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WALL STREET 2.15 o'clock Ticker it it THREE CENTS THE WEATHER KMX AND COLDER TODAY; FEIDAV CLOL'DY AND COLDER tVitiperatare, 13 M. Ea(I Station) 4't Year ftfo (cloudy) SI Tf 10 rears, iimt 4U 31 Cam fie Report on Faco 11, O0KLYN AILY EAGLE i at 90th YEAR No. 41 NEW YORK CITY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1930. 40 PAGES in BLAST HITS WRECKS TWO BUIL GHOOL-SCOKES DINGS AM) HURT: CHURC Explosion Shatters Every Window in School HUGHES CONFIRMATION IN DOUBT AS LOBBY DISCLOSURE AIDS FOES Still Blowup Rocks P.S.83; 3 Arrested 20inHo-)italJf)Iuil Doors Jam in Flijrlit Parents in Panic a-aT Vm. 9 I PRINCESS DIVORCED Senate Shifts Behind Screen 1I huh: tin 4- a t' 4 "-ana laiaXaayaJtl intact in P.

S. 83 after house at remarkable photo above tak nw.a Pupils Remain Cool, Sing Despite Peril 500 in Assembly liaU When Blast Stops Their Song but in an Instant They Resume the" Chorus Courage Remarked by Principal In spite of the terrific blast that rocked P. S. 83 this morning and abruptly halted the singing of 500 pupils in the assembly room, an instant later the 500 young voices took up the song and "carried through" as if nothing un la 1637 Dean St. (foreground) was en by Eagle staff photographer.

Japan Agrees To Battleship Holiday to '36 AlsoVTouldCutMaximum Tonnage and Caliber- Extend Craft Life London, Feb. 13 W) The Japa nese delegation in a statement given cut this afternoon, declared Japan was ready to accept a holiday in bat' tlsehlp construction until 1936, to reduce the tonnage of battleships to 25,000 tons and to reduce the maximum caliber of guns to 14 Inches. The statement, which has been eagerly awaited in view of the Brit ish and American announcements of naval aims, said that Japan also wa sready to agree to the prolonga tion of the life of battleships from 20 years to 26 years. Japan attaches special importance to cruisers armed with 8-inch guns and wishes to maintain "the minimum force sufficient for the t'; fnational defense taking into consideration the forces, iossessed by other powers." The Japanese statement generally agreed with the previous British and American announcements, but, to the surprise of the other delegations, failed to make any mention of their demands on the United States for a 70 percent heavy cruiser ratio. Sets Maximum Tonnage The maximum tonnage of 6-Inch gun cruisers should be from 7,000 to 7,500 tons and that of flotilla Please Turn to Page 19 French Indo-China Revolt Increases Paris, Feb.

13 (JV-Bomb throwing and the Increased seriousness of revolutionary outbreaks in French Indo-China were announced by the French Minister of Colonies today. Mve French officers were killed, five wounded and five Annamlte troopers slain In a mutiny of native riflemen at Yenbay yesterday and additional troops have been sent there. Pombs were reported to have been thrown In Hanoi. Blasts of Ammunition Mark Vera Cruz Fire Vera Cruz, Mexico, Feb. 13 (Ay-Tire Inflicted a considerable loss in the business section of this city during the night.

Explosion of stored ammunition made a spectacular dis play. In the midst of the fire the city'i water supply failed. wl ii by tne he Apr. G. O.

Leaders Admit rear oi failure as Class and Nye Take Floor in Opposition i Question Ability to Force Vote Tonight Washington, Feb. 13 (IP) Confirmation oi Charles Evans Hughes as Chief Justice of the United States by the Senate went into the doubtful stage today as his friends conceded "big inroads" by the opposition overnight. Foes of Hughes were seriously considering; a move to recommit the nomination to the Judiciary Committee. However, there was a disvislon of opinion on that step. Some maintained that there would not be a difference of more than one or two votes on a roll call for confirmation and on one for recommittal to committee.

Senator Watson of Indiana, Republican leader, predicted a margin of 17 votes for the nominee as the fourth day of debate was resumed, with Senators Glass, Democrat, Virginia, and Nye, Republican, South Dakota, carrying on the attack against Hughes. Others who were busy checking the situation early today agreed there was beginning to be doubt on the outcome with decision depending on the final attitude of the Democrats. Norrls Expects Confirmation Senator Norris, Republican, Ne braska, who opened the attack on Hughes on Monday, said today "he will be confirmed" but he smiled broadly when asked by how many votes. Senator Glass was of the opinion that the result was in doubt. It was conceded also, that a vote might not be reached today.

This was based on the presumption that Please Turn to Page 19. Untermyer Indorses Hughes Appointment Samuel Untermyer, special counsel for the Transit Commission In its fight i to maintain a five-cent fare on the Interborough subway, today Indorsed the appointment of Charles Evans Hughes as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, expressing the opinion that the appointment would not have the slightest effect on the litigation over the five-cent fare. "In measuring a lawyer's views of legal and economic questions by the character and Influence of his clients the lawyers of the Senate take a strange he said. "One might as well say that a lawyer who defends men charged with crime would not make a good judge of a criminal court as to argue that because the legal services of the greatest advocate of the day are naturally sought by the greatest corporations, he necessarily shares the economic views of his clients. In point of fact, he may abhor them and the early history of Mr.

Hughes leads one to believe that in some respects he does." Charges Elsman With Poisoning Her Bov's Mind Elsman Asks Court to Place Child in the Hands of Neutral Party (Special to The Eagle.) Reno, Nev, Feb. 13 Attorneys for Mrs. Beatrice Elsman today asked the District Court hearing the battle for custody of the son of herself and Ralph Elsman, former Brooklyn gas magnate, to take the child out of the custody of the father during the pendency of the present case and place him In the hands of a neutral party. The motion was based on affidavit made by Mrs. Beatrice Elsman after she visited the child yesterday for the first time in 14 months, and Is accompanied by an affidavit from Mrs.

J. B. Cllnedinst, who accompanied Mrs. Elsman on the visit as a neutral observer. THE EAGLE INDEX Anfels ratri.

Dr. Brady 18 Aviation 11 Chess 2 Death Nailers, Lett, 10 Editorials it Financial 7, 3C-HK Lens Island 10 Comica 29 Rartia. Kaltenbom'sv Answers. Ship Ncwa 2 Hoclety a Saarte S.l W. van's Paje 10 Accumulated gas in a drab one-story brick building at 1635 Dean near Schenectady went of! villi a terrific explosion at 9:20 this morning- The force of it lifted up the roof in flying fragments, tore out the walls and spread them to the ground.

Almost instantly came a second exploeion and the adjoining house at 1637 also collapsed. The rear wall of a squat church building, the Bethel African M. E. Church, disintegrated Into fcparate bricks. For nif.ny blocks around the force of the explosion shattered windows, rocked buildings and spread instant terror throughout the neighborhood.

On Schenectady across the street from wlicrr Uie explosion took place. 2.000 cluMt were gathered in PubUo School S3. Som. were In rlas-ses, about 500 were in the assembly room on the lltV. floor.

Twenty ptitons were takt-n to hospitals, Including 10 of the school children, but a largrr iiuiiibi-r nen1 treated 6u the spot by aiiibulaiin-surgeons, tthilc still others hurricti home to r.tnse their cUWhiid brutes. Si-liool Windows Every window in the building was smashed into showers of flying and I'lcasc Turn in Pajrr 3. Broad Gains And Losses on Active Market Hears Ha miner Sonic Issues Donn-Others Are Run Up to New Highs Both bulls and beara were acttrr in tlie stock market today and near the close of the session the list displayed a curious mixture of broad gains and losses. Leading Issues like American Can, U. S.

Steel. Consolidated Gas, American Telephone and Westing- house were marked up 2 to 4 points to new highs for the year and held up well under late profit-taking. Bears, however, hammered Simmons Company down about six points and Gillette down about five, both to new lows, and Western Union, Montgomery Ward. Sears Roebuck and Radio sold lower, as did Fox Film. Trading was fairly active In the forenoon but slowed down later.

News of the day was mixed. Including an increase In stocks of copper, good earnings statements, a lower rediscount rate at Boston and other items. Cotton and wheat prices held steady. (Stock Table on Page 38) Mercy of Court Saves Burglar From Life Term MYLougiiliii Aurrces to Lcs ser Plea to Protect Negro From the Baumes Law William Poppore, 39, a Negro, or 22 Bancroft Place, Brooklyn, wa. allowed to plead guilty to a charge of petty larceny before County Judge Alonzo McLoughlln In Brooklyn today on an indictment csarg-Ing burglary.

This was done to save him from life sentence under the Baumes laws. It was alleged Poppore stole a pair of trousers from 1700 Pacific Brooklyn. In allowing the lesser plea, McLoughlin said, "judires will lend ylttle co-operation to the ta. of solving the problem of cruiie'aud the criminal by rubber stamp dispositions based neither on intelligence nor JJudgment." Couzervs Son-in-Law Shifts to Big House Washington, Feb. 13 Mr.

and Mrs. William Jeffries Chewning the bank teller son-in-law, and the 19-year-old daughter of Senator Couzens of Michigau, Instead of occupying the one-room, kitchenette and bath apartment thev chose together while planning their unexpected marriage will reside in a capacious dwelling in an exclusive residential district, it. was announced while the young counle erected about D00 guests at a dance last night. The apartment house manager who accepted a month's rent from the shy couple less than t'vo weeks ago said, dejectedly, they informed him yesterday they bad "changed their miuih." 5 'yas; Not one window was left Women Demand Referendum on Volstead Law Denounce Conditions as They ExistToday-Mrs. Sabin Wins Applause Washington, Feb.

13 OP) A group of calm but determined women to-. day raised their voices on Capitol Hill in protest against prohibition, and as soon as they had presented their views William Cabel Bruce of Maryland, a former Senator and caustic critic of the dry law, spoke out for an immediate change in the prohibition statute. Appearing at the second day of hearing by the House Judiciary Committee on Resolutions proposing either repeal or a referenum on the Eighteenth Amendment, the women argued that the time had come when the electorate should pass by ballot upon the dry law. Bruce had Just started his tistimony when the committee recessed over the noon hour. frequently testimony today was interrupted by applause, and time after time Chairman Graham of the committee had to admonish spectators to restrain their emo tions.

Mrs. Mary T. Norton, a Demo cratic representative from New Jer sey, was the first witness. Mrs. Norton is author of one of the resolutions to repeal the Eight' eenth Amendment.

Norton Argues for Referendum She stood bareheaded before the committee. She wore nose glasses with a broad ribbon. Her black purse rested on a table before her. It matched her tailored black crepe de chine dress. She wore black black suede shoes and sheer chiffon hose.

Mrs. Norton said a referendum Please Turn to Page News rested In mail robbery at Grand Central. Now you can hear yourself think through Chicago savant's device, darn it Woman, dazed, comes to before her home Couzens' eloped daughter abandons one-room apartment for handsome love nest. Notables left outside in rush of 10,000 at Republican Club dance Divorced: 5 Brooklynltes, in Reno Flatbush demands subway only for Utica Ave Metz opposes doles as unemployment relief. Five hundred padlocks don't stop Nassau liquor flow, says District Attorney Edwards, sailing for Havana where saloons are airport will be one of country's best Captain Barney dubious about humanizing submarine warfare, stabs, kills husband, but may escape chair Brookhaven town plans 11 road projects 750 attend Queens Christian Endeavor conference.

Magistrate Vltale faces possibility of trial on unfitness charge Exclusive Sea Gate streets opened to democratic Erit tenants, by court decision Republican leaders deny defection of Italians to McCooey ranks 20 families ousted, service halted by Manhattan fire. In Hughes Vote Varying' Mo lives Rule Opposition, Combining in Surprising Force Katie Bnreau, Colorado Bnlldlnr. Eafle Bnrcan. Colorado BaUdlng. By HENRY SUl'DAM Washington, Feb.

13 Opposition in the Senate to the confirmation of Charles Evans Hughes as Chief Justice of the United States was whipped into new strength this afternoon when word reached the Senate floor of disclosures be fore the Senate Lobby Inves tigating Committee showing that Mr. Hughes was retained by the American Cyanamid Company, one of the bidders for. the Government's power plant at Muscle Shoals. It was disclosed yesterday that Claudius H. Huston, chairman of the Republican National Committee, was active as a propagandist for the American Cyanamid Company after Mr.

Hoover's inauguration and Just prior to his assuming the chairmanship." It was brought out before the lobby committee that Mr. Hughes drew a contract for the American Cynamld Company's proposed lease of Muscle Shoals from the government. Tells of Hughes Contract. J. Otto Hammond, vice president of the company, in a memorandum of a telephone conversation found in the files, was alleged to have said: Have had contract drawn by one of the very best constitutional law yers in the country, Charles Evans Hughes.

Believe It to be thoroughly Please Turn to Page 19 Edison Goes to Fair; Bets 35 Cents Loses Fort Myers, Feb. 13 C4) The Edlsons and the Firestones went to the Lee County Fair last night. The Inventor had "great fun" carrying a huge stuffed yellow rabbit which his wife won at one of the booths. Both Mr. Edison and his crony, Harvey Firestone, staked 35" cents each at a booth, but were unsuccessful.

They played No. 11 each time. Hughes Denies Report He Plans Withdrawal Charles Evans Hughes, nominated by President Hoover as Chief Justice of the United States, today denied rumors that he would withdraw his acceptance of the post. says the Associated Press. Although Mr.

Hughes would not comment upon the reports current in Washington, he announced through his office that there was no truth to them. Today's Scores hurt, several seriously, houses demolished, school rocked by gas explosion here Prominent women assail dry laws at House hearing on repeal Oambler and dance hostess slain in Bronx by 4 gunmen Japan agrees to holiday on battleships till 1936 Brooklyn woman gets Paris divorce from husband prince Worthington will testify on Muscle Shoals lobby. Senate opposition mounts with report Hughes drafted Muscle Shoals contract Steinbrlnk favors transit unification but dislikes features of present plan. Rumor: Governor Roosevelt will order spring housecleanlng in New York City German line will dock cabin ships in Brooklyn pending raising of steamer Muen- chen Edison bets 35 cents, loses, at county fair. Metropolitan Opera "Baby" Nanette Guilford will divorce Violinist Max Rosen Weather: Rain and colder Stocks: Irregular, Drinkers' fate still unknown as test case flops in Washington.

Japan demands 70 percent ratio on cruisers, rejecting U. 8. 60 percent proposal Headed for scrap heap: All State dry and wet bills. Strike settled, garment strikers trudge back to jobs Two or- Princess Karageorgevltch Boro Princess Wins Divorce In Paris Court Former Dorothy Snyder Had Started New Proceedings Reno (Special to The tagie.) Reno, Nev, Feb. 13 Princess Nicholas Karageorgevitch, the for mer Dorothy Snyder Cochrane of Brooklyn, obtained an interlocutory decree of divorce from her husband in Paris, according to Hester May-otte, who was attorney for the Princess at the time she divorced her first husband, Dr.

George Gil fellen Cochrane of Brooklyn, here. The Princess arrived in Reno yes' terday for a visit, Miss Mayotto said. She admitted that she had given some thought to a divorce action here but since her arrival she has learned that an interlocu tory decree has been granted her in Paris, and it will be unnecessary, therefore, to institute action here, Wed Prince In 1927 The Prince and Princess were married in November, 1927, in Paris. Rumors that the marriage was headed for the divorce courts have been heard since last November but no definite announcement has been made. The Princess came to this country last month, leaving her titled husband In Paris where he was studying aviation.

He arrived in New York last week. Princess Karageorgevltch is the only granddaughter of the late Edwin A. Cruikshank, millionaire realty operator, and received more than $500,000 outright at the time of his death in 1921. In 1920 she married Dr. George G.

Cochrane Jr. of Bay Ridge, divorcing him In Reno a few years later. She was promi nent in amateur dramatic circles and in 1923 won a silver cup for the best amateur acting In the Little Theater tournement. Her mother, Mrs. Susie C.

Snyder, resides at 438 Washington Ave. The Prince is a cousin of King Alexander of Jugoslavia, and a well-known artist. Tilden Beats Monaco Champion at Nice Nice, France, Feb. 13 (W Bill Tilden, playing In improved form, crushed Raoul Gallepe, the champion of Monaco, in the third round of the Southern France Tennis championships today. The scores were 60, 6 1, 60.

Increased Budget Is Filed by Roosevelt Albany, N. Feb. 13 iff) Governor Roosevelt today sent to the Legislature the amended executive budget, increasing by $885,000 the original figure of $311,198,000. He says it is his final request for appropriations for the year. The largest single item is $200,000 for furniture at the Pilgrim State Hospital on Long Island, now under construction.

ON THE INSIDE Madame Guillotine's Power- fulGrip 21 Do Women Vant to Be Free? 21 The Ex-Kaiser and His Book 21 London Clamors for a World Champion ........20 razed by blast, as shown in List of Injured In School Blast Following Is a partial list of the injured: CALVIM BROOK. 35. 137 Dean Klnii Count Hoapltal. PoKAlble lractui(i4 nun ana iawrauooa. critical ELLA BROOKS, 30, am addrr Calrln'l wife.

King County Hospital. 8eero laceratmnf. MARY CBAHAM. 13. 1637 Dean atep- daughter of Brooks.

Klnga County Hoa pltal. severe lacerations of right and bead. cje WVT GRAHAM. 16. 1B37 Dean Klnes County Hospital.

Possible ft-HCture of hip ana arm. condition critical. MII.DRFD CRUSE. 12. 1704 Benten St SL Mary's Hospital.

Lacerations and bruises. Sent home. 8t. Mry's Hospital. Lacerutlons and bruises.

Sent home. CARMF.I.I.O RAO. 14. 88 Schenectady Ave St. Mary's Hospital.

Lacerations and bruises. Condition crlttca Cf ARint'LlE TOTTf N. Desn St. Mary's Hoipttal. Lacerations and shock.

Sent home. RALPH HROWN. 13. 43 Hchenertad Ave 6t. Mary's Hospital.

Lacerations and brunes. bent home. NIM.1K ArrMAN. 31, 1486 ftergen St 8t. Mary's Hosnltal.

Mother of pupil who collapsed when she could not locate her.ralld at once. Bt. Mary's Hospital. nnocit. LOUS fiRIMKS, 16, St.

Mary's Hospital. sddreM nnknovn. Lacerations. Bent nome. CAESER RISOI.I.

13. 124 Buffalo Am. St. Mary's Hospital. Lacerations.

Sent home. JAMES ESPOSITO. 11, 1601 Dean 8t. Mary's Hospital. Lacerations and bruises.

Sent hums. MART LRON'E. 14. 1446 Berren St Mary's Hospital, Lacerations and bruises. Kent nome.

MARIE SMITH. 18, teacher, address unknown, St. Mary's Hospital. Lacera tions and shock. FLORENCE 14, 3 Embury Place.

8t. John's HoepUaL Lacerations. Sent home. McCONSKV, 10, 147 Bchenectady tit. John's HospltaL Lacerations and bruises.

Bent home, EDWARD McCONSKT. 13. 14T Scheneclady St. John's HospltaL Lacerations ar.d shock. Sent bonus.

PETER ROSELLI. 13, 114 Buffalo St. Mary's Hospital. Lacerations and bruises. Sent borne.

DOROTHV MrKEE, 6, 134 Schentctsdy attended by family physician. Lacerations and bruises. John Coolidge Curbed Wife's Flying Ambition Mrs. Florence Trumbull Coolldge, wife of former President Coolldge's son, John, would by this time probably have been a licensed air pilot except tor opposition by young Coolldge, then her fiance, and later her father, Governor John H. Trumbull of Connecticut, the latter said today while attending the Aviation Show at the Grand Central- Palace.

Governor Trumbull said that Florence planned to take flying tests until she met John, who asked her to give up the plan. It was not until John had obtained the father's support that Florence agreed not to become a pilot, the Governor said. Can't Recall Muriler flight, Taylor Asserts George Taylor, Flatbush engineer, took the stand today in County Court In his trial for the murder last May of Mrs. Edna Howe at her home, 4302 Flatlands Ave. He declared that he could not recall anything that happened after he started drinking the night of the killing, and said that he could not remember making statements to the police Immediately afterwards in which he Is alleged to have admitted stabbing Mrs.

Howe with a carving knife. Taylor declared that he "thought world of Mrs. Howe and that had planned to marry her this month. PRACTICALLY HALF FARE THMTS. HAVANA.

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Atlantic Coast Line, W. tots at. Lack. 7080. A4v, toward had happened.

This, in the opinion of Dr, Maurice A. Garnnkel, princi pal of the school, was the most amazing example of courage he observed among the pupils. "I was standing out in a corridor Just in front of the assembly room, Dr. Garfinkel said, "talking to one of my assistants when the explosion occurred. There were two distinct blasts.

The second threw me to the floor and put out of commission the entire electrical system. "It was dark outside when the lights went out. I tried to ring the school alarm but that failed. My assistant, Leslie Ginsberg, pulled out a whistle and blew a shrill blast which served as an alarm signal. Took Dp Song Again.

"The singing In the assembly room halted suddenly, but almost before I had regained my feet I heard the piano start up again and the children resume their singing." In the stress and strain that followed Dr. Garfinkel was unable to recall what it was that the chil dren were singing as part of the morning opening exercises. He said he did not believe it could have been "The Star-Spangled Banner." since the children would have been standing for this and undoubtedly all of them would have been hurled to the floor. 'No sooner had the singing been resumed," Dr. Garfinkel continued.

than the assembly room doors opened and I was amazed at the orderly and unexcited manner in which the children filed out. Through the corridors their teachers and monitors led them to the street. I would not have believed it possible had I not seen it with my own eyes for a school housing 2,000 pupils to have been emptied in so orderly a manner within 5 minutes." One of the boy heroes of the oc casion was Nicholas Leone, 15, a well-set-up younugster and cantaan of the Boys' Safety Patrol, organ ized for Just such an emergency as occurred. Nicholas lives at 1146 Bergen St. His 14-year-old sister, Marie, was one of the pupils in jured.

It fell to the lot of Nicholas to lead an aggregation of children out of a door on Dean St. almost oppi site the building where the explo sion occurred. And nobody was more modest about it than Nich olas. "It was nothing at all," he ex plained, "at least it wouldn't have been anything at all if it hadn't been for the parents. They were swarming about the door and made It hard for us to get out.

Most Trouble With Parents. "There wasn't any trouble in managing the children. What bothered us was trying to keep the parents back. We had to form lines to keep the parents back like the Boy Scouts do when there are parades downtown." Frank SestL the manual training teacher, was on the ground floor Please Turn to Page 3 SHARKEY-SCOTT FIGHT. Miasal Special Train, ausptcea Madison So.

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