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WEDNESDAY BROOKLYN TIMES UNION FEBRUARY 14, 1934 R. FLINT, HEAD OF TRUSTS, DIES IN CAPITAL Brooklyn Polytechnic Graduate, Financier Organized U. S. Rubber Co. and Others.

chant business. Represented Government (Special to the Brooklyn Times Union) Washington, Feb. Charles Ranlett Flint, 84, formerly of Brooklyn and Long Island, who was known as the "father of trusts," died in his apartment in the Shoreham Hotel here Monday night. Services for the retired financier will be held in the Washington Heights Presbyterian Church, here, at 2 P. tomorrow, Mr.

Flint, who earned the soubriquet "father of because he had organized large concerns, including the United States Rubber Company, was a of Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in the class of 1868. Mr. Flint died of arterio sclerosis. He retired from business at 78, year after marrying Miss Charlotte Reeves, his second wife. At the age of 80 he decided to return to the field of finance, but retired for the second time at the end of the year.

Mr. Flint had a cottage at Smithtown, L. with a frontage of three miles. He often hunted there with his friends, including Irvin S. Cobb, humorist, and Bob Davis, of the Sun.

The late financer's career was International in scope. He sold warships to Japan during the Russo-Japanese War, fitted out a fleet of warships for Brazil in 1893 and represented the Wright brothers when they were negotiatwith foreign governments to obtain contracts for their invention. Associate of Blaine He was confidant of Samuel J. Tilden, the associate of James G. Blaine and purse-bearer for the Rothschilds.

He was known as a diplomat, an author, a traveler and a sportsman, well as a promoter of vast industrial corporations. His two books, "Memories of an Active Life" and "Men, Ships and Sealing Wax," are well known. Among the corporations Mr. Flint organized were the American Woolen the American Hawaiian Steamship the American Chicle the Computing Co. of America, the Fairmount Coal Co.

and the New York Belting Packing Co. He last sprang into the public prints when he was reported to Washington police as missing on May 9, 1932. He returned the following day, refusing to state where he had been. Born in Thomaston, he came to New work York for W. City R.

in Grace 1858. for He noth- went ing and later became his partner in a shipping and commission mer- His knowledge of South American business and affairs, gleaned in the shiping business, led to his apointment as a representative of the United States Government to the international conference of American republics in 1889-90, where he proposed the idea of an international American bank, with its headquarters in the United States and branches in other countries. An enthusiastic sportsman, Mr. Flint was a member of the syndicate which built the yacht Vigilant to defend the America's Cup. He owned the once-famous racing yacht Gracis and often hunted big game in the Rocky Mountains.

In 1883 he married Miss E. Kate Simmons, Troy, N. a composer of music. She died in 1926 and he married Miss Reeves, who was 40 years his junior, the next year. CAPT.

S. J. SULLIVAN RITES City Department Escort Attends Mass for Retired Fireman. The funeral of former Fire Captain Stephen J. Sullivan of 1056 Neilson Far Rockaway, who died in his home last Friday, was held yesterday, with Battalion Chief Daniel Sullivan, of the Rockaway Fire district, heading an escort of 20 fireman, who marched from the house to St.

Mary Star of the Sea Church, Far Rockaway, where a solemn requiem mass was offered. Capt. Sullivan was attached to Engine Company, 91, in Manhattan, where he was retired. He is survived by his wife, Mary. Burlal took place at Calvary Cemetery in Brooklyn.

GREENLEAF THORP East Hampton Architect Dies of Pneumonia in 72d Year. East Hampton, Feb. 14. J. Greenleaf Thorp, a Long Island architect, died of pneumonia early today in the Southampton Hospital in his 72d year, where he was taken Saturday.

Mr. Thorp, who was a graduate of Princeton, came to East Hampton in 1885 and was the architect for many buildings, particularly summer colony houses. He is survived by sister, Miss Emilie G. Thorp, of Florence, Italy, and two nephews, Gerald Thorp, of Allentown, and Phillips Thorp, of New Brunswick, N. J.

JOHN N. MARTINSON DIES Patrolman Was Member of Police Square Club. John N. Martinson, of 353 Linden a patrolman in the New York Police Department and member, for the past 12 years, of Advance Lodge, F. and A.

died yesterday, leaving his wife, the former Magdalena Westrich. He was a member of the Police Square Club, Funeral services will be held tomorrow night at eight o'clock in the home, 353 Linden to be followed by fraternal services at 8:30 P. M. Burial will take place in Lutheran Cemetery on Thursday at 2 P. M.

DEAD FINANCIER CHARLES R. FLINT A. WALKER DIES; RETIRED BANKER Prominent Figure in Scottish Circles, He Was Caledonian Hospital's First Patron. Alexander Walker, 82, a founder and for 30 years president of the Colonial Bank of New York, which was merged in 1929 with the Bank of United States, died yesterday of pneumonia in his home, 322 Central Park West, Manhattan. One of the most prominent figures in Scottish circles in this city, Mr.

Walker was the first patron of the Caleonian Hospital here. Mr. retired from the presidency Colonial Bank in Walker, 1925, being succeeded by his son, Alexander Cameron Walker, and was elected president of the board of directors. After the merger, Mr. Walker retired from active banking.

On Bank Directorates He was a director of the Greenwich Savings Bank, vice president of the Greenwich Safe Deposit Company, and a member of the Hanover National Bank until its amalgamation with the Central Union Trust Co. Mr. Walker came to America as a journeyman stone cutter when he was 19 years old. He made a forde tune in contracting and real estate and then embarked upon his financial ventures. Five years ago, when interest in the ancient Scotch game of curling had died down, he presented the Caledonian Curling Club with 24 pairs of curling stones.

In 1922, the same organization presented him with a gold medal in token of his 50 years of membership in the group. He was a former president of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, a life member of the American Museum of Natural History, and a member of the Museum of Art, the New York Scottish Society, the New York Historical Society, the West Side Republican Club, the West End Association, and the Chamber of Commerce. Trust Funds for Poor He established several trust funds for the poor of Scotland, and endowed a bed in Leonchoil Hospital, Forres, Scotland. Mr. Walker was married in 1878 to the former Annie Cameron, of Narrn, Scotland, who later died, and several years afterward to Miss Margaret H.

Farquharson, of Edinburgh, who died two years ago. The two children of his first marriage survive. They are the son, and a daughter, Mrs. Henrietta Wade, whose husband, John E. Wade, is associate superintendent of schools.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR H. R. HENDERSON East Meadow Resident's Rites Tomorrow in Bellmore. East Meadow, Feb. 14.

-Funeral services for Harry R. Henderson, 65, descendant of a pioneer Jamaica family, who died Sunday in the Nassau County Sanatorium, Farmnigdale, following an extended illness, will be conducted tomorrow at 3:30 P. M. in Bartholomew's Funeral Parlors, Bedford Bellmore, by the Rev. Theodore Ressler, pastor of the local Lutheran Church.

Burial will take place in Greenfield Cemetery, South Hempstead. A native of old Jamaica, when it a village, Mr. Henderson played baseball with the Jamaica Athletics. Later in life he became a charter member of the Volunteer Firemen's Association of Jamaica. He had lived in this community for about 10 years.

Besides his wife, Josephine, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Grisman of Hempstead, and Mrs. Beatrice Dougherty of this community; a sister, Mrs. Sanford Holman of Baldwin; two brothers, William, of Roosevelt, and Louis of Hollis. DAVID A.

HAMAKER Former Freeport Resident Dies in Stockton, N. J. David A. Hamaker, who for many years was a resident of Freeport, died Saturday on his farm at Stockton, N. to which he had retired March, 1932, after serving 40 years on the Staff of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

He was 73 years old. For fifteen years Mr. Hamaker lived on Pearsall Freeport, and commuted to Brooklyn daily. He moved from Freeport about seven years ago. Born in Lock Haven, he started in the newspaper field when only 15 years old.

While in Freeport he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of that village and an active civic worker. He was a life member of Hill Grove Lodge F. A. Brooklyn; which he joined 41 years ago. Mr.

Hamaker and his wife, who survives him, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Jan. 1, last. He also is survived by four sons. 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services today were at his Stockton home.

The Orpheus Lodge of Masons of Stockton, conducted the Masonic ritual PLAN NEW OFFER IN REALTY CASE Davison Says Appeals Decision Brings New Light; May Omit Invalid Clauses. At an adjourned meeting of the bankrupt Realty Associates Securities Corp. today before Referee Eugene F. O'Connor in the Federal Building, Alfred T. Davison, attorney for the company, announced that a new composition offer to holders would be made in the very near future.

In making this announcement, Davison stated to Referee O'Connor that the Circuit Court of Appeals decision yesterday which had affirmed Federal Judge Campbell's ruling denying fees to holders' committees and their counsel and his refusal to confirm the offer, remitting it back to the referee, had brought a new light to the company's offer. He indicated that a new offer, the invalid without, submitted with clauses, would the expectation that it would be voted on before the end of the month. The referee then set the adjourned hearing for Feb. 28, at which time it is expected the new offer substantially the same as the present one with the exception of fees, -will be given holders for their approval. Those attending today's meeting in addition to Mr.

Davison, included Frank Fox, president of the bankrupt company; Samuel W. Dorfman, representing the Lester Fierman Commitee; Edward Brown, of Colby, Pollock and Brown, representing the First Bondholders' Committee; Aaron Horowitz, also of the committee, and Chauncey H. Levy, of Archibald Palmer's staff. The Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a ruling upholding the action of Judge Campbell in a turning back the composition offer of the bankrupt Realty Associates Securities together with the fees and ments, to Referee O'Connor, for further consideration. In its ruling, a matter of ten pages, the Appeals body upholds the implied contention of Judge Campbell that fees claimed by the various bondholders' committee and their counsel, should not be allowed, as these had not acted at the request of the receiver and under the circumstances could not be paid by the corporation.

In turning the matter back to the Referee, Judge Campbell ruled the proceeding was a matter of bankruptcy and not a reorganization of a corporation in an equity action and that therefore the only allowances which could be made would include the commissions and expenses of the Referee, the receivers and their counsel and payment to the accountants employed on authority of the court. There are three bondholders committees and a like number of counsel. The referee's allowances amount to about $70,000 while the sum of $129,071 was filed for by Frederick L. Gross and Frank Fox as receivers. Mr.

Fox later resigned as a receiver but far as is known there has been no change in this figure. Touche Nivin the accountantcy firm authorized by the court to make an audit of Realty Associates Securities Corp. books, automatically receives approval of its less than $5,000 bill. Although Federal Judge Campbell stated in December that he would strive to have the 15 per cent. cash settlement-which is in addition to 85 per cent.

in continued bonds- in the hands of holders before the first of the current year, the holders are still awaiting their checks. The filing of an amended schedule of fees, with the offer to holders by the referee, may pave the way for almost immediate payment of checks to holders unless one or more of the bondholders committees or their counsel choose to carry the matter to a higher court. E. J. MULLIGAN DIES; DIRECTORY PRINTER Was Last of Founders of St.

Francis Xavier Church. Edward J. Mulligan, 77, last of the founders of the R. C. Church of St.

Francis Xavier, Sixth ave. and Carroll in 1886, died yesterday, leaving a daughter, Mrs. Bertel Edlund, and three sons, George Edward and John A. He retired in March, 1933, as a printer for Bradstreet Manhattan, publishers of directories. Born Brooklyn, Mr.

Mulligan lived here most of his life. He had lived 150 Linden blvd. for the last eight years. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 8:30 A. M.

from home to the R. C. Church of the Holy Cross, where a requiem mass will be offered at 9 o'clock. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery. DR.

DAVID J. MUNRO Bay State Dentist's Widow Once Teacher at P. S. 147. Dr.

David J. Munro, a dentist, husband of the former Dora Newby, of Brooklyn, died Monday in his home in Belmont, Mass. Funeral services will be held in the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. followed by burial in Evergreens Cemetery. Mrs.

Munro formerly was a member of the teaching staff of P. S. 147. While on a trip to Nova Scotia she met Dr. Munro, and the couple were married in Brooklyn in 1912.

YOUNG ELECTED REGENT Albany, N. Feb. Owen D. Young, industrial leader, was elected today a member of the board of regents of the University of the State of New York by the Legislature, Fire Is Nothing to This Band; It Just Moves to Another Room Bay Shore, Feb. takes more than fire to make the tive-man orchestra of the Bay Shore Hotel quit its job.

Shortly before 10:80 last night, fire was discovered in the hotel, a three-story building on Third while the orchestra was performing for entertainment of guests in the dining room. picked up their instruments (except the piano) and their music With the arrival of the firemen, the members of then orchestra and adjourned to the spacious where there is another piano, and continued their concert. The blaze, believed to have been caused by a defective flue, worked its way through partitions and broke out on the upper floors, causing damage estimated at about $1,500. It was stubborn, and gave the firemen a stiff fight before it was controlled. The building is owned by the Zacharino estate and is leased and operated by Henry Dennis.

IGNORED IN TALKS, WOMEN HINT WAR (Continued from Page One) must be 24 women voting in that meeting. "They might get surprise if their act of omission would cause the formation of a woman bloc which might easily, under certain circumstances, prove that they, united, could hold the balance of power and control an election. The women have already been united in their objections to holding an election to fill the post of the chairman until decent, customary period of mourning has been observed in memory of John H. McCooey. "Public credit might be accorded William J.

Heffernan, leader of the Seventh A. who is the only leader inside our party who has even suggested that a steering committee, if formed, should have an equal number of women on it. That seems to be a Heffernan trait. We women who have served for many years remember how James J. Heffernan, leader of the 12th A.

who succeeded the late Timothy Griffin, answered Mr. McCooey when he was offered the post of deputy clerk of the County Court, vacated by the death of his predecessor in the 12th A. D. "He told Mr. McCooey he would wait; that his co-leader had been serving for some time without official recognition and he asked that Mr.

McCooey suggest her appointment to the County Clerk. The late Mrs. Ellen Joyce, a very brilliant woman, thus was appointed deputy clerk of the County Court, an important post paying a salary of $6,000. No woman in Brooklyn has since received 3 position of that importance or salary from the Democratic party, except Magistrate Jeanette G. Brill.

It has been suggested that when the next conference takes place the women leaders may be invited participate. No official notice to this effect, however, has been issued. Unless the leaders reach an agreement in the near future on the selection of Mr. McCooey's successor, Representative George W. Lindsay may suggest the name of Representative Thomas H.

Cullen as a compromise choice for the place. Lindsay, the leader of the Democrats in the 13th A. has joined the group of district executives who have asked a speedy settlement of the leadership fight. he has made no personal commitment, it is known he has a high, regard for Cullen's leadership qualities. Cullen, the leader of the Third A.

is one of the senior members of the executive committee. "Cullen would make a good choice," Lindsay said. "He's in accord with the Administration." Thomas G. Ryan, general clerk of the Supreme Court, this afternoon refused to discuss reports he would become the latest district chief to declare his candidacy for the county leadership. The reports were circulated when it developed that Ryan's friends were urging him to toss his hat into the ring for the post.

Ryan is the leader of the Second A. the largest in Kings County. The district has 158 election districts and a voting population of 107,000. Since his election in 1930 Ryan has won a number of primary fights for control of his district. Meanwhile, it developed, friends of former Borough President Peter A.

Carey, leader of the Tenth A. have urged him to declare himself as a candidate. Carey said he had reached no conclusion. The drive to bring about the selection of James J. Heffernan, leader of the Twelfth A.

gained additional momentum today with the announcement the captains affiliated with the Recovery Party group in the Ninth A. D. headed by Michael F. Curnin, of the New Outlook Democratic Club, had gone on record in his favor. Thomas F.

Wogan is the leader of the Democratic regulars in his district. Curnin issued a statement at a meeting of the captains last night at 370 75th in which he declared that, based on the results of the last election, there was only one leader who stood out above all the others. "He was the only leader strong enough to carry his own Assembly I district," Curnin said. "I am referring to James J. Heffernan.

His qualities as a leader were proven at the same time that every other leader was a flat failure." At a meeting of the Oceanic Democratic Club of the 16th A. at 1601 Surf last night, it was announced that a letter of protest had been sent to Postmaster Genoral James A. Farley against consideration of Kenneth F. Sutherland, the Coney Island leader, for the county leadership. Former Alderman James F.

Kiernan declared at the meeting he was prepared to institute litigation to restrain Sutherland from voting in the executive committee for the election of a new county leader. Monroe J. Ehrman, the club's executive member, said the purpose of the letter to Farley was make known to the Postmaster General the true status of Sutherland in his own district." "It is inconceivable to me and other true Democrats in the district," said Ehrman, "that Sutherland's name should even be considered to fill the position held so long and so ably by the late John H. McCooey." WRESTLING STARS AT CRESCENT A. C.

"Pop" Driggs Substitutes Matmen for Boxers Tomorrow Night-16 to Compete. "Pop" Driggs, chairman of the Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club's boxing committee, plans to introduce an innovation in entertaining the members tomorrow night in the club's gymnasium. Instead of boxing, he is going to show the club some high-grade amateur wrestling. Sixteen of the best amateur mat men in the metropolitan area will grapple with other in the squared circle. There will be four classes with four wrestlers in each class.

Among them will be many champs" and several who hold dual and triple tities. In the 145-pound class the outstanding figure will be Bayard Evans, Metropolitan champion, who will wrestle Alex Hendry, who has gained fame in intercollegiate circles while representing Columbia University. One of the best known grapplers around in New York will appear in the 155-pound class. He is Oswald Katt, an Olympic champion who also holds the Metropolitan, the National and the New York State Oswald will meet Charles Walters, of the West Side the Junior Metropolitan a champion. The two stellar wrestlers among the four slated in the 175-pound class are Fred Birznekk of the New York A.

C. and Mike Pappas of the West Side They are the best men of their class in the metropolitan district. The heavyweight class will have as outstanding stars Charles McKinney of the New York A. C. and A.

Metzger of the Cooper A. C. and State champion. This bout McKinney is a former metropolitan I alone should be worth the price of admission. O'BRIEN APPEARS HERE AS LAWYER Former Mayor Is Attorney in Federal Court Case.

Former Mayor John P. O'Brien today appeared in his first Brooklyn case since his retirement from official life when before Federal Judge Moscowitz he represented the Retail Cleaners and Dyers Association. The Kent Stores sought to- restrain U. S. Attornel Ameli, Recovery Administrator Gen.

Hugh Johnson and others from prosecuting them for code violations. The list of counsel, in addition to the former Mayor, included William H. Gritfith, Special Assistant U. S. Attorney from Washington, who ed the Government's Federal Attorney Ameli, Assistant U.

S. Attorney Henry Singer, William Cowin, Emanuel Bublick, Jack M. Lovell, counsel for the local administrative board of the code authority for the cleaning and dyeing code; Lewis G. Caldwell, counsel to this code authority, and Martin W. Littleton.

Kent Stores, with headquarters in Jamaica, operate 18 units. Their request for an injunction was based on the difference between cash and carry and delivery methods of cleaning and dyeing establishments. Trial started. today. SCHORENSTEIN ILL IN HOME AFTER FALL Records Commissioner Under Medical Care Past Ten Friends of Records Commissioner Hyman Schorenstein, Democratic leader of Brownsville, revealed today he has been confined to his home almost continuously for the past ten days as a result of illness.

He lives at 131. Bristol st. Commissioner Schorenstein was painfully injured when he fell on the icy sidewalk as he left the Hall of Records in which his office is located. Afterward he contracted cold. He left his home on Saturday last and found on his return his condition had become worse.

He is under medical care. Schorenstein was one of the few. leaders unable to attend Monday's conference of the Democratic district leaders on the selection of a successor to the late John H. Mc'Cooey as executive chairman. EXAMINATION TAKEN BY 2,000 FIREMEN Pay Fee of $3 for Civil Service Promotion Test.

Taking the Civil Service examination for promotion to lieutenant, 2,000 firemen today filled the Central Opera House, Manhattan, 205 East 57th st. The men paid a fee of $3 to take the examinations. This is the first time they had ever done so and the money goes to cover the cost of renting the hall and printing the questions. The list for lieutenant expires next month and though Commissioner McElligott said further appointments this year were unlikely, the men were eager to take the examination. The list on which they will be placed will last for four years.

AXELL BOOMED IN 13TH Physician Ready to Make Leadership Fight, He Insists. Friends of Dr. Joseph Axell of 230 Powers have started a boom for his election as Democratic leader of the 13th A. 1934 primaries. He has informed a committee of business men of his readiness to make the race.

Dr. Axell, who has been identified with activities in the district for 26 years, attended P. S. 36, Bushwick ave. and Ten Eyck and Boys H.

S. before studying for the medical profession. Plans are under way to honor him with a testimonial dinner in the near future, Reich Club Supports Quayle for Leadership The Arthur Reich Democratic Club of the Nineteenth A. with headquarters at 653 Broadway, has endorsed Sheriff Frank J. Quayle, for Democratic county leader to succeed the late John H.

McCooey, The club has reaffirmed its allegiance to Under Sheriff Jerome G. Ambro, the district's Democratic leader. Officers elected for 1934 are: Maurice Kozinn, president; Max Gold, Morris Newman and Barnet Rubenstein, vice-presidents; Morris Aronowitz, executive secretary; Jack Goldberg, financial secretary; Frank J. Cohan, treasurer, and Michael Rubenstein, sergeant-atarms. The club has appointed a committee to arrange a theatre party, proceeds of which will be used for its welfare fund.

LEADERS TO IGNORE LEHMAN MESSAGE (Continued From Page One) ion arose as to whether the amendment to retain State control of education by directing the Board of Education to impose payless furloughs on teachers, rather than empowering the Board of Estimate to do so, actually retains control or not. Some of the conferees believed the amendment nothing but meaningless words in that the length of furloughs would be fixed by the Board of Estimate. Other important amendments would prevent any change in the structure of pension funds, preserve pension rights despite furloughs, limit the power of the Board of Estimate to furlough employees to the present calendar year and require any action taken in regard to personel to conform to the State Civil Service Law. Efforts by friends of Gov. 'Lehman to win support for the bill and amendments from upstate Democratic county leaders, last and this morning, were reported to have failed.

As a result, bitter enemies of the measure among the assembly Democrats, started a drive in the conference to turn the bill down flat. The message today was the Governor's second appeal for action on the measure. A vote on amendments and on the bill itself was due to be taken before night-fall in the Assembly. The Democrats resumed conferences on the amendment in the light of the message. They now must vote for the bill or have an open break with the Governor.

In urging passage of the bill, the Governor said, in part: "I have previously and on many occasions strongly urged the passage of the bill. I now urgently renew this recommendation. "It has been establised that a bill giving to the Board of- Estimate power for a limited time during this emergency to reduce as as may be necessary the expenses of the City Government is required. Weeks have passed since the introduction of the bill. Much delay has occurred.

"There should be no further delay invits adoption. With the amendments recommended by me the bill should be passed immediately. Not only is the adoption of the bill essential for the welfare of the City of New York, but it now contains proper safeguards for the protection of the Civil Service employes. strongly urge the immediate adoption of the bill." FRADKIN REFUSES TO SIGN WAIVER Subpenaed before the County Grand Jury investigating the bankruptcy of J. Lehrenkrauss Sons, James Fradkin, sales manager for the mortgage company, refused to sign a waiver of immunity today and was not allowed to testify.

Fradkin was accompanied to the Grand Jury room by his counsel, former 'Assistant Attorney General Paul J. McCauley, who recently headed the stock frauds bureau. Assistant District Attorney Samuel S. Goldstein refused to question Fradkin after latter had declined to sign the waiver. TO MOVE 52 HOUSES AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY The Sinking Fund Commission today authorized the sale and removal of 50 one-story frame buildings and two two story frame buildings on the waterfront along Emmons Sheepshead Bay.

The structures are on land which Borough President Ingersoll wants to use for the widening of Emmons ave. from Sheepshead Bay rd. to East 27th st. as a means of facilitating traffic. The Board of Estimate approved action for widening the street many months ago, but the actual improvement has been delayed, while the former property owners still use their houses, most of them as restaurants and other bustnesses.

NEW H. S. TEACHERS The Board of Examiners today announced that licenses as teacher in training in day high schools, in the subject indicated have been issued, to the following Brooklyn and Long Island applicants, who have met the requirements therefor: French Murray Shapiro, 544 Bedford Isidore Sidney Powsner, 2361 Coney Island Jacob Levitan, 1470 Sterling Lazoritz, 628 E. 550 05th Chester Morris Sabbeth, 129 Samuel Nemaowitz, Neptune Meyer Rubinstein, 205 South Second Reuben Horelick, Abraham 1454 Weiss, 48d Louis M. 2072 61st Spadaro, 1670 W.

Eighth Max Grossman, 128 E. 59th st. German Abraham Schultz, 90 Hart Harold Kirahner, 1438 Eastern George L. William Epstein, L. Wengraf, 1556 50th 077 Lafayette ave.

Mathematics Simon Feliner, 155 Heyward st. Italian Concetta Dragotta, 1853 Cropsey, Maria L. Cottone, 2421 82d M. Olga Lazzari, M. Romeo, 1675 84th Gloconda L.

Sadie 4028 71st Woodalde, D'Orio, 137-33 95th Ozone Park. ave. L. Catherine Cannizzaro, 7519 14th CITY CONSIDERS LEASING FERRIES Berle Making Survey of All to See If Public or Private Operation Is Best. DAWN BATHER DIES ON CONEY BEACH (Continued from Page One) teacher of Hebrew and a widely known talmudio scholar, had made it a practice for many years to bath in the surf at the break of day the year around.

His friends said that he continued the practice even through the intense cold of last week. He had been advised by physicians, his friends said, to abandon the practice of bathing in cold weather, but refused to heed their advice, holding that an early morning bath in the surf was stimulating and conducive to robust health. Early today Patrolmen Eugene O'Neill and Harold Pearce passing the foot of Calm st. on patrol noticed the arm of a man sticking up beyond id the rocks. They investigated and found Mr.

Weissman unconscious. He was attired in a bathing suit and his overcoat lay on the beach. They wrapped him in a blanket and hurried, with him to the Coney Island Hospital where he died without regaining consciousness. At least one other was attributed to the sub-freezing temperatures, when Robert Lambert, 52, colored, of 158-01 115th Jamaica, was killed early lsat night at the Cedar Manor crossing of the Long Island Railroad at 114th ave. and 159th Jamaica.

Unable to lower the guard gates because they were caked with ice. Louis Mesibov, of 11-36 Nostrand Far Rockaway, the crossing watchman, gave warning of an approaching train by waving a red lantern. When he shouted to the pedestrian that a train was proaching, the victim shouted back that he could make the crossing all right. A moment later he was struck by the train. His body was in the Jamaica morgue where it was identified by a niece.

Found lying in the snow in a vacant lot at Bennett ave. and Dartmouth Hempstead, Charles Ward, colored, of 30 Union was removed to Nassau Hospital today with hands, feet and legs frozen. Ward was found by Patrolmen Claude Smith and George Graham, of the Nassau police. His condition was reported serious. Frost in Miami Frigid temperatures accompanied by frost extended as far south as Miami from the St.

Lawrence. Temperatures of 42 and 48 degrees were recorded for Jacksonville and Miami respectively. The lowest temperature recorded since midnight was at 8:30 o'clock today when the mercury touched three degrees above zero. The coldest Feb. 14 on record at the Weather Bureau was in 1916 when one degrees above zero was recorded.

The normal temperature for this date is 31 degrees. At 2 P. M. today the mercury was up to 18. Six thousand extra workers were again employed today by the Department Sanitation to clear away the snow which fell early yesterday.

The snowfall brought the total for this winter to 25.5 inches, the greatest since the winter of 1925-26. Free shelters for the destitute of the city were made public yesterday by Welfare Commissioner William Hodson. Needy men in Brooklyn were advised to apply for food and shelter at the Salvation Army Food Depot, 378 Court where meals will be served from 7 to 9 A. M. and from 2:30 to 4:30 P.

and at the GoodWill Industries, 369 DeKalb ave. Brooklyn women in need of aid were advised to apply at the Catholic Big Sisters Home, 338 Clinton and the Ozanam Home for Friendless Women, 40-48 Concord st. PROTESTS SLASH IN TEACHERS' PAY William Slater on Radio Hits Economy Measure. Pointing out that salary increases for teachers had been brought about only after a long battle by themselves, William Slater, headmaster of Adelphi Academy, in a radio talk over WBBC today, defended the teachers for opposing Mayor LaGuardia's Economy bill. Mr.

Slater asserted that "for decades the teachers of this city and of the entire country have been underpaid." Because their salaries were not increased proportionately "during the prosperous era, Mr. Slater declared that "they should not be cut now simply because everyone has been hit." He maintained that the balancing of the city's budget "should not be done at the expense of education." PUSH EMMONS AVE. PLAN Project Pressed Despite Pleas of City Land Tenants. The project for the widening of Emmons between East 27th St. and Sheepshead Bay went ahead despite the efforts of tenants of some of the city's waterfront property at Sheepshead Bay to resist the city's plans to evict them.

Occupants of the waterfront shacks apparently had made no moves yesterday to comply with the Dock Department's orders to evacuate the premises by tomorrow. Charles R. Ward, Commissioner of Public Works, commenting on the defiant attitude of the tenants, insisted that nothing would change the city's plans. The borough administration's plans are expected to be advanced today by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, who will find on their calendar a report from Comptroller W. Cunningham holding that removal of the Sheepshead Bay waterfront shacks may start st once.

City Chamberlain A. A. Berle, is making a survey of all city ferries with a view to having them all operated either under public ownership or private contract. This plan would include the Staten Island ferry, now municipally operated. His motive is to stop the present policy of letting private contractors get franchises for short profitable lines while the city is left with the long, losing lines.

He reported at today's meeting of the Sinking Fund Commission that the city's Law Department questioned the validity of the franchise for the 60th st. ferry line, granted by the O'Brien administration just before the end of the year. The Brooklyn and Richmond Ferry Company, which acquired the 69th st. contract, has offered to increase its payment from 5 to 10 per cent. of the gross receipts, if it received franchises for the 39th Classon Point and Throggs Neck lines, and also the use of six city ferry boats.

No private company wants to bid for the Staten Island line, Mr. Berle said. "If we cannot work out an effective plan for public operation, we will be forced to consider private operation of all these he added. Meanwhile, the individual franchises for the various Brooklyn ferry lines are being studied as unit. At the Sinking Fund meeting Aldermanic President Deutsch said there were too many community centres and institutional synagogues in the city.

His remark came up when the commission was discussing payment of a $10,000 rental to a synagogue on 116th Manhattan, used as a school annex, The Comptroller was authorized to negotiate so as to deduct from the rental the amount of money which would be paid in taxes if the building were not tax exempt. HOME WATER TAX MAY BE REDUCED Davidson Sees Possible Cut as Result of Survey. Downward revision of water rates paid by home owners and other small users may result from the city- wide survey ordered by the Board of Estimate, according to Maurice P. Davidson, Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricky. In Mr.

Davidson's drive to collect arrears. in water rates, which he directed first against wet- wash laundries, $150,000 of the total of more than $1,000,000 has been paid. The department will take a lenient attitude, Mr. Davidson said, toward those who give evidence of good faith by paying at least a part of their indebtedness. Those who fail to ray their arrears and are shown to be fully able to pay will have their water shut off.

Deputy Commissioner John E. Eastmond, in charge of Brooklyn, promised that under the present administration "political or other influences" would not help to delay or cancel payment of water rents. DR. E. RODNEY FISKE ILL Boro Physician Neuritis Patient in Memorial Hospital, Manhattan.

E. Rodney Fiske, of 160 Henry prominent as a homeopathic physician, is in Memorial Hospital, 2 West 106th Manhattan, suffering from neuritis, Dr. Fiske entered the hospital yesterday and today his condition was said to be somewhat improved. G. O.

CANDIDATES CHOSEN Madison H. S. to Hold Electiona March 16. The house of representatives of James Madison H. S.

General Organization has selected nine candidates for offices. They were selected from 16 nominees who had passed a committee of teachers after. having been nominated by various extra-curricular groups. The students chosen to run for president are: Marvin Fenster, Jovice president, Robert Frou, Irwin seph Gavrin and a Edgar Eskin; for Helmer and Roslyn Raphael, and for secretary, Arline Meyer, Gertrude Lester and Dorothy Fitzgerald. Elections are scheduled for March 16.

J. C. JUDGE SPEAKER John C. Judge, borough attorney, was the speaker last night at meeting of the Flatbush branch of the Young Folks' Democratic League at 1618 Ave. U.

He declared there must be a genuine adjustment of the conflict within the Democratic Party in the solution of the fight for the election of new county leader. "Nothing short of a genuine reconciliation between the two factions of the Democratic Party must be had," he stated. Obituaries MARTHA A. QUIRK, a life resident of Brooklyn, died yesterday in her home, 100 Cornelia leaving a brother, James; two sisters, Mra. Mary Fleming and Mrs.

Elizabeth Brennan, and a friend, Grace Dever. The funeral will be held Friday, at 9 A. M. from the home to St. Martin of Tours R.

C. Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Weigand Brothers. CATHERINE COONEY, widow of Patrick Cooney, died this morning in her home, 887 Dean leaving seven sons, James, Thomas, Owen, Edward, John, Willam and Francis, Funeral arrangements, not yet completed, will be under, the direotion of W. A.

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