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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1932 MI 11 Relatives Seized 3 Friends in Death of N. J. Girl Evelyn Higgins Shot on Aug. 21 as Young Folks Return From Outing Jersey City, Dec. persons allegedly with Miss Evelyn Higgins when she was fatally shot Aug.

21 held Jersey City as material witnesses. ole Miss Higgins, who was the daughter of Col. William A. Higgins of the staff of Governor Moore of New Jersey, died of her wound Friday. Her brother, William A.

Higgins 27, and her sister, Miss Mae Higgins, 23, were among the five held. The others held are Frank HanIon, 25, of 265 Lexington Passaic; Vincent, Brady, 24, New Brunswick, Miss Adele Wittenberg, 22, Jersey City. All were bailed. Miss Evelyn Higgins and the five others were returning to the Higgins' home in Jersey City following a party' at the Everglades Rest, in Hackensack, when Miss Higgins left the and walked into a vacant lot. had been there only a car, few minutes when the others found she had been shot.

Complications which developed when she was believed to be on the road to recovery resulted in her death. Two Armed Thugs Rob Porter of $100 Christmas Savings Major Dennis, 45, of 247 Decatur head porter at the Harriet Ju Judson Memorial Home, 50 Nevins yesterday received $100, his man savings, and put the cash in his pocket, with $2 he had. Last night he said he was alone in the baggage room of the home, when two men entered. Both displayed knives, he said, and threatened to stab him unless he turned over the money. He said they "roughed me up, a bit" before he gave them the money.

The police were called. Soon four radio cars and detectives were at. the scene. Until they had learned the cause of the excitement, the hundred or more young women who live in the building were nervous. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM GIVEN The Ladies Aid Society of St.

Mark's M. E. Church celebrated: its Christmas program Tuesday afternoon in St. Mark's Church House, Beverly Road and E. 21st St.

Poetry and song, with Christmas as the keynote, constituted the program. Elsie Ahrens Du Vall, soprano, opened the program with a group of Christmas songs, with Mrs. Charles R. Gay the piano, after which Violet Alleyn Storey, poetess, read several Christmas poems from her new volume of verse, "Tea in an Old House," closing with selections from her book, "Green of the Year." Mrs. Herbert Gnad was chairman of program.

Preceding the program a business and devotional meeting was held, with Mrs. James N. Currie, president of the oragization, presiding. Reports of chairman, standing committees and of special committees engaged in the activities of the recent Colonial fair were given. The social hour, at which time tea was served, was in charge of Mrs.

Charles W. Tribken, chairman of the social committee. BREEN-KELLY Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Breen of Flushing, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Viola Evelyn Breen to P.

Francis Kelly, son of Patrick J. Kelly of Brooklyn and Jersey City, N. J. and the late Mrs. Kelly.

Miss Breen attended Mt. St. Joseph Academy, Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia; Rosemont College at Rosemont, Pa. and the College of the Sacred Heart, New York.

She is a cousin of the Rev. James T. Breen of the Church of Our Lady of Victtory, Mt. Vernon, and a sister of Dr. J.

Victor Breen. No date has been set for the wedding. MUSICALE AND DANCE A musicale and dance interpretation will be held tonight in the parish hall of the Church of St. Matthew, McDonough St. and Tompkins Rev.

William St. John Blackshear is rector of the church. Mrs. George Forbes, chairman. will be assisted by the Beta Sigma and the Sigma Chi.

The program will consist of vocal offerings by the Fairchild Male Quartet, and by Miss Mary Wellwood, contralto. Classical and standard selections by the Laurel Concert Trio, and a group of Spanish dances by Miss Ann Kulkman, Manhattan society dancer, accompanied by illiam Kulkman Jr. of the Julliard School of Music. TAKE PART IN CLASS PROGRAM Among the girls of local interest who took part in the Upper Classat the college of New Rochelle' today, are Miss Eleanor Fischer, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. C.

F. Fischer of 4120 Kings Highway, who is a member of the basketball relay teams; Miss Kathryn Bartley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Bartley of 156 83d a member of the volley ball team, and Miss Agnes Driscoll, daughter of James J.

'Driscoll of 19 Sherman who will take part in the volley ball event. CLEAR HEALTHY SKIN Get rid of pimples, roughness, clogged pores. Start simple Resinol treatment today! Address Resinol, Dept. 57, Baltimore, for free sample of Resinol Ointment and Soap. SCULPTOR ARRIVES Nat Smoling, well known sculptor, shown on his arrival in New York recently, He has come to this country to complete a monument which is to be dedicated to Goethe at Yale University later this month.

COMMUNITY CHORUS CONCERT The Brooklyn Community Chorus gave a concert on Tuesday under St. John's M. E. Church, Wilson the auspices of the choir society ere St. and Bedford Ave.

The program was arranged by the director, Prof. Frank Von Neer. The Excelsior Quartet, Arthur Stienkraus, Walter Mazart, Hans Metz and Arthur Mazart, sang. Ellen Kramer, Evelyn Crunden sang a duet, accompanied by Miss Evalina Cappella; Warren Mertz gave a saxophone solo, accompanied by William Taylor; Ellen Kramer sang, accompanied by Evalina Cappello, and Mrs. Hilda Magnusen and the chorus sang.

Miss Anne Martin, accompanied by Miss Johansen sang, as did Mrs. Florence Breden, accompanied by Miss Cappella. Miss Mildred Tully was accompanist for the chorus. THURING-ALTENBRAND The marriage of Miss Clara Ethel Altenbrand, daughter of Mrs. Helene Altenbrand of Richmond Hill, to Benedict J.

Thuring of Brooklyn, took place last evening, in Christ Congregational Church of Woodhaven, of which Altenbrand is soprano soloist. Miss, ceremony was performed by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Fred G. Morecombe, in the presence of the immediate family.

herb bride was given in marriage by brother, Albert L. Altenbrand, who also acted as best man. Helen King, cousin of the bride, was her only attendant. LEASE TURKISH BATHS Hollender Turkish and Russian Baths, at 149 W. 12th running through to 152-160 W.

126th Manhattan, have been leased to the Bruhan Realty Corporation. Porter were the brokers. Ingersoll Named Chairman of New City Party Group Deutsch Made Officer of Anti-Tammany Hall Advisory Committee Raymond V. Ingersoll of Brooklyn, former arbitrator in the cloak and suit industry, and Bernard S. "Deutsch, independent candidate, for the Supreme Court last election, have been appointed chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the advisory council of the City Party, organized to fight Tammany Hall at, next year's Mayoralty election.

Maurice P. Davidson announced yesterday. At the same time Mr. Davidson, who is chairman of the central committee of the party, announced that the new organization is seeking the co-operation of all other groups interested in fighting Tammany next year. Committee Members The party's advisory council now includes: George W.

Alger Douglas Mathewson Ellis Parker Butler S. H. Ordway Jr. Kenneth Dayton J. H.

Post Mrs. Mary C. Draper P. A. Rexford Mre.

L. I. Dublin W. J. Schieffelin I'.

P. Greenman Mrs. V. G. SimkhoPhilin Hiss vitich Leste: Hotheimer R.

E. Simon Mrs. H. A. Ingraham William M.

Smith S. M. Isaacs P. L. Tyson Miss Emily Kneubule Richard Welling Mrs.

J.L. Laidlow T. H. Whitney Joseph McGoldrick Members of the central committee, which is still in the process of formation, include: George Boochever L. S.

Lewis Mrs. Owen N. Brown R. E. McGahen B.

S. Deutsch Joseph McGoldrick J. A. Finegan Josiah Newcomb Henry Fletcher S. H.

Ordway Jr. Russell Forbes Miss H. T. Righter Jerome Frank W. N.

Seligsberg Philip Hiss P. L. Tyson Dorothy Kenyon George Weinstein C. G. Keutgen W.

M. Weis LATEST STYLE FOR CAMERAMEN This costume is not generally recommended for amateur cameramen, but Washington's news photographers decided it was just the thing for covering the "hunger marchers" demonstration. Gas masks were decided on in recollection of the bonus army riots of last Summer. DWELLING LEASED The Bulkley Horton Company, through Thomas F. Blewitt of its Bay Ridge section office, recently leased the semi-detached onefamily residence, with garage, located at 7717 Narrows for Mrs.

A Ida Carey; also apartments at 340 Ovington Ave. and 470 74th St. LODGE TO HAVE BRIDGE PARTY A bridge party will be given by Laurel Lodge, 972 tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock. The affair will be held in the lodge room at the Masonic Temple at Lafayette and Clermont Aves. The proceeds will go to the fund for the Christmas kiddies party, which will be held the end of December.

This Plan Solves the Christmas Gift Problem Every Christmas you vow it will be "different next next year you're going to have enough money to shop to your heart's content. But will you? You can if you join The Brooklyn Savings Bank Christmas Club now. You can deposit 25c a week or any amount up to $10. Early next December you receive a check for the full amount deposited, including a bonus for making regular payments. Thousands use this plan because it is the one sure way to count on having a definite sum of money available for Christmas shopping.

Let us send you complete details. Phone MAin 4-4100. or write for Booklet No. 7529. Visit the current "Know Brooklyn" Exhibit in our Fulton Street corridor THE BROOKLYN SAVINGS BANK CORNER OF CLINTON AND PIERREPONT STREETS (With entrance also at 300 Fulton Street) Christmas 2 'SHOPPERS GUIDE HER FOR THE CHILDREN DOLLS--TOYS -GI TS Fulton Savings Bank Fulton Savings Bank JOSEPHSON BROS.

KINGS COUNTY KINGS COUNTY 109-02 Jamaica Richmond Hill 375 Fulton Street Two-wheel bicycle, made. by Columbia, 375 Fulton Street brake, complete rustless with New spokes, Departure chrome roaster rims. 815 Flatbush Ave. 26-inch or 28-inen wheels. Choice of 1933 815 Flafbush Ave.

either $18.97. red and white or blue and white. CHRISTMAS CLUB bank is BRAND NEW GAME! "SORRY" 940 A savings account a Weekly Savings Mail tended and to. phone Phone orders Richmond promptly Hill 2-4348. at25 cents to 20 dollars against emergencies (Bring this Ad and receive AD extra bulwark discount.) FOR THE HOME GIFTS OF APPRECIATION her DOLLS--TOYS--GIFTS BEAUTIFUL NEW BRICK HOME 0 8 Service Upholstery Inc.

new modernistic incinerator, apartment, Frigidaire, FOR THE FAMILY colored tile, etc. Offered by BOICE NASH PRESENT SERIES NEW CARS Slip Covers Made to Order 1535 FLATBUSH AVE. MANSFIELD 6-858C. At Substantial Reductions for Christmas Including Material, $7.95 L. A.

D. MOTORS CORP. UPHOLSTERING, 3-PIECE FRAME PROTECT HER 1045 Atlantic Ave. MAin 2-5134. SET, $18.

Give Her Something 3ensible A special $100 gift course 10 RADIOS GENUINE 1933 LICENSED 1005 Flatbush AV. BUck 2-6883 Beauty Culture, $50 R. C. A. Radio Brooklyn Beauty School.

635 Pulton St. Call for Free Samples. The latest 6-prong. tubes NIPPON GIFT SHOP GIFTS WITH A SENTIMENT. IDEAL XMAS GIFTS All Art Chinese Shop, 429 Handicraft: Flatbush Ave.

variety. Ext. Oriental $8.99 DIRECT FROM ORIENT 395 BRIDGE NEAR FULTON Complete with tubes, regularly $22.50 FUR COATS, manufacturer's samples; will 1 Ton A of SENSIBLE Best Coal, GIFT $11.50 sacrifice $75 value for $27.50. Superior Nussbaum's Fur 282 7th N. Y.

corner Bensonhurst Fuel Distributing 26th St. 61 Cortlandt New York City Ft. Bay 35th Cropsey. MAyflower 9-0800. 104 West 42nd York City This year give your home A XMAS MAY THEA SMITH 1508 Pitkin PRESENT- A broom closet, dish Dress Hats for the Holidays 118 Flatbush Ave.

Brooklyn closet, ping pong tables, cabi- 125 Livingston St. ALL STORES OPEN EVENINGS nets of all kinds made to your measure- 1508 Pitkin Sundays ments: lowest prices guaranteed. SOUTHERN LUMBER 859 ATLANTIC AVE. GIFTS FOR THE CHILDREN WILHELM AND BECK STerling 3-4466. 1576 St.

(nr. Sumner Ave.) ESTABLISHED SINCE 1906 AT XMAS LOWER SPECIALS PRICES Selective stock of diamonds, jewelry, fast Living room, dining, secretaries, bedroom dressers, suites; break- ing. resetting in modern design. OptomeFulton Savings Bank watches, silverware. Specialty remodelsets, chests, trist, Dr.

Beck. tables, easy chairs, radios, smokers, lamps, KINGS COUNTY rugs, studio couches. DIME SAVINGS BANK OF BROOKLYN SHORE ROAD FURNITURE SHOPPE, DeKalb Ave. at Fulton Bensonhurst 8502 3d Ave 375 Fulton Street branch, 86th St. and 19th Flatbush LAMP SHADES branch, Avenue and Coney Island Ave.

Hand sewed, 75 any size. Entin 815 Flatbush Ave. A savings bankbook is an ideal Xmas 1992 Nostrand Farra- gift: $1 opens an account in any name cents: Lamp. near you wish. gut Road.

A savings bank account to pro- CHRISTMAS cards with CARDS your 15 name on beautiful them. en- DRESDEN LAMPS graved Gold plated mounting. regular $12.50. sell- wonderful selection of relation and gening out, $2 95. vide higher education eral Christmas cards, 5 cents up.

CorENTIN LAMP. 1992 Nostrand near coran, 482 Bergen at Flatbush Ave. Farragut Road SAVE THIS YEAR METAL WEATHER STRIPS -Guaranteed MOVING PICTURE VARIETY XMAS. NEW YEAR CARDS rust, crack, draft and dust proof; will CAMERAS, Erector 423 FULTON BROOKLYN. prevent rattling.

sticking of windows, sets, bicycles, kodaks, pool tables, Lionel will last as long as building; 10 years' electric trains and repairing, dons and UNUSUAL GIFTS express your personality A. F. Thompson carriages, Chemcraft chemical sets, sport- Antique jewelry, coins, books, bricexperience. Jackson Heights, I. ing goods, ice 3506 92d skates, etc.

OTTO W. THE HOBBY SHOP. 503 NosPOmeroy 6-1679. BARG. 7810 3d Ave.

ATlantic 5-5662. trand at Fulton St. USE THE CLASSIFIED SECTION to find E. HOLLENDER'S DOLL HOSPITAL new, Underwood, TYPEWRITERS, rebuilt, how much a good used car of the kind you 37 BOND ST. TRIANGLE 5-8876 all standard makes.

Dealers, all portwant to get would cost. DOLLS AND DOLL HOUSES COMPLETELY ables, lowest prices. Alguaranteed. bright, 796 Fulton St. NEvins 8-2821.

OUTFITTED. EXPERT REPAIRING. GIFTS FOR HER TYPEWRITER SPECIALS, $10; all makes DOLLS, large assortment; repairing: toys. rented: PORTABLES: easy terms. BEAUTY CULTURE sporting goods.

Good Fairles Shop, 1063 Rosenbaum, 1582 Broadway. Always open. Give her professional training in Beauty Flatbush Ave. (Formerly 23 Bond St.) SLIGHTLY USED CADILLAC or La Salle. Culture at America's largest beauty A wonderful gift and investment.

school. Steady positions assured. Courses Factory Branch, 749 Atlantic Ave. $20 and Up. GIFTS FOR THE FAMILY ACADEMY, MAKE IT a Chrysler Christmas.

AttracWILFRED 285 Livingston Bklyn. TRiangle b-0431. tive used cars. $150 up, Chrysler DisA beautiful lasting Christmas present for tributors, 1491 Bedford Ave, 1657 Broadway, N. Y.

COlumbus 5-9028. your family. Now 833 Broad Newark. Mitchell 2-6259. beautiful bungalow.

containing 5 DOES CHRISTMAS find you with 10 being completed, a rooms ALSO BOSTON AND PHILADEPHIA. and every modern improvement; amazing- money in your purse? Provide against ly low price on easy terms: near water. that. Open a bank account with $1 or WHY LET GRAY HAIR beach, clubhouse, Join our Christmas Club with playground; see it to payments. one cent spoil vour career? 12 Mr.

Bollinger can to $20 Roosevelt Satconvinced. weekly recreate its natural color Expert perma- ings Bank. Gates Ave. be GEO. J.

BROWN, and Broadway. nent waving all branches, Holiday prices. BOLLINGER CHARLES. 225 W. 34th St.

Manhattan. FOR THE HOLIDAYS- -New crop. very 280 Livingston St. MAin 4-3641. LONGACRE 5-4905.

fancy blend paper pecans, 6 pounds. 81; 10 pounds, 25 pounds, 50 USED -OTHER USED CARS COME TO US FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS pounds, 100 pounds, $14; smaller Make Your Family Happy on Xmas CARDS Unique gifts; quality stationery; fancy, blend, finest flavored grown. 5 All Reconditioned and Guaranteed largest selection children's books and pounds, 50c: 10 pounds, 90c; 25 pounds. VICTORY MOTOR SALES. newest books of al) publishers: artistic 50 pounds, $3.75: highest quality 1760 Concy Island Ave.

(bet. O) calendars and circulating library. Darling guaranteed. Meadow Brook Farm, ValESplanade 5-1414. Open Evenings.

I Grimier, 750 Flatbush Ave. BUck. 2-8294 dosta, Ga. One Dead, 3 Hurt In Dawn Collision; Police Hold Driver Misunderstanding of Signals Recorded as Rea- son for Auto Crash Albert Bassi, 24, of 1534 63d died in Israel Zion Hospital, at 4:30 a.m. today as the rselut of a fractured skull and other injuries rereived three hours earlier when the automobile he was driving came in collision with another owned and driven by Louis Romport of 12 W.

72d Manhattan, at 60th St. and 20th Ave. Mis ur standing of signals was said by po to have been the cause of the collie on. Ramport was held on a technical charge of homicide for arraignment in Homicide Court later today. In the Bassi automobile, which was owned by Charles Arm of 1412 Wilkins the Bronx, were three other passengers who were more or less seriously injured.

Mary Holler, 34, 41 Lake dot Manhattan, was taken to Israel Zion Hospital with a possible fracture of the skull. John Bolino. 28, of 1828 60th St. and his wife, Concetta, 26, were treated for contusions and went home. 0.

E. S. TO GIVE CARD FETE Long Beach, Dec. 8--The regular monthly card party of the Long Beach Chapter, O. E.

S. 839, will be held tomorrow at Masonic Temple at 2 p.m. The affair is under the chairmanship of Mrs. Adelaide Hermann and Mrs. Margaret Knoepfel.

The next regular meeting of the chapter will be held next Tuesday evening. Present Transocean Planes Seen Inefficient by Air Board Washington, Dec. 8 (P)-An cial report that aeronautic science has failed to develop a heavierthan-air plane capable of efficient "transatlantic air transport service to Europe," but holding out a hope for today the by future President was sent Hoover. to Congress, The report was the 18th drawn by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. The committee includes Charles A.

Lindbergh, Orville Wright and others. "With the present disturbed conditions of the world," the committee said. "it is vitally necessary to continue aeronautical research, experimentation and development for national defense. To fall behind would not only endanger our Froebel Academy Announces Honors Mrs. Louise J.

Forbes anhad received scholastic at nounced the names of pupils, who Froebel Academy the November marking period. Seven were awarded improvement badges while 35 were placed on the honor roll. They were: IMPROVEMENT BADGES Joan McCormac Allan McCroskery Marguerite McCros- Janet Kennedy kery James Boyd Newell Wemmell. Donald Betz HONOR ROLL Janet Carpenter William Ahern Iris Horowitz Maude Erskine Ethel Robertson Donald Blair Blanche Barackman Nan Van Pelt Joan McCormac William Fitz Gibbons Norma Wicht Herbert Carpenter Laurence Rivkin Betty Bormann Arlene Feiner Martha Jane Wicht Elise Ackley George Richardson Henrietta Dabney John Cornell Gabriel Fackre Edith Burns Phyllis Hamilton Joan Scheele Hazel Hartz Betty Estey Marguerite Arlene Peper McCroskery Lynette Bundy Leonard Sarason William MacLenaShirley Stoppel then Mildred Carpenter Duncan Reid Janet Kennedy security but would retard definitely the progress of civilization." In a letter submitting the report, President Hoover urged that "America should keep at least abreast of other nations in the development of aviation." He declared the advances made "have increased the relative importance of aviation as an arm of national The committee reported that beforce long over- water flights are undertaken for freight or passenger transportation "large seaplanes of greater efficiency must be developed than are now possible. "Rigid airships at this time offer a prospect for air passenger service to Europe," it said.

PLAN HOGLAND PARTY Plans for the annual Christmas party for the children of the Hogland Kindergarten, Classon and Willoughby were discussed yesterday at the luncheon meeting of the Brooklyn Exchange Club in the Elks Club dining room. H. C. Cannon, president of the Exchangers, presided. While no date was fixed for the party, it was decided to provide a large Christmas tree and gifts of toys and clothing to all the children attending.

GA Egg $10.75 Nut $10.75 Stove $11.00 Pea $9.00 Quality Guaranteed PACKARD COAL CO. APplegate 7-5032 BROKAW CL OUT SALE SUITS 46 Worsted Looms worked for US AT ACTUAL COST to make this price possible During this sale the store Regulars, shorts, open evenings stouts, short remains stouts, long until 9 p. Wes stouts. Single and double All sizes up to. 50.

stouTs breasted models, NO CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS We saw a chance for a suit value sensation. One of America's most modernly equipped woolen mills suddenly idle. The owners anxious to get going again, if only to cover penses. We gave our order and immediately 46 looms were kept busy steadily night and day, for several weeks. THE RESULT: Suits tailored to the high Brokaw tailoring standards at a price that ordinarily represents the bare cost of rials alone.

THE FABRICS are all worsteds loomed of scoured wool twisted in fine 2-ply yarns. Substantial and shape retaining. Herringbones, sharkskins, Bird's eye weaves, plain and blues, greys and browns. BROKAW BROTHERS On Broadway between 41st and 42nd Streets (Through to Seventh Avenue) Direct, subway Times Sevare connecting all parts of New York, Brooklyn and Long Island.

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