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BROOKLYN EAGLE, FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 1941 24 BROOKLYN DODGERS VICTORY COMMITTEE In co-operation with Fabian Fox, Brooklyn Paramount, Strand and the Brooklyn Eagle Vote No. 1 Most Popular Player Vote No. 2 Most Colorful Player This ballot valid when received by mail at Box 99, the Eagle Office, or theater ballot box by SEPTEMBER 23 (Noon) 1 941 Prizes will be awarded on stage of Fabian Fox and Brooklyn Paramount Theaters Friday, September 26. (Story In Sports Section) LOYAL FAN REWARDED At least one of tho Flatbuih faithfuls who li assured of a seat at the forthcoming (we hope) Dodger-Yank World Series is Murray Waldenburg, a selectee who took time out from working at national defense to defend the Brooklyn team at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, Murray, who until his Induction lived with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Adolph Waldenburg at 5805 18th Ave, Brooklyn, was sin gled out for privileges by his general, John II. Hester, Camp Wheeler's commandant, after he stoutly defended the home team In a verbal exchange with an officer. FLOODLIGHTS TO END BLACKOUTS AT ARCH Mayor Approves Installation of Electrical Equipment at Army Plaza Memorial The plunging horses, ladies of peace and heroic bronze figures of the Union's defenders, on the Grand Army Plaza's Memorial Arch, heretofore Invisible after nightfall, will soon be Illuminated by brilliant flood lamps and an Intricate system. GERMAN AGENTS SOUGHT DATA ON U.

S. BOMBER Spy Suspect Wrote To Consolidated but Got No Information Nazi government agents tried to learn the secrets of the Consolidated B-24 bomber, which has been effectively harassing the Luftwaffe, it was testified to at the trial of 16 accused spies in Brooklyn Federal Court today. They learned little, according to the testimony, Edmund Carl Heine, one of the defendants, in his effort After years of civic agitation and ply the $3,500 necessary for the in and cell him a photostat of the article from the library's filed copy. Other sources from which Heine gathered data, as read into the evidence, was by purchase of current books and subscription to maga stallation and purchase of the elec official delays, Mayor LaQuardia has finally given the go-ahead sig Stewart MacDonald of New York and Washington, former Federal Housing Administrator. She collapsed on the set of "Shanghai Gesture," in which she plays the role of Madame Oin Sling.

When revived she requested that MacDonald be notified of her Illness. Asked the reason she said they were engaged, NAVY GETS ANOTHER BOAT The U. S. S. Tourmaline, formerly a private yacht, was placed in commission at the Brooklyn Navy Yard today as a coastal potrol boat.

Armed with anti-aircraft guns, the vessel is manned by a crew of 30 officers and men shown here during commissioning ceremonies. trical equipment. Mr. Moses previously had expressed a favorable view of the project and will take care of the lighting item. Backed by the Mayor's support and availability of funds, speedy approval of the project is expected by the Board of Estimate.

Championed and sponsored by Borough President Cashmore because of the patriotic Inspiration which would be provided, yie illumination proposal was first suggested a number of years ago by Louis C. Wills, former president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The Memorial Arch, now almost a half-century old, was dedicated in 1892 and symbolizes Peace and zines, from the World's Fair aviation exhibit, by writing civilian heads of industrial centers where plants were located to ascertain the amount of technical help available for a potential new plant and by personal Interrogation of persons deemed Informed. The collected data, United States Attorney Harold M. Kennedy told the Jury at the outset of the rail, was sent to the Nazis under an alias and through the same secret channels utilized by others among the defendants.

WISSNER Ealab. 181S Brooklyn's Oldest Piano House Baruch Asks Ceiling On Waqes and Rents NEW LECKERLING MODEL to find out about the B-24, used the naive method of simply writing lo Consolidated Aircraft, bui'ders of the bomber, asking for the information. Norman Davidson, assistant contract administrator of the company, read the letter in court. He said that a letter in return said the company "regretted" it could no! tell him much. The defendant, stocky former European representative of Ford and the Chrysler Corporation, persistently sought airplane production data so that he might discuss aviation intelligently with his son and possibly secure a new job with Ford if the latter produced flivver planes in Europe after the current war.

At least, those were his incentives set forth to various Individuals who sought to oblige him, according to evidence introduced. Contained Plane Statistics 2 Lepke Aides To Claim Alibis At Murder Trial Capone Was on Farm, Weiss at Home at Time Of Killing, Lawyers Say Two of Louis iLepke) Muchalter's lieutenants, on trial with him in the murder of Joseph Rosen, served notice today that they will claim alibis when the candy store owner was shot on Sept. 13, 1936. In accordance with a New York State law requiring that the defendants inform the prosecution if they plan alibis, counsel for Louis nal to Borough President Cathmore and Park Commissioner Moses to lay plans for Installation of electrical equipment. The nightly blackouts over Brooklyn's most commanding memorial will end In about two months.

Although no formal agreement has been reached It was learned that the Mayor gave the Borough President his verbal approval of the night-time illumination project during the ceremonies marking the unveiling of Inscribed granite capstones in memory of the late Borough President Raymond V. Inger-soll, at the entrance to the Brooklyn Central Library, last Wednesday. Properly lighted, the monument would be even more effective and inspiring than it is by day. Borough President Cashmore told the Mayor they sat on the steps of the Central Library, within clear view of the arch. Cost $3,500 It is understood that accruals aved last year will be used to sup- SPINETS $234 Washington, Sept.

19 UNSi I Bernard M. Baruch, who headed Kir Tcrma the War Industries Board during Victory. It stands at the north en Ona Munson to Wed Stewart MacDonald Hollywood, Sept. 19 (UR)-Ona Munson, tiny blonde radio and screen actress, revealed inadvertently today that she is engaged to Full 88 Nor Scale Pionos Guaranteed 10 Years Free Service One Year Act rromptlr Quantity LlmltM 19 FlatbusK B'klyn Al Nrlm Mreet OPEN EVENINGS rln Till! Ad fir iMilll DliMtiitt trance of Prospect Park, within 200 1 wona war tooay ur8M congress feet of the new Ingersoll Memorial "t0 put ceUln8 over lh whole Library pllre structure, including wages, The "bronze groups, representing farm Prlces'" "The SDirit of the American Armv" wno appeared Desore tne mittee members, Baruch suggested that prices prevailing during the "early part of 1941 January" be used as the basis for fixing a ceiling. Baruch specifically urged a far-reaching control bill, which, he said, should set farm prices no higher than the parity level.

"We have talked for years of taking the profit out of war," the man who handled the economic phases of the last conflict declared. "Price control is one of the ways to do it. The inflationary process affords an opportunity to many to reap huge rewards, while the aver- and "The Spirit of the American mittee, advocated a much more Related as among the most ex- CaDone todav told Assistant District Navy." were the work of sculptor Frederick MacMonnies and weigh more than 16 tons each. The central group above the arch weighs considerably more. Attorney Burton Turkus they would haustive of his efforts was his quest attempt to prove that Capone was for the March, 1940, issue of the drastic price control bill than that planned by the Administration.

"I don't believe in piecemeal prire fixing." he declared. "I don't believe that you can treat price control as a separate effort. It I on an up-State farm when the magazine Aero Digest, which, ac-j shooting occurred. cording to the testimony of Floyd Emanuel (Mendy) Weiss' attorney M- Aldrich, instructor in an avia-said he would seek to prove Weiss tlon ground school near Washing- must be intimately tied up and and sports editor of the Eagle, and I Bill Corum of the New York Baseball Writers Association. move in step with all other war age person with fixed Income must controls, wage and rent controls, tighten his belt." M'Phail Routs Series 'Specs7 ton, contained a full list of military Harassed by an avalanche of tickets totaling requests for more than 100.000 seats Ebbets Field Baruch also urged that one man and not a board should be named to administer price control.

"Unless America has a low price structure when the war ends, we priorities, conservation, commandeering, war trade, war finance and so forth. They are like the fingers of a hand. Without ail together the Job can't be done satisfactorily." In response to prompting by com- Continued from Page 1 with the addition of temporary 1 seating arrangements can set onlv was at home, 301 E. 21st Manhattan, at the time. Hyman Bar-shay, attorney for Lepke, said he would not disclose Lepke's defense because he did not know yet what the prosecution's case against his client will be.

No Jurors Chosen Yet The first talesman to be called for questioning when the trial opened in Brooklyn County Court was Alfred M. Silverman of 150 E. 19th an insurance man. No Juror has yet been selected and after today's session the trial will be suspended until Wednesday because of the Jewish holidays. planes then under construction, with their characteristics.

Harry Thorell, now in the army, said Heine tried to buy a copy he passcssed while a commercial air photographer at Bridgeport, in May, 1940. The following month, according to a letter introduced in evidence by Assistant U. S. Attorney T. Vincent Quinn, he wrote to the publishers only to learn that no back numbers were available.

Still a month later he asked Aldrich where one could be procurri. according to Aldrlch's testimony. president; Borough President Cash-I 33,000 at the most MacPhail de-more, David L. Tilly, president of vised a plan to remove 15 sections the Brooklyn Chamber of Com- of less desirable seats, around 5.000. merce; Frank D.

Schroth. publisher from the regular system of disposal Of the Brooklyn Eagle; Jimmy in sets of three. Wood of the Brooklyn Chapter of All applicants unable to obtain a the Baseball Writers Association set of three tickets because the approximate 33.000 are over-sub- may win the war only to lose the peace," he declared. applications for group orders as he spoke, he disclosed that even the "closely associated Brooklyn Trust Companyt" rumors aside, would get no tickets. Disappointed applicants for large orders include politicians, among i them, Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City; corporations, hotels, theaters, Two other talesmen questioned Had Library Make Copy Berets woman's most beciming hat headline news for Fall.

tribution of tickets. The Brooklyn fan is the first concern of the club in all ticket allotments." Following the committee's report, MacPhail commented, "We have already been swamped with more than 100.000 applications. Our seating capacity at the present moment stands at 30.421, which we hope to increase to about 33,000 through the addition of about 1.000 field-box seats and about 1.500 temporary seats erected in the upper stands. "After taking care of the demands for seats obligatory under baseball custom, such as rival club owners, league officials, the office of Commissioner Kenesaw and excused for cause were Parker He finaily got wnat ne mnM Spence of 75 Winthrop St. and Carl Johnson of 109 80th St.

They said coming to the testimony of an they had formed opinions about the r'' of the public library in case. i Detroit, by havuig the library make i scribed will be able to re-submit requests for single game tickets. In this way, 15,000 will see one game each, instead of the same 5,000 persons seeing three games. The committee, after yesterday's hearing, issued the following statement: "We find that the distribution of tickets by the Brooklyn Club is being as fairly and competently handjed as possible. All group orders are being rejected according to the rules of baseball.

"The club is taking every precaution to prevent the tickets from falling Into the hands of speculators and is making a genuine effort to insure the widest possible dis- i banks, minor leagues and various industrial firms. He said that each director of the club would receive no more than eight tickets, adding that more than 5.000 requests, obviously from speculators, had been Ignored. Concerning an additional 25-cent charge on the tickets, MacPhail M. Landis, newspapers and the explained that this was not an working press, we will have only I extra fee, but rather the cost for 24,000 available reserved seats left." handling registered mail in the pre-Riffling a large batch of rejected cautions against speculators. ol lin ULTON STREET BROOKLYN Hi is Velvet t- 1 98 1 Shop Saturday till 6 p.m.

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