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TTTE BROOKLYN' DAILY' EAGLE. 'NEW YORK. TTTTTRSDAY. "MARCH 22. 1917.

FOOD RIOTS CLOSE 20 MASPETH STORES TOWN LOST $125,000 JULIAN-T. WARDER'S ATTRACTIVE HOME IN FOREST HILLS ujiiTTTTnwm, mivno HiHlULUIXMlAADO I DR. E. AGATE FOSTER RANDALL CHARGES! NEAR CEMETERIES 350 Women Make Tour of Section, Delivering Ultimatum to Proprietors. This Amount, He Says, on Work Given to One Firm Without Competition.

Land Owners Protest Carrying Burden of Exempting Them From Assessments. RESERVES PATROL THE STREETS THREE CONTRACTORS FAVORED. DELEGATION GOES TO ALB ATT, At Mass Mooting to Be Held Tonight Means to Combat RlHing Prices Will Be Discussed. Nassau Paid Two Cents a Gallon Too Much for its OH, Ho Declares. Hearing on O'Hare Bill Wbih Calls for Probe into Situation.

10 fU i -4 ii aSm I HJ 4Vff44x (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, March 22 Headed by Bof ough President Maurice E. Connolly, a large delegation of Queens taxpayers appeared before th Assembly Ways and Means Committee yesterday to plead for legislative action that would relieve them from carrying the (Special to The Eagle.) Freoport, L. March 22 Ernest S. Randall, the fusion candidate for Supervisor, has given out another attack on Supervisor Hiram R. Smith, candidate for re-election.

Mr. Randall charges that the loss to the town on highway work given last year without competition to the Standard Bltullthic Company of Hempstead for road repairs amounts to $125,000. All of this work was given, he alleges, at the rate of $1.74 to $1.98 a square yard for resurfacing road when the price for the same work in nearby places is $1.20. In Queens County, he asserts, under the commissionership of O. How-land Leavitt, a similar grade of road rosurfacine.

with eoual Guarantees, liiMiiriff Elected President of the Village of Patcboguc. Protesting against the prohibitive Trices of foodstuffs, and crying that if retailers didn't lower their price their establishments would be wrecked, 350 women of the Polish section went from store to store in Mas-peth yesterday afternoon and delivered their ultimatum to the proprietors. Only in a few cases, when the owner of a store attempted to make an explanation or engage in argument, was there any violence, but in such cases the storekeeper would be Jostled a bit roughly and some of his goqds thrown upon the floor of his shop. When tho food riot was reported to the police the reserves of the 277th Precinct, located at Elmhurst, were hurried to Maspcth by trolley to subdue the disturbers, but only one woman was arrested. As a result of the riot yesterday, however, Police Captain Charles Place of Elmhurst has ordered about twenty combined grocery stores and meat markets in Mas-peth to be closed today, and fifteen reserves had been put on patrol in the streets where stores are located.

Masputh women have called a mass meeting tonight at a hall on Washington and Clinton streets, Maspeth, when they will discuss plans for fighting the high cost of foods. The woman who was arrested Mrs. Marv Verbee. 28 years old, of 210 MOST EXPLAIN WHY SALARIES ARE UNPAID Wireless Amateurs Find Air Filled With Jumble of Meaningless Signals (Special to The Eagle.) Oakdale, L. March 21 A mysterious stranger, In the form of.

wireless wave train3 sent out from an un-. known source, is bothering all local amateurs, and making life hardiy worth living for the wireless "bugs." This seems to be the sole purpose of the operator of the mysterious wireless station, unless he should be trying to interfere with the reception of commercial messages. There are about fifteen wireless receiving stations in Sayville and Oak-dale, and a few others have both sending and receiving outfits, all of low power and well within tne Government regulations relative to the power to be employed in such stations. Three of the receiving stations are located in Oakdale and are conducted by Herman Schultz, B. A.

Iteeve and Theodore Whilden. Recently when these young men taxation and assessment burdens of I nrl iar.ent remelprlna wVilnh r. a vawnf from such levies by the present State Tax Law. The hearing was on the resolution of Assemblyman O'Hare, calling for a probe of the cemetery situation. Thai Queens people believe this is the first step In any successful light for relief.

The chief objection to tne bill by the legislators is the expenditure of Stau moneys which the work of a legislative committee would involve, and in view of this It has been suggested that a resolution be passed merely culling upon the State Tax Department to probe the subject and report to tlw legislature. Korough President Connolly, in his plea to tne committee, urged mat if il wore not found feasible to repeat the exemption laws a remedy satisfactory to his followers would be legislation that would provide for the municipalities to stand assessment charges which would be ordinarily levied against the cemetery lands If they were not exempt. At present sucn levies are placed on adjacent commercial property. The result, of this Is that when a street Is onened or anv other public Improvement made by assessment in a' portion of tne county H'hcro cemetery property would naturally bear a proportion of the burden, that burden is added to tho owner of adjacent non-exempted property. "Twenty-one hundred acres, or a portion of Queens property with aa assessed valuation of is entirely free trom taxation or local assessment of any kind," he said.

"If the State wants to stand as the bens-factor of these land owners, let the State or the municipality accept th burden of the benefaction instead ot throwing it all on the adjacent property owner. "Whenever a street Is openeu alongside of, or near, one of these cemeteries means that the cost ot that opening is doubled upon the owners ot non-exempted properties, and there are thirty miles nf such Mti-AAlst affected in this way in my borough. queens nas uecome tne burial ground for the entire city. We hava burials a year in Queens and of these only 6,000 are of Queens Borough residents. In other words wa have ten burials for every funeral in Queens.

The death rate in Queens is 6 6-10 per cent, of the death Tate of the entire city, but the burials equal 61 per" cent, of all the burials In the entire city. Now we do not object to being burying ground for the whola city, but as taxpayers we don't why we should be especially. penalized for it. "If you cannot find it in consonant with tho State's policy to Ux cemeteries, we plead with you to pass legislation that will at lea. relieve us from the extra burdens of bearing assessments for local improvements which result from your charity.

Give us a law that will provide that when a municipality provides for a public improvement to be paid for by local assessment that part of the assess ment which would normally fall upon the cemetery property within the assessment zone shall be borne the municipality at large." Among the Queens men who Connolly were Louis I. Cherry of Middle Village, Charles W. Frocs-sci, Edward Kassell of Glcndale, Geo. J. Rhodius, Charles Roomcnt, John ,1.

Gerald and J. F. Delornie of Ridge-wood, William Mayer of Evergreen! and Charles Hummel ot Germania Heights. Clinton T. Roe, representing 'the cemeteries of Queens, made a strong argument against the bill.

He pointed out that If the Legislature did pass legislation providing that cemetery- property should be taxed such a tax could never be collected: because the cemeteries would refuse to pay and the mulcipalities would be to collect it by selling the land for back taxes by reason of the' fact that land in which bodies are buried would be )'' He pointed out that it had been a policy of the State for a 'century to exempt cemeteries from taxation 'and urged that if they were taxed It would be a big job to assess and collect it because 80 per cent, of the cemetery property was owned in very small parcels by individuals. ELECT SIX Rockaway Hunting Club Members Hear Committee Rcpoi-ts. Far Rockaway, March 22 Tho annual meeting and election of the Rockaway Hunting Club was held Tuesday night, in the clubhouse at Far Rockaway. In the reports of the various committees were outlined the plans of ths association for the coming season, Newbold T. Lawrence, S.

B. Olney, Origen S. Seymour, Dr. David Halth and Frederick D. Philips were elected to the board of governors, to serve three years.

MISS KENNEDY TO WED. The engagement of Miss Marian, V. R. Kennedy to John S. Pettit of I East Thirty-seventh street, was announced by Mrs.

H. Van Rensselaer Kennedy of Hempstead, L. and Manhattan. Prendergast Ordered to Show 'Cause Why He Should Not Pay Sheriffs and Aids. Upon the application of Philip Frank, attorney for Samuel Mitchell, Acting Sheriff of Queens County, Justice Jaycox in the Queens County Supreme Court yesterday signed an order directing Controller Prendergast to appear before him on Monday and Bhow cause why a writ of mandamus should not bo granted compelling hiin to pay the salaries of Mitchell and his twenty-four employees for the first half of February.

Incidentally the ruling of the court will release the rest of the salaries due for the last half of February and the first half of March. It is expected that the decision of the court will settle the time limits of Mitchell's term of office to which he was elected on January 23. Controller Prendergast claims that Mitchell's time started a3 soon as he was elected. Whether Mitchell is to hold office for three years or fill out the unexpired term of Stler, Prendergast does not state. Mitchell on the other hand Insists that he is only acting sheriff and will remain aa such until January 1, when he expects to start a three-year term.

He has been collecting a $10,000 salary since Stier's death. If Mitchell wins, ho holds office for a period of four years, two months and seven days. The law states that a sheriff shall serve for a term of three years and cannot succeed himself. DON C. SEITZ IN FREEPORT Discusses Newspaper's Place in the World.

(Special to The Eagle.) Frecport, L. March 22-Speaking to 200 members of the Freoport Club, Don Carlos Seitz, business manager of the New York World, told of "The Newspaper and Its Place in the World Today." Mr. Seitz doubts that the influence of Dana, Greeley and other giants, was as potent as some think. Newspaper policies have drifted away from the older tendencies along the line of editorial effusions, not beaause of lack of training, but because of depth of mind. The speaker paid he could go into fifty newspaper offices and show intellects that would rob Dana or Greeley of their fame.

Herbert L. Brldgman, business manager of the Standard Union, paid a tribute to newspaperdorn as represented by Mr. Seitz, and Richard C. Ellsworth, business manager of the Brooklyn Times, also paid a compliment to Mr. Seitz.

Edward B. Lent of the Eagle, host to the newspapermen, stated that Mr. Seitz discovered O. Henry and after his death wps responsible for tho nublication of his manuscripts, which netted $50,000 for' his widow. D.

Frank seaman servea oyster stew, and this edible formed a big part of tho program. GIRLS MARRIAGE ANNULLED. Hilda 8. Rulciihcrg of Ixnig Island City Married Under Age. The marriage of Hilda Schneider Rutenberg of 145 Fifteenth avenue, Long Island City, to Frederick Rutenberg of Fifth avenuo and Graham avenue, Long Island City, was annulled by Justice Jaycox in the Queens County Supreme Court yesterday afternoon.

Rutenberg did not defend the suit. The couple were married in Hobo-ken, N. on December 23, 1912, when Mrs. Rutenberg was only 17 years of age. She was a student in Bryant High School at the time of her elopment.

Her brother is George Schneider, assistant secretary of the National Surety Company. NASSAU CAN PAY BILLS. (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, March 22 Governor Whitman has signed the. bill of Assemblyman MqWhinney authorizing the Nassau County Treasurer to borrow not exceeding $40,00 to pay certain county obligations about to mature for which moneys were not provided In the preceding tax levy, and providing tor the payment of the moneys so borrowed. WARN OF HIGHER WATER PRESSURE First and Third Wards, Queens, to Get Full Use of Catskill Water.

With the full use of Catskill water, which will occur about April 1, water pressures will be increased throughout the First and Third Wards in Queens, these being tho wards served by the municipal system. The three remaining wards of Queens are served by private water companies. The pressures in tho First Ward, which have heretofore ranged from a minimum of 20 pounds to a maximum of about 50 pounds per square inch, will be increased so that the minimum will be about 40 pounds and the maximum about 70 pounds per square The new minimum pressure will exist on the high ground at Vander-venter and Twelfth avenues, while the maximum will be found along tho waterfront. Ample pressure for manufacturing purposes, and also for sprinklers in the great majority of the buildings will be made available. Tho delivery of Catskill water to this ward began about February 14, During the past ten days it has been Interrupted but will be resumed March 24.

About three-quarters of the proposed increase in pressure were in effect while Catskill water was being delivered to this ward. The former pressures in tne Third Ward have ranged from an average of about 20 pounds per square inch to about 75 pounds per square inch. There ate four localities where former pressures have been low, with a minimum or aoout zu pounds per square inch, namely: a. in I'lusning, in tne vicinity or Mitchel avenue and Thirty-first street. b.

In Flushing, in the vicinity of Mltccl avenue and Thlrty-flrst street. In Bay3ide, in tho vicinity of Little Eayside road, Farmlngdale avenue. A. In i Donelaslon. on the -hi chest ground sin this suction where houses are supplied with water Existing pressures throughout this ward will be increased by an average of about 7 pounds per square inch.

The maximum increase, which will occur at night, will be about 20 pounds per square inch. Tho highest pressure will be found on the waterfront. With the single exception of practically undeveloped high ground in the Little Keck Hills section ample pressure for both domestic and manufacturing purposes will be available. For about four weeks, commencing February 10, Catskill water, although not at full pressure, was supplied to the Third Ward, with the exception of Donglaaton. In neithor the First nor the Third Wards should any action as a.

rule be necessary by householders other than to see to it that the plumbing is not leaking and that roof and other tanks aro equipped with automatic shut off cocks in good wcrking order, and with an overflow pipe extending from the full water line of the tank to the drain pipes. Where the plumbing is in good condition it should not be necessary to resort to the use. of pressure reducing valves or similar devices, except where there is a hot water heater (not ordinary water backs), filler or oilier special appliance hat in the opinion of tho manufacturer will not withstand the increased pressure or where the householder Is satis-tied, from tests of the plumbing, and otherwise, that a lower pressure is desired. PREDICTS GERMAN REVOLT Special to The Eagle.) Norlhport, L. March 22 There was a rousing applause last night at the Northport Theater, when the Dr.

S. Parkas Cadman, who lectured on behalf of the Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal Church, called "wonderful" the revolution in Russia. He said that before long the same thing would happen to the Kaiser and the German people. One of the questions asked Dr. Cadman at the close of his lecture wat whether Congress should declare war.

He believes that if conditions exist on April 2 as at present, Congress would no need to declare war, bu. would decide that a state of war already exists. He said that the greatest menace to tho United States at thu present time was that we hove formed an idea, from former victories, that it would be an easy matter to win any light in which we might become involved. We need more real patriotism along business, social and moral lines, he said. FINDS WELL IX CELLAR Under the cellar of the Now York Restaurant, at 73 Broadway, Flushing, an employee of George Tsitsera, the owner of the restaurant, came upon a well yesterday afternoon.

Built of rtone and about 20 foot deep, It contained about (i feet of clear water. He was chopping wood and the hollow echo of his blows aroused his Removing a largo stone which had been partly covered by concrete ho found tho well. The building was erected In 1873 and it Is believed the well was constructed before It was built. QVKENtf MARRIAGE LICENSES. Frank Krummfnarker, .13, Klmont, Mnr.

Kuret llaiu'k, 1M0 Putnam av, nidge-Mood. Arthur Mnlmon. 137 I.vltt ev. flushing, Snrh Lowty. S8, ii Ah at, l-'lilrlilng.

Tommaio Aalnrlno, Kl. 1 1 3 I'roapeirt at. Jamaica, r.omllda, Ituail, 18. New Vork av, Jamaica. John r-li, 57, in Eighteenth: av.

tVing t'lty, l.o'ilMt Tnut, J3, 68 Klghtoenth av, titig talanrl City. I.vrnf Mrnonald, SI, 3V- Rh'llon av, rnalra. Ann Daw, 31 Fluahlng av, Long Inland Hay Pillion, L'J, Fiiat Thirtieth at, Man-haitnn. Marirarnt Cannon, 237 av. I.I Inland City.

lWnrv Knkart. SJ Fourteenth at, College Point, Mildred Hnffivnnn, 1. 5:6 North Fit-tmh at. rolleae Point. On-Httnn ITartiMlar, 1 TTika av, Prook.

Ivn. Wllhelmina, Wcl, MM Linden at, RMftwoed. OFFER NASSAU CLUB TO U. GOVERNMENT Officers Suggest That It Be Converted Into a Hospital. ISSUE GOLF SCHEDULE SOON Herbert L.

Pratt Is the New Presl. dent of Prominent Glen Cove Organization. (Special to The Eagle.) Glen Cove, L. March 22 Although no definite plans have beett made for the coming season at the Nassau Country Club it is expected that before long the annual golf schedule will' be issued and play will start over the Glen Cove course. The club officers were recently re-elected for the present year, these including Herbert L.

Pratt, president; Parker Handy, vice president; Harold W. Carhart. secretary; Christopher D. Smlthers, treasurer; Howard YV. Maxwell, captain.

Some changes were made in the chairmanships of the various committees. Arthur W. Rossiter succeeds Clifford V. Brokaw as chairman of the golf committee. Howard F.

Whitney is chairman of the grounds committee; W. Eugene Kimball, chairman of the house committee; Andrew Fletcher, chairman of the auditing committee; George B. Fahys, chairman of the membership committee; Harold YV. Carhart, chairman of the tennis committee. The cluo officials recently sent an offer to the United States Government of tho clubhouse and club grounds for any use the Government might care to make of the same in the event of this country becoming Involved in war.

The possibility of the conversion of the club into a convalescent hospital or any headquarters the Government might deem necessary, was suggested by the officials. FOR NEW HOSPITAL WING Plan Entertainment to Swell Fund for St. Mary's, Jamaica. In furtherance of the campaign now on for the raisins of $20,000 to build a new wing for St. Mary's Hos pital, Jamaica, the Ladies Auxiliary, composed of some of the best known women of Jamaica and Richmond Hill, is arranging for a big benefit to take place on Monday, April 23, at Columbia Hall, Jamaica avenue and Willow street, Richmond Hill.

There are to bo a cabaret, minstrel show and reception. The performers, to the number of about fifty, a re members of the Shev- lin-Carrollton Clubs, made up of young women of Jamaica and Hollis. The entertainment will be given under the direction of Walter T. Powers of Richmond Hill, with Professor Thom as Rogers as musical director. The committee in charge of the entertainment is composed of Mrs.

T. Corrigan, Mrs. V. Schuellein and Mrs. Meyer.

The press committee consists of Mrs. It. C. Fabb and Mrs. A.

J. Burns, MASONS CELEBRATE 30th Anniversary of Lodge Observed by Dinner and Dance. (Special to The Eagle.) Babylon, L. I March 22 Eabylon Lodge, No. '793, F.

and A. celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of its organization last night with a dinner and entertainment, followed by a dance, at the YVatson House. The affair was largely attended, about 100 persons being present, The program. Included a monologue by a. professional entertainer, and piano selections.

As the diners entered the dining hall they found ft small American Hag at each place, uno before taking their seals a verse of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was sung. The room was profusely decorated with the national colors, giving the dinner a thoroughly patriotic air. Grace was said by tho Jtev. Arthur G. Boynton, chaplain of the lodge and paslor of tho Methodist Episcopal Church.

Arthur C. Wells, master of the lodge, presided, and when the coffee had been served he introduced Right Worshipful Simon YV. Cooper, a past master of tho lodge, who made sumo reminiscent remarks on the early days of the organisation. Other Informal talks were made before the dancing began. During the dinner an orchestra played and a quartet sang "Tenting Tonight" and "Good-night, Beloved." The affair was given under the direction of a committee headed by Ralph W.

Abbott, who was master of the lodge last year. The lodge was formed in I 887 with ten charter members. It was chartered in May of that year and formally Instituted In June. It now has membership of nearly 200, owns Its temple on Deer Park avenue and is one of tho most prosperous lodges in the First District. C.

R. WEEKS MARRIES (Special to Tho Kaglc) Mincola, L. 1., March 22 Charles U. Weeks of I'ort Washington, District Attorney of Nassau County, mnrrier! yesterday Mrs. Klirabeth Gardner Hyde, daughter of Mr.

and Mis. Morris Gardner of Hempstead. The ceremony was performed In St, Thomas' Church, Manhattan. Chtcrlrn I'arkln-on was best man.nrd Mis. Laura Eunc? uttended tha bride.

has been let on contracts, after due competition, for only from 75 cents to 8 a cents a yard. "1 claim that the loss to this town on the work given the Standard Bitulithlc Company last year was not less than said air. Randall. Tho speaker further charges that Supervisor Smith was quoted a price of cents a gallon on road oils and that the taxpayers were compelled to pay 5t-i cents a gallon for a brand which was identical with the lower priced oil. The additional cost of this item alone, he asserts, amounted to thousands of dollars.

The total expenditure for road work in Nassau County, ho charges, during the year 1916, amounted to over $1,000,000, an increase of $650,000 over the year 3 911. Three favored contractors received more than of this sum without bidding, he charges. Tho fees paid to Supervisor Smith were attacked by the speaker as utterly out of proportion with the needs of his office. He claims that President YVilson alone of elected officials receives more than the "If Supervisor Smith does not shortly (lie his town fees I shall take action to compel him," said Mr. Randall.

Ho further asserts that the cost of Nassau County government per inhabitant is greater than that of any other county in the State of New York and five times higher than that of the neighboring county of Suffolk. BIT GOLF BALL, BURNED Jamaica Child Wanted to See Inside Works. Oren Doscher, 5-year-old son of John Doscher of Columbus avenue, Jamaica, Is of an inquiring mind. Consequently, when he found an old golf ball on Tuesday afternoon he decided he would And out its "real inwardness." He now knows; through painful experience, that a golf ball sometimes contains an acid which burns. The golf ball had an outside covering of white rubber.

This was broken and readily- came Inside Oren found an elastic rubber ball about an Inch in diameter wound with several layers of rubber clastic. The child unwound the elastic and then put the ball In his mouth and bit Into it. Th ball burst and the liquid contained therein squirted into his throat. The young scientist is out of danger. OCEAN BASIN FOR RESERVES Secretary Daniels Accepts Offer of Ocean Beach Company.

(Special to The Eagle.) Bay Shore, L. March 22 John A. Wilbur, president of the Ocean Beach-Firo Island Company, received word yesterday from Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels that the de partment would nccept his offer of the use ot tne ocean tseacli noat basin as a. rendezvous for Naval Reserve scouts in the event of hostilities with Germany. Mr.

Wilbur's offer was made per sonally through Mayor Mitchel of New York City, who transmitted It to Hear Admiral Usher, commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Secrotnry Daniels and Rear Admiral Usher both informed the Ocean Beach developer that the basin would bo used if necessity requires. The boat basin lies on tho Great South Bay side of Ocean Beach. DOSSARD BEDELL. riockaway Beach, March 22 Wal ter Bos.sard of Itockaway Beach was.

Monday evening, married to Miss Frances A. Bedell of Hempstead. The ceremony was held at First Congregational Church of Rockaway Beach, the Rev. John C. Green officiating.

BIG GARSM ASHED BY SMALLER ONE Former Postmaster Lane and Scoutmaster Carter Narrowly Escape Death. (Special to The Eagle.) rtiverhead. L. March "2 Former rostmtistcr Howard Lane and Edward W. Carter of Riverhead had narrow escapes from being killed yesterday when an automobile crashed ln(o Mr.

Lnne's car coming home from Oreenport. The car was demolished, but in some miraculous way both mon escaped serious injury. Mr. Carter was dashed up against the windshield and had his nose and one leg cut, and he. ns well as Mr.

Lane, was somewhat bruised. The inch had been to Greenport with other ftiverheaders calling thernsolves the "Jolly Six," to take part In an entertainment for one of the hose companies. Tho other enr was owned by George I. Hergen of Mnttlttick. That was a much larger machine than Mr.

Lane's, but it wug more completely wrecked than tho smaller cnr. Mr, Lane was knocked unconscious. When he came to Mr. Carter was directing the clearing up of the wreckage and trying to get a doctor for Mr. Lane, whom he believed to be badly hurt.

Hut Just then Mr. Lano returned to full consciousness and he saw Mr. Carter stagger find fall unconscious. Aftor he regained consciousness he said he did not know until that moment, that he was hurt. Dr.

Morton attended Mr. Oarler, sewing up his wounds nt a nearby farm house, and later ovher -ar brought, the lUverhea'ln to their himta. Hull avenue, Maspeth. She was fined is for disorderly conduct by Magistrate Miller in the Flushing police court, after she had been arrested by Patrolman ivemneter. SUICIDE IN VACANT LOT Carle's Body Found, Throat Slashed With Razor.

The dead body of a man. his throat slashed and a razor lying; alongside Jiim, was found yesterday afternoon in a vacant lot al Old South road, near Woodhavcn avenue, South Woodhaven. The body was later identified as that of Adam Carle, 47 years old, of 3639 Atlantic avenue, Woodhaven, who had once been employed in the agateware factory in Woodhaven, and had been for some time out of work. Carle is said to have been missing from his home since March 11. The police report tho case as one of suicide, and it is believed the man had been dead over a week.

Carle was married and had several children. SIX MONTHS FOR CONKLIN Men Who Stole Wire in Amity, vile Also Sentenced. (Special to The Eagle.) Rlvei-head, L. March 22 Irving Gordon, who stood trial for stealing wire in Amityville, was convicted by the jury yesterday in the County Court, Judge Vunk presiding, and was sent to the county' jail for four months. Percy Wood, Arthur John-sou and Max Kreitzman, implicated in tne same case, pleaded guilty and they, too, were sent to jail for four months.

Ardon Conklin, who had pleaded guilty to second degree criminal as-nuult, was sent to jaii for six months. Bxtenuating circumstances were stated to the court. Conklin had also been indicted for kidnapping a 13-year old girl, but this ca.se went off the calendar for the term. Pleading guilty to third degree assault, Alec Kaczanowskl was fined $150, which was paid. John Gillon.

pleading guilty to a technical violation of the liquor laws, was lined S7 5. to stand committed one day for each $3. Harold Oppert. pleading guilty to petty larceny, was turned over to the care of X'robation Olticer Henry H. Preston.

BUYS LAND FOR PLAYGROUND Easthampton Association Pays $18,000 for Site. (Special to The Eagle.) Rivorhead, L. March 22 According to a deed just filed here the Easthampton Neighborhood Association has taken title to Fix acres of land on Newtown lime, that village, paying $18,000 for i(. The deed is from Frances G. Payne and others.

The property is'to be used as a village playground. STREET AWARDS CONFIRMED. Justice Jaycox O. Proceedings to Opon Opdyke Street. Awards for $30,409.31 and assessments for $34,012.68 were confirmed by Justice Jaycox in the report of the commissioners in the proceeding to open Opdyke street from Albertus avenue to Tieman avenue, Corona, ves-terday.

The cost of the proceeding amounted to $3,5 43.35. The commissioners were William E. Stewart Charles 11. Gcorgi and Julius Harder' AMENDS CONTROLLER LAW. (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, March 22 Assemblyman McWhinney's bill has been signed by Governor YY'hitman.

amending the county law by providing that if a county controller la unable to perform his duties because of sickness or temporary absence he may designate a temporary assistant, deputv or clerk to act in his place. If he is incapacitated for more than ten days without making such designation, the Board of Supervisors may do so. INSPECT NK1V HlfiHYVAV. lallp, L. March Mc president of the Sncrjlih Ena-lnefKnj HO'-lety; JI.

C. Huckabv of Balm Rouse. and J. Jones of Oregon came to Isllp on 1 uaMay to tnipeet the concrut roaihrd on the Wouth Country road, preparatory to malting a report on the advisability of adopting- concrete aa material In tbrlr own States. Superintendent of Highways Claire 11.

Schlein-trier conducted the party over the road. TIDE TABLE FOR TOMORROW. (L'nited states Cast and Geodetic Survey Standard t.me.) A.M. '1 In High. Tine.High.

li.V. Fee II. M. Ken. wouia sian listening in on the wire-i less messages, and had tuned their scis to receive some message that was coming in good and clear, they would find that the air would soon be flooded with other entirely unintelligible signals; caused by some persons operating a sending outfit by pressing the key down and releasing it at entirely irregular periods.

The obliterating signals are always of the same wave length' as that of the message being received. As thfi ohliterntino- nir-nnla I come in nnnsuallv strnrip- thpu nrn ha. lieved to be sent out by a station nearby or a powerful station at a greater distance. It would seem as If the obliterating signals are the work of some one who listens In for a message that sounds good and clear, and having found its wave length tunes his sending set up to that wave length and sends the irregular signals. Although the Telefunken wireless station is only about a mile distant, the interference could not come from that station, the local amateurs believe, u3 the Sayville station uses a wave length of 10,000 meters, which is far beyond the capacity of any local station to receive.

WANT BEACH HIGHWAYS Residents Urge Town to Repair Boardwalks. (Special to The Eagle.) Islip, L. March 22 A delegation of Ocean Beach property own ers, with Dr. Curt P. Wimmer aa i their spokesman, appeared before the! town board yesterday 10 appeal for I tho construction of highways on the1 beach.

There is only one walk on the beach that lias been accepted by the town as a highway, and only half of this road has been reconstructed. The remainder is in bad shape, and the Ocean Beach people warned the board that serious mishap and consequent 1 ability to the town are likely If conditions are not remedied before the season opens. FETE FOR FOREST HILLS Garden Chapter of Women's Club Plans Big Festival. Garden Chapter tho Women's Club of Forest Hills held a meeting at the home of the chairman, Mrs V. Hatteiuer, on Harvest street.

Among those present were Mrs. Charles Pope Caldwell. Mrs. William Ti. Davis.

Mrs. George C. Baerlocher, Mrs. C. E.

Kloctzer, Mrs. Robert Whyte, Miss Anna Price, Mrs. Albert Morton Gray, Miss Fiances Jurld and Jliss Lilian Rice. The meeting was called mainly to discuss the program for the garden fete to bo held in May. Tho funds obtained will be for the benefit of the Garden Chapter.

After the business conference Mrs. William B. Davis read a paper on the growth of peonies. TWO STEP-SISTERS SUED FOR DIYORCE Two Brothers Are Named as Corespondents in Queens Supreme Court." For the flret t.lnit in the history of Queens, a double divorce action was tried Justice In the Supreme Court yesterday. Two step-sisters were sued and two brothers were named as co-respondents.

Juutice Jaycox reserved decision' in both'actiohs. Henry K. Lewis, chauffeur for Maynard Kissam, real estate dealer of Hollis, sued his wife, Sadie, naming Frederick Mesch, as co-respondent. William B. Overton, station agent, at Port Jefferson, suel his wife, Ida, naming Moritz Mdsch as co-respondent, While both tho Overton and Lewis families were residing In the tame house at Jamaica, In 1916, the two women left their husbands and opened it boarding house at 41) Globe avenue.

According to the testimony their only boarders wore tho Mesch brothers. The women and their boarders aro now residing at llomerlee avenue and Fulton street, Eastwood. Decision was also reserved in the suit of Mrs. Helen Day 1510 Seventy-first street, Brooklyn, formerly of Far Rockaway, who seeks a divorce from nor husband. Charles Day, who, witnesses stated, they traced to the New Amsterdam Hotel.

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