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M2 BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1934 SI RE ENOUGH, THAT BIG ROUNDUP HAS BEGUN McGoldrick at His First Board Meeting Studies Black Book Police Net Gets 200 Crooks in Citywide Raids Known CriminalsIIerded Into Cells Following rnvrnni i rn nv mo argues that the Grand Concourse Isn't interesting now, and he wants it more interesting, like Broadway. City Buys Ash Firm; Saving Set at Million Board of Estimate Votes to Approve New Purchase Arrangement The Board of Estimate today approved an greemrnt negotiated by Commissioner of Accounts Blanshard with the Brooklyn Ash Removal Company covering the city's purchase of its incinerators, with their equipment, and the proposed acquisition of 320 acres of the company's land. Blanshard estimated that the city would save more than by the new agreement which i "J'J Jktmami mm urn miii i wi mmmmmmtmmmmimmimamKtm mil Killing of Blucoats Sweeping through the underworld with quiet efficiency, 400 detectives 300 of them from Brooklyn stations today had Jailed mora than 200 prisoners in the most widespread criminal roundup New York has seen In many a year. All of the prisoners were to pass through the lineup at police headquarters in Manhattan this morning, charged either with disorderly conduct or with consorting with criminals. A confidential order, issued by Police Commissioner John F.

O'Ryan, set 9:30 o'clock last night as the "zero hour" and precipitated the wholesale arrests. Due to Police Killings While no official statement explaining the drastic police action was made, it was generally assumed that it was occasioned by the slaying of three New York policemen since Jan. 1. None of the killers have been brought to justice. Among those arrested that ars well known in Brooklyn are William Bailey, a lieutenant of the lats Charles (Vannie) Higgins.

Higglns was shot to death June 19, 1932. Gangsters in Net John Oddo, 32, who gave his ad dress as 1955 W. 10th St. and who is more popularly known as "Johnny Bath Beach," was another arrested in Brooklyn. With him was Tony Bonasera, known as "Ths Chief," who gave his age as 42 and his address as 7515 13th Ave.

Moving to the Williamsburg section, the detectives took a number of men in custody including Georgs Beren, 35, known as 'The Yiddle." Abe Rells Gang Taken Five members of the gang of Abe Rells, who was sentenced Thursday to serve three years in prison on an assault charge, also were arrested as the raiding squads swept through the East New York section. As the detectives ranged along the waterfront in Brooklyn, and invaded criminal haunts in the-Bronx and Manhattan, they were accompanied in each Instance by a uniformed patrolmen. Police officials explained that this was dons to avoid any chance that the detectives, in plainclothes, might be mistaken for holdup men. Nab All Known Criminals "This has been going on for soms time," Commissioner O'Ryan said. "But we are doing It more consistently now.

The police are taking' collective, Intelligent and energetlo action to bring in all those who are known criminals." Most of those arrested last nteht were found in pool rooms, "ooffea pots" and lunch wagons, which are known to be gathering places for crooks and characters with no vlsi-bl means of support. Any man who was unable to give a satisfactory account of himself was im mediately taken into custody. Cells Overtaxed Facilities at police headquarters were taxed as the detectives sent In the flood of prisoners. It was necessary to summon patrolmen from other precincts, and two and three prisoners were put in the same cell, so great was the crowd. The raids were reminiscent of the days of Grover Whalen who brought about the enactment of a law to provide for Just the sort of roundup when he was police commissioner.

POSTPONE RELIEF CASE Magistrate Jacob Eilperln in Flat-bush Court, today adjourned to May 15 the petty larceny case against Thomas Sorrentino, 40, of 112 Bay 8th accused of stealing food tickets while he was an investigator fr the home relief bureau depot in P. S. 230, Albemarle Road and Mac-Donald Ave, created at police headquarters Darging in 10 unioaa engiDies Parking in Parks To Cost 25 Cents A charge of 25 cents for parking cars In various city parks will be made, starting tomorrow, it was announced today by the Department of Parks. In Brooklyn the parking spaces affected are Dyker Beach, the Dreamland Parking Field at Coney Island, and the concourse at the lake, the picnic house and Lookout Hill in Prospect Park. In Queens the charge will be made at Alley Pond and Hillside Parks, along the Grand Central Parkway and at Jacob Rils, Klssena, Forest and Clearview Parks.

Barry Boy Dies, Twin Improves Continued' from Page 1 nurse, relieved the exhausted parents of charge of the household and summoned Dr. Glassman. Dr. Glassman appealed to the Edison Company for oxygen. When the tank the company sent was exhausted, a second tank was sent by the Brooklyn Union Gas Company.

Before the arrival of the second tank, Emergency Squad 13 rushed another supply of oxygen from Hamilton Ave. Oxygen inhalators were fitted over the cribs in which the twins lay, and a constant supply was fed them. After being on duty since Tuesday midnight, Miss Johnson was relieved late yesterday by another registered nurse, Miss Mildred McCaslin. Temperatures Mount In spite of all that was done, Roy's temperature mounted to 107 last night and Ross's to 106. Thea Ross began to slowly gain in strength as Roy became weaker and weaker.

The oxygen treatment being continued for Ross. The twins' father, a clerk and carpenter, has been unemployed for almost a year. There are three other children Ronald, Marie, 7, and Robert, 3. Makes Notes as Big Arguments Are Held Votes No on Concourse Bill, Allows Keen Interest By WILLIAM WEER That's McGoldrick over there, the new Controller. Yeah.

Professor Joseph D. McGoldrick. the one with the shell-rimmed glasses half way down his nose and the awfully light blue eyes. He's between the stern-looking Mayor on his right and the scholarly-looking Brooklyn Borough President on the left. It's the first, meeting of the Board of Estimate since the professor was appointed.

Good chance to see him in action, of course. Yes, very light-blue eyes and you might say that, from here in the reporters' well, they do look rather naive. And yes he does look a little like a sort of cherub. McGoldrick In Action Big things going on at the Board of Estimate today. Here's that heated hearing about re-zoning the Grand Concourse, in the Bronx.

There are some awfully convincing arguments about re-zoning the con course. Fro ana con. The controller's eyes narrow as the arguments go on, and he leans forward and reads in a little black book. Then he makes some pencil notations in the little black book. Then he leans back and reads them.

And now now he leans away back and listens. He listens to Louis Lang, for many administra- Dust Cloud Reaches City Continued from Page 1 soclated Prese, that the period for the inging of contract for wheat production control will be extended until May 16 to allow farmers in the drought State to participate. George E. Farrell, chief of the wheat section of the Farm Armin-istration, said farmers who had not previously signed contracts would be allowed to do so and would receive benefit payments which would recompense them for drought losses. Harrisburg, May 11 IIP) Heavy clouds of dust rolled over central Pennsylvania today, bringing darkness to many towns in the vicinity of Lancaster.

Drought Worries U. S. Washington, May 11 W) Roosevelt farm officials, with an apprehensive eye on the drough-seared Midwest, conceded a "highly ab normal" rop situation today but asserted there still should be enough food to go around. Latest official figures, taking no account of the havoc caused by heat, wind and lack of rain in the last ten days, related that even on the basis of previous conditions many crops would be the worst in years. The outlook for Winter wheat alone as of May 1 was reported yesterday by the Department of Agriculture as 170,590,000 bushels short of the average harvest for 1922-1931.

Dust Sweeps Midwest Chicago, May 11 W) Apprehensive over middle Americas crop prospects grew hourly today. Parched prairies and plains, long baked by a hot sun and swept by swirling, choking "black blizzards" of dust, swelled the alarm of agrarian and city dweller alike. The only note of hope was the forecast of local showers tonight in Nebraska and North and South Dakota, and in Iowa tomorrow. Whipped by strong winds, the dust clouds from the vast plains of western Canada swept across the border with undying intensity yesterday, befogging the entire area from Montana on the west, Texas on thet south and the Ohio valley on the east. So thick was the dust that airplane service between Chicago and St.

Paul was interrupted. Methodist Clergy Halt Laity's Move An effort of the layman of the New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to take a more active part in the affairs of the church met temporary defeat at the hands of the ministers assembled at the conference today. The laymen's gesture came to the attention of the ministers, assembled at the Central M. E. Church, In the form of a resolution from the Lay Conference assembled at the Hanson Place Baptist Church a few blocks away.

The resolution called for the organization and appointment of boards, commissions and committees "by a united sessioS of laymen and ministers," with the "boards, committees and commissions reporting back thereto." Earlier Details on Page 15. Thompson Heads European Tour Five residents of Queens will make a motor tour of the southern part of Europe this Summer with J. Eugene Thompson of Jamaica Estates, as uide. The party will leave Queens on July 6, and return agbout three weeks later. Motion pictures will be taken.

MARGULIES TO SPEAK Morris Margulies, secretary of the Zionist organization of America, will discuss problems confronting the next Zionist convention to be held in June at Atlantic City at a meeting of the Richmond Hill District Monday evening. Jonathan Schneider, chairman, will preside at the session in the Beth Israel Community House, I02d St. and 88th Ave, Richmond Hill, The Mayor snaps that his police have been trying to remove some of Broadway's more interesting fea tures. and everybody laughs. But the Controller only smiles.

His smile stops short. He has seen something more interesting in his little black book. His First Vote Is No After a while the matter comes to a vote and for the first time since the argument started the Controller speaks. He says "No. The concourse remains un-re zoned.

The Controller shaks his head emphaically when he says "No. Other big matters come up. There is something about a contract for the disposal of dead animals. The Controller seems to be particularly absorbed in that. He swings his chair all the way aronud and Louis Lang whispers in his ear.

Then he swings back and makes a note in his little black book. Looks Bored Once Stewart Browne, who wants to discuss something In the way he used to discuss things during former administrations, begins an oration. A policeman shows him a seat and the controller lifts his eyes long enough to look bored. Once a photographer's flashlight goes off and the controller notes it with a flicker of one eyelash. And, when the occasion calls, he votes, Aye!" nodding his head.

He evidently means "Aye!" But most of the time the controller, throughout the meeting, studies his little black book. Gas Officers' Pay Attacked Kings Company Head Admits Rise in Ratio to Firm's Production The amount of officers salaries charged to operating expenses of the Kings County Lighting Company Increased, in proportion to gas production, increased steadily from 1927 through 1933 despite the depression and a salary cut, It was brought out today at a continuance of the hearing on the gas rates before the Public Service Com mission. The salaries of officers of the company were charged to operating expenses at the rate of ,1.59 cents per 1.000 cubic feet of gas consumed in 1927 as compared with 2.81 cents per 1,000 cubic feet in 1933, it was testified by Andrew Gonnoud, president of the company. He testified to this under cross-examination by Harry Hert-zofT, Assistant Corporation Counsel. The figure for 1933 would have been still higher, assuming that the proportion of officers, salaries charged to operating expenses had remained the same.

If salaries had not been reduced in July, 1933, the witness admitted. He emphasized that the salaries of all officers are not charged to operating expenses. CHEER UP BRIDGE A supper and bridge will be sponsored by the Cheer Up Circle of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church on Thursday evening, May 24, at the church house, Newkirk Ave. and E.

28th St. FOLLOWS FATHER Catholicism won 5 year old Gloria Tompkins today against the claims of her Jewish mother and her Methodist foster parents pro tem. Children's Court Judge Joseph B. McGuire, before whom the child was brought yesterday for a solution of her tangled religious history, ruled that she should take the religion of her fattier, William Tompkins, and Join her younger sister, Miriam, in the Angel Guardian Home. Gloria's mother and father, who are separated, quarreled over her custody and in the meontime placed her out to board with a family of Methodists.

They had Gloria baptized in the Janes Methodist Church. Tompkins has announctd, however, thot he will have her rebaptized in the Catholic f1Hl. At, llfllij'' JL replaces a tentative agreement made on Feb. 9 last-On Hie recommendation of Borough President Ingersoll, the Board of Estimate today changed from a business to a residential district property to a depth of 100 feet on both sides of Amersfort from a line 100 feet east of Flatbush Ave. to a line 100 feet south of Avenue T.

'ingersoll explained last Friday that the area was changed without any good reason from a residential to a business district a few years ago in connection with street opening proceedings. The effect of this change, he continued, would likely be higher condemnation awards and by changing It back to a residential district the city might save rhoney in lower awards in the pending condemnation cases. Move Residence Bill At a meeting of the Board of Estimate Branch of the Municipal Assembly. Borough President Lyons of the Bronx moved to bring from committee for a vote his resolution requiring that all city employes oe residents of the city or establish such residence before Jan. 1 next.

He called attention to the fact that Alderman Edward Sullivan had introduced an ordinance requiring that all city employes be residents Cf the city for at least two years. At the suggestion of La-Guardia and Controller IcGoldrick, who said he would like to have more time to consider Lyons' resolution, the Bronx Borough President did not press It. W. J. Flynn Wins a Point William J.

Flynn, former Bronx Public Works Commissioner, who was attacked by LaGuardia in campaign speeches last Fall, appeared before the board to oppose suggested zoning changes on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx and won Ms point. The Mayor, In friendly spirit, recalled to Flynn that both of them were members of the Board cf Estimate 14 years ago when the Grand Concurse was laid out. Citv attaches recalled that fl. Warren Hubbard, Manhattan Pf'olic Works Commissioner, who sat today in place of Borough President Levy of Manhattan, was La-Guardia's opponent in a bitter Congressional campaign some years ago. Dead Animal Question The board voted $50,953 to cover the expen.se of disposing of dead animals, which heretofore has been done by a private company, the City Sanitary Corporation, at $13000 a month.

Former Judge Alfred J. Talley, counsel for the company, argued against the appropriation. He said the city was rushing into something that no other administration had ever undertaken and predicted that the city would find it would have to spend more in the long run than If the job were given to the private company. Airman Seeks To Divorce Wife White Plains, May 11 Supreme Court JuJstice Raymond Aldrich here today reserved decision after hearing arguments on the application of Mrs. Alice J.

La Vista of Brooklyn for counsel ees and pending trial of a divorce suit brought by her husband, Frank W. La Vista of Dobbs Ferry, an aviator and instructor in aviation in the Brooklyn public schools. Mrs. La Vista asked $100 to cover the cast of bringing witneses from Lone Iseland to White Plains next week to testify in her defense at the trial. La Vista has asked for permanent custody of their son, William, now 4 years old.

Danny Ahearn Didn't 'Get Away With It' Danny Ahearn, Hollywood writer ana autnor of "Murder and How to Get Away With It," failed In the words of the court to "get away" with a charge of attempted grand larceny in the second degree In General Sessions today. He pleaded guilty and was remanded to the Tombs by Judge Owen W. Bohan for sentence on May 25. Gasoline Price War Ends With Increase Peace reigns again today in the gasoline industry following a price war which was started in the Brooklyn area and which spread to dealers in other parts of the city. After several weeks of price cutting, dealers increased prices one cent on Monday and another cent cn Wednesday to restore the normal price structure.

Charged With Piracy On Seaman in Subway Peter Lyman, 36, of 426 4th Ave. was held without bail for the grand Jury by Magistrate Brodsky in Tombs Court today on charges of assault and robbery. He is alleged to have attacked and robbed William Kenner, 36, a seaman, of 25 Eouth Manhattan, in the wash-loom of the- Whitehall St. station th T. on Anrll IT.

this morning as van upon van lor tne lineup. Title Company Men Paid Ahead Of Investors Some of the officers and directors of the New York Title and Mortgage Company were paid the face value of their holdings of the company's mortgage certificates In 1931 and 1932 when other Investors had called $47,272,517 in mortgages and certificates and were unable to obtain payment, according to testimony which is today part of the record in the Moreland act investigation of the guaranteed mortgage situation. The largest payment, according to the testimony of Isidore Daniels, accountant, was $100,263 to Fred C. Lemmerman, a member of the executive committee of the Bank of Manhattan Company, which held 92 'i percent of the stock of the New York Title and Mortgage Company. Quit Bridge Authority Lemmerman resigned last January as a member of the Tribor-ough Bridge Authority following disclosure that he had received a J930 brokerage fee for renting office space for the Authority.

Lemmerman returned the fee. Daniels testified that payment of the Lemmerman certificate was demanded to liquidate an $80,000 loan advanced by the Bank of Manhattan Company. "There were others on the rolls of the New York Title Mortgage Company who wanted their certificates paid and were not so favored, were there not?" asked Alfred A. Cook, counsel for Moreland Act Commissioner George W. Alger.

"There were," Daniels replied. Crash of Glass Starts Blast Rumor A large plnte glass window in the store of tiie Teets' Auto Repair Company at 2915 Atlantic Ave. fell from its frame at 10:25 a.m. today and was smashed, causing a report that there had been a gasoline explosion there. A gasollnj truck was at the shop when the window was smashed and as a large storage tank was being filled from the truck that was be-leved to have given rise to the explosion report.

There was no explosion of any kind and no one was hurt. C. O. D. Charge $10.75 $11.25 11.00 11.50 10.75 11.25 9.00 9.50 Bii(klirnt Coal (Household) Koppefg Seaboard (Egg, Stove before Fill HUNTER Save DUE TO PRICES ARE WITHOUT Joseph D.

McGoldrick tions past "the man behind the Controller's chair." What Mr. Lang is saying as he chews his gum only he and the Controller know. And the Controller doesn't say. Once an advocate of re-zoning Herriot Challenges Young Turks in Party Clermont-Ferrand, France, May 11 W) Edouard Herriot launched a flat challenge to the "Young Turks" to throw him out as chief of the Radical Socialists, France's dominant political group, at the opening of the party congress today. I will quit the presidency of the party rather than quit the cabinet," Herriot said.

The "Young Turks" militant left wing adherents of the party are opposed to the Radicals sharing cabinet power with the Right. Wasner to Run For Controller: Quits LaGuardia Ernest C. Wagner, Republican boss of the 20th A. D. and unsuccessful Fusion candidate for Register last Fall, today deserted Mayor LaGuarda and announced his candidacy for the G.

O. P. nomination for Controller. The Mayor is expected to back the newly appointed Controller, Joseph D. McGoldrick, a Democrat, for the Republican Indorsement.

the deep resentment felt by the Republican rank and file over the Mayor's non-partisan method of filling his major administration offices, Wagner said: "This is one time a Democrat won't get in." Demand Brooklyn Nominee Whether the Manhattan Recovery unit will back a Brooklyn candidate was not Indicated. But both the old guard and the McKee men in Brooklyn were of the opinion that this borough is entitled to the nomination. Local leaders agree also that the opponent of Fusion's new controller, Joseph D. McGoldrick, who is a Brooklynite, must be of the same faith as the controller. Plan I'ltimatum to Big 3 Representatives of the 18 district organizations In the Recovery outfit, led by James M.

Power, the U. S. Commissioner of Jurors, will meet tomorrow to shape their ultimatum to the Democratic triumvirate. They hope to get a candidate of the type of George V. McLaughlin, former Police Commissioner and McKee campaign manager, or James I.

Cuff, who was Recovery candidate for Controller last year. Stephen V. Duffy, treasurer of the Brooklyn Recovery drive and an intimate of Boss Flynn of the Bronx, has been urged as a candidate. Capablanca Calls Alekhine 'Bluffer' Havana, May 11 t4) oJ.se Raoul Capablanca, who Is chess champion of Cuba and many other portion of the world, went out of his way today to stir up trouble with Dr. Alexander Alekhine, who is chess chamion of all the world.

"Alekhine." announced Capablanca, "is 25 percent ability and 75 percent bluff." Furthermore, said Capablanca, he is willing to stage a match with Alekhine "any time, at any place, and for any purse." Regarding an offer of Buenos Aaires to throw that famous Argentine city wide open to a contest be-between the two master minds of chess the Cuban master said: "Thev know I win nnt moV trouble. The only trouble will be to an acceptance from Alekhine who has been running away from a match with me for seven years." Dr. Alekhine Is now in Germany where he is playing a world's championship series wth Dr. E. D.

Bogol-jubow of Germany. INJURED IN CRASH Francis McLoughlln, 21, of 94-05 35th Jackson Heiehts, was slightly injured about 2:10 a.m. today when the automobile in which he was riding crashed into the rear end of a car driven and owned by James J. Hlnes of 444 Central Park West, Manhattan, Tammany leader of the 11th Assembly District. The accident occurred at 138th St.

and Wmnrtwnv. Mnrtnrtn. A regular traffic jam was (the Black' Maria type) came 30-Day Divorces Now Obtainable in Cuba Havana, May 11 UP) Cuba's new divorce law went Into effect today. Under it foreigners may obtain di-j vuitrs awcr owy ou aays icgai residence. In cases of "mutual petition," 40 days will be required for a divorce.

Where only one party sues, It will take about four months, in the opinion of Secretary of the Presidency Santovenia. War Debt Edict Stirs Protests Continued from Page 1 lacious as far as the American debt is concerned. Italy May Default Rome, May 11 (P) Italy may not make any war debt payment at all in June, said official circles today, in consequence of the United State's stand. Envoys Stunned Washington, May 11 (President Roosevelt, because four little words tucked into the Johnson Act, has called for a showdown in the international game of debts. The French and Belgian ambassadors were informed of the resolution on behalf of the President when they called at the State Department Wednesday.

The Italian, German and Czechocolvaklan envoys were given similar information yesterday. Surprise at the stunning answers they received to questions long considered routine left the diplomats without speech for publication. Can't Sell Books To Pay Creditors Special to The Eagle White Plains, May 11 Oscar Leroy Warren, like many another man, wanted to be an author. And, like many another man with similar ambitions, Warren was doomed to disappointment more acute, In his case, because he was trying to earn enough money to pay off his creditors, after he was indicted for the alleged theft of money from estates for which he had been named executor Of the four books Warren wrote. he said today when he returned after an absence of 16 months, none was accepted for publication.

Accompanied by his lawyer, War ren walked into the District Attorney's office here today and announced himself ready to plead guilty to two indictments charging htm with grand larceny In the first degree. Lost and Found Lotl and Found tdvtrtlMmentt et thf ink will rnte4 ben web Ssturdt TUB VUWB Or URUOKUH' 4flrNMinMitt lttu 1 tk ot m4 Found olmn ot Tftr UngU vill ba BROAIWAH1 very TuMdaf at 11:30 l.Jf. ind T'AMrnrfiv at It 4 It aim itiillMi WLTU. OAT Lost: Friday nlrht, white marklnm. name "Jitney," weight about 20 pounds; tlo reward.

115-25 84th Apt. S-E. Richmond Hill. DOO Lost; Boston terrier, 3'A yeara old brrndle. (our white feet, white chest', white Maze on face, bat ears, not clipped; about 28 pounds; anewerr to name lost In vicinity of Shore Road from Bay TUAp Ave.

to 80th wore no collar or harness; liberal reward; lost May 8. Van Holland. R915 Shore Road. Tel. BHore Road 5-2285.

PIN Lost; Monday; gold bar; keepsake; engraved June 16. mil; reward. Buhler. 515 Clinton Ave. MAIn 2-1M2.

VEST Found; man's, black, with school pin (1924 Tel. roxenaft 9-7527. WRI3T WATCH Lost; act with diamonds and aappblres, Initials A. reward Return to Joe's Restaurant, 330 Fulton Brooklyn, N. Y.

WRIBTWATOH Lost; ladv's, In vicinity of 45th 8t. and 18th Wednesday afternoon; inscription on beck; sentimental value; reward. Windsor 8-9332. Brady WRTOTWATCH Lost; at Coney Island tLane's Irish House). Sunday night; platinum, diamond, on black cord; reward, BHore Road B-H261.

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