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OBITUARIES Continued From Page 19 BROOKLYN EAGLE, JAN. 25, 1953 Roger William Riis, 58, Author; Readers Digest Roving Editor Stamford, Jan. 24-Roger liam Riis, 58, author and roving editor for the Reader's Digest, died here yesterday following a heart attack. He was a son of the late Jacob A. Riis, the famous philanthropist and author of "How the Other Half Lives," and the half-brother of the late Edward V.

Riis, noted newspaper man who for many years was a staff writer for the Brooklyn Eagle. Mr. Riis, who resided in Wilton, had come here to take his wife back to Wilton from Stamford Hospital, where she had undergone an operation. He suffered an attack while in his car in the hospital parking lot and was pronounced dead in the hospital emergency roomie that of his father, Mr. Riis, writing for the Digest and other publications, revealed his concern for the underprivileged for victims of social injusice.

He also was the author of numerous articles of interest consumers, such as "They Guard Our Food and Drugs." Mr. Riis was born in RichHill, Queens, L. and was a graduate of Williams College. He was a reporter for the New York Sun before serving with Naval Intelligence during World War I. Later he was on the editorial staff of the Ameri-, Saciate Legion editor of Weekly Collier's and magazine.

Mr. Riis served on many or. ganizations and committees deto a variety of public interests, and wag an outspoken enemy of communism. He had been a contributor to the Digest since 1936, and in 1942 was made an editor. Besides his widow, the former Elizabeth Hipple, he survived by a sister, Mrs.

Riis Owre of Minneapolis. Frank Jacobson, 73, Boro Hall Cigarmaker for Half Century Frank Jacobson, Borough Hall cigarmaker, is dead, and today he will be buried in Mt. Carmel Cemetery following the funeral services at 2 p.m. in Sherman's Flatbush Memorial, Coney Island Ave. The 73-year-old cigarmaker who had been in business for more than a half-century, of the time at 65 Court died of asthma on Friday at Beth-El Hospital.

He had been a patient there since early in December. Born in Russia, Mr. Jacobson came to this country when he was 13, the poor immigrants, and soon after got a job -stripping tobacco at a dollar a week. Later he was advanced to $7 a week. After several years' struggle, during which he worked at various jobs, he started his own cigar business in Coney Island, and then, after two Summers, opened an all shop in Court St.

Mr. Jacobson remained there until illness forced him leave for the hospital. During his long years in Court his customers includ-1 judges, lawyers, businessmen, reporters and others. He was a friend of all of Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Esther Corman and Mrs.

Yetta Blechman; two granddaughters, Mrs. Naomi Simon and Mrs. Mildred Feinberg; a son, stationed at Albuquerque, N. and five great grandgrandson, Pvt. Stanley Jacobchildren.

His wife, Mrs. Sarah Jacobson, died in 1947. Mrs. T. F.

McCann Requiem Tuesday A solemn requiem mass for Mrs. Mae Ryder McCann, 57, who died Thursday in her home, 190-23 111th Road, St. Albans, will be offered at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Pascal Baylon R.

C. Church, 112-43 198th St. Albans. Mrs. McCann was born in Troy and educated in its public schools and Ladycliff Academy, near West Point.

She came to New York 45 years ago and had resided in St. Albans for 25 years. Earlier she had lived in Ridgewood. For 12 years she was an operator for the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of St.

Pascal Baylon Church. addition to her husband, Thomas F. McCann, she is vived by a daughter, Mrs. Deaths LUTZ CONRAD, January 23, 1953, beloved husband of the late Elizabeth: devoted father of Robert, William and James. Funeral from Walter B.

Cooke, Funeral Home, 20 Snyder Avenue, Tuesday, 1 p.m. A 190-23 111th Road, St. Albans, L. January 22, 1953, beloved wife of Thomas daughter Cecelia Ryder and si or of Lillian Peters, Katherine Nugent and William Ryder. Reposing at the Home of Lawrence D.

Rouse, 191-02 Linden Boulevard, St. Solemn Requiem Mass Tuesday, 10 a.m., St. Pascal of Baylon C. Church. Interment Long Island National Cemetery.

McCANN-MAE (nee Ryder), of man, Traffic N. Y. P. of 425 80th Street, on January 22, 1953, beloved husband of Mary; father of James and Mary; son of Margaret and the late John McGarry; brother of Irene Reynolds, Viola Brabazon and John McGarry. Funeral Monday, 9 a.m., from Clavin Home, 7722 4th Avenue; Requiem Mass St.

Anselm's Church, 9:30 a.m. McGARRY-JAMES patrol- MEYER-WILLIAM OTTO, January 23, 1953, beloved husband of Helen (nee Hartmann); dear father of Mildred E. Eubank; grandfather of Corinne: brother Matilda Widkow, Fred and William L. Meyer. Services Sunday, 8 p.m., at Quenzer Hollis Funeral Home, Hillside Avenue at 187th Place, Hollis.

Funeral Monday, p.m. Interment Maple Grove Cemetery. MOLLOY BRENDAN January 24, 1953, darling son of and the late Patrick J. Funeral from Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 50 7th Avenue, Tuesday, 1 p.m.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. MORIARTY-DELIA (nee phy), of 378 Hamilton Avenue, on January 21, belov wife of late Christopher; mother Mrs. George O'Dell, Mrs. Ronald Bannon and Joseph Berkery; sister Lillian 'Arberg, John, Matthew and Francis Murphy; also survived seven grandchildren. Funeral Monday, 9 a.m., from Clavin Funeral Home, 496 Court Street; Requiem Mass St.

Mary Star of the Sea Church. 9:30 a.m. In Memoriam HALL JOSEPH (BUSTER), January 25, 1952. Min you and thinking of you always. Sister, and Nephew, ARTHUR.

-Bannigan Pledges S1-Hr. Wage Fight Assembly Minority Leader Eugene F. Bannigan of Brooklyn yesterday pledged the Democratic party to fight for a Statewide $1-an-hour minimum wage law and to eliminate discrimination in public and private houstoring and in the issuance of insurance policies. He also told the biennial convention of the youth division of the Democratic State Committee at the Hotel Biltmore, Manhattan, that Democrats in Albany would battle any move to "take the lid off rent controls." Mr. Bannigan said the "minimum wage situation" in New York State was "disgraceful." He charged insurance companies practiced "discrimination" on a "geographic" as well as "racial basis." Sclerosis Society Will Hold Forum The newly formed Queens chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Sociey hold a medical o'clock forum Wednesday Italion Hall, 93-29 Queens Boulenight at 8 de no vard, Elmhurst.

The public is invited to attend. Speakers will' include Dr. Leon Roizin, associate research scientist, State Psychiatric Institute; Dr. Morton Hoberman, consultant on physical Rehabilitation medicine, at the State pital; Dr. Harold R.

Wainerdi, medical director, National Sclerosis and Sylvia Lawry, executive' secretary and founder of the society. A question and answer period will follow the talks. Mrs. Isabel Di Nubila of 39- 02 111th Corona, will preside as temporary chairman. The newly formed chapter will be officially launched at the meeting and charter will be adopted.

One-quarter of a million persons are afflicted with the dislease in this country. Nassau to Weigh Dredging, Fire Fighting Payments Mineola, Jan. 24-The Nassau County Board of Supervisors will consider two resolutions Monday calling for payment of the county's share of dredging operations and for forest fire fighting. The first will be for the payment of $51,675 to the town of Hempstead as the county's 50 percent share of the cost of dredging the east side of Jones The Inlet Sloop Channel. project was authorized by the Hempstead Town Board on Aug.

28, 1951, and was com- Deaths SIBLEY ELIZABETH of Scotch Plains, N. on January 24, 1953, daughter of the late William W. and Alice M. Sibley, and sister of Mrs. Mary S.

Davenport and Mrs. Helen S. Halsey. Service at Gray's, 318 E. Broad Street, Westfield, Monday, January 26, at 2 p.m.

Interment Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, N. J. TORTORICE On January 23, 1953, FRANK, beloved husband of Irene (nee De Gregory); devoted son of Vincent and Giacoma Tortorice; brother of Mrs. Frances Bannister, Mrs. Julia Quartana and Mrs.

Josephine Reposing William A. Martin Funeral Home, Classon Avenue corner Sterling Place. Funeral Tuesday, 9:15 a.m.: Requiem Mass St. Teresa's R. C.

Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. 22. 1953, devoted mother of GerVELOUR-MARY on January aldine V. Graham, Charlotte Helmers and Laurence Vialar; also survived by four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, Services at the Stutzmann Funeral Home, 224-39 Jamaica Avenue, Queens Village, L.

Monday, 1:30 p.m. Interment Evergreens Cemetery. WEBBER-JOHN on January 22. 1953, employe of N. Y.

Naval Clothing Activities Depot, beloved husband of Catherine (nee Shruell); devoted father of Evelyn Mallett, Emma Johnson, Catherine Gillespie, John Loretta Holtz and Irene Webber; dear brother of Charles and Alfred. Also survived by seven grandchildren. Funeral Monday, 9 a.m., from the James E. Thornton Funeral Home, 5402 7th Avenue; Solemn Requiem Mass 9:30 a.m., St. Agatha's Church, 49th Street and 7th Avenue.

Interment St. John's Cemetery. WEIDEMANN-MARY Janu- ary 22, 1953, in Pittsfield, beloved wife of Henry; dear mother of Martha, dear sister of Henry Vogt. Religious and fraternal services at Chapel, 187 S. Oxford Street, Sunday, 8 p.m.

Interment Monday, 10 a.m., Lutheran Cemetery, Charles A. Ringe, Director. Anniversary WALSH PATRICK and RICHARD. Third anniversary, St. Teresa's Church, January 29, 8 a.m.

WIVES and CHILDREN. Remembrances BICKLEY MARGARET A. In sweet remembrance. Masses offered for dear aunt, MARGARET. Niece, AGNES ERWIN.

NOLAN-GEORGE. Happy birthday in heaven. WIFE and LOVING CHILDREN. Reynaud Fears Red Rule if Army Pact Isn't Ratified Paris, Jan. 24 -Former Premier Paul Reynaud warned tonight that French failure to ratify, the European Army Treaty could lead to a Commugovernment in France.

Reynaud told a conference that refusal to ratify the treaty might cause the United States to pull out of Europe. "If that happened," he said, "nine tenths of the French people would become neutralist. From that point it would be only one step to the installation 'of a Communist government in France." The treaty, which would establish a European army from among the troops of France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, is expected to be sent to the French Assembly within a few days. Many members of the Chamber of Deputies have expressed opposition to the plan. Rutgers Trustees Uphold Firing of 2 Fulton St.

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fires the in cost Nassau of County fighting during forest FURNITURE SALE mont Fire District to install and The resolution board will authorizing also the consider El- a MIDWINTER maintain a traffic signal at the Central Ave. firehouse. cilia Ryder; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Peters and Mrs. Katherine Nugent, and a brother, William Ryder.

The body is at the Funeral Home of Lawrence D. Rouse, 191-02 Linden Boulevard, St. Albans. Burial will be the National Cemetery, Pinelawn. Iltyd H.

Geare, 67, Oil Sales Executive Philadelphia, Jan. 24 (U.P.)Iltyd H. Geare of Bala-Cynwyd, for 29 years a Far Eastern sales executive for Vacuum Oil Com(pany and Standard Vacuum Oil Company, died today at Bryn Mawr Hospital after a brief illness. He was 67 on Jan. 8.

Deaths MURPHY-MARCELLA J. (nee Farrel), on 23, 1953, of Clarendon Road, beloved wife of Phillip and devoted mother of Mary Laffey, Francis, N. Y. C. P.

Marcella and Margaret Falls. Funeral Tuesday, 9 a.m., from the James H. Tracy Funeral Home, 1483 Flatbush Avenue, near Glenwood Road; Requiem Mass, 9:30 a.m.,' Jerome's Nostrand and Newkirk Avenues. Interment Calvary Cemetery. PORTER HUGH, formerly of Brooklyn, on January 23, 1953, beloved husband of Margaret (nee Walsh); devoted father of M.

Florence Gude. Edward, U. S. A. James N.

Y. P. also three grandchildren survive. Reposing at Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, Willis Avenue and E.

142d Street, Bronx; Requiem Mass Monday, a.m., St. Pius Church. Interment Raymond's Cemetery, REDDING MARGARET on January 24, 1953, of 601 E. 20th Street, New York City. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 951 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, Tuesday, 10 a.m.

Interment private. REYNOLDS EDNA EVELYN, devoted mother of Montague. Services Sunday, January 25, p.m., "The Riverside" Brooklyn, Ocean Parkway at Prospect Park. Interment January 26 at 9 a.m. ROBERTS-BEATRICE, on Janjuary 22, 1953, in Miami, Florida, beloved wife of Peter Roberts; sister of Mrs.

Katherine Kinsey Upper Montclair, New Jersey; daughter of the late Dr. Lewis Hodges, Clapp and Margaret Feeney Clapp. Reposing at the "Westbury," Lexington Avenue 81st Street, New York City, on Sunday; Requiem Mass Our Lady Chapel, St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Avenue at 51st Street, Monday, 10 a.m. RONAN-KATHRYN, Janu- ary 22, 1953, resided with her niece, Mrs.

Virginia Melrose, at 738 Westminster Road; also survived by ten nieces and nephews. Reposing Clinton Avenue Funeral Chapel, Clinton Avenue, until noon Monday. Services All Saints Protestant Episcopal Church, 7th Avenue and 7th Street, Monday 2 p.m. T. J.

Higgins Son, Directors. 23, beloved sister of Caroline and Edith Diem; also survived by two nieces. Reposing George J. Ayen Memorial Chapel, 55 7th Avenue. Service Monday, January 26, 8.0 p.m.

Interment Green-Wood, Tuesday, 10 a.m. SCHUH-ALICE on January SEABERG-ERIC, January 22, 1953. Services at Cooke Funeral Home, 83 Hanson Place, Sunday, 8 p.m. Funeral Monday, 2 p.m. Interment "The Evergreens." Fulton St.

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