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QUEENS BOROUGH AND LONG ISLAND JUDGE CRANE TO PRESIDE AT QUEENS GRAFT TRIALS First of Cases to Come Up at Long Island City on Monday. TO SUMMON EXTRA JURORS. District Attorney De Witt to Be Deputy Attorney General Parson's Chief Assistant. Trials of the men who have been indieted in connection with the graft hunt in 1 Queens Borough are to commence for the second time on next Monday, at the opening of the February term of the Supreme Court, before Justice Frederick Crane of Brooklyn. This positive announcement was made yesterday by Deputy Attorney General James A.

Parsons, who has been sent to Queens to have charge of the prosecution of the cases. Another announcement of Mr. Parsons was that his chief assistant is to be District Attorney Frederick C. De Witt. After looking over the situation and familiarizing himself with what has gone be- fore, Mr.

Parsons is of the opinion that Mr. DeWitt's active co-operation will be indispensable. Justice Crane, who will preside at the term, has made arrangements to summons at the first day of the trials a panel of eighty talesmen, and each succeeding day thereafter there will be sufficient number summoned to insure all impartial jury. As much attention is being given to this feature of the term of court as if a great murder trial was impending. In the case of Cornelius J.

Jordan, the former register in the water department. who was put 011 trial in December, it required the examination of fifty taleswen to secure a jury. Mr. Parsons stated yesterday, that he had summoned to trial Kreuscher of Far Rockaway, who was indicted 011 the charge of grand larceny in the second degree for having taken inspection fees on a sewer of whose location he was in doubt: Peter M. Coco, the architect of the Queens County Court House, who is charged with having unlawfully received commissions from the contractors working on that job, and Joseph Phillips, who is with having accepted a salcharged, attendant without proper warrant of law.

After these trials are over the cases of the alleged bogus horses and carts will be taken up. BRIDEGROOM IS MISSING Husband of 21, Married Only Eight Months, Has Vanished. Mrs. John Geyer of Maspeth Tells Police She's Sure Her Husband's Not Gone Voluntarily. Mrs.

John Geyer, 4 bride of eight months. residing in Third street, Maspeth, has reported that her husband, who is only 21 years of age, has been missing since last Thursday. She believes he may have been murdered. Geyer is a mason and builder. About 0 year ago he inherited a fortune from his father, and he decided he would take a much-needed rest until next spring.

Geyer left home on Thursday. Among other things. he said he would visit his dentist and draw $50 from the bank, where he had several thousand dollars deposited. It was learned since that Geyer also visited his mother-in-law. Mrs.

Elizabeth Gelger. at 526 Ralph street, Brooklyn, and the home of his sister, Mrs. Amelia Schoppe, at 398 Raiph street. Then he telephoned his wife he would be home in half an hour, and asked that she have dinner ready. According 10 Mrs.

Geyer, John has been an ideal husband. He nas. never before been away from home for any length of time. He seemed to have troubles or worries, and his wife scouts the theory that he might have committed suicide. Geyer was described to the Glendale precinet police as smooth- shaven.

with a small mole on the left side of his face. When last seen a blue striped suit. a green overcoat, light cap and brown shoes. OVER $5.000 SUBSCRIBED. Entire Sum Needed to Purchase Rockaway Park Ocean Front and Streets, Probably Soon in Hand.

Subscriptions to the fund for the purchase of the entire ocean beach and streets and avenues at Rockaway Park, by the freeholders of that section from Rockaway Park Improvement Company, now amount to over $5,000, and the committee is confident that it will raise the necessary $12,000 necessary to purchase the beach front and to pay the incidental expenses of the negotiations, by March 31, at which time the necessary deeds will be ready for delivery. According to an agreement entered into between the freeholders of Rockaway Park and the Improvement Company, about one month ago, and which was exclusively reported in The Eagle at the time. the company will transfer all its right, title and interest in the ocean front and streets at Rockaway Park to the freeholders for the nominal sum of $10,000 and the freeholders are thereafter, as soon as the city is ready to accept them. to dedicate the entire ocean front and streets and avenues to the city. This will insure a free and unobstructed ocean front forever, while the streets and avenues, which were never turned over to the city, will come under the jurisdiction of the municipality and be properly cared for.

CONGRATULATES THE EAGLE. Bay Shore Journal Applauds Its Work for Fort Pond Bay. The Brooklyn Eagle is to be congratulated upon the prompt and effective way in which it took up the matter of a survey of Fort Pond Bay looking toward making it a port of entry. Principally through its efforts in arousing interest cn the part of our Senators and the people at home, Senator Depew secured faLorable action on including provision for this survey pending Rivers and Harbors bill by the Senate Commit160 of Commerce, 011 Monday, directing the army engineers to investigate and report upon the feasibility of dredging this harbor and developing it into a great port of entry. This was an effort that will mean much to the future developcaent of Long -Bay Shore Journal.

LONG ISLAND CITY HAS ITS BOOSTERS CLUB It Is the Business Men's Association, With a Record for Doing Things. MUCH FUTURE WORK PLANNED Programme Outlined at Members' Dinner Shows Many Needed Improvements. The members dinner of the Long Island City Business Men's Association, held last night at the Court Cafe Retaurant, in Long Island City, proved a red letter occasion. Nearly the whole membership of the association was in attendance, and the purpose for which the dinner was arranged, that of permitting the members to give expression to their plans work for the coming year, in order that a programme for the association committees might be secured was achieved. The members sat down to dinner a little after 6 o'clock.

The affair was informal, and the diners came direct the dinner from their offices and tories: John Anderson Leach acted as toastmaster and opened the proceedings by relating the work that has been aca complished by the association during the past year. He was followed by Secretary Harry R. Gelwicks, who gave more in detail the plans of the committee. Others who spoke were Harry P. Williams, J.

Harvey Smedley, George J. Ryan, Gustav Erda, Dr. J. H. Barry, James, Murname, James J.

Conway, Henry: Johnson, Magistrate Matthew J. Smith, Eugene N. Young, Judge L. N. Nanley, Andrew Capelis, William H.

Williams, James E. Clonin, Henry W. Sharkey, George E. Clay and Elmer Paynter. "Boost Long Island City," the Assocation's Motto.

It was the unanimous vote of all those present that for the coming year the association take as its motto, "Boost Long Island City." The committee on transit will be assisted in its efforts to get the transit that is so essential to the welfare and growth of the First Ward. A committee is to be appointed which will endeavor to get amendments to the building code of the city, and which will also combine all the builders of the First Ward in an effort to get from Manhattan financial institutions more favorable terms for those who desire to get building loans. The proposition of increasing the docking facilities belonging to the city, in order that the manufacturers of the ward may have increased advantage of a public dock, will be urged upon the city authorities. The committee on parks has received from Commissioner Kennedy the information that plans are now being prepared for the improvement of Rainey Park, in the Ravenswood section, and this committee will work in conjunction with the commissioner to get these improvements made in the most advantageous manner. The committee also will work with the employes of the department in caring for and improving the trees in the ward, and in beautifying the parking places at Nott and Jamaica avenues.

Health Department Pledges Its Coopcration. Dr. Barry, speaking for the health department of the borough, promised to assist the association in its efforts to get the low, swampy land in the ward filled up and to extend a driveway froin the bridge plaza in Long Island City to Vernon avenue. The association will also at once take up the proposition of having the bridge plaza in Long Island City cleared of unsightly buildings, and it will also take up the proposition of having the assessment for the improveof Diagonal street made an assessment upon the city at large. Special effort is also to be made to increase the membership of the association, in order that all the varied interests of the ward may be represented.

President Leach announced that within a week he will announce the committee which will take up the work that has been outlined and requested by the memberg. Among those who were at the dinner were: William Nallen, James E. Clonin, Martin Heilbut. H. P.

Williams, James J. Conway, J. H. Smedley, R. H.

Gosman, William H. Williams, Ludwig Sikora, F. C. Trebridge, C. B.

Mellen, Jacob Deufel, Nicholas Cook, Theodore Tragheim, Henry C. Johnson, A. Gray. John L. Klages, Dr.

J. H. 'Barry, Jacob Haupt, Captain Frederick Russell, George J. Ryan. Gustav Erda, Stuard Hirschman.

J. A. Hennessey, A. E. Teneyek, George E.

Clay, George H. Clay, E. A. Sinsabaugh Martin Berger, Joseph P. Day, F.

H. Reeves. L. N. Manley, T.

F. Smith. Francis H. Oakes, Warren Scarborough, Maurice Jacobs. Gustav Steiner, Max Steiner, Carl Plischke, August G.

Klages, Simon Bauman, Henry W. Sharkey, Joseph Haas, Ernest LeCluse, Jacon Pfeffer, Magistrate M. J. Smith, Alexander Kennedy, Thomas Walsh. George Schweikert, Joseph Bruntrager, James Murnane, William B.

Guggel, Louis Stein, Dr. P. H. Bumster, W. Elmer Payntar, John Messenger.

Herman Koch, Theo Merkt. Alois Laux. Hogo Laus. C. B.

Hanivan, Eugene N. I. Young, Frederick G. De Witt, James De Leo, Alderman Daniel Entholt. Frederick Eypel, Andrew Capelis, William H.

Thompson. W. F. Taylor, James E. Holmes, Alexander H.

Williams, Thomas Morrisey, Dr. J. Berry. SHIPPING CLERK ARRESTED. Charged With Working With Confederate to Defraud Employers by False Shipments.

William F. Morris, who has held the position shipping clerk in the metal refinery of Marks Lissburger Sons, at 281 Borden avenue, Long Island City, was arrested at his home, 9 West Park avenue, Corona, last night by Detectives Caputa and Scheuing of the Queens headquarters staff, and locked up in the Hunter's Point police station in Long Island City charged with grand larceny, The police say that the arrest followed the discovery of a plan whereby Morris, with the assistance of a confederate, who lived in Jersey City, has been shipping to confederate bars of pig lead, one of the staples made by the Lissburger firm. This practice, the police say, has been going on for a year or more. The arrest followed the intercepting of one of the alleged false shipments of Morris to 2 certain "Brady," in Jersey City, by Captain Lee of the Jersey City police. SCHOOL LUNCHES POPULAR.

Menu in Two Flushing Schools May Be Added To. The serving of lunches in Public Schools Nos. 22 and 24, Flushing, which was started three weeks ago, has proved such a success that it now has become a permanent feature, and women have been engaged charge of the work. For the present only soups, cocoa and milk are being served, one of each on certain days. The demand on the part of the pupils has, so far, been very encouraging.

and if it continues other dishes may be added from time to time. CHURCH READY AT EASTER. The cornerstone of the new Polish Catholic Church in Crocheron avenue, near Pearsall avenue, Bay Side, will be laid next. Sunday. Work on the new edifice is progressing rapidly and the builder expects to have the church finished so as to hold services there on Easter Sunday.

TWO BOND ISSUES FOR SALE. North Hempstead Town Has an Offer for Investors. The North Hempstead Town Board. will open bids on Tuesday afternoon, February 7, at the Manhasset Town Hall for two separate issues of negotiable coupon bonds. The securities offered for sale are 000 Barron Beach improvement bonds, $8,000 Sixth avenue, Bayview avenue and Mackey avenue improvement bonds.

The first will be issued for the purpose of erecting and maintaining upon Barron Beach, which is near Roslyn, a public park, bathing pavilion and other facilities for the general enjoyment of the public. The latter are issued for the purpose of grading and macadamizing Sixth avenue, Bayview avenue from Carlton avenue to Mackey avenue, and Mackey avenue to Flower Hill avenue, or Main street, at Port Washington. "FARMER POET'S" SUCCESSOR Bloodgood Cutter's Mantle Fell on His Hempstead Protege. John Beekman, Creator of "Cy Perkins," Is Long Island's Representative Versifier Now. Some three years ago Long Island was bereft, by death, of its "Farmer Poet," Bloodgood H.

Cutter of Little Neck, who had made himself known in the homes of many Long Islanders for six decades back. He was really not a poet, but a rhymester; nevertheless he made himself known, getting his rhymes in many of the local papers in various parts of the John J. Beekman, The Protege of, and Successor to, Bloodgood H. Cutter. Island.

He had no business other than looking after his large fortune, and penned verse on every local topic. This he had published regardless of the cost. What really made him famous, however, was his trip with Mark Twain and others to the Holy Land and around the world on the Quaker City. From that trip Twain culled material to write his famous book, "Innocents Abroad," and in it he made the "Farmer Poet" very prominent. Cutter had a volume of his poems published and before he died declared he intended to print another volume, but failed to do 60.

Bloodgood Cutter's logical successor us Long Island poet is John J. Beekman of Hempstead. Beekman left school at an early age and secured a situation in a real estate office, and in his leisure time studied hard and earnestly. The Rev. William B.

Farrell, D.D., was at that time rector of the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, at Hempstead. Seeing Beekman was a bright lad, he took an interest in him and instructed him in the evening, after work, with several other boys of Hempstead. Thus Beekman gained a good share of learning. He also studied under his father, the late Gerard Beekman, of the old New York family of that name, who, after meeting reverses, taught school. Mr.

Beekman often visited Mr. Cutter at Little Neck. The "Farmer Poet" held him and his writings in high esteem, and requested his housekeeper to read one of Beekman's poems to him a few days before he died. Beekman has written hundreds of poems and they have been widely published. He has been a con- tributor to The Eagle for the past eight years.

He usually impersonates an old ruralite, "Cy and those poems have won him favor with the press and public. Personally Mr. Beekman is of a very jovial disposition and a great lover of children. Although of an old Knickerbocker family, he is a great admirer of the Irish race and their customs, history and traditions. That is why Father Farrell of Sts.

Peter and Paul of Brooklyn took such an interest in him and instructed him In the history of Ireland and other studies. BURIAL FOR AMPUTATED LEG. War Veteran Who Lost Limb in Hos. pital Orders It Interred in Family Plot. The left leg of Warner H.

Nostrand, a former lieutenant of the United States Navy, which, as told in The Eagle over a week ago, was fractured when Mr. Nostrand fell in the street while on his way to his Richmond Hill home, was amputated in St. Mary's Hospital, Jamaica, yesterday. The leg will be buried in a baby's white coffin in the Nostrand family plot at Mattituck, L. this afternoon.

Attempts were made to save Nostrand's leg, which had been fractured in two places, but that was soon found to be impossible. Gangrene had set in, and in order to save Nostrand's life, possible, immediate amputation was found to he necessary yesterday. Mr. Nostrand's condition said at first to be serious, but it was said at the hospital this morning that he has al fighting chance for recovery. Nostrand is an employe of the Bureau of the Borough of graphical Queens.

He fought throughout the 1sh-American War and is well known in the Fourth Ward of Queens. BARTENDER UNDER ARREST. with grand larceny, Anthony Charged, 173 Park Row, Manhattan, was arraigned yesterday before Magistrate Connolly in the Jamaica police court, on the complaint of Anthony Sakowitz, a saloon keeper of 319 Grafton avenue, Woodhaven. According to Sakowitz, Lessner, whom he employed as a bartender, robbed the till. It is alleged the prisoner took $43.

Lessner was held in $500 bail to await the action of the Grand Jury. FATHER SCHUMACK VERY ILL. other The Rev. Ambrose Schumack, pastor of Fidells Catholic Church, College Point St. and president of the Austrian Society, is seriously 111 at the church rectory.

Father Schumack is suffering from stomach trouble. CLIONIANS TO BANQUET. The Clionian Society of Whitestone will hold its first an annual banquet. at the Beechhurst Yacht Club on Wednesday evening. February 22.

PROTECTOR DORLON HAS GRIEVANCE TO AIR Freeport Man Claims He Was Unfairly Removed From State's Employ. DORLONWAS ASKED TO RESIGN He Alleges His Successor Was Appointed Without 1 Passing the Proper Civil Service Examination. (Special to The Eagle.) Freeport, L. January 31-That former State Forest, Fish and Game Commissioner Le Roy Austin was unfair me in removing him from the office of State Fisheries Protector in charge of Long Island, is alleged by E. A.

Dorlan of Freeport, and he further says that the present incumbent, D. C. who was appointed to that office only a few days before Austin resigned his office, has never taken the proper civil service examination. To prove this, Mr. Dorlon exhibits a letter from the State Civil Service Commission which, he claims, practically acknowledges it.

Mr. Dorlon was asked to resign about a month ago by Commissioner Austin. The latter said, when asked by Mr. Dorlon for a reason why he should resign. that he had made 110 charges against Dorlon, but would prefer them if his resignation was not forthcoming.

Dorlon resigned shortly afterward, and D. C. Speenburgh, an up-state man, was appointed in his place. No advertisements for the civil service examination for his position were published, and Mr. Dorlon began a quiet investigation to find out how his successor had obtained the appointment.

He wrote to the Civil Service Commission asking what examination Mr. Speenburgh took to make him eligible for the position and when that examination was taken. In replying the Civil Service Commission said: "Replying to your communication of the 27th, would inform you that Mr. D. C.

Speenburgh was examined in November last for promotion to the position of fisheries protector, Jamaica Bay." Positions Are Quite Different as to Work Required. This position is, according to the game laws, altogether different from that to which Mr. Speenburgh was appointed, and to obtain it a different examination is given. This examination is considered much more difficult than the Jamaica Bay test and includes questions on widely different subjects. In the game laws the office of fisheries protector of Jamaica Bay comes under the head game protector, while the office of State Fisheries Protector is provided for under the Bureau of Marine Fisheries.

The duties of the two offices differ essentially, Mr. Dorlon says. The Jamaica Bay man has charge of Jamaica Bay and adjacent waters only, while the State Fisheries Protector has charge of all Long Island, and also has jurisdiction the fishing within the three- mile over limit along the coast. The Jamaica Bay man is not invested with this last all thority, according to Mr. Dorlon.

Also, certain kinds of fish, such as lobsters and scallops, are not found in Jamaica Bay to an extent to warrant those waters industries being considered, and consequently questions those industries, three- as well as on sea fishing within the excluded. from the Jamile limit, are maica Bay examination. This is Mr. Dorlon's basis for his assertion that Mr. Speenburgh had no right to.

the position of State Fisheries Protector without taking the examination for that particular place, and former Commissioner Austin was not justified in giving him the appointment. CARRIERS IN CONVENTION. Uncle Sam's Mail Men Gather at Rockville Centre-Northport Branch Becomes Affiliated. Rockville Centre, L. January 31--The fifth semi-annual convention the Long District Association of the NaIsland Association of Letter Carriers, U.

tional comprising all the free delivery S. men of Nassau and Suffolk countles, was held here on Sunday. A feature of the occasion was the reception of the Northport Branch, which had made application for membership in the association sometime ago. It had been the only unaffiliated branch on the island, and its reception was warm. The organization is growing rapidly and promises to be important factor for the good of the members.

The gathering Sunday was made notable by the presence of the national president. William E. Kelly, of Washington, D. and Al. Thorp, president of Branch No.

36 of New York, as well as members of the state executive board, Jacob Shipand William P. Lister, who is assistant postmaster at Rockville Centre. Visiting carriers were present from all the Long Island branches and from Jamaica and New Rochelle. A bountiful dinner was provided the Rockville Centre Hotel, following the the business meeting. It was decided at the convention to accept members from the clerical force of the post offices as well as from among the carriers.

AUTO HITS SIGN BOARD. Skids in Freeport Street-Arm of Occupant, Mrs. Bartle, Broken. Freeport, L. January 31-Coming north along street, just before noon yesterday, automobile in Main, which were Mrs.

0. H. Bartle, Mrs. F. J.

Pollock and Mrs. Henry Haight, all of Massapequa, L. became unmanageable, skidded into the gutter and crashed into a large sign board in front of Sigmond's Opera House. None of the party was injured with the exception of Bartle, whose right arm was broken by the shock. She was attended by Dr.

Edwin Carman. The catching of the tires of the alltomobile in the trolley car tracks is thought to have been responsible for the accident. The machine was damaged slightly. "TRIED BY FIRE" Subject of Chaplain Scholey's Sermon to Freeport Firemen. Freeport, L.

January by Fire" was the text from which the Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey, pastor of the Freeport Presbyterian Church and chaplain of the Fire Department, spoke to the members of the department at their special service in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening. Despite the inelemency of the weather there was a good audience, many firemen attending in uniform. LECTURE ON "PASSION PLAY." Freeport, L. January 31-Arrangements will be completed for the lecture on the "Passion Play," to be delivered in the Sigmond Opera House on the evening of February 10 at a meeting the Men's Club of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, to be held to-morrow night in Fulton's Hall, Merrick road.

A. W. Catlin, M.D., of Brooklyn will be the lecturer, KEITH'S GOOD JOB. Hempstead Democratic Leader Transfer Tax Attorney for Nassau. Mineola, L.

January 31-Notice has been received at the office of the Surroof Nassau County of appointFather of Henry P. Keith as that attorney to represent the State Controller in all transfer tax proceedings in Nassau County. The appointment was made by Comtroller William Sohmer. Mr. Keith is the Democratic leader of the town of Hempstead, and it was largely owing to his efforts before election harmony was secured in the Democratic ranks.

This appointment is considered one of the best plums to fall from the political tree. $52,000 BOND ISSUE Nassau Supervisors Order It to Raise Money for Highways. Made Necessary by Adding to County System Two Much- Used Roads, Badly in Need of Repair. Mineola, L. January 31-At the weekly meeting of the board of supervisors yesterday, a resolution was adopted providing that the public highways known as the Hempstead lon turnpike, which runs in a northwesterly direction from the Merrick road, near Merrick, to the Nassau turnpike at Roosevelt, and Centennial avenue, runing westerly from, the Nassau turnpike at Roosevelt to the Grand avenue road, be made part of the county system of roads.

These are leading market the county and the supervisors decided that work on them should begin at once, and a resolution was introduced for the purpose of providing means to raise funds to defray the cost of the repairs. After a consultation with the county superintendent of highways it was decided that it would be necessary to raise at least $52.000, and it' was decided to issue bonds of the county to that amount. These bonds will be at a par value of $1,000 each, and will bear interest, payable semi-annually. LONG ISLAND WEDDINGS. BRUDERLE WARD.

Miss Elizabeth Ward of Evergreen and George Bruderle of Ridgewood were married last week by the Rev. George R. Israel, pastor of the Ridgewood Heights Dutch Reformed Church. Upon their return from a wedding tour, Mr. and Mrs.

Bruderle will reside at Evergeen. ELECTION DISTRICT CHANGES. Hempstead Town Board Plans Some Important -Six or Seven Districts May Be Added. Hempstead, L. January 31-Yestersaw the largest outpouring of residents of Hempstead town that has gathered together in any one place in some time.

The call had been sent out by the Town Board for a meeting to talk over the proposed changes in the election districts, cutting down the area of some and making others larger. from The all result polling was places, that a large especially number those who wished to have especial changes made in their districts on hand to hear and be heard. nevas thought that in some districts there would be some sharp controversies, but in: this everyone was disappointed, as all political lines were wiped out, and everyone got together for the best interests of all, and the result will probably be that the town will have six 01 seven more districts than at present. Garden City and Floral Park will be cut into two election districts, the Fifth in Freeport will be cut two, and three extra districts will be made on the Rockaway branch. East Rockaway and Lynbrook will probably be made two separate districts.

The board took no decisive action yesterday, but called the meeting for the benefit of securing the opinion of all concerned. The changes will probably be made inside a few days. SOON TO GO ON STATION. Gun Barge Bliss Is Shortly to Resume Torpedo Tests in Noyac Bay. Sag Harbor, L.

January 31-Weather favoring, the gun barge Eliphalet Bliss will go on station in Noyac Bay this month. The boat, owned by the E. W. Bliss Company of Brooklyn, has been thoroughty overhauled at Greenport. Five torpedo tenders have also been made ready for commission.

A new lighter and submerged torpedofiring boat will be ready for use of the company in March. They are now building at the Basin and Construction Company's shipyard in Greenport. Experiments with new torpedoes will be made under government inspection in Gardiner's Bay and Noyae Bay. The company has an order for 300 torpedoes to perfect and deliver to the Ordnance reau of the United States Navy this year. Leavitt Mersereau.

who is now in France, will again be in charge of the station this year. with Captain E. W. Scribner as his assistant. MERRY MINSTREL MISSES.

Bay Shore's Young Women Threaten to Deprive Male Minstrel Stars of Their Laurels. Bay Shore, L. January 31-Blacked with the best burnt cork in the most approved minstrel style, a bevy of Bay Shore's young women will appear in a minstrel performance at the opera house in this village, on Thursday evening. Mrs. Raymond Terry will act ah interlocutor, while the tamborines and bones will be handled by Mrs.

Reybert, Mrs. Foster, Miss Kennedy, Mrs. Skully, Mrs. Tefler and Miss Maud Tuthiil. The soicists will be Mrs.

Ulmschneider and Miss Bela, while Fred Moore, George Cahill and Monroe Strauss will also render solos. An unusual setting for the minstrel proper will be used, the chorus and soloists being arranged as the guests at 1 lawn party. In contradiction to approved styles in minstrelry, the show will commence with a sketch, a burlesque on the doings of a woman's literary society, in which the women who participate will portray some of the failings of their sex. The performance is to be given for the benetit of the building fund of the Library Club. CAPITOL LUNCH A Patchogue Sorosis' Imitation of Quick Lunch Place Pleased a Crowd.

Patchogue, L. January 31-The "capdiol lunch," a unique form of supper given by the members of Sorosis, in their club rooms, last evening. was a great success. The attractive club room was fitted up in the manner of 8 New York quick lunch room, and as the customers entered they were handed a ticket, and as they helped themselves at the counters the winsome waitresses punched the ticket in professional manner. This was only one of the many unique entertainments to be given by the woman's club this winter.

HEIRS OF "BOSS" GRIFFIN ARE UNABLE TO AGREE BURNS KILLED INFANT. Henry Erickson, a 22 months old infant, of 691 Harman street, Ridgewood Heights, who fell out of his carriage and on a hot stove in the kitchen of the Erickson home last Saturday, died yesterday in the German Hospital as the result of burns sustained. SUDDEN DEATH AT GLENDALE." Hermina E. L. Nicol, 44 years of age, of 315 Cooper avenue, Glendale, after tending a moving picture show with her husband on Sunday night, died suddenly at her home from heart trouble.

LONG ISLAND OBITUARY. George Deckers. Deckers, 54 years old, of 253 LACCOTECO street. Flushing, died yesterday at the Flushing Hospital. Mr.

Deckerg was for a number er of years employed on the Long Island Railroad. He is survived by his widow and two daughters. Albert H. Oppert. Fair Ground, L.

1., January 31-Albert H. Oppert, an aged resident for this place, died at home here Saturday evening. is survived by a widow and his. two children, Mrs. Wesley Brown and Albert Oppert.

both of Huntington. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the house. Theresa C. Boyle. Funeral services Miss Teresa C.

Boyle, who died on Sunday, at her home, 43 East Eighteenth street, Whitestone, will be held to-morrow afternoon from the above address. Miss Boyle was born in Whitestone twenty years ago. She is survived, besides her parents, by four brothers and two sisters. George Hanford. East Islip, L.

January 31-The funeral of George Hanford, wno died at his home here on Sunday afternoon, was held in St. Mark's Episcopal Church, this afternoon, the rector, the Rev. W. H. Garth, officiating.

Mr. Hanford, who was years, was in his ninetieth year, vestryman of the church a for over forty and death was due to the ailments incident to old age. He is survived by three sons. Mrs. Henry Torns.

Lindenhurst, L. January 31-Mrs. Henry Torns died at her home here Sunday, aged 32 years, the cause of her death being tuberculosis. She is survived by her husband and three children. Funeral services were held at her late home this afternoon, the Rev.

Martin J. Lorean, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, officiating. Charles A. Codman.

Brentwood. L. January 31-Charles A. Codman, for many years a resident of Brentwood, died here on Saturday evening. He was in his eightieth year, and is survived by one sister.

Mr. Codman was a man of scholarly and artistic attainments, having especial ability as an artist. Funeral services were held this afternoon at his home, which he had long dubbed the Hermitage of the Red 280 Owl. He had hundreds of oil painting which he made during his residence here. He was a widower.

Carl E. H. Ebendick. Carl E. H.

Ebendick, 35 years old, son of the Rev. August Ebendick of College Point, died A suddenly, late yesterday afternoon, at his home, 18 Eighteenth street, Whitestone. Mr. Ebendick was about his home during the entire day, and appeared to be in excellent health. After dinner he sustained a paralytic stroke which caused his death.

He was a druggist and about three months ago opened a drug store in the Neimeyer Building, in Eighteenth street, Whitestone. He is survived, besides his father, his widow and one son, by three sisters and one brother. The funeral will be held from his late home on Thursday afternoon, with interment in Flushing Cemetery. Thomas Dowling. There died this morning, at his home, Broadway and Union street.

Flushing, Thomas Dowling, 95 years old, one of the oldest residents of that place and the first Irishman to settle there and engage in business. Mr. Dowling was born in Dublin in 1816, and came to Flushing in 1849. opened a butcher shop there, and for many years was the only butcher in that section of the north side as far east as Port Washington. He built up a large business.

and a few years ago retired with a fortune, turning his market over to his son. Thomas. Mr. Dowling was a of high character. and was much respected.

He possessed a rugged constitution, and was well and strong up to a few days ago. His wife died last year. He is survived by three daughters and a son-Mrs. William of Brooklyn and the Misses Anna a and Mary Dowling and Thomas Dowling, of Flushing. No arrangements have yet been made for the funeral.

Esther Mills. Hempstead, L. January 31-Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs. Esther Mills, who died at Nassau Hospital on January 27, aged 79 years. Mrs.

Mills was noted in the neighborhood where she lived for her great love of fiowers. The begonias she raised were the admiration of professional gardeners. The Rev. Dr. F.

M. Kerr officiated at the funeral and interment was made in Greenfleld Cemetery. Mrs. Miller was the wife of an old resident of Hempstead, Robert S. Mills, and the daughter of Richard and Phebe Losea.

She was born in East Williston, and was married in 1858. For some years previous to coming to Hempstead village to live, Mr. and Mrs. Mills occupied the Richard Losea homestead, about two miles from the village. This house is nearly one hundred years old, and is still a landmark.

Mrs. Mills was a membe- of the Presbyterian The golden wedding Mr. Church and a devoted wife, and mother. Mills was quietly celebrated three rears ago at their Grove street residence, where the funeral services were held. Besides her husband.

Mrs. Mills la survived by one son, William H. Mills, of Brooklyn. WILL SING "PAULINE." Babylon, L. January 31-The operetta.

"Pauline," which was presented several days 820 in Amityville, under the auspices of the Epworth League of the First Methodist Church of that place, will be presented by Babylon young people, in Alhambra Hall, 01 Friday evening. The performance will be for the benefit of the Ladies. Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Eighteen soloists will take part in the operetta and a chorus of young folk will also participate. SUFFOLKS WILLS PROVED.

Riverhead, L. January 31-The will of Fred Doerr of Smithtown, probated here yesterday, gives an estate of upward of $4.000 to his widow. Annie Doerr. The will of Susan Alma Kinsey of Terryville makes these bequests: Husband, George W. Kinsey, homestead for life, then the estate goes to Percy Wells Kingoy, Warren Terry Kinsey and Edward Franklin Kinsey, sons.

The catate is valued at nearly $2,000. TAXES LOWER THIS YEAR. Tax Collector Kelsey of Westbury will sit at the Manhasset Town Hall until February 22 for the collection of taxes. His deputy while at the town hall is Edward C. Davis of Port Washington, and the assistants Raymond Hiller of Westbury and Smith of Port "Herbert Washington, The tax rate this year is 25 cents less than it has been for several years, which is accounted for by the increase in the asseesed valuation.

Since August, 1907, Estate of Riverhead Hotel Man Has Been in the Courts. SON AND DAUGHTER OBJECT. Claim Their Brothers, as Executors, Failed to Make Proper Accounting, Fine Law Point Involved. (Special to The Eagle.) Riverhead. L.

January 31-Testimony in still another contest over the settlement of the estate of the late Henry L. Griffin Griffin of the Griffin House, Riverhead), was taken before Surrogate Nicoll here yesterday afternoon, when Edward L. Griffing of Easthampton 2nd Mrs. Fannie D. Lawrence of Brooklyn, a son and daughter, objected to the account of the executors as filed.

"Boss" Griffin died in August, 1907, and his estate has been continually "in the law" since. A will contest was taken to the Court of Appeals and the will was sustained. Suits were brought to declare void certain deeds made by testator in his lifetime and through which he gav9 practically all of his valuable realty holdings to William W. Griffin of Greenport and Hudson V. Griffin of Riverhead, sons; and in addition to these matters cally every step made by the executors in settling the estate has been contested by Edward L.

Griffin. Balance of Personal Now Is Only About $14,000. The account, shows that the personalty balance now is about $14,000. It is in effect charged by the objectors that the executors have padded the account with alleged payments SO there won't be enough left to pay the contestants their legacies. It.

is said this was done to "get back" at the contestants for making so much trouble and expense. Judge Belford appeared for Edward L. Grifting, Judge Stackpole for Mrs. Lawrence and Judge Young for the executors. Judge Belford, in the objections filed.

objected specifically to the payment of counsel fees to Judge Grifting and Judge Young--payments made out of the services estaie and aggregating rendered the executors in various litigation. The objectors say these payments should be chargeable to the executors personally. Objection was also made to an item of $1,378 for a monument and gravestones, on the ground it was an exorbitant allowance for that purpose, but William W. Griffn, who was on the witness stand, said he didn't think it an exorbitant amount to pay. He stated also that he and his brother should erect a monument, and stones costing as much as that if the item was disallowed.

Objection was made to the payment of certain taxes on real estate in Riverhead and Easthampton towns, on the ground that these taxes should have been paid by the executors, who it seems now virtually owned the property when the taxes were due, but who didn't know until later they owned the property then. Objection was made to the payment $337.20 for cement walks at the hotel, because of the same sort of ownership. Deceased Left in Banker's Hand a Blanket Deed to Bulk of Realty. It appeared later through testimony of Howell M. Reeve, for many years a private banker here, that in December, 1898 Henry L.

Griffin brought him a sealed envelope containing a deed. On the outside of it he wrote that Mr. Reeve was to open it after he (Mr. Griffin) died. Accordingly some days after Mr.

Grifln'3 death. Mr. Reeve opened the envelope. He found the deed inside was a blanket deed, conveying 10 William W. Griffin and Hudson V.

Griffin practically all of his real estate, including the big hotel property. In spite of this "Boss" Grimn continued his management of the hotel up to the time of his death, gave orders, paid bills, just the same as though he owned it, and his sons, knowing nothing of the deed, supposed he did own it. Shortly after his death they were presented with a a bill for the walks and a bill for the taxes, and not knowing whether, in law, they owned the hotel from the date of the making of the deeds of the documents, they bills out or only from the date palatine surrender of the estate funds. This fine point in law is to be decided by Surrogate Nicoll, in arriving at a conclusion as to whether he will allow or disallow the items in the account that are objected to. Briefs are to be submitted by the opposing attorneys.

QUEENS HIGHWAY WORK Important Roads to Be Put in First Class Repair. Part of Jackson Avenue and College Point Causeway the First to Receive Attention. Borough President Gresser has Announced as part of the programme for his administration during the present year that he proposes to put into firstclass repair the important traffic highways of the borough, at the same time giving as much attention as possible' to those of lesser importance. The decision has been reached from the necessity of working with a greatly reduced appropriation maintenance budget. While President Gresser asked for nearly $1,000,000 to put the roads of the borough into condition, ho received only a small portion of that Suib.

He will endeavor to give the benefit to the largest number by improving the roads that are most generally used. First to receive attention will be Jackson avenue from the Queensboro bridge to Trains Meadow road and College Point Causeway from Flushing to College Point. A request has been long standing for the paving with asphalt of Jackson avenue from the bridge to Woodside, but the engineers have reported that the granite block pavement now on that portion of the highway can be repaired and made much better than it now is by the regular employes of the highway bureau. This course will be pursued. From Woodside to Trains Meadow, where the road has recently been regraded, granite block pavement will be laid.

The same kind of pavement will be laid on the College Point Causeway, and the advertisements for bids for this work will be out within a week or ten days. The other roads which are to receive attention will be the Jamaica and Hempstead Turnpike from Grand avenue, Jamaica, to the eastern city line, and Woodhaven avenue in the Fourth Ward. Both of these latter roads will be resurfaced with macadam, although it wAs the intention to more modern pavement, but this cannot be done owing to A lack of money. TO DISCUSS INCORPORATION. the Port Washington High School At February 6 the members of the Port on Washington Board of Trade will hold a public meeting for the purpose of discuesing the question of incorporating the village of Port Washington.

be B. T. RONALDS, Estab. 1903, WM. Funeral Director and Embalmer.

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