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THE NEWS OF LONG ISLAND SEPT. 7 IS FIXED TO BEGINROCKAWAY BOARDWALK WORK to Start Where Buildings Will Not Interfere Pending Damage Awards. Work will be started on Wednesday, Sept. 7, on the physical construction of the first section of the Rockaway boardwalk between Beach 109th and Beach 81st it was announced today at the offices of the Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways following a conference between Richard M. Gipson, president of the organization, Edmond J.

Powers, executive secretary and Carl Stiener, chief engineer of the Highway Department in charge of the Boardwalk project. Mr. Stiner told the Chamber officials that as the damage maps for the property along the line of the proposed improvement had been adopted by the Board of Estimate, the removal of the buildings would take only a short time for it is believed that the matter can be placed before a supreme court justice at an early date to fix the awards even after the buildings are in the process of removal. 'The contractors for the work, the Muccini Decker have been marking time on the work pending further instructions from the Borough President's office. Mr.

Stiner has instructed them to proceed with the work in such a manner as to avoid contact with buildings that have prseented the probelm to the contractors. It is expected that the work of removing the buildings will get under way by the early part of the fall months. Mr. Powers stated that the delay in the work. however, has been overcome and that the project will be pressed, without interruptions in all probabilities.

The work will start at Beach 97th and the ocean front. There are about ten buildings between Beach 81st and Beach 90th sts. and a little more than 20 buildings between Beach 100th and Beach 109th which have to be removed. Muccini Decker will start on Sept. 7 to remove the present boardwalk, between Beach 90th and Beach 100th, sts.

as there are no property encroachments in this section. By the time they finish this work, it is believed that 'a Supreme Court justice will have reviewed the other buildings and. that the work will proceed without any delay. The spiles, will in all probability be ready for setting by Nov. 15 the latest and as soon as they are placed in position, work will start on the work itself, The preliminary work of widening the beach front and the building of jetties, groynes and bulkheads will cost approximately $4,000,000.

The boardwalk itself, from Beach 2d. to Beach 149th is estimated to cost about $2,500,000, while comfort stations and piers are expected to cost another $1,500,000. According to Borough officials, the first section will be completed by next summer. The second section, for which an appropriation is expected early in 1928, will according to their opinion be completea by the summer of 1929. SHOWER FOR MISS BARCZIK Party in Astoria Given by Miss Louise Scheidt.

Miss Louise Scheidt, of 173 Vernon Astoria, was hostess last Tuesday at a surprise shower in honor of her friend, Miss Agnes Barczik, to' be married on Labor Day to John Weigel. Palms, ferns and roses decorated the house. The dinner table, set for 20, was decorated with sprays of pink lilies and gladlola, with a large illuminated, silkcovered chandelier. Music was furnished by a 3-piece orchestra. Gifts were received from W.

T. Strauss, Miss Anna Scheidt and Mrs. Scudder, of Huntington. Among the guests were Miss I. Biffer, Mrs.

George Barczik, Mrs. George Strauss, Mrs. A. Gunther, Miss K. M.

Zaun, Mrs. H. Scheidt, Mrs. Stonitsch, Miss A. Moll and others.

After a trip through Europe the couple will reside in this borough. MARK STEUBEN DAY 13 Queens Branches of Society to Celebrate on Sept. 18. The thirteen branches of the Steuben Society of America, united under the Queens County District Council of that society, will celebrate their sixth annual Steuben Day at the Kissena Park Hotel, Queens ave. and 20th Flushing, Sunday, Sept.

18. Suitable entertainment is being planned. There will be a children's entertainment in the afternoon, as well AS prize bowling, races and dancing. Prominent speakers will address the gathering. The chairman of the, Arrangement Committee is George Griepenkerl of Rockaway Beach, chairman of the council.

QUEENS MAN DIES IN FALL Workman on St. John's Slips from Derrick- Skull Is Fractured. While working on the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Manhattan; yesterday, Michael Hanley, 65, of 4020 61st Woodside, fell 55 feet to the ground and died within half an hour of a fractured skull in St. Luke's Hospital, a block away, Hanley was a derrick operator.

He was superintending the erection of rigging for the derrick on steel construction over a door on the west front of the building when his foot, slipped, William Angus. subcontractor on stone-setting operations for the cathedral, employed him. TUESDAY THE BROOKLYN DAILY TIMES AUGUST 30, 1927 10 Construction to Urges Co- to Rid Queens Boro of Mosquitoes Golfers Happy as Pests Vanish--McGuire Tells of Results Achieved at Bayside. Mosquito extermination in Queens Borough is a relatively simple problem if attacked in the proper way and with the co-operation of property owners, according to Vincent X. McGuire, president of the Clearview Golf Club, of Bayside.

Mr. McGuire has written a letter to Dr. John H. Barry, sanitary superintendent of Queens, telling of the results accomplished in the elimination of mosquito breeding places. The letter follows: "During 1926 conditions became So critical at the Clearview Golf Club that it was almost impossible to play golf.

After some investiga- GIRL, 13, IS CADDY GOLF MATCH STAR Mary Tichacek Girl Winner in Flushing Tourney; Joe Mackiewicz Boy Victor. Mary Tichacek, 13, was the star of the annual caddy golf tournament at the Pomonok Country Club in Flushing yesterday afternoon, carrying o.f first prize in the girls' division by defeating Maud Griffin, 14, by the score of 4 and 3. Mary received a white gold wrist watch and the runner-up received $10 in gold. In the boys' division Joe Mackiewicz, 16, defeated Charles Sadera, 15. 5 and 4, and won a new set of clubs and a bag.

The runner- up received three new clubs. One humorous touch was added to the tournament at its conclusion when it was announced that Mary Laseto was the winner of the booby prize. She turned in the highest card of the tourney, a 255 for 18 holes. The prize for the winner, a driver, donated by Hart Gress, a member of the club, was not announced until after the final match. Fifty-two boy caddies and 20 girl caddies were guests of the club at dinner following the tournament.

And, while the ceremonies were at their height and the children were stuffing themselves with roast chicken, Mary Tichacek and the other winners received their awards. Chauncey Porter, of Forest Hills. of the caddy committee of chairman the club, made the presentations. Mr. Porter told the caddies that everybody could not win a prize, like but he made 18 of the girls and a number of the boys happy by presenting them with trinkets, the boys receiving knives and the girls necklaces.

These were awarded to the caddies turning in the best scores of the tournament. A number of the club members watched the dinner. Stafford Cox, head master, wAs of the dinner, during entertainment was provided by performers of the Keith Circuit. tion I made a survey of the surrounding territory and 1 found that the trouble was caused by swamp land, stagnant pools and heavy underbrush. I succeeded in procuring an oil at a cost of cents a gallon, which I used on the land with a tree sprayer and a sprinkling can.

"The conditions have improved far beyond my expectation, particularly in view of the fact that I started at a rather late period. We plan to continue the work this fall and next spring. I am trying to interest the surrounding property owners in order to have them co-operate with me. I am certain that at a very slight expense this trouble can be almost entirely eradicated." McGuire said that golfers this summer have had almost no troumosquitoes, the breeding places having been removed. 'VICTIM' IN TORSO MURDER APPEARS Charles Pattie, Explaining Absence, Tells Queens Police He Was Away "For Rest." Charles Pattie, of Whitestone, restaurant proprietor, believed to have been the victim of the Queens mutilation murder of last week, yesterday appeared at the office of Inspector John Gallagher, of the Flushing Precinct to halt further speculation on his fate.

The headless body was found Friday at Willetts Point rd. and Cross Island between Whitestone and Bayside. Pattie explained that he had closed his restaurant and left Whitestone "for a rest." After giving a satisfacaccount of his movements, he tory was permitted to leave. Pattie's movements had been traced up to 5 o'clock Friday afternoon, one hour after the finding of the body by Fred Loder, of 86 19th Whitestone. Police had questioned Patty's wife who, it is said, is separated from him.

and a brother, Rudolph, came to Manhattan from New Haven, to view the body in the Bellevue Hospital morgue. He raid he was positive it was not his brother who had been murdered. REPORTERS ON JAMBOREE Valley Stream. Aug. reporters and district men representing the local weeklies and dailies as well as the Manhattan and Brooklyn publications on the South Shore of Nassau County, will have a frolic tonight at the Pavilion Royal, Merrick here.

It will be known as the first annual jamboree and will be featured by a burlesque sketch written by one the newsgatherers and staged by some more especially for the occasion. Long Island Obituaries William Edward Dwyer. Floral Park, Aug. Edward Dwyer. of 74 Irving died yesterday of pneumonia after an illness of a few days.

His death brought all the more sadness to this home, as all the members of the family were in mourning for their mother, Mrs. Bridget Dwyer, who was buried just one week ago yesterday. He attended her funeral services which were held at Our Lady of Victory R. C. Church, returned home and was taken ill with pneumonia the next day.

He had been a resident of this section for 25 years, having lived on a farm near Lawrence ave. He is survived three sisters, Helen, Catherine by and Margaret, of Floral Park; four brothers, Michael, of Hicksville; John, of Westbury; Thomas, cf Brooklyn, and Maurice Dwyer, of Floral Park. Thursday at 10 A. in Our Lady of Victory, R. C.

Church, a requiem mass be conducted the priest in charge in the abby sence of the pastor, the Rev. Patrick E. Hart. Burial will follow in St. Bridget's Cemetery, Westbury.

Rollins Harpell. Floral Park, Aug. services Rollins Harpell, 14, son of H. Harpell, of 61 Maple who died in a hospital Friday, following two operations for appendicitis, were held last night in Jones' Undertaking Parlor, 271 Jericho Turnpike. They were conducted by the Rev.

Edward Gabler, of Garden City. Burial today was in Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead. George W. Ahrens. George W.

Ahrens, 60, of 10 Reid Rockaway Point, died at his home of heart disease last night following a short illness. Mr. Ahrens complained of feeling ill during the afternoon and a physician from Sheepshead Bay was summoned to attend him. Later he grew worse and Ambulance Surgeon Schwartz, of the Rockaway Beach Hospital, was summoned, but the man died before his arrival. Mrs.

William T. Tooker. Funeral services will be held tonight for Mrs. William T. Tooker, wife of William T.

Tooker, advertising manager of The Queens County News, Jamaica, who died Sunday at the Jamaica Hospital. Death was the result of a complicatiton of diseases. Mrs. Tooker, who was a former Brooklyn resident, is sur. vived by her husband, three children, William Warren C.

and Elizabeth: her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Rost, of Brooklyn, and brother and sister. Philip Rost and Mrs. Blanche Meister, also of Brooklyn. The services tonight will be held at her late home, 110-32 199th Hollis, and burial will take place Word was received in Flushing yesterday of the death of Mrs.

Mary Meade Madden, wife of Anthony Madden, and a former well known resident of Flushing. Mrs. Madden passed away last Thursday at her home in Belmar, N. where she had lived for three years. She is survived by her husband, who conducted a grocery store in Flushing several years ago; sister, Mrs.

Gus Tenffer, of Belmar, and one brother, John Meade, of Flushing. The funeral was held from her home in Belmar and the burial took place in Manesquan Cemetery, Belmar, Samuel Abraham. tomorrow at 10:30 A. in Evergreens Cemetery. Mrs.

Margaret E. Spiegel. Funeral services will night for Mrs. Margaret 79, who died Sunday at her son, Edward A. North 153rd Flushing, illness of three years.

had been a resident of seven years, having from Freeport. She is one son, Edward, and Mrs. Emma Mayer, of tuneral services will at the home of her son Peter C. Schroeder of Church of the Messiah, Burial will take place be held toE. Spiegel.

the home of Spiegel, 3319 after an Mrs. Spiegel Flushing for moved there survived by a daughter, Corona. The be conducted by the Rev. the Lutheran of Flushing. tomorrow in Evergreens Cemetery.

Mrs. Anthony Madden. Samuel Abraham, 68, of 1420 Sunnyside Far Rockaway, who died suddenly Saturday on the downtown platform. of the Grand Central Station, Manhattan, was well known in Far Rockaway, where he had spent the summers for many years with his son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Perlish. Mrs. Perlish is in St. Joseph's Hospital, where she recently underwent confinement, and the news of her father's death has been kept from her. The body was removed to Meyer's Memorial Chapel, Manhattan.

where funeral services were conducted yesterday by Rabbi I. Tintnar, of the Mount Zion Congregation, followed by burial in the Maimonides Cemetery at Cypress Hills. Mr. Abraham is survived by the one daughter, Mrs. Perlish.

He was a member of the Royal Arcanium and several other organizatitons. For many years he was engaged in the wholesale drug business. Charles G. Howell. Southampton, Aug.

Charles Howell, 75, died suddenly at his home on Hill Sunday. He had suffered for some time with a heart trouble, but had been on the street few minutes before his death. Mr. Howell was engaged for many years in the grocery business with his brothers, George, and the late Sept. 7 BEGIN WORK ROCKAWAY THURSDAY HIGH No Ceremonies to Mark Breaking of Ground.

Work will start Thursday or Friday on the erection of the $1,500,000 Far Rockaway High School, Psaty Fuhrman the contractors, announced today. Mr. Psaty said the Controller's office has promised to return the contract to him tomorrow at the latest and that as soon as it arrived the derricks, trucks and steam shovels would be shipped to Far Rockaway and ground broken without delay. will be no ceremonies in connection with the breaking of a celebration will be held early in October. The work on the foundation for the school, according to the contractors, will be well advanced or near completion by the time winter sets in.

ROCKAWAY STARTS ANTI-COLORED FIGHT Mass Meeting Called Tonight to Check Inroads on Resort Population. While plans were being completed by a new organization, being formed, according to reports, to fight against the increase in the colored population in the Rockaways, at a mass meeting this evening at the Francine Club at Beach 103rd and the boardwalk, Rockaway Beach, leading civic workers yesterday expressed themselves opposed to the measures. Andrew J. Kenny, president of the Rockaway Beach Board of Trade, expressed himself strongly opposed to the plans, stating that the measures being taken were both unwise and indiscrete. is a serious matter," said Mr.

Kenny. "I have working on a to solve the problem and I maintain scientific study of the whole situation is necessary if we are to work out a satisfactory solution." Mr. Kenny pointed out that the 14th amendment gave the colored man certain rights that permitted him to reside where he wishes. He said that in view of the fact that they were making their homes in the Rockaways, offered a problem that could not be combated, as those conducting the present propaganda campaigns have sought to combat it. "This whole procedure is most unfortunate," said Mr.

Kenny, "and I hope that those responsible awaken to the wrong of it." At the of offices of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, it was stated that James Weldon Johnson, secretary of body, was informed of the in the Rockaways and planned to take action upon his return home from a vacation trip early in September. association, it was said, has not taken any action thus far. STILL OPERATOR PAROLED Frieda Kopf, of 116 Taylor Astoria, who was arrested charged with operating two stills in the basement of her home, was paroled yesterday in the custody of her father by order of Magistrate Doyle in Long Island City Court. Rockaway NO PROFIT THEFT MAY MEAN LIFE Man, 'Not Held Though Burglary Netted Nothing. A burglary, which netted "absolutely nothing," may send Thomas McCarthy, 47, of Hotel Silvan, Manhattan, to prison for life under the Baumes laws.

Aragined before Magistrate Giorgia in Jamaica Court yesterday, McCarthy pleaded not guilty was held without bail for the Queens Grand Jury. police say he has been convicted ten previous crimes, five of them burglaries. McCarthy, Friday night, entered the home of Mrs. Lydia Hobarth, of 144-09 87th it is alleged, and upset chairs, ransacked closets, and generally overturned the household to find valuables. He found nothing, but was arrested.

GIRL, 18, IS KILLED AS TRUCK UPSETS Anna Campbell Victim of Crash in Richmond Hill -Two Drivers Arrested. Miss Anna Campbell, 18, of 8214 129th Richmond Hill, was instantly killed late yesterday when she was pinned beneath an automobile truck which overturned in a collision with a pleasure car. While attempting to cross 78th at the corner of 91st Richmond Hill, Miss Campbell realized a collision between the truck, which was going west on 91st and the pleasure car, going south on 78th was unavoidable. She turned and tried to escape, but was too late and was crushed as the heavy truck toppled over. Both Dennis Jones, of 8709 110th Richmond Hill.

driver of the pleasure car and Benjamin Giccone, chauffeur of the truck, were arrested and held on a technical charge of homicide. James J. Bohan, 28, who formerly lived at Portsmouth, N. and who moved to Northport three weeks ago, was instantly killed late Sunday night when an automobile in which he was riding with Peter Glynn and Elmer Johnston, of Northport, got out of Glynn's control Fort Salonga hill, near Huntington, Glynn received cuts on the head and body and was taken to the Kings Park State Hospital. Johnston escaped injury.

Glynn will be arrested on a warrant charging him with technical homicide when he leaves the hospital. Edward Victor, 38, of 194-28 113th Hollis, suffered minor injuries late yesterday when an automobile in which he was riding collided with another car at Linden and Myrtle Flushing. Victor was a passenger in a car beling driven north on Linden ave. by Alfred A. Rossi, of 9261 -215th Queens Village, when it was struck by a machine being operated east on Myrtle ave.

by- Thomas J. Smith, of 607 Sanford Flushing. Victor refused medical treatment. George W. Regan, of 1016 North Seventh Whitestone, had a narrow escape from serious injury last night when his automobile, after crashing into another car, leaped the curb and crashed through the lowered gates of the Long Island Railroad at Seventh ave.

and 15th Whitestone. Regan wag making a right turn from 15th st. into Seventh when his car struck the automobile of Arthur B. Lent, of 201st st. and Palace Bayside, being operated north on Seventh ave.

After this crash Regan's car jumped the curb and crashed through the railroad gates, breaking one of the gates and the light used to guard the crossing. Both Lent and Regan were served with summonses by Patrolman Le Strange charging them with failing to use reasonable care. YOUTH SEEKS THRILL AFTER SEEING MOVIE Steals Auto and Is Caught as He Dozes in Machine. Mineola, Aug. what he termed a "thrill" after witnessing a movie entitled "The Underworld," put Max Bahr, 16, of 63d dr.

and Booth Forest Hills, in the grasp of the law here yesterday, after he had confessed to Detectives Frank Kelley and Charles Eagan, that he had stolen a Packard roadster from the garage of C. Edgar Lee, of 22 Arborclose Forest Hills, on Sunday. After viewing "The Underworld" young Bahr's hunt for something exciting turned his steps toward Lee's garage. Max was not particular about the Lee car, however, as he tried a bunch of keys on several cars before he found that one of the keys fitted the ignition switch on Mr. Lee's Packard.

Max drove the car out of the garage and soon flitting eastward over the Long Island roads. After tourning along the Merrick rd. Max took a turn to the northeast and finally stopped at East Norwich. Here the effect of the Long Island air had its effect on him and pulling to one side of the road he "buried" himself under a blanket and fell asleep. Patrolman Linden, of the county police, was patroling on his beat a few hours later and saw what looked to him like an abandoned car.

An inspection disclosed young Bahr resting snugly inside. On being questioned the youth admitted that he had taken the car for a ride and had intended to abandon it after getting far enough out on Long Island. Bahr was turned over to Sergt. Brady, of the New York Police Department Motor Squad and will be arraigned in Queens County. The youth is the son of Otto Bahr, a chauffeur.

MARJOLES CASE ADJOURNED Long Beach, Aug. -City Magistrate Francis Hogan yesterday journed the hearing, Lionel Marjoles. 26, son of Edward Marjoles of Washington until Sept. 8. who is out on $5,000 bail is charged with a serious crime by a young woman, said to be a resident of this Start on 167TH ST.

BRIDGE OVER L. I. TRACKS, FLUSHING, PLANNED Queens Topographical Engineer to Ask Transit Board to Order Construction. Plans for the erection of a bridge over the Long Island Railroad tracks at 167th Flushing, a are being made by the Topographical Bureau of Queens, according to Charles U. Powell, engineer in charge of that bureau.

In a letter to the Flushing United Association Mr. Powell says it is his intention to prepare a map showing the proposed bridge, to have this map adopted by the Board of and Apportionment and the TranEstimate, sit Commission to issue an order for the construction of the bridge. Street for Public. "This street, south of the railroad," Mr. Powell writes, "is dedicated to the use of the public and a proceeding to acquire title to the portion to the north has been adopted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment.

A court order permitting the city to condemn in this proceeding was entered June 24. 1927, so that title can be vested at any time by an appropriate resolution of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. The final map inproposed pedestrian crossing at this intersection, but shows the property colored in yellow, indicating it as railroad property. "Before any action can be taken relative to establishment of this crossing it will be necessary for this office to submit to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for adoption an alteration map showing the crossing uncolored. After the adoption of this map the Transit Commission will be requested to isdetermining the necessity for the construction of the crossing.

It is my intention to prepare the usual map as soon as possible. have it adopted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment at an early date and see that the Transit Commission is requested to issue the necessary order. Bridge to Be Ten Feet Wide. "The character of the bridge, as indicated upon Final Section 67, adopted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment on Feb. 18, 1921, is a pedestrian bridge ten feet in width." The erection of a bridge over the railroad tracks at 167th st.

would be a great convenience to the residents of the Broadway-Flushing section north of the railroad tracks. At present there is no crossing between 162d Flushing, and Cross Island Auburndale, a distance of more than a mile. LEONARD POST ELECTS C. B. Wagner Named to Succeed Late A.

J. Tooker as Commander. Charles B. Wagner, former vice commander of American Legion Post Brooklyn, and a vice commander of the Queens County American Legion, last night was elected commander of William A. Leonard Post, of Flushing, at a special executive committee meeting held in the Flushing Armory.

Elevation Vice Commander Wagner to post commander resulted from the suicide August 15 of Commander Alfred J. Tooker Charles Scheid, former Leonard Post adjutant, was named vice commander to fill the vacancy caused by the promotion of Wagner. DEAD SHARK WASHED UP Presence Near Arverne Beach Had Bathers Worried for Time. Bathers in the ocean between Beach 74th and Beach 75th Arverne, were thrown into considerable excitement yesterday when the body of a dead twelve-foot shark was washed on the beach. The body of the shark moved through the water so slowly that many thought it was alive.

In a short time there was a wholesale scrimmage of the bathing populace for the beach. The shark, however had apparently been dead for some time. It was carried away by the Health Department. BELLAIRE FLOOD RELIEF Storm Basin Installed and Sand Piles Removed. Commissioners Gill and Fitzpatrick of the Highway and Sewer Departments, respectively, have completed tentative improvements in the vicinity of 212th st.

and 93d Bellaire, which will give residents much relief from floods. One of the benefits is a storm basin, which has been placed on the northwest corner of 212th st. and Hillside Bellaire. This will relieve 212th st. from receiving much flood water, and thus permit motorists to cross there instead of ing through other streets.

Piles of sand have been cleared by workers. MAN HELD IN STABBING Salvatore Nicoletera, of 3216 129th Richmond Hill, was held in 500 bail for the Grand Jury when he waived examination on a charge of felonious assault before Magistrate Giorgio yesterday in the Jamaica Court. When the bail bond WAS not provided he was taken to prison. Nicoletera is alleged to have stabbed Bernard Fowler of 75-18 95th Woodhaven, during an altercation on Aug. 13.

Oscar Howell. The business, was sold to other parties some time ago. His wife, a son, Raymond, of Manhattan, and a daughter, Mrs. Edward C. Best, of Bay Side, survive.

Funeral services were held at the house, this afternoon with burial in Southampton Cemetery. NASSAU QUEENS SUFFOLK SAFETY SWITCHING SYSTEM PROPOSED AT ROCKAWAY PARK Col. Lancaster Recommends Interlocking Scheme to Prevent Further Wrecks at Terminal. Announcement was made yesterday by Col. William A.

Lancaster, chief engineer of the Transit Commission, that he would make formal recommendations to the commission in a few days for the establishment of a new interlocking switching system for Rockaway Park terminal of Long Island Railroad thee to safeguard properly the terminal against the occurrence of any further accidents such as that which took place on July 22 in the yards at Rockaway Park, injuring 37 perwhen an empty train backed sons, into a passenger-filled train. Col. Lancaster stated his investigation revealed that the terminal was in dire need of better protection, and that he intended to make several recommendations. "The interlocking system I propose will make such accidents impossible," said Col. Lancaster.

are five or six switches employed in the yards, and each of these should be safeguarded by an automatic device. The plan we intends recommending will assure operation of the trains through the yards without any fear of accidents." that the plan to protect the switches It was stated by, Col. Lancaster used the most was unwise, and therefore he intended having the entire terminal protected. He said a few minor changes in the plans mighta be part made, of it but would believed be adopt- that ed in full. NATIONS' LEAGUE UNION Six Queens Organizations Considering Consolidating.

Plans for the formation of a Queens Council comprising members of the six district groups of the League of Nations Non-Partisan Association in the borough are being considered, and the proposal will be considered at the next meeting of the various district bodies in September, A. J. Provost, chairman of the Richmond Hill branch announced today. Local chairmen in Queens and Nassau communities are: Elmhurst, Norman W. Twiddy: Richmond Hill, A.

J. Provost; Queens Village. C. A. Springmeyer: Flushing, Mrs.

Read: Jackson Heights, Harry N. Holmes: Douglaston, Mrs. H. A. Logan; Lynbrook, Mrs.

A. D. Jaques, and Rockville Centre, Mrs. G. F.

Hooley, L.I. BUSINESS RECORDS JUDGMENTS. Filed yesterday, the first name being that of the debtor. In Queens County. Basile, Anthony- -Bank of Lawrence.

Murphy, Cerulli. $5,906.78 McCarthy, Henry C. Keefe, $216.06 Papandrea, Rocco -Bank of Lawrence, $1,676.74 Rockaire Building of Lawrence $1,676.74 Valentine, Joseph- Felice Cerulli. $5,906.78 In Nassau County. Conklin, Joseph and Frances-Glen Cove Coal Lumber $186.08 Olsen, Fred Hamilton.

$249.25 Buttner, John $44.55 Ostrowski, Stanley- George A. Bahr. $287.97 Voshneck, Ignatz-George A. Bahr. $370.85 Harris, Robert A.

Bahr. $300.33 Gordon, -Frank Kenary. $175.91 Buschner, Carrie, and Mary Glen-Carl Daxland $135.45 Schlichting Building Corp. -Michael Pavliein Schlichting Building -Nassau Discount Corp. Davidowitz, Samuel and Helen- Electric $173.20 Dreyer, Anna-Ray $94.44 Wilson, Martin Bottling Works, -Price Label Printing Hess, Otto- -William E.

$697.34 Vretz, Lester Sauer, John Horace-Selke Electric Inc. $142.10 Peruchine, -Selke Electric $124.85 Dussault, Frank J. and Lillian-Selke Inc. $179.25 Jchnson. George and Mrs.

George -Selke Electric $93.60 In Suffolk County. Madala Patent Rights Holding Corporation -Edward Jedlicka, et $117.52 Hicks, Dill Mier. $95.01 Bernstein, Richard Oils, $110.81 Rosner, Herman--Nathan Jasper et al. $65.91 Hicke, Courtland-The Oliver Typewriter 0. $40.50 Dretonsky, John--The Pure Oil SATISFIED JUDGMENTS The first name is that of the debtor, the second that the creditor and date when judgment is filed: In Nassau County.

Petrova, Olga--William Henry Roberts, $7,130.25 Wesley B. Simpson and Electric Service Shop -John Baumgarth Co. $165.10 George and Beatrice Johnson- Hyde Park Lumber and Supply NEW INCORPORATIONS Albany, Aug. new tions with an aggregate capitalization of $947,000, were chartered yesterday. They include: QUEENS.

Manhattan REALTY Brooklyn. H. Ludder, 861 NON-SPILL CORK Lumber, merchandise- Lehman, 276 5th Manhattan $12,000 MARCEL REALTY CORP--A. R. Bunnel, Lafayette Manhattan SANFORD FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET-H.

Jacobs, 299 Broadway, Manhattan .85,000 HILLSIDE PROPERTIES, Jamaica, J. E. Smith, Jamaica TYMON ETKIN CONSTRUCTION CO.Littman Hertzoff, Jamaica $7,500 WILLS FOR PROBATE Queens FUGE, HENRY A. (Aug. 22).

Estate, 1,200 personal. To Alice F. Fuge of 86-54 110th Richmond Hill, widow and executrix. KELLY, CHRYSTAL (July 14). Estate, 000 real.

To Martin Kelly of 75 Hampton Elmhurst, husband and executor. PURCELL. ANNIE (Aug. 7). Estate, $3,000 personal: real not given.

To sons Joseph Mullen and Thomas Mullen, both of 2,073 Third Astoria. Alice Nelson of 2,073 Third Astoria, executrix. K. OF C. AUXILIARY PARTY For the benefit of the K.

of Ca Community Centre a package party and dance will be held by the Ladies' Auxiliary, Ozone Park, branch of Morris Park Council, 566, K. of tomorrow night at the K. of C. clubhouse, Lefferts near Jerome Richmond HILL. START $2,000,000 KEITH THEATRE ON FLUSHING SITE Ground Broken on Northern Blvd.

at Main Finished in year; 3,000 Seats. Ground was broken yesterday by the Godwin Construction of 130 East 44th Manhattan, for the new $2,000,000 Keith theatre, to be erected on Northern at Main Flushing. The building will 'be a three-story brick structure and will have a seating capacity of 3,000. Ten large motor trucks and steam shovel went to work yesterday on the excavation. After this has been completed in about 30 days the building will be started by M.

Shapiro and Son, contractors, of 1560 Broadway, Manhattan. The theatre will take about a year to build and will be one of the finest Keith showhouses on Long Island. Residents of Flushing had been waiting four years for work to start. Several times it was reported that building operations would be started but each time it was learned that the Keith company had not decided to begin operations. The site selected for the theatre is one of the best on the North Shore Northern is the main artery of travel on the North Shore and the location of theatre will make it easily accessible to residents of more than a dozen communities.

HELD UNDER MANN ACT Astoria Man in U. S. Custody on Married Woman's Charge. Stanley Kata, 23, a chauffeur of 256 Barclay Astoria, was turned over to Federal authorities today following his arrest by Astoria detectives on a charge of violating the Mann Act. Frank Briggs, of 3212 54th Woodside, reported to the Astoria police on Aug.

11 that a his wife. Jeanette, 25, and their nine- weeksold son, Frank, had disappeared. A few days ago Mrs. Briggs returned and told her husband she had been forced against her will to go to South River. N.

with Kata. Briggs notified the police. RESPECTS DOG'S AGE Owner Let Off for Failure to Muzzle Toothless Animal. "I must respect old age," said Magistrate Doyle in the Long Island City Court yesterday as he suspended sentence on Sueg Bare, of 374 Woolsey Long Island City. The respect was not for Bare but for his dog.

Bare was given a summons for possessing an unmuzzled dog. He pleaded that the animal was more than twelve years old and had few, if any, teeth. Giaccone and Dennis Jones were held in $5,000 bail each when ATraigned today before Magistrate Giorgio in the Jamaica Court on technical charge of homicide. 00C INTEREST BEGINS THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH Deposits made on or before Sept. 3rd and remaining until Oct.

1st will draw interest from Sept. Ist on all sums from $5 to $7,500, Dividend paid last quarter was at the rate of per annum THE BROOKLYN SAVINGS BANK INCORPORATED 1827 Cor. Pierrepont and Clinton Sts. Brooklyn THIS BANK IS 100 YEARS OLD 5000C THE 100 Cities Service subsidiary companies financed through Henry L. Doherty are engaged in diversified enterprises -in the production and marketing of Electric Light and Power, Natural and Manufactured Gas, Heat, Ice, Water and Petroleum and its products.

HENRY L. DOHERTY CO. 60 Wall Street, New York Branch Offices in principal cities HENRY L. DOHERTY CO. Box B.T.

813. 60 Wall Street, New York Please send me copy of your booklet "Serving a and information about Cities Service investment securities. Name. Address.

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