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JANUARY 3, 1928. Lindbergh Route Still Unsettled ATLANTIC OCEAN DIES AU PRINCE RICO SANTO 7 DO ANTILLES SEA TRINIDADS EN SOUTH BOGOTA IA AMERIC he is winging his way from San to St. Louis. Latest dispatches, and thence fly to Havana, as Governor Not to Read His Lengthy Albany, N. Jan.

3 -Governer Smith today said he would not read his annual message to the Legislature tomorrow. He is perfectly willing have clerks read the recommendations and then place copies of the message where they will be available to members of the Legislature, with a request that they read it. Commenting on the length of the message the Governor said: "Certainly I am not going to read it myself. I want to get to New York by Friday." JUDGES HERE LOSE SALARY FIXING RIGHT Justice Denies Pay Claim of Kings Court Stenographer. Justice Fawcett in Supreme Court today decided that the county judges here have no power to fix the salaries of their court stenographers, although the judges of every other county in the city have the right to fix salaries 'in their courts.

He denied a plea made by John J. Kunzemu, a county court stenographer, for a mandamus to compel the city officials to pay him $5,500 per annum, as fixed by the county judges. The Board of Estimate during last year fixed Kunzeman's salary at $4,500 and the city officials announced that this year it will be $5,000. Justice Fawcett pointed out that by an apparent oversight in the enactment of a 1920 amendment to the judiciary law by which the power to fix salaries court attaches was given to the Bronx County judges, Kings County, previously included, was left out. DR.

FRANK EMERSON DIES IN FLORIDA Word was received here today of the death of Dr. Frank S. Emerson, dentist, of 632 Bedford at Jacksonville, on Sunday. Dr. Emerson died after a brief illness.

The funeral services will be held at Worcester, at the convenience of the family. Dr. Emerson had practiced for more than a score years in this boro and was the husband of the late Dr. Florand ence Greenman-Emerson, who was a well known physician. She died in 1906.

They formerly active in All Souls Universalist Church. career, having West at the age Dr. Emerson gonad a picturesque of 17, where he became a cowboy enduring the rigorous life of the plains for two years. For the last several years he had retired from active practice and spent much time traveling. "Avigation" From Now On If Legislature Passes Bill Albany, N.

Jan. 3 (AP) a nonly coined word, will be given its first official recognition when the New York legislature is convenea tomorrow. Senator J. Griswold Webt of Dutchess will introduce a gili designed to place State in ful cooperation with the Federal Government in the development and regulation of aviation. Senator Webb's bill requires that no air pilot be licensed to fly within the State and no airplane be registered in the State unless pilot and plane nave been licensed or registered by the Federal authorities.

According to Senator Webb, the measure provides safeguards against irresponsible pilots and inferior planes. 4 Fined $1,150 in Seizure Of Liquor Ship Ansonia Fines totaling $1,150 were imposed today by Federal Judge Marcus B. Campbell on four men arrested the Coast Guard seized the steamship Ansonia on Aug. 12 last at Staten Island with a liquor cargo valued at $500.000. Charles H.

Lawrence, 97 W. 116th who advised the Court that he had piloted the craft from sea, was fined $300. Joseph Albrech. a an officer of the ship. was fined $350.

Anthony Stanco and William Baker, also believed members of the crew though they insisted that they were nonunion longshoremen aboard to unload cargo, were fined $250 each. Kills Wife, Brother-in-Law, Turns Gun on Himself Providence, R. Jan. 3 (P) -Wildiam G. Laprade, 25, shot and killed his wife Marietta, 25, and her halfbrother.

Herman E. White in Mrs. LaPrade's lodging house at 6 Hospital t3, this afternoon. Laprade then shot himself. He is in a critical condition.

of died acute at 1 at N. J. HAYES, 72, DIES SUDDENLY; HEAD OF CITY WATER SUPPLY Aroused Family, Complaining of Heart Pains- -Was a Tam. many Leader Many Years. Nicholas J.

Hayes, 72. Commissioner Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, his home, 57 E. 90th Manbattan, 2:15 o'clock this morning indigestion. Fifteen minutes before he died he aroused members of his family, complaining of pains around the heart. A doctor was quickly called, but Mr.

Hayes was dead when he arrived. Mr. Hayes had been a Tammany leader in the 28th A. D. for the last 20 years.

He was a prominent member of the Pocasset. Club and the National Democratic Club. He was affiliated with the machine of the late Charles F. Murphy and became a leader in east Harlem, being elected in the Democratic primaries in 1897. The next year he was appointed a deputy city clerk; in 1905 he was elected Sheriff and three years later Mayor McClellan appointed him Fire Commissioner.

Mayor Hylan named him head of the city's Department of Water Supply, Gas and Eleccricity in 1918. Mr. Hayes was born in Troy and come to this city when 12 years old. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary L.

Hayes; a son. Matthias, and three daughters, Misses Katherine, Helen and Nora Hayes. The funeral will be held on Thursday morning at the Church of St. Ignatius, 84th st. and Park Manhattan, with interment in Calvary Cemetery.

England Hit by Floods; Railroads Under Water London. Jan. 3 (AP)-Heavy rains and melting snow have resulted in serious floods in many parts of England. in some cases necessitating the rescue of people from private dwellings and farmhouses. In virtually all sections outside of London there is a fringe of floods such as have not been experienced here in many years.

Despite the enormous volume of water being carried away, the Thames has risen more than three feet in 24 hours. Many sections of railway to the south are under water and landslides have dislocated service in several places. Jamaica Fire Damages Four Store Buildings Firemen faced a cold holiday task yesterday when a fire of undetermined origin badly damaged four three-story frame store and apartment buildings in a row of similar sluctures near 116th st. and Jamaica Richmond Hill. Two alarms brought apparatus from Woodhaven, Jamaica and other parts of the boro.

Water froze quickly on the ruins, festoning them with icicles. The tenents were forced into the cold and were cared for by neighbors. The blaze apparently started in apartment of Herman Benny, on the third floor of 116-11 Jamaica ave. This building was owned by F. H.

Dunstadter, who had a clothing store on the ground floor. The flames spread to 116-09, owned by Weiss Brothers; 116-13, owned by Irving Tuthill, a hardware dealer, and to 116-05, owned by Max Kauffman, a tailor. Church Finally Admits Pastor's Disappearance Patchogue, Jan. 3-Brookhaven, east of here, is minus a Methodist minister and the Ku-Klux Klan is minus one of its chief leaders in the disappearance of the Rev. Maynard C.

Spahr. While it had been known by some that he had been missing for two weeks, it was not admitted by his church until yesterday that he had gone "for good." Some time ago he turned in his resignation, to take effect April 1. More recently he is said to have concuperate from a run-down condition, templated a going to a hospital to rehis parishioners are emphatic that he is in no hospital but advance the idea that it was just a preparation for his sudden departure. 2-Alarm 8th Ave. Blaze Damages 3 Buildings Forty persons fled to the street in the cold early today as the result of a fire which damaged the three twostory brick dwellings at 4610, 4612 and 4614 ave.

The fire was said to have started in the first floor hallway of 4610. It spread to the delicatessen store of M. Suroli. in front of 4610, and then to the two adjoining dwellings. Two alarms were turned in.

The firemen succeeded in putting out the blaze without much difficulty. MRS UNDERHILL'S WILL Supreme Court Justice James A. Dunne today admitted to probate the will of Mrs. Louisa Wingate Underhill of 1100 Dean who died May 15 last. Surrogate George Albert Wingate, under jurisdiction all wills come, was disqualified from acting in this case he is a bother of the testator and because he is one of the witnesses to the document.

The other witness was Julia Imlay Atkin- son. The will was drawn March 21. 1916. John Garrett Underhill, her husband, is named executor. In the petition it is stated the real estate is more than $5,0000 and the estate less than $5,000.

Mr. Underhill inherits one-half the estate and the half goes to her two chilremaining Underhill Jr. and Susan Underhill, both of who mare minors. Failing to Find Job, Woman Tries Suicide Miss Agnes Troska, 40, of 516 Bainbridge is today recovering in the Bushwick Hospital from cyanide of potassium poisoning which she took in an attempt to end life Sunday afternon in the bedroom her home. Her brother, John, told the police of the Ralph ave.

station that his sister despondent because she had been out of work several weeks. Maid Ends Life With Gas Long Beach, L. Jan. 3-Katie Schneider, 19, a maid in the home of William Adch of 128 E. Hudson was found dead in her room in her employer's home last night.

Members of the family who smelled gas forced the door of the girl's room and found all the jets turned on. Coroner Edward T. New of Lynbrook pronounced the girl a suicide. No note was found. COURT CENTRALIZATION IS OPPOSED BY BYRNE Discloses Plan to Speed Financing and Building a New County Court.

Boro President James Byrne day came out in opposition Brooklyn Bar Association's plan centralize much of the work of Municipal courts by creating centralized court in the downtown section for all jury trial work. At the same time he disclosed plan speed construction of the proposed $3,000,000 county courthouse. "I rather think that the people prefer to have the Municipal courts left as they are today, close to them and in their own districts," Mr. Byrne said. "Poor Man's" Court.

"The Municipal Court man's court. Of course, I realize that a centralization of these lower Boro might please some of the Hall lawyers. But I am not interested that at all." The Boro President expressed views in answer a The Eagle whether he intended to make any request of the new State Legislature this year. Financing Pian. "I expect to seek legislative authorIzation to exempt from the budget some $3,000,000 needed to build the new County he added.

"and to allow issue of 40-year bonds for the work. as was done when we constructed the Municipal building. of six or seven stories 13 to occupy the of the County Court on 'Schermerhorn and Smith and adjoining property, according to his plan. It will take up approximately half a block. Of Indiana limestone, will hold clerks' offices on the ground floor and court rooms above.

chambers will be in a unit. president" Byrne said he does not intend to wait until settlement of the central courthouse plan for Municipal Courts. Bar Association's Plan. The Brooklyn Bar, Association, however, will ask Legislature to change the law and establish a centralized court for the Municipal Court in Brooklyn. The plan includes redistricting of the Municipal Court districts, a central court for jury work and four additional justices.

President Byrne said he has ordered Collins Collins, boro architects, to draw up new plans for the County Courthouse. It may defeat the Bar Association's plan. QUEENS SEWER DATA STOLEN FROM OFFICE OF BIG CONTRACTORS Continued from Page 1. pipe when not more than $20 would have been a reasonable price. No.

80.311. awarded to Riverdale Contracting Company for $399.089 and assigned to Awixa, which collected $404.452. Pipe that should have been laid for $20 a foot, according to Klein's charges, in this instance cost the Queens taxpayers from $38 to $60 a foot. Office Robbed Once Before. A unique feature in the theft of the records, it was revealed today, is that now occupied by the Awixa firm, but at the time Richardson's private office, was entered by burglars and looted of $5,700 in cash and bonds.

Despite this previous robbery, however, Richardson's files, in which the stolen documents were kept were not locked and the thieves had only to look over the records to ascertain which they wanted. The 1923 burglary, as was the one of Friday, night. was discovered by Charles Smisek, an employee in the office of C. O. Doxsee.

which adjoins that of the Awaxi firm. First reports of Friday's burglary was that the intruders overlooked everything but the sewer documents, but it was stated today that $100 in $20 gold was taken from an unlocked drawer. Other Offices Not Entered. The Awixa offices are on the ground floor of a two-story brick building on Main in the heart of Islip's business district. In the same building are the Doxsee office, the village postoffice and the Masonic lodge headquarters, none of which the thieves artempted to enter.

The burglars, authorities believe. gained entrance to the Owixa offices by jimmying the front door, and left the job, taking the stolen records with them, in a motorcar. Police and investigators from District Attorney Hildreth's office took a number of fingerprints from the looted files, but up to this afternoon these had developed no clue as to the identity of the burglars. Schlemmer, like Richardsor. is a figure in local Democratic politics.

He nerved one term as superintendent of highways of the Town of Islip 10 years ago, while Richardson has been both county clerk of Suffolk County and supervisor of Islip. Mr. Buckner, whose difficulties with Mr. Klein appear to be patched up. declared today that he welcomed the latter's entrance into the State investigation as counsel to Alderman Harvexit is entirely appropriate that Mr.

Harvey should have counsel. and I will be glad of any co-operation Mr. Harvey's counsel will offer to myself as Justice Scudder's said Mr. Buckner. Would Amend Charges.

Mr. Klein, in a formal statement. declared that he would first seek to have the charges against Connolly amended to include an allegation that the sewer contracts in Queens were let "by fraud and collusion" instead by alone, and also to include a charge that the contracts were let in violation of Sec. 1554 of the City Charter prohibiting the use of patented materials on city jobs. The first amendment will be requested.

Klein stated, to allow the inquiry to include others besides Queens officials, while the second is expected to expedite the presentation of evidence involving Phillips, whose prepipe is patented. cast, first test of Connolly's strength since Governor Smith commissioned Justice Scudder to make an official inquiry into his administration was expected today when Mayor Walker 1s scheduled to appoint a successor to Magistrate Harry Miller, Connolly's close friend and rooter. Wolff Backed for Job. Magistrate Miller's term expired Saturday sight and the Connolly forces have lined 1n for his reappointment. A faction of the former Connelly machine, however, is strongly backing Assistant District Attorney David M.

Wolff, who is ac- Night Club Revels Drown Out Mayor's Weak Curfew Call Until Only the Cops Can Hear By WILLIAM WEER. Say what you will, Mayor Walker's Curfew certainly rang out Sunday morning. just as he said it would. "Ding Ding-dong!" it rang. That was at exactly 3 a.m., the Curfew Hour, when, saith the Curfew Law, it becomes necessary for all and sundry night clubs to close.

Immediately one of the most intimate of our Broadway night clubs was closed as tight as tight could be. It fact, it-the Chez Helen Morganhad been closed for 48 hours or 50 before, having been rudely moved to the Knickerbocker Warehouse by ruthless Prohibition raiders disguised as Internal Revenue officers. Fail to Hear Ding-Dong. But elsewhere on the night-club front, the proprietors, the patrons, the entertainers, the hat-check girls and the waiters were so busy opening bottles of ginger ale and generally celebrating the recent arrival of a New Year that they failed entirely to hear the ringing. So at 4 a.m.

the curfew rang. "Ding-dong!" it rang this time, and again It happened, however, that at this moment the orchestra was playing something which sounded like 'Sh and the saxophonist saxophoned quite a tricky "toodle-de-00-yoo-HOO!" Under these circumstances the ringinz for toodle of the orchestra. was heard, but was mistaken barely, In any event, nothing closed, not even the aforesaid bottles. Curfew Becomes Vexed. Another hour passed, and by then you can well imagine that the Mayor's curfew was pretty mad.

When it rang at 5 o'clock, it did so all in capitals. Thus: "DING-DONG! DING -DONG!" All would have gone well except that several of the patrons happened to mistake themselves for entertainers. cried one of them from the uncertain perch of a sway- McCOOEY OUSTED WARDEN YACENDA "Organization" Was Responsible, Says Sheriff Hessberg. The "organization," not the Sheriff, decided on the ousting of Andrew B. Yacenda as warden of the civil prison at Raymond Street Jail today, Sheriff Herman M.

Hessberg said today. Edward J. Christan, president of the Patrick H. McCarren Demicratic Club of the 14th A.D., was named as the new warden. During Yacenda's Administration there were complaints of loose management.

including the selling of liquor in the jail; so-called social parties, and once the "borrowing" of a radio from the cell of one of the prisoners. A Grand Jury, after sifting the complaints, approved conditions at the prison. Today Sheriff Hessberg announced the appointment of Patrick H. Malone as ex- assistant dep-1 uty sheriff at $2.180. Malone is a Democrat of the 7th A.

D. Other new appointments on the new Sheriff's staff include that of Ernest Eggert, of het18 A. as the new assistant chief-lerk to succeed Louis S. Harris, and the advancement of Rafaello Raimonde to a full deputyship. Former Warden Yacenda was palitIcia lyopposed to Superintendent of Sewers Joseph Lentol, Democratic leader of the 14th A.

in which Yacenda lives. Warden Christan is one of Lentol's right hand men. The "organization" spoken of by Sheriff Hessberg, is Democratic County er John H. McCooey. COOK AND MURRAY MUST STAY IN JAIL Washington, Jan.

3 -Disapproving probations granted Dr. Frederick A. Cook in Texas and Glen Murray in Nebraska, the Supreme co Court held today that Federal Courts have no authority to place prisoners on probation after they have begun serving their sentences. Dr. Cook, soldier of fortune and worth Prison, where the served explorer, must remain "has Leavenabout two years of a sentence of 14 years and 9 months imposed for using the mails to defraud in connection with oil promotion operations.

Murray was sentenced to three months in the Douglas County Jail at Omaha, pleading guilty to the charge of having violated the Federal Prohibition Law. $500,000,000 Land Suit Again in Federal Court Chicago, Jan. 3 Streeter's $500.000.000 "District of Lake Michigan" land suit again is in the Federal Court. Today the course of litigation over the title of valuable Chicago lake front land which "Cap" George Wellington Streeter claimed as a squatter several decades ago brought the suit before the Circuit Court of Appeals. Previously several Federal courts decided against Streeter heirs.

The court set a hearing for Jan. 18 after two members. Judges Samuel Alschuler and George T. Page, had questioned their right to hear the case on the ground that they had passed upon it before. Attorneys for the heirs, however, offered no objection.

Marines Here Receive No Orders to Move information was obtainable in Brooklyn today to substantiate the report that a detachment of United States marines was to leave Brooklyn on the Army transport Chateau Thierry to join the marine detachment in Nicaraugua. At the Marine Barracks in the Navy Yard, where there are 200 marines under command of Col. N. A. Hall, it was stated that no moving orders had been received.

At the Army base in Bay Ridge, the point of embarkation, it was stated that the Chateau Thierry was scheduled to sail Jan. 12 for the Canal Zone and Porto Rico with Army replacements, but that so far no request has been made for accommodations for marines to be sent to Nicaragua. HICKMAN PLEADS TODAY IN SLAYING MARIAN PARKER MEXICO HAVANA- GULF OF BELIZE TO 260 SAN SALVADORE ONDURAS. SAN SALVADOR NICARAGUA MANAGUA COSTA PACIFIC SAN 70 SE OCEAN The route of Lindbergh from Mexico City is Salvador to Tegucigalpa. From Havene he plans however.

indicate the ace may double back from originally planned. INTERBORO PKWAY IS UP TO CONNOLLY NOW. SAYS BYRNE Way Virtually Cleared for Construction, but Project Is Still Further Delayed. Construction of the long-delayed Interboro Parkway, a proposed highway outlet for the heavy motor traffic from Brooklyn and Queens to points on Long Island, for which The Eagle waged a strenuous campaign, is now up to Boro Connolly of Queens, Boro President Byrne said today. "There is only 200 feet of the roadway in he declared.

"More than one and a half miles of it runs through Queens. The estimates for its construction must come from the Boro President of Queens." According to Boro Engineer Philip Farley of Brooklyn, the rule and damage map was approved some time ago. and today there is practically nothing to stop the Corporation Counsel from instituting property condemnation proceedings. But so nothing of the sort has been done, although the motorists have been clamoring for the highway for many years. Hearing on Minor Change.

On Jan. 19, the Board of Estimate will hold a hearing on a proposed minor change in the rule map. The change has to do with routing part of the parkway through Cypress Hills Cemetery. A few feet this way and that way will be changed in order not to disturb the graves more than is necessary. as Brooklyn is concerned." Mrq Byrne continued, "I will do all I can to obtain a speedy construction of this most needed of motor outlets.

When the Queens people present their plans and their contracts I will urge instant action. It is now up to President Connolly of Queens." MEXICO CLEVELAND HONORS MYRON T. HERRICK Cleveland. Ohio, Jan. 3 (AP -Myron T.

Herrick, United States Ambassador to France, today was awarded Cleveland's 1927 gold medal for public service. The presentation, made at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, was the Ambassador's first public appearance since his serious illness last summer. The Ambassador was unaware the presentation was to be made. as he attended primarily to present his friend and the principal guest, Marcel Knecht, French statesman and officer of the French Legion of Honor, who has done much to adjust minor difficulties arising in recent years between France and the United States. 2 Elderly Men Suicides By Gas Over Ill Health Within a few minutes of each other two elderly men were found dead gas different sections of Brooklyn this morning.

Each was pronounced a suicide because of despondency and ill health. The body of Richard Hines, 65, was found in his furnished room at 423 Pacific st. by his landlord. Louis Tyson. Hines had carefully stuffed small openings with paper before turning on the gas.

He left three sealed notes addressed to relatives. Soon afterward Mrs. Nettie Becker found the body of her husband, Auof gust, 63, in the bathroom their home at 225 Ryerson In his mouth was a gas hose attached to an open jet. Story to Cut Taxes As Rochester Manager Rochester, N. Jan.

3 (P) -Lowering taxes rather than increasing services to the people will be the aim of Stephen B. Story, formerly Freeport. L. first City Manager of Rochester. Story told the City Council when he formally accepted the City Mana tership today.

Story said that the Council could not expect to give the people more service through the Public Safety and Public Works Departments if taxes wore to be reduced. cepted as the candidate of District Attorney Richard S. Newcombe. Newcombe's indorsement of Wolff is regarded as a definite indication the Connolly machine is split and the split traced the sewer scandal, which Newcombe himself was investigating prior to the appointment of Justice Scudder. Miller's case the first since the sewer charges broke in which Mayor Walker will have dealings with the Connolly organization in political Miller and Connolly were classmate at law.

Miller was reappointed in 1917 by former Mayor Hylan on Connolly's recommendation. He managed Connolly's campaign for a Supreme Court nomination in 1920. 20 ST KINGS A JAMAICA RICA shown above. Today a nonstop flight Panama to Yucatan APPEAL FOR HELP ANSWERED BY U.S.; AIR BOMBING DUE Continued from Page 1. forces kept well under cover, fearing to come into the open.

Marine headquarters states that the various columns will concentrate at Quilali in preparation for the next offensive ageinst Sandino's fighting men. It will be several days before the wounded can be taken to Ocotal, which is the nearest landing field. They will be transported to that place by mule and will be removed from there by airplane to Managua. Mother Here Loses Son; Another's Hurt in Nicaragua Mrs. Albertina Lehman, 331 Menihan is mourning the death last Friday in Nicaragua of her son, Corp.

Adolph Thielhart, 27, killed in an engagement with General Sandino's rebels. from Middle Village. He joined the Thielhart enlisted at 17 in the Army a a a Marine Corps for four years in October, 1924. Born in Leonard Corporal Thielhart attended P. S.

162 and later went to P. S. 86. Two messages received by Mrs. Blanche Livingston, 450 Lexington told first that her husband.

Capt. Richard Livingston, U. S. M. was seriously wounded.

then that his injuries were not serious. hopes he will soon be given sick leave. They have two daughters. Paterson, N. Jan.

3-Mrs. Ruth Gould, wife of First, Lt. Moses Gould. U. S.

M. received official word from Washington, today that her husband had been "slightly wounded in the left leg" at Guilali, Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, during an engagement with rebels. Lieutenant Gould never mentioned battles in his frequent letters, she said. Mrs. Gould.

then Miss Ruth Colledge, daughter of Police Sergt. William A. Colledge, was a yeowoman during the World War. Her husband was then already in the Marine Corps. Until two days ago Mrs.

Gould had been employed as stenographer by Mayor Colin M. McLean. Narcosan Found Best Drug-Addict Treatment Narcosan has proved to be the most, effective treatment for narcotic addiction, and there is a possibility that the treatment of narcotic addicts may be shifted to Bellevue Hospital from Welfare Island. Supervising Warden Henry O. Schleth of Welfare Island stated yesterday that only about 10 percent of the 1,300 addicts treated with narcosan during the past two years have relapsed into the narcotic habit, as compared to 70 percent under previous treatments.

When the announcement was of the improved about a year ago system of treatment there was a blast of opposition from certain medical and political groups, but its use was not entirely discontinued. Commissioner of Correction R. C. Patterson stated that from what he has learned narcosan is a good treatment but not a cure. Alleged Auto Thief Found Hiding Under Woman's Bed Joseph Mack of 258 Brooklyn ave.

was leaving the Cathedral Club 6th ave. and St. Mark's last midnight when he saw a man attempting to start his automobile, standing no the curb, Mack shouted and the man leaped out of the car and ran. Mack pursued him and his cries attracted two patrolmen, who took up the chase. The fugitive ran down Prospect pl to the apartment house at No.

82. which he entered. He went to the roof and alter an exciting chase he lost his pursuers. Suddenly a woman screamed at 96 Prospect pl. and they hurried to her apartment where they rested a him.

man The under prisoner her bed said and he was atJohn Robinson, 24. of 30 Clinton ave. He was held on a charge of attempted grand larceny on complaint of Mack. V. J.

HAHN SWORN IN ON ELECTIONS BOARD Valentine J. Hahn. Republican leader of the 13th A. Manhattan. was inducted into office as Election Commissioner today at the first meeting of the year of the Board of Elections.

He was elected yesterday by the Board Aldermen to succeed Charles E. Heydt, who resigned to attend to private affairs. John R. Voorhis, president board. fund hearty for 98 years, pre- Skating Today The red up, and youngsters.

ball old as well not so old, are enjoying the today. skating The ice in fine condition at these parks: Bushwick Playground. City, Gravesend, Highland and McCarren, all of which were open to skaters day. If the present weather holds out it will not long before Prospect Park will also open its lakes for skating. ting table.

-I'm a chorus girlgoin' into my dance!" Well. sir. he did, too. The table collapsed with crash. Thirteen botties scattered in 14 directions.

Half a dozen young women, thinking it was a raid, shrieked deliciously. Somebody ordered "four cups of black coffee--and darned quick about it!" And what with one thing or another, the poor old curfew was again neglected. Now Clangs Loudly. Six o'clock came, and now the Curfew rang real loud, with specially black capitals and double tion marks: This time a waiter was really to blame. "No, sir," he said, taking a proffered drink.

"Sh-against rulesh for me take a drink." "You take a drink!" insisted the patron. "Won't," said the waiter again, taking a drink. "Won't!" "YouSuddenly Remember. It was at about 9 o'clock, while giving specific directions to taxicab drivers how to get to the nearest Childs and still "make a good, long ride of it so I can get some air," that the patrons remembered about the Curfew. But by then the night clubs were closing up and so it didn't need to ring.

Commissioner of Licenses William F. Quigley was today awaiting reports from the police as to just how well the Curfew Law was obeyed during the New Year's celebration, and by tomorrow night, he thought, he might get some reports of violations. Thus far, however, none had come. "There is no general report of violations," he said, "or anything like The police were around Sunday morning looking over the situation, and if they found any violations they will bring in their reports in time." The police, it may turn out, did hear the Curfew ring. HEMPEL WINS TIFF IN HECKSCHER SUIT Judge Rules $48,000 Action Is for Principle, Not Money.

The suit brought by Frieda Hempel, operatic soprana, against August Heckscher, aged multi-millionaire, may not be so much to enforce the payment of $48,000 a year to her for life as for the enforcement of a principle, it was ruled today by Supreme Court Justice Alfred Frankenthaler in denying a motion by Heckscher to vacate a notice for his examination before trial. Charges by Heckscher's counsel that publicity was being used as a club to enforce payment of the money were disposed of by the Justice in the statement that Heckscher would not suffer "further discomfiture or embarrassment by bringing to light matters that have already been made public." "However," the Justice continued, "to minimize the chances for such prejudice, the examination will be recteds to referee, proceed and before will be Mark confined Eisstrictly to the OIL JUROR TELLS OF THREAT BY U. S. Washington, Jan. 3 -A charge that he had been threatened with prosecution if not testify as the Government wished in the criminal proceedings against Harry Sinclair, W.

J. Burns and their assistants was made today by Edward J. Kidwell a juror in the FallSinclair oil trial. Kidwell was recalled to the stand when the contempt hearing was resumed after having been adjourned over the holidays. He stuck his accusations that he was forced to sign affidavits he insisted were false.

5 Hurt as B. 0. Train Is Wrecked by Bad Rail Wheeling, W. Jan. 3 (P)- Four passengers and one railroad worker were injured early today at Ravens Rock.

W. near Martinsville, when B. and O. Railroad passenger train No. 78 was wrecked when a rail was broken by the intense cold.

The train was northbound for Pittsburg from Huntington. The four leading cars were derailed, according to received here. None of the passengers was injured seriously, it is stated. relief train was sent to the scene and the passengers were transferred to it. New Year's First Traffic Violator Pays a $5 Fine Solomon Samson, 25, a chauffeur, of Barclay Newark, the first man to face trial in Traffic Court this year, was today given a suspended sentence on a charge of blocking traffic.

As he was about to leave the courtroom it was discovered another charge had been placed against him. He was recalled by Renaud and paid a fine of $5 for passing a traffic light. Services for D. F. Ferry Funeral services for Daniel F.

Ferry of 194 Clinton for 30 years a clerk in the Hall of Records, will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock when a solemn requiem mass will be offered in St. Charles Borromeo's R. C. Church by his brother, the Rev. John A.

Ferry. Mr. Ferry, who died Saturday night, was born in Brookwas educated in St. Francis College. He was a charter member of the 1st A.

D. Democratic Club and also belonged to the 3d D. Club. He is survived by his wife, Lorena Lake Ferry: two sons, Daniel F. Jr.

and John three on daughters. Mrs. William Weston, Mrs. Timothy O'Keefe and Mrs. William Corcoran; sine grandchildren: two brothers, the Rev.

John A. Ferry and William A. Perry, and one sister, Miss Anna E. Ferry. Interment will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery.

PADEREWSKI'S CHEF, James Cooper, a negro who has cooked for the pianist-statesman on his Pullman car on every long tour Paderewski has taken in the last 25 years, has reached the age limit and will retire. Insanity Defense Looms as Court Prepares for, Youth's Arraignment. I Los Angeles, Jan. 3 (P)--The court in which the punishment of Willam Edward Hickman, 19, for his confessed kidnaping and slaying of 12- year-old Marian Parker is to be determined today awaited the plea of the youthful desperado. Court attaches pointed out that, barring another postponement of the plea, Hickman had three alternatives at his arraignment in the Superior Court today on the indictments charging him with kidnaping and murder.

One was a plea of guilty with an added plea that the Court examine Hickman's mental condition before pronouncing sentence. A second was a plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity." The third was a simple plea of guilty. Attitude of the Prosecution. Statements made by the young Kansas City attorney, Jerome Walsh, who will defend Hickman, indicated that the first might be chosen in the fight to save his client from the death penalty. The prosecution, through District Attorney Asa Keyes, frequently has announced it would demand the extreme penalty, if Hickman's guilt is pleaded or proved and his sanity shown.

The belief that Walsh would enter an insanity plea for his client was strengthened further by the report of jail officials that three physicians have called upon the prisoner within the last few days. Whatever the plea of the confessed slayer of the Los Angeles schoolgirl may be, attorneys said he would undergo a trial. Even in the case of a simple guilty plea, the ourt will be forced to hear all of the evidence against the youth in order to determine the degree of guilt. A plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity" might mean a long-drawnout trial, attorneys said. Since his arrival here, the 25-yearold defense attorney has made no rect statement for publication concerning his plans.

It even was doubtful whether he would be assisted by a California attorney. Joseph Ryan, former Deputy District Attorney, who quit the Prosecutor's office recently after firing a broadside of charges against its management, announced he had declined an invitation to be associated with the youth's defense. Walsh said he anticipated no additional continuance of the arraignment, already postponed since Hickman was returned to Los Angeles from Pendleton, the scene of his capture. Today also marked the opening of the session of the Grand Jury called to investigate another phase of Hickman's activities -the holdup and slaying of C. Ivy Thoms, Rosehill druggist.

Hickman and 16-year-old Welby Hunt have confessed to the holdup, althought the latter has denied he the shot which caused Thom's The bullet which fatally wounded the druggist, however, was of the same calibre as the pistol care ried by Hunt. 40 DIE IN NATION, FOUR HERE, AS COLD GRIPS ALL OF U. S. Continued from Page 1. found dead on a bench in Roosevelt Park, Mulberry and Bayard sts.

James Tyler, a negro, who died at 241 W. 29th in a hallway. In Glassboro. N. William Blake was frozen to death in his motor car.

In Chicago 25 deaths were reported. Two died in Philadelphia. Another succumbed in Boston and there were six deaths in Pittsburg. Other deaths were also reported, but an exact total has not yet been recorded. Over the weekend holiday cold was intense, and, aided by the bitter gale which swept the city, caused suffering everywhere.

Sunday night and last night all lodging houses were filled. Hundreds had to be satisfied with precarious shelter in tenement house halls. It was not the coldest Jan. 2 on record. Jan.

2, 1918, has the doubtful honor of being the coldest, when the thermometer dropped to one above zero. Yesterday the lowest was 11 degrees above, but the terrific wind that pounded New York made it seem as if the thermometers were reading way below zero. At 8 a.m. yesterday. when the sun came out in a cloudless sky it was 13 above.

It steadily grew warmer. until at 3 o'clock thermometers were above the freezing point. It didn't last. For almost an hour they read 25, but at the 4 o'clock reading they had dropped again to 21. Until midnight last night, the fall was slow, the Suffering drop was going intense to 18 in above.

the congested poorer sections. The Bowery Manhattan had more difficulty than before, according to charity workers. The wind it almost Impossible for derelicts to keep warm there. Men and women began early to seek refuge. At the Municipal Lodging House, beds 432 E.

25th filled before Manhattan, the were midnight. An overflow crowd was sleeping o11 benches in the dining room. Eighteen were women. At Hadley House and the Bowers Mission every inch of space was take" up. Coffee and hot soup were served free in these places.

"Mr. Zero." whose real name is Urbain Ledoux, took care of 75 in "The Tub." Men there had to content themselves with sitting up in warm rooms, however, for the lack of beds. All day and night firemen were kept busy answering alarms, but found few fires. The alarms wers for the most part turned in by automatic sprinklers which froze and burst. At 1576 Broadway--in a dress shop -last evening a crowd was attracted as its sprinkler system broke and played a fountain over dresses there.

There was no fire, but much excitement. Through trains from the West, where there had been blizzards, were from one to two hours late. Shipping here was also seriously affected. The cold was general all over the country. It was six above in Atlantic City, but there was a big crowd Below zero was reported in northern and western New York.

Bismarck, N. thermometers show 35 degrees below. It is to be the coldest place in the country. There was snow in Kansas City, and it was only 12 above in St. Louts.

A snow in Oklahoma went down into Texas. It was four degrees below Asheville, N. C. The cold wave extended even in spots to the Gulf of Mexico, The suffering in the coal districts of western Pennsylvania was intense. It was 11 above in Philadelphia, but the Mummers held their annual New (Near's parade.

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