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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE PICTURE AND SPORTING SECTION PICTURE AND SPORTING SECTION NEW YORK CITY. SATURDAY. JULY 25. 1014. PROFESSOR HOOPER'S HOME IN CHARMING WALPOLE, N.

H. I titiu present illness or Professor I Franklin W. Hooper, which has served to make most Brooklynitcs acquainted, to some extent, with Walpole, V. where he has is summer home and where he is now convalescing from nervous breakdown, has served, so, to show this little New Hamp Is a low, rambling structure, built for comfort and graceful beauty. The "new house" Is expected to be completed this fall.

It has a commanding situation and its lines are very graceful. Just below it is the home of Professor Hooper's brother, who has always made his home in Walpole. Close by is a little red-brick schoolhouse, where Professor Hooper first went to school. The road which passes between the "farmhouse" and the "new house" is known as the Wentworth road, and holds the distinction of having been the first road in this section of New Hampshire. Before the white man came it was an old Indian trail.

Another home of especial Interest to Brooklynites is close by that of Professor Hooper. It Is the summer residence of Charles Bellows of SO Pierre-pont street, who.se great-great-grand shire town as a place of rare charm. It Is one of the oldest of New England Inland towns and has a history of unusual interest. Many men and women who have won representative place In the world have come from Walpole. The town is almost ideally situated some four miles below Bellows Falls, rr JR.

in "JLJU" ft Kl Vt. It lies on the east (New Hamp father, Colonel Benjamin Bellows, was shire) bank of the Connecticut River, about 200 feet above the stream, and talrly nestles In the hillside in the nost approved story-book fashion. And all about it one finds no trace at all of the "granite of New Instead, there are wonderful green. given the royal grant to the territory on which Walpole has been built. Bellows Falls got its name from him.

There are reminders throughout the town of the Bellows family, including the Thomas Bellows Peck place, a house of purest Colonial type, and the Rev. Dr. Henry W. Bellows, home. Dr.

Bellows, whom old Brooklynites will remember well, established the United States Sanitary Commission of the Clval War here. Young Brooklyn would probably find in Walpole chief interest in the old Alcott house, the home of Bronson Wooded hills; delightful stretches of farm land, and a landscape that is always refreshing and never tiresome. The community has a charm all its own, which defies analysis, but which Is probably chiefly due to its magnificent elms and its proud possession of Alcott for many years, and the scene of many of the incidents made famous by Louisa M. Alcott in "Little Women." The picture of the house shown here is somewhat marred by the double-story veranda that was lately added to it. The upper windows in the front of the house open into the garret where Jo and Amy and Meg played at "Little Women," and much of the writing of its famous authoress many graceful homes of the Colonial type.

The place where Professor Hooper Is resting is about two miles out from the village center, surrounded by woods that breathe peacefulncss and beauty. For six generations it has been owned by Hoopers. Levi Hooper bought the farm in 1775 for 160, and the "Mansion," which occupied the Bite taken now by Professor Hooper's new house, was built in 1781. There are three dwellings In the little group that makes up the "Hooper place." The house which Professor Hooper still oc was done here. "Under the Lilacs" is also a Walpole product, the lilac hedge which gives it its title still displaying 1 I its glories.

The hedge is many Hundred feet long and runs from the main Walpole street along Wentworth road cupies he calls "The Farmhouse." It to the Thomas Bellows Peck house. THE OLD HOOPER HOMESTEAD BREATHES rtACtrULNLaa ANU BEAU 1 1. I THEATER TOPIC I JULY 25 1914 Midl. 1 I THEN and NOW Frederick Warde, the Shakespearean actor and lecturer, of 1720 Dltmas avenue, has just returned from a seven- week trip of the Southern Chautauqua Today over 65,000 locomotives are in action over the 250,000 miles of trackage in the United States. They consume about 1 50.000.000 tons of coal and carry over a billion passengers and 1,800,000,000 tons of freight annually.

After adopting the English-born child of civilization, the United States took the lead in its development and application, until today it stands as the world's greatest manufacturer of locomotives. Besides making enough to meet the domestic demand, the American One hundred years ago today the first locomotive in the world to successfully haul a load of freight upon rails, made its maiden trip. Invented by George Stephenson, the "Father of Locomotives," it made its first run at Killingworth colliery in England. It had so many rods and cranks strapped to its boiler that it had the appearance of a huge grasshopper. It weighed about six tons.

A pair of "walking beams," resembling those of a modern side- Circuit. He will spend a oner vacation at his summer home at While Lake, N. and after a tour of tho Western Chautauquas, will take up educational work in the public schools of Brooklyn and Manhattan under the auspices of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and ScLences, in October and November. Frank Fogarty, the well-known vaudeville performer, who has always been particularly popular in Brooklyn, his home town, has been elected president of the White Hats, tlift powerful association of vaudeville artists. wheel steamer, turned the four wheels.

There being no cab, the qi bids opened. Shllliin AHpliull Company (Jets Contract for Paving Mateiinl. At tho opening of bids at the office engineer had to stand while the engine was in operation. It pulled eight loaded cars, which aggregated a weight of thirty tons, up a track that had a grade of one foot in an eighth of a mile. The test was a "grand" success, the engine running about six miles an hour.

The first of the Borough President of Queens, for borough improvements, the contracts for delivering "0,000 cubic feet of h-t asphalt mixture went to the Sicilian Asphalt Paving Company, at $27,825. manufacturers are shipping locomotives abroad at the rate of a dozen a week. They are thundering through the mountains of South America and over the plains and valleys of Africa; they are disturbing the calm of the Orient, and are dashing from one end of Europe to the other; they have invaded the land of the locomotive's birth, England, and are in use upon its principal railways. Like the steamship, the locomotive is growing larger and more powerful every year. The largest reported to be in today is a huge compound engine which measures 120 feet over all and weighs 850,000 pounds.

It is an oil-burner and carries 4,000 gallons of oil and 12,000 gallons of water. It cost $43,830 to build. These giants have reached a point where one locomotive is so long that it is hinged in the middle with a flexible joint so that it can turn a curve without upsetting. Thus the locomotive has become the modern "Atlas" that carries the burden of the world's trade and population across the continents. The lowest niciocr lor laying cement sidewalks on bol pides of Myrtle avenue, Klclgowood, from Brooklyn line to McComb placo, was awarded to the Ganford Company, at $11,331.

The award for furnishing 6,000 cubic yards of broken stone and screenings of traprock. was awarded to Peace Brothers, at $11,500. For grading and laying sidewalks In Thertford street, Richmond Hill, from Chichnstor avenue to Kitnhnll avenue, the contract will go to tho lntnrboro Improvement Company, at $8,200. Charles A. Meyer Co.

were the successful bidders for grading and laying sidewalks in Cooper street, PUdgewood, from Irving street to the Brooklyn line, at $378. INVESTIGATK DROWNING. locomotive to draw a train of cars in the United States made its experimental trip in the Lackawanna coal district fifteen years later. This locomotive also was the product of Stephenson. It was called the Stourbridge Lion, after the place of ils manufacture in England.

Its American engineer, Horatio Allen, ran the engine over a track of hemlock rails for a preliminary test. Then he invited any gentleman in the gatheringof spectators to accompany him. His invitation was not only refused but he was urged to give up his foolhardy ambition. Laughing at his advisers, he pulled the throttle wide and "dashed" away at ten miles an hour. Ynnkrm Coroner Interested In Brook lyn Girl's Ktory of Brother's Drutli.

(Special to The Eagle.) Yonkers, N. July 2.1 Coroner Dunn is Investigating the circumstances of the drowning of John Sulli van, aged 19 years, of 263 Gold street, Brooklvn, in the Hudson ittver at Point Pleasant on July 10, whose body was found opposite here on Wednesday. lOTitjMiiitui'fiiiiiptpiiiiii wwh hhii)imhiiiiii T-m-'iiiT'iTi'ii ii i in i in mi i in 'i mini i nr 1 11 1 I1 1 iT nin m.ivi ir- iimrTS rniiiir r-iii "lm-1 imtt i MARSHALL NOTCHES Nellie Sullivan, the drowned Doy sister, who came here to claim the body, told the Coroner mat ner nromur was a member of a party on an ex FIRST WIN AT CHESS THE OLD ALCOTT HOUSE, THE ORIGINAL HOME OF "LITTLE WOMEN." cursion bound for I'oint Pleasant. As fifth round was the feat of Dr. Vld-mar of Prague In drawing against Rudolph Splelmann, the leader, who previously had won four straight.

Dr. Tarrnsch won again and pulled up into tho first division. Wins were nlso scored by Reti, who took second place, and Janowski, who disposed of Dr. Tartakowcr. Other results were: Duras, 1, Mieses, Post, 1, Flamberg, Hrrycr, 0, Hogojubow, Carls, 0.

Alechlne, 1. they ncared shore several, including Suliivan, put on bathing suits, Jumped into- the river nnd stnrted to swim ashore. Soon her brother called for help, she Bays, nnd the captain of the boat refused to stop the boat or throw WALKS and TALKS line to him. He quickly sank and In his fifth game of the International chess masters tournament played at Mannheim yesterday, Frank J. Marshall of Brooklyn finally succeeded in winning outright at tho expense of Fahrni of Munich.

Marshall, who had drowned. Russia must come to the rescue and she will get the coveted territory of Sil-lstria. If Germany moves any great part of her army to the support of Austria, France will retake Alsace and Lorraine. This means a general European war of tho greatest magnitude. Every other national question Is dwarfed into Insignificance.

The Irish question will disappear! Clerical controversies in France and the Calllaux trial will be forgotten. Denmark's peril from Germany vanishes! Italy has the greatest opportunities Is the Great Continental War About to Occur? KIRBY SIGNS WITH THE FF.DH. St. Louis, July 2." Larue Klrby, who tory of the twentieth centuryl The most interesting phase of the situation is the attitude Italy will assume If the present conditions in the Near East reach the breaking point. Italy and Austria are watching each other with the utmost jealously at the present moment in Aliiania, the murines of both powers being stationed ut Dtirazzo.

The possession of tho port of Avlona has become, to Italy, a matter of the utmost necessity as a Wise for the Italian navy, owing to the rapid and startling growth of Austrian expansion on the Adriatic. After Austria had violated the terms of the Triple Alliance, Italy was allowed to seize the coast of Tripoli a suffrance due entirely to a surrender The leading scores after five rounds are: Splelman, 4' to Rotl, 3'4 to Duras and Vidniar, each, 3 to Hogojtibow, 3 to Alechlne, 24 to Janowski nnd Marshall, each, 214 to 1V4; Tarrasch, 2 to 2. was released by the Mobile Southern Association Club, has signed a contract to play with the St. Louis Federals. hitherto been able to draw only, conducted the white pieces against the tail-ender.

His victory enabled him to tie for seventh position with Janowski, the French champion. Another noteworthy happening In the By JULIUS CHAMBERS Kirbv. whi se services nao neon sought by several major league clubs, will be used as a utility piayer. Mure the daye of (iaiiouiin: Glorious sltuutlon for tho American Republic! Tho Monroe Doctrine is not menaced liv anv Euronean nation. Every one PROFESSOR HOOPER'S "NEW HOUSE" IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED THIS FALL.

he might have made. In attempting the conquest and humiliation of Servia, he is flaunting a gasping, last- of British ambition in Africa. She has gained nothing of valuo equal to the of them will be too busy with their own affairs. The era of "watchful waiting may hrooOi nmhltlnn In aA V. Czar of all the Kussins! The Czar I marauding advance of Austria's south- continue.

may not have much reverence at Toklo; after the Manchurian cam- x''u paign; but the Russian war's man trla AU will be found a very different human want" that port. i i i As a matter of national existence, SEA BEACH SUBWAY WORK Te. Italy cannot permit the raising ot the I NE FAIR morning last spring I 3 I 1 had lnflnite Pleasure In Imrnn addressing several hundred tffaaWll women in the lecture room of The Daily Eagle office Upon the European situation. I said to them that the peace of Europe depended upon Austria. I tried, as well as I could, to portray visually, the attitude of the great European Powers by likening them to condors, sitting upon Hindoo towers of silence, waiting fur a corpse to be brought into the Inclosure.

That corpse was Austria! In the vernacular of our delightful mother tongue, Austria was due to 'make a If the cable intelligence from the Continent be trust-unrthv. she is nhout to commit an 1' Austrian Hag over Durazzo! 11 Nearly 1,000 men are now working on base of supplies. If the Adriatic is to become an Aus- the construction of the Sea lieacn sun. Austria has nothing to gain by her 4r)an ei Italy could better cut loose present attitude. The annexation of frm the Triple Alliance and ieck ad- im Ir-yW V.

IS way and the work is going ahead with gigantic strides. The gangs are working seven days a week. At several ervia is an uiipossioiiiiy. io noia mission to the Triple Entente! the Servians responsible for the assas This isolates Austria and Germany from the rest of Europe. places, notably from Eighteenth to Twentieth avenues, two of the four slnation of Francis Ferdinand and his consort, on Bosnian territory.

Is quite as absurd as blnming the people of The Triple Alliance dies when Aus- tho nation in Europe wherein the un- tria makes the first aggressive move tracks have already been laid, and additional trackage Is being put in as Miiicklv ns tho irrndine becomes com fortunate Empress of Austria was toward Servia. done to death. Russia is not Indifferent to this sit pleted. The retaining walls on the overt act that threatens to bring upon easterly side of tho subway are almost entirelv finished through Maple- Railways carry Nihilists and Cam- morlsts to all parts of Europe. The long sought for excuse has been uation.

The separation of Austria-Hungary has been the dream of imperial Ger tnn Park and the permanent bridge at many. Now that the Kaiser has been I found. Nineteenth avenue is also nearly completed. The. rails being used In this her head the very crisis mat ner utatesmen havo been warned againnt for a decade.

She threatens Servia with conquest and annexation similar to that which befell Bosnia and Herzegovina! Under the old pretense that the wolf employed when seeking an excuse for devouring the lumb, Austria-Hungary accuses the Servian forced Into an alliance with Francis Joseph, a tottering monarch, he occupies an equivocal position that he never desired, and one from which be cannot escape. snbv.ny are of the 100 pound type. The Emperor of Germany Is the central figure In the present crisis. In him, the modern world has a spectacular figure, the like of which Russia on the nortn and soutneast; LL, government with responsibility for the has not been seen In Europe since the the Magyars and Serbs on the south assassination of the late helr-appar-j time of William the Silent, east; the Greeks and Albanlnns on tho ent to the imperil throne! This is as. of the Dutch Republic.

William did south, and the jealous Italians across irood as any other excuse. Having had: not create the Dutch Republic but his the Adriatic can more than hold Aus- nrellmlnarv nsftilrnnce of the Kaiser's opportunity was exaetlv thnf nf Wll. VI tria at hay. which Is the heaviest rail mat nas ever been used in any subway construction. The New York Municipal It.iilwiiv which will operate this road, anticipate that the truffle over this line will be one of the heaviest, if not the heaviest, of any subway line In Greater New York.

Some Idea may he gained of the progress that has been made In rail construction, when it Is remembered that tho first steel rails Imported Into this country about thirty years ago, known ss John Brown's steel, were of the thirty pound type and at that time were considered the best that could be produced. support, the nlnvwt senile Emperor of helm II, and If the grandson of the Austria apparently has determined to lord or tho present German Em co to another world In a spectacular pirn doesn't achieve something as historically great as his ancestor, he goes down in history as a do-nothing monarch! The scion of the Hohen- The French army and Hrltlsh fleet will cause the Kaiser to hesltato before sending the flower of his army to the assistance of his elderly ally. Judged by past performances, Austria's ultlmatium to Servia is a bluff! If Servia "calls" and war follows, manner, namely, amid the smoke and grime of battle! He is a foolish old man. ixnllerns recoils from this possibility. There are a score of other blunders lie wants to loom large In the bis-.