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Times Union from Brooklyn, New York • 22

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THU BROOKLYN DAILY TIMUR MAY 15. 1000 THU USD AY COLLEGE PRESIDENT U.EJMLT,; JrifMkjk 7f 4 -mr tjt -Tr rj Dr. Boylan Assumes Charge Of New Brooklyn College Faces Many Problems Now, But Foresees Strong and Well-Located Institution by 1940. 1 A Financial Anchor 1 Every man should have gome investments on 1 whJcn he can rely absolutely an anchor to windward when financial seas sre troubled. Foremost among securities known for their safety are the Guaranteed First Mortgages and Guaranteed First Mortgage Certificates sold by the Title Guarantee and Trust Co.

i These securities represent the grotip Judgment of the most 'experienced men In the business. Besides, you have the GUARANTEE of a company whose resources. enable it to weather safely every financial gale. Brooklyn College, the first free public institution of higher education organized independently In this borough, formally came into existence tyday when William A. Boylan, for 87 years a city school teacher and executive, took over the presidency of the new Institution, With his appointment at an am Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Co.

Tho oldest, tho oaf oil, tho hoot CAPITAL FUNDS $20,000,000 Devotod Solely to Mortgage Guarantee 1 nil Ramaan Brooklyn liMt-04 Jamaica A Jamaica Br4jgo plaaa North, CHf Mlnaola, Long (aland Rlvarhaad, Long lalaad iT6 Broadway, Nw York Kaat 44th it Ntw York 71 WmI 1 2Mb It. Naw Tork S70 JBaat 148th 81., New Turk' 66 Bay ft. Otorga, lyn districts comprising nearly 60 borough scliols His homo Is at 770 St. Nicholas In the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. A graduate of City College himself, Dr.

Boylan eoaies from a family of educators His brother. Arthur, Is 7001 of the George Washington 8., while another brother haa taught In the schools for many years Students both Brooklyn Hunter and Brooklyn City College feel the merger will in time prove highly effective, though they feel that only doubtful benefits will result In the first year or two of the new college's exlstenee. CHORUSES HERE SING FOR INTER-BORO TEST Was Cousin and Boyhood Play-1 mats' of the Late fresi- dent' yj yf, Emlen Roosevelt, 71, of pik private banking firm of Roosevelt 1 Bon, $0 Pine at died at I loday, In hla home, lot Fifth Manhattan, He was a cousin syid boyhood friend of Iho late President Rooeevelt, 4 Mr, Rooeevelt has been III since about Christmas, pwalh was due to a complication of diseases. Me leaves three eon. George Emlen, Philip J1 I and John K.

Roosevelt. Hie wire, Christine, also survives. Mr. Rooeevelt was a trustee of the Roosevelt Hqupltal, which, for many years, was Ms big interest In life." He was also a director of th Cheml- -cal National Bank 42 Truet Can- Iral Hanover Trust Co, Bank of New York and Trust Co, 'International Telephone and Telegraph i Company, Buffalo, Rochester end i Pltteburgh R. th Third Ave.

R. Fidelity and Casualty Co, 1 Mobile' ft Ohio R. All America Cables Co, and was vice president and a trustee of tho Union Square i Savings Bank, He was an active partner In th 1 firm of Rooeevelt ft Bon for 63 yeara. Th concern hoe two of his eons as partners now, and waa founded by Mr. Roosevelt's great grandfather Ip 1797.

'1 In addition to hla Immediate I family of wife and three eona, Mr. Roosevelt leaves a sister, Mrs. Reeve Merritt, and many cousins He was never concerned with trav. ellng and remained out ot politics. Aa his associates In the private banking house Bay, hla chief Interest waa the Rooeevelt Hoapttal, to which he gave freely of hla time, money and attantlon.

Funeral eervlces wilt be held Saturday at 10 A. In the P. K. Church of St, Thomaa, Fifth ave, and 83d Manhattan, with the Rev. K.

H. Brooke officiating. Burial will be In Greenwood fcsX. 1 be T1' I i In liWlfoftM nfmiTi i I WILLIAM A. BOYLAN nual salary of 821.000 confirmed earlier la the week by tho Board of Eattmate, Dr.

teoylan today left his desk in tho Board ot Education Building at 600 Park a Manhab tan. and took up hit new duties Tbo new college president, a solid-ly built, ruddy-faced man of commanding appearance, freely admitted the Immediate futubo of Brooklyn College clouded by numerous perplexing problems Theas In outline form, are: When Is Brooklyn College to get a alt upon which to erect Ita buildings of the future? Will the Harmon trnct In Flatbunh be approved, even though opposing factions bare termed Its price College Overcrowded The present Brooklyn Hunter and Brooklyn City College ere woefully overcrowded. Who le to provide new classroom and recreational space for 8.000 students pending the erection of the proposed Brooklyn College Centre 7 Are classes at the new in. stftutton to be co-tducatlonal, or will segregation be practiced aa in the past? Are present methods of Instruction to be continued or will new epufses supplement the present curriculum 7 Can a method be found to bind more closely the present units of the college, in buildings on Pearl at Girls Commercial H. 8., and In Willoughby st? On the long term outlook, for Brooklyn College, however.

Dr.1 Boy- Schooner Sinks In Collision With Savannah-Bound Liner City of Atlanta. Thr member pf th crew of a ihoontr reported ee the Aana were drowned early today when the ve. eel wee eunk In a' common with the coaetula eteamahlq City of Atlanta, 47 mile couth eoutheaet of Berna-at, N. J. Capt.

McLano and four of the aallora from the Aina were reacued by the crew et the Atlanta which atood by after the crash. Radio die-patch ea eeld the ecbooner eank rapidly. The three eallere loat were eeen to dlaappeer before a lifeboat could reach them. The Coaet Ouard patrol boat Travers went to the acene of the wreck, eummoned by an 8 8 that waa hampered In trlnamlaalon by heavy static on the eeeh and Inahore. Meager detalla of the collision were aent out by Capt.

Delhi, of ilia Atlanta, The crash occurred at Latitude 17, Longitude. 74.10, the Radio Ccrp. of America operatora reported. At that time the Aina was reported In half sunken condition, drifting In the lane of travel end dangerous to navigation. The City of Atlanta was reported proceeding on her course and ta due at Savannah on Saturday.

She sailed from this port yesterday with 45 pea aangara and a large cargo of freight Tho City of Atlanta if A passenger ship of gross tone, Owned by the Ocean Steamship Co, of Savannah, and Is on the regular New York. Savannah run. Available shipping records do not list the Aina but carry a abip called the This name may have bats garbled In transmission. The Azua runs between Maine and Florida Tba eight men aboard the City of Atlanta are; E. E.

McLean, owner and master ef the Azua. Fred Pulford, 38, cook, Newark. Palmer Bodler, 1, Honduras. Borden Cougar, Panama. William Bodden, 24.

New York. Robert Christian. S2, New York. John Smith and Pedro Catillo. Two Brooklyn Colleger-Likely to Cause Confusion i -1T Merged Institution and Prep School Both Known by That Title.

AUTOS AND TROLLEYS IN TRAFFIC SNARL Flatbush Avs. Travel Tied Up Along ths Park. Thousands of motorists and trolley riders wsre'delayed half an hour or More today In -one of the worst traffic jams the borough has witnessed Jn acme time, With trafflo diverted from Proa pect Park, at tho Empire blvd. on. trance, duo to improvements being mede In the park drives and ot Flat-buab at lta junction with East ern pkwy.

being dug up, duo to the building Of tho Brooklyn Library, that section of Flatbush between Eastern pkwy. and Empire blvd. becaibe a. mam of autos and trolley card, virtually Jammed to. gather and heading downtown.

Flatbush bound trrolleys could make no headway, and the congestion spread over the curbings and onto the sidewalk beside the Botanlq Gardens 'and onto the walk next to Prospect Park biidle path. Hundreds ot sulci moved a fow feet for. ward at a time, and Flatbush-bound traffic finally had to bo diverted through Prospect Park West, leaving Flatbush ave. entirely a one-way street through this section of It. Tho Jam commenced with the usual Manhattan bound morning traffic, and at 10 o'clock was still snarled.

U. S. JUDGE HALTS LAWYERS BATTLE i ii i I. Wilkinson and Simpson 1 to Fight at Elks Club'. flaUa encounter between Az tztant U.

8. Attorney Jamee E. Wilkinson and Kenneth Simpzon. an attorney defending ease before Federal Judge Inch, wu averted late yesterday by Judge Inch. Wilkinson challenged Simpson Jo meet him in the Elks Club gymnasium and fight It out, and ths challenge waa aCf cepted.

After peace bad been declared, Juflge Inch informed tbe'Jurore they were to pay no attention to dleputee between oppoelng counsel, Simpson wae arguing a point of law relative to admleelblllty of certain evidence a liquor case when Wilklneon, In a bellgerant manner, walked toward him, snapping together two bungs from barrels, ex Mbits In the case. What ara you going to do, Mr. Wilkinson? asked Blmpeon, hit me with those? 1 tNo, I'm not going to hit you with these, Wilkinson replied. "But over In the Elks Club there is a well-appointed gymnasium, and I'd like to meet you there with ths gloves, sny time you Hke, and fight It out. YoiJt challenge Is accepted, Simpson Informed him.

Judge Inch, suave and smiling, succeeded In calming the attorneys. Two Brooklyn institutions, both known unofficially as Brooklyn College came into -prominence today, indicating the likelihood of a conflict over that title in the future. Competition Is Sponsored by Music Week Group. 1 The Brooklyn choral conteet sponsored by the New York Muslo Week Association In preparation for the ln- Iterboreugh contest was hsld last night at ths Bay Rtdgs 8., Ssnator st end Fourth avs. Tho lntsrbor-ough contest will bs hsld in Town Hall, Manhattan, on' May An average of per cent or better must bs attains! for eompstitlon In the finale.

The choruses and their grades last night were: Childrens Choir of St Gregory's School, 88.1) Choir of Union Church of Bay Rtdgs, 87; Trinity Male Chorua It 8-8; Choir of Sunset Park Norwegian M. EL Church, if; chetr of Salem Lutheran Church, 79 2-8. Ths Sunsst Park Choral Society, disqualified because of its failure to sing a ached-uled piece, received an average Of 88 per cent In Its other rendition. The judges were Hugh Ross, who made qhe announcements; Dr. T-Tertlus Noble and William Armour Thayer.

C. E. Smith, president of the Bay Ridge Community Centre, was chairman. 7 PERSONS INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENTS Several Victims of Crashes Taken to Boro Hospitals. Seven persons were injured by au.

tomoblles last night and early today, The following reports were received: Amall Peck, 20, of 436 Herkimer ft. a fractured right leg; Cumberland St. Hospital Automobile on Manhattan Bridge skidded and truck, etructure. Anna Byren, 34, of 14RB Da Kalb concussion of brain; Kings County Hospital Struck by auto driven Imp Robert White, of, 1TM Kaat Third at Utica ave and Rut land rd, John Henry. IB, of Parkslde ave bruises, attended and home.

Struck by auto driven by John Kramer, of Bedford Hills, 14 at Nostrand ave. and Parkslde ave. Sheldon Data, 7, of 663 Montgomery at 1 bruises; Swedish Hospital. Struck by auto driven by Charlea Beck, of 3068 Nostrand while crossing in fnpit of 686 Mont ornery at. Jack Bonsignoro, of 1624 Bath braises; attended and nomr.

in auto struck by another driven by Jack Cochaneaa, of 78 East 1 Iftth at at 17th ave. and 85th at, Milton Cohn, 28, of 1186 Vast Eighth st.i bruises, and Phillip Arrons. 27, of T. M. Ninth St.

Branch: bruises: attended and home. In auto struck by another driven at at Fourth BEATS HIS WIFE TO DEATH Portland, Me, May 16. Dlaaat- lafaotlon with married life caused 1 Kenneth Williams 26-year-old Yar- mouth chauffeur, to beat hla young wife to death with a rolling pin, ac- cording to a confession he la alleged to havo made to County Attorney Ralph M. Ingalls. Williams was reported to have ad, I mltted the crime laat night, about six weeks after the body of Mrs.

Mur- garet Perry Williams, 18, was die covered In a neighbors bam. lan is extremely optimistic. Some ten years hence, be visualizes a com. plets college centre, with buildings the equal of any In the city, and situated upon a broad and attractively located campus With a registration of upwards of 10,000 local young men and women, he visualizes the Brooklyn College of 1940 as a splendid Institution of higher learning the equal of any In the country. No immediate changes In personnel will be made by Dr.

Boylan at the present time, he announced. The first problem he will tackle is that of securing new annexes for his college. To do this he plans to consult with members of the Board of Estimate In an effort to lease apace at 160 Lawrence st, in the Immediate future. This he feels will partly alleviate present overcrowding In the college building at 80 Willoughby st, where living conditions have been termed "woefully Inadequate by Dean Adelbert Fradenburgh. In negotiations for new buildings and sites Dr.

Boylan Is expected to prove himself an admirable executive, For many years he has been In charge of the Committee of the Buildings and Sites of the Board of Education. In this capacity he has recommended the erection of new schools totaling about $60,000,000 each year. He Is an authority on school building construction and maintenanca A lifelong resident of Manhattan. Dr. Boylan has always shown himself interested In Brooklyn affairs As associate superintendent of schools Ths first of th two schools Brooklyn College of the College of the City of New York, the product of the recent merger of Brooklyn City College and Brooklyn Hunter College.

The second InatltuUon Is the Brooklyn preparatory School, which, until a few years ago, bore the title of "Brooklyn College." Although that name passed out of use when the collegiate branch of the school was abandoned. It la still carved above the entrance to the Carroll at. school, and mail Intended for Brooklyn Prep is still addressed Brooklyn College, Hlgb School Division. Meanwhile, Brooklyn students and residents, as well as newspapers, havt automatically shortened the name of the merged InstltuUon to Brooklyn College. Jt Is generally accepted that within a few years Brooklynites wlU know no other name for the school than Brooklyn College, much as the College of the City of New York also la termed City College.

Within a few years Brooklyn Prep hopes to re-open its college division under Its old name. Should this contingency develop, it la certain that much Confusion would result. Although no action has been taken as yet, friends of Brooklyn Prep may take the matter to the Board of Higher Education In the hope that that body will change the name of the new college to Brooklyn City College. THREE AT BREAKFAST RESCUED FROM GAS Neighbor Calls Police, Who Re vive Victims With Inhalators. Oaa from a half open jet overcame three persona today aa they sat at breakfast.

A neighbor detecting the odor that seeped into the halls at 1(0 East Third st. summoned police, and after an hour's work with Inhalators the three were revived. 8ergt. John J. O'Neill, commanding tba emergency crew, said be found Jake Rlchman, 19; hie mother, Hannah, ES, and hla sister, Mrs, Sarah Mlkelbank.

3, seated at the table, the upper part of their bodies slumped forward. A pot Of coffee had boiled over on the 'gae range extinguishing the flame and allowing the fumes to spread through the room. The Port of Brooklyn Twenty-five per cent of the foreign trade of the United States is handled on Brooklyn piers. This enormous import and ex-port business requires banking service that extends to the principal ports of the world. Through six Banking Offices in Brooklyn the Irving offers to importers and exporters the services an institution with world-wide trade contacts.

by Phillip Arrnns, of 745 4tl he has been in charge of nine Brook-v. and litth st. 3th Co. Survivors, Newest Group Of Vets, Urge Cruiser Bklyn )irector of 106th Inf. Association Cites Monitor in 'Stressing Local Contributions to Navy.

STUDENTS ATTACK HOOVERS BROTHER AS MILITARISTIC Faculty of Stanford Makes No Effort to Halt Editorial. Stanford University, Palo Alto, May IE. An edition of the Stanford Dally containing an editorial which attacked Theodore J. Hoover, brother of the President, ''militaristic waa delivered today. total of 1,900 copies were sent out in the malls and by carrier boys.

The publication has a regular circulation of 3.600, but 400 extra copies were printed because the student journalists anticipated an extraordinary demand. No attempt was made by the faculty to prevent publication of the editorial which criticizes Hoover, who la dean of the Stanford Engl, neerlng School. CIRCUS CROWDED DESPITE WEATHER Rain Fails to Cool Ardor of Seekers After Thrills. Old J. Pluvlus turned the sprinkler on the circus tent last evening, and more then 8,600 fans who wouldn't admit they could be wrong enjoyed every minute of the show.

Old Goliath II was in his glory when they whisked hla huge tank out of the tent, and allowed him to play about in rain water. Rain started to fait before yesterdays matinee got under way, but a great atternoon crowd scurried into the Big Top and nothing mattered except the double portion of clowna, buffoons, Jesters, prescribed by one John Rlngling, as an antidote for the blues, rain or what not. The eight crocodile-lipped ladies from the Ubangi sector of the once darkest Africa slipped on golf stockings and sneakers, and In every other way remained a sight to wonder at. The Great Leitzel, the alluring Leers, the daring Cordons, the death-defying Zacchlnl did their stuff In regal style, for the Rlngling ft Bailey Circus must go on, RAIN OR SHINE, Yesterday It went! Speaking electrically, the great tent was brilliantly lighted, and performers on high perches, trapezes and high wires changed their white tights for pink, and pink for purple, just to let all and sundry know that electricity makes a great difference when compared with the gas used In former years. The B.

ft Q. R. R. kept trolleys moving on special schedules to handle the throngs, and one wing of the subway B. M.

division) did another heavy day's duty. Yeaalr! Rain plenty of it. But that ahow did sure go right onl CONVICT TO TESTIFY Ossining, N. May IS. James Lago.

40, a termer banker, serving a sentence at Sing Sing Prison here for criminally receiving bank deposits, today was taken from prison to Stanhattan. where- he la to testify at a legal proceeding at 7 Dey at, Eliinhattan. Largo waa taken from prison on the order of Federal Judge Knox In the United States District Court In Hillside Hollis. IRVING Company Tru Members of the newest veterans' organization in this borough Survivors of Co. 106th Infantry, A.

E. F. adopted a resolution, last night endorsing the Brooklyn Daily Times campaign to have cruiser 82 named the, Brooklyn. Reduced Rates i i for fTelephone Service to JL omen ik I too xir Court uid Ltrlnptoa Streets FUtbuth Avenue st Linden Boulevard New Utrecht Avenue et 53rd Street 444 Eighty-dxth Street ty-al Newkirk Piece Stl Nuitrend Avenue EUROPE NOW IN EFFECT I The resolution was Introduced by Gerald I. McCarthy, a director ot the new group, at a meeting held in the 10(th Regiment Armory, AUanttc and Bedford avea.

Mr. McCarthy aal(l: 'To a Brooklynite it seems to be unfair dlacrimlnaUon that a community, the second largest In the United States, and second to none in lta contributions to the military and naval establishments, should be without a namesake In the fleet "In the Civil War the North had a far superior Navy In size, equip ment and personnel. A blockade was effected and the South waa thought to be completely under control as far as Us naval activities were concerned. On the morning of March 8. 1862, the Ironclad Merrimac steamed out of Hampton Roads and within a abort time sank three of the largest and best of the Federal ships.

"The wooden men of war were helpless before the Merrimac, aqd their broadsides had no effect upon her. On tbe following morning the Merriipac returned to continue lta destruction of the fleet, bat this time was met by tome real opposition In one ot the moet famous naval duels in history, that lasted four hours, the Monitor forced the Merit-mao to retire from the battle and any further activity In the war. Where had the Monitor come from? It came right from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where it has been secretly constructed, and the Navy should never forget that the Monitor waa all that stood between th Merrlmao and ths destruction of the Atlantic fleet. In the Spanish-Amerlcan War th armored cruiser Brooklyn waa the flagship of Admiral Schleys Flying Squadron and waa one of the most active ships In th Battle of ago. The cruiser was scrapped In 1921 and since that time Brooklyn has been without representation In tbe fleet.

Before th resolution was adopted I final steps were taken by members to establsh th newly organized aa- I sociation. Th officer are; Peter Anderson, president; Edward Jar-rett, vice president; John Meth, eec-1 retary; Edward Duffy treasurer; I Hugh Thompson, sergeant-at-arms; I Col. Rutherford Irland, historian; 1 a LL rates for transatlantic telephone service to Europe have iV been reduced by $15.00 for the first thre minutes and $5.00 for each additional, minute. The rate for a call from New York to London is now $30.00 instead of $45.00. Most points in western Europe can be reached directly by telephone.

Transatlantic calls may be placed in advance of the time wanted without charge. The service is available during the 24 hours. For three minute conversations, the rates from Zone 1 (New York, New Jersey, the New England States, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary land and District of Columbia) to representative cities are as follows: Lieut. Donald Strahan and Mr. Mc- a small ironclad called th Monitor.

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If you want to dean the poisons out of your body dont use babit-form- tag laxatives ust internal lubrication, which your body begs for, just like tny other intricate machine. Nujol colorless and tasteless as pure wstcr makes you fed like a million dollars, yet it costs only few cents! Nujol is not medicine; it contains no drugs. Start tba Nujcf treatment tonight Youll find whole lot of healthy, happy smiles ip every crystal-dear bottle! 13000 Daralg $35.23 Brussel, 33.00 Geaera 34-50 Iwaamhourg 33.00 Rosa 3640 Paris 33.75 Vienna 36.00 Amsterdam 33.75 Madrid 36.00 Berlin 35-25 Qopmhagan 36,75 Stockholm $36.75 Prsgu 36.75 Oslo 3730 Budapest 3730 Warsaw 37.50 Hriringfon 3835 Secretary, Cl. S. Navy Washington, D.

C. The undersigned respectfully urges the consideration of the Navy Department to the mjuest lhat Cruiser No. 32, now being constructed at the Brooklyn, N. Navy Yard, be officially named the U. S.

S. Brooklyn. Nuwl a 1 Simply ask Long Distance for the Transatlantic Operator. 1 Ml Family Safe? For adds, for ruts and braise, for taim yna know exactly what lo do. Hut mipimrc acute Indigeslloo should slrlk-4his very night.

Mould yon have lo stand around heltdnwly? Or could yoq go rigid to I he shelf and save I Id SimIIos with Bell-an? hit Bril-ana, Hoi water, Sure Rellefl Makr sore lo get a nr 76c. pkg. loday for safety's sake. BElL-AfIS TOR INDIGIST10M Signed Address TSSM New York Telephone Company (If signing for an organization, please sign name with office, and indicate number of members.) TO HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

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