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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, THURSDAY. JULY 31, 1913. HAFF HITS BACK AT HIS ACCUSERS SUFFRAGISTS TO FLY AT AVIATION MEET FINDS A CEMETERY ON HIS 20 ACRES GEN. JONES' MOTHER A BELLIGERENT ANTI From Queens Borough and All Long Island DR.

VAN DEINSE RECOVERS. BURNED CHILD DIES; INJURED BOY DYING CAMPAIGNERS RESTING. They Have Collected $11,485 for St. Joseph's Hospital. Far Rockaway, July 31 A total of $671.75 was added yesterday to the fund which Is being raised in the Rockaways for the benefit of St.

Joseph's Hospital in the twelve days campaign that has for Its object the collection of Yesterday's contributions bring the total up to Ihe campaign ends on August 6. Again yesterday the teams of women workers brought in the largest contributions, their subscriptions reaching $136.73. Tho team captained by Mits Mary Dally turned in the largest amount, $100.50. The men's teams brought in $178, John Both's team leading with contributions of $161. CURFEW AT SAG HARBOR All Children Must Be Off Street at 9 P.M.

Sag Harbor, L. July 31 At the monthly meeting of the village trustees, held on Tuesday night in Warden's Hall, a resolution was passed making a curfew law effective on and after September 1. Mrs. Ida Smith, representing the W. C.

T. appeared before the board and urged the passage of the law, to apply to all children under 16 years of age. The village hall bell will be rung nightly at 8:45 p.m. Trustees Schaefer, Woodward, Klernan, Cleveland and Beekwith voted for the ordinance, Mrs. H.

H. Leavltt addressed the board on behalf of the Ladles Village Improvement Society, asking for more oil on the village highways. The matter of fixing the curb and safeguarding Bay street, at the corner of Ry- sam street, was taken up aud left to a committee; likewise the improvement of the road leading to Noyack. A committee of the Fire Department asked that the fire-alarm system be put in working order. At present the village depends upon notification through the telephone central office In case of fire and orders to blow the factory siren for the district endangered.

The village will pay part of the expense of laying a concrete sidewalk in front of the Christ Church rectory lot $51,690 FORECLOSURE SALE. Jordan Place at Jamaica Bid In for Miss Annie Wyckoff. Jamaica, July 81 The Jordan place, which has a frontage of 125 feet on Fulton street and 150 feet on Division street, this place, was sold under foreclosure vestcrday. from the Jamaica Town Hall steps by Auctioneer James C. Archer.

The Jordan place, with the old Jordan home. constituted a part of the property ot William F. Wyckoff advertised for sale under foreclosure. Auctioneer Archer said the property at the very least was worth $80,000. The mortgage on It amounted to $46,000, and the first bid was for that sum.

The bidding went about $6,000 above this. Conrad J. Mllllken, attorney for Miss Annie Wyckoff of Jamaica, a sister of William F. Wyckoff, bid it in at $51,630. The sale of tha Clinton avenue residence and proparty of William F.

Wyckoff was al30 to have taken place yesterday, but was postponed until August 11. "GENERAL" JONES A GUEST. Will Speak on Suffrage at Sea Cliff Card Party. Sea Cliff, L. July 31 The Suffrage Study Club of Sea Cliff will be the hostess at a five hundred and bridge party tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs.

Herman G. Wahlig. It is to be given to raise additional funds to meet the necessary expenses of the garden party to be held at Marden farm, the summer home of Dr. and Mrs. O.

S. Marden on August 30. Tomorrow, Miss Rosalie Jones, better known as General Jones, and Mrs. Edna B. Kearns, will come to the card party to elvfi talks on suffrage from the veranda of the Wahlig home.

General Jones will come in her yellow "votes for women" wagon and Mrs. Kearns will come in her "1776" wagon, both timing their arrival to co-terminate with the intermission period for refreshments. COLONEL WAGSTAFF RETURNS. Sag Harbor, L. July 31 Colonel Alfred Wagstaff, who has been In the Moose Read Lake country, and making an auto tour of the New England States, passed through Sag Harbor, Wednesday, cm his way to his country home at Babylon, L.

I. "Soma One Is Going to Jail, and It Won't Be Haff. ACCUSES POLITICAL ENEMIES. Declares That He Was Informed It He Gave Up $1,500 the Matter Would Be Dropped. Lynbrook, L.

July 31 Replying to the serious charges mads against him by a young woman, who declares him to be the father of her child, William P. W. Haft, today, through hia counsel, Edward Levy, Issued a statement in which he blames political enemies tor the accusation. He states that "some one is Kolng to jail in the matter, and It won be W. T.

W. Haff. jr." Mr. Haf( has intimated to his close friends that ha will be able when the time comes (maybe Saturday morning) to piace sufficient alibis before the court, to meet any accusations the young woman la the case may make. The ac cuser Is Miss Florence Haff, widely known In this village, in Freeport and other villages on tho south side of the island.

Haft, who is noted as editor of the Rockaway Times, as an eloquent preacher and evangelist, as a millionaire coal merchant and philanthropist, says he met the girl accldently and only on terms of sympathy. This is the statement given out by Mr. Half today: "Someone Is Going to Jail In This Matter," Says Haff. "In view of the published statements in various papers emanating from political enemies, which I consider very unfavorable and misleading, 1 feel constrained to make this statement. "1 am not guilty, and I will prove this beyond a question of doubt, and I promise that someone is going to jail in this matter, and it won't be VV.

P. W. Haff, Jr. "This is a blackmail scheme pure and simple, and my attorneys know who is behind it, and when the proper time comes they will be exposed and the proper proceedings taken. "This present proceeding is not the first step that my enemies have taken to make me give up or destroy me, and I will be destroyed before I will submit to their nefarious schemes, '1 was informed it I would give up $1,500 the mattor would ba dropped, and upon my refusal steps were taken to Immediately threaten my good name and injure my business, and I Intend to see the matter through.

Says Florence Haff Was in a Bad Way When He Pound Her. "I did not know of Florence Haff until April of 1012, when I was informed by some men that a young girl was hanging around the hotels of Lynbrook claiming to be my cousin, and I immediately investigated, and went to see her, and found her to be in a very bad state, and told her that she must get out of Lyn-hrook and not portray herself as my cousin, and she said her condition was due to poverty alone, and If she had the chance she would do better. "I finally Induced her to go home to her aunt, whom I visited and found was in dire need of coal and wood to keep warm. I gave the aunt some work on the promise she would keep her niece home and off the street, and I believed that had succeeded in doing some good and ilid not see the girl at any time alone. "I only saw her three or four times altogether.

She disappeared from Lynbrook unci Frecport some time In June, and the first thiug I knew was in December, when 1 received a letter asking for money, which I refused to give, and then a certain man, whose name 1 will not mention at present, came to Lynbrook and demanded $1,500 of me and charged me with being responsible for the child. I drove him away and told him 1 would have him arrested if he annoyed me further. Then began the long line of annoyances, which will be proven in detail at the trial. "I have gone over this matter thoroughly with my attorneys, Edwards Levy of Freeport, and am convinced that the guilty blackmailers will be brought to the bar of justice in duo time, and that I will be wholly exonerated not only to the satisfaction of the court, but to that of the public. "This is a very hard blow to me, my family and to my business, and all that 1 ask is suspension of judgment until such a time as the court may decide my guilt or innocence." BAY SHORE FIREMEN Prepare to Make Tournament a Bec-ord-Breaker.

Ray Shore, L. July 31 The Bremen and the citizens of this place are preparing for the annual tournament of the Suffolk County Volunteer Firemen's Association, which is to be held on Wednesday, August 27, and they purpose to leave nothing undone. They desire to make it the best of its kind ever held in the county, which is "going some." M. W. Drake, the firemen's secretary, informs The Eagle correspondent that in all probability the tournament and parade will be perpetuated by a niovng picture concern; that Allan Pinkerton, who resides in Bay Shore, is expected to have a force of his sleuths on duty for the protection of visitors; that a Brooklyn firm has the contract to decorate the fcrand and other stands, and that the Lung Island Railroad will make an excursion rate of one fare for the round trip, and that all apparatus will be transported free.

All companies which intend using the railroad are requested to communicate at once with tha general passenger agent. LET G0SSIPERS BEWARE. Magistrate Leach Threatens to Jail Some Flushing Women. Flushing, July 31 "This court intends to stop the wagging of women's tongues and I Intend to Investigate every case that comes before me and If I And these people guilty I will send them to jail." Magistrate J. A.

Leach made 'this statement In the Flushing Police Court yesterday after three women had been brought before him on a charge of annoying their neighbors. "I had a women before me in Long Island City last week," he continued, "on a similar cnarge and I let her off easy. That night she was murdered." The murdered woman the magistrate referred to was Mrs. Loulst Straube of Long Island City. Robert Brochinski is accused of shooting her.

FACTORY AT SAG HAKBOS. Sag Harbor, h. July 31 A representative of a m-titufacturing company of New York City was at Sag Harbor Wednesday afternoon to look over the municipal block, now available for manufacturing purposes. Conferences were held with tho Board of Trade and Board of Village Trustees, custodians of tho building. The only question to be settled is whether Sag Harbor can supply sufficient help.

A srecial meeting 0f the village trustees will be held to act on the proposition. SOMMEH CAVANAUGH. Tho marriage of Mis3 Elinor Cavanaugh to Robert W. SJinmer has just been announced. The bridegroom Is a lesldent of Jamaica, and the bride comes from Ridge-Held Park, S.

where the wedding took place on Saturday last. The bridegroom is prominent in Jamaica, where the young oouple will reside. The bride is a daugii-1 Jar of Jcremian Francis Cavanaugh. Joseph H. Dowd of Farmingdale Gets a Real Surprise.

HEBREWSCLAIMTITLETO LAND It's at South Huntington Dowd Says He'll Eject Occupants if He Has to Use Dynamite. (Special to The Eagle.) Huntington, July 31 Josenh H. Dowd, a wealthy retired mnrnhanr Farmingdale, L. is indeed wroth, and nis mends say he has a perfect right to be, over the fact that he found a Hebrew cemetery on a fine piece of property, on uie uio uountry Road at South Hunting ton, which he believed he owned for over seven years. It was Just the other day when he made the discovery.

A friend came to Him and said: "Say. Dowd, I see you sold that good piece of youri over In Huntington. What am you ao that for?" "Sold it? First I knew about it." sure, there a Hebrew cemetery on it now. And so Mr. Dowd took a little trip to soutu Huntington in his auto, and sure enough, the first thing he saw when he came to the ground was a fine big brick piuara archway, and over it read: "Hebrew Congregation of Huntington, The plot was fenced off and inside were a lot of white gravestones, eighteen of them.

Mr. Dowd didn't say much, but immediately summoned his lawyer, George Walker, also of Farmingdale, and to gether they went to see I. Goldstein, president of the congregation, which Is incorporated. The result was a lawyer'B summons, on which the matter will go to the Supreme Court. The whole thing is rather mixed up, and "there's a nigger in the woodpile somewhere." The story dates back to 1902.

The property was then assessed in some name, which cannot be learned at present, and, according to the contention of Mr, Walker, the wrong person was being assessed. This person then evi dently failed to pay tho taxes and a tax sale was held. A man in Brooklyn bought the prop erty. He sold it to a Huntington man, who in turn was relieved of the land by the congregation, who wanted it for a cemetery. The corporation had received permission of the Board of Supervisors of Suffolk County to bury their dead on the plot, which comprises twenty acres.

Dowd Acquired Property In 1906 by Foreclosure. And all this time, according to Mr. Walker, a woman, whose name is not known, owned the property. Mr. Dowd had a mortgage on the land and foreclosed-it in 1906, buying in the twenty acres himself.

After that time he did not see the property again until the other day, when he cama to behold the cemetery. "Well," said Mr. Dowd last night, "If I have to come over here with a few dozen sticks ot dynamite, I'll make thoBC people move. My property a graveyard? I guess not." I. Goldstein's version is a bit different.

He claims that when the congregation took over the property after the tax sale it was advertised in accordance with the law for six months in the papers of the county, to see if any one else had a claim on the land, and there was no answer to the advertisement. "It has always been our burying ground," said Mr. Goldstein. We have been burying people there for a long time. And we don't propose to move.

We'll fight this fellow to the finish. It Is a question ot whether his deed or ours Is legal. Tomorrow (Thursday) we will hold a special meeting of the congregation to decide how we will answer this lawyer's summons, which has been served on us. It is the Hebrew law that the dead shall not be disturbed, and there Is no law on earth that can move those bones." The congregation has twenty days in which to answer the complaint. While it is thought that the matter will be adjusted financially, if Mr.

Dowd wins his case, yet the merchant made it plain that ho would get satisfaction. He will Biif for ejectment and damages. BIG MEETING OF EXEMPTS To Boom Duff of Elmhurst for State President. Rockaway Beach, July 31 Great preparations are under way to entertain the members and guests, at the next meeting of tho United Exempt and Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association, which will be held In the rooms of the Fifth Ward Veterans, Pachinger's Hall, Boulevard and Hammels avenue, Rockaway Beach, on Saturday, August 9. The committee having the arrangements in hand have Invited as the guests of the association the following: Fire Commissioner Johnston, Secretary of the Relief Fund of the New York Fire Department Peter J.

Quigley, President of the State Fire Association Fred A. Davis of Fort Edward, Second Vice President John A. Sel ot Westchester County, Secretary Thomas Hohohan of Frankfort, Trustees of the Home Will-lam H. Schwarthout, Rowland H. May-land, Mayor William H.

Frank of Pough-keepsie, George T. Kelly of Yonkers, Ernest H. Sechusen of Staten Island, Daniel Bradley of New York, President Charles J. Schnellar, Vice President Arthur L. Bracefield and John H.

Behrmann, Secretary Joseph H. Downing, Treasurer Philip Peters, ex-Presidents Havilaud, Byrnes, Frischkorn and Wallace, Directors Leahy, Thomas, Versen and Lang-sttne, all of the Southern New York Volunteer Flremen'B Association. Action will be taken as to the mode of attending the State convention in Utica. It is expected that the party will accompany the Southern New York Volunteer Firemen's Association upon its special train, which leaves the Grand Central Station on Monday, August 18. One of the vital matters to be acted upon at the meeting is the plan of procedure to elect P.

J. Duff of Elmhurst, president of the State Association. Mr, Duff is in line for the honor. Among the other candidates who have the support of tho United Exempts are John A. Sells of Westchester, candidate for first vice president; Rowland H.

May- land of Nassau and Daniel Bradley of New York, candidates for trustees of the home. The officers of the association are P. J. Duff, president; Thomas J. Brennan and Frank Baldwin, vice presidents; James McCrcn, secretary; William O'Donnell, treasurer; John Conzet, Joseph T.

Allen and Thomas F. Mulvehlll, trustees. ACCOUNTING FOB THE BLUE. Bacon I see exhaustive tests by Bel gian chemists showed that the purest water that It possible to obtain bv distillation still retained Its blue color. Egbert Probably didn't get all the milk out of it.

Yonkers Statesman. AFFECTING TIDES. Teacher Do you know what effect the moon has on the water. Tonimle? Toramie Yes'm. Makes It moonlight.

Yonkers Statesman, "The General" Devise's New Stunts to Advartise "the Cause." GREAT DAY AT MINE0LA. Mrs. Leslie to Lead Her Cow to the Grounds, to Milk It Herself and Sell the Product. Freeport L. July SI Miss Rosalie G.

Jones, famous leader of the "hiker" squad of suffragists, visited this village yesterday, and, as usual, took it by storm. She was accompanied by Miss Irene Davison, of East Rockaway. Miss Jones had been to Bellmore, Seaford and other villages east of Freeport, endeavoring to get a working leader for the cause in those sections. She, reported much success, but nothing Miss Jones did yesterday compares with the next thriller she has under consideration. Through the courtesy of the Mlneola Aviation Association, which conducts all Its aviation feats at Hempstead Plains, the suffragists have arranged to take possession of the field on September 6, man the, place, and hold supervision of the plains all day.

More than 60, perhaps more than 100, will march from various villages, In groups, to the plains, on the evening of September 6, and will camp out in the hangars, upon beds of straw, until the following morn, when a bugler will sound the reveille. Hurried breakfasts will bo eaten and the fair Buffra-glsts wlil prepare for an exceedingly busy day. They will not be restricted to any one part of the plains or to any one thing. They will have carte blanche to the hangars and may use the living machines if they choose. There will be several suftraglst avlutors in the group, who will make several ascensions and will carry suffragist-girls aloft.

The latter will carry massages from one end of the field to suffragists on tho other end. Other passengers In airships will carry the "voiceless speech'' up with thim. As a large crowd is expected on that day, special arrangements have been made by the, suffragists to handle them. Mrs. Herbert Carpenter will act as chief of the traffic squad, and she will have many young and pretty suffragists under her charge.

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt will ntteud the epcerclses as the guest of honor. The Brockolt Suffragist Club, of Hempstead, of which Mrs. O. H.

P. Belmont is a leader, will attend In a body and act in various capacities. Miss Addle Tyderuan and Mrs. DoMott Robinson will direct the mounted squad and will convey messages from groups distributed at all sides unci corners of the large field. One of the latest converts to the cause, la Mrs.

Louise Leslie, of Central Park, L. I. Mrs. Leslie recently became the proud owner of a pretty bovine, and she regards tho milking hour as tha merriest of the day. Miss Jones has invited her to lead tho cow to the plains, milk It there, and supply tho suffragists with milk.

Mrs. Leslie will be present. DAN CRAWFORD TO PREACH. African Missionary Will Be Heard First at Westhampton Beach. Westhampton Beach, L.

July 31 Dan Crawford, who has spent the past twenty-two years in Central Africa and who is the author of "Thinking Black," upon the invitation of his friend, the Rev. Thomas Coyle, will preach in the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. Mr. Crawford arrived from England yesterday. He will go to Winona, North-field, and other conferences and make addresses in various churches, until midwinter, when he goes to Australia, and from there back to his work In Africa, and never expects to return to civilization again.

QUANTUCK INDIANS REGATTA To Be Held on Quantuck Bay on August 16. Westhampton Beach, L. July 81 An annual event here that is looked forward to with a great deal of pleasure is the regatta of the Quantuck Indians, an association of young people of Qutogue, who for the past six years have held the regatta. It will bo held off the Beach Docks, on Quantuck Bay, on Saturday, August 16, morning and afternoon, and the order of events are as follows. Morning Men's doubles, one-quarter mile; ladles doubles, one-quartr8 mile; canoe tilting, first round; ladles' swim; men's swim; novice doubles, one-quartor mile handicap, for those who have competed unsuccessfully in former Quantuck Indian regattas.

Afternoon Obstacle race (canoe); canoe tilting, second round; blindfolded canoe race; crab race; launch race handicap (no profesinals allowed aboard); canoe tilting, final; war canoe, half mile. Charles DeHart Brower, Bailey Brower and John J. Atwater have been made a regatta committee. MRS. RANSOM'S WILL FILED.

She Left to Her Relatives and a Friend. Mineola, L. July 31 The will of Mrs. Edith M. RanBom of Plandome, L.

which was filed for probate yesterday in the Surrogate's office of Nassau County, disposes of an estate valued at Mrs. Ransom was the widow uf Porte V. Ransom, who for many years was attorney for the New York State Controller. By the terms of the will $25,000 goes to e. slater, Emily Blelman of Manhattan, and $10,000 la bequeathed to Edna Har-wood of Roslyn, L.

I. Jewelry and her wearing apparel were loft to a sister-in-law, Mrs. Frances Tetu of Portland, while the residue of the estate is left to a brother, Albert L. Tetu, at whose home at Portland, Mrs. Ransom died on July 14.

INNKEEPER BENT BANKRUPT. Baldwin, L. July 31 Joseph A. Bent, owner of the Craig Manor Inn, on Merrick road, has filed a petition of bankruptcy today in the United States District Court. The assets are giver as $2,000 and the liabilities $3,500.

Messrs. Edwards aud Lety are his attorneys, and tlioy are meeting the creditors. The hotel was at one lime the most popular on the south side. It was the stop-off place for many bicyclists and later for automobillsts. Since the introduction of larger and heavier cars auto-Ists have gone on longer trips, and Long Island has lost much of the trade.

The building is one of tho pretty sights along the famous old road. MISS ATWATER ENGAGED. Westhampton Beach, L. July 30 An engagement of note here among the summer colony is that of Miss Margaret Atwater, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

William C. Atwater of Manhattan and Westhampton Beach, to George D. Olds, of Boston, Mass. Mr. Olds is the son of Professor Olds, dean of the faculty and head of the department of mathematics of Amherst College, and a graduate of tnat coiiejre.

as tne Atwaters nave no town residence the wedding will prob ably take place from their home here. Makes a Scene on Huntington Streets Over One-Horse Shay. ALSO OFFENDS THE HEWLETTS Declares That Former Owner of Ancient Vehicle Was a Tory, and Wot a Revolutionist. Huntington, L. July 31 The war between the apostles of woman suffrage on Long Island and the antls is now raging about a curiously built antique wagon made at Huntington 140 years ago by an ardent patriot of the Revolutionary days.

This vehicle, which had a prominent part In a Suffrage parade and open air meeting In front of the First National Bank, corner Main and Wall streets, last Saturday night, carried Mrs. Wilmer Kearns and Miss Irene DavlBon of Rockvllle Centre, the principal speakers of the evening. As the procession, headed by a fife and drum corps, was about to come to stop. Miss Oliver Livingston Jones, a wealthy society woman of New York City and Cold Spring Harbor, a bitter anti and the mother of "General" Rosalie Jones, the well-known suffrage hiker, who led the Albany and Washington marches, halted the parade and demanded to know by what right they were putting to such base uses a wagon owned by the Hew-let family, who are her relatives. She then began to assail the two women speakers in such a vigorous manner that they were badly frightened, fearing, as they said, bodily injury, not knowing but their assailant was a militant.

The broad Main street was filled with automobiles and a throng of a thousand persons, mainly Saturday night shoppers, who were drawn quickly to the spot under the glare of the big arc lamp and hundreds of other electric lights in nearby stores that helped illumine the locality. "You are boasting of this wagon as a. Revolutionary relic and yet the Hew-letts were all Tories." said Mrs. Jones. "What right have you to associate their names with this movement?" The Hewletts, who are intense antls, are equally as bitter as their cousin, Mrs.

Jones, about their ancient family wagon being drawn about the streets l( Long Island villages with the name ot a Hewlett blazoned in letters on its side and are going to see if some legal action cannot be had to restrain the suffragists from using the vehicle. Moreover, they do not relish the notoriety Mrs. Jones gave to their ancestors as Tories, and re tort that tha Jones ancestors were ot the same ilk, Judge Jones having been kidnapped by the patriots and taken to Connecticut for a ransom. The wagon was bought a number of years ago of Jacob Hewlett's family of Cold Spring Harbor, by I. S.

Remson, a well-known Brooklyn dealer and manufacturer, who after considerable pains and expense in looking for the oldest wagon on Long Island, ferreted out tha antique vehicle and exhibited it In his warerooms in Brooklyn. He afterwards gave it to Mrs, Wilmer Kearns or Rock-ville Centre, for the Women's Political Equality Leagues of Long Island. The Suffragists have since that time had the "old one-horse shay," as they affectionately call it, a prominent feature of their parades as a relic of Revolu tionary days, when its maker fought against "taxation without representation." It is expected that the Jones and Hew lett families wlil make uu effort to buy the vehicle if they cannot succeed in inducing the Suffragists from using it in their parades. General Rosalie occupies tho palatial home at Cold Spring Harbor with her mother and held a Suffrage meeting right in that village Monday night, In pite of her mother animosity against the cause. OPPOSES ART TARIFF.

Queens Artists Against Proposed Tax of 25 Per Cent Duty. Qupens, July 31 At a recent meet ing, the Queens Borough Society ot Allied Arts and Crafts passed a resolution against a tariff ou art. The organization declared that it "earnestly opposed all legislation that prevents the importation to the United of foreign works of art and protests at this time against tha proposed tax of 25 per cent, duty upoS paintings, statuary, produced within the past fifty years, as being distasteful to the profession and a measure unbefitting this enlightened und progressive century." The Underwood bill for free art was unanimously approved. Copies of the resolution will be sent Congressmen Jjeu-nls O'Loary, Latlirop Brown and Senator Root. HEALTH OFFICERS SALARIES.

New Law Provides Them, Except In Greater New York. Albany, N. July 31 The law enacted this year reorganizing the State Health Department makes It the duty of the various boards of health throughout the State, except In Greater New York, to fix the salaries of local health officers. An opinion to this effect was rendered today by the Attorney General's office. In the same opinion it is held that tne provisions of local statutes relative to the appointment and organization of local boards of health are superseded by the reorganization law, and that the appointment of boards of health in third class cities should be made by the common council upon nomination by the $10,000 HAS BEEN RAISED.

Captain Ercnnan's Team Leads tha Men Collectors for Hospital. Far Rockaway, L. July 31 Mon day's subscriptions for St. Joseph's Hospital in the twelve-day campaign to raise $90,000 brought the total up to about $10,000. The amount reported yesterday morning was Mrs.

Joseph Diver is the captain of the women's team, which made the best showing for the day, her team handing In subscriptions amounting to fiix. l'ha women's total was $1,206.60. The men's team turning in the largest amount ot pK-uged money was the team captained by T. J. Brennan, which reported subscriptions to the amount of $2,580.

This included $1,000 from Mr. brennan himself and $1,000 from Everett Haney Lawrence. JONES OFF FOB, SAR-ANAC. Jamaica, July 31 Joseph T. Jones Campion avenue, this plaoe, for whom ot benefit baseball game was played last Saturday on Jamaira Oval, left this morning for Saranac Lake, in the Adirondacks, where he hopes to be able to regain his health.

Mr. Jones, who will go to Dr. Truddeau's Sanitarium, wishes through The Eagle to thank the members of ths Jamaica Council of the Royal Arcanum, the committee In chariie of the benefit ball game and all others who assisted him. Mr. Jones left early this morning In the automobile of John P.

Crawford, a local hotel man, for the Grand Central depot, and took the Empire State express as far as Albany, where he will chani-i trains. First Had Cataract and Then Was Operated On for Appendicitis. Sayville, L. I July 81 Dr. Adrian P.

Van Deinse, who for a number of weeks has been a patient in Trinity Hospital, Brooklyn, following an operation for appendicitis complicated with peritonitis, arrived at his home here this afternoon. Dr. Van Deinse had scarcely recovered from an operation for the removal of cataract from his eyes, which had been the cause of blindness for a number of years, when he was stricken with appen-dleitls. His recovery from both opera tions is a cause of much rejoicing on the part of his many friends here. oil menFcompetition But It Was at Golf, and New York Team Beat Jersey.

(Special to The Eagle.) Glen Cove, L. July SI To prove there is real competition between subsidiaries of the old Standard Oil Company of New York, as demanded by the United States Supreme Court order, the Standard Oil Company of New York and the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey met in active and open comptWTllon, yes terday, at the Nassau Country Club. It was the occasion of the annual playtime revel of the Standard Oil men, and tbey turned out thirty strong for the fun. Golf, of course, was the leading commodity handled practice matches in the morning and a team match between the two companies and an lS-hole medal handicap in the afternoon. The prize for the low gross score in the handicap went to Frank Hoyt runner-up in the Massachusetts State championship, who covered the course in 78.

Herbert L. Pratt, president of the Nassau Club and official of the Standard Oil of New York, bad the lowest net score, returning a card of 798, 71. Judge Martin Carey, chief counsel, and A. W. Gillmore tied for the secc-d net.

at 72 and will play off at Deal, N. next week. The Standard Oil of New York team took the honors for the team contest, winning by two points. The score was: Standard Oil of New I Standard Oil Company York. of New Jersey.

1. W. R. King OH. A.

C. Bedford 2. B. Bemls 02. W.

C. Tengle 8 8. H. L. Pratt 8.

T. 0 4. M. Carey 1 I. S.

Paine B. K. C. Ueit 015. B.

A. Barslow 3 6. Frank Hoyt 6. C. O.

Black 0 7. A. W. Gillmore 31 7. J.

G. 0 8. F. S. Fales 3 8, Fay 0 9.

J. H. Howell 09, C. T. White 2 Total 13 Total As a result of the match the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey paid for the dinner, which concluded tha day's fun, last night, at the clubhouse.

At It Judge Martin presided as toastmaster. Besides those mentioned above, the gathe.lng included W. W. Pilklngton, L. W.

Chase, C. O. Swain, Henry Fisher, Edward Frizer, George W. McKnight, H. S.

Hull and Donald McGee. "GEN." JONES AN ATTRACTION. Will Take Part in Port Washington's Firemen's Parade Saturday. Port Washington, July 31 At the meeting of the fire board, held last night, final arrangements were made for the Firemen's Day celebration on Saturday. Many handsome prizes have been donated for the tournament.

As an added attraction General Rosalie Jones, who is making a tour of Long Island, will be here. She is expected to arrive about 10 o'clock and will in all prbbablllty take part in the parade. In the morning she will address a meeting of the North Hempstead Equal Franchise League at the home of Mrs. Clarence L. Thompson.

At noon the local league and General Jones will be entertained at luncheon at the home of Mrs. James L. Laldlaw, at Sands Point. Following the firemen's tournament, General Jones wll address an open-air meeting. The cotnests will be about the same as last year.

W. N. Mullon and Fred Sauter of Great Neck Station and J. F. Staple-ton of Roslyn, will be judges.

William Klrchner of Roslyn, an ex-captain of the Brooklyn Fire Department, will be starter. AUTO ABLAZE AT JAMAICA. Jamaica, July 31 Fire occurred at about 2:20 o'clock this morning in an automobile owned by Charles Hoag of 2301 Avenue Brooklyn, at Locust avenue, near Rockaway Plank road, Jamaica. The blaze was caused by a back Are, and damage to the amount of about $1,000 was done. girls ought to be fully as capable as those at the county scat, and there seems no reason why they Bhould not give just as good satisfaction.

If they do, Babylon will be glad of the decision reached by the Board of Education. Well, we see the dam road Is going to be widened at last. This is not meant to be profanity. Tha dam road is a part of the South Country road at East Patchogue. It runs over Robinson's pond, ana automobilists have damned it often because it was too narrow.

Now, it is to be improved. Good. Here's a prosperity item from Sag Harbor that sounds good for business conditions generally: "The Fahys watchcase people are so busy that they could not allow the customary July vacations. The plant is working night and day and is turning out 1,100 cases daily. In this connection, too, arises the thought, what becomes of all the millions of watchcases made each year.

A fellow does not buy a watch every day, yet there seems to be a big demand, judging from the quantity manufactured in Sag Harbor alone. Bay Shore has a lot of good things on tap. It is making great preparations to give the Suffolk County Bremen the time of their lives at the annual tournament on August 27, and it is talking incorporation again. And, of course, there's dozens of other things, too, but just at present these seem of chief Importance in that busy town. Edward States of Brooklyn thinks there is no sport quite like riding "centuries" on his bicycle over Long Island roads.

A week or so ago he completed his 300th century. Years ago such runs were the crazo. now, in tnis aay or automobiles ana motorcycles, particularly when it is hot, we are apt to think a man crazy when we see him plodding along on a century run. In fact, such runs are so unusual now that they excite comment. But Mr.

States sayB he enjoys it, and really finds his bicycle provides recreation. Can someone please tell us what we have done out on eastern Long Island to be denied those drenching, refreshing rains that are falling on the ungodly city of New York? The deluge that visited the big city Monday afternoon passed us up disdainfully. Rain is said to be a poor thing with which to purge graft, and "stch," but It Is Al for making crops grow. Long Island will have to turn itself around put its cities at Moniauk Point and Us crops on the ether end. Four-Year-Old Was Playing With Matches Dress Caught Fire.

BOY STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE. He and Companion Were Playing on an Astoria Street Child Tails From Second Floor. Long Island City, L. July 31 Tessle Vauerbanto, 4 years old, of 150 Vernon avenue. Long Island City, was so badly burned when her dress caught fire while the child waB playing with matches, yesterday afternoon, that she died at 1 o'clock this morning at St.

John's Hospital. Her grandmother, Latartha Cu-chltz of 15S Vernon avenue who ran to the child's rescue, was aio burned, but not seriously. The little girl was with a number of her playmates in the yard in the rear of 142 Vernon avnue. One of the children had a box of matches and was delighting her playmates. In some way Teesle's dress caught fire.

The children screamed and the child's grandmother, who was a short distance away, ran to her am. tne succeeded in beating out the flames, but not until she herself was burned about the hands and arms. The surgeons at St. John's Hospital do rot hope to save the life of Edwin Bon Trott, 7 years old, of 673 Seventh avenue, Astoria, who is under their care. Edwin and other boys were playing on the street at Stelnway and Flushing avenues, when ho was struck by an auto, owned and driven by Robert Dendell, 747 East 163th street, the Bronx.

The boy's skull was fractured and he is still unconscious. At the same time the auto also struck Daniel Drlscoll, also 7 years old, of 667 Seventh avenue. He got off with contusions of the left shoulder. There was no arrest. Edna Wilkinson, a two year old child, was playing in the kitchen of her home, on the second floor of 64 Vernon avenue, when she climbed a chair and fell out of the window.

She was taken to St. John's Hospital, where it was found that she had shock and many bruises, but was not fatally injured. SUFFRAGISTS DANCE That Held at Patchogue Was a Big Success. Patchogue, July 31 The big suffrage ball held in the Auditorium herei last evening, was a big success, notwithstanding the heat and tho threatening weather. The vaudeville performance, which preceded the dance, was lively and entertaining.

"General" Rosalie Gardner Jones, who led the "hikes" to Albany and Washington, was present as the guest of honor. The vaudeville performance consis ed of some excellent dancing by Mrs. Samuel Frederick Strelt, who, last year, as Miss Holmes, won special favor at Southampton, and also in New York, by her graceful dancing. Miss Everett, pianist, played for her. Miss Emily Rich of New York and Bell-port sang a solo.

Miss Bessie Foster and Elliot T. Sherman gave, in ooetume, the California campaign song, "Reuben and Rachel Up to Date." Mrs. Raymond Brown of New York and Bellport showed some suffrage pictures with a few words of explanation. Although the ball was arranged by Miss Portia Willis, who represents the New York State Woman Suffrage Association and who is organizing all Long Island Into a systematic band of workers, no speeches were made. It was a pleasant social affair.

The various committees were as follows: General committee Mrs. Raymond Brown, Miss Portia Willis, Mrs. John ft. Vunk, Mls Lillian Davis, Mies Dorothy Canfield. Miss Louise Canfleld.

Floor committee Mrs. Wilmot mlth, Edward Welsh, Ermond Brunn, George Overton, 15. F. Hanson, William R. Sinn, Dayton Hedges, Nat Roe.

Austin Roe, Dr. H. Demarest, I-e-roy Ackerly. Nat Swezey, Norman Roe, Rus-sel Van Tuyl, George Kraemer. Vaudeville committee Mrs.

Haymond Brown, chairman. Programme Miss Portia Willis. Tickets Mrs. John R. Vunk, the Misses Can-field.

Mrs. Brnest Payne. Miss Sadie Olnocchlo, Miss P. Willis, treasurer. Patrons and patronesses Miss Lillie M.

Conk-Iln. Dr. Milton B. Davis. Mrs.

Davis. Dayton Hedges. Mrs. Hedges, Mrs. Jesse Hlscox.

Mrs. Fredrick Newlns, Mrs. Frank A. Potter, William A. Riley, Mrs.

Riley, Mrs. Bhermin Robinson, Miss Susie Sharp, MrB. 'Henry W. Smith. Mrs.

H. Allen Tenny, James R. Skinner Mm Skinner, Miss Margaret Garrard, Mrs. Wilson Smith, Miss Rosalie Gardiner Jones. I that of his neighbors is hardly above ground, and there remains stationary for lack of moisture.

Apparently all the real farmers are not on the farms. The misplacing of a head in last week's Watchman made queer reading. For instance, Brother Reeves listed as a casualty the fact that Oliver Robinson, a Republican, had been appointed to a political job at Patchogue, when as a matter of fact Democrats would to have had it. We have no doubt but that Mr. Reeves thinks the appointment a real calamity, but he didn't mean to list the item under the casualties heading.

Under the same heading the fact that Rear Admiral Sigsbee is summering at Sea Cliff is likewise, termed a casualty, and we presume that Sea Cliff will seriously object to any such imputation regarding its pretty place. It's a good thing that the West Patchogue custom of shooting a gun every time a baby is born, according to a witness in the Gentile-Palmer case, isn't followed throughout the Island, for in noma sections of late the stork has been kept pretty busy, and if the shotgun serenade was In vogue some of us would be more disturbed of our rest than at present. That is a very sensible determination of the Ellsworths, oystermen, to aid the baymen in getting their rights to certain natural grounds off Shelter Island. This constant warfare between baymen and oystermen would have been ended long airo If the oystermen had taken the trouble to recognize that the baymen did have some rights. The present case is a flagrant misuse of their power on the part of the sheliash commissioners, and even the purchaser of the land in dispute ought to be able to see It, and reconvey the land without suit.

The Amityville tars made a happy selection in the choice of commodore for their yacht club. William T. Louden Is capable and popular to a large degree. He will make a worthy successor to that other royal good fellow. Commodore Fred B.

Dalzell, who declined further honors, but who, while ho was commodore, was a power for good In the club named. The Babylon Board of Education Is to be congratulated on its decision to employ five "homo girls" as teachers for the coming term. Long Island young women have been found to be fully as capable as instructors as those from any other section. Riverhead has tried hiring "home talent" and found It a happy eclu on of tot tvach-r n. ibyloa I NOTES AND COMMENTS The small but thriving and progressive village of Mattituck is to supply one of the faculty of the New York University at its next term, Edmund R.

Lufton, who recently graduated from Yale having been selected to take the chair of instructor in commerce. There are at least two of Huntington's residents who have an idea that a town park is not such a good thing, after all, for they lost their roll while in swimming the other day. However, some think that anyone foolish enough to leave real cash In an unguarded public bathhouse, ought to have it stolen. It must come hard on Dr. Jackson of Babylon, who loves horses and administers to ills, to have to travel in an auto.

We can imagine that it rather goes against the grain to have to adopt this modern means of getting around to see his patients. Yet the jolly old vet is bound to have some evidences of a horse and buggy about him, even if he does not need to use them on his "beat," for Creosote tolls us that on the dash of his car he has a whip socket and a whip in it, and in the rear ot the car he carries a horse blanket and a tie rope. There is an old saying that the Lord helps those who help themselves. This apears to be true in Huntington, as between the villago and the federal powers. Huntington is shown to be aggressive in public Improvements and so State and federal aid seems to be cheerfully proffered at divers times.

Now the town is to receive another bouquet from the federal government in the shape of dredging the, Inlet, 150 feet wide and eight feet deep, which will make a nice improvement. Our old friend, the Newtown Register, edited by Charles White, son of its founder, bright and entertaining as well as newsy, Is 40 years old, but doesn't look it nor act it, either. The paper has seen many great changes in that section, and has aided and abetted all the good ones. It has a good policy, to wit: That a good neighbor is a very good man and a bad neighbor will confer favor by moving on. Long may it live to advocate such policies.

Will Riley, proprietor of the Mattituck House, Is some gardner. In some unaccountable way he has managed to make his garden grow luxuriously these dry, hot (lays, so nice'y In fact that ho has been dining his frie.nda on green corn, while.