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a THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1924. 1 3 THOUSANDS OF VETS SEEK BONUS BLANKS DELAYED AT ALBANY Besiege Boro Armories and Legion Posts--Forms Not Expected Until Thursday. Thousands of ex-service men besieged the armories, and American Legion Posts of the Boro last night in a rush to obtain the State bonus application blanks. Outside the headquarters of Kings County Legion, at 123 Schermerhorn st.

there is today a steady stream of men entering the building seeking information on how they can get their share of the $45.000,000 which the State will soon distribute in bonus lots of from $10 to $150. But there are no blanks at any of the distribution points in the Greater City. Although a telegram was received at the Legion Hearquarters last night saying that the blanks were being sent to each post, no one in Brooklyn has yet received them. "There been hitch somewhere," said Joseph Piccarello, assistant in charge of the County Headquarters. can't understand it.

The delay in the arrival of the blanks has caused a great deal of trouble already. Now I do not believe that we will be able to give out the blanks until Thursday. We know absolutely nothing about them, and have not heard from Albany singe the telegram of last night. When they come are ready to distribute them at once." State Commander Edward E. Spafford of the American Legion issued from Albany last night a second denial of the charges that the Legion was attempting to coerce ex-service men to assign part of their bonus to the Veterans Mountain Camp at Tupper Lake, in the Adirondacks.

"Of course I have urged ex-service men to give something if they can to this hospital which has been established to for their disabled buddies," he added. "If the Government cannot and will not care for our comrades we must do it." STENGEL IS FINED $100 AND SUSPENDED "Casey" Stengel, veteran outfielder of the Braves, was fined $100 and suspended indefinitely today by John A. Heydler, president of the National League, for "disgraceful conduct" in the game yesterday with Brooklyn at Ebbets Field. Stengel was ejected from the game by Jack Powell after a heated argumented resulting from the atbiter's decisions on strikes while Outfielder Ray Powell of the Braves was at the plate in the second inning. Stengel defied the umpire's order for several minutes and took his regular post in the field until a threat that his action would forfeit the game persuaded him to depart.

Powell. the outfielder, and Manager Dave Bancroft of the Braves also were banished at the same time. DOHENY JR. CALLED IN NAVAL OIL PROBE Washington, May 6-Edward L. Doheny of Los Angeles, son of the lessee of the Naval Ren serve No.

1, was called today before the Federal Grand Jury investigating charges of fraud and corruption in connection with the Naval oil leases. He was in the Grand Jury room just eight minutes and then was directed to remain within call. According to testimony given by his father before the Senate Oil Committee, young Doheny broughi to Washington in black satchel the $100,000 which the senior Doheny says he loaned to Albert B. Fall, then Secretary of the Interior, on Nov. 30, 1921.

Will A. Orr of New York, who epneared some time ago before the Senate Daugherty Committee, a'so was a witness today before the Grand Jury. His testimony before the Daugherty Committee related to his connection the i DempseyCarpentier fight whisky withdrawals and Federal appointments in New York State. MISSING PERSONS CHARLES SJONWERMAN, 14, 5510 7th May 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds; blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion; gray suit, white shirt and collar, brown shoes and stockings, gray cap. LOUIS NICHOLS, 22.

2149 Pacific May 2: 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds; brown eyes, black hair, fair complexion; brown coat, blue trousers, brown vest, white shirt and collar, black tie, brown 'shoes and stockings, brown hat. JOHN CARDINE, 4, 37 Bergen May feet tall, weighs 45 pounds; blue eyes, red hair, fair complexion suit, white shirt with collar attached, blue tie, brown lace shoes, brown stockings, gray cap. JAMES SCAGLIONA, 17, 119 Waverly May 5 feet tall. weighs 115 pounds; brown eyes, black hair, dark complexion; blue striped suit, brown shirt and collar, black lace shoes, black stuckings, brown cap. GEORGE GLUCK, 15, 683 Dayhill May 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 134 pounds; brown' eyes.

red hair, fair complexion: gray overcoat, dark gray suit, blue shirt and collar, brown lace shoes, tan stockings, light gray hat. GEORGE KALNBERG, 13, 298 St. Mark's May 5 feet tall, weighs 102 pounds; blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion; white shirt, gray trousers, black lace shoes, black stockings. FRED HEGMAN, 34, 540 Henry May 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 165 pounds; brown eyes, black hair, fair complexion; blue serge suit, brown shirt and collar, black lace shoes, green stockings, gray cap. NICHOLAS TUICHIANE, 8.

1046 E. 15th May 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 70 pounds; blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion; blue striped shirt and collar, blue tie, blue trousers, brown shoes, gray hat. GEORGE L. MILLS. 47, S.S.

Iyson: April 27: 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds; brown eyes and hair, ruddy coniplexion: blue coat and trousers, white shirt and collar, dark tie, black shoes and stockings. SOL KORUSTAN, 12, 549 Hendrix May 2: 4 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 100 pounda; blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion; green sweater, brown shirt, brown pants, tan shoes and stockings, no het. SALVATORE MONTANG, 16, 27 Cheever May feet tall, weighs 80 blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion; brown sweater, blue shirt 'and blue trousers, brown shoes, black stockings, brown -cap. 2.000 AT CARD PARTY. The annual card party of St.

Toseph's Aid Society, held in the parish hall on Madison Flushing, last night, for the beneft of St. Joseph's Orphanage was the most successfu affair of its kind ever held in Flushing, nearly 2,000 persons attending. M. E. BISHOPS SPLIT ON MOVE TO LIMIT TERMS TO 8 YEARS General Conference Will Also Consider Cutting Number of New Appointments.

(Special to The Eagle.) Springfield, May 6-Women had their first inning yesterday in campaign which is designed to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in session here to license women as fullfledged pastors of the denomination. Miss Madeline Southard asked the Conference to gO on record as approving that "hereafter a reasonable number of women be placed upon all boards that plan and administer affairs that concern the women of the church as vitally as they concern the men." Miss Southard is a "local preacher" of the Methodist Episcopal Church but under its rules and regulations she cannot be ordained a member of a conference and be received into the full and active pastorate. The request was referred to a committee for early report. In her address Miss Southard, amid the applause of the men, pointed out that of every church group of 100 members in Methodism, 62 are women and 38 are men; that of the 400 members of the several boards, only 12. are women; While almost every other Protestant denominaton iin America has recognized the service of women to the churches by appointment in almost equal nummen.

It is understood that this 1 request, which will be followed hereafter in the appointment of board members, will followed later by a request that women be permitted to enter the a ministry on the same conditions as are men. Bishop Stuntz Asks Retirement. The Conference received a communication from Bishop Homer C. Stuntz, ill in home in Omaha, asking to be retired this year. It was referred to the committee on the Episcopacy.

During the day there was considerable discussion and no little unfavorable criticism among the delegates on several of the points brought forth in the Episcopal address delivered on Sunday by Bishop Joseph F. Berry of Philadelphia. Too many of the points under controversy have been passed off with "pleasant sounding phrases," which mean little or nothing, or there has been a studied effort to compromise, say many delegates. On the subject of the attitude of the Church with regard to future warfare, for example, many of the delegates will go much farther than Bishop Berry and his associates in saying that all war is wrong except tor defense and war for the sake of some humanitarian principle. Especially after the address today to Walter A.

Mueller, a theological student from Garrett Biblical Institute. Evanston, asking on behalf of the college men of the Church some definite stand on war, it is generally felt that the Church will take more decisive action than that suggested in the Episcopal address. Limiting the Bishops. It has been noticed, too, that the bishops have nothing to say in definite terms upon two subjects which will be among the most important before the General Conference: the proposal to limit the terms of office of the bishops or otherwise to limit their power, and the proposal to reduce the number of special boards and field agencies administering the work and funds of the Church. On these two subjects the committees of the conference are already at work.

Dr. David G. Downey, a former Brooklyn pastor and now editor of the Methodist Book Concern, is chairman of the committee dealing with the questions of how many bishops chall be elected, shall they be elected for life or for 8-year terms and where shall the bishops be assigned for the next four years. This is by all odds the most important committee of the conference. It is said that quite a number of the bishops, had they to stand a vote of the General Conference for continuance in office today, would be hard put to find enough delegates to reelect them to the office they now hold.

Others, of course, maintain that a bishop always a bishon" and oppose, any change in the present system. How Many New Bishops? A question that is agitating the Conference-outside Side the hours of session--and will decided about the middle of the month after report has been made by th Episcopal Committee, concerns the number of liew bishops to be appointed. There is a strong opinion there De but one bishop 'elected this year, and that for China. The feeling seems to be to curtail somewhat the expansion of the Church and so it is planned, at least by a large number, to bring some of the bishops back from foreign fields and assign them to vacant Episcopal posts in the United States. There is also a considerable group of delegates who would lessen the rumber of bishops in the United States by consolidation of area lines, and there are some others that would fill all vacancies by election.

Compromise by the election of one or at least two bishops seems most likely. Speaking on conditions in China last night at the "Eastern Asia Night" of the General Conference. Bishop F. T. Keeney of Foochow.

China. told of growing Methodist churches amidst lawlessness in China unheard of in this country. An impassioned plea for more effective supervision of the large negro migration from the South was made at today's session of the Methodist Episcopal Conference here by Lorenzo H. King, a negro delegate from the Atlanta (Ga.) Conference. The resolution which asked that the creation of one or more Episcopal residences and bishops in the Northern territory be considered by the committee on the episcopacy was greeted with applause and referred to that committee.

"Millions of negroes in the North are being exposed to a strategy on the part of other churches to draw them from the Church," said Mr. King. DESPONDENT MAN ENDS HIS LIFE BY GAS Isidore Jakofsky, of 459 Wyona committed suicide this morning by inhaling illuminating gas. He was found unconscious in his bedroom by his daughter, Mrs. Rose Bogatz, who ran screaming to the street.

Patrolman George Groom, of the Miller ave. station, who was passing, ran into the house and called Ambulance Surgeon Wordman of the Bradford Street Hospital. He pronounced the man dead. The daughter told the patrolman that her father, who was a widower, had 'been in ill health for some time and was despondent. TO DISCUSS PROPOSAL FOR NEW PARISH HOUSE At St.

Mark's M. E. Church, Ocean ave. and Beverly the Rev. Dr.

Robert M. Moore, pastor, the proposition for new parish house will be definitely launched on Friday "he evening. Matron's Report on Celia's Life Bares Girl Bandit's History From Coal Pile Bed Life for Celia Cooney, two-gun bandit girl, has been a series of hard knocks. From the time of her birth in a basement in the lower Cast Side of Manhattan 20 years ago she has been battered from pillar to post. Denied of any home life, she spent many nights sleeping on coal piles in cellars and was brought up amid the most undesirable surroundings.

Her mother can neither read nor write and her father is an habitual drunkard. She feels SO bitter toward her parents that she has denied their existence. Celia has worked in various places, mostly laundries, and with few exceptions her employers say she is noisy and troublesome. Before marrying her husband. Edward Cooney, she lived with anotner man in a furnished room at 4139 Franklin ave, These summarily are a few of the hight spots revealed for the first time today George in a report to County Judge W.

Martin by a probation woman, Mrs. Marie Mahon, concerning the life of Celia Cooney. Following is the complete report submitted to Judge Martin today: "The defendant was born at 38 E. 4th New York City, 20 years ago in a basement. The parents had eight children and Celia was the youngest.

Her father's name is Michael Roth and the mother's name is Annie Roth. The parents Were born in New York City. The mother can neither write nor read and never went to school. The father has had very little education and has been all nabitual drunkard all his life. He has never worked steadily and never supported his family.

What little support came into the family came through the mother. The children were sadly neglected; were sent out to beg; they had been known as little children to sleep all' night on the coal in the cellar and in the early morning aroused and sent out on the street. Half the time the children were scantily clad and had very little to eat. Sent Children to Beg. "The father's record is as follows: Oct.

28, 1899, summoned the Third District Court, Manhattan, and ordered to keep sober send the children to school. None of the children had been attending school, but had been sent begging. Lived in one furnished room, 169 Allen by disreputable people. When en neighManhattan. The house was visited bors took pity on the children and gave them clothing it disappeared, any any money realized on it was used by the father for drink.

They were finally put out of this room, the children and the parents, and they moved to 171 Essex st. "On Nov. 21, 1899, the Charities Department recommended that the children be committed to an institution. Jan. 16, 1900, the father was sent to the Penitentiary for three months.

He pleaded guilty to violation of Section 288 of the Penal Code. It has been alleged that the father has been arrested several times for illegal voting and fighting in saloons. It is said that he has also been beaten up on several occasions and taken to the hospital. "On Jan. 22, 1900, three children Mary, Maggie and Annie Roth--were committed to St.

Agatha's Home, because of improper guardianship. They had been found deserted by their parents. These three girls remained in the home until they were 14 years of age, when they were taken away by an aunt, a Miss Margaret Roth, and Mrs. Shorlein, another aunt of the children, residing at 304 Grove st. These two aunts have both stated that the children were sadly and painfully neglected.

The children never had a home: the parents had absolutely no love or affection for them, and the aunts were not surprised at the actions of Celia. They also stated that the father of Celia, their brother, was an habitual drunkard and had never worked. "The mother had an illegitimate child before she was married to Roth. This child, when he was 13 years of age, was adopted into a family in the country, through Pastor Leonhart of the Oliver Chapel, 20th st. Mother Was Heartless.

"The mother always was heartless and most unnatural to children: seldom visiting or seeing the children even seeing them for years at a while they were wih the aunts, and not stretch. Although at times she a worked and made a little money, her attention was turned always towards her husband and the children were totally abandoned and uncared for by her. She has worked at different times in different hotels, the last place being a the where she worked from June, 1923, to Feb. 22, 1924, as a scrub woman. She left this place on a telephone call from her husband and never returned.

She is apparently temperate. She had a record as a good worker. "The defendant, Celia Cooney, about June 25, 1908, then about 4 years of age, was in charge of the Children's Society of New York. On Dec. 17, 1908, Celia was given to her mother through the Children's Bureau of the Department of Public Charity.

Shortly after Celia was found by neighbors deserted and had been deserted for three days in a furnished room. Miss Roth, the aunt, took Celia to live with her in Brooklyn. She sent Celia to the Catholic parochial school. From the time Celia was first taken by the aunt until she was 14 years old, the mother came on several occasions, had Celia all dressed up by her aunt, and took her to New York with her. She kept her in a furnished room and later deserted her after she had taken the child's clothes from her.

When Celia would be found by neighbors she would be dirty and ragged and would be returned to her aunt. This happened on several occasions. Meanwhile, two of the older sisters had grown up and gone to business and had established a home here in Brooklyn, asking the mother to take care DWOO MIDWOOD TRUST COMPANY A Local Bank with three convensent offices: 1144 Flatbush Avenue at Dorchester Road 47 Willoughby Street at Lawrence Street 1550 Flatbush Avenue at Nostrand Avenue Capital and Surplus Member of Federal Reserve FRIENDLICH MAY GO FREEIF ANONYMOUS LETTER IS VERIFIED of the home and little Celia. The mother came there with Celia but it wasn't long before she brought the father in, too, meeting and feeding him durig the day at the home and at the expense of the two girls, neglecting Cella and failing to properly provide dinner for the girls when they returned in the evening, and finally leaving them altogther, going away with her husband. Left Brooklyn When Fourteen.

At about the age of 14 years Celia left her home here in Brooklyn, going to live with her mother. There she remained for a very short period my and came back to Brooklyn to live with married sister at 97 Prospect pl. She remained there about one year. During that time she worked steadily in a brush factory. This sister states that Celia left her home because she disapproved of her remaining out at night and associating with and bringing 'sailors into the home.

Although Celia was ambitious and always worked, the sister states she would steal little things. Celia left her sister's home and went to live with her mother in a furnished room in New York. Celia was then about 166 years of age and the sisters heard nothing more of her until the present case came up. "The employers of Celia were: New York Hospital A (laundry), Feb. 25.

1919, to June 30, 1919. Nothing egainst her. "St. Luke's Hospital (laundry), Aug. 18, 1919, to Sept.

1, 1919, then returned June 5, 1920 and left Dec. 27, 1920. Authorities say she was very noisy, troublesome and very impertinent and finally they had to discharge her. "Lincoln Hospital (laundry), Jan. 21, 1921, to April 13, 1921, a good worker, steady, jolly disposition, no trouble at all.

"Women's Hospital (laundry) worked there about four years ago from April to June and returned twice afterwards. There she was discharged. She was considered a ringleader, upsetting the place. She was very bold: she would take the good girls away from the place, taking them to out-of-town places and when questioned about their movements. she would lie.

She also worked for Sheldon Foster, 572 DeKalb in the laundry. There she was considered a good worker, steady and no fault could be found with her, in fact, they would give her a recommendation. Room for "Husband." March 1922, she rented a furnished room for "me and my husband." at 4139 Franklin for which she paid $30 a month from a Mrs. Vatilli. She lived there until April 18, 1923, with a man named Cherison.

She went to work steadily -and 80 did the man who was known in the house as her husband. This man is positively not Cooney. She left the place dirty, but she never took anything in the house and the house was always left open. "From May to Sept. 1923, she lived at 461 Franklin where she had a room for $8 a week.

Mrs. Gallagher was the owner. There she lived with Cooney, Celia having married him in May of 1923. Mrs. Gallagher states that she stole $20 cut of her pocketbook and a picture worth $40.

Mrs. Gallagher states she used vile language, fought with a all the roomers, and they were all afraid of her, that she left the place filthy and dirty. Mrs. Gallagher had finally dispossessed her. "At 52 Madison st.

she rented a furnished room from a Mrs. Ford who says the girl was a good tenant and she was sorry when the girl left. The investigator located two aunts, two sisters, an uncle in New York, and the parents of Celia The sisters, the aunts have all stated that the environment of the house while were small was the worst that could possibly exist." MERRYMAKER THROWS CHAIR FROM ASTOR ROOF A man whose name was withheld, said to be the most active member of a party on Astor roof, according to the hostelry management, nearly paralyzed home-going theater traffic last night and dangered hundreds of persons, when in a fit of playfulness he hurled a big wicker arm chair towards friends on the Hotel Astor roof. He showed poor control and the chair cleared the railing, smashed a big electric light dome opposite the tenth floor and shattered a plate glass window lower down, finally landing in the midst of crowds on 44th a few feet from Broadway. Broken glass showered onto the walks and there was general excitement, but no one was seriously hurt.

OBITUARY MRS. ANNIE TOOMBS, widow of Samuel S. Toombs, died today at her home, 2675 E. 18th Sheepshead Bay, in her 80th year. She was born in Manhattan.

but came to Brooklyn as an infant. For 20 years she lived in the Vanderbilt section of the old 20th Ward, and fo: the past 25 years has lived in Sheepshead Bay. Her parents were Scotch, and her grandfather established the first tea store in Brooklyn at Fulton and High sts. Her husband, a member of the Volunteer Fire Department, died ten years ago. She is survived by three sons, Roscoe Samuel S.

and Lester W. Toombs: three daugitters, Mrs. Herbert R. Smith and Ida and Fannie Toombs, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.

ORVILLE B. PERKINS, well known a sign painter, died yesterday at his home, 033 76th in. his blot year. He WAS born in Roseville, 111., and lived in lyn for the past 15 years. He was a member of the Roseville Lodge, F.

A. and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Jaede Perkins: two daughters, the Misses Ethel and Miriam Perkins, and a son, Kenneth Perkins. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with internment at Evergreens Cemetery, JOHN J.

GILLEN, an employee of the Brooklyn Navy Yard for ten years, died yesterday at his home 806 Hicks in his 67th year. He was a lifelong resident of Brooklyn. He'is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Gillen; three sons, Michael, Thomas and William Gillen; two daughters, Mra. Robert Sweginnis and Mrs.

Thomas Butler: a sister, Mrs. Daniel Higgins. and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock, with requiem mass at the R. C.

Church of the Visitation, with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. WILLIAM SEELIG of 8529 101st Richmond Hill, died today. He was born in Brooklyn 44 years ago, and was for 15 years with William De Muth Co. He is survived by his wife, Josephine, and four daughters, Lillian, Mable, Carol and Mriam. Funeral services will be hell Thursday evening at 8 o'clock and interment will be in Evergreens Cemetery.

MISS VERA DOWLING of 579 Senator a teacher in P. S. 111, died yesterday. She is survived by her parents, Lawrence and Anna Dowling: two brothers, Lawrence and Andrew Dowling, and four sis. ters, Mrs.

May Dunthy, Mrs. Rose Harkin and Misses Kathryn and Irene Dowling. Funeral services will be held on Thursday morning, with requiem mass at the R. Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, and interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. Police Seek Proof of "Confession" of Details of Slaying of Mrs.

Friendlich. A ch in- the ers aj. ght ing 1er ere Isis- he ch ka rd en ed Or ort er, he b- ky as ed W. he of vO ell ik ay ad in he in or 00 It sums up like this: First--the very best Burley tobacco that old Kentucky grows, then- every single bit of it thoroughly aged in wood to take out the raw strength and make it mild and mellow, and give it a fine flavor. That's what you get when you ask for Velvet Tobacco.

Remember- -aged in wood. TIGGETT MYERS TOBACCO CoS Queen of the Air to Walk Matrimonial Wire Once More BIRD MILLMAN. Bird Millman, graceful and demure slack- wire performer, who startled New York not long ago with a performance on a wire stretched over the roof of the Municipal Building, 25 stories above City Hall Park, is to be married again, according to information from Boston, to Joseph F. O'Day, treasurer of the D. J.

Larkin Company, dyestuff manufacturers. THIEVES GET $30,000 LOOT OF FURS FROM LOFT NEAR POLICE Daylight Robbery in Manhat- tan Carried on With Burglar Alarm Ringing. Theft "of furs valued at from $30,000 to $50.000 became known today when information concerning a burglary in the tenth floor loft of Benjamin Kahn 129 W. 29th Manhattan, Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock was verified. Benjamin Kahn refused to state how much was actually lost, but it was learned from a reliable source that the furs stolen cost between the two sums mentioned.

The building shadows the W. 30th st. police station. The burglars entered the loft through a rear fire escape door. The fire escape itself is an enclosed one, and despite the fact that the rodbery was carried out in daylight, the attention of persons in in adjoining buildings was not attracted.

From the quantity of goods taken at least four men must have participated in the robbery. The fire escape entrance to the loft is protected, by a burglar alarm which was set off when the door was locked. So quick were the burglars in selecting and making away with their loot that before police and private detectives arrived they had gone. BORO MOTOR TRUCKMEN ARRESTED WITH BEER (Special to The Eagle.) Greenwich, May 6-Ellis Pagiston of Brooklyn, operator of a motortruck; David Lesser of Brooklyn and Joseph J. Taylor of New Haven, in another truck were arrested by State Officer Edward Stackman, for transporting liquor without a license.

Each truck had 665 cases of beer. The men were also charged with operating overloaded trucks. Their case was adjourned in court here till late this afternoon. HELD FOR ATTACKING COP. John Antonovich, 45, and his wife, Agnes, 38, of 131 N.

4tn were held in $2,000 bail each by Magistrate Rayfiel in the Williamsburg Court, charged with attacking Patrolman Morris Kosofsky of the Bedford ave. station for inspecting their motorcar. The patrolman was knocked to the sidewalk and kicked in the head, but took his prisoners to court. 1 HOTCHNER PREDICTS VICTORY OVER L.I.R.R. IN SCHEDULE FIGHT Believes Transit Commission Will Order Ten Whitestone Trains Restored.

Maurice Hotchner, one of the counsel for the Queens commuters in the fight to compel the L. I. R. R. to maintain adequate service on the Whitestone branch, from which the road planned Wednesday of next week to cut 10 trains a day now carrying people into Pennsylvania Tunnel, and dump such passengers at Long Island City and Woodside, expressed the opinion today that the Transit Commission would decide in favor of the people.

The Transit Commission will announce its decision this week, possibly on Thursday. The question of jurisdiction has been raised. It is admitted that the Commission has no authority in law to forbid the railroad to, take off trains, but it claims authority to compel restoration of service if any reduction is found to be inadequate. Mr. Hotchner in predicting victory said in part: of the Transit Commission.

officials representing the City of New York, and officials of the roalroad company have all admitted to me that they never expected us to put up such a stirring struggle. The Transit Commission knows that our people view the situation most seriously, and this will have weight with the Commission. They have toid me so. The L. I.

R. R. knows that it has no weak antagonist, and that every unfair move it makes will now be met with united, opposition. "Further than that, the railroad officials can now commence to worry as to the character of opposition it will meet from Long Island residents when it attempts to jam through its plan of raising the passenger rates 20 to 40 percent." WOMAN'S BLOC IN CONGRESS IS PROPOSED Washington, May 6-Formation of a "woman's bloc" in Congress is expected to be one of the plans to be discussed by the Woman's Committee for Political Action at its national conference here, May 8 to 11, inclusive. Declaring that although it is too late to enter women candidates for the primaries this year, Mrs.

Sallie H. Burch, acting chairman of the committee in charge, predicted that plans would be worked out "to realize this object at succeeding elec tions." The organization's first move, she said. will be to complete designation of State committees, which will elect delegates to the Non-Partisan Progressive Convention called by the Conference for Progressive Political Action Cleveland on July 4. BORO MAN HELD IN MANHATTAN HOLDUP Three well-dressed bandits stopped Oscar Sandberg, a salesman, of 68 E. 124th Manhattan, as he was turning the corner at 124th st.

and Madison ave. early today, and while one of them held him the other went through his pockets and stole two watches, valued at $125, after which they fled. captured, and described themselves of the alleged bandits. were as Henry Sarri, 20, a carpenter, of 4306 8th Brooklyn, and Wano Wanhola, 19, a carpenter, of 123d st. and 3d Manhattan.

Although cautioned not to struggle or make an outcry, on penalty of death, Sandberg gave battle to the three and called for help. His cries were heard by Patrolman David Salter of the E. 126th st. station. who succeeded in capturing two of the three alleged bandits after a chase.

JOHN GIRIG KILLS SELF. Despondent because of persistent illness, John Girig, 39, of 54 Bushwick committed suicide in the bathroom of his home early today by shooting himself through the right temple. Girig had complained to his wife, Jennie, that there was nothing left for him to live for. Dry Agents Raid "House Of Thousand Dining Rooms" "The House of a Thousand Dining Rooms" was raided by Prohibition agents under the direction of Chief Enforcement Officer Chris Fortman last night and the wealthy couple, Fortuna Foti and his wife, Angelina, who occupy it, were arrested on al charge of selling liquor. The pair are said to have made a fortune since Prohibition went into effect through their bootleg operations.

The house, which is located at 167 57th gained its name in the Bush Terminal Section, according to the agents, because every room in the place is fitted out as a dining room. It is handsomely furnished throughout. The agents gained admittance to the house last night, they said. and had no difficulty purchasing whisky at 25 cents a drink. The whisky was served to them in fine cut glass.

They seized the liquor served and a quantity which they found on the premises. The couple arrested will be arraigned in the Federal Building today. Six other places in Brooklyn, all former licensed liquor saloons, were aided by the same agents last night. The prisoners arrested and the where the agents Inade the arrests were as follows: Harry Friendlich, behind the bars on a 20-year sentence as a convicted wife murderer, may soon be a free man again. Stirred by the confession of an anonymous letter writer.

police, lawyers and court are stirring today to identify the real criminal. If he is traced, Friendlich will, of course, go free. But even if the writer is never found, the letter, Friendlich's lawyer believes, forms solid ground for a new trial that will, surely missive lead to came, acquittal. postmarked at Station D. Brooklyn, to the New York World, just as an appeal the verdict of conviction was under consideration.

Copies of it have in the hands of Harry Brodsky, attorney for Friendlich, and Judge Mancuso, of the Court of General Sessions, Manhattan, who sentenced Friendlich to not less than 10 nor more than 20 years in Sing Sing, where he now is. The letter completely clears the convicted man and if its truth can be established it will be one more instance in which circumstantial evidence has made a martyr of a man. Letter Not of the Crank Sort. There are many things which set this ungrammatical, poorly epistle apart from the flood of crank spelled letters SO often called forth by murder cases. It shows such a familiarty with details not even printed in the newspapers that it at won more than casual attention, and in conclusion the writer makes the dramatic statement that after he had pulled down a chandelier which caused the death of Mrs.

Friendlich and hurriedly left, he returned to search for a letter written to him by his mother. It was when he looked that he heard the woman was dead. Friendlich was convicted his 9-year-old son, Max, had testiafter fied against him, saying that after his father had left the flat at 270 Delancey Manhattan, where the family lived, on the morning of Nov. 13, he had gone into the room occupied by his mother and found her dead, with a ceiling gas jet torn down and the room filled with fumes. When he was found guilty of manslaughter Friendlich pointed to his throat with a passionate gesture and cried out in a piercing voice, "Gentlemen, I am innocent." He then dropped to the floor in a swoon.

The Letter as It Was Marked. The letter, postmarked on Sunday evening at 8:30 o'clock, states that the writer had been out of work for two weeks, penniless and with no -place to sleep. A friend of his gave him the idea, he says, of entering a place after the husband had left so that he might obtain some money. Watching from a roof he saw Friendlich leave early in the morning and afterward entered the place by way of the fire escape. The unpunctured letter continues: "I noticed a baby at first I thought there was a woman alone or would not have come in but since there was baby and was afraid that she might cry I took a pillow and covered her face alowing enough space for the baby to BreatheThere was a pillow over the baby's face.

The letter runs on, "then I touched the women's face she lay facing the wall my hand must have been very cold then because no sooner did I touch her face with my hand than she turned around and looked teror stricken oh what a scared face I can still see it today then as I stood half bent over her by the bed she sudenly reacht out for my face I did not want to her to scratch my face and quickly straightened out reacjing out instinctively toward the ceiling and somehow I don't know myself I had the gas chandelier in my hand loose from ceiling I heard no noise when chandalier came the down but I was afraid that the wommight screem and I hurriedly left the same way as I came in." The gas candelier was loose, and it had fallen to the floor some time previous to Mrs. Friendlich's death. BOY'S BODY RUN OVER BY TWO MOTORCARS James Pentzel Taken Unconscious to Nassau Hospital. (Special to The Eagle.) Rockville Centre, L. May 6- James Pentzel, 17, of 10209 85th Richmond Hill, is lying unconscious in the Nassau Hospital today as result of being run over by a car here last night.

A speeding motorcar, the police were told, knocked Pentzel to the street. The machine sped on without stopping. A moment later a car driven by State Trooper C. H. Gracie, of White Plains, came along and ran over the boy for the second time.

The trooper stopped, picked up the Doy and rushed him to Rockville Centre Hospital. Later he was removed to the Nassau Hospital, without reGaining consciousness. Gracie reported the accident to police here and gave the names of three witnesses who vouched that they say the boy run down before the trooper's car came in sight. No trace of the first car has been found. Pentzel, the injured boy, was not identified at first.

But police here got in touch with police of the Jamaica station and found that he was a boy who had been missing from home. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pentzel. were notified and went to the Nassau Hospital.

They said the boy was subject to epileptic fits and had wandered away. Two Hurt in Skid on Motor Parkway. (Special to The Eagle.) Mineola, L. May 6-Two men were seriously injured today when the motorcar in which they were riding along the Motor Parkway skidded into a pole near the Wheatley Hills Golf Club and plunged to the bottom of a 10-foot embankment. The men are Albert Onseto and Ezro Gotta, both of 133 W.

10th Manhattan. Their car landed wheels up. A passing motorist took them to the Nassau Hospital, where it was found that both are suffering from bruises, cuts and shock. Gotta, who remains at the hospital, sustained internal injuries. Ongeto was taken home by friends.

The motor car was completely wrecked. RED CROSS GETS $5,500 IN DRIVE FOR FUNDS Edward W. Allen, chairman of the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross, announced last night that $5.562 has been contrubuted to the fund being raised to carry out its program for this year. The budget for this year calls for an expenditure of $80.000, most of which is to be used to aid disabled ex-service men. Of this amount, $50.000 was raised in the last roll call.

The purpose of present appeal is to make up the $30,000 deficit. It is really no trouble at all. The paper hangers come in one day, and you have a beautiful new living room the next. TEE-BO) Correct Style WALL PAPERS Flatbush and Kalb Avenues, Brooklyn New York Bronx Boston New Haven Newark TRANSIT HEARINGS CLOSED ON L. I.

R. R. CUT IN SERVICE Expect Decision on Whitestone Protest to Loss of Terminal on Thursday. The fate of the commuters along the Whitestone Landing branch of the Long Island Railroad will he known within the next few la days. At the close of the final hearing before the Transit Commission on the proposed curtailment of through service on that division, Commisstoner LeRoy T.

Harkness late terday told newspapermen that the commission's decision, with regard to the petition of the protesting commuters that the Long Island be prevented from carrying out its curtailment proposal would be reached some time this week, possibly Thursday. Unless the Transit Commission tervenes the Long Island Railroad, beginning May 14, will divert 10 trains daily and two extra on Saturdays from the Pennsylvania Terminal to Long Island City, thus necessitating what transit experts have testified will be inconvenient transferring at Woodside and appalling overcrowding on Long Island and subway trains. McAneny Opposes Tubes. Still hammering away at what Mayor Hylan maintains is the railroad's obligation to build the two additional tubes under the East River, Assistant Corporation Counsel Vincent Victory declared: "If, as the railroad counsel Lias stated, the tubes have reached their capacity it becomes the duty of the tunnel company to certify to the Transit Commission that four tubes aren't sufficient and it then becomes the duty of the commission to order the tubes built." "This hearing." interrupted Chairman George McAneny, "is not for the purpose of considering long-time measures of relief. What we have to get at now is what can best be done with existing facilities." "But counsel for the railroad," said Victory, "has raised the point that the tubes are insufficient, whereas the best evidence that they are sufficient is that the tunnel company hasn't certified that the tubes are "Do I understand," declared represent would have the Chairman McAneny, those you fathhat Long Island build two tubes than to have proposed Queens blvd.

subway built You are proposing a remedy that would take seven years to accomplish. At best millions of dollars would have to be employed. Then if the subway was built the tubes might not be needed." The Mayor's spokesman declared he could not speak for the Mayor and withdrew his request that the commission take up the matter of compelling the construction of the two' additional tubes. Costs 1,000 Francs to Slap A Paris Policeman's Face Paris, May 6-Slapping a Paris policeman's face costs 1.000 francs. That is the amount of the fine imposed by a Paris court upon Mrs.

St. Clair Livingston, who described herself as an American novelist, widow of Col. Townsend Dodd, who was killed in an aviation accident in Oetober, 1919. According to the testimony giveh in court, Mrs. Livingston tried to enter a fashionable hotel to see some friends, when entry was real fused her by the concierge.

A policeman was called and the slapping incident followed. HONDURAS FACTIONS AGREE TO END WAR Washington, May 6-Although details are lacking, peace in Honduras is regarded here as having been restored as a result of the negotiations conducted at Amapala at the suggestion of the United States. Both warring factions have signed a convention embodying an agreement covering formation of a new government by President Tosta. the State Department has been notified by Sumner Welles, personal representative of the President at the conference, and the Central American Powers which were invited 'to participate have given assurances of recognition to the government SO formed. Frank Kasin of 667 Knickerbocker James Kennedy of 517 Onderdonk Charles Muller of 702 Seneca ca where a large quantity of liquor was seized; George Stigle of 1455 Metropolitan Mary Coleman of 1099 Grand st.

and her bartender, Jesse Vockle, and John Antonozwich of 961 Grand st. The prisoners were locked up in boro station house and the seized liquor removed to the Knickerbocker Warehouse, Manhattan. Tire out easily? A sure sign you a tonic take DEW OL Lubricates Invigorates Makes good red blood AT ALL DRUGGISTS ONE OF Dewey's PRODUCTS HIDewey Sons Co. 138 Fulton St NY Established 1857 Boro Street Casualties MILLED ON STREETS YESTERDAY SLOW UP FATAL ACCIDENTS THIS YEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS THIS WEEK 75 WHATS YOUR HURRY? INJURED YESTERDAY 20. MAKE COOKLYN SAFE BROOKLYN SAFETY COUNCIL.