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Vol. CVIII, No. 27 rvi Arvn nnfninnfo) rn 14 IffTlfV REBflST WIS FIR PAVE FAIR HOLLYWOOD FLU VICTIM A ij Long Range Guns Again Shell Coast of Britain W.G-McAdoo Dies at Age 77 Of Heart Attack WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (U.P.). William Gibbs McAdoo, former Senator from California and World War Secretary of Treasury, died today from a heart attack.

He was 77 tj w. v-; gf.y U.S. BUYS LAND FORNEWNAVAL BARRACKS HERE Project Opposite Brooklyn Nayy Yard Will Cost $1,500,000 Title to forty-one paroles of land on Flushing avCnue opposite the Brooklyn Navy Tard today is vested in the Government On the site win be erected as 1,500,000 receiving barracks for enlisted men of the V. S. Navy, it waa announced.

Purchase of the property by the Government was disclosed following the announcement that two new shipbuilding drydocks will soon beconstructed at a cost of $15,000,000 on the land now occupied by Wallabout Market, adjoining the yard to th east The two projects bring to the total alloted during the last four months for expansion of the naval base-Owners of the barracks sit have received a down payment totaling $238,179 and it is expected that they may receive an additional $90,000. The new barracks will consist of a single six-etory brick and concrete building with mess and recreation Continued oa Page Two MARLENE DIETRICH HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 1 (U.P.). Film stars Marlene Dietricn and Marjorie Rambeau were abed today with light cases of influenza, and their radio and screen appearances were canceled. Miss Dietrich was stricken during filming of a scene of her latest picture, "Flame of New Orleans," at Universal studio.

She was standing on a simulated open dock, in the draft of several wind machines, which was believed responsible for herallness. She had to cancel her appearance on a network radio broadcast last night. At her suggestion, Rosemary De Camp, a young actress, was given the radio part. Mrs. MCAaoo, wnom mo former Senator married In 1935 after he was divorced by Mrs.

Eleanor Wilson McAdoo, daughter of President Woodrow Wilson, was at the bedside. Also present was one of his daughter's, Brs Brice Clagett. McAdo suffered a heart attack during then ight and a physician was called. Death occurred shortly after 10 a. m.

in the McAdoo apartment in the Shorebant Hotel. Friends said McAdoo bad been In good health recently and that the attack came on suddenly. Only Wednasdav McAdoo had a confer ence with President Roosevelt. McAdoo was born at Marietta, Ga, Oct. 31.

1863. He was educated at the University of Tennessee and admitted to the bar when be was 22 years old. He became prominent nationally in 1912, when a sa delegate to the Democratic National Convention, he was one of the first to back Wilson for the Presidential nomination. Wilson appointed McAdoo to his Cabinet as Secretary of Treasury in 1913. He served as Secretary during the World War and resigned in 1919.

During the war, while heading the Treasury, he also served as DlrectorGeneral of Railroads. McAdoo's first wife was Miss Sarah H. Flemming, of Chattanooga, Tenn. They had six children. Mrs.

McAdoo died in 1912. On May 7, 1914, McAdoo was married at the White House to Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson. They had two children. Mrs. McAdoo obtained a divorce in 1934.

McAdoo married his third wife, tha former Doris I Cross, a public health nurse, in September, 1935. KNOX WORRIED OVER BRITISH WAR CHANCES WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 ttE Secretary of Navy Frank: Knox, asserting that he was "tremendously worried" over Britain's chances ot winning tha war, said today that the "odds would be against us" if the United States had to face a victorious Axis alone. Testifying again before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in support of the Administration's British-Aid Bill, Knox waa asked by eSn. Gerald P.

Nye. N. whether he thought the actuation would be "hopeless" for this country if Germany wlni We would have to strain every nerve, and the odds would be against us," Knox replied. He told Nye that If the Axis were vtctodua the "best we could do would be to make our own coast safe from attack." He added that tha defeat of Britain would girt the Axis shipbuilding facilities) exceeding those of the United States by TOO per cent rf was of baa tha Off Ao Bocord SerioHs ConrtnatioB in tlx Midst Gaiety-Belt Parkway Odor Ketsjiirsi Dredging Marry Again Tot Publicity Horn Strahl Married Cosple; Sayi Haabaad's Ealogy. Sitting together in a corner of fc errand ballroom of the Hotel Jt.

George during the celebra- ion of Seneca Night last night irare Councilman Joseph T. Shar- tey, the majority leader, and Emll Bills, attorney for the commit- ea act ud by the Council to in- estigate the Municipal Civil Ser vice Commission. Thev had their heads together tnd appeared to be having about he only serious conversation In he place. White the subject of he chat la unknown, It la prob- ifiTy a safe bet that, in some way other, It will reault In itormy iilMion President Paul J. Kern.

There's an If Motorist who use the CKroum- erentiaj parkway have had to contend with a terrific odor ema- tatlngr from sewake deposita In Tresh Creek. Explanation for he amell waa offered by Arthur Kbel. Commissioner of JBor- UBh Works as ha represented. Soroujrh President John Ceah- nore at a hearing on the pro-rased budget for the Borough 'resident's office. 'Fresh Creek has not been Jredged since 1931," Ebel noted.

We propose to drain It this year make driving on the Circum- 'erential parkway more pleasure-ble provided that sufficient funds ire' allotted to permit the com pletion Of the task." Arotmd Again Affable Martin H. A. Zinner, I Democratic stalwart of the Twentieth Assembly District, is again I making the rounds of the news- I paper, offices. When popular I Marty comes strutting into the editorial rooms it usually means newsworthy event is in the I offing In Leader Tuomey's bali- Iwtck. Martv.

secretary to Municipal Court Justice Harry P. Epplg and financial secretary or the Twen tieth Assembly District' Regular I Democratic Organisation, has been tooting the horn a goodly portion of the thirty-e vears he's been in that dia- Itrict. And he's still going strong, His latest publicity barrage I concern a the forthcoming ball at ISchwaben Hall on Feb. 7th to I take it from him it's going to be i "biggest and best ever. lis Last Request About JT years rgo, whn four years on the Municipal court 1 bench, a couple approached Jus tice Jacob 8.

Strahl and asked if I he would marry them. He did end there sarted a lasting friend ship between the Judge and I Charles and Julia Betts. A fa wdavs ea-o. tha bride of I this flrat ceremony performed the Judge, informed him her her husband's death and said that I Charles' last request was that the I Judge give the funeral sermon when be died. That he wanted no preacher but the man who Joined them to say the final jwords when death separated jtnem.

I Judge Strahl delivered the 'eulogy at the funeral parlors, No. 'JH South Oxford street New Central Library, Open Af er 36 Yearu, Thrills Boro Crowds viaitnra thronced into the sculptured entrance of the Heavy Italian and English Losses Reported as fighting Rages in Libyan Greeks Root Fascists CAIRO, Feb. 1. OI.P) Fighting between Italian forces and the British army of the Nile west of captured Derna. Libya, was reported in a British headquarters communique today.

Headquarters said also that Bri tish pressure on Italian troops holding Agordat and Barentu in Italian Eritrea wae being intensified. ROME, Feb. 1 fUK. Italian and British forces are both suffering heavy losses in fierce fighting in Eritrea on the East African front, a high command communique said today, declaring that Italian planes have gone to the aid of the troops. Italian armored units attacked and threw back British forces in the heights southwest of Derna on the Libyan front the communique aaid, and Italian planea bombed British units.

LONDON, Feb. 1 (UB-Six thou sand Italian troops, remnant of the garrison which flea Derna before the British army of the Nile, axe forming a line west of the city in an attempt to slow the drive of British Empire forces along the Continaed Fagt Ttco JOSEPH NUNAN SWORN ASM TAXCOLLECTOR Supreme Conrt Justice Hal-Iinan Officiates at Ceremony in Federal Court Joseph D. Nunan, of Douglaaton, Queens, former State Senator, was sworn in as Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of New York, today by Supreme Court Justice James T. Haninan, to the courtroom of senior Federal Judge Marcus B. Campbell, in the Brooklyn Federal Building-Mr.

Kunan's appointment came from Washington following the death of Almon O. Basquln. who died last year. Chief Office Deputy John E. Brady was the acting internal revenue collector until Mr.

Nunan took ever the poet today. Mr. Nunan will serve as bead cf the bu reau for the duration of th Roosevelt Administration. Among those that attended the ceremonies today ware: Edward L. Swift, supervisor of eoUtctors of the State of New York, who represented Mr.

Nunan -with his eom-mtslon; James D. Olson, Jr, chief field deputy; Jamea J. Hoey, collector for tha Second District of New Tork; Federal Judges Marcus Campbell and Matthew T.Abrus-so, and many friends and relatives of the new appointed Kentish Defense Area Pounded By Nazi Cannons in Early Morning Hours; New Offensive Imminent LONDON, Feb. 1 UJJ. German long range naval guns renewed their bombardment of the Kentish coastal defense area across the fog-shrouded strait today.

The shelling was started three hours before dawn, in the area which would be the first objective of a German invasion attempt and was continued sporadically, at timet with only a single gun apparently. in action. German planes were inactive over Britain during the night apparently because of bad weather, but experts, studying the strategy of the increasingly intensive daylight raids, now inclined to the belief that the Germans were making a series of increasingly extensive armed reconnaissance raids in preparation for a twenty-four-hotu a-day schedule of mass bombing attacks. On the success of the attacks, experts predicted, would hinge not only Germany's chances of making a real attempt to invade Great Britain but its development of general war plans on all pronts for this Spring. Experts said that the Germans seemed preparing for a big aerial offensive, possibly involving a uniform pattern of attack throughout the 24 hours.

They expected the Continued on Page Two to pick their choice for Assembly man. The certificates nomination must be filled at least twenty-one days before the election. The special election is the second proclaimed by Governor Lehman for Brooklyn this year. The first one wiD be held on Feb. IS to select a State Senator representing the Fourth Senate District (the Second, Ninth and Sixteenth A.

D. and an Assemblyman representing the Slx-(Mnth A. D. Carmine J. Marasco has resismed from his Assembly seat to accept the Democratic nomination far State Senator, susd Louis L.

Friedman. Conev Island attorney. was nominated by the Democrats to run for Assembly. The election was necessitated by the elevation cf former Stats Senator Philip M- Klelnfeld to the Supreme Court. The Republicans nominated Benjamin Axelrod of No.

XTT Hinsdale street, for Senator, and Dr. Roland P. Nasi, of No. UOS SeveBtjr-eftfc street, for Assemblyman, 9 years old. DIES SUDDENLY WILLIAM O.

McADOO BANDITS STAGE EGHT HOLDUPS, TWO MEN HELD Total Loot of $200 Taken in Night Crime Wave Two men were under arrest today in the wake of a crime wave which swept Brooklyn last night Darkened streets were stirred by screaming police cars speeding in pursuit of bandits who committed eight robberies in less than four hours. It waa the most extensive wave of criminal terror to which the borough has been subjected for some time, although the loot in each case was small, the total coming to leas than $200. The first outbreak of robbiers occurred in thre epoolrooms in the Oreenpolnt and Williamsburg section between and 10 o'clock. In each case the criminals were four men, armed with guns and traveling in an automobile. The four Jobs yielded a total of less than S100.

10:30 three gunmen, riding In a car bearing a New Jersey license elate, held un a noolroom at No. 2999 Atlantic avenue and stole a small amount of money. The trail was picked up by police, who pursued the getaway auto In a radio natrol ear. Tha two cars collided, on Icy pavement and the bandits tried to nee on foot One of the gunmen waa seised and later was booked at the Miller ave nue station on charges of assault co tinned a Pag Two 1 t-. new Brooklyn Central Library at Grand Army Plaze this afternoon when the doors were flung open to the public for the Special Boro Election On Howard Senate Post To Be Called March 11 By EDWARD MORSE Marrh 11th will bv Governor Lehman, on VnnHinr sa the Hat of a snprial election in the Fifth State Senatorial District, "The Brooklyn Citizen" learned today from a reliable source.

first time. Homed the Ingersoll Memorial Library, in honor of the late Borough President Raymond V. Inger-eoll, the library Is the culmination thirtv-alx year effort since the site was first chosen, to bring the vast structure to completion. im.iement was expressed by many of the visitors today at the striking use of architectual form and varied color in the inferior functional design and color harmony. "The people of Brooklyn, entering their new library center after waiting thlrty-aix years for its Dr.

Milton James Ferguson, chief librarian, sal, "may not understand these technical points, ihv c.n't fail to appreciate the beauty of this building in form and color. The architects, sculptors, and and tha contractors who put their ideas into execution. will deserve the than or me puu-Uo for many years to come. Tlr. Ferrason announced that the building will be open for regular Mrvics on Monday and thereafter from to p.

m. dally, except Sun days, Joienh'a coat of many colors on display as the public entered the building today. A month furious painting by a squad of painters working under the direction of Victor SeydeL nationally known architectural color authority, markedly altered the aspect of interior. 1 Seydat used a dosen harmonising colors, with a double purpose: to accord with the functional requirements requirements of the various rooms and to emphasise the intent nf h. architects.

Alfred Morton Glthens and Francis Keally. Terra cotta and oatmeal gray, sage green and cobalt blue, mulbery and ivory, all harmonise with each other and with their architectural settings and provide visitors and staff with stimulation or reatfulneas, according to their needs. The main foyer is a dramatic com bination of green walls above iigm oak panelling and a deep blue cell-Ine-. from which blue-toned lights hina down. Seydel explained that the green and blue give the visitors a feeling of uplift and exhillration thn enter the building.

More over, they carry into the library from outside the dominant color scheme of nature the green of the foliage and tha blue of the aky. Tha old library wing on Grand Army Plasa, first unit of a planned Italian renailaance palace, was begun in 1911 but abandoned for lack of funds in 181 The present streamlined, functional building was made possible when the cjty appropriated for" construction In 19ST. The new building has the general form of an opened book. The exterior facing is of Indiana limestone. Theo oacave facade, rising above the level of the three-etory wings, is pierced by a doorway sixty feet high and broad enough to em- COarimted rVyt fwe The election is necessitated by the death on Jan.

of State Sena tor John J. Howard, veteran bor- nurh lesrialator. The Democratic nomination to succeed Senator Howard will be given to Aasembtyman Kirnan, who has represetned the Seventh Assembly District in the Lower House of the Legislature for several years. John Murey, right-hand man of Elections Commtsisoner William J. Heffernan, Democratic boss of the Seventh Assembly District, will be nominated for the Assembly post which Kirnan must resign in order to run for the Senate.

Furey managed to edge out James Casey, another Democratic stalwart of the district. The nomination to fill the Howard vacancy will be by convention of County Committee members representing the three Assembly Districts of the Senate area the Third. Seventh and Eighth As-sembly District Committeemen from the Seventh Assembly District alone will gather hi session.