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j ' x ‘ ot] ® _ Women in politics. « several months of hard struggle, in ' which he was pitted against some of « World, ~ breach - in the «Democratic Unity in the Bronx » Is Boss Flynn’s Great Ambitio a ed e Phenomenal Rise of New . “Boss” Leads to Great $ Expectations. The phenomenal political rise of Bheriff Edward J. Flynn of the Bronx, who, on Monday night, was chosen =| Democratic leader of that county, Is attributed solely to the influence of His triumph, after the most astute war horses in the political game, makes his rise all the more notable. In addition to being the youngest Sheriff, Mr. Flynn is now the most yoythful political boss of any county in the land. Sheriff Flynn has not yet reached his thirty-first birthday! “I cannot say just now,” said the new county leader to The Evening “just what I propose to do, except that I will follow in a general way the policy of the late Arthur H. Murphy. His judgment hid much to do with putting the Bronx where it is today, the third greatest county in ., the State" Friends of the Sheriff say he will shortly undertake tne task of applying to the Demoeratie organization in Bronx the tact ant ability that h. marked his caree hus far und tha » he will surely bring some deAnite changes in the method of political management. + For one thing, they say, It will mean that women will pliy a lance part in Democratic affairs It will tnean, too, that nothing will be left undone to attract the younxer element to a more active participation in the problems of government, The new * county boss has long advocated en: couraging jhe youth of the land to enter politics. The Sheriff will go away for a short vacution. One of the first things he will do upon his return is to organize @ baseball ieague among the Demo cratic clubs of the Bronx. He will also reorganize the women of the party. He has long advocated a broader co-operation and it was chiefly to the support he received from the women executives that he was able to be chosen as county leader Flynn's greatest achievement in the way of restoring harmony to the party has been the closing of the tween Eugene J, McG W. Brown, McGuire at odds, have shal Both are strong for the nev Another harmonizing task him will be to smooth out the the bolt last fall of hands. leader. bere a friend of the new County Chairman since Flynn's boy- hood. He bolted the party, however, und accepted the nomination for Sisheri! from the Republican. Party «It wus this Aight which fost eyes of the Lronx upon Fly bad been chosen after several terms Assembly. Kane has fre- quently suid his fight was not made ly. His successor as leader, Brown, has been one of stanchest supporters and dis that Kane's return to "Democracy will be speedy and com- plete. “XAVIER SCHOOL CADETS’ PUBLIC MILITARY DRILL Annual Exhibition at Artillery Armory. The thirty-sixth annual Grill of the Xavier Grammar School Cadets was held last. night at the 9th Coast De- fense Command, 14th Street and Sixth ‘Avenue, and was reviewed by Major Mills Miller and staff. The special company drill the winner to have the colors for the coming year and a gold medal donated by Capt. Douglas Don- ald, U. S$, A., was won by Capt. James Joseph Lynch, B. The individual competitive drill was won by Corpl. Thomas Joseph Franklin, Officers’ competitive drill was won by Major Francis Morgan Anglim. commanding Company |? —e EDWARD od. FLYNN... | BOYS’ HIGH CAPTURES MATHEMATICS HONORS Wins Final Game From Townsend Harris—Aleo Wins at Chews, By defeating Townsend Harris High by the score of 18 to 17, Boys’ High last night captured the championship of the Greater City High Schools Mathematics League. Boys’ had previously defeated Clinton, Stuyvesant, Bryant, Commercial and Harris. The members of the team are: William Leider, Captain; Alexan- der Weiner, Jacob Koentg, Willlam Pomerance, Samuel Singer and Julius Hodian. C. A. Bergstresser managed the team. Boys’ High also went into the lead for interscholastic chess honors by winning from the Townsend Harris. The scores Boys'—Schlossberg, %; Rabinowitz, 1; Frankel, 1; Mormar, 1; Garfinkel, 0— 8, Harris—Palur, %4; Atlas, 0; Stark. & Goldwater, 0; Rosen, 1—1%4. HER PATIENCE EXHAUSTED. Mrs, Maher Can't Get Any One to Remove a Dead Cat. Mrs. A. Maher, of No. 426 West 224 Street, on Sunday morning, expected the policeman on the beat would see and cause to be removed, the dead cat in the gutter before her home. Since then, efghteen policemen, on eight-hour shifts and six sergeants have passed that spot. The cat waa still there last night. When Mrs, Maher complained to the Health Department yesterday a youne woman counseled her to be patient. Maher replied that her patience exhausted and forthwith wrote a r to The World. When, in the as tte remove the cat, she was told they we® not permitted to take away dead ani mals. ’ ——<—__——_ MASHER CLAIMS A BOON. Hylan Gave Him Freedom of City. He Says—Gets 3 Daya, James 8. Ayres, twenty-nine, stop- ping at the Hotel Brevoort, who de. scribes himself as a Britian parrister. told Magistrate Corrigan last night, when arraigned fn Night Court on con- plaint of Miss Anna Calombo of No. 213 frend 107th Street that he had annoyed ner: “Mayor Hylan gave me the freedom of the city." “He told me the same thing,” said M Calombo, who is eighteen and r ¥. “Me, too,” said Traffic Policeman Schmidt, who made the arrest. “Til give you the freedom of the workhouse for three days,” sald the Magistrate. “Next case.” Stern Brothers ‘West Forty-second and West Forty-third Streets. Our new, modern vaults on the premises, enable us to assure you of satisfactory service in the matter of FUR STORAGE URGE 3-DAY INTERIM AFTER LICENSE TO WED Long Island Good Friday as ‘ A renolution favoring an Interim of three days between the obtaining of a marriage Iicense and the performance, of the marriage ceremony was adopted at the $6th annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, now in session at Garden City. A proposal of W. J. Tully, former State Senator, to petition the new Leg- \ ‘THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1922.. holiday was Wefeated by a vote of 66 to 64. A motion to permit women to sit as jelegates in future conventions, Intro- juced by the Rev. John Howard Melish, ector of Holy Trinity Church, Brook- yn. was referred to the Committee on Sanons and will be reported on to-day —epmaepntobne 3100,000 FIRE IN HOBOKEN. Botldings and Piles Lomber and Machinery Destroyed. Seven bulldings, many piles of lumber and costly machinery were destroyed even o jslature to make Good Friday a legal when fire swept the plant of the Law- yon & MoMurray Lumber Company, 16th Street and Willow Avenue, Haboken, N. J., last night. Blectric light’ and telephone service was put out of comminsion for a mile in the direction of Weehhwken and a half o mile to Bighth Street, Hoboken he fire started in a shaving bin and spread rapidly, Firemen responded to hree alarms and fought the blage nearly two hours. ‘The damage was estimated at about $100,000. peta ra BLANCHET WINS RACE OF BALLOONS IN FRANCE PARIS, May 17 (Associated Press).— ‘M. Georges Blanchet of France is undéffi- loon race for the Grand Prix of the Acro Club of France, having landed near Bor- deaux, 245 miles fronythe Tulleries Gar- dens in this city, Where the race was started on Sunday afternoon, M. Blan- chet won the Grand Prix fn 1908-09-10, Lieut. &. De Muyter of Belgium, win. ner of the Gordon Bennett Balioon Race In the United States in 1920, finished Afth among the eleven atarters, with « distance of 210 mites, It appears that he lost the premfer honors when lar. ing plan to cross the Gulf of Gascoyn: to Spain was frustrated due to a shift in the winds, Stern Brothers West Forfy-Second Street + + West Foxty-Third Street. Smart, New Summer Modes in Misses’ Fur Collared Capes Remarkably Low Priced in this Special Offering at $3 fi 50 CAPES for every occasion in superior quality plain’ and figured Canton crepes and Roshanara silks, with large black caracul collars: Beautifully lined with silk crepe. Ideal for wear as a light protection over silk meantime, she asked a street cleaner to frocks or frocks of sheer materials. . . « Sizes 14, 16 and 18 years. Styles as characteristic of youth and as new in Fashion as they are doubly new in their Moderate Price. 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" arty © te fe Full Size Wardrobe Trunks . $45.00 to 112.00 Three-Quarter Size Wardrobe Trunks, $41.50 to 100.00 Steamer Wardrobe Trunks $30.00 to 96.00 Tray Steamer Trunks. . . . . $40.00 to 48.00 Week End Trunks . . . . « $35.00 to 64.00 Shoe Trunks $40.00 | Shirt Trunks....... $48.00 ll clally declared winner of the annual bal- “TRIPLETS” ONLY A JOKE. ago, a fact of which Downs was not , aware when he received the telephone nd Policeman of Hon. Lieut. Downs of the Flatbush Police Station was busy yesterday explainine his announcement of the telephone cal! that asked an extension of a leave of vbsence for Patrolman James R, Burne hechuse of the arrival of triplets, Tt develops that the telephone call was not from Burns, who was due back on good faith. Come Upstairs and Save Monday night at 8 o'clock, but from a Jokesmith, Burns was married only a few weeks 144 W. 34th St., 34,07 lower. CHILDREN’S DRESSES COATS — SUITS WE FIT 2 TO i6 YEARS, moderate prices, $5.75, 7.95 and 9.00 pair COMFORTABLES Printed silk mull centers and plain borders harmonize with any scheme of decoration. ‘ MUSLIN SHEETS Scalloped. . 45¢ 48c N Decorative Linens _ to Beautify the Home LUNCHEON SETS for the table, Pure linen LUNCHEON SETS of pure linen. Trimmed hand-crochet lace. Thirteen pieces to the set—-round 2, 2 2. / REAL MADEIRA LINENS Downs sisi el «ce ae) Dosen » 0.3 8 « 6 MAIN FLOOR TABLES o~ . $32.00 . (Attachments $6.50 extra) weight, so smooth to run and so casy to move about, Efficient, durable and so moderately priced as to make it a necessity rather chan a luxury. On Sale Fifth and Sixth Floors. 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