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154 ENTERED AT IHB BROOKLYN POST-OPFICI AS 2D CLASS MAIL MATTER NEW YORK CITY, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1934 THREE CENTS 26 PAGES Bf Eagle 9: 1 MAYOR REJECTS LEVY ON REALTY FOR CITY RELIEF Senate Rejects Tariff Move to Exempt Farms Johnson Amendment to Omit Agricultural Products Is Killed House Passes Billion Relief By 309 to 45 Vote Comes as Famine in Drought District Is Declared Possible Montauk Club Board Votes To Liquidate Members of Park Slope Organization to Decide Issue Next Week Dil linger in Hospital Recovering From Gun Wounds, Says Keenan Boston, June 4 UP) John Dillinger, notorious outlaw and listed as the country's public enemy No. 1, is hiding in an Illinois hospital, under treatment for sunshot wounds, Joseph B. Keenan, Assistant I'nited States Attorney General, said today. "Agents are slowly but surely closing in on him and will not rest until they have him dead or alive," he said. Truck Drivers Lured Into Racketeer Web 28 Here in the Money In Irish Sweepstake; Boy, 7, Is a Winner Underpaid Men Fall Victims to Thieves Who Stage Fake Holdups Housewives Duped by Fences By ISABELLE KEATING "Look her, Bud, how about making a little piece of change?" "Bud," six-foot truck driver, eyes his questioner Turns Down Suggestion of Winthrop Aldrich on Conference Eve-Sees Early Adoption of National Program to Aid Unemployed Mayor LaGuardia to a barred additional taxes on real estate from being considered as a source of relief funds when his unemployment relief conference meets lata this afternoon in the City Hall.

"There is no intention of putting more taxes on real estate," said the Mayor. "What we want to do is put real estate on its feet." The Mayor stated he regarded the relief problem as a permanent rather than temporary one. with a national system of unemployment insurance the only remedy. TO TRY MOVIES i VSW 4' I Members of the Montauk Club will meet a week from tonight to decide whether or not the well-known social dub on Park Slope shall be liquidated. The board of governors, meeting May 16 at the clubhouse, 8th Ave.

and Garfield Place, adopted a resolution which read: "Resolved that the Montauk club liquidate, and that a meeting of the membership be called to vote on this resolution." The board adopted the resolution, 10 to two, with President Frank C. Russell and one member of the board not voting. Russell, anxious to avoid disbanding of the club, will make several suggestions at the meeting for other means of relieving the financial situation. Russell Optimistic Russell has taken the position that while curtailment is necessary, the club is not in "financial difficulties." Asked about the meeting, Arthur E. Beggs.

secretary of the club, said. "The membership has dwindled from approximately 1,000 to 350. Two hundred of these are resident members. Like all other clubs, the older members are dropping out and the young fellows don't seem to care much about the club life. "It is possible that by lowering the standards of the club we could continue, but most of us feel that if we can't go on as we have in the past the best thing to do is liquidate." He said the club was $13,000 in the red last year.

$10,000 of which was offset by contributions from members. The prospects of an even larger deficit loom this year. The club has been in existence nearly 40 years. Lehrenkrauss Kin Is on Trial Court Signs an Order to Bring His Uncle From Cell to Testifv Charles Lehrenkrauss, nephew and former business associate of Julius Lehrenkrauss, and Herman Richter, who was in Lehrenkrauss' employ for many years, went on trial before County Judge Fitzgerald this afternoon on grand larceny indictments. Just befero the selection of jurors started County Judge McLaughlin signed an order directing the return of Julius Lehrenkrauss from Sing Sing Prison, where he is serving a 5 to 10-year term for defrauding investors.

He may be a witness for the prosecution. Based on Mortgage The charges on which Richter and the younger Lehrenkrauss are being tried involve the sale to the public of $257,000 worth of mortgage certificates purportedly secured by real estate on Archer 'Jamaica. The mortgage, in which i the shares were sold, was for and was given the bankrupt firm of J. Lehrenkrauss Sons by Omnis Realty Company, a subsidiary of which Richter was president. The certificates were signed by Charles Lehrenkrauss.

According to Assistant District Attorney Samuel Goldstein, who Is conducting the prosecution, no such mortgage was ever recorded and the property involved was assessed at only $36,500 and was already encumbered bv two mortgages totaling $14,000. Judge Fitzgerald's courtroom, when the trial started, was filled with women, many of whom had invested their savings with Lehrenkrauss and lost it in the collapse of his enterprises. Alderman Walter R. Hart ap- peared in court as Richter's attor ney and John Robinson as counsel for voting Lehrenkrauss. INGERSOI.L TO SrEAK Borough President Raymond V.

InRprsoll is scheduled to speak at the meeting of the Midwood City Fusion party. 2d A. at 1708 Avenue J. tonight. Samuel Katz is president of the club.

it "Well, how?" "I know a man that'd pay! five C's for that loada' goods on your truck." Five hundred dollars! Enough to finish paying for the last baby and maybe let the mssus and the kids have a little vacation. Bud specu- lates. "Well o. It is arranged. The next day there is a story In the newspapers: a truck driver held up in Manhattan, bound, gagged, tossed onto the sidewalk on a lonely street, his truck stolen.

Later the truck is found aban-ooned in a lonely section of Brook lyn empty. A thousand dollars worth of worsteds stolen. Phoney Knots The police, studying the ropes with which Bud is bound, think the knots look a little phoney; think they might have been tied by someone not too anxious to hurt the truck driver. They ask questions. But Bud knows nothing.

He hasn't yet got the $500 certainly won't get it if he squeals. Probably he never will get it; he's rooked along with the manufacturer, but he still hopes, and hope and fear keep his lips sealed. The police have to turn him loose for lack of evidence. A thousand dollars worth of stolen worsted sold, ultimately, per- Continued on rage 3 Yacht Rescued By Coast Guard Fay's Cruiser, Lost 2i Hours, Ran Aground With Eight in the Fog Special to The Eagle Bay Shore, L. 1., June 4 The 38- foot cabin cruiser Babe 2d, which had been lost with eight persons aboard since yesterday morning, was found aground at 10:30 a.m.

off Oak Island, in the Great South Bay. The craft, which Is owned by United, States Commissioner Edward E. Fay, of Brooklyn and Islip, was taken out yesterday in clear weather. Fog settled down on her, however, and for several hours she battled choppy seas. When the Coast Guard boat 8-28 came alongside today, all aboard were taken off and reported unharmed, in spite of their 24-hour exposure to the elements.

Eight boats from the Coast Guard stations at Fire Island and Oak Island responded to an alarm sent in late yesterday afternoon. The search stretched from Smith Point to Jones Beach and for a time It was feared that it had met with disaster. Those aboard included Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson and their daughter.

Ethel, of Sayville. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bartman of Sayville. Commissioner Edward Fay of Islip.

Mrs. Joseph C. Jahn of Sayville and Henry Melvin of Brooklyn. NAVY'S NEW PLANE CAUKIKR Norfolk. June 4 iT) The air- craft carrier Ranger was formally placed in commission as a part of the United States fleet today.

i Washington, June 4 (IP) The Senate today rejected the Johnson amendment to exempt farm products from the trade agreements proposed to be negotiated under the reciprocal tariff bill. This removed the greatest obstacle to passage of the bill as Republicans had counted on the farm proposal to marshal their utmost strength. Three Democrats joined 29 Republicans and the Farm Laborite, Shipstead, for the amendment. Three Republicans voted with SI Democrats against it. Washington, June 4 (zP)--President Roosevelt and Congressional leaders determined today to withhold decision on an adjournment date until the Administration program is pushed to a conclusion.

The Capitol Hill chieftains expressed the opinion to the President that adjournment could be reached within 10 days. The President told them he wanted the tariff, silver, housing and Wagner Labor Board bills passed. Expects Tugwell Approval Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, said that amendments to the Agriculture Adjustment act and the Oil Control bill may have to go over. "I expect the nomination of Rex-ford Guy Tugwell as Undersecretary of Agrculture to be confirmed," he said. President Roosevelt flatly declined to fix a definite date with the several Administration measures still pending, but he emphasized that he wanted adjournment as quickly as possible.

Asked about social legislation, once placed near the top of the Administration's program, House Leader Byrns said "the President might send up a message on that soon." He added, however, that previous plans for establishment of a joint Congressional committee to study social legislation had been abandoned. National City Drops Affiliate Securities Company to Be Dissolved, Perkins Tells Shareholders Dissolution of the City pompany of New York, formerly the National City Company, was announced today by James H. Perkins, chairman of the board of directors of the National City Bank of New York. The action was taken In compliance with the banking act of 1933, passed last June by Congress. The City Company engaged in the securities end of the National City Bank and will proceed to wind up Its affairs immediately.

Perkins' announcement was contained in a letter addressed to the stockholders of both the securities corporation and the National City Bank, and made public by George Buckley, vice president of the National City Bank. Summarizing the reasons for closing the affairs of the securities company, the business of which formerly ran into the hundreds of Continued on Page 19 Teller in Theft Freed by Court Judge Mortimer W. Byers In Brooklyn Federal Court today gave Harold C. Philipson, 31, 613 40th a suspended two-year prison sentence and placed him on probation for three years. Philipson pleaded guilty last week to embezzling $600 from the People's Flatbush Branch of the National City Bank by manipulating his accounts while employed there as a teller between last July 1 and Feb.

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Prnumnln. Morlra Novel Jrrmonn Radio Real Etat Ship Nrwi IS SorlrtT 15 Sporta I0.g Theatera ft, Woman'a Fait Jt Washington, June 4 C4 Amid cries of "gag rule" from Republicans, the deficirnry bill providing a rash outlay of and a potential relief expenditure of about six billion was passed today by the House and sent to the Senate. The vote was 309 to 45. The measure was said by Chairman Burhanan Texas) of the Appropriations Committee to provide ample authority for funds to meet the drought relief situation in 27 Midwestern States. A report that famine conditions would prevail in at least one drought-stricken section unless early rain or Federal aid intervenes meanwhile spurred officials to action.

Washington, June 4 (IP) President Roosevelt called a council of war today to expand the fight against the worst drought in the nation's history. A Congressional appropriation that may exceed half a billion dollars was the paramount proposal before the conference. Some Congressmen felt a billion would be necessary. President Roosecvelt Is expected in many quarters to speed a message to Congress asking funds. Henry A.

Wallace, secretary of Agriculture, is out in the parched Midwest as the Go- nment's ace investigator. Rexford Guy Tugwell. Assistant Secretary, took his place at the conference. Gathering for today's meeting with the President were members of Continued on Page 3 Woman Held As Fake M.D. Charged With Adding Up Figures to Diagnose 'Cancer Case' Two investigators of the State Board of Education, testifying in Downtown Court today, described how Mrs.

Winifred Danielson, 43, of 101 Willow Is alleged to have treated one of them for "hard and soft cancer." Mrs. Danielson, arrested in March, on a charge of unlawfully practicing medicine, was arraigned before Magistrate Casey, who continued her in bail of $500 for trial in the Court of Special Sessions. The defendant is alleged to have employed a small black box, about a foot square, in giving her treatments. This was known as a psy-chonograph, it was testified, and it was supposed to transmit curative wave thoughts to the mind of the patient receiving the treatment. The inspectors of the Board of Education who testified aganst the woman were Mrs.

Nettie Larson and Mrs. Edna Aaron. Diagnosis by Figures When she was seated, the witness said. Mrs. Danielson wound a handkerchief around the fourth finger of her right hand and then had her place the hand on the little black box, at the same time advising her that "this little machine will tell whether you are detectives or inspectors from the Medical Board." The defendant then handed to her a piece of paper, the witness said, on which were listed about 20 diseases, with a number written opposite each disease.

Mrs. Danielson called off the diseases listed, the witness said, and asked her to write the number of each, as called, in the margin of the paper which she held in her hand. When she had gone through the list. Mrs. Danielson, the witness said, added the column of figures and Informed her that she was suffering from "hard and soft cancer." Freighter, Tanker Collide in The Norwegian freighter Cubano of the Wllhelmsen Line, Inbound from South American ports with a cargo of coffee, was in collision in a dense fog at 6:01 o'clock this morning, with the tanker Chilioll of the Chile Steamship Company.

The accident occurred about eight miles off Ambrose Lightship. Ancient Vase Stolen From 5th Ave. Shop A Colombian gold sacrificial vase, believed to be about 1,000 years old and valued at $5,000, was stolen from the show window of Raymond Sr. Whltcomb. tourist agency, at 670 5th Manhattan, some time between midnight and 6 o'clock this morning.

Catherine O'Shaughnessy. 20 in Queens Also Dra wPaying Numbers 111 Mother to Be Aided by Cash 'Fulton Bum' Is Lucky Twenty-eight Brooklynites, 20 residents of Queens and four Long Islanders, held prize tickets in the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes on the Epsom Derby, it was revealed today in Associated Press dispatches from Dublin. Announcement of the winners was made after draw ings for the race, which is to be run Wednesday. The only man to voice any objection to the winners was George Disel, a printer, of 114-06 103d National Aid Forecast "I think that after the first of the year we will have some national system of unemployment relief," he stated. "There is nothine in th World that can Ston it.

The nrnhlem is too big for municipalities to cope wiui. i wouia iiKe to approach our problem on the basis of the balance of this year. "Just when we thought there waa a falling off in demands on our relief funds there was a jump. Families were being dropped from the rolls in March and April, but May saw them added at the rate of from 1.500 to 1,700 a day." Mayor Has No Plan The Mayor said he would "offer no plan, but just present the situation" at this afternoon's conference, and evinced interest, without committing himself, in the tobacco tax bill to be introduced in the Board of Aldermen tomorrow by Alderman Lambert Fairchild, Repub- lican. of Manhattan.

The bill would impose a 10 percent levy on all cigarettes, cigars and tobacco sold at retail, the tax being paid by the consumer and merchants making quarterly returns to the city. Fairchild esti- Continued on Page 3 Second Murder Faces Convict District Attorney Geoghan embarked on an unusual course of procedure today when he announced that he will ask the Appellate Division to return to Brooklyn a prisoner in the death house at Sing Sing Prison in order that he may try him for another murder. The defendant is Harold Seaman, 21, sf 3 Whipple who was sentenced to the chair a week ago for the murder of John O'Dwyer, brother of Magistrate William O'Dwyer. LYvyer was shot down on Jan. 27 when four men entered a bar and grill at 55 4th Ave.

on a holdup mission. Geoghan wants to try Seaman this time for the murder of Dom-inick Capiello. a bartender, who was fatally injured in his place at 127 Adams St. on Dec. 10.

County Judge Franklin Taylor today adjourned the trial of the five co-defendants. Court Affirms Wurzbers: Guilt The Appellate Division this afternoon by unanimous vot? affirmed the conviction of Samuel Wurzbrg, former head of an insurance adjusting firm and head of the "arson ring," or first, dpqrce arson before County Judge Taylor last March. The court rendered no opinion. Wurzberg's sentence is from 12N to 25 years in prison. The court comprised Presiding Justice Lazansky and Justices Young, Kappcr.

Tompkins and Davis, On the Inside Guv flickok tells how Austin II. McCornu'ck. Commissioner of Correction, uses a soft voice to make touyh prisoners behave Page 1 3. Charles I). Hillcs will be the hij; figure at the G.

O. P. reunion in Chicago to morrow, says Paul Mallon; Page 13. Pitcher Leonard may prove real Dodger asset, decide! Tommy Holmes; Paje 16. Lily Pons Buenos Aires, June 4 (JP) Lily Pons, French star of the American opera, will enter motion pictures.

Arriving here for an engagement, the singer said she had accepted offers to appear in North American films after fulfilling contracts in Paris, London and New York. Of Slaying Kin Mother and Brother Had Driven Him to It by Degrees, Says Killer Los Angeles. June 4 Louis Rude Payne, 21. cracked under the strain of an all-night grilling by police and confessed early today, officers said, to the details of the hatchet slaying of his mother and brother in their Westwood mansion here. "I killed them last Tuesday night." detectives quoted the youth as crying.

"Many things my mother and brother had done to me finally multiplied themselves a million times in my mind and at last something set off the spark and I couldn't stand it any longer so I killed them. "I don't think I'm crazy, insane. I'm not trying to pose as insane." Heat Wave Returns To City Tomorrow The early June heat spell, broken sharply yesterday by northerly winds, will return to the city tomorrow, according to the Weather Bureau forecast, but today and tonight will be generally fair. Beginning at midnight, when the mercury registered 60. the temperatures up to 10 a.m.

hovered from 57 to 59. At 2 p.m. the mercury was 69 as against 74 at the samp time yesterday. Bolnionl Par! Results PIBST Mnl.snn. Brl; fl'rk Filr" Mr Line Uiirii.

TlionirliflV RcmiIi FIRST nrr, Frr1 Almy. first; Timon frnno: Trartnrv. third. fend his open title this week, feels the same about his own game, but he believes that the only one in the Merion field that has a chance against Little is Paul Runyan. "I have never seen a golfer as long and as accurate as Lawson," Johnny said.

picking him for the open, and I think Runyan is the only one who can stop him. I'm hoping I will be able to survive the first 36 holes. I don't expect to do much more than that. Lawson is our only amateur hope." Returning on the Laconia with Stock List Gains On Labor News Lessened tension in the labor situation, and at least temporary ending of the drought, stimulated stock prices somewhat today. Gains in stocks ran to about two points.

Industrials led the way. Gold and other metal shares were relatively strong. Rails and utilities, while higher, lagged behind industrials. Commodities turned down. Wheat was down as much as 2'i cents a bushel as offerings poured in due to rains in the wheat belt, but part of the lass was recovered.

Cotton reacted 50 cents a bale. Silver was little changed. Import staples were irregular. Dollars were higher in relation to sterling. Bonds were steady.

Curb prices were moderately firmer. (Stork Table on Page 20) 3 CUBAN OFFICIALS SLAIN Camaguey. Cuba. June 4 (A3) The Chief of Public Redo, and two other officials were killed and two persons were wounded by a mob which attacked the Public Works Office here today. Richmond Hill.

Disel said that the ticket he had purchased was published as belonging to one "Gramp" and that he was going to find out why. To Miss Emma Jones of 123 Tulip Floral Park, the news that she held a winning ticket was more than welcome. Will Aid Mother "I am very, very happy," she said. "My mother has been ill for several weeks and this money will enable me to pay doctor's bill and to send her away where weather conditions are better for her." Miss Catherine O'Shaughnessy, who Is 21 and blue-eyed, and who is employed by the Brooklyn Edison Company, was one of the most attractive winners in the lot. She lives with a girl friend Margaret Martin at 160 Prospect Park West.

Miss O'Shaughnessy said she was very glad that she had held a winning ticket but she failed to show any signs of excitement. "I'm Just lucky," she said. "What change there will be in my plans if Continued on Page 2 Miss Ebel lives with her family at 6739 Colonial Road. Recently she completed a thesis on a design for a flying wing for transport purpose. She did not attack the problem lightly making an entire year's study before making her report.

FIRE COSTS Jl.Oflfl.flflfl South River, N. June 4 A fire which swept through the plant of the American Enamel Brick and Tile Company late last night caused damage estimated at more than $1,000,000. British Golf Victory Was a Fluke, Says Little on His Homecoming Miss Ebel to Become First Woman Air Engineer in U. S. Isabel C.

Ebel, pretty daughter of Arthur R. Ebel, Assistant Commissioner of Public Works in Brooklyn, will be graduated from New York University Wednesday and thereupon will become the only woman aeronautical engineer in the United States. A girl who scorned her carriages and dolls in childhood days to build workable models of ships in her father's shop, Miss Ebel will receive the degree of aeronautical engineer from tfte Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics of the Uni versity college oi Jfflgineenng. Boston, June 4 (A) Feeling nothing like conquering heroes, which they are, W. Lawson Little, third American to gain the British teur golf championship, and most mates landed on their native shores today, each doubting his ability to make any kind of a showing in this week's National Open at Merion.

"I'll be bumped off so soon at Philadelphia," said Little, who gave the greatest exhibition of competitive golf ever played in a championship while winning the British title, "that you will know that my success at Prestwick and my 11 and 13 victory over Jimmy Wallace was a fluke. No. there Is no chance of me duplicating Bobby Jones' grand slam. Played Over Head "I played away over my head in England, and I will probably never be as hot again. I shudder to think what our crack pros will do to us at Merlon.

We are all since none of us has touched a club in 10 days, and. don't forget, the change from the small British ball to the large one is not going to help any of our games." Johnny Goodman, who wUl de- I Continued oa Page 14.