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WHALEN TO ESTABLISH |TAXI-AUT0M0B1LE

NEW TRAFFIC PRECINCT S O R E D FOR NORTHERN QUEENS

Unit Will Have Quarters in Jackson Heights

—Huron Club Leased for Another

Precinct in Bayside.

Indications that better police protection i s in prospect for Queens communit f . s , particularly those along the North Shore , were seen y e s ­terday in requests made to the S inking F u n d Commission by Police Commissioner Grover A. Whalen for author i ty to lease quarters in Jackson Heights for establ ishment of a n e w traffic squad, and in B a y -side for establishment of the 65A precinct.

The new traffic precinct may be in operation within two weeks , he said.

While leasing of the building of the Huron Democratic Club at 214th and Els ie places, Bayside , w a s approved at an annual rental of $5,000 for a period of three years , final action on the leas ing of quarters in Jackson He ight s for the n e w traffic precinct was held in abeyance until the nex t meet ing .

The new Queens traffic precinct, according to Commissioner Wha­len, wil l be known as "Traffic M" and wi l l be in charge of an inspec­tor detailed to it. The force wil l comprise from fifty to' 150 men, he added.

In his application to the Sinking* Fund Commission, the Police Com-

Olendale Smash-Up Starts Police Probe of Motor­

car Ownership.

missioner submitted two prospective locations in Jackson Heights either of which is suitable for the purpose. One of these Is three rooms at 37-46 Eighty-second street, and the other at 37-61 Eighty-eighth street. The latter is regarded as best suited for the purpose.

Walts on Appropriation. Delay in approving the lease for

the traffic pi^clnct was caused by Controller Charles W. Berry calling attention to the fact that It would he necessary for the Board of Esti­mate to appropriate funds for the lent.

"Will it delay establishment of the precinct by waiting until the next meeting?" asked the Mayor.

"Yes." Commissioner Whalen re-

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BAYSIDE PRECINCT MAY BE OPENED

WITHIN A WEEK Before another week passes patrol­

men of the new 6SA precinct In Bayside may be walking posts in that and other communities between Bayside and the city line at LItUe Neck, If actidh taken yesterday by the Sinking Fund Commission in ap­proving a lease for the building of

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A taxlcab was demolished, an au­tomobile was overturned and a B . M. T. trolley was damaged In a triple crash shortly before last mid­night at Myrtle avenue and Brush street, Glendale.

Three occupants of the automobile were attended for injuries by Am­bulance Surgeon Sinberg of Wyckoff Heights Hospital, while passengers on the Richmond Hill trolley car were badly shaken up but refused medical attention.

Glendale detectives started an In­vestigation shortly afterward to de­termine whether one of the cars, bearing license plates allegedly wrong, was a stolen auto.

The Injured, all of whom suffered lacerations and contusions of the body, are Frank J. Jonsoko, 103-07 Metropolitan avenue, Forest Hills. driver of the overturned machine; his wife, Mary Jonosko, and James Donlon. 560 Prospect place, Brooklyn, driver of the taxicab.

Mrs. Jonosko had a six-weeks-old I baby in her arms at the time of the | crash, while a daughter. Elizabeth I Jonosko. eight, was also in the ma-| chine. Neither of the children was I hurt.

According to the police report. I Jonoako was driving toward Myrtle

avenue in Brush street when he at­tempted to make a right turn at the intersection, just as the taxicab and trolley car approached the crossing In Myrtle avenue. The taxi driver swerved his machine to avoid a col­lision with the other car, police said, crashing into the trolley car.

Passing motorists aided in extri­cating the Jonoskos from the over­turned machine while an ambulance from Wyckoff Heights Hospital w a s summoned.

Jonosko was taken to the Glendale station and questioned later by De­tective James T. Connolly. The For­est Hills man told police he had pur­chased the automobile second-band In Williamsburg some time ago. The allegedly improper license plates were on it then, he said.

Police said Motorman John Mll-sted. 15-18 Woodbine street. Ridge-wood, was in charge of the trolley in the collision.

Notes of Congratulation On Midtown Tube Victory

Flood Into Star Office Queens Civic and Business Leaders Call

Newspaper Campaign Important Factor

in Winning Tunnel.

BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION TO RUSH PLANS FOR BUILDING

MIDTOWN VEHICLE TUNNEL

Last Minute News PLANE ENDS 314TH HOUR IN AIR;

FLYERS SOAR ON FOR 500-HOUR MARK ST. LOUIS, July 26 (U. P.) The monoplane St. Louis Robin

completed *»» 314tb* hour of continuous flight at 11:17 s. m. (New York Time) today. The plane at that time lacked but two hours of completing its second full week in the air.

"Everything still going good. Send up four new spark plugs," was the word from Dale Jackson and Forrest O'Brine as 506 hours in the air appeared to be their goal.

FRENCHMEN BEAT TILDEN AND LOTT. ROLAND GARROS STADIUM, AUTEUIL, France, July 26

U. P.) France won both singles matches in the opening day's play of the Davis Cup challenge round today, Henri Coehet defeating Wil­liam T. Tilden in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2, after Jean Borotra had beat George Lott in four sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

NO THIRD TICKET

Hailing the Board of Estimate ac­tion yesterday on the projected Mid-town Vehicular Tunnel as a real victory for the Daily Star In its fight for East River vehicular tubes, con­gratulatory messages poured in late yesterday and today from civic and business leaders throughout the Bor­ough of Queens.

Among the first to extend congrat­ulations to the Daily Star follow­ing adoption of the Day * Ztmmer-mann report early yesterday after­noon were Queens business and po­litical leaders.

The first message was from E. A. I MacDougall, president of the Queens- I boro Corporation of Jackson Heights, i whose telegram said:

"Congratulations on Thirty-eighth | street tunnel results."

Shortly afterward another tele- [ gram was received from former Bor- \ ough President Bernard M. Patten, who said:

"Congratulations on the splendid I victory achieved at today's meeting of the Board of Estimate committing the city to the construction of tho Midtown T u n n e l as originally planned.

"The focus of public attention on this important improvement for the Borough of Queens ia directly at­tributable to the excellent represen­tation of the facts to our people by the Daily Star."

Borough Officials Speak. Borough President George U. Har­

vey said: "The Long Island Daily Star can­

not be given too much credit for the great fight it made for the Mid-town Tunnel. It is a great victory for The Star."

Commissioner of Public Works John J. Halleran said:

"1 want to congratulate the Long Island Daily Star for the successful fight it made for the Thirty-eighth Street Tunnel. The Star fought for this great cause for many years and played. I am sure, a most important part in the final victory."

Borough Secretary John L. Karle: "The Long Island Daily Star has every reason to feel proud and happy that the Thirty-eighth Street Tunnel battle that it fought for auch a long time, has finally oeen won."

Raymond M. O'Connor, Assistant to the Borough President: "No news­paper ever carried on a more ag­gressive campaign for a civic cause than that which the Long Island t a l l y Star did for so many years in fighting for the Thirty-eighth Street Tunnel. Successful campaigns auch as that one is responsible for the Long Island Daily Star being recog­nized as one of the most progressive papers on Long Island.'"

Commissioner of Sewers Andrew J. Kenny: "The Thirty-eighth Street Tunned '* J u s t another victory for

| the Long Island Star. It waged a j campaign of education and created : public sentiment for this great im-; provement."

Superintendent of Highways Irving Klein: "I take off my hat to the Long Island Dally Star for its great and successful fight for the Thirty-eighth Street Tunnel."

( orona. Flushing Pleased. "One again The Star has shown

itself to be a champion in the inter­est of Queens." declared David O. Stilson, president of the Northern Boulevard Taxpayers' Association, of Corona,

"It was through The Star's fore­sight and constant pounding that the Queens delegates massed together and won a magnificent victory. The Midtown Tunnel should relieve traffic congestion In Queens to a great ex­tent. The people of Queens and the Daily Star are to be congratulated."

"Without the help of The Star it is doubtful whether the tunnel proj­ect would have received the attention from the borough's civic organiza­tions," said Sylvester Kaufmann, chairman of the Corona Avenue Bus­iness Men's and Taxpayers' Associa­tion, in extending his congratulations

Flushing and Auburndale civic and business leaders also joined In felic­itating the Dally Star, asserting that the action by the board was one of the most Important steps ever taken toward relieving traffic congestion and to provide vehicular traffic relief in Queens.

"The Daily Star ia to be congrat-ulted upon the fight it has made in this matter," declared Alfred M. Bar­rett of Flushing, who is active in affairs of the Queensboro Chamber

assess,

Midtown Traff fc Tunnel Features Summarized

Salient features of the Midtown Tunnel are: Est imated cost , $86,000,000; financed by the city, the cost to

be returned through charging of tolls authorized by Municipal Assembly legis lat ion.

I-ength over all, 22,600 feet, divided into 8,800 feet under Queens and Greenpoint, 3,900 feet under the East River, and 9,900 feet under Manhattan.

Capacity, 19,000,000 vehicles annually or 96,000 daily. ('(instruction to be double deck tubes, each containing two

traffic lanes. Queens entrance and exit in Borden avenue, near Mount

street. Greenpoint entrance and exit near intersection of Huron and

Oakland streets . Manhattan ex i t s and approaches in Tenth avenue at Thirty-

fourth and Forty-second streets and in Third avenue at Twenty-eighth and Forty-seventh streets .

Money appropriated so far, $2,100,000. Tunnel u l t imate ly to be connected w i t h tube from Manhattan

under Hudson River to N e w Jersey, providing underground traffic artery between Queens and N e w Jersey.

Recommended by Day & Zimmermann a s partial solution of traffic congestion problem. Approved a lso by Regional Plan of N e w York and I t s Environs and Port of N e w York Authority.

Surveys and Borings Likely to Get Under Way

at Once.

Change in Law Necessary to Give Authority for Act-

ual Construction.

ALDERMANIC JOBS IEASTELMHURST STIR KEEN RACE I BUS UNE MAY MAP

BY DEMOCRATS; ANOTHER ROUTE $5 ,000 Plum Eagerly Sought Company Barred by W r i t

by Wide Field

Place-Seekers .

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DALE JACKSON'S 4MA' AND 'PA' JOIN HIM. FARIBAULT, Minn., July 28 (U. P.).—"Pa" and "Ma" Jackson,

proud parents of Dale Jackson, co-holder of the all-time endurance nights record, turned over their chickens, eowa and pigs to "hired hands" today and started out for St. Louis and glory. Henry and* Mrs. Jackson, whose son only a short time ago piloted a careening grocery truck over the streets of Faribault, left their little farm to "walk the clouds" to the Missouri city as "Dare-devil Red" rode to fame and perhaps wealth.

When the message came from their daughter-in-law that Dale wanted them near him at St. Louis, "Pa" said:

"Shucks, and we are dying to go, but who would water the hogs and milk the cows and feed the hens?" Thirteen jubilant citizens re­plied: "Here are two hired men to take care of the farm and here is an airplane for you to ride in. Go down and see the boy and give him our congratulations."

SNOOK TALESMAN TELLS OF THREAT. COLUMBUS, O., July 26 (U. P.)-—Hints that crank letter writers

are busy developed today as the work of finally selecting the jury to try Dr. James Howard Snook on a charge of murdering Theora Hix, co-ed, formerly of. Flushing, progressed.

Examination of one talesman developed a statement that he had received a threat letter in today's mail. This slight stir only added to the tense interest in the case following hints that the defense would seek to show the Ohio State University professor had been in the girl's power snd possibly the subject of experiments with excitant drags.

PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS TILL OCT. 29. LONDON, July 26 (U. P.).—Parliament adjourned today until

October 29. The House of Lords was first to adjourn, holding but a brief meeting in the morning. The House of Commons was in session until the afternoon.

PRIMARY BATTLE BRIDE OF MONTH, QUEENS REGULAR 84, WES ABROAD ! DEMOCRATS WILL Movement Reported Headed

by Morris Paction Is Out of Race.

MILLIONAIRESS NOW POLICEWOMAN. STAMFORD, Conn., July 26 (U. P.).—Stamford now has/a million­

aire woman policeman. She is Mrs. Alfred N. Phillips, Jr.. wife of the former Mayor. Mrs. Phillips was appointed by Acting Mayor Frederick C Definger and will have full police powers.

BREMEN WILL TRY TO BREAK RECORD. After four days in port the liner Bremen, which proved on her

initial western voyage to be the fastest passenger ship afloat, will Kail tonight from New York for Cherbourg in an attempt to break her own record of four days, seventeen hours and thirty-four minutes for the Atlantic crossing. It Is estimated 75,000 persons will hsve in­spected the Bremen by the time it leaves its pier today. When the North German Lloyd announced it would issue no more passes for visitors, counterfeit passes were put into circulation.

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Lack of Pressure in Air Brakes Blamed For L I. Gty V Collision

Two causes ware assigned by Transit Commission officials today for the accident In the B. M. T. Bridge Plasa "L" station in Long Island City Wednesday night when flva passengers were Injured and scores of othsrs suffered from shock tn a rear-end collision of two of the company'* trains.

After a thorough Investigation among employes of the B. M. T.. Mac* Nomberg. assistant secretary of the Transit Commission, declared that the passenger train pulling into the station W M moving slowly when a two-car night train crashed Into tho rear of it. howling over pas-sengers who wens standing and Jolt­ing othsra from their seats.

The causes given by the official re­port sre "failure to have sufficient pressure In the air brakes on the col­liding train snd the flagging of a train by a member of the mechanical

i department Instead of by a regular

flagman." Inspectors for t h e commission

found, according to officials, that the air tanks on the colliding train, a two-car night train being switched over the "L" structure, registered only fifty-five pounds pressure fol­lowing the collision. The regular pressure is approximately seventy pounds.

No attempt w a s made by Switch­man James Qulgley. 1078 Rogers avenue, Brooklyn, who was operat­ing the night train, according to the commission, to reverse the operat­ing motors of his train to avoid a collision, although light signals were operating and not obscured from the view of the motorman.

The Ave Injured persons, who had risen from their saats aa the pas­senger train rolled Into the station, war* all permitted tn go home aftar being attended by Ambulance Bur­geon Schwarts of St. John's Hospital

By ST. SOHlr McCLEAN. Rumors of a third ticket for the

Democratic primary fight In Queens were ret at rest today when It be­came known that the movement, re­ported to be headed by the Morris faction, had failed to develop enough strength to Justify Its being a factor in the primary battle.

According to political gossip, friends of Magistrate Lawrence T. Greaser had banded with followers of Wil­liam J. Morris. Jr., of Far Rockaway. and Joseph Finn of Rldgewood to put a ticket In the fight, naming Magis­trate Gresser as their candidate for the office of Surrogate.

It was at first reported that the name of Bernard M. Patten would be placed at the head of the ticket. This later was denied by Mrs. Grace Rohr, a member of the Democratic executive committee from Jamaica. It was then said that the first place would be left open.

The reported ticket, with the ex­ception of a head, was as follows:

For District Attorney, William J. Morris. Jr.; for Surrogate, Law­rence T. Gresser; for Sheriff, Joseph Finn; for Register, Grace L. Rohr.

One report was to the effect that the ticket would be completed by the acceptance of the Aldermanic and Assembly candidates chosen by the executive committee when it meets next week,

Friends of Magistrate Gresser to­day said that they Would fight out his battle in the Executive Com­mittee and with the regular machin­ery of the party.

Joseph Finn is the leader w h o bolted the Clean Government party a week ago when he failed to ob­tain the designation for Sheriff, to which he said he was entitled. His following is largely a local one.

The followers of William J. Mor­ris last fall rolled up about 3.QD0 votes in the fight that took place within the ranks of the party.

Mrs. Grace Rohr has been an ac­tive worker In the Morris camp and baa been reported as being desirous of making the fight for the nomina­tion for Register. Her ambitions to­ward office-holding have been balked by the move of Mrs. Dorothy Julig to keep women off the ticket this year.

ON HONEYMOON STAY SELECTIONS Wedding Was in Corona— Designations to Await Action

Husband, 86, Must Face in Manhattan and Kings, World Alone. Says Theofel.

ONE SPEEDER FINED $50, AND OTHERS $25 EACH

Several automobile drivers charged with speeding were fined |2S each by Magistrate Thomas F. Doyle in the Flushing Court yesterday.

Michael Bruch of Carle place, Mlneola. when arraigned as a second offender, was fined ISO.

The following were fined $25 each: Robert Quon. 83 Bayvlew avenue,

Port Washington; Clifton Anderson, 38 Thirty-ninth avenue (Locust street). Flushing; Neil Ashford. 14-113 332nd street, Laurelton; Carl Prestholm, Olen Head, L. I . ; Harry Rats , 208-38 Northern boulevard, Bayside; George Moller, 31-48 Buell street, Fast. Etmhurst.

Others fined on various charges wars:

Walter H. Zobel. 344 Riverside drive, Manhattan, 135, for driving within eight feet of a trolley car discharging passengers; Bernard Walters, 70-18 Seventy-first place, Glendale, fin for falling to have an operator's license; August Mahler, 80-37 Fortieth street, Long Island City, and Hhomel Biaase, 088 Lincoln avenue,* Brooklyn, 83 each, for fall­ing to keep to the right; Fred Calola, 25 XI Thirty-fourth street, Astoria, Its . for tailing to use care.

Only a poignant memory, inter­mingled with bits of radiant happi­ness, today remains for Giuseppe Palermo, who, less than two fort­night's ago, at the age of eighty-six, stepped gaily from a little wooden church, leading by the arm a white-haired bride of eighty-four.

Mary Palermo is dead and Giu­seppe, who found romance too late in life, must face the world alone. But, in is grief, Giuseppe "is con­soled with the satlafying thought that his wife's fondest wish was tealized. She died among the emer­ald hills of the little Italian village where she waa born.

Three weeks ago, Giuseppe and Mary Palermo left their home in Penrod street, Corona, for a honey­moon in Italy.

"When we come back it will he pleasant to sit in the shade and learn to live." they said. "We want to see the homeland once more be­fore we die."

For Mary that last request was granted In full. Weskened by a long trip, the bride fell III. Within two days she was dead.

She will be buried near the scene of her birthplace, a little village tn northern Italy, the place she had hoped to see once mora before she died.

And Giuseppe, heart broken, will never again return to America. He la satisfied with life but his romance was all too short.

"It came all of a sudden—the pro­posal and the marriage." Giuseppe said after the nuptial knot had been tied. "Now we are both going to enjoy life. We both expect to live to be 100 and before we reach that we Intend to travel to the old coun­try at least twice."

But fate plays such queer tricks.

Democratic Leader John Theofel, • following a conference with Mayor I James J. Walker, today announced ! that there would be no regular or-; gantzation designations of candidates : until the dates to be set for similar . action in Manhattan and Kings.

In telling of his conference with the Mayor, Mr. Theofel said:

"The Mayor recognizee my leader-: ship In Queens and we over here • recognize his interest and right to be consulted in our movements.

"We discussed conditions in the • party here and it waa agreed that , the fight for designations should be

kept open until the last possible j minute. It ia a free-for-all and

everyone has a chance to win." "I told ihe Mayor I had no partlc-

I ular candidates, but would give j everyone a chance to show his i strength. We did not talk of a ticket,

but of plans for the campaign. "I will call the committee together

sometime soon, but have not yet selected a date. We mean to operate in conjunction with the party ma­chinery of the other boroughs In starting the campaign."

"I hear there has been some ques­tion aa to my leadership. That should be set at rest by this time. I have been fully recognised by all in au­

thori ty ."

Because the Governors had signed the bills after their terms orof f lcc had expired, 1,493 laws adopted In Connecticut during the last s ix years were declared unconstitutional yes­terday. , j

A boy In Cincinnati is turning yet-low as a result of eating citrus fruit which had been bitten by a poison-beating fruit fly.

A Great Victory for Queens and Greenpoint.

Final approval by the Board of Estimate of the midtown vehicular tunnel to connect Queens and Greenpoint with Man­hattan, by way of Thirty-eighth street, means that the city now Is definitely committed to one of the most Important improvements it has ever authorized.

The Board of Estimate was fully justified in approving this project Manhattan, Queens and the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn all were practically unanimous in hailing it as the most feasible means of eliminating Inter-borough traffic congestion.

On the other hand the opposition of downtown Brooklyn was mainly obstructive. Brooklyn had no well worked out plan to present as a definite alternative, but it was determined to delay the tunnel as long as it possibly could, simply, It appears, because the project would be of particular benefit to Queens and despite the fact that it also would be of great benefit to Brooklyn.

Brooklyn apparently wanted everything, or nothing. Politicians over in Brooklyn frequently are heard to remark

that "Brooklyn and Queens must stand together." This tunnel fight illustrates again that Queens and Brooklyn seldom can stand together. Brooklyn, as always, seeks the lion's share.

Credit for the great victory which has been won goes unre­servedly to the civic and business organizations of Queens and Greenpoint. Had they not rallied for battle as soon as Brooklyn's attitude became known, there is no telling what might have hap­pened at the Board of Estimate hearing yesterday afternoon.

Membership in the Board of Alder­men at a salary of 85,000 a year 13 the political plum most eagerly sought this year by a wide field of place-seekers in Democratic ranks In Queens.

Present members of the Assembly are lining up their forces to take ad­vantage of any withdrawals by pres­ent Aldermen, several of whom sre reported to*be out of the running. A few are seeking more important recognition.

The Clean Government faction has designated a strong ticket for the Aldermanic race and will be opposed on every aide by a large field of can­didates seeking the designation from Theofel and the executive commit­tee.

Fewer In Field. In Long Island City, Pierce H.

Power of Thomson Hill. Clean Gov­ernment candidate, will oppose Al­derman Samuel Burden if the latter decides to make the fight. Burden, however, is seeking the designation for Sheriff.

As Burden stands little or no chance of realizing his ambition this year, he probably will be found again making the fight to retain his seat. In this event, he will stand on his record aa an Alderman of many years' experience.

Should the unexpected happen, As­semblyman Carl Deutachmann would lead the field for the vacancy in the district.

The Clean Government ticket, in addition to Power, Includes the fol­lowing Aldermanic candidates:

Paul Gallagher, Ridgewood. fifty-seventh district; D a n i e l O'Neill, South Ozone Park, fifty-eighth dis­trict; John J. Bardolf, Jr., Spring-field, fifty-ninth district; William Klein, College Point, sixtieth district, and Joseph Dlttus, Middle Village, sixty-first district.

A committee of 1,000 has been or­ganized to support the candidacy of Joseph A. Coyie, president of the Dunton Civic League, for Alderman from the fifty-seventn district. Coyle headquarters has been established at 87-28 Van Wyck boulevard. Queens Village.

Cennolly Dae te Qalt. As John J. Connolly, brother of

Maurice E. Connolly, is expected to withdraw from the fight, there sre many in his district to enter the field. The leading contender for the regular designation is Assemblyman Charles Posthauer of College Point. Like others, he Is willing to give up Al­bany for a chance to ait in the city body.

Peter Picket. College Point civic worker, is being boomed for the post, as Is also John Murrsy. who for a number of years w a s director of the Knights of Columbus recreation cen­ter In Astoria and who Is st present athletic director of the Elks' club­house, Elmhurst.

In the Second Assembly District there is speculation s s to whether Bernard Schwab will attempt to suc­ceed himself. Assemblyman Frank

Whether Company will. seek to resume bus operation between the Astoria Ferry and East KImhurst through a new route, or whether the company will abide by the decision handed down yesterday by the Appellate Division In Brooklyn continuing the injunc­tion agalnat operation by the com­pany, remained te be cleared u-jjlo-day.

Under the ruling reached yester­day by the Appellate Division, the Island Transportation Company is restrained from resuming bus oper­ation between the Astoria Ferry and East Elmhurat under the old route.

I t is possible, however, that the bus operators may map out another route, keeping as far away as pos-

I sible from the lines of the Steinway ! Railways, but still tapping the area

originally served by the first route. Will Post Band.

The decision of the Appellate Di-' vision, upon the motion of Slaughter : W. Huff, receiver for the Steinway ; Railways, requires the receivers of j the trolley line to post a 810,000 bond I within five days with corporate se-j curlty, failing which the motion I would be denied.

The required bond will be posted, • it waa said by Alfred T. Davidson, I counsel for the receivers.

The receivers of the Steinway Rail­ways on Monday received permls-sion from Supreme Court Justice

! John B. Johnston to apply for per-I mission to the Board of Estimate for thej operation of two bus lines to be run in the territory served by the Island Transportation Company and the Astoria-Woodside Transporta­tion Company.

The Steinway Railways receivers first obtained an Injunction against the Island Transportation Company in the early part of June. Supreme Court Justice Selah B. Strong va­cated t h * temporary injunction a few days later and bus operation was resumed.

Several days later the receivers obtained a temporary atay from Justice William F, Hagarty of the Appellate Division, pending the ap­peal of Justice Strong's decision.

FOREST HILLS HIAN KILLED BY

HEAT STROKE

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ANOTHER CHARGE MADE IN SHOOTING

OF L I. CITY MAN An additional charge of violation

of the Sullivan law was lodged against Nicholas Locante. thirty-nine, of 85 East 108th street, Man­hattan, today tn Harlem Court be­fore Magistrate Vital*

Locante was released on $3,000 bait earlier today In connection with the shooting of Tony Massottl, twenty-four, of MO Vernon boulevard. Hunt" er'e Point. Detective Oberlander Immediately re-arrested him on the charge that a revolver nad been found tn his Manhattan home.

According to the police. Massottl was shot in the leg hy Locante Sat­urday night while the two were en­gaged In a revolver and knife duel just two blocks from the Hunter's

1 Poin*. precinct. The a»«*ult charge will he pressed

against Locante first. Massottl was , only slightly wounded. 1

Thomas F. Chantler, fifty, a sales­man, 100-13 Stratford street, Forest

1 Hills,, was overcome by heat last ] night white riding in a New Tork-] Queens Village bus at Hillside ave-j nue and 212th street. Hollta, and I was dead when an ambulance ar-1 rived.

Mr. Chantler was born In Pitts-: burgh. Pa., and had been living in ; Forest. Hills for the last five y e a n .

! Sl'BOEON TREATS MAX

SUDDENLY *asm at) Anton DeCarlo, nineteen. 284 Essex

street. Manhattan, was attended by Ambulance Surgeon Schwartz of St. .John's Hospital yesterday when he became auddenly ill while at work In the plant of J. B. Kaufman Com­pany at Forty-third (Harris) avenue and Twenty-second street, Long Isl­and City.

By CHARLES B. WAI.I.INO Following closely upon the Board

of Est imate's act ion yes terday afternoon in adopt ing the report' of Day & Zimmermann recom­mending construction of the Mid-town Vehicular Tunnel to connect1

Long Island City and Greenpoint with Manhattan, immediate work on surveys and borings w a s fore­cast today a t the office of the Board of Transportat ion in Man­hattan.

This work, it i s understood, wi l l probably g e t under w a y a t once and the preliminary studies of t h e ground and the eng ineer ing detai ls will be completed by the t ime t h e Board of Transportat ion has the legal authority to carry on the construction of the tunnel.

It i s more than likely, i t w a s said at the office of the board, that a change will be made in the e x i s t ­ing rapid transit law, under which the beard now operates , in order to give it the proper legal a u ­thority to construct vehicular tun­nels as well as tunnels carrying rapid transit l ines.

In connection with this, It w a a learned also that engineers of the board, fitted by training and long experience in tunnel work, do not relish any division of authority.

In support of this, it was asserted that when the Roosevelt avenue bridge over Flushing River w*s built, the co-operation between the board and the Department of Plant , and Structures was not all that could be desired.

Before any estimate can be given' as to when the actual construction1

work on the tuaael will hagla, Ui was aaid. the board must have thei legal authority for the work, not i only for the Midtocvn Tunnel, but for the new Narrows Tunnel as well , i The contemplated amendment of the rapid transit law ia expected to pro­vide this authority.

Debate on the n e w Midtown Tun­nel yesterday w a s in marked con­trast to the action on the Narrows tunnel to connect Staten Island and Brooklyn.

On the Midtown Tunnel, the argu­ment lasted more than an hour,: while less than five minutes was re­quired for approval of the Narrows tunnel report.

The cost of the latter is estimated at $77,900,000. In connection with ac­tion on the report, the Board of Estimate granted an appropriation of 83,000.000 for the preliminary work for the Narrows tunnel.

Can Start Plana Now. While action of the State Legiala-

ture probably will be sought next winter to legalize the preparation of plans for the Midtown Tunnel by, the Board of Transportation, en­gineers of that body can begin work st once on the plana without this authority, the Board of Est imate was informed.

According to John F. X. McGoey, assistant counael for the Board of Transportation, a staff of engineers, can be assigned to the preparation of plans at once on either the Midtown or Narrows tunnel or on both.

Mayor Walker's face mirrored sur« prise a t the information, given in re* spnnse to a question he had asked* and for a moment he sat silently, as if stunned by the speed possible for the work on the plans. |

Recovers False. 1 "Would you have "to use funds al­

lotted to the board for subway con­struction purposes?" he asked, re­covering his usual poise.

McGoey replied that such was tho case, upon which the Mayor asked how much money would be necessary to carry on the preliminary work. No estimate had been made by tha Board of Transportation, McGoey replied, and engineers for Day m . Zimmermann also said that they had made no definite estimate.

Commissioner of Plant and Struc­tures Albert Goldman, who had been expected to build the tunnel untU Mayor Walker expressed hta prefer­ence for the Board of Tranaporta-tlon. was ready with an estimate of 82.mKt.onn.

"I don't think ihe proof that has been submitted here will warrant' abandonment of the tunnel." com­mented tha Mayor. "I declare the hearing closed."

Brooklyn Oppnaltlna. Arguments against the tunnel wera

voiced first yesterday by John R. Ruston. president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, who urged the Board of Estimate to change the resolution tn read either a vehicular bridge or tunnel, asserting that It the resolution had been in that form originally there would have been no opposition.

"Is that on the theory that thero will be no other East River cross­ing?* the' Mayor wanted to know.

"No." Ruston replied. "We want all the crossings we can get."

The Mayor pointed out at this

(Continued on Paga Five)

Increase Granted, Queens Blvd. Track Relocation Will Go Ahead

By granting Increased estimates of cost for track relocation work in two sections of Queens boulevard be­tween Elmhurst and Jamaica, the Board of Estimate yesterday author-lied the Immediate award by Bor­ough President Harvey of contracts to the low bidders for each of tha two sections.

For the werfc in Queens houlevsrd between Grand avenue, Etmhurst, and TTnion turnpike, Kew Gardens, the engineers' estimate waa 848.021 -2S, while the lowest of tha atds re­ceived a raw weeks a g e ; was for

8tT.0TI.38. I In the other section, extending ia

Queens boulevard from Union turn­pike to Hillside avenue. Jamaica, tha engineers' estimate w s s 8103,418.88., while the lowest Md rocatved was for SUITS*.

With these contracts awarded and work under way, but on* ass-tiea * remain for relocation of trarka. This;

i will he in Queens boulevard from j Slxty-nlath street, WInfield, to Grand

»v»nu#, Elmhurat, Which is hdtjfj ! hsM up hy eoaatrnetlon of > I^eag Island CHy-Jamatea sub*

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