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Ar Daily WALL STREET Stocks and Curb Closing Prices THE WEATHER Br V. I. Weather Bara WUK TONIGHT ANO TOMOMOWl CON TINUED COOL TOMOBROW. Temperature, Noon Teir leleudr) 71 Mua inftn ton reare nmi 94th YEAR No. 257 ENTERED AT THE BROOKLYN POST-OFFICE AS 2D CLASS MAIL MATTER NEW YORK CITY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1935 28 PAGES THREE CENTS LONG AIDE CALLS STATE ATTORNEY DEATH PLOTTER Hitler's Speech Cools France's Ire Over Italy Avenging Nazis Ban Jews From All Rights Police Girding For Vote Thug War Tomorrow Special Guard Ready in Tammany Fights-Kelly Ticket in Lead Stockholders Asked to Help Save Academy Urged lo Assign Shares to Permit Institute to Take Over Building Rev.G.K.

Smith, Head of Share Wealth Clubs, at Weiss Probe-Charge Branded as Lie aMK a. a avaa. Rack in Middle Ages Status Swastika Adopted as National Flag of Third Reich 5 Die as Yawl Of Lighthouse Capsizes in Bay Wind Upsets Boat After Son May Fight ForOilMillions Of EH. Rogers Hint of Contest in Court as Lawyer "Gets Probate Delay Special to The Eagle Riverhead, L. Sept.

18 Possibility of a contest of the will of the late Henry H. Rogers, millionaire oil magnate, was seen today in the appearance of a group of lawyers before Surrogate Robert S. Pel-letreau when the will was called for probate. The estimated value of the estate is $20,000,000. Arthur Butler Graham, attorney for Henry H.

Rogers at present free on ball in connection with the fatal shooting last week of Evelyn Hoey, blonde torch singer, at his Pennsylvania farm, came forward and asked that probate of the will be adjourned to Oct. 14. May Be Settled Surrogate Pelletreau observed that the presence of so many attorneys in court indicated possibility that the will might be contested. "Maybe," said Mr. Graham.

He added that the other attorneys consented to the postponement and indicated that any differences between the various beneficiaries Continued on Page 2 Earmuffs Tomorrow! Ml Be Still Colder Old Man Winter, Not Satisfied With Record Today, Will Blow Mercury Down to 45 and Overcoats Won't Be Amiss Threat at Memel Seen as Reason to Keep Friendship of Rome as Italians Threaten PermanentParisBreak Geneva, Sept. 16 W) Reliable ources disclosed tonight that a preliminary plan for an economic boycott against Italy In case that nation should launch an unprovoked war are being worked out among certain members of the Leayue of Nations, XCop'rltht, 1935. bj th Asaocltted Preaa) Portland, England, Sept, 18 The bulk of Great Britain's home fleet has disappeared from here on the eve of Its scheduled maneuvers off Scotland. Although no officials would discuss the present location, the street talk is that these snips are steaming for the Mediterranean. Paris, Sept.

16 () Premier Mussolini's defiance of the League of Nations and what the French called Reichs-fuehrer Hitler's threat against Memel dampened French enthusiasm for the punishment of aggressor nations today. Officials here said Hitler went very far in his speech at Nurnberg yesterday and that the general situation was very dark. They cautiously disclaimed any fear that Germany would precipitate trouble while Italy is busy In Ethiopia but foresaw dangers no matter how the League acts. Newspapers Grow Cool French newspapers' enthusiasm for Premier Laval's support of Sir Samuel Hoare, the British Foreign Secretary, was diminishing. The press expressed hope France would retain Italy's friendship, especially in view of the fact that the Ger-man swastika flag has been officially unfurled.

The newspaper L'Ordre called the Nurnberg meeting "camouflage mobilization," while the newspaper Le Figaro said there was a hint of eventual war to regain Memel In Hitler's charge that the League aided in its "thefts." French authorities, convinced Italy could not be prevented from going to war, said today they hoped to get Premier Mussolini to sign a pact guaranteeing Austria's independence before he plunged into the East African adventure. Italy Warns France Rome. Sept. 16 W) A warning to France that if she casts aside Italy's friendship now over the Italo-Ethl-opian conflict she may never again regain it was delivered today by the authoritative newspaper La Stampa of Turin. Since La Stampa Is often chosen because of its geographical location, for governmental statements Intended for France, particular importance was attributed to the warning by government circles.

Watch Britain's Memel Stand Just how Great Britain may react if Germany tries to win back the Memel territory from Lithuania was Continued on Page 3 Lost Boy Ties Traffic Hunting for His Shoe A boy about 2 years old temporarily held up traffic at 3d Ave. and Dean this afternoon as he searched the busy thoroughfare for a lost shoe. The child was unable to identify himself and was taken to Brooklyn Police Headquarters by Patrolman Litowsky. The child had blond har and blue eyes and wore yellow pants and a whte blouse. Boys' Gang Blamed In New School Blaze Fires in waste baskets on the second and third floors of P.

S. 194, a new school which was opened last week at Whitney Ave. and Knapp are believed to have been started by several boys who broke into the building. Neighbors noticed the smoke and telephoned an alarm. The school sprinkler system was working when firemen arrived and the blaze was soon under control.

In Today's Eagle Old Man Winter, having poked his head around the corner this morning and broken the low-temperature record of the day, will repeat his performance tomorrow morning, the Weather Bureau predicted this afternoon. All indications point to the Ride Victim's Body Found In Stolen Car A. A. U. Prize Clue to Identity of Man Slain by 5 Revolver Shots Mrs.

Christina Di Sisto, still yawning sleepily, came downstairs to open her grocery store at 1426 Blake Ave. at 8 a.m. today. She looked curiously at the sedan parked in front of the door with the motor running. It wasn't often that one saw cars so early in that particular neighborhood of stucco houses and truck farms near the Que' County line.

Suddenly Mrs. Di Sisto's eyes fo-cussed on the bundle in the back seat of the car and she screamed. The bundle was a man. He had been shot to death. Five bullets had torn through his body.

Five shells ejected from a and a automatic lay on the floor of the car. Mrs. Di Sisto called the police. Fingerprints Found In a few minutes the street was full of detectives and uniformed police. The medical examiner's assistant estimated the man had been shot to death about 4 a.m.

One bul- Continued on Page 2 Strike Closes Operas Here Irate Impresario Ends Brooklyn Stay When Singers Delay Show Impresario Alfredo Salmaggl announced this morning that he was discontinuing his ten-weeks' operatic season in Brooklyn because of a strike of singers that delayed a performance half an hour last night. "These new organizations, these unions, they no give me a chance," he said. "It seems like they are bothering me all my life. I refuse to have anything to do with grand opera while they are around." In less excited language Mr. Sal-maggi confirmed that he had cancelled his engagement at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where his Hippodrome company had been scheduled to sing Saturday and Sunday nights.

See Real Drama The opera stars won out while the audience got unexpected value in stage drama. Mr. Salmaggl, impresario of the Chicago Opera Company, Continued on Page 3 2 Bloeks in Boro House 2,000 Each Two city blocks In Brooklyn house more than 2,000 persons each, according to population maps being prepared by the City Planning Committee of the Housing Authority. The block bounded by Lincoln Place, Eastern Parkway, Washington Ave. and Underhill has 2.572 residents and is the borough's most densely populated block.

The block between Lenox Ave. and 7th Ave. and between 142d and 143d Sts. in Harlem is the most densely populated in the city with 3.671 tenants. Perfect Cracksman Gets $10,000 Loot In Bowery Office A $10,000 safe burglary so expert that police safe and loft squad experts say the suspect they are tracing "might as well have left his name -and address." was discovered by Nathan L.

Shteinshleifer this morning in his metals refinery office at the ground floor of the Jewelers Exchange Building at 78 Bowery. Manhattan. In addition to the $10,000 worth of gold, silver and platinum which was removed iom the safe, a quantity of jewelry not Inventoried is missing. Police investigators said the burglary had all the characteristics of an expert's work, and that there were few experts out of prison and those were under continual surveillance. Whoever the cracksman, he had carefully effaced all prints after removing the safe door with a small charge of nitroglycerine packed in neatly drilled holes.

The Brooklyn taclr ulil that A. Hmgin. nf Arrnuirs. was -'n most ffficipnl punllr The Democrat nf Kirfi Coutvv will make nn mistake- if thev t.elert A a iifelonit Democra' Th'ir fanrlida'e for Conntv Clerk. His number is 5 on the By MURRAY SNYDER Police and election officials made final preparations today for cracking down at tomorrow' primary election on the thugs and floaters expeoted to operate in sections of the city where the campaign has been most intense.

Challenge lists have been supplied to watchers of both major parties at the 3,847 polling places in the city. There will be two special deputy attorneys general at each polling places one representing each party. 9,500 Police on Duty Police Commissioner Valentine announced that 9,500 policemen would be on election duty from midnight tonight to 8 a.m. Wednesday. This involves cancellation of all leaves for any reason other than sickness.

Assigned to duty at the polls will be 6,019 men, with 840 reserves for special emergencies. Each emergency squad of 20 men will be augmented by ten and kept on duty as will the 1,400 radio car police. Sixty motorcycle cops will serve as ballot messengers. In some Manhattan east side precincts where trouble is expected, as many as six policemen, equipped with nightsticks, will be on duty. Two men will be assigned to 83 of Brooklyn's election districts where trouble may develop.

Special emphasis is being placed on the prevention of intimidation and irregularities in the 16 Manhattan Assembly districts where Tammany leaders are Involved in a desperate struggle to retain their power against a revolt from the ranks of Continued on Page 2 Hears Germany Will Pay Bonds Hull Sees Negotiations on Dawes and Young Plans With Lenders Washington, Sept. 16 Secretary of State Hull declared today that the State Department had received preliminary information Indicating that the German Government has plans looking toward resumption of payments on the Dawes loan of 1924 and the Young loan of 1930. Refusing to comment on the spe cific nature of the plans, the Secretary declared no discussions are being carried on between the State Department and the German Government, thus indicating the negotiations were between bondholders in this country and the German Government. Primary Victory Seen for Yacenda The refusal of the three oppon ents of Anthony F. Yacenda Jr.

In the race for the Democratic nomination for Alderman in the 35th District (14th A. to accept his challenge to debate was hailed today by Yacenda's followers as a sure indication of victory in tomorrow's primary. The Citizens Union expressed its preference for Yacenda over Joseph W. Sullivan, the incumbent Alderman, Michael Calandrillo and Joseph Lentol, the three other contenders. White House Taking 'All Possible Action' In Florida Disaster Washington.

Sept. 16 CP) President Roosevelt telegraphed Senator Fletcher Fla.) today that every possible action is being taken to meet problems arising from the Florida hurricane disaster. The President's telegram was in response to communications addressed to Fletcher from Miami and forwarded to Hyde Park, N. Y. "Representatives of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Veterans Administration and other Federal agencies were immediately dispatched to the affected area," the President wrote, "and a thorough investigation into the entire situation is now being carried out." Deaf Barber Hears Sunday Shave Fine Judge and defendant alike received a hearing when Morris Agro-nowitz, who indicated he could not testify because he could not hear, was fined $5 by Magistrate Mark Rudich in Bridge Plaza Court this morning for operating a barber shop on Sunday.

The Judge had been shouting and wrltmg notes to Agronowltz, whose shop is at 419 Bushwick but when the barber tarried in the witness chair after the fine had been imposed, Magistrate Rudich spoke almost in a whisper: "Got over there (Indicating the chief clerk's desk) and pay your fine." The defendant obeyed. "Money talks!" commented the magistrals with a laugh, Stockholders of the Brooklyn Academy of Music were asked today by the directors of the institution to sign a proxy authorizing Willard P. Schenck, treasurer, and Lewis W. Francis, or either of them, to vote in their behalf in favor of the plan whereby the Academy corporation will convey to the Brooklyn Institute, without consideration, the Academy building, at Lafayette Ave. and Ashland Place, together with its furnishings and appurtenances.

The conveyance would be subject only to the first mortgage of $300,000 'held by the Brooklyn Savings Bank and to unpaid taxes and interest This request, made to the stockholders in a letter signed by Adrian Van Sinderen, president of the Academy, is intended to pave the way for the reorganization plan to be submitted to the Federal Court and whereby the Institute, on the completion of the movement to add 5.000 to Its membership, would take title to the Academy, subject only to tne nrst mortgage. Appeals to Others Mr. Van Sinderen made it known that the second mortgage bondholders also are to be asked to cancel their mortgage. Mr. Van Sinderen's letter Is as follow: "To the Stockholders of the Brooklyn Academy of Music: "The Brooklyn Academy of Music was incorporated in 1904 as a stock corporation.

Its only property is the Academy of Music building on Lafayete Brooklyn, between Ashland Place and St. Felix and furnishings and appurtenances. There are outstanding 10,342 shares of capital stock, all of which is com-mo stock. Its real property is covered by a first mortgage of $300,00, held by the Brooklyn Savings Bank, plus unpaid interest of over $14,000. and a second mortgage of $100,000 securing a bond issue in such amount.

"For several years past the corporation has operated under very substantial annual deficits, and in April of this year, in order to permit of an orderly reorganization, your directors filed a petiion in the United States District Court for the Eastern rSotricc of New York, under Section 77B of the Bankruptcy act, as amended. "Although your corporation was organized as a stock corporation, it is fair to state that the subscribers to its stock were motivated by a desire to support a cultural center in Brooklyn (which is as much needed today as in 1904), rather than by any urge to make profits. From the inception of the corporation, the Academy building was designed and operated to further the Brooklyn Continued on Page 2 Thrift Shop Opens To Aid Boys Cluhs A large crowd turned out today for the opening of the Brooklyn Thrift Shop, 337 Bridge Brooklyn, be-D-inninu' its sixth season. Funds realized help to support the Boys Welcome Hall, Flatbush Boys Club. Colony House, Willoughby House and the Boys Athletic League.

President of the Shop is Mrs. Charles W. Welch, and the new manager this year, Miss Margery BuscK. The store Is open every weekday frnm 10 tn 5 and from 10 to 1 on Saturdays. It will be in opera tion until tne miaaie 01 next June.

Home Tax Loans By State Outlined State Senator Jospph A. Esquirol today outlined before the Brooklyn Central Midday Club, meeting at the Bedford Y. M. C. a Stale corporation plan of loaning property owners money to pay taxes in full which he said would "revolutionize" taxation systems in the United States.

Approximately 100 members were present. President Lou P. Hayden presided. As Senator Esquirol explained the plan, which, he said, was authorized in this State by the Legislature in 1934, State corporations would loan home owners money needed to pay taxes in full at 4 percent interest, in return getting first claim on the property in case of default. The plan, originated by a Russian, is now being discussed in 21 other States, he said.

Missing Schoolgirl Found at Studies Police search for blue-eyed and blond-haired little Ruth Howard, 11, reported missing last night from her home at 1147 E. 28th ended this morning when she was found in her regular class at P. S. 129. Avenue and E.

29th St. The girl explained that her father, William, had taken her twin brothers, John and William 8, out for an auto ride, and that when he failed to rome home last night by 8 o'clock she got scared and went to spend the evening with her mother at Halscy St. near Ralph Ave. The mother Is separated from the father. Mr.

Howard was delayed by a breakdown of his car, Baton Rouge, Sept. 16 (JP) The Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith, organizer of Senator fluey Long's Share-Our-Wealth clubs, called District Attorney John F.

Odom of East Baton Rouge Parish a "murder plotter" at an inquest today into the death of Dr. C. A. Weiss slayer of Senator Long. Smith declined to answer questions.

"I want to say I respect your court," he said as he took the stand, "but I want to say that this District Attorney has been named as a 'murder plot I refused ao respect him. I refuse to be questioned. Wing Courtroom Applause "When a man who has not shared in the conspiracies asks the questions, I will answer them. "I worshipped my hero." Applause sounded loudly in the packed courtroom. District Attorney Odom rose.

"I care nothing for his opinion of me or my acts." Odom said. "His charge is malicious and a deliberate lie." More applause sounded. Smith was excused from the stand. Supreme Court Justice John B. Continued on Page 2 2 Kidnap Man, Get $1,311 Loot Force Manager, Seized in Garage, to Open Store Safe at 2 a.m.

Returning from a Manhattan show at 2 a.m. today, Oren T. Tumey was putting his car into his garage at his home, 360 80th Bay Ridge, when two young men wearing caps and carrying pistols emerged from the shadows. "Come with us," said one of them. "We want to do some shopping." The two walked Tumey to 81st St.

and 4th where their 1927 Buick sedan was parked. Threatening to shoot at the first false move they then drove him to the H. L. Green Department Store at 5220 5th of which Tumey is manager, made him open the door, point out the safe and open it. The robbers took the $1,311 inside.

"Now stay quiet for ten minutes or we'll come back and plug you," they warned. As soon as the pair left Tumey phoned the 4th Ave. precinct. The department store manager later gave detectives full descriptions of the robbers. He said both were in their 20's.

about 5 feet 10 in height and weighing 168 pounds. Independents Speak To 400 at Sea Gate Samuel S. Leibowitz, Harris Hy-man and James A. Higgins, candidates for county offices for the independent Amhro-Leibowitz Dem- Others heard were Sydney G. Har-nei and William C.

Rindone, candidates for Alderman and Assemblyman in the 16th A. and Mon roe J. Ehrman, who will oppose Kenneth F. Sutherland for district leader in April. Irving Sidman pre- sided.

Rockingham Park Results FIRST RACE Five and one-half fur- 1 lonss Off I 53'i. First. MAIDENS DREAM. Ill (Wholeyl. $19 80, J14 40.

$7 80: second. HER.ONDAS. 107 iStouti. $15.80. $7 90: third, CREME DE MENTHE.

106 IC. Stevensont. $3.10. Time, 1 07 1-5. Genial Edna.

La Junta White. Skotchy. Mauve Decade. Col. Bixer.

Mild Manners, Gnod Omen. Wise King and Dixie Fox also ran. SECOND RACE Five and a half fur- Inncs (off 2 21. SUN IDOL. 103 tverln'.

SC. $9. $590: second. DANC- I ING LADY. 102 (Stevenson'.

$7.70. $5 80: third. ALWINTOUR. 103 (Katnar'. $3 70.

i Timr, 1 on 2-5. Sun Erin. Radia'or. Ni- mill. Heavy Sugar.

Proteus. S'renuous, star Queen, Lorraine S. and Pryor aiso I tan. 1 Germany, Sept. 16 (IP) The Reichstag of Adolf Hitler today relegated Jews in the Germany of the future to their position during the middle ages.

They man not become citizens, intermarry with Aryans, have intimate relations with Gentiles nor even employ Aryan servant girls under 45 years of age. The third Reich of the future, by unanimous decision of the 600 Hitler followers who make up the Reichstag, will be one in which Aryan-citizens who "by their attitude indicate they are willing and Guy Hirkok rirawn aside the curtain and givei the render riViv of Germany from the intide, the Germany behind the newt, in the second of a $erie of articles vhirh appears today on the first page of the second section. fit to serve faithfully the peopls and the Reich' will h. sharply from "belongers to the Legislation embodying these points was passed last nieht. omM of unexampled patriotic fervor and nypiuunuun ior tne course Hitler has chosen to pursue strictly along the lines lau' down in the original Nazi program.

Due to Bremen Incident The tearing of the swastika from the prow of the German liner Bremen in New York last month and the action of ti. vv, MIUIO Brodsky in dismissing five defend- in ine case were considered by observer to hve lurnlshed, in a mcaa.tre, direct for enactment of ths laws. One law, effective Immediately, proclaimed the swastiira Reich's national and commercial nag. oiacK, wnite and red were set as the Reich's mini nirv, Fuehrer to designate the form of tne neicn war nag and the Reich official flag. A second law defined Reich citizens, dividing Germans into mem- uers oi me atate, the protection of which they mav eniov.

nnri inn of Gprman or similar blood who wouia c-e aiiowe" to serve the Reich and its people. Citizens Certificates The citizen would be given a Reich citizen letter maldmr him bearer of citizen privileges. The date for enforcemenr. nf th ship law was not immediately fixed. "The insult to the German flag in the United States for which the United States apologized in dignified form shows how far the international Jewish agitation has progressed," Hitler declared in his speech.

Lehman Sends Report Albany, Sept. 16 (P) Governor Herbert Lehman said today that a messenger was on his way to Secretary of State Hull carrying a re-port on the Brodsky incident. The Governor had asked the report from Chief City Magistrate Jacob Gould Schurman Jr, of New York City. Frances Sinnott Dies at Her Home Frances Sinnott. sister of the late Michael T.

Sinnott, died yesterday at her home, 35 Prospect Park West. She is survived by two sisters, Mary E. Costello and Sister M. Alphonsus, R. S.

and a brother, Gilbert J. Sinnott. A lifelong resident of Brooklyn, she was associated with the A. Nutting Company. She was a member of Branch 111, Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association, and was a charter member and founder of the Brooklyn Advisory Board of that order.

She was also a member of the Nursing Sisters of the Auxiliary of the Villa Sales, the Dr. White Memorial Association and the St. John's College Auxiliary. Requiem mass will be Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the St.

Francis Xavier Church, 6th Ave. and Carroll St. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Beginning in today's KAGLE BILL and DAVEY By imcs P. McCague Prtinerl tn become i'ti of the M'ii Popular Comir- Strip? of ita timr Turn lo P.

2 Srronrt Section Crew Take Supplies to Roamer Lighthouse Four members of the United State Lighthouse Service were of a yawl this morning, 50 yards east of the Roamer Shoals lighthouse in lower New York Bay. The dead were: Lars Neshavn, 119 1st Place. Alfred Steen, 75 Randall Tompkinsville, 8. I. NUes I.

Oakland, seaman, 368 Court St. Harry L. Christiansen, boatswain, 453 47th St. Ernest W. Ortman, assistant 'en gineer, 39 Albert St.

The yawl was making a second trip from the lighthouse tender Tulip to the lighthouse and was carrying building materials for repairs. A formal investigation is under way by the lighthouse service after reports that the yawl was overloaded. Four of the men had disappeared in the rough water by the time the Tulip, under the command of Capt. Herman A. Austin, reached the scene, The Tulip picked up Neshavn unconscious and, after searching about for the other four, hastened to Quarantine.

There R. H. Leek of the Coast Guard cutter Tuckahoe, using a pulmotor, worked over Neshavn for nearly half an hour in an attempt to revive him. He was still unconscious, however, when the Marine Hospital ambulance arrived, and the ambulance surgeon ordered his removal to that institution at Clifton, S. I.

He died there two hours later. Members of Tulip Crew The five victims were all attached to the tender Tulip, which carries a crew of 35. The Roamer Shoals Lighthouse is two miles north of Sandy Hook. Capt. J.

T. Wates, superintendent of the lighthouse service, with head quarters in St. George, notified the medical examiner of Richmond of the drownings. Radio Strike Hits Three More Ships Radio operators of three more ships joined the walkout today as their vessels docked. The ships affected are the Borin- quen, Porto Rico Line, Pier 27, North River; San Juan, Porto Rico Line, Pier 15, East River, and Lara, Red Line! Pier 10, Brooklyn.

S. W. Robinson, secretary of the American Radio Telegraphers Association, said today five steamship lines, four of them coastal and one transatlantic, had expressed willingness to discuss terms in connection with the strike. Strikers are picketing the follow ing ships due to sail today: City of Birmingham, Savannah Line, Pier 46, North River: Mem phis City, Isthmian Line, Pier 17, Brooklyn: Robert E. Lee, Old Dominion Line, Pier 25, North River, and West Kebar, Barber Line, Pier 36, Brooklyn.

U. S. Would Fight For France Again, Pershing Declares St, Mlhlel, France, Sept. 16 (tP) Gen. John J.

Pershing yesterday pledged America's fidelity to her World War ideals when he helped to plant the Pershing oak here, commemorating America's deliverance of this sector 17 years ago. Addresssing officials and war veterans who gathered to honor him on the occasion of his 75th birthday (which fell on Friday), Pershing characterized America's war aid to France as "services for right, liberty and Justice," and added: "They were services we would be ready to give again if circumstances warranted." Ingersoll Asks Flags For Constitution Day In a brief, informal proclamation today Borough President Raymond V. Ingersoll urged all Brooklyn residents to display the American flag in recognition of the 148th birthday of the United States Constitution. Though tomorrow happens to be Primary Day, it also Is Constitution Day, Mr. Ingersoll pointed out.

BUS TRIAL SEPT. 24 County Judge Gerald Nolan In White Plains, Westchester, has set Sept. 24 as the date for the retrial of three men charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the Ossinlng bus accident July 22, 1934, in which 20 Brooklyn persons were killed. The defendants are Rudolph Pick, owner of the bus; Nicola Di Marco and Charles thermometer dropping to around 45 degrees early tomorrow, which would be three degrees below the 1887 low record of 48 degrees for Sept. 17.

At 6 o'clock this morning the temperature was down to 49 degrees, breaking the low record for Sept. 16 hit in 1923, which was 51 degrees. Only slightly and slowly did the air warm up today, reaching 51 degrees by 9 a.m. and 55 degress by 1 p.m. There was no frost here last night and there is.

slight possibility of one tonight. The sun is expected to continue to shine. Nassau Crops Endangered Harold Campbell, agent of the Nassau County Farm Bureau, said today that late crops in Nassau and Suffolk Counties will be seriously retarded if cool weather is prolonged for any length of time. Crops most affected would be beets, carrots, cabbage, late beans and root vegetables. There is no danger of complete destruction of the crops unless, there is actual frost, he said.

Frost in Suffolk Light frost was reported earlv today at Holtsville, Suffolk. Selden recorded a low of 48 degrees and Patchogue 56. Scaffa Gets Sentence Of Six Months for Gem Theft Perjury Noel Scaffa, ace private detective, was sentenced today to six months in the Federal Penitentiary on each of three perjury counts in connection with the return of J185.000 in jewels stolen from Mrs. Margaret Hawkesworth Bell, former Follies dancer, in Miami. The three terms are to run concurrently, which means that Scaffa will serve only six months.

There is no provision for time off for good HIton ii, Tne ner.prr.ive will nnr. efnrr. sprv. ing his sentence for another two ocratic organization, addressed 400 weeks, however. Judge Carroll last night at Whittier Inn, Neptune Hincks, who passed sentence inland Manhattan Sea Mannatian reaerai uourt, suspended execution of the application of George Z.

Medalie, Scaffa's attorney, to give the detective an opportunity to put his private affairs in order Coney Life Guards End Perfect Season Coney Island's 70 life guards closed their season on Labor Day with a clean record, Chief Guard John McMonigle reported today. There was not a single accidental drowning in all three miles of beach. The guards rescued 227 persons who might otherwise have drowned. Pate Amuaements 1 CUuHM Ads J4- Comlea 37 Until Notice 13 nr. Brady IS Kditoritl 1 Financial SO-S From ft Nurae'a NotrhonV Helen Worth Lost.

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