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GQV THE VEATIIER Showers Late Today. Fair Tomorrow. Earns EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR BROOKLYN. NEW YORK. FRIDAY; JUNE 21.

1935-22 PAGES PRICE 3 CENT5 XN lA A W0 LEADS RADICALS i. ET Lift MITCHELL FACES QUIZ WITH ROPER Eli Freshmen Beat Crimson Three Lengths in Boat Race President Sees Regatta in Which Hi Son Row With Harvard Juniors. iim-m on Pint; at New London, June 21. Yale made a clean sweep in the morning: races of the 73rd annual regatta with Harvard on the Thames today, when the Blue junior varsity defeated the Crimson jayvees over the two-mile course from the Submarine Base to Bartlett's Cove. By Vnilti Pmt.

New -London, June 21. Yale's freshmen crew defeated the Harvard frosh. eight over a two-mile course on the Thames River today in the opening event of the 73rd annual Yale-Harvard regatto. President Koosevelt witnessed the race from the News of Roosevelt's Program Received in Time to Permit a Market Cleanup. MESSAGE WAS DELAYED Confusion Over New Levies Looms as Chief Obstacle to Adjourning Congress.

By LYLE WJL80K Wall Street Experts Doubt Leak On Roosevelt Tax Message experts today doubted Washington rumors that news ot President Roosevelt's tax plan had leaked to Wall Street in time to permit a market clean-up. They admitted the evidence pointed in that direction since the stock market declined sharply in accelerated trading on Wednesday before the President's announcement was made, but ascribed the drop to other reasons aa follows: 1. The market was made nervous hy the President's statement at his press conference that he would shortly deliver a message the content of which he said was a "deep secret." That statement was said to have mora than offset the good word the President had for utility holding companies and the House sub-committee on the Wheeler-Rayburn bill. 1 2. Fears over codeless operation of the copper industry which brought heavy unloading into the copper division.

i 1. A topheavy technical position caused by a two-week advance. referee's boat. Last of Corsican Bandits Dies Boldly on Guillotine Executioner in Top Hat and Black Gloves Sends Andre Spada to His Doom. (CatvrigM, Mi, hy United Prtst) Bastia, Corsica, June 21.

Andre Spada, last of the famous Corsican honor bandits, was beheaded on the guillotine at dawn today in the court yard of Ste. Claire I BEX GOLD A RED ALLIANCE A. F. of L. Unit, With' More Than 15,000 Members, Takes Up President's Challenge.

Organizers and sympathizers Communism took virtual control today of the International Fur Workers Union, American Federa tion of Labor organization with a membership of more than 15,000. Defying an edict of President William Green of the A. of that unions admitting Communists would be expelled, B.000 members: of the Fur Workers' Union voted vociferously at a mass meeting to continue efforts for a "united front" with the Reds. Speakers denounced Green's ultimatum as an attempt to perpetuate a "bloody war" within labor ranks and told Communists present that "we will make our or- I ganization your organization." Ben Gold, president of the Communistic Fur Workers Industrial Union, with which the A. F.

of L. Union battled for years, received a 15-mlnute ovation when he entered the hall. Luochl Answers Challenge Pietre Lucchl, president of the A. F. of union, answered Green's challenge In placatory terms, but begged the federation to "give fur workers' a chance to end a fratricidal struggle which has brought nothing to one side or the other." Implications of the fur union's leftward swing go far beyond the consequences of its own action, labor leaders said.

They pointed to a strong kinship between the fur union and the powerful organlza-tlones of at least three, needle trades. They considered it noteworthy that before Green Issued his drastic anti-Communist edict Wednesday he conferred with leaders of needle trade unions with memberships totaling more than 100,000 persona All three have a history of militant and radical action. Neutral Attitude David Dublnsky. president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, one of the men with whom Green consulted, said today that he and other union leaders of allied industries "are taking a neutral attitude." Samuel Butkowlts, of Boston, vice president of the International Fur "Union, voiced the spirit of the mass meeting when he said that "we are determined to carry unity forward whether any one likes It or not." Max Fedeman, of Toronto, another vice president, roused tumultuous applause with a statement thst "this is the time for a general strike in the New York fur industry." Organized fur workers throughout Canada and the United States hailed with joy a vote of the international convention In Toronto which ended years of strife between their left and right wings. The conflict frequently took the form of riots In New York and prevented united demands for labor contracts.

UNI III DEFY-TO GREEN STOCKS CONTINUE 11 RECOVERY PATH 0 lill Prison. Henri Anatole Deibler M. Paris as famous an executioner as Spada was a bandit, dressed in top hat, frock coat and black gloves, pulled the cord which shot the triangular blade of his second best guillotine down its oiled grooves to sever Spada' head. The bandit's shaggy head, thick black hair streaked with gray dur ing two years' imprisonment, shaved at the bark just before his execution to facilitate the knife's shot into a basket of sawdust. The quick pull of a lever slid his squat body Into a wicker' coffin.

Lids were clamped down and the remains were taken away to be burled In lime. Clemency Is Denied Spada was arrested in 193 convicted last March of four murders out ot 14 he is known to have committed and of scores of which he was suspected, and sentenced to death. Presidential clemency was denied yesterday. Spada rose early today, slowly and carefully soaped and washed his hands, combed his hair, asked that he might die in the new store clothes he wore at his trial and slowly laced his new shoes. His head was shaved.

He was confessed and then prayed. The Jailer offered the usual cigarette and tiny glass of rum to steady him. "1 never smoked or drank in my life time. Why should I begin ijnow?" said Spada. This was a denial of tradition thst he used to drink quarts of native wine a day.

Spada heard mass kneeling, hands folded. Hi wss shackled and taken out to the scaffold. He 'showed no emotion, His Rule as Bandit Spada's rule as a bandit, the last ot the great ones, lasted some IS years. AS usual, his career started by accident There was a party at an Inn. There was a fight in which a sailor waa cut Gendarmes arrested a friend of Spada, not the one who did the cutting.

Spada and others protested vainly. Spada killed a gendarme and fled into the brushwood, and assumed the title "King of the Maquis." Murders of business, caprice and romance followed for years. The government finally sent gendarmes and troops to clear the island. Spada eluded them for 18 months. He was caught one day as he emerged from a church.

He spent part of his time in prison knitting. KARLK. KITCHEN, NOTED WRITER, DIES Newspaperman, 50, Victim of Double Pneumonia. Karl Kitchen, widely known newspaper writer, died today In St Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, from double pneumonia. He was SO.

Kitchen was born in Cleveland. Ohio, and educated at Cornell I'nl-verslly. For many years he was a featured writer for the New Tork World. Among other published works, his "Night Side of Europe" and "AHer Dark in War Capitals" attracted international attention. JAILED IN -GAS THEFT" Courtney Jackson, of J2JJ 6th pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of "stealing gas." He was sentenced to three months In the workhouse In Jamaica Special Sessions.

It was charged that the defendant had made a connection to a gas pipe in such a manner as to supply his premises with gas without its first passing throush a meter, where the consumption would be registered. READYTO REPLY Ousted Aide of Commerce Secretary Goes Before Senators for Third Time. DEALS WITH NEW ANGLE Cabinet Member Has Answer Prepared to All Charges of Former Assistant. By, RONALD O. TAX TIXE (Vmted Prm gtatf Correwondrnt) Washington, June 21.

Secretary ot Commerce Daniel Roper prepared a reply today to Ewing T. Mitchell's charges ot "graft" and the "appearance of corruption" In hii department. The Senate Commerce Committee promised him a hearing. Meanwhile, Attorney' General Homer 8. Cummlngs ordered a "full investigation" of the ousted Assistant Secretary's allegations, regardless of the outcome of the Senate Inquiry.

Cummlngs placed Joseph B. Kee-nan, special Assistant Attorney General, In charge. He said Mitchell would be permitted to "amplify his charges at any time. Third Appearance Mitchell made his third appearance before the Senate Committee at 10 A. Chairman Royal S.

Copeland, New Tork, said Roper's reply would be heard early next week If Mitchell's testimony crowded out the day. Cummlngs' decision to Investigate came soon after the former Commerce officer told the Senate grotp that "Inefficient" Inspections by Federal agencies may have contributed to the Morro Castle steamship disaster and the recent airplane crash In which Senator Bron-son Cutting. New Mexico, was killed. Vnder sharp questioning, Mitchell aid he had no evidence on which to base any charges that the two disasters were caused directly by Inefficiency. He said that If he could "find It," he would give committeemen a report of the Steamboat Inspection Service relating to the last inspection of the Morro CRStle before the "luxury liner" burned with the loss of 127 lives.

"Ignored by Roper" Cummlngs said Mitchell's charges first were submitted to him by Roper on April 22. "We have not gone far enough to determine what course should be pursued," the Attorney General said. "The investigation will not be limited to reading what Mr. Mitchell has to say, but an attempt will be made get all the facts." The ousted official testified he was "Ignored" by Roper during the Commerce Department's Investigation of the Morro CaBtle and Cutting disasters, although he was "nominal head" of the bureaus directly Involved. Senator Hiram Johnson, who was grief-stricken by Cutting's death, told Mitchell he wanted "every whit of evidence you have or ran gather which relates to this particular accident." Mitchell said his testimony today would be confined to "charges" concerning activities of the Cosst and Geodetic Survey and the Steamboat Navigation Service.

BLACK HITLER BEATS DEPORTATION MOVE Proves He Entered U. S. From Egypt Legally. Harlem's Black Hitler, as the followers of the picturesque, white-turbaned Sufi Abdul Hamid call him, was purged of violating the Immigration laws today after he had eonvinced Ellin Island officials that he came into this country from Egypt legally. u.MM tiol.l ot Rlllm Inland yesterday pending deportation proceedings, but the violation charge A rrtn rA mhen ha nrodured proof of his good standing.

The colorfully dressed tnorn ine siae of Harlem's peace was sentenced to 20 days In the workhouse lust January for preaching atheism without a license. Telephone Your Times Union Help Wanted Ads TOR Convenience and Quid Action, Employer! in Need of Worker! my Telephone Help Wanted adt to the Time Union. Adi received" by 9 A.M. printed the ime dy. Houiewivfi availing thfmtelvei of ihil tervice uvi twenty-four houri' time.

Timei Union Help Wtnted sdi ire read by ihouiendi and bring good reiulti. Telephone TRiangfe 5-1200 Ask for Ad -Taker LEIBOWITZ HITS Declares Democratic Leader Is Waiting Until After Fall Primaries. Samuel 8. Leibowitx, criminal attorney, who has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for District 'Attorney, today publicly criticized District Attorney Geoghan's decision to delay action in appiontlng the fve addtional assistant District Attorneys authorized by the State Legislature and Governor Lehman. He issued a statement assailing both the District Attorney and Democratic County Leader Frank V.

Kelly. He charged the five appointments were "in the bag," but were being delayed deliberately until the primary elections. lt was only a few months ago," said Mr. Leibowitx, "that on Mr. Geoghan's confession that crime racketeering in Brooklyn were ram pant that was the word used the Legislature passed and the Gover nor signed the bill creating the posts for five new assistant district attorneys in Brooklyn.

"Though they acknowledged the merit of Mr. Geoghan's arugment that his staff, aa constituted, was Incapable of coping with the Brooklyn's saturnalia ot crime and racketeering, citizens' organizations opposed the measure as having its sols object to provide 17.5,000 a year of grease, at th.e taxpayers' x-pense, for the Kelly machine, "Nevertheless, th meyth was put forward that Mr. Gftoghan waa at long last going to make good on his promises to look into crime and racketeering, and Brooklyn was hopeful that something would be done. The supposition was that the least Kelly and Geoghan would do would be to pass out the plums. 'That of -course, was the program, but how were Mr.

Kelly and Mr. Geoghan to know that more than 1,600 of whom even believed they might be con sidered on their merits, would march down on them for the five Jobs. Mr. Kelly and Mr. Geoghan were on the spot They either had to postpone the sham battle on crime and racketeering again, or kiss the primary votes of this army goodbye.

"This army, of course; was not told that the Jobs were in the bag. but waa instructed to go out and work for the machine and come back after the primary. The two Juiciest plums, of course, are marked for Assemblymen Aaron Goldstein and Crawford Hawkins. who introduced the bill, and the three others are to be parcelled out to Alex Baldwin. Louis Jacobs and Paul Seiderman.

"However. I now serve notice on Mr. Kelly and Mr. Geoghan that when and if they made these appointments, they will be good only until Jan. 1, for I have no lnten tion of appointing political hacks to look after the public's Interest when I take office.

"To Mr. Geoghan, I wish a pless ant trip, trusting he hss assurance that the rampant racketeers and thugs he told the Legislature about are simultaneously going on their vacations, perhaps to the moun tains or the seashore to spent the loot so easily gathered in Brooklyn, Otherwise, tt may be unfortunate for Kings County not only to be deprived of the five assistant prosecutors so desperately needed but of the District Attorney himself." FAIR SKIES TO GREET SUMMER TOMORROW But It May Rain Tonight Before Official Arrival. Maybe you thought we were having Summer. a few days ago when the mercury was soaring toward new heat records, but as a matter of fact you haven't seen anything yet, so far as Summer is concerned. Summer officislly arrives in this part ot the world at 4 JS A.

M. daylight time tomorrow. Normal weather will greet the official arrival of Summer, according to the Weather Bureau. Possible showers this afternoon or tonight will be followed by fair weather tomorrow, with little change In temperature. At 9 A.

M. today the temperature was 68 degrees, four below normal. Excellent flvlng conditions were reported at Floyd Bennett Field, with an unlimited ceiling, visibility of 10 mllea little wind, temperature of 7J degrees and a barometer reading of iS.ti. GERMAN TANKER ASHORE Falmouth, England, June The Ocnnsn oil tanker, D. 1.

Harper. West Indies to Hamburg, was ashore today off Crane Rock, Coin-wall, with a crew of 3K. ive phs-s'oscrs nere removed by lifeboats last niht. DELAYIfJ NAMING GEOGHAN'SAIDES Yale spurted in the last hundred yards to win by less than a deck length. The referee announced Yale won by six feet Yale's yearling sweep-swingers trailed Harvard in the first mile but drew up to nearly even terms at the half-way point having overcome a margin of three-quarters of a length enjoyed by the Crimson In the opening half-mile.

The Kill, rowing somewhat Jerkily at the start, settled Into a smooth stroke and were pulling a powerful 14 half way from home. They drew up precisely even at 1 Vi miles, and for the next couple of hundred yards the lead was held by the crew on the beat. Harvard raised Its stroke to 15 goinlng into the last quarter. Yale met the challenge but trailed Harvard by a few feet when they were no more than SO yards from home. Here Yale shot up to a hair-raising IT which all but lifted its shell out of the water.

The crowd at the finish line and on the observation train on the west shore was yelling "Harvard! Harvard!" But Yale shot over the line the winner. Perfect weather prevailed. The river was crowded with pleasure craft of all description. AGA KHAN'S THEFT WINS ASCOT RACE He Reins to an Easy Victory in the Jersey Stakes. Ascot England, June 21.

The A ga Khan's Theft which ran unplaced behind his stablemate Bahrain, won an easy victory today In the Jersey Stakes, one of the features of the last day of the Ascot meeting. Theft won by two lengths from T. Halse's Law Court favorite at 9 to 4., Lord Derby's White Clover was third, five lengths farther back. Theft was 11 to 4 In the betting and White Clover 100 to. In contrast to the Intermittent rain which has marred the meeting since it opened on the weather today was sunny.

American-owned' horses finished one-two in the Hardwlcke Stakes. Marshall Field's Smith won, with Mrs. Corlette Glorney's Assignation second. T. Lant's Achtenan was third in the field of nine.

The race, at a mile and a half, waa a value of approximately 115,000. LORD FITZMAURICE IS DEAD IN LONDON He Was the Oldest Member of King's Privy Council. Bradford on Avon, England, June 21. Lord Fltxraaurlce, former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and twice Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, died today at his home, Leigh House. He was 19 Wednesday.

Before he was made a baron in 190. Lord FitxmaurUe was promt nent in the House Of Commons for years. When he entered the peer age he represented the Foreign Of fice in the House of Lord a A son oC the fourth Marquess of I.ansdowne, Lord Fitxmauce mar ried Miss Caroline Fltr.gerald daughter of William John Fitzger ald, of Connecticut In 1119. The marriage was annulled in 1194. There is no heir to the title.

Fitxmaurlre was the oldest member of the King's Frtvy Council. CLIPPER PLANE OFF TODAY Honolulu, T. June SI. Fan-American Airwaya' rtana-Faclfln clipper plane was assured smooth air lanes across the Pacific for its flight back to California today. The tske-off was set for 1 P.

M. Island Time :0 P. EDT) on a schedule which will bring the giant four-motored Sikorsky Into Alameda airport within 18 hours after tts departure from Tearl Harbor. Capt, Edwin C. MusW-k, commanding the huge plane on its flights blaxlng a trail for trsns-raciric commercial aviation, Indicated that he possible would explore a differ, ent air route from the one over which he flew he plane on Its first West-Kast flight from Honolulu In April.

TREASURY BALANCE Washington, June SI. Government expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to June 1. follow! Expenses, receipts. I 35. 9S.69 deficit, IS.SR.t,sn7.4K.SS; cash balance.

n.Mo.m.tni.ss, WASHINGTON PARK MUTUELS Three Tt sees ItJI.SS Five Hares Paid ...117 0 Seven Races Taid 220 DEMOCRATS PICK LIVINGSTON Shelton on Primary Ticket for Assembly; Johnson and Ru-voio Are Renamed. Postmaster Francis J. Binnott, Democratic leader of East New York, and his allies In, the 2 2d A. have reached a practical agree- ment on their slate of candidates for the coming primary elections, It hecame known today. They are among the first In Brooklyn to agree upon their ticket Assemblyman Jacob H.

Living ston, chairman of the Assembly Banking Committee, haa agreed to enter the race for the Democratic nomination for the State Senate from the Ninth Senatorial District and will be designated for the primaries to succeed the late Senator Henry L. O'Brien. He has served 10 years In the Legislature and Js ths overwhelming choice of the Democratic regulars to fill the Sen ate post. Clement Shelton, a vice president of the A D. Democratic Club for the past five years, has become the leading possibility to receive the Democratic Assembly designation to succeed Assemblyman Livingston.

He la 40, married and lives with his wife and six children at 104 Shepherd ave. He Is in the insurance business. Municipal Court Justice Frank E. Johnson, now completing his first term on the bench will be re-designated. Alderman Peter H.

Ruvolo, of the 66th Aldermanio District, will be re-named as the designee for re-nomination and re-election. The Democratic district commit tee In Postmaster Sinnott's district will meet next Wednesday to ratiiy the slate. Simultaneously, the Democrats of the 20th A. D. will meet to designate Livingston and Justice Johnson who will campaign In the Bushwlck district.

The Democratic leader in the 20th Is James W. Tuomev. The Senate post from the Ninth Senatorial District has been vacant since the death of Senator O'Brien four months ago. Governor Leh man decided against a special election. As a result, the place will be filled at the next general election.

Assemblyman Livingston was urged by his friends to enter the race for the Senate, but deferred his decision until the present He haa agreed to allow his name to be submitted to tno district committee. Livingston said there was no statement he could make until the district committee met. He was the speaker at the graduation ex ercises of P. 8. 7 in the jnbw York section today.

The exercises were held at P. S. He discussed the social security question in his talk to the graduating class. LAWES MAKES PLEA FOR MRS. EVA COO Warden Wants Governor to Commute Her Sentence.

Albany, N. Juns II. Warden Lewis E. Jwes came to Albany yesterday In behalf ot Mrs. Eva Coo, awaiting execution June 27 In Sing Sing Prison.

Asked directly, "Are you trying to get a commutation of F.va'a sentence?" the warden replied: "Yes." Iiwes conferred with Charles rolettl, Governor Lehman's counsel. Lehman denied he had either conversed with the warden or received any recommendation for clemency for the condemned woman, convicted of the Insurance staying of her former handyman. TORNADOES IN MIDWEST Kansas City, June 21. Tornadoes today added to the destruction caused by floods In the Middle West. Communities In Texas, Missouri, Ksnsss and Ncbrssks, soma of them experiencing flood conditions approaching In extent those of three weeks ago, were visited by high winds that loft property and crop damage In their trail.

Two persons were kill' 4 snd elahl were Injured at Halls, Texas, where a tornado struck jcstoiUay, FORSENATERAC (Coruright, 1131, bv FnUrt frtm) Washington, June 21. Possibility that "news of President Roosevelt's tax -the -rich plan may have leaked to Wall St. in time to permit a market clean-up aroused interest in inner circles here today. The heard Inheritance tat rumors several hours before Mr. Roosevelt sent to Congress his plan to tap great inheritances of wealth and power In a move to shift a larger proportion of the cost of government to the richer portions of the population.

The tax message waa ready for Congress early on the morning of June II. Ordinary procedure would have placed it in 'the hands of newspaper correspondents several hours before Congress convened at noon. But distribution to the press was delayed to enable the Senate to dispose of the then pend-ing Social Security Bill. I noffkial channels waa apprehension that the tax plan bombshell would have complicated the job of easing socUl security legislation through the I'pper House. Aa soon as the Senate had passed it, the tax mes'ai: was released.

But warning that it was coming, evidently, reached Wail Street -through unofficial channels. The market waa nervous and yes terday there waa a general decline of blue chip securities that was regained somewhat in later trading. Meanwhile, the Chief Executive's plan became the source ot legislative and financial confusion and the principal obstacle to early adjournment of Congress. First action to effect it came in the Senate. Sen.

Harry F. Byrd, offered a joint resolution for a Constitutional amendment to permit the Federal Government to tat income from State and local aecurl. ties. States would be given the privilege of taxing Federal security Income. Various Reports New Deal leaders who have conferred in the past it hour -wi'h President Roosevelt report variously: He will insist on enactment of his tax plan at this session.

3 He prefers that it be given careful study before enactment next year. He wants the House Ways and Means Committee to hold hearings before adjournment so message will represent something more than mere expression of sentiment during the summer-autumn Congressional recess. A Democratic-Progressive Senu coalition is forming to seek action immediately. Senator Robert LaFollette says his own high-tax plan fits the Roosent pattern. He will offer it as a rM-r to the $501,000,000 Nuisance Tax bill which shortly comes before the Senate.

The Roosevelt Plan The Roosevelt plan would m. pose- high inheritance and gift taxes: scale the inoin taxe upward 'from the present per cent, top rate on $1,000, ono or more: and substitute grauai'l corporation Income taxes for i existing per cent. rate. Tm graduated tax would rente frnm 10 to 1 per cent. The fellow" escapes any new buM-n under that plan.

LaKollette would begin at bottom by reducing income ta c. emptions from $2,500 to $1.20" fr married taxpayer and Imn $1,000 to $00 for in sinsle pet His top rate would be 71 per cm. on Incomes of $1,000,009 or rum-. The American Income tax was assessed during the war ye.i'i when the rate was per rent. mi.

der 44.000, rising to a maximum of 7T percent on $1,000,000 Intn: i ALLISON WINS AT NETC Texan Lands in Smi-Finli British Teumament, London, June 21. Wilnier A Hi of Texas, American chamr gained the eerni-flnals nf Queens Club invitation t' tournament today with a victory over the British li'i tionallst K. C. Allhon plaja Mi Davis Cu- mate, Dnnald Hiidre, Oe.ktnn In the Initial Prices Fractionally Above Previous Close With Volume Fairly Large. The recovery in progress in the last hour of yesterday's stock market session carried over to the opening today.

Initial prices were fractionally above the previous close with volume fairly large. Railroad issues resumed their advance as did oils, chemicals, amusements and steels. Utilities were steady around previous closing levels. Western I'nion opened at 344, up International Harvester 44H up Atchison, 46. up Southern Pacific 19, up U.

8. Steel up Westinghouse Klectric 51, up hi: Standard of New Jersey 47. up Loews 40. up American Telephone unchanged: General Motors 31. up H.

Amerada tSM, up H. and American Radiator 14 up i. Trading was quiet In the bond market with prices steady. Cotton futures were unchanged to two points higher. Sugar eased 1 to points.

The dollar was steady. After the opening the stock market quieted but prices were firm. American Can spurted 1 points to 1S8H- Chrysler opened at 1SH up on 1,500 shares and then eased slightly. General Motors held at its opening prices. Silver shares were practically unchanged.

Utilities were little changed from their initial levels which were near the previous close. Radio Corporation opened 1.000 shares at i snd later appeared 4.S00 shares at the same price which was unchanged. Steel common firmed after the opening while Bethlehem was up nearly a point. lawyer's office. They left Mr.

Vlaffis in chsrgc. In Manhattan, the police say. Mr. Phrlstofo signed some importsnt-looklng papers that had red ribbons and everything on them. Then the alleged broker announced that he rould not accompany him back to Brooklyn, but that he rould "run along and collect his money" from Mr.

Vlaffis. When the restaurant man reached his store, he found it empty and fill and whatever receipts there were gone. He went a half block and talked the whole thing over with detectives from the Fort Hamilton station. It did not take the detectives long, with all their experience, to decide that Mr. Phrlstofo had been gypped.

Mr. phrlstofo was frankly amaxed at the way Mr. Vlaffis did business and decided to talk the whole thing over with him. All day yesterdsy he hunted for him In Manhattan and finally located him talking to another Greek restaurant owner. He called a cop and had him arrested.

Then Defective Joseph Blllott. of the Fort Hamilton station, went over and induced Mr. Vlaffis to return to Brooklyn to esplsln everything. When Mr. Vlaffis Is arraigned today Defective Pillott will have a dor.cn other Greek restaurant own-ers who have been participants In similar "buslnes deals" to attempt to identify Vlaffis.

i Greek Meets Greek in Deal And Restaurant Vanishes When Greek meets Greek in the restaurant business things start to happen. Now, take the case of Gregory Vlaffis, of S15 Ave. who has become so closely associated with the detectives of the Fort Hamilton station that they brought him over to the daily lineup in Manhattan today to meet the rest of the city detectives. There was talk about grand larceny charges being made against Mr. Vlaffis.

This unpleasant feature ot the association between Mr. Vlaffis and. the detectives was to be settled in Pay Kldge Court later. seems that Louis rhrlstofo, who runs a restaurant at 414 SSta was serving right off the arm. on Monday, when Mr.

Vlaffis and snother man. who salt! he wss a broker, entered. Then, according to Phrlstofo, the alleged broker Informed him he had a buyer for the place who was well supplied with cash, at the same time Jerking his thumh in the direction of Mr. Vlaffis. They discussed the matter pro and con and the pair decided to come back Tuesday.

On Tuesday Vlnffls and the alleged broker stayed around all day. Just observing the business, and went sway apparently satisfied. On Thursday, the broker arrived early and told Mr, Thristofo thst the sale could be completed Immediately, If he would so over to New York and sign the necessary contract In a.

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