The Brooklyn Citizen from Brooklyn, New York • 1

1 w. i 1 WMlitllwiW VOL NO. 104. BROOKLYN. THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 192614 PAGES.

PRICE: TWO CENTS npnunc hUffi IlLY JS- GUARDED ESTIMATE BOARD ROCKAWAYBOARDWALK PROPOSAL0)f(H() French Francs Still On Downward Trend, Set Low Record Mark MERGER FAIR TO ALL; SO STATES U. STTTLE CO. Circular Letter Is Sent Out To-Day to All BROWNING JOTS DOWN OWN TALE OFHISROMANCE He Met Frances With All the Ardor of Youth, Story Says SHELVED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE; NO MONEY, RESIDENTS ARE TOLD Business Men of Seaside Resort Informed at City Hall That Other Improvements Mast Come First walk is a non essential at th present ttm and that ther ar cor of necessary improvement in 0en8 mu more nedd than work on Rock aav Beach I do not consider th Rofkawa Boardwalk an essential at all aid "ther a- oihr ibings more necessar Som( of them ar urgent For instance there ts an area near maica comprising 12.000 acres which i practically under flood because ii has no swrs This area is abou the size of Manhattan Several scores of families have bn diven from their homes and tw hundred cellars are flooded. The item was allowed to go over for one month upon the plea of some of ther eeiaents. "We might appropriate the money if President Connolly will include th Rockaway item in his budget.

Mayot Walker said You can include the Rockaway Boardwalk in my budget," Connolly laid. Ina Claire Miss Ina Claire, actress (above), is being guarded to-day by several private detectives at her home, at No. 15 West Fifty-fifth street, and at the Fulton Theatre, Manhattan, where she is appearing in The Last of Mrs. Cheney. She received a letter Tuesday threatening her life unless- she forwarded $5,000 to a man who signed himself as Joe Klutys, at No.

71 Gun Hill rosd, th Bronx. CAPITAL POLICE QUICKLY ROUT CHILDPICKETS New Jersey Srikters Attempt to Gain Presidents Ear Is Futile WASHINGTON, April 15. Police stopped the attempted picketing of the White House by six children representing the Passaic, N. textile mill strikers to-day, after they stood at President Coolidgeg gates for ten minutes. Inspector Evans, of the Metropolitan police, etopped the attempt, which was started after the tots, from 4 to 7 years old, were refused opportunity to present their claim at the White House.

Arriving at the White House, the children were allowed a moment in the executive offices but they were escorted out immediately thereafter. The children and their parents were typical of mill workers, and presented a plctureque, if ragged, appearlnce in the White House grounds. They contraeted strangely with the well-dressed callers watting in the lobby to be guided through the White House. The ohildren were: Stephen, Matilda and Gezelda Bohatlla and Nellie, Sophie and Josephine Wagner. They were accompanied by their mothers, Charles Taler and Stephen Melus.

Stengle Loses His Fight For a Pension From City Charles I. Stengle, prominent Brook lyn politician, lost his fight to-dpy for a pension from the city in the Board of Estimate by unanimous vote. When the matter came up, Alder-manic President McKee outlined the case, saying that Stengle had been elected to Congress 'while working for the He resigned his jmaition became of the law prohibiting a -Federal officer from holding a municipal position by the year or month. However, Stegid- retained position on a per diem basie for the city daring his term In Congress, and declared employment would be good on bis pension I feel under that appointment," said McKee, regarding the Congressional job; the celebrated appointment of the Finger Lakes applies. The Alder-manic President was mentioning the (tee o( former Aldermanic President Murray Hulbert, who lost his position because he accepted in appointment to a State Commission.

WEATHER INDICATIONS Fair, warmer tonight and tomorrow. AUTHORIZES NEW CONEY HIGHWAY Also Approves New Traffic Artery Leading to the Marine Park Another million dollar highway which will relieve traffic congestion at Coney Island was authorized to-day by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment along with the improvement of a second set of streets to make an artery to Marine Park. Both proposals went through upon the motion of Borough President Guider, who also secured to day from the board authorisation make surveys and setimates for new sewers, paving, grading and street openings in Brooklyn that will cost approximately $1,200,000. The Coney Island project provides for the construction of a connection between Ocean Parkway and Shell Road. It embraces the discontinuance of Canal avenue, north and Canal avenue south in the sections of West Sixth street and the laying out of Canal avenue at a width of 120 feet as a connection to Shell Road from Ocean Parkway.

Pro vision is also made for widening Shell Rosd and for extending it at a width of 120 feet from Neptune avenue to Avenue X. These changes Include the discontinu ance of a portion of Gravesend avenue, which is not in use except for a short section of the street, to the south of Avenue X. The second improvement is for the widening of Nostrand avenue between Avenue and Gerritsen avenue. It provides for increasing the width of this street from 80 feet to 00 feet betweej Gerritsen avenue and East Thirtieth street be included within the street area a strip of land 20 feet in width on the easterly side which is unimproved. Provision is also made for decreasing the street width from 120 feet to 100 feet between East Thirtieth street and Kings Highway, ts well as for discoo tinning the public places at the intersection of Kings Highway with Nostrand avenue.

Die widening of Nostrand avenue wtl! give a more generous traffic connection between Kings Highway on the north and Gerritsen avenue on the south, the latter street forming one of tbte principal approaches to Marine Park. American Children In Peking Seek Refuge In Basement of School PEKING, April 15. (United Press) Eighty American children and teachers of the Tnng-Chow school are hiding ii: the basement of the school building to be out of the way of stray shells from the artillery engaged outside the city walls. The children and teachers sought the cellar when ths bombardment began. The Nationalist troops still tre standing off the combined attack of hc armies of Marshal Chang Tso-Lin and Ii Chlng-Ling.

Fighting has since Friday night, bnt the engagement principally Is confined to waiting trench warfare with the big guns of both sides thundering. Five-Year-OId Boy Killed By Anto Track Near Hii Home 'Salvatofe Belliratta, 5 years old, was killed near his home. No. 177 Sarkman street, yesterday when he ran into the street after 1 a ball and the rear wheel of a truck passed over him. The driver.

Louis Msrkowitx, was held on a technical charge of homicide, according to the policeman. Wall Street Firm Suspends The New Tork Stock Exchance today announced the suspension for on year of John B. Morgan and Morgan Q. Morgan, specialty trader a ho exchange members. They were allered to have bought for their own account stocks a price at which they bad agreed to protect Interests of another member during hla absence from their poet according to the formal anonunco-ment.

The incident occurred Feb. S. French francs fell to a new low record in the local exchange when they sold foi $0.0339 each. Yesterday's francs were worth $0.0342. French currency will be weak and in clined to slump until French politic and finances are on a more stable basis.

Si ability of the franc would be impossible at any point until after some agree ment had been reached regarding the French debts to England and the United 8tates. BROKERS BODY FOUND IN YARD; SUICIDEHINTED Family, However, Claim Victim Fell From Window of His Home H. Montague Vickers, 55 years old, a broker, with offices at No. 49 Wall street, either fell or jumped to his death at his heme, No. 125 West Fifty, eighth street, Manhattan.

Vicker's body was found In the courtyard. He hau plunged from the fifth floor. Police sad relatives of the dead man said he recently suffered a nervous breakdown. The police reported the death as a suicide, but members of the Vickers family said Vickers probably went to window for a breath of fresh air and fell. COL WILLIAMS CASE REACHES JIIYTO-DAY Question Is, Was He Under Influence of Liquor or Drug? MARINE BASE, SAN DIEGO, April 15.

The fate of Col. Alexander C. Williams may be decided upon the question of whether he was under the influence of cocktails or the influence of hexylrisorcinol. The Utter is a drug. The case is expected to reach the military jury late this afternoon.

The jury showed keen interest in the testimony of defense witnesss, who described he carious effects of hexylri-soranol (sn antiseptic fro internal ailmenta), and the testimony of Colonel Williams' physicians, who said they prescribed the drug for him. It often caused gsstritis, nausea, and even vomiting, the physicians testified. It is upon this testimony that Colonel Williams hopes he will be acquitted of the charge that be was staggering drunk at the welcoming party for Smedley D. Butler, as Butler charged. Meanwhile, it appeared probable that General Butler may be recalled to the stand to elaborate on his testimony.

1 hope they do call me again, Butler told the United Press. "If there it any doubt about what I aaw, and what I testified, I am ready and willing to repeat" The defense closed its rase without srking either Colonel Williams or his attorney to testify, although they were on the official list of witnesses. Pinocbel Player Dead After Drawing Eight I CHICAGO, April 15. The shock of picking up a thousand aces, a hand he never had encountered in a lifetime of pinochle playing, was too much for the weak heart of Henrman Schlee, 68. this city laat night.

I He picked Up the cards, smiled at his friend with whom he was playing in the home-of a friend then toppled over dead. The hand that had been dealt Schlee consisted 4t aigt 'C4 Brooklyn Clergyman Appears Before Senate Probers as Head of Church Federation IVAMdVi.ToS 15. -The hn-i a' rn lr l.lmnn of New pastor of i ne rutrai fltmL. Brnn.Ijn, nnrt president of the mm 1 of nude O'O to ri.1i I'l the Senate fom- m.tloe condu'tng ihe prohibition i-i-qmiv. The.

ore more io-ivineed tin i eer 1 Ion of the tshieof prohibition, I he fin' "Moditi a.ion.' he warned, "umid lnerirahli bar), rhr saloon." Ar th time. Dr. Char'ee js. Jht I a.l.ind. secretary of the FH-e-sl to Oinrchr.

presented the nifieis1 notion of rhe Administrate Committee taen last Friday in Tier of the ar.ng. A represenrauve group of clergy and laymen tucked up Dr. Cadmaa and Dr. IMacI The Kde-tl Council of Churrhes. it via explained, was organired by great.Protestint communion to do their co-operative work and carry out their The which freoented the statement was a.

t-iue under the directioa.of the officisilv appointed lepresenta fives of th churches and was carrying out their unanimous wish ss expressed at th quadrennial meeting in Atlanta a little moTe than a year ego, and reiterated the annual meeting of the Execntiv Committee in Detroit in December. "The call of the hour ie for such thorough-going work of moral persuasion and legal support as will give the policy of prohibition an adequate opportunity to demonstrate its full Tain to the nation and to the world. is conclusion of the statement, which declares that modification would Din bootlegging more menacing. The statement is ae follows: From the beginning of its existeiv the Federal Council of the Churches nf Christ in America has been unequivocally committed to the policy of pn-fciMtion. When the first meeting of tl Council wss convened fn Philadelph i in 1908, bringing together the i representatives of thirty denomination a message dealing with the problem of the liquor traffic declared that if it 1 right to preach the gospel of abstine -for the Individual it mutt be right to include in our message every poss.t persuasion to total prohibition a attitude of the State toward the Ira in strong 4 The support of National Frohilvt' by the.

Federal Council of Chut.1' rests upon four fundamental ronsuie -tiona: First The belief that in doai ij with gigantic social evils like dtaoaie i-crime, individual liberty must be r. trolled in the Interest of public wel' Second The belief that the ii traffic is beyond question such sn ev 1 Third Thy conviction that no teas thoroughgoing than prohibits -sufficient to erdieate tlfe evils of -liquor traffic. Fourth The evidence of hi that ether methods of atempting to trol the traffic have failed and that p- Libition, despite Inadequacies of enf n.ent, is succeeding better than other program. 1 Wets closed their case against pi hlbition before the Senate Invesili. -tlon Committee, to-day wlih a a-Ing attack against the Volstead An Mrs.

Mary Norton, Democrat, Nn Jersey and wet member of Conge pleaded that prohibition-, had rupted the American home a 1 should modified. Samuel H. Church. President Carnegie Institute, Pitishtif charged students at his unite, -and others were carrying hip to social events; that dry agens -trying to make them epy upon another and that girl students ticipated In drinking parties. John G.

Callan, president of Liberty Defense League, te every tenament home he lm Baltimore had a home brewing apparatus and Pf I bougnt liquor at ceflj rv Th Board of Estimate todar wtel virtually to tie up wo-k on th pro posed Rockaway Boardwalk for a perioj of at least aetral years. Jh move as explained by the ty officials to a group of amazed propertr owners, ta in th interest of economy The residents were asking for SI 000 000 for the construction of additional jettys and bulkheads for th protection of the public beach, a atep which would pare the way for actual construction for the Boardwalk We hare not the money for th now." Mayor Walker told the buameM men from the Rockaways. The an swered that unless the city went ahead with the work the heath woulff be stroyed by the ravages of theAtfantic Ocean, and at the same tinfe real ee tste values would take a A udden drop. "We need hospitals, ana there is that little matter of new subways," th Mayor interrupted. From Borough President Connolly the people received the same kind of action.

He said the Rockaway Board AUTO SWINDLERS RAMPANT HERE, DODDXLAIMS Warns Car Owners Against Fake Dealers Who Buy Machines on Notes Posing is legitimate automobile defers, a band of thieves is operating in Brooklyn, buying up cars on small cash payments from private owners and defaulting on the note payments, according to District Attorney Charles J. Dodd. He said he had received half a dozen complaints from car owners who made bargains with the alleged dealers by which they accepted one-fourth of the caie price in cash, accepting notes for the rest. When they went to cash the notes ths piper was found to be value-leas, said Mr. Dodd, and both their car andt he dealers had long since vanished.

As the sale transaction was made in the customary manner, the owners have no recourse through criminal actions, and can only file civil enit. But is the car then would hive been resold, there wonid be nothing to attach and the owner would be left out in the cold entirely. Coolidge, Slightly Indisposed, Cancels To-Days Engagements WASHINGTON, April a slight indisposition. President Coolidgs cancelled shortly before noon the mainder of to-day's engagements and retired to his chamber. rhysiciene diagnosed the Preeident's indisposition ae a slight attack of indigestion.

Upon adrice of his physician the President at noon retired to bed where he will stsy until bis condition improves. Siberian Mail Carried By Swedish Anto Tracks STOCKHOLM. April 15 (United rreee). The iso'ation of the froieu wastes of northern Siberia is to be repaved by Swedish-made mail truck, using skiss in winter instead of front wheels. The 8wedish Post Office Department now operates thirty-four euch busses iu the extreme northern part of the country and on the basin of their success th Russian Government has ordered a series of six.

A representative of the Soviet authorities it now in Swedu sr.pemsing the conetruction work. BRONXVILLE, X. April W. Browning and liis bride, who waa Miss Frances Heenan, left the Hotel Gramatan, here they have engaged a suite of rooms, at 0 o'clock this morning in Browplug's rolls-royce after tearing word they woilld not return until 6 p. m.

to-day. Browning refused to say where he was going. They arrived at the hotel yesterday, and Browning informed the hotel manager that he would lve with his wife each morning and return in the evening, but he did not say how long lie intended to remain at the hotel. A "happily ever after ending to the whirlwind courtship Of Browning, a gay blade despite bis 51-'ycars, seemed more than likely to-day. One shadow that had befallen his marriage to 15-year-old Francei (peaches) Heenan was lifted when the Children's Society announced that court action instituted! before the wedding to have Mrs.

Heenan displaced as guardian of the girl would have to be abandoned. Accordingly Judge Franklin C. Hoyt in Children's court in Manhattan today dtsmised the proceedings. None of the principals waa in court. Simultaneously Browning, because ol vv.hat he describes as the manifest-tionsrof public interest in his mar-ringe, has written his own account lint he believes will be an endles; rnriinncc.

Browning went forth with the ad vent of spring and with all the ardo of youth met French Heenan, he as (Continued on Seeond Page.) KIEFERLE TRIAL MAYREACHJURY THIS AFTERNOON Man Charged With Double Murder Completes His Testimony MIXEOLA, April Kieferle, charged with first degree murder for the slaying of Mrs. Nellie Watson, at Freeport, completed hts testimony in liis own behalf this morning. The case probably will go to the jury late to-day. Kieferle testified that while he was in a naval hospital during bis service with the United States Marines, his record was marked insane. -Explaining the shooting of Henry Kothe, co-proprietor of the Tri-Centry Club, who wag shot and killed at the same time as Mrs.

Watson, Kieferle! said he believed Kothe had a gun. He wag foaming at the mouth, Kieferle asserted. So I decided to shoot him first Asked by District Attorney Edwards whether' it waa true that Kieferle had been reading in the paper the day of the double shooting that Gerald Chap. man waa going to be hanged, the wit-ness replied: That tight I said It would, never happep to me because I like to work." Prince of Wales Departs for Biarritz For Unofficial Vacation LOtDON, April IS (United Preaa). Prince of Wales hae d.

rted for BlarrIU, where be wll, sf ry an unofficial vacation. During hta stay at the resort he will use the title i.rl of Chester. The proposed merger of the New York Title and Mortgage Company and the United States Title Guaranty Company which comes up for ratification by the stockholders of both companies on April 22nd, and which, if confirmed, will make the resulting company, the New York Title and Mortgage Company the largest la the world, is on a fair basis, according to a circular letter gotten out to-day by the executive committee of the United States Title Guaranty Company and sent to ail stockholders. Objection hid been made by a group of men at Riverbead, Long Island, that the proposed exchange of two shares of the New York Title and Mortgage Company stock for three shares of United States Title Guaranty Company stock slid a 5 per cent, stock dividend was inequitable on a basis of book values of the twe companies. The letter by the executive committee shows that a careful stady of the New York Tills and Mortgage Company assets discloses naenumerated assets of $8,730,259.05, an excess of more than 87 per cent, of the par vain of the stbek, add that this year's earnings of the larger company have shown a net increase I 85 per cent, over the corresponding period in 1925.

It also calls attention to the ownership of the American Trust-Company by the New York Title and Mortgage Company and the control of the County Trust Company of White Plains. The communication says In part: Your committee carefully investigated the unenumerated assets to the New York Title and Mortgage Company and had exhibited to It satis-fatcory evidence of the value Of the various Items Included, totalling $8,730,259.95. This represents over 87 per cent of the par value of the New York Title and Mortgage Company stock In excess of Its stated book value, making a total asset value of $340 per share. The report of the New York Title and Mortgage Company ahowa that the earnings on Its average capital for 1926 was 40.81 per cen lq addition to reserves for taxes and profit-sharing. Furthermore, for the first three months of the current year, the New York Title and Mortgage Company's net earnings have shown an Increase of 85 per cent over the corresponding period of 1825.

The merger will mean a distinct Increase of Income to every stockholder of your company. Last Day for N. Y. Tax-Three Offices Open Late Offices of the State Income Tax Bureau at -No. 40 Myrtle avenue, will remain open until midnight tonight to accommodate taxpayers on the last day for filing returns.

Ths income of married persons is exempt up to $3,500, with $400 additional for each dependent For single persons the exemption is $1,500. The ta rat is three-quarters of 1 per cen on the first $10,000 of net income before exemptions; per cent on the nex $40,000, end 8 per cent on incomes above $50,000. The green tsx return blanks show the old rates, leaving the redaction of 25 per cent off the tax to be made by the payer; RiJfewood Mta AadenUlIj Killed by illuminating Alexander Bossert, 45 year old, was found dead on the floor of. his living room at No. 2530 Hughea street, Ridgewood, QQueeni, yesterday by his wife, Mr.

Sophie Bossert. Illuminating gas wss escaping from a stove near his head. Pollcs of the Glendale precinct said there wtl nothing to Indicate suicide end put the case down si an accidental dee ill. KARLE MEASURE CERTAIN TO GET ASSEMBLYS 0. 1 Twelve Hitherto Dry Re publicans Join Democrats -Wets Jubilant CAPITOL, ALBANY, April 15.

Pssstge of the Karle referendum bill on modification of the prohibition act in the Assembly teemed in assured fact to-dsy when it became known that twelve Republicans who have hitherto voted dry on ail phases of prohibition legislation will vote to support such a measure. These twelve members have been unconditionally released by Speaker Mc-Ginnies after they had told him they would vote against the measart if ue so wished, hut that personally they believed such a bin should be enacted by the Legislature this year. This makes a total of 26 Republicans who will rote for the bill if it comes out on the floor end, joined with the 59 Democrats, give a total of 81 votes for the bill. When this information became known in the Capitol to-day the wets were jubib'nt. Municipal Assembly Holds First Meeting-Debate Several Bills Upon meeting for the first time to-day in the Walker administration, the Municipal Assembly branch of the Board of Estimate was adjourned after' a short session until naxt Thursday when the Mayor announced he hoped to have a set of rules for its procedure.

Among the matters lsld over by the Assembly to-day was a bill introduced by Branch President Connolly of Queens, to provide for a referendum next election on the question where to locate the new Borough Hail for his bounty. The bill to create the office of Bill Drafting Commissioner of the Municipal Assembly was also introduced, it having been passed by the lower house the Board of. Aldermer branch and it waa laid over. It la expected that Mayor Walker will make many changes in the procedure of the Municipal Aasembiv rules, it having been intimated by him on hie Innauguratlon that he intended to pattern the highest body of city government along the lint of the Slat government..