and doubtful enterprise.

We believe that our ideals are the best in the world, and we believe that we have much in common, but we cannot expect the rest. of the world to accept them. Under whatever name, such an alliance would be bitterly, perhaps properly, resented. "What I contend for is the untettered free exercise of the influence of both countries in establishing the peace of the world. My last word for the time being is this: 'Let us go forward together, each in our own way, achieve peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and Chauncey Depew, who is president of the Pilgrims, presided as toastmaster at the dinner and sounded the keynote of the evening in his opening remark: "Peace is the one hope of the world." 12,000 MEN FIGHT TO REMOVE SNOW FROM CITY STREETS (Continued from Page 1.) red on Canal Manhattan, where the traffic was stalled for hours alon almost the entire length of the street.

It was necessary finally to turn out the city trucks and drag stalled machines out of the snow with towing ropes. The most serious transit tieup was the breakdown of the -operated trolley lines on Staten Island. The privately owned lines maintained service as well as could be expected, but the municipal lines were completely paralyzed and thousands of commuters had to walk for miles last night and this morning. This was due to the city's mistake in sending out light trolley cars to buck the snow, instead of suspending service long enough to clear the tracks with plows. The city's regular force of 6,000 men was augmented yesterday by an equal number of extra shovelers and this morning the bureau was trying to increase the number as much as possible.

The light rain which began falling this morning, it was said, did not impede the work. Engine Jumps Tracks. Train service on the Far Rockaway division of the Long Island Railroad was delayed between 7 and 9 o'clock this morning when the engine of a westbound freight train jumped the track at Inwood. Northern New Jersey suffered even more from the storm than New York City, according to Weather Bureau officials, because the storm center during the afternoon was off the New Jersey coast. There was little trolley service in the northeastern part of the State except in larger towns.

Inhabitants of the smaller towns were virtually isolated in their homes. A snow-laden roof over a block of ten two-story tenements in Phillipsburg, N. collapsed. One woman was so terrified that the police had to handcuff her to get her out of the house. The eastbound air mail was stopped at Bellefonte, because it was too dangerous to fly across the Alleghenies.

Zero's Army Works. "Mr. Zero," Urbain J. Ledoux, commander of the "Army of the Unemployed," which, because of yesterday's storm 'is no longer unemployed, announced this morning that every one of his men had found work with the snow shovelers. "Every one of them worked yesterday," he said, "and many of them labored not only all day, but all night as well." "Mr.

Zero's" lieutenants, who, through the passing of a deed from their leader, became trustees of "The Tub." or the little basement "dugout" at 33 St. Mark's Manhattan, where "General" Ledoux I planned his campaigns to find shelter for his men, and at the same time fed hundreds of homeless at cents a meal, today issued an appeal to the public to provide clothing for the snow shovelers. "Most of the unemployed who have found work with the snow shovelers are badly in need of clothing," said the trustees. "They have no rubbers, their shoes are generally worn through on the bottom, and their clothing is ragged. They have no money to buy new clothing, and if the people of New York will donate any old rubbers, shoes and clothing these men will be able to keep dry and escape Three Chinese, employed on Manhattan Bridge as snow shovellers, were slightly injured last night when they were struck while at work by a motorcar driven by Morris Thau, 1501 48th this boro.

They were removed to the Beekman Street Hospital, Manhattan. They were Chin Soy, Lee Archoo and Ali Gunn, all of 25 Doyers Manhattan. Because of the block in traffic in front of the Chelsea Pier, extending from 23d st. to 14th st. and east to 9th passengers who were to sail at 10 o'clock on the Cunard steamship Aquitania were so delayed in reaching the vessel that the management advanced the sailing schedule to noon today.

Viscount Cecil Walks. The snow, which is a foot, deep in the street and two to two and a half feet along the curbing, was no respector of person. Viscount Robert. Cecil, who came to America to receive the $25,000 Woodrow 'Wilson Foundation Peace Prize, and his lady had to walk for a quarter of a mile through the snow without any boot protection. They were piloted through snow by Thomas W.

Lamont of the J. Pierpont Morgan Company, who was their host while the Viscount and Viscountess were in Next 10 York. o'clock only 125 of the 375 first-class passengers had reached the pler, 75 of the 150 -class passengers and 135 of the 200 third. In Weather Such as This Do Your Banking by Mail WITH THE Williamsburgh Savings Bank 175 BROADWAY, BROOKLYN Dividend Annum Latest Per Send for Booklet, "Banking by Mail" DEFENSE IN SCOTT DIVORCE SUIT OPENS; WIFE TO TAKE STAND, Woman Whom Michigan Congressman Accuses to Testify in Own Behalf. Aipena, Jan.

3-Mrs. Edna Scott was expected to take the ness stand some time today to testi. fy in her own defense in the suit for divorce brought by Congressman Frank D. Scott of the 11th Michigan District. The plaintiff's cas was closed late yesterday and the defense opened with the reading of depositions.

Only two witnesses were presented by the plaintiff, the Congressman testifying to alleged indiscretions of his wife while he was in Michigan campaigning in 1922 and she remained in Washington, as told to him by his secretary and a verification of having told the stories by Miss Jane Kennedy of Alpena, the secretary. Miss Kennedy was the second witness, telling on the stand alleged These related to the alleged famistories told to her by one Mrs. Scott. liarity of Mrs. Scott with the clerk of a well-known Washington apartment hotel and with certain army officers.

The defense opened its case by presenting depositions of Miss Gwynne Jones and Miss Ada Hayden of Washington and Miss Helen Tremaine of Cheboygan, attesting to Mrs. Scott's apartment ability and thrift as a housekeeper, as well as one from Miss Joanna Fuchs, reputed friend of Mrs. Scott, to the effect that the Congressman had admitted losing $1,500 on two occasions in gambling. STOCKS HIT NEW HIGH RECORD IN VIOLENT MARKET Gains Range to About 9 Points as 1,200,000 Shares Turn Over. Violent advances in market which piled up a total of about 200,000 shares in two hours, forced.

stocks into new hig ground for all time. Not at any time since the big post-election advance began there so many spectacular features, nor such a flood of buying orders. Gains ranged to about 9 points. Advances of 4 to 6 points were quite common. The blocks of stock changing hands in the individual sales were very large.

U. S. Steel rose 3 points, a remarkable advance in this stock of usually small daily movements. American Can which led the rise, gained over 6 points on a tremendous, turnover, and American Bosch which soared 15 points yesterday, extended its rise by 5 points. Radio common which has been a feature of recent trading was Slightly lower on large scale sales.

Other features included Centrai Railroad of New Jersey, up 7 points; Westinghouse Electric, up 9 pointa; California Petroleum, American Telephone and Telegraph, Standard Oil of New Jersey, the Pan-American Petroleum issues and many others. The whole oil group was strong, reaching new highs for many months. Steels also were strong, but the equipments did little. Rail stocks were relatively inactive and changes in price were not important. The tape was half an hour behind the actual market, due to the very heavy trading, and the strain upon the recording facilities of the Stock Exchange was very great.

STAUCH CO. DENIES ASSETS TRANSFER An answer to the bankruptcy peti5tion recently lodged against the Stauch Restaurant Corporation. Bowery, Coney Island, was filed today in the Brooklyn Federal Court. It contests only one of the debts alleged by the three creditors who seek to have the restaurant corporation declared bankrupt. The contested item is the claim of Pettit Reed that $790.02 is due it for goods sold and delivered.

The answer says only $306 de due Pettit Reed. The other petitioning creditors are the Gotham Hotel Supply Company, and Joseph Di Seena. No refutation is made of their respective claims of $817.75 and $489.54, also for goods sold and delivered. The answer does, however, make a blanket denial of the bankruptcy act violation charged in the creditors' petition. The petition alleged that the restaurant corporation had transferred assets in excess of $4,000 to preferred creditors with the intent of discriminating against the claims of the petitioners.

The answer was filed by Kriger and Sacher of 1482 Broadway, Manhattan, counsel for the restaurant corporation, who say they will move next Friday for a dismissal of the petition. The president of the Stauch Restaurant Corporation is Lewis Kriger of 2885 E. 3d st. Lewis Stauch, founder of the establishment, is said by officials of the concern to no longer be active in the operation of Stauch's, though still financially interested. COP ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS SELF.

Patrolman John Ferrer, attached to the Narcotic Division, is recovering today in Holy Family Hospital from inflicted a flesh accidentally wound in last his night forehead when his service revolver discharged as he was cleaning it. in the home of friend at 175 Park pl. NEW STATE DRY ENFORCEMENT LAW IS G. O. OBJECTIVE Is One of at Least 15 Proposals in Republican Legislative Program.

convention three months ago. Major Policies Determined. Albany, Jan. 3-Enactment of a State prohibition enforcement act to All the place of the Mullan-Gage law repealed during Governor Smith's first Administration will be sought by the Republicans as one of at least 15 proposals in their legislative program for the coming session. In its text the Republican program, which will be made public early next week, according to announcement by Republican leaders, here today, will be of almost equal length with the average gubernatorial message to the Legislature.

There will be few surprises in it, reports indicated. because of the desire of the Republicans to parallel closely the planks contained in their platform adopted at the Rochester PEA RAIWAY MEN ASK SANCTION OF STRIKE AT PROVIDENCE, R. E. Vote to Quit When Arbitration Move Fails -Demand 14 Cents an Hour Increase. Providence, R.

Jan. 3-Following the announcement that the Providence Street Car Men's Union had voted 1,995 to 48 to strike to enforce their demand for an arbitration of their differences with the United Electric Railway Company, the result of the vote was today sent to the members of the executive committee of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America for their sanction. As soon as this sanction is received a meeting of the local car men will be held to arrange for the details of the strike. The employees voted to strike unless the company consents to arbitrate the wage agreement which has been pending since early in November, with no restrictions on the evidence the union wishes to introduce to prove that the men should be granted an increase in wages or on the evidence the company wishes to present to prove that it cnanot pay a8 much or more than is now being paid. The agreement between the union and the company, under which the union members had worked for a year, expired at midnight, Oct.

31, 1924. In the new agreement presented by the union to cover the year which will expire Oct. 31, 1925, the union asked for an increase of 14 cents an hour, or a raise from 61 cents to 75 cents an hour for platform men who had been employed a year or more by the company, and a corresponding increase in the pay of the shop, track, line, freight, power and other departments. The company met the demand by a statement that the men, instead of asking for a raise, should be willing to accept reduction of 5 cents an hour. SAG HARBOR'S FIRE LOSS OVER $400,000 (Special to The Eagle.) Sag Harbor, L.

Jan. 3-A recheck on the losses sustained through yesterday's destructive fires fixes the figure at upward 000. About 50 percent this is covered by insurance. The fire swept over two business blocks. Fifteen mall blazes on roofs of residences were put out by the fire patrol.

All that is left of the Ballen block is a tall chimney 50 feet high Which towered over an area of smoking ruins. The chimney was considered a menace so the street department pulled it over to prevent the possibility of its falling. The debris was cleared sufficiently so that traffic on Main st. is no longer interrupted, but Washington st. is still closed.

Plans for Rebuilding. Plans for rebuilding and the reestablishment of the burned firms was the chief topic of discussion today. The Alvin Silverware Company, burned out, is making arrangements to move into temporary offices. About $150,000 in manufactured goods were destroyed. Many windows on Main and Washington sts.

were broken during the fire. Signed By Vice President Le Boutillier. The telegram was received Village President following, Klernan: "We regret exceedingly to learn of fire. Please let me know if there is any way in which the Long Island Railroad can assist." Over the week-end a number of minor details remain to be settled in the program, it was said, but its major policies were determined last night at a conference here between Lieutenant Governor Lowman and George K. Morris, chairman of the Republican State Committee, Immediately after the meeting, Chairman Morris took a late night train for New York, where it was said he expected to meet U.

S. Senator James W. Wadsworth today. Republican interest in the fight for the majority leadership of the Senate between George R. Fearon of Syracuse and John Knight of Arcade, apparently was at low ebb.

Lieutenant Governor Lowman, one of the few Republican officials remaining here today, expressed confidence that Senator Knight was assured of victory, with 17 votes pledged in writing. Reports circulated yesterday that a third Senator might constitute a "compromise candidate" were ridiculed by the Lieutenant Governor. WOMAN IS BURNED TO DEATH AT FIRE IN ROOMING HOUSE (Continued from Page 1.) raised a small ladder from the roof of the extension, asisted them to the extension. carried Miss Coyt to the yard, but Miss Hill jumped. Miss Mackenzie, who had also sought safety on the roof, was carried by the firemen down the ladders to the street, as was Miss Hurlbert and Miss Washburn.

The entire building and its contents were destroyed. It was believed that every one had escaped and it was not until firemen were "washing down" the structure that they came across the burned body of the woman believed to be Miss Lederer. The cause of the fire was not determined. Fire that destroyed the 4-story loft building at 205-207 E. 101st Manhattan, starting shortly after 4 a.m.

today, drove more than 100 families from adjoining tenements into the street. Three alarms were sounded and fire apparatus were forced to mount the sidewalks to reach the burning building. The upper floors of the building were occupied by the Park Chemical Company, and the ground floor by the National Glass and Bottle Company. Fumes, caused by burning chemicals, and dense smoke, hampered the firemen who were forced to. work in relays.

Smoke filled the five-story tenements at 1819 to 1827 3d but tenants were permitted to remain in their rooms. Families llving in the five-story gats opposite the burning building in 101st st. were also ordered to prepare for a quick departure, but at 6:30 a.m. the fire was declared under control and all of the ousted families were permitted to return. The gutted building extended through the block, the rear being 202-204 E.

102d permitting the firemen to fight blaze from front and rear from the streets. Traffic on the 3d ave. surface line was halted for more than an hour by hose stretched across the tracks. Two ambulances from Harlem Hospital and the Fire Department ambulance with Dr. Harry Archer responded to the second alarm, but no persons were reported injured.

Suspicious Fires. Battalion Chief Thomas McAleer ordered an investigation into a blaze in the barber shop owned by Victor Kaleo, on the ground floor of a threestory tenement at 149 Ten Eyek when he discovered that flames originated from three places in the shop today. None of the eight families in the tenement above the shop were disturbed. Following a fire alleged to have started from a still explosion in a frame building at 281 E. 39th police of the Snyder ave.

station today applied in Federal Court for a warrant to arrest Dominick owner of the building, on a charge of violating the Volstead act. The police also seized three stills and 50 five-gallon containers of alcohol. The fire caused slight damage. Economics at Syracuse University, Mrs. Knapp within 48 hours of her accession to office posted three new regulations.

They are: "Nine o'clock in the morning is the hour at which this office opens. Please report promptly. "Girl employees of this department please will refrain from visiting during office hours. "Applications for stationery and office supplies must be made to the office messenger." SEE AT THE SHOW Transportation 'Star Cars The Car for the Millions WITH THE MILLION DOLLAR MOTOR DURANT MOTORS INC..