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15 ASBURY PARK EVENING PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1933 101 URGED TEXTILE INDUSTRY Toms River Bricklayer May Be Heir To Millions, But He Is Not Certain Actors, Writers, Athletes Like Fun; Harpo Marx Prefers Brush to Harp SERVICE EMPLOYES Vlfl HIGHER WAGES CONDEMNED MEN REQUEST PARDONS ter, Mrs. Garrett. i i i .1 if HARPO MARX CHICAGO, Feb. 26. (P Those people whose work Is your play actors, writers, poets, figures In the sporis world; where do they find their fun? At something you'd call work? Don't believe it.

Like anyone else, they call work toll and play fun; and the laborer's shovel holds no greater lure for them than for the man who earns his living swinging one. There's Max Baer. What's his hobby? Clowning, acting, dancing, sailing, arguing? They all axe. Max isn't stingy in his selection. "Fun," he says, "is rr.y hobby," and he's always looking for new ones.

Like Baer, Leslie Howard Isn't particular where he finds his pleasure. Anything, he admits, that permits him to wear shorts will serve. Noel Coward rests his mind and body on freighters but not as a sailor. He finds the relaxation so complete, he Is usually indifferent to the ship's port. Sinclair Lewis, who bends every effort to make his work distinctive, finds pleasure In imitations.

He takes great pride In his side art Oerman music Is a temptation to H. L. Mencken. Each Saturday night he gathers with friends and pounds the piano In a neighborhood orchestra. Harpo Marx who strums the harp very capably recently took to painting.

Altho his hobby has yet to assume rec- Assembly Refuses to Oust Old Board Until Hoffman Bares Secret. TRENTON, Feb. 23. (JFf The New Jersey aosainbiy, like the eenate, wants to Know from Gov. Hwold G.

Hoffman whom he intends to name etate highway commissioner If the present four-man board is replaced. The measure to oust the present commission and install a single executive introduced in the legislature at the governor's request, passed the senate more than two weeks ago, altho the senator's inquiries on the prospective incumbent got no answers. The house leadership last night indicated that a refusal to pass the ouster bill was In prospect unless the v-ernor disclosed his intended appointment. A secret committee It was disclosed, including Assemblymen Herbert J. Pascoe, Union; J.

Parnell Thomas, Bergen, and Frank S. Kelly, Mcrris, will wait upon the governor before next week seeking to ascertain his choice for the position. The appointe, If the measure is passed will receive a salary of $15,000 and the legislators show a natural Interest In the selection. Senate confirmation of the appointment, which may have a state sectional significance, Is necessary. Indicative of a prospective lnpasse between the chief executive and the bst sembly, a measure to reduce salaries of state employes one to 20 percent war.

reported from the house Judiciary committee for possible action next week. The governor is openly opposed to reduction of salaries and may be compelled to tell the legislators a few things about appointments to prevent passage of such measures. it irfjjjvi VAIjlr UlviV 1A i'lA 1 REGULATE MOVIES SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26. (JFy California's most famous industry, the production of motion pictures, carried on for a quarter of a century with virtually no Interference from the state government, may find Itself under regulation when the current legislative session ends.

Of a number of bills proposed, probably the most far-reaching Is a tax measure sponsored by Assemblyman Geoffrey Morgan, whose Santa Monica home is near the studios of Hollywood. Morgan would put a tax of one cent a foot on all film, Including both master copy and the duplicates made from it. Predictions have been made that the tax would raise $46,000,000 a year but Morgan doubted that. The drive to throw the industry under regulation was launched by Assemblyman Charles A. Hunt, Los Angeles, His bill calls for the creation of a board of review of five members within the state department of education, appointed by the governor, the superintendent of public instruction and the director of the state board of education, The board, given the authority to promulgate rules it believed necessary, would be specifically called upon to "maintain a standard of morality and decency in the production of motion pictures" and cooperate with civic and religious organizations in prohibiting the exhibition of pictures "that offend morality or decency." It pays to advertise In the Sunday Press HIGHWAY RULER'S IDENTITY SOUGHT (Staff Correspondent) TOMS RIVER, Feb.

26. Michael Lang, Hooper avenue bricklayer, was unperturbed last night as he faced the possibility of sudden riches richej supposedly lying In idleness not 50 miles away awaiting a claimant; riches of which Lang was Ignorant until a letter from across the ocean told him that he might be an heir to millions. Four years ago, a childless woman, Mrs. Henrlette Garrett, died In Philadelphia, leaving a fortune supposed to amount to $19,000,000. At once a search was begun for missing heirs, and this search, Lang understands, has been pressed In three countries with the le- sult that $2,000,000 of the fortune has been spent.

In the search, Lang said. Investiga tors have discovered some 5,000 claimants to the fortune, but the real heirs have eluded their researches. Lang believes that he Is one of these heirs, but as yet he Is not certain. "If I get the money," Lang said with a smile, "I will spread It around a little. I will provide for the children ilrst, and then spend some of It mysel'.

Alter all what would be the use of si ting on It? I couldn't take It away with me." Fantastic Story Unbelievable as a tale of buried treasure, fantastic as the story of some golden argosy, but Inflntely more human, was the story that Lang told of the peregrinations of his family over the last 125 years, from the time that an ancestor, destined to amass fabled riches, was born In a small German town. The ancestor, Lang said, was Chrls-toph 8chaeffer, who was born In Hesse now Hessen-Kassel, In 1806. In the decade between 1820-1830 family records are not certain Christopher left his native land and came to America. A sister of Christoph, Susanna Schaef-fer, Lang said, was his grandmother. HI own mother and father, Susanna Agnes and Johann Lang, lived In Kied rich, Rheingau, and later came to America when he was a small child.

When they first came to thts country. Lor.j cald, tlisy utayed with hta moth er's cousin, Valentine E-chaeffer, had a home on Btaten Island and who gave the family shelter until Johann could et up a home of his own In the new world. At that time, Lang said, all trace of Christoph had disappeared from the family records. No one knew what hod happened to him, nor where he had gone. Evidently, however, Christoph prospered and amassed a fortune, for records of investigators show, Lang said.

that he died In 1895, leaving a daugh- Warms Deprived Of Master's Papers Morro Castle Engineer and Assistant also Suspended. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. (A1) The master's license of Capt. William F.

Warms, who was aclUig skipper of the Ward liner Morro Castle whun it was destroyed by fire off the Jersey coast, has been revoked, the commerce department has been advised, by its local Inspectors In New Haven, Conn. Warms was tried before two United States steamboat Inspectors recently in New York in connection with the disaster. Under the law, he may apply for a chief mate's license at the end of 90 days. The New Haven Inspectors also suspended Euen S. Abbott, Morro Castle chief engineer, for 90 day's, beginning Feb.

25, and Antonio R. Bujia, ilrst assistant engineer for 30 days beginning Feb. 25. At the end of the suspension periods In the latter two cases they automatically regain their papers unless some other action Is taken. U.

S. TO SELL BABY BONDS Treasury to Launch Sale Friday Borrowing Operation Pleases Officials. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. (VP) pleased with the money-saving success of a new borrowing operation, treasury officials today polished plans for launching Friday a nation-wide "baby bond" sale.

This first issue of 10-year bonds written in sizes as small as $25 for the "little fellow" was expected to provide a new source of spending money not of large scale In comparison with present day billion-dollar outlays, but a substantial few hundred million a month. The latest treasury financing operation constituted a new departure. Nine month bills were sold on a discount basis for the first time, and the $50,000,000 offering was heavily oversubscribed at an average yield of only 0.166 percent annually. HATCHET SLAYER TO DIE Canadian Court Condemns American for Killing Aged Mother. BELLEVILLE, Feb.

26. (P) Harold W. Vermllyea of California, convicted last night of the hatchet murder of his aged mother, was sentenced today to be hanged May 2. Justice Nicol Jeffrey, who presided over the Jury trial, passed the death sentence. A verdict of guilty was returned by a Jury which included farmers.

Their verdict without recommendation of mercy, make the death penalty automatic. The condemned man's mother, Mrs. Aurella Vermllyea, 76 years old, was murdered here last Oct. 4. III RAILCONTEST Mayor Ellenstein, Newark, Suggests Arbitration Effect Utility Cuts.

BACHARACH, M'CARTER UNABLE TO COMMENT NEWARK. Feb. 26. OF-A suggestion to utilize arbitration to effect prompt reduction in electric rates was before both the state public utilities commission and the Public Service corporation tociay. The proposal was submitted to President Harry Barharach of the commission and Thomas N.

McCarter, president of Public Service, by Mayor Meyer C. Ellenstein, Newark. Bacharach, who Is also mayor of Atlantic City, said last night he was un-alile to comment on the suggestion because he had not yet received Ellen-steln's letter. McCarter could not bo reached for his reaction. Ellenstein pointed out that the city of Newark would be "vitally affected" by the decision of the commission In the Public Service rate case now before It.

He added that "if litigation In the form of appeal Is to follow the decision of the commission several years will elapse before a final determination." "As mayor of our city," he said, "I am particularly concerned that those reductions In power and light rates become effective as soon as possible. That would give immediate relief to the thousands of household light users of our city and the many Industries situated In this locality. Any substantial reduction in power rates to those users, particularly the Industries, would, I believe, become a potent factor in sustaining and attracting Industries to our city." LUeniteln talced McCarter that "effort too mudo to LUbmlt to urbltration and conciliation vlth the public utilities commission and a fair rate be fixed without further court proceedings," The mayor called, attention to legislation pending which would permit the utilities commission to arbitrate when rates are In controversy and made public at the same time a letter from a local company threatening to move from Newark because of the assessment policy and high power rates here. Hearings on the petition of utility users for lower electric rates from Public Service ended recently after extending more than a year. The commission is now awaiting briefs to be filed for both sides.

RELIEF DEADLOCK MAY (Contlnued from Page One) construction activities was less cheery. It said construction contracts awarded In January totaled slightly more than In December "but considerably smaller than a year ago when the volume of public projects was exceptionally large." There was prolonged argument In the senate yesterday as to who has been responsible for delaying passage of the big work relief bill. Resentment at being blamed by Roosevelt leaders for "killing" the measure was evidenced by some of the senators who raised the wage requirements against the president's wishes. Senators Black Ala.) and Wheeler (D, Mont.) went on record with a Joint declaration that If the bill is not passed it "will not be the responsibility of those who voted for the prevailing wage amendment." "I have been here long enough," Black said, "to know that if I can't get what I want, I will get as much as I can of what I want. Everybody In here knows that if that bill Is desired, It will be passed." Black, Wheeler and 19 other Democratic senators who voted last week to pay relief workers the wage rates prevailing in private industry Instead of the "security wages" of about $50 a month advocated by administration officials, were shown by a survey last night to be standing pat on this.

President Roosevelt has proposed to provide Jobs at "security wages" for 3.500,000 able-bodied workers Included In the relief population. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, told the senate yesterday that the president's plan would never be "consummated" unless the prevailing wage amendment Is deleted. Senators McCarran Nev.) author of the wage amendment; Adams Col.) Wheeler and Hastings Del.) contended hours of days of work could be reduced so that 3,500,000 could be put to work at prevailing wages without Increasing the appropriation asked by Roosevelt. Ickes Confident of Passage WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.

(P) tary Ickes predicted today the work bill would be passed by congress without the prevailing wage amendment. At a press conference, the public works administrator said that "there Is a very great demand for public works relief bill." Ickes added that he had received numerous letters supporting the mea-ure since It was sent back to the senate appropriations committee. The Interior secretary advanced no reason for his belief the bill eventually would pass despite the deadlock In the senate and efforts from numerous sources to slash the bill figure to or possibly even ADMIRAL CLEARED IN WRECK PROBE PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 26. An admiralty courtmartlal today found Rear-Adm.

Sidney Robert Bailey, the first officer of his rank since the World war, not guilty of responsibility for the recent collision of the battle cruisers Hood and Renown. Nine naval officers, ranging In rank from admiral to captain, exonerated the commander of his majesty's battle cruiser squadron from the charge of having "hazarded" the two big warships by Improper orders during naval manu-evers off the Spanish coast Jan. 23. The trial was of Intense Interest In England, for II. S.

Hood and Renown art two of the most famous ships which carry the Union Jack. Three hundred spectators, half naval men and half civilians, packed into the courtroom to watch the proceedings. The court sat around an oval table. EYES JOSEVELT New England Manufacturers Hope President Will Intercede for Them. COMMITTEE IS MAKING SURVEY OF CONDITIONS WASHINGTON, Feb.

26. NRAs code number 1 that for the cotton textile Industry, was a target for bombard, ment from both labor and management. So serious was the situation in the opinion of NRA that it had established a special committee to make a hurried survey of conditions In the Industry and to report back to the national recovery board this week is possible. The NRA would not concede officially that this action was taken with a view of forestalling a possible general textile strike in the spring, but recovery officials said the labor situation In the industry had become "an Important factor." Meanwhile, tome New England cotton textile manufacturers, refusing to discuss publicly the problems of the Industry, said privately it was their hope that the president might Intercede to aid the industry. They explained they were reluctant to criticise the cotton textile code but they believed administrative action was Imperative In view of heavy inroads made upon the domestic markets by imported cloth particularly by cloth from Japan, Complicating developments In the textile situation yesterday included: 1.

Introduction in the house by Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers Mass.) of a bill calling for reopening of the cotton textile code. 2. Opening of a conference between Governor Curley of Massachusetts, Gov ernor Brann of Maine, and Governor Bridges of Ue Hampshire, Trtth the New England congrexlor deiegauocs on the decline of the textile Industry In New England. Members of congress and the gover nors raised the question of standardiza tion of textile mill wages between the North and the South.

It was explained that New England mill owners In gen eral were reluctant to Invite controversy with their southern competitors at a time when they felt cooperation of the entire industry was essential. Some New England manufacturers, however, said, they hoped the president might somehow be persuaded to act In the textile situation along the following lines. 1. Substitution of a single 48-hour shift for the two shifts of 40 hours each now permitted by the code. This would be aimed at curbing overproduc tion.

2. A guarantee of protection either thru a higher tariff or restriction of Imports of foreign textiles. 3. Standardization of wages In competing mills regardless of locality. 4.

Amelioration of the cotton processing tax which mill owners assert has contributed largely to Increases in the prices of textiles. PLANE SCARES BRIELLE Pilot Lands on Golf Links, Sees Cause for Alarm. BRIELLE, Feb. 26. Riverfront residents here yesterday had visions of a plane crash almost In their front yard when an airplane's motcr sputtered and died as it was crossing the Manasquan river.

The plane did not go down, however, but gilded across and landed on the Ocean county side. Police Chief George W. Legg was notified and raced across the bridge to the Point Pleasant Golf club links, where he found the plane, undamaged and Its occupant, Theodore Burlew, Brlelle garage owner, unhurt. At first It was reported that the plane had made a forced landing due to a defective gasoline connection. Burlew today denied such was the case.

He has landed on the golf links on several occasions, Burlew said, and he considers it an exceptionally fine landing field. Burlew keeps his plane at the Shore airport on state highway 35, west of here. COWMAN REPORTED SLAIN IN MEXICO DOUGLAS, Feb. 26. (ip Relatives of James Regan, prominent cattle buyer, were notified today by telegram from Las Vargas, Chihuahua, Mexico, that he had been "assassinated." Regan checked thru the port gates here late last Friday and told friends here he was going to the ranch of Gordle Boyd, another American, at Carrettas, Chihuahua.

The terse telegram. In Spanish, was signed by Hilario Gablnlondo, Mexican cattle buyer and one of the prominent men of the Carrettas district. No additional word regarding the tragedy could be learned here. Altho Douglas Is the port of entry for Carrettas the distance Is about 125 miles over a rugged mountain road and it was believed a day or two might pass before anyone would arrive from the scene of the reported slaying. RETRIAL MOVE IS LOST No Cause "for Action Verdict Ruled In Prosecution Suit.

MORRISTOWN, Feb. 26. (yP) Retrial of the $125,000 malicious prosecution damage suit, brought by Howard Sutton, and his wife, Loren against former Police Chief Joseph F. Noon, of Fairview, resulted yesterday in a verdict of "no cause for action." It was tried before Supreme Court Justice Joseph L. Bodlne in supreme court.

The Noons called as defense witnesses Mrs. Anna Cavanaugh, Frank Martin, Edward J. Springer and Mrs. Antonio Lamorte, all of Fairview, and the town's present police chief, Anthony Magrlno, to Impugn the veracity of Mrs. Sutton.

In 1932 Mrs. Sutton was Indicted and tried on a criminal charge of sending "poison pen" letters to Mrs. Anna Noon, after an attempted holdup of the Fairview National bank. The letters were written to indicate they came from, members of the holdup gang, and warned Mrs. Noon her days were "num.

berd" because she had givsn the polic Information about the bandit cars. The criminal trial resulted In acquittal for Mrs. Sutton and she and her husband brought suit against the Noons, Mrs. Sutton asking for $100,. 000, and her husband, for $25,000.

Th first trial of this suit brought no verdict and a retrial was ordered. Lang, however, knew nothing of Chrlstoph's death or of Mrs. Garrett s. until he received a letter from Mrs. Louis Garhardt, a cousin living in Hameln, Germany.

Mrs. Garhardt, whose husband has a large furniture store business, wrote Lang a letter say ing that investigators from America were in Germany trying to find living descendants of Christoph Schaeffer. Mrs. Garhardt's letter, Lang said. gave him all the information which he has so far on the case.

He said that she recommended him to get In touch with the family of Valentine Schaeffer on Long Island for family documents which would prove his Identity. Family Papers Destroyed 'We went up to see the Schaeffer's," Lang said, "but Mr. Schaeffer died Just recently. Before she died she burned all the old family papers and records which she had and by which her children, John, living In Staten Island, and Vincent, Roselle Park, could have prov en their Identity, along with myself. 'I haven't any bible or diary, as has been reported In some papers, but I have some old letters and the school certificate of my mother showing when she finished eight years of school.

That would establish her Identity, of course. "If my mother was alive, she could tell me all about this In a minute be cause she had a wonderful memory. I don't remember myself distinctly about a Christoph Schaeffer. I remember hearing them talk when I was a boy about grand-mother's missing brother who went off and nobody ever knew what became of him, and it seems to me the name they mentioned was Christoph, but I couldn't be sure of Mrs. Gerhardt, in this letter, asks me If I don't remember It, but she was older than I was and so probably remembers better.

"One thing, tho, is that the Christoph Schaeffer they are looking for seems to have been born In 1808, while our records show that our Christoph was born In 1006, but that may not mean anything. I have written to Mrs. Gerhardt tp tend me n.ora information, and I will tend her whit I and then maybe we can tell." Anyhow, until the fortune Is assured, Lang said, he expects to pursue his trade as a bricklayer, while his wife works In the Mohawk laundry in Toms River. A comely daughter, Helen, also work in J. C.

Trlnckle's Bakery shop, Main street, Toms River, while another daughter, Agnes, Is at home nd Margaret is in high school. A son, William, Is now in the CCC camp at Bass River, Lang said. Hearings to Open In Bergen Inquiry Public Sessions of Young Probers May Begin Thursday in Newark. TRENTON, Feb. 26 (P) The first public hearing in the Young legislative committee's investigation into Bergen county affairs probably will be held in Newark late next week.

James D. Carpenter, counsel to the assembly committee headed by Henry Young, of Essex, said last night it was hoped It would be possible to begin public sessions at that time and said It was probable Thursday and Friday would be the days selected. The committee, directed to inquire into the Nov. 6 election in Bergen county as well as the "administration of Justice," is expected to center its attention first on the election. The Investigation grew out of the disputed state senatorial race between Wlnant Van Winkle, Republican who emerged the winner, and former Sen.

William H. J. Ely, Democrat. Ely first charged votes had been miscounted and brought court action to set aside his opponent's election. In the partial recount that followed he gained a lead in votes but Van Winkle then alleged fraud between the time of the election and the recount.

The Bergen county grand Jury also investigated the election but returned no indictments. It did return a presentment recommending that the law granting immunity to election officials testifying in any election proceeding be rescinded. Van Winkle planned to introduce a bill to carry out the recommendation but decided after a conference with senators last night not to take action at this time. BY $25,000 BLAZE (Continued from Page One) blanketed the shore at the time. Assistant Chiefs Frank Scally and John Vielklnd aided Chief Kruser in directing firemen.

The home of Fred Naraganes, adjoining the Hudnut cottage, was In no immediate danger, but a crew stood by in the event the blaze got out of control. BERLIN TOWNSHIP FORMS POLICE BERLIN, N. Feb. 26. (IT) The Berlin township committee last night voted to create a police force of 13 men for the township.

Milton R. Bird was named head of the organization. It was stipulated that policemen will be paid 50 cents an hour while on duty. Read the Asbury Park Sunday Press His wife, Mrs. George Gulesian, his daughter, and his son-in-law, accompanied by department of Justice agents, met the train, Beck said his father-in-law was In a weakened condition, had a heavy growth of beard, and was not as tidy in appear ance as usual.

A physician was called to the Gulesian home to make an examination, but Beck said his condition apparently was not serious. No effort wac made by members of the family to question Gulesian, and Beck said it was obvious he could give no account of his movements since leaving Boston. Gulesian disappeared after attending a dinner of a patriotic organization at the University club. Federal, state and local police Immediately began an Hauptmann's Companions Make Final Pleas before Board of Pardons. COPY OF TRIAL RECORD SECURED BY DEFENSE TRENTON, Feb.

26 Four of Bruno Richard Hauptmann's companions In the death house of the New Jersey state prison will make their final pleas for clemency today, their counsel going before the board of par dons to argue against execution of the death sentences pronounced on them. All four Michael Mule. George De Stefano and Connie Scarpone, Trenton, and Kurth Barth, Passaic previously lost their appeals to the state's highest tribunal, the court of errors and appeals, and were re-sentenced to die during March. Unless the board of pardons, meeting In special session, intervenes, they will go to the electric chair probably next week. Just as Hauptrnann was convicted of murder In the first degree In the kldnap-kllllng of Charles A.

Lindberg, on the grounds the baby's death occurred during the commission of a robbery, so, too, were the four who will ask for clemency today. Mule, De Stefano and Scarpone were convicted of killing John Szcythowskl, Trenton, In attempting to rob his home In October, 1933, and young Barth was found guilty of slaying Julius Frle-man, Bloomfleld haberdasher, during a holdup last April. Counsel for Hauptrnann, meanwhile, began today their preparation of reasons for asking that the German carpenter's conviction be reversed by the court of errors. A complete copy of the record of the trial Flemlngton Taa obtained from attorney general's office late yesterday and from this trausu-ipt the appeal will be perfected. The high court Is expected to hear arguments on the appeal at its May term and until after Its decision Is rendered at least, Hauptmann's death sentence will not be carried out.

Filing of the appeal last week stayed the execution, set by Supreme Court Justice Thomas W. Trenchard for the week of March 18. If Hauptrnann loses the appeal, he will do what his death house companions are doing today ask for clemency from the board of pardons. Hauptrnann wrote a letter to his mother, Frau Pauline Hauptrnann, who lives in Bautzen, Germany, yesterday, his first letter since he was transferred to the prison from Flemlngton. Otherwise, he continued the regular death house routine.

Lloyd Fischer, Flemlngton, of his defense staff, announced that about $7,500 had been pledged thus far for Hauptmann's defense fund, started immediately after the guilty verdict was rendered Feb. 13. FORECASTS COLD WAVE Pearson Says Temperature Will Drop to IS Tomorrow. NEWARK, Feb7 2M11) A cold wave Is In the offing for New Jersey, U. S.

Cooperative Weather Observer S. K. Pearson reported today, The temperature will start to drop rapidly this afternoon, he predicted, and by tomorrow morning thermometers cy tomorrow morning inermomnerj will register 15 degrees above zerp or lower thruout North The tern perature this morning was about 50 degrees. The temperature drop may be accompanied by a little snow, Pearson said, If the rain was not ended by the time the thermometer starts falling, but it will be nothing like a year ago today when the fourth big snowstorm of the 1934 winter blanketed the state. MIDDLESEX URGES TRAIN SPEED CURB TRENTON, Feb.

28 (P) The Middlesex county freeholders requested the public utility commission today to determine the rate of speed, not to exceed 15 miles an hour, at which Pennsylvania railroad trains may operate over crossings in Woodbridge township where many fatal accidents have occurred. Edmund Hayes, counsel to the freeholders, presented the petition at the first hewing by the board in ius investigation of the collision last week between a gasoline truck-trailer and a Pennsylvania railroad express train. The morning session 'was devoted to hearing testimony by railroad officials on the company's request for an extension of time until June 1 to begin grade crossing elimination work in Woodbridge, ordered last Dec. 1. The railroad said elimination now would be a "staggering financial burden," but federal aid might be available in the Intervening months.

"Since the entry of said order," the Middlesex freeholders' petition said, "the Pennsylvania Railroad company has from time to time applied for an extension of time within which to commence work upon said grade eliminations and by reason of such delays no work has been undertaken on the part of the said railroad company to correct the conditions found and determined by the utility commission to be dangerous to public safety." STATE 0. E. S. HEAD HURT Mrs. Aubria Lenore In New Brunswick Hospital as Result of Crash.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 26. Wy-Mrs. Aubria Lenore, 41, Vlneland, right worthy grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in New Jersey, was in a serious condition In St. Peter's hospital today as the result qf an auto accident.

She suffered Internal Injuries, possible fractured ribs and lacerations of the body. The accident occurred late yesterday as Mrs. Lenore was driving her husband, Theodore, 55, to attend a lodge meeting in Newark. The Lenore car collided with a machine driven by Arthur Wilson, Cranbury, on route 25 in North Brunswick township. Lenore was only slightly hurt.

bore a six percent intersst rate. By arrangement with three creditors, the debt was pooled and reapportioned. The Allenhurst National bank took $23,000 at 5 percent; the Ira Haupt company, New York, $37,000 at four and one-half percent; and the state sinking fund, $4,000 at four percent. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE. IN THE ASBURY PARK EVENING PRESS Agreement Averts Strike in Garment and Fur Centers of New York.

MOST WORKERS RETURN TO BUTLER GROCERIES NEW YORK, Feb. 26. The threatened strike of building service employes In the garment and fur centers was averted early today when realty operators agreed to wage increases and shorter hours for 20,000 workers In 600 buildings. Beaten back In another front, labor planned a vigorous counter attack against the ruling of Justice Salvatore A. Cotillo, who, In a supreme court decision, yesterday, ruled that unions could not demand a closed shop In re-tall stores and other businesses where the "personal equation" was a major factor of employment.

Selection of sales people under union rules, he held, would result In "strangulation" of a stora's efforts to build up an organization satisfactory to the purchasers. Justice Cotillo's ruling restrained the Retail Cloak, Suit, Dress and Fur Sales People's union from picketing R. A. Freed, a Bronx department store, and Hyman Nemser, union counsel, said he would file an appeal as soon as the formal order Is served. The agreement which averted a strike of elevator men and other building employes In many of Manhattan's skyscrapers Is to be effective until Jan.

31, 1936. Under Its terms building employes are to get a blanket Increase of $2 a week and a 48-hour week, with the methods of classifying buildings and minimum wages fixed. The clooad shop 13 ac cepted; btrlkes and lockouts tig barred, The James Butler company, reUil chain grocers, announced last night that virtually all the 800 employes In its 400 New York stores had returned to work and that those who failed to do so had been replaced. Police called to protect the company's warehouse in Long Island City, found a crowd of 500 persons milling there, all anxious to replace the 100 striking workers. Strikers insisted the walkout was having Its effect in both personnel and sales.

Union leaders said they expected to announce today the result of a. strike vote among the 1,100 employes of Dan iel Reeves, which operate 425 gro cerles. TAX COMPROMISE HELD INEVITABLE; (Continued from Page One) vote during the afternoon. Relief Council Approved The sole major accomplishment of the legislature yesterday was the completion of revision of the state relief administration. The senate approved house amendments to Sen.

Dryden Kuy-ser's bill to establish March 1 a new rine member relief council to supervise the activities of a state director. Five of the members of the council, which will replace the present boaid of seven, will be named by the governor with the senate's confirmation; four are state officials, Including the Institutions commissioner, the state auditor, the finance commissioner and the labor commissioner. The director, to be named by the council, was authorized in the bill, expected to receive the governor's approval scon, to set up county and municipal advisory boards if they were requested. He would name county directors with the approval of the council. While a resolution for final adjournment at 4 p.

March 20 Introduced by the majority leader. Sen. John C. Barbour, was being passed in the senate, the house judiciary committee reported a measure to cut salaries of state employes one to 20 percent. The bill was Introduced by Assemblyman Henry Young, of Essex, who proposed to move it for passage next week.

The bond and budget measures of Sen. Joseph G. Wolber, of Essex, passage of which he has sought for several years, were expected to receive house approval next week. They virtually require municipalities to operate on a cash basi3 and to return gradually to "over-all" debt limits not exceeding 13 percent. Passage of the bills was'hailed In the senate as the most Important "stride taken In local government financing in years." Ultimate economies with resultant relief to real-estate taxpayers was predicted by SenatorBarbour.

INTERLAKEN HALTS (Continued from Fage One) capable of performing several duties required of a superintendent and that Dangler "had taught Jackson all he knows." Wells and the two boro representatives were firm in saying that they could see no appreciable different In the two men's work, but that they favored Jackson because he already holds the office and did not want to see the Job "held up as a political plum." Three years ago Jackson was appointed over Dangler partly because he was a taxpayer of the sewer district affected by the Joint system. This could no longer be argued, it was contended, as the township as a whole has meen forced to take over the sewer obligations because of default of the sewer district. DeWees and Gardell said they would reconsider the matter at the next township meeting and try to arrive at a new solution. Flint remarked that there "could be but one solution-Jackson's retention as Interlaken would not change its stand." Thru refunding an uidebtedness of $64,000 at a decreased rate of interest, the boro stands to save Approximately $700 annually. Formerly the debt, consisting of both bonds and notes, MAJORITY LOCKED JACKSON REMOVA ognizable line, it is reported to be rich in color.

Simon to Insist Germany Sign Accord before Joining Air Pact. LO: ON, Feb. 23 Greit Britain hw assured Austria, it Earned today on high authority, that aha will insist Germany sign the Rome accords guaranteeing Austrian independence as one of the principal conditions to the Reich's admission to the proposed defensive air pact. Sir John Simon, the British foreign secretary was said to have made clear to Kurt Schuschnigg, the Austrian chancelor and Egon Berger-Waldenegg, his foreign minister, that he would not fail to stress this point. Sir John announced yesterday he soon would go to Berlin to undertake the bilateral conversations requested by Reichsfuehrer Hitler.

It was considered significant that Sir John pointed out he would discuss all points of the Anglo-French proposals on his visit to Berlin despite indications that Germany desires to conclude the air pact agreement first. The attitude of the British government Is that simultaneous agreement must be reached on the proposed system of security pacts, an armaments convention and Gsrmany's return to the League of Nations. It was understood the foreign secretary made clear to the Austrian statesmen that the Franco-British declaration in favor of completion of the Rome accords of Feb. 3 will be followed up energetically. France and Italy so far are the only signatories to the Rome agreements, seeking stabilization of peace in Central Europe and establishment of a policy of non-interference by one country In another's affairs.

The next agreement to be completed would Include as signatories Austria and her neighbors; Germany, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia. The third part of the Rome project would bring in Poland and Rumania as adherents to the agreements. Ocean Gate (The Press is sold at Mnnasquan br LongstiTct and Son, Stanley Wood. Tsslni and at this Union Ncwi stand.) Jimmy Jackson, son of James Jackson, left last week for a trip to South America. Jimmy plays the saxophone in the orchestra on the boat.

John Beaumont, who Is In the CCC camp, spent one day this week visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Beaumont. Mrs. Fred Heitzman, who has been suffering from an intestinal trouble for the past several months, entered the Jefferson hospital, Philadelphia, Wednesday evening and was operated on Thursday morning.

The operation was performed by Dr. C. M. William Griffin, Ocean Gate's oldest resident, celebrated his 90th birthday yesterday. The firemen of 'which he Is a member, and their wives, tendered him a big surprise party.

He was presented with a large birthday cake. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Castor entertained their daughter and son-in-law over the weekend. The Buddy club held Its regular meeting in the boro hall last evening.

School was closed Friday, Washington's birthday. It was also closed a half day Tuesday due to Miss Upde- graft attending a teachers' meeting. charged in another lesolution that the federal farm credit administration had discriminated against New Jersey poultrymen seeking loans, and praised the poultry code authority of New York (having jurisdiction in Hudson and Essex counties) for its fight against racketeering. Technical questions regarding more economical production were considered by the dairymen, and the potato grow ers decided to wait until a meeting of the state potato growers association Thursday before taking a stand on the proposed plan for curtailing production and on marketing problems. The Warren potato control act provides for the regulation of total potato production by Secretary of "Agriculture Henry A.

Wallace. Under Its provisions no benefit payments will be made to growers. A tax of 75 cents per hundred would be levied on any potatoes grown In excess of the grower's quota. Much sentiment was expressed in fa vor a( adoption this year of some plan of marketing potatoes similar to the one followed in Central Jersey the last two years. That program Involved co operation on the part of growers, dealers and state farm agencies In market stabilization operations and the main tenance of fair prices to the growers.

The question of the forming of a potato marketing program for 1935 will also be considered at the meeting In Hightstown on Thursday, ENGLAND DEMANDS AUSTRIAN FREEDOM Fruit Growers Endorse Tax Program; Would Except Packing from Any Levy Mission Song Restores Memory of Millionaire Lost Since Week Ago NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 26. Forty-four representative New Jersey fruit growers yesterday" endorsed, with one reservation, Gov. Harold G. Hoffman's proposed program for sales, income and business franchise taxes.

Meeting at the Rutgers institute of rural economics as one of rive groups, the fruit growers contended the sales tax should not apply to packing material and containers. They held that such things would be taxed once in the sale of the products they carried. Two hundred fifty farmers in all attended the meetings, representing, besides the horticulturists, poultrymen, dairymen and vegetable and potato growers. The vegetable growers adopted a resolution supporting Stn. A.

Harry Moore's bill to make it Illegal to use acreage taken out of producing basic crops to be used to produce other cash crops. In other resolutions, they opposed the 30-hour week for industry, opposed further reclamation of more swamp and desert lands and urged that financing of relief be returned to local municipalities. The poultrymen called for passage by congress of the Lea bill providing for excise taxes on import egg products and urged that no increase in poultry flocks be allowed on farms receiving government payments for curtailing: other farm products. They NEWTON, Feb. 26 () Moses H.

Oulesian, 71, millionaire Boston and Newton real estate dealer, missing since last Tuesday, returned safely to his Newton home today after being located last night In the Bowery mission, New York, where he was given his first shelter upon his arrival in this country as an Immigrant 62 years ago. Gulesian, whose son-in-law, James L. Beck, Newton, said he was obviously a victim of amesia, "found himself" after hearing a pianist at the mission play a piece entitled, "Washington," composed by his wife. Upon regaining his memory, Beck said, Gulesian gave his name to officials of the mission, who got in touch with his wife. A description, furnished by her, definitely established his Identity, and he was placed aboard a train, which arrived in Boston at 6.50 a..