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"4 mi it ll. BROOKLYN JIAILY EAGL TOE WEA TITER 7 0. 8. Wrathcr Boreas FAIR, NOT SO COLD TONIGHT; TOMORROW, WARMER. Temperature 19 JU Year ago (clear) 4.1 Mean average 10 yean aame 31 WALL STREET Stock and Curb Closing Prices Ul': WE DO OUR PART 93d YEAR No.

23 ENTERED AT THE BROOKLYN POST-OFFICE AS 2D CLASS MAIL MATTER NEW YORK CITY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1934 30 PAGES THREE CENTS LEHRENKRAUSS SEIZED; $800,000 THEFT CHARGE Welfare Island Prison 'Raided' By MacCormick Warden Relieved His DeputyArrested Gangs Broken Find Drugs CITY, PAY TO STATE, NATION LAST TRIBUTES JOHN H. M'COOEY Mortgage Head in Custody Crowd Outside Lady of Victory Church Solemn Services Held at Church of Our Lady of Victory and Burial in Holy Cross Bishop Molloy Presides at Mass Eulojry by Priest vv I 111 4 1 n. 'v i Aw. -jJjffl. Picture shows general view of crowds attending John H.

McCooey's funeral at R. C. Church of Our Lady of Victory, Throop Ave. and McDonough with the casket being carried into the church and the family cars at the head of the procession. Mortgage Firm Head Arrested at Residence Bail Asked by Geoglian Lawyer Says Ranker Is Broke ami Friends Gone Julius LehreDkrauss, 66-year-old head of the bankrupt mortgage and finance firm of J.

Lehrenkrauss Sons, committed larcenies amounting to "close to $1,000,000," District Attorney Geoghan said today, following the financier's arrest at his home, 195 Prospect Place, a few minutes before 9 a.m. He was taken into custody by Detectives Martin Cannon and Charles Pritting on a warrant issued after his indictment for first decree grand larceny yesterday. Other indictments may follow, Mr. Geoghan said. Waits Four Hours Taken to the Bergen St.

station. Lehrenkrauss was finger-printed and photographed, and then taken to the district attorney's office, where he waited for four hours before Geoghan returned from the funeral of John H. McCooey. In half an hour's talk, the prosecutor was unable to get either a denial or confession of the charge against him. He was accompanied by his attorney, Charles Goldenberg, who revealed on his client's behalf that Lehrenkrauss was "broke" and friendless.

That came when Geoghan said he would ask for $35,000 bail at the arraignment before County Jmlge Nova later this afternoon. Friends Gone, He Snyi "It is impossible," the attorney said, "for us to supply uch an amount or to come anywhere near it. All that Mr. Lehrenkrauss has are the clothes on his back. He could not raise the $750 premium for a $35,000 bond.

All his friends have gone back on him." "I'm sorry," the District Attorney replied, "it doesn't give me any pleasure to send a man who has been a respected citizen in the corn-Continued on Page 2 Stocks Set Highs; Turn Over Large Stocks advanced vigorously nearly all day, average prices for industrial issues reaching new highs since last July. Rails gained proportionately nibre than other groups, averaging a rise of more than 1 point. Individual advances throughout the list ran to about 3 points. Trading was in heavy volume, exceeding 3,000,000 shares. Leadership was by groups, with the motors, metals, chemicals, some of the oils, aircraft issues and numerous others prominent.

The farm implement issues advanced briskly when wheat rallied. Dollars steady all morning, but strengthened in the afternoon. Sterling fell to $4.98. off 2 cents, after ruling around French francs dipped about 5 points from their morning high. U.

S. Government bonds were steady to firm, and the bond list generally moved up a little. Commodities pursued an uneven course. Wheat showed a small gain late, after holding fractionally below yesterday. Cotton rose a few points.

Rubber turned very strong. Curb prices were higher. Table on Page ZD Whore to Find Your Favorite Features In Today' Eagle Pat" An, flu ralrl 14 Art Arthur IS Bonk. 20 Brirtte 21 Clarified Ad Comics H' nulh Nntirm 15 nr. Brady 14 nr.

Cadman 14 Til HnhM S3 Editorial IS Financial Guild Junior l.ijlr SI Hfkn Worm 21 l.flflt and Found. Prisoiml 2 Movies IS Not el 10 R.dlo '-'4 Real f'Mate 12 Rian IS Ship New IS nrletj Ill Sporln Theater. 1.1 Woman' 1'age 21 Commissioner of Correction Austin H. MacCormick, with a detail of police and a staff of assistants, paid a surprise visit to the Welfare Island penitentiary today, relieved Warden Joseph A. McCann of duty, placed Deputy Warden Daniel Sheehan "under military arrest" and after an inspection declared: "Of all the prisons I have visited throughout the country, this is the worst.

It is bad physically and from every other standpoint." The Commissioner found, he said, that the penitentiary was practically under the control of a crew of favored racketeers, who occupied special cells in "Politicians Row," in the hospital of the Administration Building, and compelled other prisoners to wait on them. Find Drugs A search of one wing of the prison iisclused the presence of drugs, hypodermics, knives, knicked Continued on Page 2 I Moves to Cut Land Awards indels Seeks to Slice Appraisals by Millions Wants New Experts Corporation Counsel Paul Windels today plunged into his investigation of condemnation awards and procedure that have cost the city taxpayers millions of dollars. At tlv; same time he sought co-operation of real estate boards throughout the city to root out the evils of the sysem. Following his revelation yesterday that during the last four years the city has paid 12 real estate experts a total of $1,241 .431.44 in appraisal fees, he moved to ask the heads of the real estate boards to suggest a list of competent appraisers who would be willing to work for the city on a reasonable basis. Lists 15 Appraisers Anton L.

Trunk, president of the New York City Real Estate Board, the first to receive Windels' request, promptly submitted a list of 15 men. Frank M. Ledwith, president of the Brooklyn Real Estate Board, said he had not received such a request from Windels but expected to hear from him later today. Windels said he would see the presidents of Queens and Bronx boards as soon as possible. Windels yesterday ordered a reopening of the proceedings under which an alleged excessive award was made to Bayslde Estates, Continued on Page 2 Mayor 111; Goes To Albany Anyway Mayor LaGuardia was to go to Albany this afternoon to fight for his economy bill against the advice of his physician.

Dr. George Baehr examined the Mayor at his home. 1274 5th Manhattan, shortly after noon and found that his patient was suffering from a touch of pleurisy. He advised the Mayor not to go to Albany, saying if he did go it would be on his own responsibility. The Mayor replied he would go.

anyhow. Arrangements were completed to have the Mayor board the train at 125th St. At Grand Central Station ontroller Arthur Cunningham. Corporation Counsel Windels and Budget Director McGahen were to go aboard. The Mayor was accompanied by Mrs.

LaGuardia and Lester Stone. was expected the return trip would be made tonight by automobile because of the necessity for keeping the Mayor bundled up in blankets. Time did not permit an automobile trip to the State Capitol this afternoon. Spanish Train Kills Four in Wreck Sanlander, Spain, Jan. 24 (Pi Four persons were killed and 15 injured today when a train, sliding on rails made slippery by snow, jumped the track on a curve 44 miles from here.

$500 REWARD TO BOOTBLACK Philadelphia. Jan. 24 il1) Pietro Pizzi, 37-year-old bootblack from Camden. N. is $500 richer today because he returned $4,000 worth of jewelry lost by Mrs.

William J. Wilson of Bryn Mawr, N. J. JAIL WOMAN SPY Strasbourg. France, Jan.

24 OP) Beautiful Fraulein Sophie Drotz nf Germany, woman spy chief, went to Jail today for three years. Mourned by thousands from the humblest to the highest, John H. McCooey was laid to rest this afternoon under the chestnut trees in Holy Cross Cemetery. The interment followed the largest and most impressive funeral in Brooklyn's history. More than men and women braved bleak and cold winds to pay final honor to the late Democratic leader who had walked among them with a kindly word for all and directed the destinies of millions.

In the Church of Our Lady of Victory, Throop Ave. and McDonough the Rt. Rev. Mons. Thomas J.

O'Brien added to the solemn high requiem mass a heartfelt eulogy of Mr. McCooey's kindliness, service and devotion to his family. Bishop Thomas E. Molloy presided in the sanctuary and administered final absolution. Notable Men at Church Dignitaries of the nation.

State and city were among the 1.200 attending the rites in the church. More than 15.000 who could not get inside pressed about, doffing hats and bowing reverently as strains of the requiem music wafted outside. Former Governor Smith. Governor Lehman. Postmaster General Farley, United States Senator Copeland and Wagner.

Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, former Mayors Hylan and O'Brien, former Acting Mayor Joseph McKee. Attorney General Bennett and Tammany Leader John F. Curry headed the honorary pallbearers. Procession to the Church The entire list, including members of the Democratic Executive Committee, jurists and officials, formed a solemn, silk-hatted procession nearly half a mile long as the cortege was borne from the McCooey home at 908 St. Mark's Ave.

to the church. Beginning at 8:30 a.m.. the mourners began assembling at the leader's modest home. Interspersed with the leading figures of statecraft, finance and law were over-coatless ones who shivered in the wintry blasts. More than 5,000 pressed about the immediace vicinity.

Police by the scores stilled traffic and one almost could hear the drop of a pin. Thousands in Streets Lining the sidewalks and stoops as the cortege proceeded down St. Mark's and Albany Aves. were 10.000 with heads bared and bowed. Workmen on an Albany Ave.

building dropped their tools and Continued on Page 3 Federal Court Suspends Lawyer Abraham Schackne, an attorney, of 59 Graham was suspended from practice in the Brooklyn Federal Court for a period of five years in a decision handed down today by the five judges of the court. Schackne was charged with "unethical conduct in aiding and abetting the transfer of real estate in contemplation of bankruptcy." Frank Goldman, David Pudalov and a man named Sam Goldbanm to whom the property was transferred were convicted in October of concealing assets and sentenced to two years each. Mme. Walska Guest Of Harold M'Cormick Chicago. Jan.

24 (P) Society circles were buzzing today after Harold F. McCormick had entertained his former wife. Ganna Walska. the Polish opera singer, at a luncheon for two in his Rush St. stone mansion.

On the Inside Everything's rosv to the old Jersey wineries under the New Deal, Guv Hieknk finds 1'a-e 17. Mr. Mallon tells about a hit of advice that made the President prik up: P.ie 17. I Arthur Pollock-More I. adics" I'n iri Iron at bar" Cinric takes Page 22.

a turn frc Prmpp'e 1 II 17 1 iTleiMOrV 1 HllS C-i n't RVrnll llnw T.nilfr Julius Lehrenkrauss at President O.K's Gold Plan Limit Senate Told He Will Accept Change Board Control Is Opposed Washington, Jan. 24 (P) President Roosevelt sent word to Congressional leaders today that he was willing to accept a time limitation on his monetary legislation, but urged rejection of the proposal to have a board administer the huge stabilization fund. The Chief Executive's decision was passed along to his lieutenants on Capitol Hill as the Senate began consideration of the money bill. One of the chief objections raised against the monetary bill was that it was permanent, rather than temporary legislation, and should therefore receive more thorough consideration. Republicans, together with some Democrats, were determined, however, to continue their battle for management of the $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund by a board of five rather than the Secretary of the Treasury alone.

Sees Robinson I The President's views were passed after a conference at the White House with Senator Robin- I son, Democratic leader. Robinson would not discuss his visit, but on leaving the White I House said the board plan was "obnoxious and impractical." I Chairman Fletcher explained the I committee amendments to the senate. Reaching the controversial amendment substituting a board to administer the stabilization fund, Fletcher said that should be rejected. "There ought to be one unified source of control." he continued, adding that experience had shown boards often developed "conflicts of views" which led to delays. Single control, he said, would make for expeditious administration and protect the "confidential" fund.

Senator Vandenberg Mich.) suggested it "might be useful" if there were occasional conflicts in administration of the fund, to show that its operations were beeing given close consideration. District Attorney's office. Hotels Facing Waiters' Strike 50,000 May On it, Tulip Dining Rooms Waldorf Is Crippled New York was confronted today with the prospect of a city-wide strike of waiters, cooks and bus boys which, if effective, would cripple its largest hotels and close its best known resturants and dining rooms. An apparently minor disagreement, involving the discharge of a chef, sent 600 men on strike at the I Waldorf-Astoria last nifht. Today officials of the Amalgamated Hotel and Restaurant Worker's Union said that that would be followed tonight by the walkout of some 50,000 workers in tne five boroughs.

Would Affect 200 Hotels Some 200 leading hotels and restaurants, union spokesmen declared, would be tied up. including such as the St. George, Towers and Bossert Hotels in Brooklyn, where -they expected 5.500 to join in the walkout. The Waldorf employes struck suddenly, and hotel executives today wondered if the same swift action Continued on Page 2 Court Restrains Use of Trademark The United States Circuit Court of Appeals. 10th Circuit, has handed down a decree reversing the United States District Judge for Colorado.

The decree restrains infringement of the trademark "Macy's" and enjoins the Colorado Clothing Manufacturing Company from using the name. 3 Bavarian Priests Accused by Nazis Munich. Jan. 24 (P) Guarded by i heavy detachments of police, three I Catholic priests went on trial today i charged with spreading atrocity I stories concerning conditions in 1 Germany. evading extradition to the United States by remaining in his Athenian retreat.

Twice before. Greek courts had held in Insull's favor In cases through which the United States sought his extradition to face charges of larceny, embezzlement and violation of bankruptcy laws. The formal announcement said today that the Minister of the Interior's decision constituted in itself an administrative act and therefore was a matter which could be dealt with by the Council. Spain May Pardon Four Americans Madrid, Jan. 24 Attor- ney General of Spain recommended to the Supreme Court today a par- don for four Americans held in jail at Palma, Mallorca, for assaulting a civil guard.

Kugcl Agrees To Pay Claims Supreme Court Justice Louis A. Valente approved the offer of Simon H. Kugel. former Brooklyn lawyer and former director of the Bank of United States, to settle all claims asainst him resulting from the failure of the bank on Dec. 11.

1930. for $750,000. The 'settlement recommended bv Fred W. Piderit. special superintendent of banks.

deputy lUth Defendant in Suit Mr. Kugel is the 16th defendant in a suit brought by Joseph A. Broderick. superintendent of banks. to recover $60,000,000 from the officers and directors, to settle in.

an action, now on trial before Justice Valente. According to Mr Piderit's affl-I'age 2 Continued on ARAB CONFESSES 4 Ml RDI Cairo, Egypt. Jan. 24 LP' An Arab confessed to having murdered his two brothers and two nephews with a knife because he was infuriated that his younger brother was marrying before him. Market Chiefs ni 1 111 iisr diiaKeui) I Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx Supervisors Are Given Different Posts Commissioner of Markets William Fellowes Morgan Jr.

today shifted his entire staff of supervisors, including chiefs, in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx, to other posts "just for the good of the service." Complaints that there had been "shaking down" of pushcart ped- dlers were in part responsible for the wholesale change, which affected 150 of the 175 men on the commissioner's staff. In any case. it was intended as another blow at i racketeering and favoritism. Other changes, the commissioner said, will follow. For the time being the men assigned to Queens and Staten Island have not been transferred, but they will be.

Those Transferred Among the transters of chief supervisors made were the following: J. J. Golding. from lower Manhattan to Wall.ibout Market; Samuel Lefkow, east side of Manhattan to Williamsburg; Edward M. Kelin.

I South Brooklyn, to west side Man- hattan. and Charles Bushwick section, to South Brooklyn. Nearly 150 supervisors swapped posts, in most instances Brooklyn men going to Manhattan and the Bronx and vice versa. Paris Police Fiht Communist Rioters i Parts, Jan. 24 Streets of Paris resembled a battlefield at today, strewn with the debris from several sharp clashes be-j tween the police and Royalist and uommunist aemonsuaiois.

Tropical Park Results Hltsr KAl'F pu'-ii-s if L'CU'j' Ncull. 109 K. Jones'. $5 S- m-M: esn.t LVf. lll iWnvcni, 20.

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xStarrv. xZion, O'Neill, xQracias also ran. xFicitt. I i She She Worked for Man Slew as Admirer By ISABELLA KEATING Millie Prince's memory, scintillant in its accuracy yesterday, faltered toriav as the prosecution cross- I examined her on charges of second degree murder in Queens County Court. Her clear, melodramatic voice was clouded now and then by tears as Assistant District Attorney James A.

Conroy questioned her search-ingly about what her counsel delicately called "the trouble on Stein- way Hill" when she plunged a fish- knite 19 times into her 5b-year-old admirer. Charles J. Wolfert. Mrs. Prince was uncertain when she had stopped working for Wolfert at the latter's Astoria jewelry store.

She could not remember how long she lived with her mother-in- Continued on Page 2 London Gets Fog's Of Variegated Kind London. Jan. 24 ijPi Variegated samples of fo. rangine from dirty white to murkv vellow and black. overhung the city and its outer dis- trirts.

Many escorts with flares led motorcars and other vehicles along the roads. his regular salary, now $2,475 a year, except that there was a deduction in 1931 for two days' tardiness. The records also show that Murphy wis absent 28 days In 1927 and all the days so far in 1934. Other employes, including stenographers and supervisors, according to the records revealed by the commissioners, stayed away from the office between two and seven month.i a year. Such absences will be elim- inated from now on, they added.

Insull Loses Plea to Remain Longer as Rein gee in Greece Cfy WorherOffSVi Years in 7, Docked for Be'um Lale 2 Days Athens, Jan. 24 UP) The Supreme State Council rejected Samuel Instills appeal today and thus placed the official stamp of legality 111x511 the government's order that he must seek another refuge at the end of this month. The Council ordered the former Chicago utilities operator to pay the costs of the proceedings. Insull appealed after the Minister of the Interior refused to extend his residence permit beyond Jan. 31 and thus enable him to continue The quaint case of John 202 W.

103il Manhattan, clerk' in the Department of Markets, was revealed today by Commissioner William F. Morgan Jr. and his deputy. Capt. Michael Fiaschetti.

Murphy was absent from duty, according to the commissioners. 211 davs in 1928. 300 in 1929. 303 in 1930. 291 in 1931.

265 ill 1932 and 261 days in 1933-a total of 1.631 davs. or slightly under 5'i working I years, in seven years. For all these Murphy was paid.