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1RKOOKLYN DAILY EAGLE WALL STREET CLOS1XG PRICES THE WEATHER V- S. Wmthef Bvrea r.i! tonight; tomokiow INCREASING CLOI'DINEM Trmperntwr tt Yr if 9rUf rtnmmyt Mai i.iri 10 Tr unr 11 lwlet Scprt Fig IS 9st YEAR No. 244 tOKLTN POST- AIL MATTER. 28 PAGES NEW YORK GITY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1932 air1 O'1 O1 IS i cs LA 03 KM FIGHT ON WALKER; G100I M'E EE: R00SEELT SILENT 4 NEW MAYOR i Resignation Seen as Blow To Governor 2 Thugs Slain, 2 Police Shot As Spectacular Gun Battle Halts Robbery of Pawnshop WHERE BANDITS AND POLICE STAGED GUN BATTLE ft'- I I ft 111 rf JlrwSt ft ft if Kmm4 'VI I V4TW il jT' Joseph V. McKee photographed this morning at City Hall on assuming his new duties.

1 Scene inside pawn shop at 537 Court St. where gun battle started. Cross indicates where first bandit was slain by Patrolman Antonio De Franco, who is shown in lower inset. Inset at top shows Patrolman Bernard Fay who pursued another bandit to second floor, where he was cornered and shot in clothes closet. GOES TO WORK Budget Slash First Promise Of New Mayor To Proteet City in I.R.T.

Receivership Mum on Department Changes Mayor Joseph V. McKee stepped into his new office today and, by his first acts and announcements, made it clear that he will give New York City an administration of his own, regardless of Its length. The new administration's first plans are to apply the hatchet to the $600,000,000 to $700,000,000 budget for 1923 that the Walker regime had under preparation. "You bet I will," declared IIcKee hen asked if he would In.iist on drastic cms. "Every penny of unnecesspry expense will be cut out." The Mayor's first official act was to make sure that the city's interests will be fully protected in the I.

R. T. rtceivei-ship proceedings. Confers With Hilly To this end McKee summoned Corporation Counsel Arthur J. W.

Hilly to his office at 10 a.m. and discussed the situation. The deri sion reached was for Hillv to pcrsnn- llv represent the city in this liti gation. The new Mayor was noncommittal on the question of prime im portance in the City Hall, the Municipal Building and all city offices whether the Walker-Tammany officeholders would hang on to their Jobs or get the ax from an execu- Pleas Jurn to Page N. Y.

Inmate Flees From Prison Camp Auburn, N. Sept. 2 iVP) A hunt was on today for Harold Dicker, 21, of New York. Auburn Prison inmate who escaped from the Lords Hill Camp some time last night-Dicker was serving two and a half years for grand larceny. ft I THREE CENTS New Mayor Plans to Oust Tammany Rule WigMam Whets Knives Seeking Revenge on White House Nominee Addilinnal New and Pirlurpa on 'alker-IMcKpe on Pass 2, 6 ami 7.

By FRANK EMKRV Mayor Joseph V. McKee took over the reins of the city government today under auspices pointing to a war to the finish with Tammany, drastic cutting of the sky-high budget inherited from the regime of his predecessor, and wholesale lopping of Tammany favorites from the public payroll. The new city executive wnj regarded as a determined candidate at the special election schedul for November, to succeed to the office dramatically surrendered to him by "Jimmy" Walker. This circumstance brougU th quiet, modest McKee into nr-oml-nence as the most formidable barrier that Walker must hurdle if he is to seek to re-enter City Hall next January through the medium ot a "vindication" re-election. McKee Formidable Untouched by one iota of thu scandals of the Seabury investigations, commanding the support of the powerful Bronx Dcmorratio machine and Governor Roosevelt's Presidential as well as that of Independent Democrat and Republicans, McKee figures as a formidable candidate against Walker and Tammany this Fall in either a straight-away or three-cornered race, The possibility, even probability, that McKee may win Republican and fusion indorsement as candidate for Mayor this Fall further menaced Tammany's strangle-hold on the city and Walker's "como back" ambitions.

Headed by Representative Ruth Pratt, a strong faction of New York City's Republican orRanization has for several years been sympathstio to M.Kee's Mayoralty McKee's friends today credited th new Mayor with having seen writing on the wall In respect Walker's exit for some time, and having determined on a policy to sweep clean when he took over th Mayoralty chair. The new Mayor Is pictured by his associates as determined to rid the City Government of Walker-Tammany inefficiency and extravagance, and to appeal to the electorate this fall to be continued in office to carry through his reform program. The new Mayor (nday parried questions as to his plans. "Will ynu ran a candidate for Mayor?" he was asked by an Eairle reporter. "I have nothing in mind but (he specific job before me," replied.

nans. Drastic Budget Cols The McKee plans, to bring sharp ax to bear on the 600.000.000 to $700,000,000 budget contemplated by the Walker regime, bodps ill for the Tammany bosses and favored Please Turn to Page 2 2 Crash in Air In Plane Race Airport, Cleveland. Ohio. Sept. I iflV-Two ships, one piloted by Paul S.

Bloom of Davenport, Iowa, crashed while rounding the pylnn.i in an event for amateurs at the National Air Races today. Wonder Ad Bent hi Ttronly.fit'e, Yearn "Last week I Inserted the inclosed ad in The Eagle for three days." writes Joseph N. Necf, Ne-Ion Associates, realtors, 16 Court Brooklyn. "This littu hnr. line wonder ad produced four tenants, and today produced a fifth tenant, which fills the apartment 100 percent.

This is the best and quickest result I have ever obtained from any newspaper in more than twenty- nve years oi navertislna. If you have been puzzled about how to fill your vacancies, let the above letter show you the way. Advertise in The Eagle now. Call an ad-taker at Main 4-6000 and charge it. Vallee and His Wife Definitely Parted Called Most Harmful to the Presidential Chance of Democrats Smith Is Sphinx On Walker Case Former Governor Smith was In- terviewrd a a he came with Mn.

Smith and his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith, from the home of Major and Mrs. John Warner, in Southampton. He was asked Iwo questions: "Do yon feel that Mayor Walker had fair hearing before Governor RooneveH?" "Will you support Walker for reelection?" The former Governor smiled and replied: "I will answer both of those questions this way: I have nothing to say." By CLINTON L.

MOSHER Staff Correspondent of The Eagle Albany, Sept. 2 Governor Roosevelt sprang a surprise here today when he closed the Walker hearing without replying to the former Mayor's bitter denunciation of the Democratic Presidential nominee and his "un-American" action on ths Seabury removal charges. Roosevelt reconvened the public hearing this afternoon and before an audience consisting of principally newspapermen, read Into the records a telegram from the law firm of Curtin Glynn, which represented the ex-Mayor during his two weeks before the Governor. The telegram simply stated that as a result of Walker's resignation neither one of his lawyers would be present today. Reads Statement Then Roosevelt read into the record the following statement: "The Hon.

James J. has resigned his office and his action in so doing terminates the proceedings before me as Governor. I therefore declare the hearings closed." At 1:30 o'clock there were a dozen newspapermen, three stenographers and four spectators in the executive chamber. Voices echoed throughout the hlgh-ceilinged rooms and Walker was conspicuous by his absence. At 1(35, Gurnsey T.

Crass, secre tary to the Governor, announced that Roosevelt, Martin Conboy, his advisor In the Walker case, and M. Maldwin Pertig, the Governor's counsel, were in conference In Roosevelt's Inner office. It was hot and sultry and those In the chamber were restless. At 1:40 o'clock, Roosevelt walked In and took his scat. Both counsel tables were empty.

Roosevelt nulled nut. nf thp iwlrct. of his linen suit the telegram he Please TunTto Page 7 hand." he said, "or control by them would not mean anything." Dr. William A. Boylan, head of Brooklyn College, returned on the Berengarla after a alx-weeks survey of secondary schools In Italy and France.

Other Brooklyn passengers aboard included Joseph Hanithy of 667 Jefferson who has bee- principal of Erlcksson Junior High School in Greenpoint for 25 years, and Miss Catherine and Miss Elaine Grouse, both of 1240 E. 23d who are Brooklyn school teachers. Lady MacKechnie Aboard Still another local passenger was Lndy James MacKechnie of 1283 i 118lh Kew Gardens, the widow Radio Crooner and Former Fay Weld Sign Separation Agreement Report Says She Gets $50,000 Cash and $1,000 a Week Rudy Vallee, radio crooner, and his wife, the former Fay Webb of Santa Monica, have definitely parted. Hyman Bushel, attorney for both, today announced that they had signed a formal agreement of separation. That their romance had Third Robber And Bystander Are Wounded Silent Alarm, Sounded by Clerk, Brings Police Radio Cars to Scene In the dimly lighted interior of the pawn shop of George S.Thain, at 537 Court corner of Garnet two policemen and four bandits, shot it out at 11 a.m.

today in one of the most dramatic gun fights in Brooklyn police history. When the smoke of the blazing guns had cleared away two bandits were dead, one other was so seriously wounded that he is not expected to live, one of the policemen was seriously wounded and the other has a bullet wound in his leg, inflicted accidentally by his own gun. A bullet wound in the left leg. suffered by a bystander, caught in the cross-fire, added one more to the list of casualties. The alleged bandits GEORGE I.ISBM'M.

3t. 1AC Huntington shot tnd killed. JOSEPH KBIXY, 45. Philadelphia, dlid In Holy Family Uotplttl. WAl.TEft (iUNN.

24. SOB Puciflc critical condition. Holy Family Hospital. The injured policemen are: TtTTM DB CARLO, 32, SS 4th Place, critical condition. HoIy Famllv Hoaaltal.

AI.PH MALArMNTI. 32, S6 Prospect Ave. shot hlmeelf la leg accidentally, aame boapltal. The injured bystander was: ANM'NZIO PISCIOTTO. 60.

of 488 Smith shot in left lei. Holy Family Hos pital. The four bandits drove up to the pawn shop in a motorcar. AH alighted. Three entered with drawn guns.

The fourth stood guard at the front door. Two of the three who entered covered with, their guns the two clerks in the place, James Higgins of 961 96th St. and Henry Doyle of 1917 Hendricks St. The third went to the cash register and extracted the few dollars it contained. Touches off Alarm The two men who were covering Doyle and Higgins ordered them to throw up their hands and back up gainst the wall.

The clerks threw up their hands as commanded. Doyle remembered that on the wall just within reach of an upraised hand was a burglar alarm button that would flash a signal to a burglary protective agency. So, when told to back up against the wall, he backed up to this section of the wall and with one of his outstretched fingers pressed the alarm button to a silent alarm unobserved by the guntnen. The signal flashed in the office of the protective agency. A phone call went through immediately from the agency to Police Headquarters and over the police radio system went the alarm.

In a flash two police radio-equipped cars were speeding to the shop. The first to arrive was that containing De Carlo and De Franco. Their car had picked up the radio alarm at 9th St. and 2d Ave. Two minutes later they were on the scene.

Parking the police car some dis tance away so as not to attract the attention of whoever might be in Pletwe Tarn to Page I Von Gronau Rests After Pacific Hop Toklo. Sept. 2 OP) Capt. Wolf- gang von Gronau flying around the world with four companions, rested tonight in bleak Kakumabetsu Bay. the most northern point of the Empire.

He completed the mile hop from the American Aleu-j vims ii v-in ui. wr (jiro iuiivkiv Kurilesin in seven hours. THE EAGLE INDEX 'aio CtaiSi A4 Dealk Natleaa JJ Dr. Dr. Cadaaan, It Kafia Kradars' PrWat Eukanr Cdltarial 1 Flaaaelal JJ-37 lat aid rrraanal Ifavd, Caaiica SO Kadla la Sala Newa IS Reily 17 Ha Thealars, Klaa jaa l-l Wmaai'i Data It I Dunlap's 66 Tightens U.

S. Grip on Cup Six Americans Leading British in Singles for the Walker Trophy By RALPH TROST Stall Correspondent 0 The Sagle The Country Club, Brookllne, Sept. 2 Thel ast man on the United States Walker Cup team, young, freckled-faced George Dun-lap smashed the record for this historic old course us he scored a 66, five under a trlcy par, to become ten up on Eric McRuvie at the end of the first 18 holes of the singles play today. The little Long Island amateur champion with the big swing not only played extra-ordinary golf but scored brilliantly. He pitched with uncanny pre-1 Please Turn lo Page 9 1 Mayor Pledged To Serve Only Year if Elected Won't Seek Nomination in 1933 Fear Smith Will Not Enter Lists These developments 1 -lowed the sudden resignation of Walker as Mayor last night: 1.

The Mayor has pledged himself to servs for one year only and not to seek a re-election next year at the end of the regular four-year period. I Efforts are already under way fur a fusion campaign by Republicans and Independent Democrats. Names under consideration -include Alfred E. Smith Judge Seabury, Controller Mayor McKee, Emory R. S.

Whitman, Justice James C. Cropsey and Justice IsiUor Was-servogel. Mayor Walker has made an appeal to his Intimate frlendsifor vindication. He would regard; his triumph at a special election- as an acquittal of the 15 charges growing out of the Seabury probe. -With reelection he would be willing to quit on Doc.

31. 1933, and permit a new Mayor to take his place. But he Is tremendously interested In obtaining what he regains as vindication by the people. He is appealing to those Democratic leaders who have lately grown cool in their support of him because of 'a feeling that he had overplayed his hand and brought disrepute on Tammany rule. He is urging these mem to forget their prejudices and support him in this, his last political pica.

Walker's health is such! that his physicians believe he shoutld imme- Please Turn to Page 30S BANDITS SLAIN Tokio. Sept. 2 (P A Rongo Japanese) news agency dispsiich reported today that 306 Chinese bandits had hen killed in a battbe with Japanese troops at Anta, northwest of Harbin. i pi I mocks awing Upward Again; Bonds Strong City Issues in Large AdvancesRails, Steel and Copper Take Jump Stocks today advanced from 1 to 7 points at the maximum, cotton rose $2 a bale, wheat moved up nearly 1 cent a bushel, rubber was up 15 to 30 points, copper gained 'i cent, steel scrap jumped $1.50 a ton, zinc was higher, and the bond market showed important gains. It was one of" the broadest, though not most active, general markets since the recovery began.

Rails Take Lead Pivotal issues enjoyed their first sustained rise of the week, with gains ranging to about 4 pmfils. Rails were in the lead until mid- afternoon, with Lackawanna. Read- ing and Delaware Hudson fea- lurea. tteaaing ni one time gainea 7 points. In later trading, the 'steels led bv U.

S. Steel, and the equipments, led by Pullman, moved up quite sharply, due to rumors of t0 be released lm- Please Turn to Page Tunney Terms G.O.P. Saloon Attack 'Silly9 As a Word and Reality, Ifs AH Right With Gene, Who Cuts Trip Abroad to Help Roosevelt-Wife Stays in Paris By O. R. PILAT Defending the saloon as a word and an actuality, James Joseph (Gene) Tunney arrived today on the Cunarder Ber-engarla, docking at Hoboken at 1 o'clock.

The Shakespearean student and former heavyweight box gone on the rocks had been repeatedly rumored the past several months and was admitted by Rudy In Boston last week. He said then that he had seen his wife for probably the last time and intimatttd that some legal action would be taken on his next visit to New York, yesterday. Married In July Last Year The couple were married July 6, 1931, at West Orange, N. J. They had met during 1928 In Hollywood while Vallee was being filmed in "The Vagabond Lover." Miss Webb was heaslf playing minor roles in the movies at the time.

It was Rudy" second venture; His first marriage, to Mrs. Leonie Cauchois McCoy, was annulled in 1928. Their courtship was frequently described as ethereal. It was said that for many months the broadcast sojigs with which Rudy ds-turbed a region of feminine hearts throughout the nation were aimed solely at his future bidre. Once married, with typical newly wed enthusiasm, Rudy announced to the Please Tura to Page 5 Vinnie Judd Appeal Charges 12 Errors Phoenix, Sept.

2 (P) An appeal charging 12 errors by the trial court was on file in the State Supreme Court today In the case of Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd, under sentence to be hanged for the murder of Mrs. Agnes Ann Lerol. ed a 15-degree drop in an hour. The normal temperature for Sept.

2 is 70 degrees and the hottest Sept. 2 on record is 92, a record established In 1929. At. 2 o'clock the temperature was 87 and the humidity 50. There was comfort in the predir.tion that winds would dispel the heat by mthUall.

Mayor McKee Issues His First Statement Mercury at 88 Equals Record For Year; Relief by Nightfall ing cnampion explained mat he had hastened to return to this sountry, even though his wife was still convalescing in Paris from 'an ear infection, because he wishes to fulfill his promises to take a leading part in the campaign to elect Governor Roosevelt President. "Silly," he said, "the way the Republicans shudder at the Word saloon. Verbally, saloon is far more pleasing to the ear than Its English counterpart, the pub, the French cafe and the German bier-earten, the Spanish bodega or the Austrian wlenstube." Hits at Hoover Mr. Tunney said that President Hoover, by insisting that the saloon should not return, had necaiivccl hi? idra of giving Stale control over liquor. "Either the States have a tree "It is with sorrow and regret that I take up the duties of Mayor of the City of New York.

"In the unhappy circumstances of the case there comes to me a finll realization of the grave responsibilities placed upon -me. "Many serious problems face the municipality. I shall approach them with an eye single only to their solution for the greatest good of the people of the city. "I need and invite the' co-operation of all of our citizens to the end that we have an efficient, economical and honest administration of our city's affairs." When the official thermometer hit 88 degrees at 1 o'clock this afternoon the record high for the year was equalled. Only twice before during lD32had the temperature been so Those two times were on July 1 and July H.

The humidity at 1 o'clock this afternoon was 57, which represent-1 of Sir James MacKechnie, famous Fnclish naval architect. Mrs. Lankan O'Keelfe, an Irish riease Turn to Page i.