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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEXTS COMPLETE STOCK MARKET FOUR O'CLOCK. Ml Volnmr 84 Xm. 73 NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1924. 34 PAGES. THREE CENTS.

HERE AND NOW MEANS SWEARS JAP FIRM PAID $100,000 TO HAVE DAUGHERTY DROP AIRPLANE SUIT; ACCUSES MELLON; SENATORS SHADOWED TRYING TO FORGE FAIR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY; FRESH NORTHERLY WNDS. Temperature today, iZ m. V-agle Year ago (Qoudy) Average for 10 yeart, tame 39 Complete Xteport on Page 20. YOU SHOT DEAD WAY INTO BUILDING WOMEN BATTLE AS QUACK ROUNDUP LANDS 4J TOILS 18th Ave. Storekeeper STILLMAN LOSES DIVORCE APPEAL; BABY LEGITIMATE Judge Wilbur of Calif omia To Be Secretary of Navy; Name Is Sent to Senate Policewoman Stands Off Irate Relatives of Suspect Complete Clean up Promised.

The third arrest in District Attorney Dodd's campaign to rid Brooklyn of quack medical practitioners today was marked by a battle In the apartment of the suspect who becamo enraged when he was confronted by a policewoman armed with a warrant. Tho accused man was collared as he was about to make an exit through a window whllo hts wife and mother-in-law battled with tho woman officer. With two detectives waiting outside, Policewoman Bay Nicolett entered the house at 202 Montrose ave. and rapped on the door of the apartment of Joseph Fellippi, 40. She entered and announced to him that he was under arrest.

Fellippi snatched up ft handful of pill bottles and called for his wife, Josephine, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Cantano. Tho pollco Received Money in Hotel and Turned It Over to) Jess Smith, Means Testifies Tells of Collected in Film Deal Says Agents Tried to "Get Something" on La Fol- lette for Agitating Oil Probe and on Caraway for Attack on Harding Hints Late President Ordered Investigations. Experts will have some difficulty in "13" Is Lucky for Wilbur, "Drafted" as Naval Head Eagle Bureau, 001 Colorado Building. By HENRY SUYDAM 1 Washington, March 14 In one of the most dramatic hearings 1 pvpr haM i' VfltkntAn -1 nviu iii vjawii i.

means, iui mci Sfjcilttl agcill of the Department of Justice, today stated that in February, 1922, at a hotel in Washington a Japanese had handed him $100,000 in $1,000 bills in connection with the Standard Aircraft Var fraud case. 1 hat same night Means turned this sum over to Jess Smith, close friend and confidant of Harry M. Daugherty. Means, who one week ago was described by William J. Burns i as one of the ablest investigators in the United States, told a tale about Jess Smith and Att6rney General Daugherty that simply bowled the investigating committee off their feet.

His testimony constituted one of the most remarkable statements ever made before a committee of Congress. Opening up two black suit-cases picking an Oil America team only 10,000 persons have been listed for violating Jersey's Sunday Blue Lnws. Evidently lots of peo ple still take their Sunday naps. THE TEAPOT DOME CASE. By A.

Conan Oyle. Holmes turned the pages of "Mother Goose" until he came to page 44. "Ha!" he exclaimed, "here is Just the thing." I produced a pen cil and telegraph form and the grout detective dictated: "McFat, Fern Beach: The man in tho wilderness asked of me, How many apricots grew In the sea? I answered the Principal, as I thought good, 1 As many as bathing suits grew in the wood." "What name shall I sign?" I asked in some confusion. "One moment," mused Holmes. He turned to page 41.

"Sign Mary "Which Mary?" I stupidly inquired. "Mary, quite contrary," snapped the detective. (And that ain't the of 1 percent of it.) N. H. NAVY YARD BAN LIFTED ON ORDER FROM PLUNKETT The Navy Tard ban to enlisted men of the Navy on the zone con tiguous to the Brooklyn Navy Tard was lifted by order of Bear Admiral Plunkett at 7 o'clock last night.

All patrols have ceased to patrol. And thero are no restrictions to sailors In any district in Brooklyn. The order irai hushed up. COL, FELDER ENTERS "NOT GUILTY'-PLEA Col. Thomas B.

Folder, accused In indictment with Gaston B. Means and Elmer M. Jarnecke of conspiracy to bribe Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty. Col.

William Hayward and other high government ofiicliilB, entered a plea of not guilty today before Federal Judge Edwin L. Garvin. Vanishes After Killing Unidentified Intruder. One of three men who tried to break Into a three-story brick build ing at 8505 18th where Daniel Fatrlnos, a Greek, runs a confec ionery store, was shot and killed by the Greek at 6:30 o'clock today. Up to noon the dead man, a mere youth aa are most of the criminal who set into trouble these days, had not been identified.

His pockets were barren of papers, his clothes of identifying marks. The body was fingerprinted and removed to the Bath Beach police station. It wa that of a smooth-shaven young man apparently from 17 to 21 years of go. After the shooting the Greek dis- nppeared. His wife was left to faco the detectives who had to depend solely upon her for an account of what happened as no one 1n the neighborhood heard any shots or caught a glimpse of any one ap proacning tne house.

Body Found Two Honrs Later. The body of the dead man was found huddled against a board fence two hours after the shots were fired. Henry Ritter, who has a shoo store at 8509 18th two doors away went to tho yard in the rear and happened upon the body. Jt was 10 o'clock before the do- lice sent out the first information of the shooting. An ambulance sur geon said that the stranger had been dead about two hours.

A bullet from a 3S-caliber revolver, fired at short range, had drilled into his head. The Patrinos have four living rooms on the first floor. On one side of tho building are the tracks of the West trolley line, on the other 18th ave. Mrs. Patrinos told detectives that her husband hpard a crash at the rear of the first floor.

Ho got a gun and ran to the back room, the kitchen, where he saw a man about to lift a window. The man either saw or heard some one approach and ran toward a fence, Patrinos set himself, took aim and fired several shots. He saw the man stagger and fall. Storekeeper Missing. Hitter's discovery two hours later waa the first information anyone outside Patrinos had that a man had been shot.

Ritter Informed the po Hoe. Acting Capt George Busby, in caajm of the Bath Beach detectives, and vera! of his men went to the soaps on the jump. When they got ttnttt the frightened Greek had van JDr, Frimel of the Coney Island Jfoeottal found that a bullet had drilled Its course Into the stranger's MM Close to his lett eye. All pockets In the dead man's clothing were empty. He was about feet 6, 186 pounds, and wore a gray cap, a gray overcoat, a ran mtiixt, a elite 14 collar of the soft style, black socks, a blue cravat and gray trousers.

The shooting happened within half a block of the New Utrecht Mis School, in a thlokly populated neighborhood. No burglars' tools vara found around the neighbor hood and nothing that would help unravel the mystery. PIHER PLEADS GD1LTY TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER Woodhaven Man to Be Sentenced Monday for Killing Saleslady. Judge Francis X. Mancuso In General Sessions today accepted a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree and of assault in the first degree from Frank Bcnner, 26, a cook, of 8909 89th Wood-haven, li.

and will sentence Benner nejet Tuesday. Bcnner can receive a sentence of life imprisonment. Ho killed Miss lOstolle Phillips, a department store saleslady, in a furnished room at 64 W. 97th on Oct. 12 last, whero he also had a room.

The assault to which ho pleaded guilty was upon his wife, Josephine, and was committed In January, 1923. when the couplo were living at 335 K. 17 th In recommending the acceptance of the pica. Assistant District Attorney Brothers told the Court that, although two alienists declared Benner is sane, the District Attorney, after careful examination of all the evidence in this case and the history of Benner, believes the prisoner's mental condition is of uch a degree of inferiority that $io Court is justified in accepting this plea. "It is probable that, if Bcnner were convicted of murder in the first degree, the sentence of death would not bo carried out because of the undoubted mental Instability of the accused." said Brothers.

Bonner was suspected for a time of the murder several years ago of Miss Ream Constance Hoxio. but has persistently denied any complicity in that crime. Calling Cards the Kind That Call Callers May be inserted in the Classified Section of The Eagle and anon the callers'are at your door. There's neatness and dispatch to tho process, but the best part of all is that these callers will be calling to see you about the exact thing you want to see them about. The calling card which P.

Baciotti, 185 4th recently used was put under The Eagle classification which calls out people who want to rent apartments and Mr. Baciotti's apartment was rented to the very first caller who called. "I certainly must hand it to The Eaprle for quick results," he remarked. If YOU have rooms, apartments or houses to rent just call Main 0200 and tell an nd-takor thnt you're calling for cal'crs! I a Appellate Division Unanimous in Deciding for Wife on Appeal From Referee's Findings James A. b'tillman suffered another reversal today when tho Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, decided against him on his nppeal from the findings of Referee Gleason.

Mrs. Still-man won before the referee; she now wins before tho higher tribunal, which upholds the earlier decision, including tho ruling that Baby Guy is legitimate. The finding was unanimous. The judges joining in the decision are: Presiding Justice William J. Kelly and Justices Walter H.

Jaycox, David F. Manning, J. Addison Young and Isaac M. Kapper. The Court handed down a memorandum, which was as follows: "The finding of the Court and referee that the plaintiff was guiltv of adultery and not entitled to a judgment of divorce are amply supported by the evidence; in tact, it is undisputed, and hence these findings are alllrined.

Not I Nlabllshc il far as the question of the legitimacy of tho child is concerned this court also affirms the findings of the court and referee, our conclusion being that the evidence falls to establish his Illegitimacy. The Judgment in tills respect does not depend upon a finding that the adult defendant was innocent of wrong doing, nor is such a finding necessary lo support It. A finding to the contrary would not. change the result. I'nder these circumstances tho find ings of the court and referee us to the Innocence of the adult defendant re Immaterial and unnecessary, and are therefore stricken The judgment as thus modified and the order are unanimously affirmed with costs." Although there was no official statement to that effect from any of Stillman's attorneys, It was hinted that, he would carry his long legal tight up to the Court of Appeals.

Referee Daniel J. Gleason denied Rtillman a decree In Jiis suit for ab solute divorce, and declared the much-talked -of Baby Guy legitimate. Stillman tried to show that Baby Guy's father was not himself, but Fred Beauvais, a half-breed Indian guide. The referee confirmed Mrs. Still- man's charge that her husband had misconducted himself with Florence Leeds, a former Broadway show girl HOUSE WILL VOTE ON BONUS BILL NEXT TUESDAY Arrangement Possibility Measure.

Precludes Any of Amending Washington, March 14 The House will vote next Tuesday on the Soldiers' Bonus bill under an agree ment reached today. Speaker Gillett announced he would entertain a motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill approved by the. Ways and Means Committee. t'nder that procedure a two-thirds vote will bo required for passage Only one day will be devoted to de bate and It. will be impossible for House members to offer amendments.

Chairman Green bad intended to call the bonus bill up Monday, the only day In the week on which mo-lions to suspend tile rules are In or der, but Representative Longwortb, the Republican leader, got. unanimous consent to take It up on Tues day. Representative Garrett, the Dem ocratic, leader, protested against, action on the bill under rules which would cut off amendments and Representative Huddleston, Democrat, Alabama, who favors a cash bonus, declared the suspension program was an effort to "ram down the throats of House members" the committee insurance policy plan. ENRIGHT TELLS GRAND JURY OF BROOKLYN CRIME Refuses to Reveal What He Said to Body Investigating Boro Conditions. Police Commissioner Knright to day visited the March Grand Jury in their rooms atop the Counts' Court Building and spoke secretly of vice conditions in Brooklyn.

The Grand ury had been commissioned by County Judgo AV. Bernard Vause to investigate crime here and report their finding to tho Court at the time of their dismissal. Commis sioner Iinrlglit spoke at the request of Daniel Quigk-y, former police lieutenant and foreman of tho Grand Jury. Commissioner T-hiright, with a broad smile and a shut mouth, arrived at the County Court in his department car shortly after 1 1 o'clock. He walked briskly up the front steps, rode to the top floor and disappeared in the Grand Jury room, where he was closeted for uu hour.

No inkling of the nature of he address seeped out of the Grand Jury room except that bis remarks had been In reference to the many poolrooms throughout the boro and their effect on crime. The Commissioner refused to comment further. t.ook for tho ItKD WltAI'PKR: Now "SVNKIST" rillRBN ASl'A KAfi L'S. frujli daily from CALIFORNIA. Adv.

Washington, March 14 The nomination of Curtis D. Wilbur, Chief Justice of tho California Supreme Court, to be Secretary of the Navy, was sent to tho Senato today by President Coolidge. Judge Wilbur was tendered tho Cabinet post after William S. Ken-yon had declined the appointment because he felt he lacked "essential qualifications" for a Naval Secretary. Both jurists had been considered also In connection with the Attorney Generalship, it is understood, and belief prevails that If Harry M.

Daugherty should resign an offer of his place In the Cabinet would prove more acceptable to Judge Kcn-yon. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has been Acting Secretary of the Navy since Monday, when Mr. Denby retired, and will remain in charge until the new Secretary takes over the office. President Coolldgc's summons to the California jurist was terse. "You seem to the man need for the Navy." the President telegraphed.

"Am drafting you today. Please answer." Within ten minutes Justice Wilbur replied: "I will accept the appointment and will come to Washington as soon after confirmation as possible." He announced that he would not resign rrom the California Supreme Court, until ho had been sworn in as Naval Secretary. "I cannot make any statement In regard to the policy I' will pursue, except to say that I will do my level best to see that the Navy is absolutely first-class in every way," he said. Chief Justice Wilbur has for many years been ono of the leading lawyers and. Jurists of California, and a leader in child welfare and Sundav School work.

He was graduated from the Naval Academy in 18H8. Born in Booncsboro, Iowa, May 10. 1,867, he was educated In the public schools of that place and of Jamestown, N. Dak. After graduation from the Naval Academy he came to California, taught school for one year and entered an attorney's office to study law.

In 1890 he was admitted to practice. In Los Angeles, while, he was Judge of the Superior Court, he organized the Juvenile Court and drafted several bills which later formed the basis for California's Juvenile Court law. He was elected Chief Justice of tho California Supreme Court in 1922, after having served since 1919 as Associate Justice. He Is a brother of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford L-nt versify.

BLACRIAN ADMITS SLOT MACHINES ARE A LURE TO YOUNG "Then They're Gambling De vices," Justice Manning De clares-Appellate Court Re serves Decision. A throng of pale-faced, dark haired, old-looking young men crowded tho Appellate Division courtroom today to listen to the argument for and against the continuance of the nickel-in-thc-slot machines that have achieved over night popularity throughout tho city end brought sudden riches to tho "early birds" of the industry. Assistant Corporation Counsel Charles J. Druhan, appearing for Police Commissioner Fnright, op posed an array of counsel headed by Abel K. Blackmar, former pre aiding justice of the same court.

Mr. Druhan told Justices Jaycox, Man ning, Kelby, Kapper and Young that the slot machines are gambling de vices, cleverly worded descriptions to the contrary notwithstanding, and that the injunction granted by Jus tice Benedict, in the cases of Leo Byk and Benjamin Green should be reversed and tho stay of his in junction continued until the final decision. Former Judge Blackmar appeared in behalf of William F. Kagan, one of those granted an injunction a.i result of Justice Benedict's deci sion, by which the police are re strained from interfering, but really tor the entire slot machine industry. He argued there wasn't the slightest indication of gamble in the contri vance and pointed to the model ma chine brought into court as a mute witness In its own behalf.

After it had been elaborately ex plained how the machine operates, and how the player knows before hand just what he will get. Mr. Druhan pointed out that it reallv costs the players, most of whom are children, 10 cents instead of the ad vertised nickel to gamble, for it is the second chance that is the dceld ing factor in the, game, and not the first, and in that simple fact, he told the Court, tho backers of the. slot machines have plausibly hidden their argument that it is no gamble be cause each player knows lust what he will get always a 2-cent package of mint and. perhaps, some slugs, each redeemable for a nickel's worth of goods.

Justice Young, after questions, obtained the information from Counsellor Blackmar that a second man could take advantage of the play made by a first man and get for a nickel the 20 slugs that might be indicated as the next prize when the first man gets through. Justice Manning asked: "What are all those splnnlm? symbols about? Why are they there? If it. is a candy-selling device, whv not have a simple slot for the insertion of a coin and the sign that candy or mint or gum will be delivered?" "It is unquestionably a lure," confessed Counsellor Blackmar, and Justice Manning shot back: "Then it is gambling." Decision was reserved. Antlqnr, Inraiix In ninhogfiiiy nnd cold, and other specials, can lie had by reading Classification headed "Articles for Sale," appearing- In the UlustMfled Mention of today's Eagle. Adv.

$1009000 Alienation Suit Goes to Jury; Mrs. Babb Admits Trips With Black allege they closed with tho officer and attempted to force her through the door. Tho policewoman called for help and managed to hold her own with the two until the detectives arrived. Fellippi was taken Into custody to await arraignment in the Williamsburg Court. Tho women were al lowed to remain at the apartment.

No complaint was made against them at that time. Policewoman Nicolett also arrested Paul Loia, 61, of 351 Manhattan and while there was no doctor's sign displayed, the police are convinced that he had been practicing medicine. According to the police, medical equipment was found In the place. Loia told the officers he was a former Episcopalian minister. Leonard Ilotfield, 27.

of 828 Lafayette ave. was arraigned before Magistrate Reynolds, in the Gates Avenue Court today, charged with illegal practice of medicine. The complaint was made by Policewoman Rose Rosenberg, who alleges that on Feb. 27 she visited Rotfield and asked for an examination. He told her.

she alleges, that her bronchial tubes were in bad shape, and gave her a box of pills. She charges he collected a fee of $2. Search of the says, falls to reveal a medieat license in the name of Rotfield. The defendant was paroled for examination on March 20. District Atttorney Dodd made it plain that his campaign would be waged unceasingly until the suspect list had been cleaned up.

All of the arcsted men are alleged to have carried on a practice without medical licenses. Louis M. Sussman, 28, of 3 36 Hewes was arrested this afternoon charged with--unlawful prac-tice of medicine and violation of the health laws. Sussman was arrested on a warrant by Patrolwoman Rose Rosenberg at the home of his moth er at 217 S. 4th at.

ne otrrcer alleged she received treatment on March 5, 7 and 1 0 QUASH Gl-N-TOTIXG riMKGK George Sinnott. 42, of Yonkers, N. as discharged '-iv by Vagis trate Dale, in the rsey Avenue Court after a he: It was ul leged that Sinnott a re volver and was Imp in the Ur ine of a shot in tho home of William If. Longley of 625 Kldcrfs lane on tho night of March 11. bracelet given her by Mr.

Black was worth 81.000. She admitted on the stand that her husband asked her to live with him the day she came to Brooklyn in answer to his phone call. During cross-examination Mrs. Babb held her composure. She was.

however, so reluctant in answering MRS.CHM1LES BKBB. questions that Justice Carswcll had to insist several times that sho stop delaying and reply. Mrs. Babb said she earned as high as $100 a weeK, wnuc ner husband never earned more than $33. She said that sho had posed for Lady Duff-Gordon and tclso said that she had pos.xl in lingerie.

Sho also admitted that ono quarrel had started over the money for a hat which she IjAUght. Mr Babb, she said, objected because ot lie high price. Questioned concerning the Akron motor trip, she admitted that Mr. Black's "father's" name was Sam Schwartz, but added that sho did not know at tho time that ho was not Mr. Black's father, because Mr.

Black always called him father. Mrs. Babb was then asked if she knew why Mr. Black gave her the $1,000 bracelet. She said that she did not know.

She was then asked if it was not because Black had a little love for her. Mrs. Babb refused to answer. Finally Justice Carswcll demanded that she reply to the question. Her answer was, "I don't know." Telling of the trip to Bermuda, Mrs.

Babb testified that Black's parly Bulled a year ago on the steamship Fort Victoria and paid that going to Bermuda sire and another wpman occupied a stateroom to-ci-rlMT. She then admitted that on tile uay North the other couple lof and Mr. Black bad occupied the t-anie slab-room. The name of the other couple was not revealed. full of documents, diaries, photostatic copies of letters and official data, I Means proceeded to unfold a story that sounded like a dime novel, movie i thriller and a melodrama, all rolled into one.

Here is the gist of Means' testimony: 1. Ho turned over $100,00 in cash lo Jess Smith from the Standard Aircraft Company, backed by Mitsui Japanese Government bankers. The Aircraft suit was dropped by the Department of Jus- tice. Got in Film Deal. 2.

He collected between $33,000 and $50,000 for illegal interstate transportation of the Dempsey-Car- pentier light pictures. This, too, was handed over to Jess Smith, who at. 1 that time was living with Harry Daugherty and had an orticc In the Department of Justice, although a private citizen. 3. Means furnished President hukjuik wun connoentiai information" about Secretary Mellon at the request of W.

L. Underwood, a go-between, "who represented the i President." I 4. Sums of money were turned over to In connection 1 with illegal whisky transactions. Socivtarv Mellon 5. Jess Smith wanted to trap Sec- i relary Mellon in connection with I certain alleged permits for with- drawal of liquor.

Means said that "Mellon was caught." Ho hinted that this investigation was initiated at President Harding's request. 6. I'nder Means' direction, acting under Department of Justice orders, Senator Robert M. Da Follette was "investigated" at the time ho, began to delve into the Teapot Dome lease i In the spring, of 1923. Mean "saw I that La Follrtle's otlices were gone through." 7.

Miss Laura Jacobson, a woman i from Arkansas, was Imported to Washington to "investigate" Senator Thaddeus H. Carayay at the time of his attacks last year on Attorney General Daugherty and President Harding. Fired for Being "Too Active. 8. Means was fired from the Department of Justice on Feb.

9, 1922 because he "was too active in eon-nection with investigating oil In Mexico." His dismissal was at the request of a Cabinet member, whom he did not name. 9 Department of Justice agents attempted up until last night to intimidate Means in order to prever-t his appearance. "They told me I'd get shot down and all that damned bunk," he said. Means' appearance was totally unanticipated. He armed with diaries "hour by hour and minute by minute, down to this moment." lit acepting payments for Jess Smith, he said: "I didn't go out and hold them up myself." At another time, referring to Jess Smith and Hsr- ry Daugherty.

ho said: "They knew the game. I always talked to them one at a time." Leaving the Depart- ment of Justice in April, 1922, ho was engaged In July of that year. he said, to conduct "a confidential Investigation in New York" for President Harding, who wanted some information about Harry Daugherty. lou haven gone through my office?" asked Wheeler. "No.

But I'll do it." Means replied. Senator Wheeler said that, he had received three telegrams today stating that five Department of agents were in Montana trying to 'get" him. When Means wound up his testi mony revealing that, bancs I.vans Hughes had attended a private showing of the Dcnipscy-Carpentler tight pictures, illegally transported from New Jersey to the honie of Ned McLean here, the entire committee burst into loud laughter. Scon' of Inquiry Widened. Ihc Assoeiatrd Press.) Washington.

March 14 A resolu tion broadening still lurther the powers of tlie Daugherty Investigating committee was adopted today by the Senate. Under it the committee can hold meetings outside the city of Wash ington whenever and wherever deemed necessary by Its chairman. any committee member can sub- pena witnesses and papers, admin ister oaths and take testimony. Gaston B. Means.

trmer agent ot the Department of Justice, testifying rt.l., I rtlH 1, m.limi, art "nn.ln. Tomorrow's Book Page "Personally Conducted," by John V. A. Weaver. "Bull Dog Drummond in the Third Round," a review by Nunnalfy Johnson.

TOMORROW'S EAGLE Cabinet Official Whom Means Declares He "Got' ANDREW W.7AEL10N JAILED IN OF 82SJD BAIL Peter Left Trail of Sui cides and Destitute Homes, Hart Charges. Branded by Assistant District Attorney Hart as the "slick promoter who has left a trail of suicides and destitute homes in his wake," Charles I'eter, suave, immaculate mystery man of the West, whose mining scheme has induced a scattered army of investors to part with J1.1O0.000. has been removed to a cell In Raymond st. jail in default of $25,000 ball to await action of tho Kings County Grand Jury. Peter appeared today in the Rldge- wood Court for examination on his alleged swindles.

Following the testimony of several witnesses that they had invested the extent of their re sources to buy into Peter's "wonder mine" and that none of them had ever received a cent's return, Magistrate James J. Conway abruptly adjourned the hearing to March 30 in the Long Island City Court. He con tinued the Westerner's bail at $1,500. Tho adjournment of the case came unexpectedly shortly after 1 o'clock, after all of the testimony had been heard and as Peter's counsel, Jacob Shientag. was in the middle of a summation asking that the case be dismissed.

The Magistrate said that he had an important engagement. and then called another case which he heard for several minutes before leaving the court room. 1 he charge, against the mining operator was made by Peter Boeder, an engraver, 2SLtti Cornelia Glen-dale. Roeder alleges that, he gave Peter $1,500 for slock In the latter's Idaho mining properties on Feb. 21.

1H22. on representations by I'eter that money would come rolling Into him in the future. a penny has rolled his way from the Investment so far. Roeder states, charging the mine operator with grand larceny. Sensational D-iscloMiros.

The hearing yesterday afternoon was accompanied by one sensational disclosure after another, nnd when Mr. Hart asked Magistrate T. O'Neill, sitting at 44 Court to increase the bail from $3,000 to C'ontlniicil on I'a-ie 2. Taximan-Jazz- Prince is the jump made by Faul NX'hitenian as described in an article in the Sunday Magazine of The Eagle. A REAL ill 1 San Francisco, March 14 Thirteen, shunned by the superstitious, Is a number associated with the luckiest events In the life of Curtis Wilbur, who was "drafted" last night to be Secretary of the Navy.

As evidence that the "thirteen jinx is the 1-unk," as he remarked last night, Judge Wilbur explained: He was married on the 13th. He took his bride to live at 1313 Winifred Angeles. He was admitted to the practice of law on the 1 3th. He was Inducted Into office ai Chief Justice of the Stato Supreme Court on Jan. 1 3.

He was appointed Secretary of the Navy on March 13. FOR LONG BEACH Special assessment bonds ae-irrei-at ing $415,000, which arc outstanding usuiiiHi mo property owners of Long wacn una tor which the scheduled improvements never have been made have been completely lost track of in inc. puDiisnea records of the city, according to a statement issued by mo ixing Beach Taxpayers' Assoeia tion through its secretary, Carl Tobey, today. According to a circular distributed by the Union National Corporation or oi vvau t. some time ago, $359 uuu worm ot assessment bonds which 11 imnuica ror Beach, wi lasueu on reo.

1 last, fin rw i 1921, $56,000 worth of similar bonds vieru issued to mature In 1932. This Issue shows In the annual report of Long Beach for 1923, but. neither it nor mc issue ot $309,000 shows in tho budget report for 1924. nnviH. ing to Tobey, and knowledge that me mm naineu issue Had been named came only when a copy of tho Union National circular advertising them fell into the hands C.

Laughlin, who has been named by oiniui to conuuet a sweeping search for corruption in Nassau County. Tho significance of both these is sues, according to Tobey, lies In the fact that they constitute liens against the property abutting nn the Kti-nnta scheduled for Improvement with the money so raised. These Improvements never have, been made. Tnhnv said, but the properly owners face tne necessity of disposing of these liens before they can prove clear litle to their land. Charles L.

Anfcl. Manhattan at torney, and one of those whose charges to Governor Smith resulted in the Nassau investigation, said: "I own a lot in Block 35 on the south side of Park which fur nishes a fair illustration of what such assessment bonds, hsucd without the knowledge ot taxpayers, mean to property owners. My lot was assessed $253 to meet its proportionate share of this bond issue. The Improvements for which the money from the Issue was scheduled never have been made. I have been taxed $233 for mythical improvements, in other words." Tobey raid that usually property owners were kept in ignorance of such special assessment bond issues until the fime came for them to pay up the assessment with accrued interest.

When inquiries were made as to where tho Improvements charged for were property owners were told that the improvements would come later, he said. DRY AGENTS SEIZE $300,000 IN LIQUOR l-iquor of various brands valued at $300,000 wore seized today by agents working; under tne supervision of K. C. Yellowlcy, chief of the general Prohibition enforcement forces of the country, in the Old Dominion Ware house at Houston at. and V.

Broad way. The liquor waa loaded by agents on trucks bound for the Brooklyn Army Base, while crowds pathored outside the warehouse. Divisional chief R. Q. Merrick was on hand, with Director YellowJcy superintend- the seizure.

Kvrry Ilnninefm Man Should Ilnvi for h.mily referrnrd tho Coilc of tinlitiH ii'-fj' of tho City of New Vorlt. At EhrIo offices and ncw-a stjntli. 7Sr; Lv mull, SOc. Adv. NO RECORD FOUND OF S415.H BONDS The alienation suit for $100,000, brought against Clydo E.

Black, Brooklyn manufacturer, by Charles Babb of 363 Linden is going to the Jury this afternoon. The cause the Mrs. Ada Babb, 24, strikingly handsome, admitted this morning during tho trial which is being conducted before Supreme Court Justice William B. Carswcll, that she and Black had occupied the same stateroom on a trip from Ber muda. Mrs.

Babb, on direct examination testified that she and Babb were married in 1918 and that, after liv ing in Baltimore for a time, they returned to Brooklyn. Shortly afterwards sho said her husband lost his position and that then domestic troubles started. She testified that her husband after losing his job asked her to go out and pose as a model. Within one year after our re- urn to Brooklyn," she said, "Mr. Babb had 15 different Jobs.

In the meantime, I had taken a position as a model, and I posed for magazine covers and commercial work. My husband forced me to turn over my earnings to him. This caused mo to lose my affection and ove for him, but I continued to live Ith him. I met Mr. P.luck through his cousins, whom I had known tor some me.

We became friendly, and then Introduced him to my husband. At that time my husband's chief mis- on was experimenting in making old whisky in a very short time." Referring to an automobile trip to Akron, Ohio, with Mr. Black, Mrs. Babb said that after Black had invited her to accompany him and some friends on the trip she had told her husband and that he had raised no objections. Sho testified that Mr.

Black's father and some friends went with them. "The Sunday after I returned from the motor trip," continued Mrs. Babb, "we had a row because I objected to the odor of whisky in the house. My husband ordered me to return to my mother In Orange, N. J.

started there, but missed tho train and then returned homo. On reach-inn the house Mr. Black drove up in I his car and asked us both to go for ride. Mr. Babb refused, but I went alone with Mr.

Black. "Two weeks later," continued Mrs. Babb, "we had another row. and 1 returned to my mother's. This was In July, 1922.

I never heard from my husband for five months. Just tefore Christmas he called me up and asked mc to come to sec him, which I did. "He asked mc to go to Reno and rot divorce. refused to do this ami then took the trip to Bermuda with Mr. Black's party." Mrs.

Babb denied that she knew a.