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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE ASSOCIATED PltESS NETS COMPLETE STOCK MARKET FOUR O'CLOCK. Volant 84 No. 125 NEW YORK CITY, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1924. 32 PAGES. THREE CENTS.

FAIR AND FARMER TONIGHT: TUESDAY CLOUDY AND WARMER. Tempersture today, 12 m. (Eagle Sta 56 YVr ago (Clear) 51 Average for 10 yean, tame data 58 Complete Report en Faga St. GERMAN ELECTION ASK WHY PROBERS HYLAN GOT ORDERS TO STIR UP TROUBLE; IS TAMMANY CHARGE U. S.

Steel Company to Dine Cardinal Mundelein for Placating Labor Unrest SHOWS DAWES PLAN CARDINAL'S HOST Nassau County Is Clean, Word Of Justice May to Grand Jury (Special by Staff Correspondent) Mineola, L. May 5 Wide Interest attached here today to Grand Jury charge by Supreme Court Justice Mitchell May of Brooklyn giving Nassau County in effect a clean bill of health while the Extraordinary Grand Jury authorized by Governor Smith to Investigate conditions In the county waited In an anteroom to continue its deliberations. Supreme Court Justice James C. Cropsey, also of Brooklyn, is presiding over the investigation. Justice May's charge to the May Grand Jury was in part: "You are here to investigate, you are here to act, you are here to indict only where circumstances indicate a probable cause to believe that a petty jury will convict.

You are not here to indict because of spite' or pique; you are not here to listen to public clamor nor to notoriety or to publicity. "Nassau County Is a clean county. Its residents are law-abiding citizens. It will not protect crime, but it will oust it from its domain. I know that I may rely upon you to do your duty as you see it, ever recognizing that before you indict you should have assurance that a petty Jury is going to convict, or have reasonable grounds to believe it." "Bunk," Say Mayor off Word That Hearst and Co- halan Were Responsible for Leadership Statement.

i Tucker Baby a Bogus One, Says Father of 1 7 -Year-Old Boy Whose Bride Is 47 (Special to The Eagle.) Boston, May Baby Violet Tucker, child of 3arah Burnham Simpson Tucker, 47, and her boy husband. Burton S. Tucker, 17, la LONG BEACH PAID S95.000TDO SOON Disbursed Eight Months Before Due With but $19,000 in Treasury. (Spi'eial by Eagle Staff Corretponient) Mlneola, L. May 5 Transactions In which the City of Long Be-ion paid $95,000 of a $121,000 Installment on a special assessment bond Issue eight months before It wa due and at a time when there was in the city treasury but $19,000 legalls available for this purpose, was taken up for investigation today: by Governor Smith's Extraordinary Grand Jury which is probing Nassau County affairs.

Bpeclal Deputy Attorney General Kenneth M. Spence, in charge of the Investigation, spent several hours this morning with expert accountants In a final examination of the Long Beach books preparatory to submitting evidence to the Grand Jury upon which it will determine whether or not there was a diversion of public funds Involved In the payment. To Quia Vanderwerken. Another Long Beach official who will be examined shortly in connection with the $484,000 bond issue is George S. Venflerwerken, olty engineer.

Mr. Spence wished to learn from Venderwerkeu whether or not he filed a certificate to the effect that the $19,000 returned to Kosoff was for additional paving work done for the city. If such a certificate was filed then it is in flat contradiction to the explanation of this refund already given the Grand Jury. The bond issue in connection with which the $95,000 installment was paid already has furnished the basis for three iudictment charging grand larceny, misappropriation and conversion against Mayor William H. Reynolds of Long Beach and John Tracy, city treasurer in the Reynolds administration.

The issue was for $484,000 and was dated Sept. 15, 1922. Ostensibly the bonds were bought by eSamuel R. Rosoff and Michael F. Dollard, contractors of New York and Albany, who were engaged on a street paving contract in Long Beach at the time.

It was revealed some time, ago that neither Rosoff nor Dollard ever actually handled or even saw any of the bonds, all of which wero distributed through the brokerage house of Watkins Co. "Under the circumstances, do you consider that Rosoff and Dollard were the real purchasers of this bond issue?" Mr. Spence was asked. "Dummies," Spenco Kays. "No.

They were merely the instruments of the City of Long Beach." "In other words, dummies?" i "Dummies." I Of all the numerous bond Issues, special assessments and otherwise, placed on the market by Long Beach apparently none Is more fraught with difficulties for Long Beach officialdom than the issue now receiving the attention ot the extraordinary Grand Jury. Mayor Reynolds and Tracy were indicted for using the eity's funds to reimburse Rosoff for a $19,000 loss he had suffered through the fact that the bonds sold at 4 points under par and Reynolds had given the contractor-purchaser his personal guarantee against loss. The grand jury and Special Prosecutor Spence today are' delving into that phase of the transaction relating to the premature payment of tho $98,000 Installment. The first installment of $121,000 was due Sept- 1923. On Jan.

4, 1923, eight months earlier, $95,000 of the installment was paid Watkins Co. for a reason not thus far disclosed. The special significance of the situation, however, lies in the fact that when the $95,000 was turned over to Watkins Co. Long Beach had cl-lected only from the area assessed. Mr.

Spsnce wishes to learn where the remainder of the $95,000 came from. It could not legally be diverted from other public funds. Francis Ring Testifies. Among the various witnesses who appeared today for examination on the various phases of this transaction was. besides Dollard and Rosoff, Francis King treasurer of Wat-kins who is was understood would be asked to describe the ex-' act circumstances under which the $95,000 was paid his firm.

The identities of other witnesses were taken here to indicate that the Grand Jury probably, would begin its investigation of the much criticized Long Keach bridge contract during the day. Various employees of the Bdady Construction Company, which obtained the contract, subsequently sub-letting it at a substantial profit, were on hand. Among these were Marting Mulligan, field clerk for the Brady Company; John Meade, estimator, and Joseph Fleming, clerk, and Ray L. Erb, confidential secretary to Elmer B. Smathejrs, who is heavily interested In several of Reynolds' Long Beach development companies.

Mr. Spence indicated today that was little likelihood of his obtaining the personal records and check stubs of the Long Beach Mayor which he refused to accept several days ago after Reynolds had balked at signing a second waiver of immunity, supplmenttng one especially drawn for him which he signed In order to appear before the Grand Jury origtnally. "I do not see how can obtain these records as a matter of law if Mayor Reynolds persists In his determination to stand on his constitutional rights." The special prosecutor has stated from the beginning that Reynolds would not be permitted to testify before the Grand Jury unless he signed a new waiver each time he appeared. YOKNEVICUS HELD FOR ROBBING DRUGSTORE An alleged holdup. In which he and another man, at gun-point robbed Lazar Weyzal, a druggist, at 146 Wythe of more than $35, landed Joseph Yoknevlcus, 32, of 108 N.

8th In the Williamsburg Police Court before Magistrate Dale yesterday. He was held without bail on charges of assault and robbery for examination tomorrow. Shouts from- the druggist as the two men ran from his store after the holdup, brought Patrolman Peter Breslin. After a chase of four blocks he captured Yoknevicus. The other man escaped.

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WILL BEAD OPTED Reichstag's "Coalition" As sured, Despite Communists' Heavy Gains. Berlin, May 5 (By the Associated Press) The promised "big coalition" of the Moderates, comprising the Socialist, Clerical, Democratic and Peo ple's parties, is regarded as assured on the basis of partial returns from yesterday's Parliamentary election. Thus the people have apparently placed their seal of approval on the Dawes reparation report, as the leaders of the Moderates, including Foreign Minister Stresemann, based their campaign on the adoption and execution of the report as a sure cure for the country's ailments. While the counting, of the ballots Is necessarily slow, due to the large number of party tickets In the field. Indications are that the coalition will have sufficient seats In the Reichstag to forco through the enabling legis lation required by the Dawes report with little help from the independent factions.

The Nationalists and Communists made some gains, but the vote polled by General Ludendorff's ultra-Monarchists did not come up to expectations and the result Indicates a decisive failure of the reactionary and radical campaigns. The balloting was heavy and it is probable that at least 15 new deputies will be added to the Reichstag, increasing the membership to 475. Some Nolables Elected. Among the notables elected arie General Ludendorff, head of the Extreme Nationalists; Chancellor Marx, former Chancellor Wlrth, the young Prince Von Bismarck, grandson of the iron chancellor; Oskar Hergt, Admiral Von Tirpltz, the Minister of the Navy during the World War; Ol.to Wels, and Count von Bern-storff, former Ambassador to the United States. The results available this morning were sufficient to show roughly how the new Reichstag will be constituted.

The Socialists lost between 50 and 60 seats, chiefly to the Communists, but are still the strongest parly in the house, with about 110 deputies, as compared with 172 before the election. The German Nationalists will stand next in strength, with about 90 deputies, or a gain of from 20 to 25. The Communists will have 45 or 60 deputies, an Increase of from 30 to 85, and the Extreme Nationalists will probably have 20 seats, as against 3 in the last Reichstag. There Is every Indication that the German Nationalists will be the deriding factor In new government. LEGION OFFICIALS DENY COERCING YETS FOR GIFTS TO CAMP 75 Percent of Non-Members Fa-' vor Giving Part of Bonus, Says Strachan.

Three-fourths of the ex-service men of the boro, thousands of whom have never joined the American Legion, are In favor ot assigning a part of their forthcoming State bonus to the Veterans Mountain Camp at Tupper Lake, in the. Adirondack Mountains, according to a statement made today by Donald C. Strachan, member of the Legion's national executive committee and former commander of the Kings County Legion organization. The bonus application blanks are being sent to the points of distribution from the State printing office today and so will not reach the city until Wednesday morning, two days later than previously announed. That the American Legion is coercing in any manner their members and those who will apply for bonus blanks was hotly denied by the legion officials today.

State Commander Edward E. Spafford said that he had sent out a letter which urged the legion members to support the Mountain Camp. And the Kings County Headquarters, as well, acknowledged their efforts to bring the opportunity for their members to support the camp to ail the members' attention. But in all cases the officials repudiated the charges 'that they had asked the posts to "turn In 50 percent of the bonus for the camp," and that "it would go hard with any one applying for a bonus blank at the legion posts if they do not assign a good part of the bonus to the Tupper Lake Camp." "I am going to assign all of my bonus to the Veterans Mountain Camp," declared Mr. Strachan.

It. Is estimated that If 460,000 men of the State who are eligible for the bonus donate 10 percent of the money given them the Veterans Camp would reci over $4,000,000. YEGGS FORCE GUARD TOAID THEM CRACK SAFE, GET $1,200 After falling to get the safe combination from the night watchman, two crooks impressed him into their service early this morning and after threo hours' work succeeded In breaking open the safe of the Roalto Rotisserie, Jamaica Jamaica, and escaped with $1,200 in cash. Several thousands of dollars in Liberty Bonds were overlooked by the holdup men. Gersimo Konronklls, the night watchman, according to his story of the police, heard noises In the basement of the theater about 2 o'clock this morning and went down to investigate.

He was met by a flash from a light and an order to throw up his hands. Two men then demanded to know the combination to the safe. The watchman pleaded that he didn't know It. Then the two crooks ordered Konronklls to aid them in dragging the safe from the office to the basement. At gun-point he obeyed.

In the basement, while one man kept a revolver trained on Konronklls, tlv other set to work on the bottom of the safe. The only function to be given In New York in honor of Cardinal Mundelein when he returns from Rome on the Berrengarla next Friday, will be a dinner tendered to the Cardinal by the United States Steel Corporation. The dinner will be held Friday evening at one of the big hotels in Manhattan. Arrangements for the event are now being made by James A. Farrell of Brooklyn, president of the steel corporation.

Cardinal Mundelein will leave for Chicago Saturday morning and the train will stop at one of the cities in Illinois in the archdiocese of Chicago, Sunday morning, where ho will celebrate mass. The Cardinal and his party will then proceed to Chicago. The big homecoming demonstration is to take place in Chicago on Monday. When' officials of the United States Steel Corporation learned that the Chicago prelate Intended to proceed directly to 'Chicago after reaching New York, they Immediately got Into communication with the Cardinal to arrange for the dinner in his honor. Although the progra mof functions had left no date open for New York, lt became known that the Cardinal Intended to spend Friday night at Cardinal Hayes' palace in Madison ave.

and to leave for Chicago Saturday. It was -then decided to ask him to consider Friday night, to which he consented. The United States Steel Corporation Is honoring Cardinal Mundelein In recognition for his work among the Mexicans brought to Chicago by the corporation to work in the big western steel plants. The Mexican workmen were becoming discontented not because of the wages but unhappy in their environment and climate. The steel corporation had considerable difficulty in keeping the laborers from gradually returning to Mexico until the matter was taken up by Archbishop Mundelein, who solved the proble matter studying the situation carefully In his thoroughgoing systematic fashion, by locating the real cause of discontent.

The prelate sent several Spanish prnests into the section, established churches, a school, a hospital and soon created a great change of feeling and a happier state of mind among the Mexi cans. SAYS DAUGHERTY TRIED TO EXEMPT Washington, May 5 Former Attorney General Daugherty personally Intervened in the litigation i. over New, England railroad combinations, It was charged today during the Senate Inquiry, to relieve the New Haven line from 1 the necessity of obeying the anti-trust, law. Conrad A. Crooker, as attorney for .2.500 minority stockholders of the Boston and Maine, testified before the Dugherty committee that the New Haven had "gotten through the back door of the Department of Justice and Induced Mr, Daugherty to reopen" the proceedings affecting lt.

Chicago Rum Case Reviewed, Legal steps by which the Groomes Udrich a Chicago liquor house, distributed 5,000 cases of high-grade intoxicants among Its stockholders and escaped penalties under the Volstead were described today In the Senate Daugherty Investigation. Charles Williams, attorney for the concern, explained the plaa by which the corporation was dissolved and its assets of whisky, wine and cordials turned over to 130 Chicago citizens, who boughtout the eight or ten original stockholders. Though the Prohibition enrorce-ment unit has Instituted prosecution against officials who Issued the permits, Williams Insisted that the transaction was entirely legal. Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, committee prosecutor, tried in vain to get the witness to admit. that the 130 "knew they bought stock but were going to get whisky." Senator Wheeler got the witness to Identify a Dr.

Isham, one of thosu who got the stock, as a "brothur-ln-law of Federal Judge Carpenter," and another, "a Mr. Birmingham," as "a son-in-law or brother-in-law of Judge Carpenter." "Why bring in Judge Carpenter?" asked Paul Howland, attorney for H. M. Daugherty. "I'll show you after 9.

while," Senator Wheeler retorted. Williams identified himself as a Republican ward leader In Chicago and one of those indicted in the liquor distribution transaction. Birmingham and Isnam were not identified. The only people who were prosecuted. Williams said, were "those who changed their political allegiance from Brundage" the State Attorney General.

It was out. into the record that Williams was acquitted after trial on his indictment. Asks Place for Women On Methodist Boards Springfield, May 5 A move ment to place women on the boards of the Methodist Episcopal Church was started In the Quadrennial General Conference here today in a res olution introduced by Miss M. Madeline Southard for the southwest Kan sas delegation. The motion was Indorsed by Dr.

Frank Mason North, corresponding secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions. The absence of women from tne church boards is a leftover from paganism," Miss Southard declared In support of the resolution. The deportation of all aliens who persist in violating the prohibition and narcotic laws was asked of the conference today in a resolution introduced by Frederick A. Hazeltlne. divisional chief of general prohibition agents In the State of Washington and a delegate from the Puget Sound conference.

(See Page for other details, of Conference.) Ml ST PAY FEDERAL TAX OS INCOMES ABROAD. Washington, May 6 Americans residing abroad were held by the Supreme Court today to be subject to Federal income taxes upon Incomes entirely derived from sources within another country. NEW HAVEN Mother Believes Boy, 13, Ran Away With Circus The lure of the big tent and of the acrobats and "strange people" of ths Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, which "pulled stakes'" In the Flatbush lot Saturday night and traveled in Its 100 cars to Philadelphia, was apparently too strong lor George Kalnberg. 13, of 298 St. Mark's ave.

When the boy failed to return home after visiting the Saturday afternoon performance, his mother, Mrs. Anna Kalnberg, notified the police. Mrs. Kalnberg learned from several of his playmates that George had planned to go away with the circus. According to her information, George had said: "The circus Is the best life in the world for a feller.

If I only can get one of the funny old clowns to hide me away, I will join with them." The police sent a telegrom to the Philadelphia department asking that a detective search for the boy at the circus grounds there. 2 DIE IN CRASH ON IE DRIVE Joy Ride Ends When Car Taken Without Permission Plunges Into Tree. Two unidentified women and Kugene McNamee, 20, of 141 E. 101st Manhattan, were killed and a second man so seriously injured doctors say he has little chance for recovery, when a high-powered four-passenger coupe in which they were riding south on Riverside Drive suddenly swerved from the roadway and crashed into a tree at 4:60 o'clock this morning. The injured man, Alphonse Mar- coux of Palisade Rlverdale, N.

was taken to Knickerbocker Hospital with a fractured skull and Internal injuries. He was placed under arrest there on a charge of grand larceny after lt was discovered he was a chauffeur In the employ of John Zanst, 601 W. 113th whose moterear, police said, was taken without permission. The dead man. Identified from letter and papers In his pockets, was an elevator operator, His body as well as those of the two women were taken to the W.

100th st. police station. The crash, coupled with the screams of the Injured and dying aroused residents, some of whom hastily dressed and rendered what assistance they could pending the arrival of police and two ambulances from Knickerbocker Hospital. From a careful study of the roadway lt appeared that the car crashed Into a tree while going at full Bpeed. the body of McNamee being hurled at least SO feet.

The bodies of the two women were hurled clear of the roadway and landed in a bridle path skirting the drive. The cylinder of the car was ripped loose and was found almost 50 feet away. The accident occurred directly In front of the Peter Stuyveaant apartment house at 98th where the roadway turns In a sharp semicircle. Car Taken for "Joy Ride." According to Zanst, owner of the motor car, his chauffeur, Marcoux, took the machine without his permission and was evidently on a Joy ride. One of the dead women was described as having been about 2 3 years old, 5 feet 4 inches In height and weighing about 126 pounds.

She had bobbed black curly hair, brown eyes and wore expensive clothing, consisting of a black cloth cape, new black silk dress, light brown silk stockings and black pumps. The other woman was about 25 years old and weighed about 160 pounds. She wore a dark gray velour coat with white fur trimmings, a black dress with a beaded rosette embroidered on the right-hand side and black shoes and stockings. Seek Women's Identity. Robert Keane, of 829 Amsterdam whose name was found on papers In McNamee's pockets, called at the 100th st.

police station and identified the body of the dead man as Eugene McNamee. He said he had heard his friend mention the name of Peggy Johnson and believed one of the dead women might be her. Such a name appeared on several cards found In McNamee's pockets, and the police are trying to learn her address to ascertain If It was she who was killed. According to Keane, he met Marcoux at 12:30 o'clock this morning at the latter's furnished room. 128 W.

83d Manhattan, and declined to go on the ride. According to the police, Zanst dismissed Marcoux at 12:10 o'clock this morning and told him to take the car back to the garage. City Files Affidavits as Phone Bond Is Pat Up A bond of $6,000,000 required In connection with the 10 percent increase In rates temporarily allowed the New York Telephone Company by Judge John C. Knox in the Federal District Court in Manhattan was filed today over the signatures of Howard F. Thurber, president ot the telephone company, snd H.

B. Thayer, president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, the parent body. At the same time afftduvits wert filed by the city supplementing the plea made by Assistant Corporation Counsel Fertig. Friday, that the city be allowed to intervene in the case. The bond was filed to indemnify telephone users for excess charges.

In case the temporary rates ate upset In further litigation. In an attempt to block the oppti-ing of such litigation through the intervention of the city as a large telephone uspr, the telephone company, according to the city's affidavits filed today, has attempted to disparage the qualifications of Jnmes G. Wray and Milo R. Maltble, two of the city's experts. RIVER1 HERE AND NOW THE CONSERVATIVE.

"Shoot if you must this old gray head, But I won't have it bobbed," she said. This is the season when we begin to hear a lot about dark horses and light beer. THE TRICK TRUNK MYSTERY. By A. Conan Oyle.

Holmes was interrupted by the entrance of a deaf and dumb man on crutches, who presented an order which, read: "Tire bearer is Motorcycle Policeman 1,896,901. Hand him your Driver's License." As the note bore the letterhead of the Department of Agriculture and was signed by the captain of the Tugboat John Doe, and as the bearer wore the uniform of the Department of Street Cleaning, we handed over our licenses without question. It was not until the man hal departed that Holmes said: "Watson, did it strike you as odd (Further digressions.) N. H. TRIES TO BEHEAD WIFE; KILLS SELF; SHE MAY RECOVER J.

J. Kenny, Despondent Over Illness, Slashes Her and Cuts His Own Throat. James J. Kenny, So. of 1368 Nos-trand is dead today and his wife Susan, 30,.

Is In Kings County Hospital in a precarious condition from wounds he Inflicted upon her with a carving knife before he cut his own throat in their third floor apartment yesterday afternoon. -What precipitated Kenny's frenzy continues a mystery. The police believe he was temporarily deranged by melancholia; Mrs. Edward Whitney, sister of the wounded wife and tenant of the apartment beUr.v, said the dead man was despondent since undergoing an operation for stomach trouble in Methodist Episcopal Hospital two years ago. Kenny, according to the police, ended an altercation with his wife by seizing a carving knife and attempting to behead her.

When she rushed into the street, they say, she cried: "My husband attacked me with a darving knife." Then she collapsed and was carried into a drugstore, from which she was taken to the hospital. At the hospital today It was said that she has a "bare chance for recovery." Her wounds were listed as a severe gash across the throat, a deep cut In the right shoulder and severe lacerations of both hands. William, 12, son of the Kennys, was at Coney Island with friends during the tragedy. Today he is at the home of his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lucy.Hawley, at 288 Clarkson ave.

Dr. Oakley of 400 Lenox rd. and employees of the Flatbush Gas Company, with whom he had worked for years, said Kenny had teen despondent over his illness. Kenny's body now is in the under taking rooms of P. McCanna Sons, 1 latbush ave.

and Lenox rd. No arrangements have yet been made for the funeral, but it probably will be held from the home of the dead man's mother in Flatbush ave. "Do everything you can to cause dissention in the Tammany organisation. Strike while the Iron is hot!" This, according to leading men in Tammany today, is said to have been the essence of an order issued to Mayor Hylan last Friday by the power behind the City Hall throne, otherwise known as the invisible government of the City of New York, Before leaving for Albany today with other members of the Board of Estimate, In connection with the Tort Authority bill, Mayor Hylan characterized as "pure bunk" reports that William Randolph Hearst and former Supreme Court Justice Panlel F. Cohalan were responsible for his statement last Saturday concerning the leadership of Tammany Hall.

Calls Story "Bunk." Mayor Hylan declared that Hearst had nothing whatever to do with his statement and that he had not seen Mr. Cohalan in several years. "You can Just quote me as char acterizlng that story about William Randolph Hearst and former Justice Cohalan having anything, to do with my statement on the leadership of Tammany Hall as pure bunk," said the Mayor. Asked If he believed Hearst had any ambition to become head of Tammany Hall, the Mayor replied! "I certainly do not." The Mayor's acute trouble wtfli Tammany dates back to Saturday when he interfered with the naming of a new Tammany leader by giving out a statement saying the selection of Surrogate James J. Foley would be "a grave mistake," and that among the 23 executive members of Tammany there were "many men who are capable of leading the Democratic party of New York.

County." Foley Once Craig's Partner. In this connection, it was pointed out today, the fact should not be lost sight of that Surrogate Foley was at one time a law partner ot 1 Controller Charles L. Craig and still is one of the most Intimate friends of the Mayor's bitterest foe who will be a candidate for the Demo- cratto Mayoralty nomination next year. With Foley as leader of Tammany Craig would be nominated without a doubt, In the opinion of Democratic politicians. Therefore, they say, the "Hylan crowd" will leave no stone unturned to bring about the election of a Tammany leader who is not.

dead set against giving further political honors to John F. Hylan. To destroy Craig's Influence with Tammany was one of two objects of the Mayor's invitation to Tammany district leaders to revolt, according to a member of the organization' Inner circle. The other purpose, this man said, was to throw a monkey-wrench into the Tammany machinery set for the nomination of Governor Smith for President and the delivery of a solid Smith delegation from this State at the National Convention here next month. Hearst Opposes Smith, That Mr.

Hearst bitterly opposes Governor Smith Is well known. It is no secret at the City Hall or in Democratic circles in this city generally that Mayor Hylan is extremely sympathetio toward Mr. Hearst's wishes. Rumors have been current for some time that the publisher was preparing to throw Mr. Hylan overboard because of the Mayor's decreasing political weight, but the death of Charles F.

Murphy, it Is said, has changed that situation at least for the time being meaning until after the Democrats have named their candidate for President. Mr. Hearst, it Is declared by persons usually well Informed on such matters, will withdraw bis opposition to the Smith candidacy only on condition of surrender of Tammany to Hylan a promise that Tammany will support no other candidate than Hylan for the Democratio mayoralty nomination in 1924, eliminating Craig and Aldermanio President Murray Hulbert. There are many Democratio politicians who believe that either Craig or Hulbert will be Tammany's choice for the mayoralty nomination next year that is, a united Tammany. If the Hearst-Hylan combination should succeed in splitting the Democratic organisation Into two factions neither Craig nor Hulbert could be nominated, it is said, for the reason that the Brooklyn organization, under the leadership of John H.

McCooey would stand by Hylan. Brooklyn May Control. In such an event some politicians of long experience in Tammany politics foresee the emergence of the Brooklyn Democratic organization as the controlling factor In the Democracy of the city and the State. Recentlv Mayor Hylan has had several long conferences with McCooey and nobody doubts that this question was thoroughly discussed by them. In tho opinion of some persons The Bombshell Versus The Peanut Shell When you want to attract attention a bombshell is much mors effective than a peanut shell.

At such a time, Eagle ads are like a bombshell while merely telling the few people you can reach personally is as futile as using a peanut shell. A. J. Flascher, 383 East 34th wanted to attract attention to the library suite he desired to sell so he let Brooklyn know all about it through an Eagle classified ad. In three days his little two-line ad sold the suite at the price desired.

"I received fine results. Could have sold more furniture if I had it," said Mr. Flascher. How's that for a testimonial re-eardine the effectiveness of Eagle bombshells? When YOU want to attract public attention to your business Call our ad-taker at Main 6200. James A.

Farrell. L.I.R.R. STRANGLED WITH SERVICE CUT Witnesses at Hearing Tell How Building Develop ment Has Stopped. Vice President George Le Boutil Her, with a smile on his face, sat in the hearing room of the Transit Commission today and listened to witnesses tell Chairman George Mc- Aneny and Commissioner Le Hoy T. Harkness how building and general development along the Whltestone division of the Long Island Hail-road had been snuffed out by the announcement of the railroad company that it proposed to cut off its train service into the Pennsylvania Terminal and dump the passengers at woodslde and Long Island City.

There was no Indication from the railroad company that. Its officials were moved by the damage to business caused by the proposed curtailment of service the catting off of ten trains'a day. Flunk In Building Loans. Henry C. Buncke, president of the Whltestone Co-operative Building and Loan Association, was one witness who testified to the flunk in bus iness caused by the railroad's-refusal to give servlco.

He said that usually at this time of the year all of the association's available money had bfen placed on loan for the building of homes, and In addition the association had used up every dollar of Its available borrowing capacity for the same purpose. This year, however, he said, as the result of the railroad's threat ened curtailment in service, the asso elation hasn't borrowed a cent from any bank and has yet thousands of dollars In its treasury available for building purposes but very few prospects of putting the money to work. "The annuncement of the Long Island Railroad para1yed development at declared George T. Meech, a real estate man, who was the next witness. Maurlc Hotchner, one of the lawyers for the commuters, read a letter to Meech in which a prospective customer said that in view of the Long Island Railroad's attitude he "no longer contemplated Investment of money on the north shore or Queens.

Cancelled Building Lease. Hotchner himself took the stand and said that he had contemplated the building of a home, but had cancelled his plans until after the decision of the Transit Commission was known. Most of today was devoted to summing up on both sides. Charles S. Colden summed up for the commuters this morning.

Assistant Corporation Counsel Vincent Victory, Chief Counsel William G. Fullen for the Transit Commission and A. A. Gardiner for the railroad, will talk late this afternoon. Colden declared that the L.

I. R. R. had. "miserably failed to demonstrate that there was any necessity for the proposed curtailment of service." DeForest Wins Priority Fight as Audion Inventor Washington, May 5 Lee Do Forest of New York was declared today by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to be entitled to priority as the Inventor of the audion as a means of producing sustained electrical oscillation In transmission by radio or otherwise.

The opinion reversed the finding of the Commissioner of Patents, who had awarded priority to Edwin H. Armstrong, Claims also had been made by Alexander Meiss-ner and Irving Langmulr. H. M. SCHMILWITZ TAKES HIS LIFE BY HANGING Harry M.

Schmllwltz, 43, of 14701 Hillside Jamaica, a clerk in a dry goods store, was found byls wife this morning hanging from a beam In the The widow attributed his suicide to brooding over the death of a brother about five weeks ago. WOMAN HELD FOR BIGAMY Detectives and friends were unable today to break down the silence Mrs. Sarah Kalb, 26, an attractive bobbed hair brunette, of 137 3d Long Island City, has maintained since her arrest lato last night on a charge of bigamy. Mrs. Kalh's arrest followed a complaint made by John Henderson, of 215 E.

10th Manhattan, who told the police that, on April 3, last, lie married her In the Municipal Building, believing she was a single woman, whereas, he said, she already had a husband and a son 3 years old. only thirteen days old, but she has already become the most controversial of babies. "It Isn't theirs!" said Burton's father. Josenh Tucker, postmaster at South Essex, with decision. "It Is one she got somewhere to palm oft as her own for the purpose.

oi winning public sympathy." The obdurate father went even farther, said he did not believe there was a baby and he Irked at the title grandfather. "Burton will always be welcome here," he "Some day his eyes will be opened and he will come back to us." Mrs. Sarah Burnham, mother of 47-year-old wife, at West Glouce-ter, accepts the situation without doubt and with cheerfulness. In fact, she says she has held the child In her arms and expresses the conviction that her daughter, her young husband and the baby are on the way to California. "And this Isn't any guess on my part, for I saw them off to New York," she says.

"Yes, I've heard the most recent 'blast" from Burton's pa. In which he is said to have called little Violet a 'bogus' baby, but I am not going to discuss Mr. Tucker. He's a disappointed man. "Joe Tucker, I hope, will live to be sorry.

It isn't any wild dream to imagine him pome day a very, very old man, nursed and cared for in his last years by the little granddaughter he has denounced as bogus. "I do hope little Violet will love her Grandfather Tucker, but if he doesn't learn to curb his tongue and take a licking like a gentleman 1 don't see how any little girl can love him." The middle-aged Mrs. Sarah Burnham Simpson Tucker and her boy husband, with the baby, are believed to be In retirement somewhere around South Essex or West Gloucester, 30 miles northeast of Boston. Their man servant, and maid have arrived at the home of Mrs. 8arah Burnham, their motorcar Is in the barn on the estate of the baby's mother at South Essex, but up to a late hour nothing has been ssen of the boy papa, the baby or the mother.

An effort was made to reach Dr. Robert G. Moore at Baldwin, L. at whose sanitarium the baby was born, but. a severe female voice, an nwering the "What do you want now? Dr.

Moore is not interested in any dispatches of any kind." Informed of the statement of Grandfather Joseph Tucker, the woman scoffed at It and said that it was the Tuckers' baby all right. 1 NO SIGN OFMARTIN FOUND IN SEARCH OF ALASKAN BAYS Washingtdn, May 5 Lt. Clayton L. Eissell, advance officer of the Army's around-the-world flight squadron, advised the War Department today bay on south side of peninsula has been searched and no word of MaJ. L.

Martin," the fight commander, who has been missing since April 28. Dog teams are proceeding to Black Lake from Unalaska and from there to Ugashlk, while other searching parties are proceeding directly across the mountains from Chlgnlk to Portage, the message said. The Coast Guard cutter Halda has been ordered to Dutch Harbor to continue westward with the three airplanes which are continuing the flight under command of Lt. Lowell H. Smith.

The cutter Algonquin will remain In the vicinity of Unalaska, from which the search for Major Martin will be directed. Lieutenant Bissell recommended that the cutter Halda be authorized to continue with the fliers as far as Tokio. The presence of the Halda, the message said, "would greatly help chances of success and safeguard lives of personnel." SHIPPERS NOT LIABLE FOR RATE DIFFERENCE Washington. May 5 Shippers are not liable, the Supreme Court held today, for differences between the lawful Interstate rate and the amount actually paid on f. o.

b. shipments, unless it is specifically provided for by contract. trees are just starting to blossom. Agriculturists on the Island say that all plants are backward this spring because of the series of cool winds which has made so many spring days feel like the days of early fall. Because of the cool nights asparagus has had slow growth.

The local Weather Bureau said that there was no frost In and about the city, but that there may be a light one tomorrow which will Include Long Island. The lowest temperature today ia the city was 48 degrees. Frost Out on Long Island; No Damage; More Expected A heavy frost, something unusual for this time of year, hit Long Island last night, but so far as could be ascertained today it did little or practically no damage. There was a heavy frost on the North Shore and a white frost was reported at AVestbury by the Hicks Nurseries. A similar report came from the New York State Institute of Applied Agriculture, at Farming-dale.

Peach trees are in full bloom, but were not reported damaged. Cherry i.