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Firehouse DELPHIANS MEET AT KEW GARDENS the Long Island District, Deiphian Assembly, yesterday fourth annual rally and luncheon in the Homestead Hotel, Northport, vice president; Mrs. Charles Milton Ford of Centre, vice president; Mrs. Anna M. Poole of Rockville president. Back row-Mrs.

A. F. Jewett, treasurer; Mrs. Harry Hall-Marshall of Garden City, auditor; Mrs. C.

A. and Mrs. Percy G. Sherwood of Lynbrook, publicity Queens Social News of 85-50 Forest to Miss Catherine Jean Black, daughter of Mrs. Ida M.

Black of Cypress Hills. Miss Dorothy Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of 85th near 94th has resumed her studies at Barnard College. The Drum and Bugle Corps of Whitting Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold a dinner dance at the Oriental Paradise, 95th st.

and Jamaica on Nov. 4. Mr. and Mrs. William Milroy of 91st ave.

and 85th st. entertained Miss Vivian Milroy of Rhinebeck, N. Y. Miss Eleanor Elizabeth Ross of 88-02 74th pl. became the bride of Frank Lee Seely, son of Mrs.

Martha Seely of Jamaica, in the United Be Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Joseph Harvey officiated. The couple are making their home at 87-58 95th st. Mr.

and Mrs. G. H. Allen of 86th ave. near Woodhaven bivd.

have returned from a motor tour through the New England States. Forest Hills Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tierney Kessel st. entertained in honor of their daughter, Doris, on her 16th birthday.

Those present were Helen O'Gorman, Mae O'Connell, Jeanne and Sue Stickel, Eleanor Temple, Lilia Arguedas, Muriel Leavitt, Catherine Buckley, Soja Vihorz, Margaret Julig, Paul Temple, Arthur Gomez, Joseph Zuffa, Chester Reilly, Charles Gehnrich, Gordon Hedwig. Robert McCollium, Washington Hetter and Clement Hurley. The Forest Hills Bridge Club met at the Community Club, Staffora ave. and Kessel last night. Mrs.

Horace F. Ferry of 117 112th st. entertained the Ladies Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills, Seminole at a tea and cake sale in 1 her home. Mrs. Frieda Katz of Shorthill rd.

has left for a tour of the West. Mrs. Jane Willis presided at a meeting of the Women's Regular Democratic Club of Forest Hills in the Community Club, Stafford ave. marked the acquisition of four Kew Gardens. Front row, left Kew Gardens, president; Mrs.

Centre, vice president, and Mrs. J. O. P. Humphries of Hollis, Calkins of Merrick, recording chairman.

BROOKHAVEN GETS HEALTH RULE O. K. Patchogue, L. Oct. 10 The question raised two weeks ago over the legality of the appointment of Dr.

F. Duane Squire of Stony Brook as health officer of Brookhaven Town to succeed Dr. William H. Roe was settled yesterday afternoon when Town Counsel Ralph J. Hawkins handed down a ruling to the town board upholding both the appointment of Dr.

Squire and the power of the Board of Health to make the appointment and to continue in power in relation to health matters. WOMAN HURT BY CAR WINS $10,000 AWARD Mrs. Margaret Condon of 163 Greenpoint Brooklyn, received an award of $10,000 from a jury in the Queens Supreme Court yesterday following trial of an action for money damages for injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Mrs. Condon brought her action against the Brooklyn Show Case Company of Clay Brooklyn, alleging that she was struck and permanently injured by a truck owned by the company as she was crossing Manhattan at Milton Brooklyn, Nov.

29, 1927. Testimony was introduced to show that her right leg was fractured in such a manner that she will have to use crutches the rest of her life, and fracture of the left wrist has left her wrist and hand in such condition as to impair its usefulness permanently. Flooded Road Complaint Brings Probe by Board Patchogue, L. Oct. 10-Declaring that he had been unable to get any answer from Superintendent of Highways Arthur W.

Murray on several occasions, Alfred L. Hart of Bay ave. yesterday came before the Brookhaven Town Board asking body to act a drainage problem in front of his home. He stated that after a rain the street assumed the proportions of a lake and that water was ankle deep on his front walk. The board voted an immediate investigation and appointed Justice Willard B.

Monsell and Superintendent Murray as a committee. PHONYPHOTOS By MEB SING HIGH LAUNDRY FOR MAYOR MECIIC MER- Much to the disappointment of both LaGuardia and Walker, the place of honor for campaign posters went to Andrew J. McCivic, Tax Grievance Candidate for the Mayoralty, when Sing High, Queens big laundry man, today decorated his window with a "McCivic for Mayor" placard. Walker declared the reason for Sing High's indorsement of McCivic was because McCivic gets hot under the collar and consequently has to change often. "That's a dirty crack," shouted when told of Mayor Walker's assertion.

"It wouldn't be a bad idea if Jimmy sent his kind of politics to a laundry for a thorough washing." of a a S. 91, to be held at Ridgewood Gardens on Nov. 13. Mrs. Kaiser is president of the club.

GLENDALE WORKER Mrs. Margaret Kaiser. Mrs. Margaret Kaiser of 338 Epsilon Glendale, making active plans for the annual luncheon and card party of the Mothers Club of BROKEN GAS PIPE CITED IN DEATH OF RESTAURANT MAN Benjamin Fleisher, 52, Found Dead in Long Beach Home. Was Closing Up Residence.

Long Beach, L. Oct 10-Benjamin Flesher, 52, of 800 West End Manhattan, was found dead in bed at his summer bungalow here, yesterday. City Physician Dr. J. Blimblum stated death was caused by accidental gas asphyxiation.

Mr. Fleisher, who owned two large restaurants in Manhattan at Broadway and 95th st. and at Broadway and 155th cane to Long Beach on Tuesday to close up his residence here for the winter. He intended to return to New York early Wednesday morning to keep business appointments. When he failed to return home, his wife, Anna, became anxious and a telephoned a friend here to go to the bungalow to investigate.

On opening the front door which was unlocked, she smelled odor of gas called Julius Baumder, a neighbor, who found Mr. Flesher in bed. He was disrobed and appeared asleep. Dr. George S.

Reiss was called and stated the man had been dead at least eight hours, police said. Investigation by Detectives Moore and Callan showed that tables and chairs in the bedroom had been jammed against a gas pipe which had been indented enough to cause it to be partially broken away at the connection near the floor. District Attorney Elvin N. Edwards nas ordered an autopsy to be held at the Long Beach Hospital by Dr. Heminger of Hempstead, and Dr.

J. Blimblum. Mr. Fleisher was a member of the Grand St. Boys Association, Manhattan, a director of the Long Beach Westholme Association and several fraternal religious organizations.

Besides his wife, four daughters and two young sons survive him. NASSAU MAY GET LARGE HOSPITAL A special survey of hospitals in Nassau County, with particular attention to the county's present and future needs and having as its object the establishment of a large hospital to serve all of Nassau, is being made by the Nassau County Medical Society, according to a statement today by J. Louis Neff, executive secretary of the organization. 5 Vamp Commissioners Named in Hewlett Vote Hewlett, L. Oct.

10-In one of the stormiest elections in the history of the Hewlett Bay Fire District, five commissioners were elected last night, with a record vote of 414 votes cast. Six tickets were in field with 15 candidates seeking the post. Two of the present commissioners were re-elected, while three of their colleagues who were seeking reelection were defeated. Louis J. Gumpert was re-elected by a vote of 298, while Arthur L.

Adsit was also re-elected with 160 votes. George P. Brett Thomas H. Brower Jr. and George W.

Hewlett were elected. Japanese Navy Officers Visit Roosevelt Field Roosevelt Field, L. Oct. 10- offers from the Japanese ship which is anchored in the Hudson River, were visitors at Roosevelt Field yesterday. The offcers.

Commanders Hiroshi Turuno, Os mid Sugunoto, Ryohei Arisaka an.d Lieut. Kohel Arthara, inspected the field and later had dinner here. a doz a which was can a has MAGISTRATE HITS DRIVERS' TACTICS IN SEEKING FARES Marvin Charges Riders Virtually Forced Into, Vehicles by Operators. Magistrate Benjamin Marvin today threatened to throw all the belligerents in the Jamaica bus war off the streets of Queens and was prepared to bring back to court bus drivers whose cases are pending before him and dispose of their cases. In Jamaica court yesterday, he charged that bus drivers al but "kick pedestrians into their machines.

After hearing a reckless driving case. which indirectly is part of the Jamaica war among bus companies to gain possession of the various routes. Magistrate Marvin said that the "disgraceful condition must come to an end even if I have to the whole bunch off the line." toss. then told of being a victim on Tuesday night at the Jamaica station of the Long Island Railroad, when a bus driver grabbed him by the coat and asked him to travel in his machine. Bus Drivers War.

John J. Miller of 709 E. 9th st, Brooklyn, driver for the Queens Bus Lines, was the complainant in the reckless driving case against David Rupfield, 33, of 340 S. 3d Brooklyn, operator of a rival bus. He charged that when attempting to pass Rupfield's bus last week at Sutphin blvd.

and 120th Jaretca, after Rupfield's machine had stopped to discharge passengers, he was forced across the street when Rupfield suddenly swerved his machine to the left. Patrolman R. C. Donohue of the Jamaica Precinct called and served Rupfield with a summons. Rupfield denied the charges, adding that Miller had gone off the road while arguing with him over the collecting of fares.

He also said that Miller's bus was not off the road, but riding on the dirt shoul- May Double Fine. Magistrate Marvin found Rupfield guilty after Joseph Galvin of 33 Garden Brooklyn, testified in Miller's behalf. Rupfield said that he was sure Galvin was in the employ of the Queens Bus Lines, Magistrate Marvin adjourned the case until Friday for the bus driver to produce witnesses to prove this. The court promised to fine Rupfield double the amount originally imposed, which was $10, if he failed to prove that Galvin is an employee of the rival bus company. When the attorney for three bus drivers failed to make an appearance in court for the second time to defend them in cases, In which the police charge them with driving unlicensed busses for the purpose of collecting fares, Magistrate Marvin was further angered.

"I don't want you men to think you are putting over something on me," he said. you are trying to stall hearing until I have gone from Jamaica, you're only fooling yourselves. I will ask the next magistrate when your case comes up if he will let me rule over it." JOHNSON ENTERS RACE FOR BENCH William G. Johnson of 39-48 56th Woodside, yesterday filed with the Board of Elections petitions as a candidate for municipal judge in the second municipal district in Queens. The Republicans nominated Carl I.

Schwanda in this district and the Democrats, William Robinson. Johnson's political sponsors style themselves the Judiciary Nominators, and the committee named to fill vacancies include Robert C. Baird of Forest Hills; Louis H. Woodburn Elmhurst and George Phillips of Woodside. Johnson has been a resident of Woodside for a number of years.

He graduated from the Cornell Law School in 1908 and was admitted to bar in the same year. He hrs been member of the Queens County Bar association for more than 20 He has offices in Woodside and 261 Broadway, Manhattan, Babylon Wins Fight Against Bell Nuisance Babylon. L. Oct. 10-Mayor Overton stated today that had been informed by the PubService Commission that an order bad been issued to the Long Island Railroad to discontinue the warning bells at the Litchfield ave.

crossing West Babylon. With the bells discontinued, the crossing will be protected only by red flasher URGES FIRE CAUTION. Huntington, 1. L. Oct.

10-Pupils of Huntington High School heard lecture on fire prevention morning at the assemexercises. The speaker was O. Waterling, an engineer of the Travelers Insurance Company. The above staff of officers of new Nassau chapters at the to right--Mrs. J.

W. Arthur of Thomas H. Darling of Rockville W. F. Purdy of Brooklyn, vice corresponding secretary; Mrs.

secretary, 4 YOUTHS ADMIT QUEENS ROBBERY Pleas of guilty were entered yesterday by four youths in the Queens County Court to the robbery of $100 from Joseph Sommers, a Woodhaven dentist, on the night of August 10. The defendants, Constantine Prisco, 17, of 104-40 134th Richmond Hill; Phillip Stayzak, 17, of 95-24 90th st, Ozone Park; Raymond Barrett, 17, of 86-02 144th Jamaica, and James Matozinski, 18, of 91-06 97th Ozone Park, will be sentenced by Judge Frank F. Adel tomorrow. Sommers was waylaid by the four in Woodhaven, and after receiving a severe beating at their hands, was relieved of his wallet and left lying in the street. COPS TO E-ENACT KILLING OF WARDEN Detectives Theodore Burger and Horace Holden of the Jamaica Precinct left for Albany today to obtain extradition papers for Frank Aldino of 2106 Fulton Brooklyn, who was indicted Tuesday for the murder of William T.

Cramer, a game warden, in the Idlewild woods, South Jamaica. Cramer was slain Sept. 29 by a hunter he sought to arrest for violation of the game laws. Aldino was arrested as a suspect Monday night in Newark, N. and his indictment by a Queens County Grand Jury followed.

The charge is murder in the first degree. If the alleged killer is extradited from New Jersey he will be taken to the scene of the killing by detectives under Capt. Herbert Graham of Queens County detectives and the killing will be re-enacted. It is alleged that Aldino has confessed. East Glendale Church Holds Benefit Party More than 1,000 parishioners and guests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church of East Glendale filled Schwaben Hall, 474 Knickerbocker ave, to attend the entertainment and dance held last night under the auspices of the United Societies of the church.

The proceeds will go to the fund being raised for the construction of a new church at 85th rd. and Myrtle ave. The first part of the evening's entertainment was a three -act play, My Advice," by Eugene G. Harer, presented by the Mission Relief Players. The players were John Gregenwarth, George Goetz, George Stegerwald, Blanche Stegerwald, Marie M.

Ford. Joseph Schmitt, Philomena Wetzel and Marie Bauer. Northport Gets Action On Hulk Fight Oct. 22 Following charges by Northport residents that the action against George E. Huntley, charged with littering the harbor with several hulks, was "frozen up in the Federal Attorney's office in Brooklyn," officials that a hearing in the case stated, for Oct.

22 in Brooklyn. U. S. Attorney Howard W. Ameli denied the claim that information was refused Northport residents concerning the status of the case.

Queens Flag, Chosen in 1913, Goes Up First Time Monday adopted more than 16 official flag of the Queens will up on the over Boro Hall. Long first when U. Boro George Harvey Monday halyards Harvey discovered the flag a Boro Hall. The flag of white alternate shield of the Dutch William Kieft, Queensboro In the center signifying the Indian name for Long Island. "Seawanhaka," which.

at the time of its discovery, meant wampum or native currency in the Indian language. Within the circle wampum are crossed flowers, a tulip emblematic Dutch and a double red and white rose of the English. In the upper corner at the halyard side of the flag is a gold crown denoting a Queen and the name of the county and in boro honor of Queen Catherine. Underneath this the name the boro the year 1898, white which year the boro became part of representing a belt of wampum and the greater City of New York. 8 Jamaica.

A reunion of the Alumni of Jamaica Training School for Teachers will be the school Oct. 16. A play, "Everybody's Husband," will be presented by a cast of undergraduates. Miss Beatrice Kellogg is president of the Alumni. The Jamaica Council of Jewish Women, of which Mrs.

Benjamin Marvin is president, has opened an educational program in charge a of Mrs. Rose Nassos. There will be a class in public speaking and parliamentary law conducted by Mrs. Grace Gunn, president of the Women's Speaking Club of America. Election of officers featured the meeting of the Queen Esther Circle of the First Methodist Church.

Miss Myra Schluter was named president; Miss Nellie Derrickson, president; Miss Vera Schmidt, cording secretary; Miss Idabelle Batley, corresonding secretary, and Miss Christine Wood, treasurer. The Sisterhood of Temple Israel will hold a card party at the Temple Israel Community Center, Hillside and Herriman on Oct. 23. Mrs. William Rosenberg is chairman.

A card party attended by more than 200 women was held by the ways and means committee of the Jamaica Day Nursery at the Jamaica Y. M. C. A. Mrs.

John Proben was chairman, assisted by Mrs. F. M. MacNaughton, Mrs. Louis Mansbach and Mrs.

F. Steinbeck. The Joan of Arc Club of St. Mary's R. C.

Church, Jamaica, made social plans at a business meeting presided over by Miss Peggy Wolf. A card party will be held at the clubrooms on Thursday, Oct. 17, in charge of Miss Ann Schimmer. A Halloween party will be held 011 Friday, Oct. 25, in charge of Miss Betty Johann.

Kew Gardens Mrs. Louise Flesch is now at home in Elton Hall, Metropolitan Kew Gardens. She formerly resided at the Forest Chateau, Woodhaven. George Simpson of 85-12 121st Richmond Hill, is captain of the Kew Gardens football team. The Rev.

Mark Wayne Williams of Brooklyn delivered an inspiring address on "True Aristocracy" before the annual meeting and luncheon of the Long Island District of Delphian Assemblies at the Homestead Hotel, yesterday. Representatives from all parts of Long Island were present. The committee included: Mrs. Charles M. Ford, chairman; Mrs.

E. E. Rich, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. W.

A. Force, Miss R. Glenn Mrs. G. Greening, Miss Helen Reed, Mrs.

C. Vosburgh, Mrs. Charles Sage, Mrs. George P. Manville, Mrs.

A. Wesley, Mrs. N. Code, Mrs. M.

Dregnon, Mrs. Fred Waterbury and Mrs. W. C. Hart.

Woodhaven Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams of 79th st. entertained at their home in honor of Mrs. Williams' birthday.

Mrs. Harry Zust of Woodhaven blvd. has closed her summer home Central Valley and returned to town for the winter months. Miss Martha Steinberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

William V. Steinberg, became the bride of Henry Boetel, of Brooklyn, in the home of the parents, 85-49 79th st. The C. Wasmund, pastor of bride's, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Middle Village, officiated. The couple will make their home in Elmhurst.

Miss Helen Kaufmann of Woodhaven bivd. entertained several guests at her home at a bridge party. Dr. Henry Kuhlmeyer of Forest pkwy, has been visiting relatives in Germany, Miss Edith Plass, of 118th st. entertained the members of the Ten M.

Bridge Club. of Announcement has been made the engagement of Edward Newson CITY BODY COOL ON SUBWAY PLEA OF KEW GARDENS Route Change Unlikely But Civics May Obtain Express Stop They Seek With Kew Gardens residents fighting over the route which the Queens blvd. subway should take from Union turnpike to Hillside it is unlikely that the Board of Transportation will change its original plans for the Queens blvd.137th property-Maple Grove Cemetery route, it was reported at the Board of Transportation today. While no official announcement came from the Board today, it was said to be cold toward the Kew Gardens rd. alternative route sponsored by a number of Kew Gardens civic workers.

Sponsors of the latter route practically conceded that their opposition would be dropped if the Board made the proposed Union pike blvd. station an express stop instead of a local stop, as proposed. May Grant Express Stop. Chairman John H. Delaney informed the delegation of about 20 persons who attended yesterday's hearings that the local stop had not been definitely decided upon, and that it would be possible to have it changed to an express stop.

Many in the Kew Gardens community are opposed to the Kew Gardens rd. the Board was informed M. Basset after proudly Francis P. O'Connor and Alrick H. Man had spoken in favor of it.

The route question was to come up before Board of Estimate today on the plea of the Board of Transportation for approval of the original route. Mayor Walker had directed the Transportation Comconsider change at missioners.to of a Kew Gardens spokesman last week. ISLIP TOWN TAXES CUT 50 PERCENT Islip, L. Oct. 10-The estimates for general town expenses for the next year, as prepared by the Islip Town Board yesterday, show a total of about $74,000 to be raiseed by tax, which is less than one-half the amount raised in the 1928 budget for the same purposes.

total of estimated expenditures coming year is $219,490, while the total of estimated revenues is $144,953.04, leaving a balance to be raised by tax of $74,536.96. The general town expenditures for the past year were $35,260 greater than the estimates for the ensuing year. The major part of this difference is accounted for by items of $12,000 in last year's budget for a new dock at West Sayville, $12,250 more for sidewalks than appears in this year's budget and $6,000 more for town parks in the last budget. Otto Muehlenbrink Rites Are Planned Tomorrow The funeral of Otto Muehlenbrink, 69, a retired hotel proprietor, of College Point, who died on Tuesday night, will be held tomorrow morning from his home, 8-03 117th College Point, followed by a requiem mass at 10 o'clock in St. Fidelis Church.

Burial will be in Mount St. Marys Cemetery. Mr. Muehlenbrink suffered a stroke while visiting in Germany three months ago and returned to this country a week ago. For 35 years he conducted the Turn Hotel, also known as Muehlenmink Hall, in College Point.

He was a member of Queens Boro Lodge of Elks, Adelphi Social Club, the College Point Maennerchor and the Steuben Society. He left a son, Otto Muehlenbrink an attorney. Woodhaven Man Fined $85 for Killing Huntington, L. Oct. 10-One of the first local game violation cases for this year came yesterday before Justice of the Peace John Deans, when Alfred Zisoni, 41, of Woodhaven, Queens, was charged with killing pheasant out of season.

The man was arrested on the old Platt Ackerly farm at Elwood by Sidney Y. Sullivan, a special game officer of the Greenlawn Gun Club. The officer heard some shooting in the woods, and when he investigated found the man in possession of a cock pheasant. Zisoni was fined $60 for killing the pheasant out of season and $25 for possession of the birds. Charles Hess Leaves $20,000 to Charities Nearly $20,000 in legacies was bequeathed to charities under the will of Charles Hess, who died Sept.

22 at his home, 85-11 104th Richmond Hill. The document was filed in the Surrogate's Court yesterday. Mr. Hess had retired some time ago from the firm of Charles Hess Company, importers. He bequeathed his one-fourth interest in the business to his five one children in equal shares.

A daughter. Mrs. Agnes Everding, of 21 Harmon Brooklyn, received a $20.000 legacy, and other friends and relatives received smaller amounts. The residuary, after charitable legacies, passes to the widow, Mrs. Christina Hess.

Charles Lohlein Heads Maspeth Legion Post Charles was elected commander of the Maspeth Post, American Legion, last night, succeeding John Heron. Other officers elected are Julius Buzy, George Forgit and Louis Porkinb, vice commanders; Edward Austin, adjutant; Benjamin E. Webb, treasurer; Joseph E. Fronera, chaplain; Steve Chaskey, sergeant-atarms, and Blakeny C. Tracey and John Heron, county committeemen.

VAMP HOME IS GUTTED BY BLAZE Six Firemen Are Injured in Vain Attempt to Save Live Oak Engine House adjoins. Six Vamps Hurt. Rockville Centre, L. Oct. 10-- Fire believed to have started from a defective chimney flue last night destroyed the 40-year-old home of the Live Oak Engine Company on Washington, $30,000, the causing greater a loss part esti- of which was protected by insurance.

Six local volunteer firemen received minor injuries during the brave out futile effort to save the two-story frame-stucco building and its contents which included a $13,000 piece of apparatus, two voting machines and priceless firemanic trophies and relics. among which was an oil painting of the former Bill Tweed of New York. Tweed Picture Destroyed. The Live Oak Company was the second oldest in this village being founded by the late John R. Strague, a prominent figure in the old New York City Volunteer Fire Department during the days of Boss Twerd and the Tweed "ring." The founder named the company after the old Live Oaks of New York, of which he was a member before coming to this place in the early seventies.

The oil painting that was burned showed Tweed in the full regalia of the Volunteer fire fighters of the day. No one was in the building at the time the blaze started. It was discovered by a passerby, who summoned the local department. Four fire companies in charge of Chief Thomas Gumbs responded, and after a hour's work they succeeded in saving the building of the Eureka Hook and Ladder Company which AN The injured volunteers were: Lemuel Strauss and Harry Lister, both of the Woodland Company; George Kramer, Eureka Company; Frank Hempstead, Alert Company; Herbert Chamberlain, Defender Company, and George Kleinfeller of the Live Oak Company. All were treated for cuts caused by flying glass.

The voting machines were the property of the board ot elections of Nassau County, and are to be covered by separate insurance. They were to have been used at the coming election in the building. at which registration was to be started next Friday. The fire in the building was started yesterday for the first time this season and it is thought that the flue became overheated, causing the wood frame to ignite. ACTION POSTPONED ON PARK AIR BASE The fight over right of the Naval Militia to acres of Jathe, cob Riis Park in Queens came before the Sinking Fund Commission at its meeting yesterday, with Nathan Straus, president of the Park Association of New York, heading a delegation which protested against continued use of the park as a seaplane base.

Mayor Walker said the city was considering several possible sites for a seaplane base to be used by the Naval Militia and put the matter over until the commission's first meeting in January. Otto Kahn to Head Suffolk G. O. P. Drive Bay Shore, L.

Oct. 10-Otto H. Kahn has accepted the chairmanship of the campaign of the Suffolk County Republican organization, it was, announced by County Chairman Kingsland Macy last evening. Mr. Kahn previously assured Macy had, willingness to assist the party in this county, and he was elected to the campaign chairmanship at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Republican organization at Riverhead last evening.

Mr. Kahn has been a resident for many years of Cold Spring Harbor in this county where he has a large estate. It is said that he plans to take an part in this fall's political campaign. TO INSTALL OFFICERS. Freeport, Oct.

10-State Commander John' Bennett of the American Legion will install newly elected county officers of the American Legion at the Nassau County dinner in the Freeport Elks Club, Oct. 19. He will be met by the fife and drum corps of the William Clinton Story Post of Freeport and escorted to the Legion Dugout on Sunrise Highway. VISIT YOKOHAMA. Freeport, L.

Oct. 10-Word has been received that Ernest S. Randall, president of the First National Bank and Trust Company here, accompanied by Mrs. Randall, arrived at Yokohama, Oct. 3.

State Law Wins Dismissal Despite 2 City Violations Although he was guilty of ing a city ordinance, Andrew Jordan, 55, of 147th ave, and 156th Jamaica, before Magistrate Benjamin Marvin yesterday, in the Jamalca Court, by a State law, was found not guilty. The twist in the law was the first of its kind before Judge Marvin in his two years on the bench. Jordan was arraigned on complaint of Patrolman H. E. Towne of the A.

S. P. C. on a charge of being cruel to animals, and on other signed by Mrs. Katherine Sanders of 147-04 157th Jamaica, lening Jordan fired a shotgun inside the city limits.

Both are city violations. Towne declared that on Sept. 27 Jordan shot a dog which running away with one of Jordan's chickens. An hour later the wounded dog WILS found by a policeman, who ended the animal's life with a second bullet. Towne said that because the dog lived an hour after the shot was tired, Jordan was guilty of charge of cruelty to animals.

Mrs. Sanders, owner of the doz. made the complaint that Jordan further violated law by firing shotgun inside the city limits. "The Agriculture Law gives man the right to shoot a kills his livestock Under the circumstances and because Jordan I'cense for the shotgun, I only dismiss both case," declared Magistrate Marvin in closing the hearing..