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6 Tins UKOOKLYX DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SATURDAY. JANUARY 7. 1911.

CONDITIONS IN QUEENS. 5 Hill High School Richard A. Purdy will present "Shakspeare'B "Julius Caesar." At the Steinwny School, on Wednesday night, W. Wallace Ker will describe "The Telephone." BABYLON'S FIRST THOSE IS A TIN CAN AFFAIR Queens and Borough Long Island TB TELL CF JOURNEYING Travel Talks a Feature of Next Week's P. S.

Lecture Course in Queens. TO GIVE PLAYLETS. Sea Cliff Militiamen to Appear ns Funmakers. (Special to The Eagle.) Sea Cliff, L. January 7 The young men of the Sea Cliff Separate Company I are busy rehearsing for the two playlets which wll! be presented at St.

Luke's parish house on Wednesday evening, January 18. The playlets will be "Snob- son Stag Party" and "Fun in a Schoolroom." The cast of "Snobson's Stag Party" Includes John Foerster, Raymond Searing, Joseph Mott, Fred Fellendorf, Edward Conlln, Lester Waters, Michael Fitzgerald, Alonzo Stewart, Gordon Hurley and Roland Stewart. The leading role of "Fun In a Schoolroom" will be taken by Augustus Schleicher, who will Impersonate the teacher; Herbert Gladd will play Willie, the teacher's pet; Herbert Braddon, Jimmle, the hard guy, and Robert Dayton will assume the role of Isaac. PAST MASTERS AT DINNER. First District Masonic Qrganlzation Holds Annual Banquet in Manhattan Grand Master a Guest.

The past masters of the First Masonic, District, which comprises all of Long Island outside of Brooklyn, got together at the Hotel Navarre, Manhattan, and had their annual dinner, last night. Twelve of the twenty-three lodges in the district were represented by twenty-eight men. who sat down to dinner after they had elected officers for organization, the Past Masters Association of the First Masonic District. The officers, all of whom are new, are: President, James H. Fitch; first vice president, Joseph Ogle; second vice president, E.

A. Shipman; third vice president, I. N. Fnilor; secretary-treasurer, James W. Eaton.

The guests of the evening were: Most, Wor. Robert J. Kenworthy, grand master of the State of New York; Harry L. Hedger, district deputy grand master of Glen Cove, and Joseph Fitch. All of these made short, felicitous addresses, "for the good of the order." Those present were: James Tuthill, Robert J.

Kenworthy, Harry L. Hedger, Joseph Fitch, Elmer O. Story, E. A. Shipman.

Dr. Wlckham, John Morrison, Joseph Ogle, K. D. Tuthill, H. H.

Lupton, Alexander S. Williams, W. H. Connell, Charles Downing, James W. Eaton, George W.

Downing. George O. Llnkletter, Fred G. De Witt. John C.

Denton, James A. Dayton. Frank H. Ho-bart, Jesse C. Mills, Raymon J.

Taylor. H. A. Grleshaber, W. H.

Cowan and I. N. Fallor. LONG ISLAND WEDDINGS. ROGERS SHEPHARD.

The wedding of Miss Carrie A. Shep-hard. until recently a teacher in Pub lic School No. 51, Richmond Hill, and Robert Edward Rogers, ot Bellport, L. took place on Thursday afternoon, at 136 Jefferson avenue.

Richmond Hill, the ceremony being preformed by the Rev. Dr. Frederick Stiehler, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Morris Park. Mr. and Mrs.

Rogers are spending their honeymoon at Savannah, Ga. In the spring they expect to establish their homo at Bellport. HUGHES BRADY. Miss Anna Brady of 79 Grant avenue, and James A. Hughes, of Brooklyn, were married on Wednesday evening last in St.

Benedict Joseph's Roman Catholic, Church, Morris Park, by the Rev. P. J. Tuigg, assistant rector. Tho bridesmaid was Miss Dorothy Brady, a sister of the bride, and the best man was Michael Rellly, of Richmond Hill.

After the ceremony a reception was held at the bride's home. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are residing at 635 Sherman street. FELL AND FRACTURED SKULL.

L. I. Railroad Employe Died as Result of Fall. Herman C. Krake, 25 years old, a railroad employe, about midnight last night climbed up the viaduct over Diagonal street, in Long Island City, to do some electrical work, and in some way lost his balance and fell backward to the street.

He fractured his skull and died soon after in St. John's Hospital, to which he was removed in an ambulance. Krake lived in First avenue, Manhattan. by "Maspeth" Points Out Need for Further Probing. Editor The Brooklyn Dally Eagle: A few days ago there was published In your paper the full text of Special Attorney Train's report on conditions in Queens Borough, In which he strongly recommends to the next Grand Jury the advisability of Investigating the Building Bureau.

As an example of the manner In which building operations are carried on, the following may be Interesting: During the past summer three six family tenements were erected In Maspeth. There are no sewers in that section, and each building was provided with a cesspool, which was located tinder the sidewalk. Hardly had the buildings been completed and occupied, when waste water was noticed flowing through the founda tion walls Into the cellar, and I am In formed that the cellars of these buildings are to-day practically sewage receptacles. The occupants of these buildings aro mostly Poles, poor and uninformed as to their rights, and no hand Is raised to assist them. Certainly the matter is one for vigorous action on the part of some one In authority.

Some months ago The Eagle published an article criticising the Building Bureau, and the then superintendent stated that he did not have enough inspectors. The officer referred to has since resigned, but the conditions are evidently unchanged, and all those seeking homeB in Queens Borough are likely to suffer as a result. MASPETH. Maspeth, January 3, 1911. BURGLARS AT RICHMOND HILL.

Good Haul Made at Hastie Cottage. Attempts Made to Enter Others. The home of Mrs. Isabella Hastie, at 520 Chestnut street, Richmond Hill, was entered by burglars a few evenings ago and over $300 in cash and jewelry was taken. The burglary was the second that has occurred at the Hastie home within a year.

The house was thoroughly ransacked. Part of tho thieves' loot consisted of $200 In cash. An attempt was made by burglars to enter the home of Mrs. John Nle-dersteln. widow of the former county cleric, John Niedersteln, in Beech street, near Hillside avenue, but the thieves evidently were frighteneed away.

It seems that an attempt was also made to enter the home of David W. Thomp son, in Maple street, near Central avenue, early yesterday morni.ig. There are marks on several window sills on the ground floor which would indicate that the burglars tried to pry the windows open with a jimmy. WATER TURNED ON. Flushing Equal Franchise Society Has Accomplished an Important Piece of Civic Work.

The work of installing a temporary main In West Grove street, Flushing, in order to supply water to twelve families, who were deprived of their sole source of supply last summer, when the Board of Health closed a spring that has been In use for years, was completed yesterday. The Department of Water Supply has turned on the water, and the residents can now avail themselves of the oppor tunity of getting water Into their homes. The work of installing the temporary water main was taken up by the Equal Franchise Association, the Good Citizenship League and the Flushing asso ciation after the city authorities stated that they would be unable to do the work until next spring. DOG ATTACKS WOMAN. Mrs.

Frost of Rockville Centre Bitten by Animal, Which Leaped at Her Throat. (Speclal to The Eagle.) Rockville Centre, L. January 7 "Are there no dog laws in Rockvillo Centre?" demanded Mrs. Joseph Frost, as she rushed into the village office early yesterday morning. "Yes; plenty of them," came the answer from behind the desk.

"Well, I want one shot at once. He bit me and bit me badly." Then Mrs. Frost explained that she had been bitten on the right arm by a vicious dog on the streets of the village the day before. The canine had, she said, leaped at her throat and sunk his fangs into her arm, which she raised to protect herBelf. The owner of the offending dog, she further stated, said he kept the ugly brute, because he was afraid of burglars.

Mrs. Frost's arm was so seriously lacerated by the animal's teeth that she had to be attended by a physician. BAIL FOR BOWMAN. Horseshoe Stock Promoter Raises Money and Will Be Released. (Special to The Eagle.) Rlverhead, L.

January 7 After having been locked up in the Nassau County Jail for a week it was expected that William F. Bowman would be released In $2,000 bail some time to-day. Bowman is charged with selling horseshoe stock to many Suffolk County investors through false representations, and after his indictment he jumped a bail bond and disappeared, being caught by Warden Furey last week in Hempstead. An Eagle reporter was told last night that he had given a mortgage for $2,000 to Dr. Clarence A.

Baker of Yaphanlc, and that the latter was to furnish bail for the promoter. County Judge Grtfflng will approve a bond signed by Dr. Baker. EUCHRE TO AID HOSPITAL. On Monday evening.

February 6, the Ladles Mutual Hospital Society of the Rockaway Beach Hospital and Dispensary will hold Its annual euchre and reception In Arlon Hall, and the committee In charge of tho affair promises to make It the most successful event of the season. Already a large number of pretty prizes have been received, and It Is expected that there will be about 200 to choose from when the time arrives. The annual meeting and election of officers of the society will be held In the hospital building on Friday afternoon, January 20. CONCERT BY "THE MUSURGIA." A concert by "The Musurgla," of New York, with Walter H. Robinson, as conductor, tho chorus consisting of thirty men, sang on Thursday night at Archer's Hall, Jamaica.

The concert was one of a series to be held by the Jamaica branch of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. A large number of music lovers were present. "The Musurgla," whose membership consists of business men. lawyers, physicians and other professional men, Is one of the best known musical organizations In Greater New York. AGAIN WAHNET AH 'S CAPTAIN.

Thomas Cleary was re-elected captain ot the Wahnetah Boat Club of Flushing at the annual meeting held last evening In the Flushing Hotel. A. V. G. Dore-mus was re-elected president.

The club is planning to hold a minstrel entertainment. In the Flushing Theater next month. RETIRES TO BE A FARMER. Frank C. Ness of Brooklyn has retired from business In Manhattan, to devote his entire time to the management of tne poultry and fruit, business on the farm of Ness Bros, (t'harlcs J.

and Frank C), at Lake Grove, i. DEFY SUPERSTITION Gather at Xmas Table Deo. 26 (Twice 13) and Drink 13 Toasts. 13 ARTICLES FORM THE MENU. Then the Family Organize the Snif-fen Thirteen Club Each Member an Officer.

Hats off to ths Sniffens of Sea Cliff, I from the flrst to the smiling thirteenth. In fact, they all smile thoio thirteen Sniffens. They smile because they are thirteen in number where other families would And food for gloomy forebodings in that thought. Lastly, they smile because they are Sniffens the Snllten family characteristic Is to be happy. Smiling at superstition, ringing all ths changes on the mystic number, drinking a toast "to the thirteen of us," the Sniffens sat down to Mrs.

Carrie B. Sniffen'a Christmas dinner at Sea Cliff. There were thirteen separate dishes designated by thirteen small flags, each one bearing a number. No. 1 flag was displayed proudly over the soup and No.

13 showed that the last Item of the dessert and the end of the menu had been reached. Sniffen Clan Becomes an Organization. While they were eating and smiling thirteen smiles of defiance at bad luck which is usually supposed to follow In the trail of the number It was proposed that the Sniffens organise. The propo sition was hailed with a whoop. There upon the Sniffen Thirteen Club became an actual fact.

The treasurer every well regulated club has a treasurer took up a collec tion. Each Sniffen contributed 13 cents to the common fund. The total of $1.89 will be used, it was resolved with laughter, to protect the family from the hoodoo during the coming year. Then ths family statistician got in his fine work. He discovered that the sum of the aces of the Sniffens, 273.

could be exactly dl- viueo Dy thirteen and the result would give each the creditable age of 21 years. Mrs. Carrie Sniffen sent out the Invitations to her four sons and their families on the thirteenth of December. The feast was on the twenty-sixth (thirteen goes Into twenty-six twice) and the toasts were thirteen in number. They began when Burt G.

Sniffen arose and, raising his glass, proposed that everyone present drink "To the Health of Mother," and they grew more and more defiant of the hoodoo. Toast to 13 More Family Dinners. "To at least thirteen more Christmas dinners of the Thirteen Sniffens" was W. J. Snlffen's proposal, and the sentiment was cheered loudly.

Those who were present and the respective offices to which they were elected are as follows: Burt G. W. Sniffen, president and toast-master; Elizabeth L. Sniffen, vice president; Burton L. Sniffen, secretary; Mrs.

C. B. Sniffen, treasurer; Walter J. Sniffen. statistician; William C.

Sniffen, cars-taker; Annie L. Sniffen, guard; Harold M. S. Sniffen, director; Jessie M. Sniffen, director; Armita G.

Sniffen, director; Madeline H. Sniffen. director; Lillian M. Sniffen and Delos W. Sniffen, also directors.

When the dinner was over the thirteen Sniffens stated their opinion that never since the number thirteen came into being had thirteen mortals had such a happy time of it as they had had at the famous Sea Cliff celebration. BIG RANCH PLANNED. Company Formed to Raise Chickens and Ducks on Large Scale Down Rlverhead Way. (Special to The Eagle.) Rlverhead, L. January 7 Lawyer C.

E. Crater, of Brooklyn, was in River-head yesterday on business relative to the Heath Poultry Company, of which he is treasurer, and which concern expects to soon begin work on what will probnbly be the largest duck and chicken farm on Long Island. This company has lately been Incorporated with a paid up capital of $26,000, according to Mr. Crater. The president is Thomas H.

Heath of Hartford, vice president and treasurer, C. E. Crater, secretary, E. F. Roessell, Manhattan, and the board of directors includes the officers named, together with Joseph F.

Perdue and Dr. J. M. Creamer, both of Manhattan. The company has bought fifteen aeret of land on the south, side of the river at Upper Mills, near Rlverhead, and twelve acres on the Flanders Pleasure Drive, also near Rlverhead, but a considerable distance from the Upper Mills property.

The company proposes to utilize the Upper Mills plant as a duck farm and the landers plant for a chicken farm Tb duck plant will handle about 100.000 ducks a year, and It is expected to keep practically 100.000 laying hens at the Flanders Plant. It Is planned to build a 100-foot hot water brooder house, a laying house 20x112 feet, a cold brooder house 12x300 feet, and two bungalows, one of seven rooms, at the Upper Mills plant, and one of five rooms at the Flanders plant. At landers, besides other buildings. ther'e will also be two concrete cellars 100 feet long, to be used as Incubator collars. Each will have forty Incubators of 250-egg capacity each.

RICHMOND HILL REVIVAL. The Rev. H. C. McBride, D.

and Me wife, well known as evangelists in various parts of the United States, will begin a series of evangelistic meetings at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Richmond Hill, to-morrow morning. These meetings will continue every night for two weeks. Dr. McBride has been a recognized preacher at the camp meetings at Ocean Grove for years. He Is the appointed evangelist ot the New York East conference.

OLD NEW YORKERS TO MEET. Martin Mager, county clerk of Queens, hus called another meeting of the Old-New Yorkers, to be held to-morrow afternoon, at 4 o'clock, at the headquarters of the Third Assembly District Democratic Association, 45 Forest avenue, Ridgewood Heights. The meeting will be the second that has been called to bring together old New Y'orkers who reside in Queens at present. TALK ON AMERICAN HUMORISTS The regular meeting of the Jamaica Women's Club will be held at KlDg Manor on Wednesday afternoon, January 11, at 3 o'clock. The chairman of the day will be Mrs.

F. L. Ferguson, and the subject for the afternoon will be "American Humorists." An Instructive and Interesting programme has been arranged. WM. B.

T. RONALDS, Estab. Kunfral PI rector and TCmbalmflr, LIN CROOK, LOM SPECIAL UNION SERVICES. Churches of Jamaica Join to Hear Evangelist William Phillips Hall. A number of the churches of Jamaica will 'unite for special evangelistic serv ices to-morrow.

Two meetings will be held, one at 4 o'clock in the afternoon in the Tresbyterian Church, and the William Phillips Hall. other at 7:30 In the evening. In the Dutch Reformed Church. The Rev. Dr.

Saul O. Curtice, pastor of (he Melhodlst Church, and the other pastors have been active in arranging the meetings. The churches uniting, besides those in which the meet ings are to be held, are the Methodist, the German Evangelical and the Herman Presbyterian. The theme of the meetings is, "The King's Business." William Phillips Hall, widely known as the business man evangelist, who several years ago sent out. the call which resulted In the organization of the evangelistic committees in the several denom will be the speaker.

His after- noou subject will be, "The Source of Power," and in the evening, "The Minis try of the People of God." JAIL FOR UNFILIAL SON. John Bogart Disregarded Court's Or der to Pay Mother a Week. Because he failed to contribute $2 a week toward his mother's support, John Rogart, of Itldgewood. was committed to the Queens County Jail, by Magistrate Smilh. In ths Flushing police court, yes terday.

Rogart has been under bonds to help Biipport hla mother, and as he failed to do so a summons was issued for his ap pearance In court. He failed to obey the summons, and was arrested on a warrant by Patrolman William Allen. When the patrolman arrested him ho said be did not care for the courts, but when he was ordered to the prisoner's pen to await the arrival of the deputy sheriff, who was to take him to jail, he wept and asked his mother to help htm. He will be given a hearing on Monday morning. COUTANT OUT OF JAIL.

Blue Point Man Purges Himself of Contempt Charge In Jail Three Months. (Special to The Eagle.) Rlverhead, L. January 7 Surrogate Nicoll yesterday signed an order discharging Charles E. Coutnnt from the county jail, where he has been locked up since the middle of October on a contempt of court charge growing out of his refusal to file wilh Judge Nicoll certnin pnpers that he was commanded to turn over. It Is understood now that ho has paid some of the money over which the trouble arose; at any rate, there has been some sort of a settlement.

Coutant lives in Blue Point. At ono time he was a very prominent politician and influential Citizen. Some years ago he was testamentary trustee for George A. Arthur and handled a considerable sum of money In that proceeding. He was commanded to flic a report showing what he had done with the money, and to explain where It was invosied.

This he so persistently refused to do Hint he was judged in contempt and locked up in jail accordingly. LONG ISLAND OBITUARY. TJavid Shotwell. (Special to The Eagle,) Northport, L. January 7 David S'u'oi-well died at his home here early yesterday morning, after an illness of few days.

He was a son of Peter Shotwell and was born In Hicksvllle 67 years ago. Jle had been a resident of this village tn" about 25 years. Ho is survived by a and six ch'ldren, Mrs. V. H.

Conklin of Providence, R. 1., Mrs. Lydi.x Healy of Providence. R. Mrs.

S'even Undersold, Mrs. George Brower. Joseph and Cla.euce Shotwell, all of this place. He Is also survived by two brothers. Andrew and James Shotwell, both of Northport.

Funeral services will bo held from ins residence to-morrow at 2 o'clock, th- ilev. C. S. Tator officiating. William J.

Ryan. William J. Ryan. 66 years old. a brother of Sister Flavia.

who is a nun of the Order of St. Joseph, died yesterday at his home, in Tenth avenue. College Point. He was born In Flushing and made his home there up to a few years ago. He is sur-lved, besides Sister Flavia.

by two brothers. K. Frank Ryan, clerk In the Municipal Court at Newtown, and James J. Ryan of "Washington, and by one son, John Ryan, a druggist, of Flushing. $2,500 FOR PLAINTIFF.

The Jury In tho Querns County Supreme Court, wh' 'i 1 t- in tho brought Vy triney car A. the glove LvjnufH ti Vatihai in for injuries ri yester.l.i -turned a verdict of favor cf the pill ill! lit. Ijulnn he sutAVIcnliy fr.i'r the aecidcnr t5 hj'd -i on the subway in Manhattan. CEMETERY ENLARGED. (Special to The I Lawrence, L.

Jnnuary 7 The trustees of the Catholic cemetery at this place have Just, added a large tract to their burying ground and have laid it out Into plots. Paths and drives will be laid through the new sertlon, and tlie whole, cemetery will be made more attractive. TO WED ON FEBRUARY 28. The wedding of Miss Valeria Wllmcr-ding. daughter of Mr and Mrs.

H. Wiimerding of -0 Hiifon place, liusii-i ii sr. and Willhini Unci PnraEiie of Saltford avenue. vvili a Used Thirty-two Years Ago; Line Only 250 Feet in Length. WAS CRUDE, BUT EFFICIENT.

Carried Many a Love Message From Young Liveryman to His Bride. No Fear of Listeners. (Special to The Eagle.) Babylon, L. January 7 While looking over some mementos the other day, Supervisor Edward Daily came across what Is undoubtedly the first telephone used In Babylon. This Instrument was used on a line 250 feet In length, extend ing between Mr.

Daily's office In his llv ery stable and his home, then at the head of the lane leading to the stables. That was thirty-two years ago, and the development of modern telephoning could hardly be more strikingly shown than in Supervisor Edward Daily. Who Owned. 82 Years Ago. the First Telephone Used In Babylon.

the contrast between the crude and unpretentious Instruments he first used and his present equipment. The first instrument was a home-made affair, constructed of two tin cans connected to the ends of a wire which lead from the house to the office. This instru ment, which was merely the practical utilization of a familiar toy. was used successfully for four or five years. Shortly before constructing this Instrument, the supervisor had married.

Those were the days of love's young dream, and probably no other pair of newly weds have enjoyed telephonic communication. unvexed by the fear that central or some subscriber might be listening. By tapping on the bottom of the can, It was easy to signal from one end of the line to the other. In those days, Mr, Daily had begun to gain his present en viable reputation as a conversationalist par excellence, and It canot be doubted that what ho said over tho wire was of ncarty the same excellence and Interest as are his present day conversational offerings. After doing good service, the tin can telephones were discarded and Mr.

Dally purchased two telephone receivers. These he connected to either end of the line and had as good a sfcort line equipment as one could wish. Instrument had to be used as was the case with the tin-can 'phones, both as receiver and transmitter. On account of the short, length of the line no batteries were needed, and the crude, but effective, line did good service until the coming of the telephone company, to whose service Mr. Daily was one of the first subscribers.

TO WINTER IN CALIFORNIA. (Special to The Eagle.) East Willlston, L. January 7 Mrs. William Hind of this place, accompanied her brother. George Walnwright of Brooklyn and Mrs.

Wainwrlght. expect to spend the remainder of the winter In Southern California. Mr. Wainwrlght is very well known In Brooklyn real estate circles. of his hearers might be planning to leave church, ho said that he was done preaching to sinners and such in the congregation might go; the remainder of his discourse would be addressed to good people.

As a result he preached on and his hearers did not diminish. There Is another story toll of Dr. Buell that may be new to many readers of this department. He married, In his "eighties," a girl of about 20 Miss Mary Miller, nicknamed Polly. 'His son-in-law, wiiose wife had died some years before, wanted to marry Miss Mille'r, and spoke to tho reverend doctor about It.

The old preacher said: "It Is right for you to marry again, my son, and Polly Miller Is a very nice girl, but she's much too young for you." The son-in-law accepted his dictum and married another woman, and In a few months the aged divine led the fair Mary to tho altar. He did not think her too young to be his wife. The practice so largely indulged In of going to the post office as soon as the mailbags reach there and "standing around" until the windows are open gets on the nerves ot the editor of the Huntington Bulletin. He- urges offenders to remain at homo or elsewhere until the mail is distributed, and then go to the office and get their letters, and get out. The Bulletin editor says: "Some are there before the mail reaches the office.

Some enter directly behind the eight or ten pouches, tho contents of which they know must, he sorted before they ran get their portion. At times the room is hot and qtnffv. the presence ot so many people vitiates the air. making it disagreeable for the post office force and far from comfortable for tr.nse whose presence causes it He also gives some offenders a little lesson in manners, as follows: "At the box windows It is every one for himself, tho chief offenders -being young misses whfi are anxious, perhaps, for loving epistles. Thia scramble to get to Iho windows flrst, regardless of the rights of those who have waited patiently near the delivery windows, and who are by every rule of justice and fair play entitled to be waited on flrst, should cease.

Don't butt in, young women and gentle- men, when you see that others are ahead of you. This Is business as well as politeness. Tho scramble has gono no so long that the older people nre apparently resigned to It. and they stand patiently In the rear waiting until the young misses have received their love letters or otherwise before thef step up to tho window." It Is. however, a safe bet that the practice will continue Indefinitely.

I'ntil all villages grow into cities peopln will make a meeting place, or a trystlng place, of the post office. It's a feature of rurai life that, cannot easily be done away with. That's one reason why many places that could have free delivery do not seek it. The peoplo like to go to the post office once, twice or thrice a day, and go they will. There is a wholg lot to be seen and heard at the post office, and who wants to be deprived of the excitement of going there at least once a day? It's not fun to go In when the crowd Is pot there.

That would be akin to 11am- let without Uie mcjancttoly, Dane. I AIR VOYAGING ANOTHER TOPIC. Talk on Benjamin Franklin Sched uled Historical and Technical Lectures to Be Given. It Is generally agreed that If one would know geography one must travel. A teacher going down the St.

Lawrence River the past summer was heard to exclaim: "I never thought the St. Lawrence was like this; It seemed to me only a thin line on the map. I shall be better able to teach about It now." To many persons, the rivers of the world are only thin lines on maps; the mountains are like so many hairy caterpillars and towns are merely dots. But those who have seen the rivers, have climbed the mountains and have visited the cities know what they are like. Some men who have traveled will present to people who attend likenesses of the places they have been In at the lectures which the Depart ment of Education has provided for the residents of Queens Borough, and which whl cost not a cent 'nor any trouble.

Arthur K. Peck, at Public School No. 22, Sanford avenue and Murray street, Flushing, will lecture on "Arizona: The South west Wonderland," on Monday night, and Louis Leakey will take his guests on a visit to "London of To-day," at Public School No. 4, Queens village. These and all other lectures on similar topics are Illustrated by fine stcreopticon views.

On Thursday night, at the Bay Side School, Lewis Gaston Leory, Ph.D., will lecture on "Egypt and Cairo," and at the Springfield Presbyterian Church, the same night, Henry II. parry will give an account of "Wales and Her Peoples." On Friday night, Ernest A. Reed, at Public School No. 6, Steinway avenue, near Broadway, Long Island City, will take his hearers back many centuries to "The I'-gypt of 'Antiquity," while, the same night, at Public School No. 27, College Point.

Justice H. Moore will be entertaining his audience by a description of "Street Life in Paris." Aerial Navigation a Timely Topic. In view of the recent deaths of noted airmen, the lecture by Charles L. Harrington, at Public School No. 68, Bergen and Rathjon avenues.

Evergreen, on Friday night, on the subject of "Aerial is certain to attract a large and Interested audience. Other lectures of a different character, but none the less interesting or important, will be delivered. One is by Norris A. Brisco, Ph.D., of tho College of the City of New York, on "Child Labor," at Public School No. 67, Morris Park, on Monday night, and another is at Publlo School No.

72, Maspeth, on Friday nignt, on "The Work of the United States Bureau of Fisheries," by Richard W. Sbarpe. Thomas Benton Wilgus will lecture three times on "Benjamin Franklin" on Monday night, at the Woodside School; on Wednesday at the ABtorta Assembly Rooms, and on Saturday at the New York Parental School, Jamaica avenue, near Flushing. George Eliot Cooley of Stuyvesanl Hlgn School, will deliver the second of his course on "Development of the United States'' at Public School No. 1, Ninth street and Van Alst avenue, Long Island City, on Monday night, his topic being Tho Colonial Period," in which he win tell tho story of the growth of the col onies.

The same night (Monday) Edwin w. Foster of Manual Training High School, will lecture nt Public School No. 88, Elm avenue and Fresh Pond road, Ridgewood Heights, on "American Woods and the Lumber' Industry," a subject upon which ho is an expert, being a teacher of carpentry, a member of the American Forestry Association, and having been for a summer season in the lumbering business in Maine. At the Bryant High Sobnol, Long is land City, on Thursday night, Harlan I. Smith will speak of "The Beginnings of Industries.

and on Frtdav nignt, at. Flushing High School, Dr. Frederick K. Breihut will explain all about, "Gases." whilo the same night Dr. Frederick Campbell, at the Newtown High bcnool.

will tell the wonders of 1 ne instant Stars." On Monday night, at Ricnmona i OUT On the before Christmas more than lO.Oiio post cards were mailed at the Huntington post office, and on the same day 1,700 one cent postage stamps were sold at Port Jefferson. An Amltyvllle man. a property owner and resident (hero thirty-five years, has Just been drawn to serve as a trial Juror in the county Supreme It's the first time in all thoso years that he has been called upon to do jury duty at Rlverhead, whilo some of his neighbors have had to serve in that capacity again and again. Albert Gifford, a former Westbury resident, died recently in Maryland. He was for a long period night watchman on the broad estaio of Edwin I).

Morgan i.i the Wheal ly Hills. The remains were brought back to Westbury for interment in the Friends burial place, and services conducted by Miss Mary Post were held at the home of a friend of the dead watchman. There's a place known as Death Valley between Mt. Sinai and Port Jefferson. The aptness of the name is shown by the fact that while driving through the valley a few days ago Harry Kenipster of Port Jefferson was badly hurt and might have been killed.

His team bolted at the sight, of an automobile, and he was thrown out and quite seriously injured. Palchogue. like Green Brooklyn, now boasts of I nf it anoiiii-r i- i donee each is a member of the I'ourtn Esiatc. and each is a good deal of a "jiner." It is probable that the Brooklyn Green is more of a raconteur than the man from the Orient, but the latter has a few good stories gathered during years of attendance at press association meetings and other places where wits foregather. K.

the Bellport chronicler of events, is at odds with Santa Claus. Ho expresses his feelings in this way: "Someone did some early shopping for. us this Christmas. Result: Pair of suspenders, lounging jacket and slippers to match. The only place we ever lounge is around the corner grocery store, and we have a prejudice against slippers that goes back to the time our maternal progenitor applied them where they did much good." Mention has been made in this column before of the inconcruitv of the fact that the family name of Smith so seldom appears the news from Smithtown Branch That strange condition of af-t fairs continues.

For instance, in the I'ort Jefferson Echo of last week were fourteen items under the Smithtown Branch heading -ail what are known ss "personals" -and the name Smith appeared hut once. "What has become of all Ihe Smiths who once populated "the Branch?" The Wbitettone police stopped some of ih vilHgc boys from coasting on a hill livTe (luting the r'-cetit period of enaM- inir. 'Iccimi'll nir ntnoi fianEernii. hi mat fiuiuw i.uiWtJ, ls Uin uj a Peopl Aroused as Never Before Over Question of. Transit Betterments.

WILL REFUSE TO BE IGNORED, If Borough's Needs Are Not Considered, an Appeal Will Be Made to the Courts. Residents of Queens have become aroused over the transit situation, during the past two days, as they have not been for eome time. They have come to the realization that unless something Is done at once, the borough Is likely to be entirely overlooked In the transit exten- I Fiona that will be authorized by the Board of Estimate and the Publto Service Commission. Yesterday afternoon representative men from all sections of the borough got 'Into communication Hnd decided to call mass meeting to be held during the coming week, at. which the sentiments ot 'the borough will be expressed.

This meeting will be called jointly by the United Civic Associations, the Jamaica Transit Committee, the Committee of Thirteen and the Long Island City Business Men's Association. It is predicted that this meeting will be attended by several thousand people, and those who are pushing the proposition have the assurance that Controller Prendergast and President Mitehel of the Board of Aldermen probably will be present to maks (addresses. The Queens residents probably will not lake a stand as to whether the city shall build the extensions to the transit systems, but they will insist that their borough' shall be given some consideration. It has become known that' the assessed valuations In this borough will be Jn-rreased J10ft.000.000 this year, and almost a revolt has been caused as this information has gotten abroad, and the residents hare realized that they are to get no transit extensions, although they are to pay on this Increased assessment order to give the city a debt borrowing margin for transit purposes. it ia now nredlcted that counsel will be engaged, and If the borough is not considered, the fight will be taken Into the courts and the wbole transit, situation in the city held up.

Kt a meeting of the executive commlt-ee of the United Civics, held yesterday Afternoon, at Flushing, the situation was Thoroughly gone over, and it was decided that prompt and aggressive action la necessary. John Adlkes. Luclen Knapp. w. w.

Kenerson, JuliU3 Harder and John Salisbury were named a committee to interview representatives ot all civic bodies 1n the borough ab to the advisability of falling a mass meeting during the coming week. A meeting has been arranged by the United Civics for January 24, but If the situation 1b found to demand it, the big 'gathering will be called for an earlier (late. CAPTURE MAY BE IMPORTANT. Brooklyn Man Caught After Smashing Window of Astoria Jeweler With a Stone. Patrolmen Henry F.

Mohrman of the 'Astoria precinct is believed to have made a very Important capture early yesterday morning when, after a long chase and a lively hand-to-hand encounter, he subdued and placed under arrest a man who gave the name of Joseph Dempsey, 32 years old, of 1U Greenpoint avenue, Brooklyn, when arraigned at the station. house. The policeman was on a sharp lookout, as his beat is in the business section of Astoria, and in that vicinity recently ihere have been a number of petty burglaries, all of them done with much show of cleverness. The officer noticed two men cross the ftrept. early in the morning and he hid in the shadow of a building to sen what lhey would do.

Suddenly he heard the crash of window glass and he saw that a stone had been thrown through the phow window of David Shapiro's jewelry torn at. 133 Mnin street. Mohrman immediately gave chase after man whom he had seen smash the window, and after a run of about a half mile he caught, the man. The latter turned and gave fight, but the officer Anally subdued his prisoner and got htm to the station house. Magistrate Fitrb.

who heard the testimony in Ihe case yesterday afternoon, Oield Dempsey for the Grand Jury. BROOKLYN WOMAN AN4IEIRESS Receives $1,000 From Estate of Her Father Estate of Old-Time Circus Man Taxed. (Special to The Eagle.) Rlverhead. L. January 7 The will nf Thomas Danes of Blue Point, probated bv Surrogate Nicoll.

disposes of an estate of of which Anna L. Hannan of Brooklyn, a daughter, Is given find the residue is given to William Danes of Patchogue, a son. The taxable estate of the late James L. Hutchinson, once a partner of Bar-num. the circus man.

amount to $378, and the tax imposed Is Jti.4UB.1S. Mr. Hutchinson's gross estate was The estate is divided among a number of legatees, among whom tho following are the principal ones: James L. Hutchinson. Guy Hutchinson, son, $03.

263.80; Kdith A. Verdery, uaughter. Ruth Hutchinson, laughter, $80,371. The will of Katharina Mann of Brooklyn and Kastport, disposing of an es-tnte valued at upward of $7,500, has been jirobaied here. The executor, Peter Pim-lilett, of 134 '4 Newell street, Brooklyn, son-in-law, is directed to sell the really, and then divide the estate, into three equal parts, ono each for HertlKt IKlliott.

daughter; F.mrna Plmbloit, daughter, and Albert Mann, son, of East-Jiort. CHILD MAY BE FATALLY HURT. Elan Into Motorcycle at College Point. Both Legs Broken. Martha Nolan, 4 years old.

of Fourteenth street. College Point, wHIe walking with her mother on Thirteenth slreet tyesterday afternoon broke away and ran Jttto the roadway. A motorcyclist was approaching at the lime and the child ran uercly inro the Snarhlne. which knocked her down, breaking hot her legs. The child is now in a critical condition rf" IP miuit i ne mi i ne cy dm "an not at fault and did nut ilU name is not knows.

him. ON LONG ISLAND. protest, signed It and sent It to Mayor Gaynor. His honor took the matter up with the-police who "gave a reason for the faith that was in them" and were duly sustained. The boys showed courago In going to the man higher up, but.

demonstrated that they were "only kids" when they later refused to use a safe coasting place sot apart, for them. "If the Amltyville foes of Leandcr Wright imagine that because he is spending the winter in Brooklyn, he is 'sleeping on his they probably will be disappointed," said a friend of Wright yesterday. "In a matter of politics, local or general, Leander Is seldom caught napping. It's a safe bet that he knows exactly what Is going on nt Amityvillc and, through trusted lieutenants. Is planning to circumvent his adversaries." Wright may be a loser although he usually gets what, ha goes after but if he is defeated this time, his friends say it will not be because he is not "wise" to every move made by those who are opposed to him and his friend, "Garry" llaff.

In this way the editor of the Smith-town Branch Messenger announces an anniversary and outlines his future plans and hopes: "Ab this issue of the Messenger closes the fourth year of Its publication in this village, and desiring to balance our books we will send out during the next few days statements of accounts due us, hop ing they will receive attention Thanking the DUblic for past favors. ihonine thev will continue their financial nut, and will also assist us in ounimins tue local news and other interesting ar- ('ties that, go toward making ft village nn Tt rflflto VOII 1 nothing, and you are welcome to the use of Its columns, excepting for personal gain of any kind." Wonder on whose toes the editor of the Sayville News has Inadvertently trodden. Tho following indicates that he has been in'erviewed by some resident with a grievance: "The man who handles the lqcal department of a newspaper learns, after due experience, not to expect even briefly ex- pressed thnnks from a column of pleasant I things, but ho knowetb as surely as com eth the winter that a single line, in which there is an unintentional misrepresentation, will cause someone to be beard from, as if from a housetop. And we may add that hen he has made pleasant mention 0f! times of some person, place or thing, but on th thousandth time fails to do so, he must not expect to he forgotten. The omission may have been from accident, inadvertence or even an entire lack of knowledge.

It matters not. The simple fact remains, and he will judged by that." It is related by the Easthampton Star that the Rev. Dr. Samuel Buell. a famous preat-hor, known all over the island during the last half of tho eighteenth century, used to preach sermons of two or three hours in length.

He Is said to have been very ingenious in detaining his ciegation. once, having preached uirl'iwo boms, and fearing that soma Church, fiushius, on l'u- it St. Gcorg tusyes. ii ii in ,1 -r Tm-- -f intrr.