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TUESDAY BROOKLYN TIMES UNION MAY 28, 1935 9 DISCUSS PLANS TO STOCK PROSPECT PARK ZOO ZEPPELIN SPEEDS POsMBO IS SEEKING Til DLTDAID DI HIT 1: TO GERMAN BASE NORMANDIE SAILS FOR U. S. TOMORROW Giant French Liner Coming Here on Maiden Voyage. Le Havre, France, May 28. The giant liner Normandie aails tomorrow on Its maiden voyage to New York.

Sixty of the most beautiful girl models in Paris will be passengers. ASK U.1 TO MOVE FOR MEXICAN QUIZ Members of 6 R. C. Parishes Urge Action on Resolutions for Persecution Sift. A resolution calling; upon Congress to speed action on the Bo-rah-Hlgglna resolutions for an investigation of religious persecution In Mexico was unanimously adopted last night by 1,600 members of six Roman Catholic parishes at a protest mass meeting; in St Ter-ersa's- School auditorium, Classon ave.

and St. John's pi. The meeting' was sponsored by the 16th Holy Name Rally District of the Diocesan Union, which com i 111 Park Commissioner Robert Moses and Alfred E. Smith, honorary night watchman of the Central Park Zoo, meet with Brooklyn leaders to form committee for raising funds to obtain animals for the new Prospect Park Zoo. Left to right are Commissioner Moses, Mr.

Smith, Borough President Ingersoll and Louis O. Wills, chairman of the committee. 1 Park's Zoo Opens on July $5,000 Starts $50,000 Drive Moses Voices Hope for New Animals By Then and Smith Speaks for Purchasing Fund Campaign. The Prospect Park Zoo, housed in attractive and practical buildings and containing many well selected, healthy exhibits, will be thrown open to the public on July 4, according to a statement yesterday by Park Commissioner Robert Moses to the committee created by Borough President Ingersoll to foster interest in this project. The meeting prises the parishes of the churches of gt.

Teresa, St. Gregory, St Francis of Assist, St Ignatius of Loyola, St Mathew and St Blase. Copies of the resolution were ordered to President Roosevelt the Senators and Representatives from New York, the Secretary of State and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to which the- Borah-Hlggtna resolutions were referred by the Senate and the' House of Representatives. The prinoipttl address, was made by 'Vyilliam A. Clarke, principal of John Adams S.

and lecturer on Mexican affairs, who was Introduced by Michael F. -Walsh, State Deputy of the Knlghta of. Columbus, after the latter had been, Installed' as chairman by Joseph 8. Rellly.presldent of St. Teresa's Holy Name Society.

Mr. Clarke was preceded by the Joseph, V. O'Drlscoll, professor of political science at St, John's University. Kntertainment was provided by Mrs. James Fee, who offered a character sketch entitled "A Nervous Mother at the Miss Genevieve T.

McKenna, songs; Miss Mary 8herlock, violin solo; John S. Adams, of St. Matthew's Holy Name Society, tenor solo, and St Agatha's Band, directed by Joseph Osine, assistant bandmaster. Thomas Cullon was drum major. The gathering was welcomed by Mons.

John B. Gorman, pastor of St Teresa's Church. X-RAY PEACE HERO WILL BE HONORED Tree Planting Ceremony to Be Dr. Williams' Memorial. Roman Catholics and Protestants will participate in religious exercises at a tree-planting ceremony at 1 0:30 o'clock Memorial Day morning on the lawn of St, Mary's Hospital, St Mark's and Buffalo honoring the late Dr.

John G. Will-lama, the X-ray specialist, as a "peace hero." The ceremony will be under the joint auspices of the hospital and the Commission on International Justice and Good-Will of the Brooklyn ChUrch rind Mission Each year the commission, on recomtucndatlon of a committee choson for the purpose, selects for this honor ono of Brooklyn's outstanding public servants. Two years ago It was held In Holy Cross Cemetery, honoring a Catholic fireman who died In line of duty. Last year it was at the grave of descendant of Oliver Cromwell, Mrs. Anna Cromwell Field, In Friends' Cemetery, Prospect Park.

Members of the hospital staff, including the Sisters of Charity, will attend the ceremony. The Rev. Phillips Packer Elliott of the First Presbyterian Church, Henry st. near Clark st, chairman of the Federation's peace commission, will speak. William V.

Pascual of the hospital staff will give a brief resume of the life work of Dr. Will-lams. SHIPPING show styles on tha voyage. Six hundred carpenters will go also, to. put the finishing touches a few cabins which were not completed because of a brief strike seamen.

The cabins will be ready for east-bound passengers. Mme. Albert Lebrun. wife of the president will be a passenger and will, visit Mrs. Franklin D.

Roosevelt at -Washington. She will be received by Mayor Florello H. La-Guardia of New York at the City Hall June t. Lebrun will be accompanied by her daughter, Mme. Friasainard, and her daughter-in-law, Mme.

Jean Lebrun. Harry M. Peyser Sees HOLC Flaw The HOLC was severely criticized a substitute for bank and individual mortgagees by Harry M. Peyser, chief estate tax attorney, at meeting of the Helada Men's Club, 1110 Eastern pkwy last night "When we consider the high interest charges and the periodic pay ments on tne principal required by the HOLC, it is obvious, it seems to me, that owners who cannot carry the bank and individual mortgages their homes certainly cannot carry the additional burdens Imposed by the Government corporation," Mr. Peyser declared.

He then discussed the financial details of HOLC mortgages, which he described as "the magic of mathematics in relation to the HOLC" Dr. William Douglas, president and chairman, then appealed for further support of the Helada Sunshine Club in its efforts to cope with cases of destitution throughout Brooklyn which do not come within the scope of Federal, State or city relief agencies. Sam Kallch. vice president, announced that the Sunshine Club will spend 21,000 in July to send (1 children to the University Settle-, merit Camp, near Beacon, for a two-weeks" vacation. U.

S. INSPECTOR LOCATED Albany. May 28. Mack Truby. 34.

an Internal Revenue Inspector missing five days, was located last night at Norfolk, va. Truby telephoned State police at Jefferson Heights when he needed identifica tion to sell his automobile. He said he was unaware of the State-wide search for him. Dirigible Flies Over France Under Perfect Conditions; All's Well on Board. Valence, France, May JS.

The dirigible Graf Zeppelin flew over Valence exactly at noon A. E. a today. Conditions were perfect Valence is 216 miles southwest of the dirigible's base at Frled- rlchshafen. Marseilles, May is.

The dirigi ble Graf Zeppelin flew over the French coast at Sain tea Maries de la Mer at 10:22 A. M. (4:22 A. M-E. S.

today. It was flying high and fast The ship wirelessed that everything was perfect aboard. It is following its normal course over the Rhone Valley toward Friedrlcbsbafen. Weather conditions were ideal. A rumor was disseminated by a European news agency that the Graf met motor trouble on its regular passenger and mail flight from Pernambuco, Brazil, to Friedrlch-shafen, and made a forced landing on the coast of Spanish Morocco.

Wireless stations and airdromes all over Southern Europe and Northern Africa got action seeking contact with the ship, and report of its progress. BABY CUT BY GLASS, COSTS CITY $15,000 Child Jotted From Carriage by Hole in Sidewalk. Florence Dolg, 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Doig, of 220 67th st, and her father were awarded 12,500 and $2,500, respectively, by a jury before Supreme Court Justice Cuff in their damage suit against the city.

In September, 1232, when the child was 21 months old, it was charged a baby carriage In which she was being pushed by her sister, Margaret 7. hit a hole in the sidewalk in 49th st, and tipped over. The baby fell on a shattered milk bottle, losing the sight of her tight eye, according to the complaint 0 infant pef day to on of as a on WIN MATH AWARDS Lorell and Schlamberg Qualify at Brooklyn Jacob Schlamberg and Jack Lorell were "the gold medal winners in- the annual competitive examinations conducted by the mathematics, department of Brooklyn' College, Prof. Harris F. MacNelsh announced yesterday, Abraham Goodman, Bernard Greenspan; Maxwell Reade, Abraham Simonwttz and Herbert Wolfe won silver medals in the competi tion, which was based on each of the' elective courses in advanced mathmetalcs given at the The medals will be presented at a party sponsored by the Mathe matics Club on May 31.

The election of Donald Axel rod as president of the Inter-fraternity Council was also announced by Joseph Davidson, faculty advisor of the fraternal organization, which comprises ten. fraternities at the college. William Fournier was elected bursar and Tansman scribe. LD IU IVLI I LiliL Confers With Aviation Experts to Find Whether Craft Can Be Repaired. Para (Belem) Brazil.

May 28. Juan Ignacio Pombo conferred with aviation experts today to find whether he can ealvage his trans- Atlantic airplane and continue his flight to Mexico City to visit his sweetheart Though the plane -was almost wrecked when a wheel caught on a wire fence as he took off at Ca-moclm SundaL the 21-year-old Spanish flyer has received Offers from many sources to repair it regardless of cost He was torn between conflicting advisers. His father. Juan Pombo, Spain's first civilian pilot asked that he wait and repair bis plane or rebuild it if necessary. 45 days to fly from Santander to Madrid.

210 miles, more than 20 years ago," he asked the correspondent at Santander. "I spent 40 day on a hill 25 miles from Madrid." Pombo has received consolatory messages from several members of the Spanish Government Including Preimer Aiejardro Lerrrour. They urge him to try to rebuild his plane. But Serorlta Marie Elena Rlvero Corral, the girl who is awaiting him in Mexico City, advised him through the correspondent there: MForsrt vour moflauito and take the next Pan American plane here. We are all happy Just to know that you are safe." Pnmh.

limntnr frnm' Km Ik.S and cuts he received when he lumped from his plane at Camo-cim as it Overturned. SCHOOL HEAD GETS PIN Teachers Honor Mabel Carey Watt at Recital. Mrs. Mabel Corey Watt, director of the Mabel Corey Watt School of 1 A V.a.t.1.1. eented with an amethyst pin last night by four of her teachers to mark the 60th recital of the school the musical field.

The four teachers who presented the commemoration pin were Miss Helen Corey, Mrs. Alice Cotteral, Mrs. Irene Simmons and Mrs. Ar nold Fits. The latter made the presentation.

More than 200 persons attended. NEW proper growth and develop- 1 IB A 3 i I. 1 E. Y.f Telephone: STerUng 3-7600 mm Mrs. Thomas Casey, Henry 3.

Davenport, Mr. William H. Good, William 8. Irish, Mrs. John H.

Jackson, Mrs. John N.1 Jackson, Jacob Kllnck. Lindsley Kimball, Plant and Structures Commissioner, Frederick J. H. Kracke, George V.

McLaughlin, Lewis H. Pounds. William J. and Mrs. Philip Youtz.

These are some of the animals Mr. Klein's gift will buy: Five sea Two gazelles. Two gennette cats. Two civet cats. Two Jaguarendl.

One pair of spotted hyenas. One pair of striped hyenas. Two kangaroos. Two chimpanzees. Two cages of tropical Fifteen rhesus monkeys.

One pair spotted leopards. Two lioness. One pair puma. One pair agouti. One pair fallow deer.

One pair ocelots. One pair Siberian badgers. One pair bltinurongs. One pair African porcupines. Four Elks.

Three Polar bears. -Three Tlbetlan sun bears. SHE I VITAMIN in r-. in iv i i it. ii'im-w v' 1 the relief workers doing at City 'Fine," he replied, 'there are enough of them, there to carry It down "But seriously," Mr.

Smith continued, "no matter what the stress of the times may be, the children should not be deprived of the-ad vantages of education. A good zoo Is certainly educational. There they can see wtm animals ana icarn about them better than In any other "Although we have this fine 15,000 donation from. Mr. Klein, and I think we can get more if It does not cover all the animals tie wants to.

buy, I believe the fund should be made as popular as pos "I would much rather get 60,000 donations of a half a dollar each than have a few persons pay for these r. Smith and Chimpanzee Mr. Smith then amuzed his audience by telling of some of the donations to the Central Park Zoo. Telling of a chimpanzee given by a man in New Jersey, the speaker said that as "night superintendent" he called to see the animal on the night of "Do yon know," he continued, "he lust glared at me when I walked in. You see, he had been bounced around in a truck all day coming from Jersey, but in a couple Of days he gave me a big smile." The speakers were Introduced by Borough President Ingersoll.

Commissioner MOaes told of his difficulty in making permanent improvements with relief workers. He declared that, of the 1.700 projects of his department, the Prospect Park Zoo was the finest and most satisfactory. He said It would be ready by July 4 and expressed the hope that by that time the animals would be available. President Louis C. Wills, Of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, was made chairman of the fund-raising committee and William H.

fiwartx, vice president of the Law-yers' County Trust 44 Court st, was. made treasurer. Among those who attended the meeting-were: Mrs. Owen Nell Brown, Philip A. BensoBv former U.

B. Senator William M. Calder. Duncan Cranford, William H. -Cary, Herbert L.

Carpenter, CoL Walter Jeffreys Carlln, Ship Notes 6ax Rohmer Arrives Today Sax Rohmer, creator of the world-famous "Fu Martchu" mystery stories and plays, will arrive today in the Cunard White Star liner Berengarla for his first visit to America in thre years. Mr. Rohmer is coming to procure material, for his next "Dr. Fu Man-chu" series. Other notables arrlvlhr la the Berengarla includes Sir Henry Bar-raclough, Dr.

Herbert Bchotleld, JacX Warner, of the Warner Bro. Film Corporation; Miss Helen Bau-dlne, film star; Albert.De Courvillo, theatrical producer; Lou Bates, captain Of the Wembley Lions Ice hockey team; Count Hans H. 8. A. Brockenhuus-Schack and Mr.

and Mrs. WHllam Barbara Button on Bremen Carrying over 1,000 passengers. the North German Lloyd liner Bremen sails tonight at midnight from Pier 86, foot of West 46th for Cherbourg, Southampton and Bremen. Among those aboard the Bremen will be Edward Johnson, general manager of the Metropolis tan Onera Company, who Is going abroad for the European season of orera and concert; Count Court HaugwItt-ReventlOw and the Countess, the former Barbara Hutton Mldvani; -Mrs. Elizabeth.

Graham Lewis, more familiarly known as Elizabeth Arden; Dr. Herbert T. Kalmus, of TeohnicOlor, the color -crocess photography which has finally, been so perfected that the first full length color feature film, "Becky Sharp," is about to be brought to the screen; he Is accompanied by, Mrs. Kalmus; Joseph J. Larkin, executive vice president of the Chase National Bank in Paris, and P.

N. Hershey, eandy manufacturer, with Mrs. Hershey, Hours Below Are Daylight Saving Time INCOMING VESSELS ARRIVIJIG TODAY frota 4 i Bo was held in Borough Hall. "Night Superintendent" Alfred E. Smith, of the Central Park Zoo, and by his own admission an authority on animals, who is serving as "renting agent" for the Prospect Park Zoo, appeared in the capacity of "an expert consultant on wild animals." He launched the campaign to raise for the purchase of new exhibits with a common sense speech into which he wove enough of his nsual humor and characteristic comments to give the committee a fine start A donation o( $5,000 tor new animals was announced from 8.

Klein, Man-hattan drees merchant, to start the fund, with a promise of an additional donation if needed. Boosts 200 as Educational Former Gov. Smith declared a good xoo was necessary for the proper education of children. 1 Ho. told of his opposition to the movement, started long ago, to get rid of the Central Park Zoo and then told that dockers on an unpleasant Sunday had counted 122,000 visitors there.

"I don't know how many were there yesterday," he added, "because I had to do a turn for the Elks last night." (This referred to his appearance with Mayor La-Ouardta In the Elks' mlnstrsl in Manhattan.) Referring to remarks of Commissioner Moaes concerning the difficulty of getting the most desirable results with relief workers, the former Governor said: "That reminds me that several years ago, when we were trying to put people to work, many were sent down to City Halt I asked Mayor Walker one day, 'How are TABLES 22, Cher- Belfast, 55.. 5:00 in HNB.W, 14th.it MNl WKthlt NX CbarlM it MS Surlnr tt 14 r.K Wall si 7 KB Rector st a Franklin st 52. 2:30 Dm Crlitobal 0:30 am TOMORROW 8, 7 :00 im 3U'B Canal Jersey Cltv 15 NR Franklin it 8 EB Old Blip nun rath st" 6th at Hoboken 1 JiE Hector at 28. 7:00 a 4(1 NR Charles st 87 NR st 4M st Bklyn R7 NR 10th st 48 NEW Ilth it-. NR Morris st 74 NB 3ih st i Havre, etc.

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