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I THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. TIIUliSDAY, MAHCH 1. 1923. UPHOLDS SUICIDE'S WILL AFTER DEATH SMITH WANTS LAW FOR MOTOR LICENSE CONTROL IN CITIES Taking Safety out of the Lap of the Gods NOW OPEN BROOKLYN AUTO SHOW 23rd Regiment Armory Bedford ud Atfcuufc Feb.

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31 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK 162 REMSEN STREET, BROOKLYN Vnier ihe lupervitkm ef V. T. Stall Msnllng Deft. DIRECTORS Fiank Bailbt Guraut( TruttCimptmy Ckailzs S. Biowm 7Vm, Mutual Lift hurdna Cmfmmj tAtxit Tar It Clinton D.

Bo, Diet Vice-Prtutlt't, Title Cutrtnla ft In Cum any Iiviko T. BtJIM Pmidnt, Bait Terminal Ct. P. Dat Rett Elite Edwaho C. Diumiv freetAiM, Tie Bane ef Ameriet Wuliam H.

English Vtee-PreKdtm, Emtire Tni Ce. William M. Gvi Vtte-Treiiitnt, The Pndetue CemfMy, Inc. Hadobn Preuitnti Brooklyn Saving! Bank Letru J. Hotowm Pretident, Tkemfun-Starrea Company EnwAlB T.

Hoiwill Secretary, Wiliiamibur Snringl Bank CLAtlNCI H. KlLilY Chairman eflke Board, Title Guarantee ft Trutt Company Cunatn S. Kiuit Vue-Preient, Realty Aimiatu Tiiomai L. LltMINO Preident, Brooklyn Academy of Mnuc FiuMiex Pottm Preade'l, 0. B.

Potter Prepertiu, Int. William H. Wnkloc frtddent, Brrmn, rVheelock, Harrii, Vmrht Company, Int. DENOMINATIONS tlOO IJOO $1000 OF THE CONTESTANT Kingsburys, Brother and Sister, Had Made Reciprocal Agree-ment Miss Kingsbury Changed Her Mind. Justice Benedict in Supreme Court today handed down a decision up holding the last will of Miss Orrietto Kingsbury, known years ago as a concert whistler, who committed suicide last August at her home on Monroe by inhaling gas.

A suit to set aside the will had beoi brought by her brother, Horace Kingsbury, who alleged by deposition, although he did not appear in court, that the new will of his sister was in violation of an agreement they made in 1911, which resulted in reciprocal wills, each giving th property to the other. Kingsbury alleged that there was no eason for the new will, which his sister mad several months before she committed suicide. In the new will the gave him but $500; Alice spratt, $500; Eunice Walker. $100, and Nellie Wilson, $1,000, and the residue of her $35,000 estate to her cousin. lvz William Kingsbury of 707 Monroe st.

Justice Benedict found from the evidence that if there ever was an agreement to make reciprocal wills it was abrogated by Horace Kings- i'ury iiimrsen, wno. the court inn-mated, had been turned against hi sister as the result of some influent which she had vainly tnd tu over come. ra ee gs i sf ve ra I days ago and was buried beside his sister in the family plot at Chester holdchri'stianson on four charges Liolu in Fifth Awnur Court today rirld John W. rhristian-on. 19.

of 71 in 0,1,1 hail for Ilic Grand on four charprs. Christiunson rntorrj the Immp Mrs. Anna Uriuirs. at 1047 Tf'th about 11 a.m. last and ransacked tho second floor uhilr Hnsss and li, I.au--rotta.

a nurse, wr rf on thn floor Tho cirl's hravorv led to hip. capture by Patrolman Joseph Of the Hamilton avc, station. In court today Airs. Uriels identified wortli of Jewelrv on Christiansen. Uora Heath of 81 02 (1th avc.

is another complainant against him. all, irinsr he en. tered her home or. Ke'o, 17. a thir.j complainant is Mrs.

Lauretta Devov ot 14t iDth st who allejres her liorae was burglarized on Jan 31 of Jewelry worth 300. The charsvs were two of felonious assault, one of grand larceny and one of possess- in, a gun wirnoui a permit. tract, while in New would be no choice. York there MeCulIoh said that hy the estimates, made by the telephone company. vhlch he regarded as of doubtful accuracy, the.

monthly basis would net the company a year. Since there are more than 4U0 una subscribers, he said, it would mean an increase, of less than 50 cents a year, or less than one cent a week on each, as an average. Cuvillier Puts in Bill To Restore Yearly Rate; 2 and 3sCent Messages Sprrial by Kaulc Staff Correspondent Albany. March I Around at the decision of the Public Louts Cuvillier of Manhattan today introduced a bill which woukl put telephone rates back on a year! basis at a lower cost to the subscriber than existed before the monthly nsie went into effect lodav Mr- bill provides for 2 and 3-cent messages. Assemblyman Cuvillier in a statement relative to his bill paid today: "It is admitted by J.

B. McCulloeh, vice president of the New York Telephone Company, that the ruling of the Public Service Commission would add an additional revenue asgreg-at-im? $2,500,000. There is no doubt in my mind that the telephone company at the minimum and maximum rate of 2 and 3 cents a message, can and will make at lea.t 10 to 12 percent profit on the capital invested considering the present 1.300.000 phones will be increased to 2.000 000 in the next eight years. "The ruling of the Public Service Commission that the contract between the subscriber and the company shall be pro-rated monthly instead of yearly will work to the advantage of the telephone company against the subscriber. The provision of my bill requires that the contract shall be yearly and all unused calls under said yearly contract shall be credited or rebated to the subscriber.

"In all of my years of legislation I know of no public utilities corporation that has been so insolent, procrastinating and threntening to the citizens of the State of New York as the telephone company." Special Message Urges Police Supervision to Bring About a Campaign of Safety. (Special by Kagle Staff Correspondent) Albany, March 1 Governor Smith f.ent to the Legislature today his spe cial messago.on automobile licensing and regulation. The message says that the present system is "entirely wrong," and that licensing should be in the hands of the city police depart ments. Automobiles are now licensed only as an object of State taxation, the Governor believes, and he recom mends that they be licensed with view to protecting life and limb. A recommendation that a central bureau of records and information be established at Albany in the office of the State Superintendent of Police is contained in the message.

The Governor aims at "centralized con rol and operation governed by unified policy." "Automobile regulation being protection to life, limb and property, it is essentially a police function. said the Governor. "I cannot see my way clear to permit the State to take the great bulk of the money re suiting from license fees and not give any of it to the localities to assist in the enforcement of the law. "I would recommend that the State receive one-half of all license fees received. This sum should be placed in the general fund for the.

repair and maintenance of State highways and the other half should be given to the local authorities for the pur pose or regulation. "I am unable to banish from my mina tne u.uuu dead people and men and women who were the victims of accidents in H'22, that to my mind are fn large part pro vcntuble. The State should, as far as it can, Know every operator and Know his record, if we are to cut down the fearful toll of accidents damage due to reckless drlinir. "The suggested changes in the law will not only put the dutv of nutomo bile licensing and regulation directlv upon the proper authorities but will furnish them with the funds to make it effective, and we will have re sponsible and adequate control of automobile operation in the interest of public safety. Wjhen we have materially contributed to the cost of ulation, the State will be in a po sition to exert its influence to the utmost for the protection of life limb and property.

I recommend that legislation to 1 ring this about be speedily intro duced and passed. H. 8. THIRD DEFICIENCY BILL ATTACKED BY OVERMAN Washington, March I Charges that. Governmental estimates had been pared down for political effect.

tud then supplemented by requests for substantial deficiency apnropria i s. was made today by So a to Overman. Democrat, North Carolina when the Senate took up the third deficiency bill, carrying $156,000,000. FOREST PARK GOLF FEES ARE INCREASED TO $10 Albert C. Benninger, Commissioner of Parks for the Boro of Queens, announced today that the annual fee for playing golf in Forest Tark would be increased from $5 to $10.

Non-residents those living outside the city limits must pay $20 for the privilege. This decision was adopted after Commissioner of Accounts David Hirshfield found that in the Boro of the Bronx during the year 1922 the innual fee for playing golf on the city course had been increased to $10. Mr. Hirshfield maintained that the Forest Park Golf Course is a far better course than many similar layouts in the vicinity of New York where one must pay a large sum of money besides annual dues running into hundreds of dollars, in order to Play. LONG ISLAND CITY COURT INTERPRETER IS DEAD James Cooke, court interpreter in the Long Island City Court for 15 years, died suddenly yesterday at his home, 14 Buchanan Astoria.

He was born July 14, 1836, in the Newtown section of Long Island, and had lived with his brother Richard at Buchanan pi. fcr 45 years. He was educated in the public schools and was a member, when a young man, of the Long Island City Fire Department, resigning in 1898. during the term of Patrick Gleason, Mayor of Long Island City. He was special officer of St.

Michael's Cemetery for some time, and while sering studied languages, mastering Polish, Italian, 'rench, Spanish, German and Yid dish. Because of this proficiency as a linguist he was appointed court in terpreter, which position he held until his death. In his early days he was a famous athlete, specializing boxing, wrestling and baseball. He was credited with having introduced the curved ball in his section. Funeral services will be held on Saturday afternoon from his home, with interment in St, Mary's Ceme tery, Flushing.

FIGHT DOYLE WILL LEAVING FORTUNE TO HOUSEKEEPER On charges of undue influence, the sisters of the late Frank A. Doyto have protested the probate of Mr. Doyle's will, leaving more than half of his estate to Mrs. Georgia Frazer Arkell, who lives at Mr. Doyle's former home 'it 403 7th st.

Mrs. Arkell had acted or house keeper for Mr. Doyle for some years previous to his death and since the death of his wife, Harriet Johnson Doyle. The three sisters of Mr. Doyle who are contesting the will, the Misses Catherine and Gertrude Doyle and Mrs.

Sarah J. Kelly, allege that Mrs. Arkell eased herself into Mr. Doyle's good graces following his wife's death and by untair means caused him to write a new will leaving her over one-half his estate, he exact alue of which is unknown but amounts to more than in real and personal property. The will which Mrs.

ArKoii is try ing to probate over the protest, of the sisters of the deceased la wyer was witnessed on Nov. 21. 10 22. by Isabel I'avanaugh of Klmsford, N. and Matthew M.

Loo ram of 22 V. 2d Manhattan, who were ex amined yesterday afternoon by Jo seph Roiher of Smith, Koiher Crif- hn. In wyors. or 4 4 ourr st and counsel for the sisters of Mr, Doyto. or over two hours Mr.

Keihr questioned Mrs. Arkell as to her re lationships wit r. Doyle, with whom she had lived for tho 14 years Inee his wife's death. She denied 1 II alb-gat ions of improper conduct nd undue influence over Air. Dole md told the story -with a ppureiu nkno'H of her life as his house keeper and private secretary during the last years of his life.

Buy in Brooklyn You'll Buy Better! PHONE COMPANY ABROGATES ALL YEARLY CONTRACTS (Continued IYnn Page. 1.) rtmr ronyidrr the adb'isabiMty of apnea! tn the court. for relief and the mat ler of what action to take with respect to the contract, abrogation. 4 Months in Whirl, to Appeal. -In 1he matter uf an appeal to the the city, or an interested party, may appeal fora rev icw by c-frtiorari and iisk for an injunction 01.

the Kirne time. Such appeal to 1 tie euurtu mui.it he made within four months of the daJe the order, or by May the meantime the present Public Sen ice Commission may he rusted fcv he -Legislature, which has been already requested to do so by Governor Smith, and a new body may be able to reopen the ca.e. There is some doubt about this. The order is dated to run for one yciir. and there is some question inlegaj circles over the power of a liw bmly to undo the work of the bfri any more than a newly elected judcr coPtld have the ripht to recall and cases passed on by his predecessor.

The new law enacted under tht Miiler administration is said to be- responsible for this sit-nution. Big lnciViV" in Bills Certain. flig increases' in the telephone hills of the consumer will result from i.he prblic Service Com-, mission's of its new rate order, according to Max H. Winkler, the lawyer and telephone expert, today, upon it. Mr.

Winkler said: "The excuse offered by the Tub- lie Service (they can nnr hp Ibv calUug them rea sons, denying rv plea of the city of New York to m-vlify the new form of contract and reduce certain rates which have been increased, are un worthv of a- body of officials an pointed to represent the people cf the State of vw vorK. "It is sigmtVunt that the telephone company refuses at this time 1o state what the proposed increases will amount but shields itself with fhe that the company accepted the est fm ate of the Public Service that the new rates would yield additional revenues aggregatta in the city of Xev York-' "As a matter of the only persons capable or" estimating: the proposed in revenue are those connected with the telephone corn-pan v. The full fore and effect of the new ferm of contract and the increased rates tor service- and equipment will not be felt for several months to come, lor the reasons that turner in lie will limit the of the telephone as much as possible and it is quite likely that for eonv time the company's revenue vwM be considerably reduced. "No one from Htirtrn Island will pay 10 cents for a telephone message to Manhattan wtiirh has heretofore coM him but 5 cents If he can svoid doing so. nd mu one from Querns will telephone to Manhattan end pay 10 cents for a.

message that has heretofore cost but accents if he con avoid dolus? so. "In the "nd. th- lirrrrt-hearted, easy-going New Yorker "will soon Iftrerf: his tlcnhnne bill -will con stantly grow a nd he will content himself with ohuiin? the telephone company and ihe Commission." P. S. Comnri-ton's Defense.

(Special by Unfile Staff Correspondent.) Albany. Mar. 1 The Public Service Commission in gi ing its reasons lor doming the application for re-considcral of its order, issued a Ions; statement ia.t night. This statement called attention to the fact that the monthly contract plan "is practically uniform throughout the United States and has been effective in all parts of the New York Telephone Company's territory in New York State except, in th City of New York since Sept. 1, 1318.

The advantages of the monthly rate system are quoted as follows: All subscribers pay at the same schedule of rates for the messages actually used each month. "2. All contracts are written alike fat the minimum rate), thus avoiding: preferential discounts and wholesale rates for larger users. Disputes and misunderstandings with retrard to fhe service rendered are less likely to occur where bills are submitted monthly than when the- hill is deferred for 11 or 12 months. "4.

No special bill for over proportionate use of messages in particular months is necessary. The monthly payment, bill is simple, direct, and can be comprehended by any one, as it the company's rate schedule step by step. "5. Under the monthly settlement plan losses rough uncollect able revenues are reduced to a minimum; this affects all subscribers." McC'iiIloli Defends Inorea.sf J. S.

MeCulInh, vice president of the telephone company, in defending the new yesterday labeled as "absolutely false" Mr. Winkler's assertion that the revenue of the corporation would be increased in the neighborhood of $1 2.000,000. but aid he cou'dn't tell what the increase would be. "In the absence, of anvthinsr definite," h- said, "we are willing to accept the Public Service Commission's figure of Jli.OoO,-000 net." Defend in? the huge increase, run ning into ine thousands or percent on rd equipment to big users, he that the old rate "wasn't a drop in the bucket toward paying 11v enst of maintenance," attcmn! tn tint flr hurrfin tdrt Via i-, 1 I I ir hftnetit 1, te in the entire eitv LjTefte. tho i i -reases on equip.

'0 to whieh the s. amounting to nn thousands of nent. mid onl pry big tnen ir hundreds ji nd MoHarfi old apply. -ted thai nnuuhly settlement i most of the large IP eft et Cities. Max 11.

in answer to this said th.it in praetiealiy all those cities where i liere was a measured rntc pla the subscriber had the choice of tt monthly or yearly con- Freeport Elks Naked Truth ffjeemt to The L'iflh Frerport. j. March 1 S'nce the i'AWs smoker here Tuesday night Krceport has been conscious of a mildly sensat ionat undercurrent of som-Miiing or other which stems to touch no one except those who attended the smoker, and the local appetiie tor information is whetted to razor kennels. Nobody seems to know wh; it was all about rexcept that the smoker was a dance as well, with the ladies in the minority by 4' hi to one and it is probable that the naked facts never will b-ak beyond the charmed circle of thode who atti nded. From the information it has been possible to giean, there was an excellent program, which moved forward with fleftne.ss and precision until it struck a snag in the form of Kxalted Ruler peter Stephen F.rck.

who had intended to attend, but who did nevertheless. Fdward Watson was in charge of the program as head of the entertainment committee and. according to the best information obtainable, also directed r- fep-ndum to the- Klks in attendance. The vote was with regard to a dance, and the ayes had it by a majority of 400. They wanted a dance.

They got. it. but not in accordance with the- platform for which they voted. the night was too chilly. Maybe the firm veto of Mr.

Feck war? responsible. In any event, it was very nice dance and excellently executed despite a superabundance of hampering draperies. Mr. Walson admitted today thai some son of a referendum had been submitted to ihe smokers to get "ii rise, out of horn." The rise was unanimous, lie said, and the state-i nient that the whole, suggestion had bct-n a joke was not uceepted Willi: marked approbation. Mr.

Reck i-nid he didn'1 care to discuss the mattj other than to say that th'-re had been dances recently on Island in which the per formers did not place any appre ciable tax on the imagination, but that nothing like that ever had han pened or ever could happen in the I- re port Klks Jjodg. WOMEN REACH FINALS IN INDOOR TENNIS MEET Miss Marie Wagner, of Yonkers, and Mrs. C. V. Hitchtns, of Mexico City, reached the final round of the Women's Metropolitan indoor tennis championship on the courts of the 7th Rept.

Armory this morning. Miss Wagner advanced at the expense of Mrs. Frederick Schmitz, National indoor champion in 1910. by the score of 62. 6 2.

In the other semi-final match Mrs. Hitch ins, who holds the championship of Mexico, defeated Mrs. John C. Col-lingwood by the same score, 6 2, 6 2. Mrs.

H. Stuart flreen paired with Miss Rosamond Newton, reached the finals of the doubles, coming through over Mrs. Albert G. Humphries and Mrs. Bernard F.

Sten-by 1210, 4. CONFIRMS JroXKS NOMINATION. Albany, March 1 The nominations of Sullivan W. Jones of Yonkers as State architect and Mrs. Mary K.

Seovill of Hudson as manager of the State Training School for flirls were confirmed unanimously by the Senate today. half a cent ury. and only its excellent state of preservation saved it from being demolished. The mansion is feet and three stories high, and the weight, according to one of the engineer of th1 Ivor-son a- sands which is moving the house, of three bri'k buildings. The old house is blick-lined and hf a- timbered.

Tho i estate is i hp iHst remaining of he largo rafts in Bay which have been divided within the j-aM 10 yea rs. It comprises about son city lots and is being de-eiop- into home section by William Laemmal. to of on to or the of the the in of on the Alone Know About Dance MRS. SALUDES CALM AS SHE UNDERGOES CROSS-EXAMINATION Mrs. Paulette Saludcs, on trial be tore Morris Kocnig and a jury in (J- neral Sessions for the murder on Oct.

16 last of Oscar Martellierc, was cross-examined today by Assist ant District Attorney Ueorgu ttrothers, the veteran prosecutor ol murder cases. The alleged slayer came into court apparently well prepared for the or deal before her. She showed no sign of the strain she was under all day yesterday, when she told the jury the story of her betrayal by Martellierc. This seemed the more remarkable because of the fact she luis scarcely eaten anything since the trial began although attaches of the Tombs and Mrs. Kliy.abeth McDonald, a woman deputy sheriff, have tried to coax her do so.

Before th" cross-examination began James A. Turley, Mrs. Saludes' attorney, ((uestioned her for the purpose of showing she left her husband only after Martellierc had writ-ton, telling Saludes about his rela tions with Mrs. Saludes. Tn the spring 1921 she wrote her husband, sh said.

"At the request of MartelHere I wrote him not to come back," she declared. "He mailed the letter." At. the start of the cross-examina tion Mr. Brothers tried to show that "Saludes" was not the defendant's name, but that she married a man named lA-an Hubert Kycoupe. This she denied.

She said she was mar ried in Paris. Jan. 11. 1910. at the City Hall, but could not recall who ns present.

She said she was mar ried to James Saludes and no one else and she had never been sep arated from him. There was quite a laugh when Mrs. Saludes was asked if Martel-Ilere had not treated her kindlv and when she replied that he took her to the movies twice a week 'and to dinner only on Sunday. Mr. Brothers forces her to admit that she had many outings after her husband sailed with other friends be sides Martelliere, including motorcar rides, trips up the Hudson and pic nics at wear Mountain.

DETECTIVE ARRESTS BANDIT SUSPECT Bdward Kavanaugh, 22, of 67 Horatio Manhattan, gangster und underworld character, was taken into custody early today by Detective Thomas Fitzgerald, it was anonunced by Captain of Detectives Patrick J. Randels. Kavanaugh is suspected by the police of being implicated in the $50,000 holdup of messengers of the Municipal Bank in Brownsville on Jan. 113. Kavanaugh was recognized tho street in Manhattan yesterday by the detective who covered him with a revolver and searched him for weapons.

He submitted meekly to arrest. He was taken to the Snyder ave. police station immediately following his arrest and brought to the lineup at Tolice Headquarters today. Kavanaugh had been partially identified from a rogue's gallery photograph by Klias Ginsberg, one of the bank messengers. MAYOR HYLAN TO BE BACK ON JOB MONDAY Mayor Hylan will end his five weeks vacation at Palm Beach and beback on the job at his desk in City Hall next Monday, according to John Slnnott.

the Mayor's secretary and son-in-law, today. Ho Is expected arrive home either Sunday night Monday morning. NEW HERRIN JURY Marion, 111., March 1 The Jury in the second Herrin mine riot trial was completed shortly before noon today. Approximately 250 veniremen were examined. Two union miners are on the fury.

Selection of the jury began Keb. 12. SOLD SHORT WEIGHT COAL, IS CHARGE Serapina Selvagia, Sfi years old, a coal dealer of 199 Bond stf, was locked up late yesterduy afternoon in Poplar st. station, charged with having given short weight to Mrs. Margaret Martinez, one of his cus tomers.

According to Lawrence Carrier, an inspector of th Bureau Weights and Measures. Mrs. Martinez bought for cents, as. she supposed. pounds of coal, but when contents of the bag wore weighed there we-e only 34 pounds.

When arraigned before Magistrate HayflH, in the Adams Street Court, coal dealer waived examination snd was held in bail for a trial1 the Cimrt of Special Sessions. police Savina. a coal dealer of 227 Ifoyt it is alleged, sold 100 pounds coal to William Murphy, an of the fuel administration, Tues'hiy. and Murphy caused his arrest for violating the law. as the weight was not properly murked on bag.

CAPITAL mi SURPLUS 11.100,000 Charlie Chaplin Too Poor, He Says, to Wed Pola Negri Just Now; Must 'Stay Busy Los Angeles, March 1 Charles Chaplin, film comedian, is "too poor" to marry Pola Negri, film tragedienne, "just now," the Los Angeles Kxaminer quoted hrhi today. The Kxaminer anticipated that midsummer was apt to be upon the couple, whose engagement recently was officially announced at Del Monte, before they are married. "I am too poor to get married just now," said Chaplin. "This is a working world and we've ail got to stay busy and keep- away from climaxes of sentiment." CREWS QUITS JOB IN FEDERAL OFFICE Deputy United States Marshal John R. Crews handed in his resis-nation to Marshal Moore last night and today severed his connection with the B'ederal Marshal's office, lie told the marshal that he expected to "get somethlns better across tho river," in the way of a political appointment.

Just what that would be, is not known. Crews, who is Republican leader of the 6th A. had been at odds with the marshal's administration ever since his appointment. He had expected to be made chief deputy marshal, and when that went to cX-Alderman August Ferrand he was dissatisfied, it is said. Marshal Moore said today he had not yet decided on a successor.

BRITAIN'S STAND ON CONSULATE ROW NOT CHANCED BY U. S. NOTE London, March 1 The latest note from the United States Government concerning the closing of the American consulate at Newcastle-on-the Tyne contributes little to ward final settlement of the dispute, according to opinion in authoritative quarters today. The communication, it was said, has caused no ehanpro in he view of the British Government, which is inclined to maintain for the present at least its position that Consul Sla ter and Vice Consul Brooks discrimi nated apainst British vessels, whieh charge is denied by the American Government. The chief concern of the British Government seems to be to placate the people of Newcastle, who are pressing vigorously for a settlement that would bring about the reopen ing of the consulate.

60-YEAR-OLD WILL FINALLY PROBATED After nearly 60 years of litigatjon the will of Edwin Ketcham, made on Vb. 14, 1851, was admitted to pro bate today by Surrogate George Albert Wingate. The present sole survivor of the residuary legatee of the will, entered for probate after Mr. Ketcham's death. Nov.

19, 1863. is Sarah K. IMatt of 52 Hinckley Brooklyn. For more than a decade Mrs. Piatt has delved into the history of the family to prove her right to claim the estate, valued at about $5,000.

Many of the heirs-at-law could not be found, and waivers had to be obtained from others. At. the time of its original entrv for probate some technical 11 pre. vented its probate. Therefore th" will bad to be proven all over again.

A handwriting expert appeared before the Surrogate today and by means of comparison with old papers from the Hall of Records, mort gage foreclosures, deeds and titles, the will was identified as that of Mr. Ketcham. STOKES APPEALS V. K. I).

Stokes today filed a notice of appeal to the Appellate Division from the order of Supreme Court Justice Charles Guv denying him permission "lo further amend" th i complaint in his suit for divorce from Helen Elwood Stokes. DEMOCRATS PLAYED "DIRTY POLITICS" IN BONUS FIGHHENKS (Special by F.aalc Staff Correspondent.) Albany, March 1 Just as all the glory for the passage of the Soldier Bonus resolution in the Senate yes- orday was being showered upon Senator Higgins of Brooklyn, who withdrew his measure for a bonus, md allowed the Republican measure go through, Assemblyman Ed mund L. Jenks of Broome stepped forward today and charged that the Democrats were playing "flirty poli with the bonus measure. Yesterday the Democrats said that tlicy were, not going to allow tho He- publicans to kick the bonus measure II around the lot, and for that rea son they said they stepped aside and permitted the Barnes bill to pass unanimously. Jenks said today that the Itepun licans had two bonus bills in before the Democrats had any, and he charged Assemblyman Cuvillier with having tried to put one over on the rest of the Assembly hy hand ing in a bill at a time when Mi- Barnes was absent.

Cuvillier de clared today both parties should be censured for having allowed even the slightest delay. At any rate. Senator Higgins Is being credited today as having beer the real factor behind tho of the uonus resolution. 'ARM CREDITS BILL PASSED BY HOUSE; VOTE, 305 TO 36 Washington, March 1 The farm credits bill, proposing to establish two new banking systems, one Gov ernment and the other private, to meet the financial needs of the agri cultural industry, was passed today hy the House. It now goes to con ference.

The vote was 305 to 35, chief op position being registered by members from New York and the New ngland States. RUM-RUNNERS QUIT BAHAMAS, SAYS DAY Josrph P. Day, rral estate auc tioneer, roturninK today from Xas- yau with Mrs. Day, aboard the Mun- son liner Munargo, had a tale to tell ot the low piiees at whieh whole sale and retail liquor businesses may ue muukiii in me uanamas. I he liquor business, whieh boomed in the Hahamas a year afo, has tiit stump, he said, been use Nassau is reused to be a bootlec nort.

liicr- ffer and better bootleggers are iruna- lornnn cargoes direet from Seotlaml, reland and Knaland to linuor mar kets just off the Amerirun coast, he said. So easy is it to smucle Honor into tho United States. Dav said he is told, that a partv of voumr so lely men in Nassau obtained a hooner. loaded it with rlnir liquors and sailed for a Florida port, where they distributed the lintmr i. Kitts to friends, returning to Nas sau unmolested.

DOG'S BARK WARNS PASTOR OF BLAZE The hurkini; of a. pet dos in the parish house of the Busliwiek Cen tral Methodist fhureh. at Uushwiek ave. and Madison roused the Itev. Oeorce K.

IMshnn. its reetor. irly- today In time to send in an alarm of tire before a hlaxe in the boiler room of the adloiniiiB chureh nuiKnnc spread to the floor above. On Ins way out to the street the reetor picked up bis son. Willis.

S. ho has been ill, and took him next door as a precautionary measure in ise the tlamcH spread. He then broke a of Rla-s in the basement window of the ehureh, entered and switrhd on the lihts. tiy the time the firemen arrived the llanns had done about 1,000 dnm-Jifje to the lower hall' of the slruet-ore. Mrs.

liishop and her two other children tne blazu from the home of a neighbor. MOTORCAR THIEVES "WITHIN THE LAW" UNCOVERED BY DODD A gang of motorcar thieves who are "within the law" as far as criminal prosecution is concerned have been uncovered by District Attorney Charles J. Dodd, who today issued a warning to owners of cars. The procedure of this band is simple, according to the District Attorney. They place themselves in tho regular market for buying used cars.

They offer a price which is exceedingly generous if paid, but it never is paid. A small payment is made for the possession of tho car and a promissory note given tho owner for the rest That promissory note is the "nigger in the woodpile." When the note is due the buyer of the car has either disappeared or, if found, flatly refuses to pay the note. The result is that the only recourse open to tho former owner of the car is to sue in Civil Court for the payment of the note. It is an easy matter for tho thieves to place themselves in an apparent financial condition such as precludes their payment of the note. Result: The thieves have the car by legal bill of sale and have ridded themselves of it for cash by similarly legal means.

MR. SHEAN DEFEAT SHUBERTS IN COURT Supreme Court Justice Francis B. ueiehanty, after all the testimony was in today, granted judgment for Ed Gallagher and Al Shean, dismissing the complaint. The Court found for the defendants on both issues, first their own contention that their services are not unique or ex traordinary and, second, that it was the intention of themselves to malv a contract with the Shuberts whici would place them in a productic" in stead of vaudeville and keep thera at home most of the time. Justice Delehanty declared it was absurd to class Gallagher and Shean with men like Caruso and 'Kdward Booth, and said they were "merely good performers who, by chance or happening, had secured a good skit and who could be replaced." JURY RECOMMENDS LIQUOR LAW REPEAL The repeal of the Mullan-Gago liquor law is recommended by the February Grand Jury of Kings County in their presentment made today in retiring from service.

They also state that there is "great danger" of a repetition of the Ward's Island Are tragedy at the Raymond Street Jail if that building is not reroofed with a fireproof rooting to replace the present wooden structure. The report slates in part: "A large number of unjust complaints were brought to this Grand Jury charging violation of the Mul-lun-Gage Law, and the jury feels that the county Is put to useless expense to say nothing of the time wasted by the police, county officials and the Grand Jury, where Uitre is no possibility of an indietmenL, or in the event of ui indictment, no possibility of a conviction before a jury. This jury recommends the repeal of the Mulluu-fiage Law." STARTS HOSPITAL DRIVE WITH $1,000 DONATION Abraham Straus today started the public drive of the Long Islan College Hospital drive for with a subscription of $1,000. Tin contribution from the department ijiore officially inaugurated the drive for funds. Groups of graduate nurses, professional staff, graduate doctors, student body, guild women and a group of 200 women headed by Mrs.

Walter Gibb have pledged themselves to raise the sum. each grout takinrr charge of a definite amount. 64 BECOME CITIZENS Federal Judge Marcus B. Cnmr. bell in the United States District Lourt today udmitted 64 persons to American citizenship.

Among were five women, including one who was American born. she u. Mary Stechmnn nf 61 Bushwlck who. allhomrh she hud lived her lirde life In Brooklyn, lot her American some thn years ago by marrying a Gormuv husband. Old Perry Mansion Being Moved From Site on Bay Ridge Hill The process of "bodily transfer ring the old Perry xuttMkm from its old foundations on at Colonial rd.

and 71st ft tt a position at the opposito side of fti'J street required shoring and blocking to hi iu'ht nf L' 3 feet from tfie st reot evvel. The supporting structure hi res lie house itsHf and alien reaches it destination, will be removed one by otv a nd he lowered. The old dwelling rested on its original foundation for nearly.