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s. THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. XFW YORK. SUNDAY. FEnUUARY 10.

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524 Fulton Brooklyn. ilth Ave. and 19th New York. Hri'ltiyn Store Op-n Saturday Evenings. READINGS BY BACHELLER.

Author and Novelist Entertains Packer Chapter of Schools Settlement Association. A large gathering of the members of r. c.iinr.'c tlcment Association and their friends as- u- of Missouri, was the star Bembled in the chapel of the Packer In- witness to-day betore tho Bailey investl-Btituto on Joralemon street last night! Sating committee, and repeated his do-and enjoyed a programme of readings nlals on benalf of Senator Ba.ley. Sen-Riven by Irving Bacheller. tfce author and Hanger, attorney for Bal Icy read to novelist.

In addition to the selections scheduled, Mr. Eacheller gave a recitation of a writing by him when a member of the "Lantern Club." It concerned the lovo of two old connoiseurs for a Stnidi- vinlin Th. rtttlOl S0 1 1 1 1 i 0 11 WCl'C: "Dr. Blxbv'sVlsltstothe Brewers." "The I Trip to Blueberry I ne ainry a Passion." "An Unpublished Canptcr in the History of Kbcn Holden. His inimitable Poem 'In the Red Dew, A Love Scene from 'Ebon and "Tho Death of Silas Several musical selections made up the rest of tho programme, alter, which a inception was tendered Mr.

Bacheller in the library. The members of the Parker Chapter Ruth C. Benedict, 'i, president; Katharine I. Westrrvelt. vice president; Adella K.

Poller, treasurer; Mary B. Lardncr, '05. recording secretary; Margaret Van Wyck, '95. corro-Kpondlng secretary; Lucile Abbey, Klla Louise Adams, R. Balston.

Edith E. Bowne, M. Elizabeth Blake. Alice M. Blanke, Helen Burns.

Theodora B. Dennis, Elsie Fuller, Liberia Jahn. Anne T. Lane, May. K.

Marckwald, Mrs. Charles O. Putnam, Marguerite V. Pritehard, Edith C. Richardson, Florence Uplegrove, Sara Walker and Mrs.

Alfred E. H'icl-mann. The patronesses of the occasion were: Miss Julia B. Anthony. Mcsdames Horatio M.

Adams, John Anderson, William Kussell Adams. Havens Brewster Bayles, Joseph Bates, John M. Blake. George G. Btook3.

John B. Byrne. John Henry Benedict. James O. Church, Henry ConUllng.

W. D. Childs. Charles N. Chadwb k.

Fred. Chester Cocheu, H. lOdward Drier, Alfred T. Davidson, Augustus P. Day.

C. K. Douuellon. Edgar Dennis, A. Idlers.

William F. Fuller. Charles W. Fraaior, William 1. Gclstou, Edward T.

Horwill, Rob ert L. Hall. C. W. Tland.

V. C. Hum stone, Louis Vaughnii Hubbard, Calvin I Kdwards Hull. Charles B. Hewitt.

V. E. Kneeland, William F. Knowlcs. William Blythe Lane, George Martin Luther.

John Kadle Leech, F. L. Mathews. J. B.

Meser-ole. Charles A. Murphy. Robert V. Matthews, Augustus V.

MarkwaM, D. C. Mr-Kwen. Archibald C. Walter Nichols, William Nichols, L.

Nissen. Kenyon Parsons. Klizabath, H. Perry, Willard H. Platl.

George F. Roberts, ME WALXSLEY REBCKID. f.di'or lb Brooklyn with ur.r. in nul is roar pcr fey Sidney WlmS-y It It brlirf 4 tr.ia small 30i.i to to lcrh be bit to effort to trevnt th loan teat tain la the time (rale at himself from reeving the us lr If he rrprokfott the type of ntra In our tihnol. a taipayi r.

the fr men th system the better would not knowlndy hire a of mine, lor oae day. uodiT the lurlurm of euch an insincere. in.liv!tul at be bit written hicnelf. TAXPAYER. Brooklyn.

February 1jT. VISIT EAOLE BCILDIKO. Students of Miner's Learn How Newspaper Is Ptinted. Thirty-three students of Miner's Business College, HancOKk street and Tatchen avenue, visited the Eagle Building last night. They were shown through the various departments from the tower to the sub-cellar, and learned much about the printing and circulating of a modern newspaper.

Among those with the party were: M. D. Reld. Alice Schoenbuger, Lucy Stumm. Geneva Conklln.

t.lna Drii-coll. M. F. King. F.

L. Haase. M. Tapo-low. Mattle Davis.

Ruth Berck. F. R. P.eld. R.

R. Brown. P. Gomega, II. A.

Voleker. William Joost. Fred Dose, Mr. and Mrs. C.

W. Clark. M. L. Miner.

R. I. Longlejr. Marie Joeger, Florence Johns. Genevieve Mahoney, Minerva Holllog, Edith Thompson.

Alvlna Kapff, Anna Smith. Beatrice Knudson, Vlota Al-brecht. Gertrude John. Emma Nesbltt. Clotilda Buchanan.

Belle Grant, Minnie Fromm and Anna Walsh. HUSBANDS GET DIVORCES. St. James and Brooklyn Men Freed From Their Alleged Unfaithful Wives (Special to the Eagle.) Patcliogue, L. February 9 Two divorce cases came before Justice Jaycox special term here to-day, both of which were uncontested.

An Interlocutory decree was granted to Isaac D. Jewell, of St. James, from his wife, Ella Jewell. Jewell testified that he married his wife in 1SS0, and that they had not lived together for tho past sixteen years. He said he had not discovered her infidelity In that time until two years ago, when his two daughters and son told him ot the fact.

Edith Zelfert and Clara Muller, married daughters of Jewell, gave evidence on which the decree was granted. Allen Jewell, the son, verified an incident of sixteen years ago re-luted by the daughters. The children and father suid they do not know the whereabouts of Mrs. Jewell. Abraham J.

Berman, of 1212 Beverley oad. Flat bush, was granted an annulment of his marriage to his wife, Ella J. Conk-lin Berman, on the ground of fraud. He said he married his wife in September of last year, and that last month she gave birth to a child, the father of which, according to her affidavit, was Horatio Palmidere. Her letters and statement were introduced In court.

Mr. and Mrs. Berman were employed in a store in Poughkeepsla for some time prior to their marriage, ho first meeting her there. Christopher Springer Identified Mrs. Bcr-man's letters and gave corroborating evi dence.

Under Sheriff Horace A. Hoffman, of Poughkeepsie, told of having witnessed her statement when the child was born. Mrs. Berman is now living In Forest Gleu, N. Y.

OBITUARY NOTES. Abrarn A brums, a veteran of the Russian Army, and of lat employed as Russian interpreter in the T.ee Avenue Police Ouurt, died early yesterday morning at his home, 8ft- Park avenue, at tho age ot GO ytiars. Ho tame to tills country 20 years ago and has reolded in Brooklyn ever since. Mr. A brains Is survived by a wife and several children.

Knthprlne L. Grant Graham died Friday at her homo, tr94 Stale street. She was the wife of Sergeant Henry Graham. Bn-Bides her husband, Mm. Graham la survived by tilstci, Mrs.

Htgglns, It. Court Htreot, and brother, Kdward W. Grant, of '250 Hteks street. Funeral services will be conducted today at her late home. The interment will be In Holy Cross Cemetery.

Richard O' Byrne. 59 years old, of 8 Kistcr Court, Coney Island, died at his home late Krldav afternoon. Mr. O'Hyrno was born In Iroland. and hud resided in this country for 48 years.

llO' is survived by thren nieces and neplisw. Funeral services will be held Monday, Interment will be In Holy Cross Cemetery. Mildred Conlnn. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Conl'-n. of 238 Wyckoff street, died yestrdoy at her home. She had a wide circle friends. Funeral services this afternoon will be private. Interment will bo In Caivary Cem etery.

Funeral srvicos were held yesterdrty after noon over the remains of Collins at the homo itf his son. Juhn Collins. 17 Pioneer streot. Mr. Cnllfns.

was a resident of Brooklyn for Go years. His son is ponce-man nttar-h'Hl to the Hamilton avenue station Th interment was In Holy Cross Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at 'J. o'clock this for Abraham Washington huff, who died Friday at his home. Kos ciusko street.

Mr. Besthoff was a member of the Royal Arcanum and several other benefit associations of the Kasturn District. Funeral services were held last night over the remains of William H. Eden, who died Thursday, at his home. 1069 Bedford avenue.

Mr. Kden had condu'td a dry good establishment in the Bedford section for many years. This afternoon, at 2 o'clock, funeral services will be held over tho remains of Mary Eleanor Clny. widow of Pr. George Clay, at her late In line, Nostra nd avenue.

Edward J. Bracken died Friday night, at his hencj. 18 Itussell atn-et. in his th year. Mr.

Bracken was a member of fit. Anthony's Church, in Manhattan avenue. Tho funeral services will he held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be In Calvary Cemetery. This morninfr, at 10:30 o'clock, the funeral servhes of Sad re Hchlelmer.

wife of Max Schlelmer. will be conducted at her late home. rri) Decatur street. Tho members of- the Schwerseu Association, of which the deceased was a member, will attend the funeral In a budy. G.

N. INJUNCTION ARGUED. Counsel for Great Northern It. B. Attacked Proceeding Minnesota's Attorney General Defended State.

St. Taul, February 9 The Supreme Court heard arguments to-day in the suit of the state analnst the Great Northern Railway Company, in which Attorney-Gineral Young recently secured a temporary Injunciion In tha Kamscy County District Court, restraining tho issue of JB0.000.000 additional stock by the road on the ground that tho Great Northern failed to get the consent of the railroad and warehouse commission before announcing its intended stock issue; F. B. Kellogg and W. II.

Begg appeared f.ir the railway. Attorney General Young for the state. Mr Kellogg made the opening address He attacked the proceedings upon the ground of public policy, claiming that the legislature did not have the right to delegate its power to any commission. All the railroad and warehouse commission could do was to carry out the laws that have been enacted by the leglslalure, he said. Attorney General Young, for the state, declared the courts stand as a bulwark to protect the public against any such water.

ing of the stock as he said this was. He said that the law that compelled the roads to first obtain tho consent of the slate railroad and warehouse commission was clearly constitutional. The law creat-1 lng tho railroad and warehouse commission was legislative and the power given the commission was one of delegation by the legislature. THE RETORT DIRECT. A United States sailor who had served through the Civil War and, despite years of drill, was bent in the shoulders and rounded in the back, was passing along Church street In Liverpool ono day when his ship waa lying In tho Mcrsoy.

Along camo two smart young Tommy Atkins straight as ramrods and gorgeous in new uniforms who thought to have some fun with the old Yankee man-o'-warsrnan. "Jack, ahoy!" cried Ihe youngest and smartest of tho two, "what aro you carrying on your back?" Back came the answer, quick as a shot: "Bunker Hill," And tho Tommies pursued their way with chastened spirits. Llppincott'i. a Moderate Prices. Easy Terms, if desired.

FRANCIS DEFENDS BAILEY. Former Governor Tells of Senator's Business Relations With Pierce. St. Louis. February A special from Austin, says: roruier uovcruur Governor Francis the second clause of the Cooke charges, referring to the purchase of Glhbs ranch.

'Is thai, charge asked Senator Hanger. 'Absolutely replied Francis, 'ex- Pt that 1 did assist Bailey to buy the "He later told of paying Senator Bailey's obligations to II. C. Pierce. Senator Cooke asked Francis if ha was tho medium through which Pierce was to procure Bailey's political or legal Influence to allow the Waters-Pierce Oil Company to re-enter Texas.

Francis emphatically said thai, he had nothing to do with the Waters-Pierce Oil Company. Ho insisted that tho charge was a reflection on hl'n, and ho wanted proved or withdrawn. Witness wanted to he sure that litis statement got iuto the records. Francis then went on to recite that In April. 1910, Francis wired Bailey, at Gainesville, to come to St.

Louis, and believed that he gave H. Clay Pierce a letter of introduction to Bailey. Ills purpose In wiring Bailey was to bring about a meeting. Both men were his friends. He and Mr.

Pierco were both members of the St. Louts Club. Mr. Pierce was president and Francis was vice president. They were friends socially, but never had business relations.

Mr. Pierre had asked for the conf' rencee by telephone. Pierce had told the witness of his Texas troubles, and asked about a Texas lawyer to help him. Francis recommended Bailey. "What, that.

Texas politician?" said Pierce, according to Francis' testimony. Mr. Francis said he Kave Bailey strong recommendation to Pierce, and then aided ihe He said this hod not anything to do with tho Gibbs ranch purchase. Francis said that. Pierce later told him that he had lent money to Bailey.

Francis found In his letter book that on November 22. WOO. he paid Pierce $,,300. Bailey had directed him to do so. Ho did not remeniber whether Bailey did or did not advance the money, but hu would have lent it to him any way.

Mr. Francs told pf hiR conference with Pierce, In which jie said, "Clay, you re not going to let BiHey do that work for you for nothing?" Prrrce replied that BaMey would not take ay. but he (Pierce) cp ilea a letter to l'icreej in wntcn ne sent S4.SIK) to pay Bailey's obligations, and that Pierce returned due btffk of Mr. Bailey's obligations. BECKEK 0'CONNOfi.

The Church of St. John the Baptist, at Willoughby and Lewis avenues, well filled last Wednesday evening wVt-kt-a largo audience to witness the marriage of Miss Mary O'Connor to Claude M. Becker. The ceremony took place at 7:30 P.M. Tho church presented a protty sight.

The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. J. Coan, of St. John's Chapel, assisted by the Rev.

Father Molyneux, C. M. The attendant clergy were tho Rev. Mgr. Taaffe.

the Rev. Joseph Kilpatrlck and the Rev. David Heffernan, of Boston. A Prp'ly feature of the wedding was the procession of the ushers, the maids of honor and the bridesmaids down the main aisle to meet the bride at the church entrance and escort her back to the bridegroom, who remained at the chancel steps. Frank S.

Newkirk was best man, and the ushers were Joseph F. Becker, Jr. John M. O'Connor, Edward J. Connelley h'v and David T.

Leahy Tho bride was attended by Miss Sarah O'Connor, and the bridesmaids were Miss Agnes O'Connor and Miss Lillian Becker. A reception at the bride's home followed the ceremony. The newly wedded couple are at present in the South, spending their honeymoon. "THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL" Bishop of Trenton Has Issued a Pastoral Asking State Aid for Parochial Schools. Trenton, N.

February 9 The Right Rev. Jnmes A. McFaul, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Trenton, has Issued a pastoral on "The Christian School." which Is to be read during Lent In all churches of the diocese. The bishop hamptons the parochial school, and gives statistics showing that the maln- the touching of religion In the srhools is necessary to-the perpetuation of Christianity. The story that Chief Engineer Stevens will refuse to ronilnue In the caiul-dlg-ln service unless the Work Is rnmnlMud tho government Instead of by contrac and il.at tho administration ih like ly to yield In order to retain mm.

certainly remarkable. If Mr. Stevens Is such an Important man as that, iur-ly he oueht to be put under bo ids to bold his until the canal la finished. Boston Globe. 2211 ill THE DEPARTMEHTS Politely "Requests" Reports Which Must Show Every Detail of Work and Expense.

HAS SENT SOME BACK AGAIN. The Kelsey Episode the Beginning of a Strict Houieclcan-ing at Albany. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany. February It begins to look as If Albany would continue to be one of the active news centers In the United States for several months at letit after the Legislature of 1907 adjourns. The Hughes administration, which has bp to cow been emerging from a nebulous, uncertain something that the public at large knew very little about, is rapidly assuming definite shape and the outlines it Is beginning to shor.

vaguely. It Is true, but with dally increasing distinctness an! certainty, appear, to be those which pressx an sll-the-year activity. It can now be predicted with some confidence that many of the more Important steps toward a general and ultimately complete reorganization of the machinery of state government wili be taken after the adjournment ot the Legislature. It is the general belief of those who have watched events closely that there will be a continuous activity with the center la the executive chamber, and that there will be no spring or summer quiet, such as Albany has been 1 accustomed to In otbor years. Viewed from the administration standpoint the decision of Otto Kelsey to Insist upon a hearing before he vacates an ofllce for which be considered unfit, is but an incident and one of a series of Incideuts which the administration is prepared for.

The Governor's position, which he has taken very deliberately and very carefully. Is that the people of tho state have chosen him to be the executive head of the state government; that they hava done so on his promise to do everything ho can to set wrong tilings right. Believes That He Ia Responsible. In accepting the offleo ho believes that he Is responsible in the fullest seuso for the carrying out of the promise. With the assumption of this responsibility, and he has assumed it unques-tioningly, he believes there comes to him the right to select his own instruments of administration, and be believes that public opinion will sustain him in this right to select the men he wants.

Tj'ndor this construction his statement that he intends to make direct appeal to the people, whenever the need arises, assumes a new meaning. It is stated on high authority that tho Governor has no intention to become embroiled in any political fight grasping for this or that man or body of men to obtain the necessary number of votes In this or that assemblage or "committee, but will always rest his case on the good will and support of the people, of the state, assuming this support will bo given bb a right which he believes the people gave when he accepted his responsibilities. This statement has been made not as applying especially or specifically to the cose of Kelsey, but to all cha'ges which the Governor may determine that It is necessary to make in cleaning, repairing and strengthening the machinery of tho state administration. What those changes will be no ono can predict at the present time, bocauEe the man who Intends to make them has not yet set his mind to the task of finding out, or at all events, has just begun. And this consideration has persuaded the close observers here that the time of happenings can hardly be limited to the session of the Legislature, but must extend Itself over the entire year, probably with greater activity so far as reorganization is concerned after the Legislature adjourns than before.

The Governor Hakes a "Bequest." Governor Hughes has requested, "requested" being a poliio term for "ordered," detailed reports from all tho state departments. There was at first some misunderstanding about what the Governor meant by "detailed roports." One or two of the department. hcad3 had statements drawn of their financial status, the number of men employed and the data of like character, which were all matters of public record. They sent these to the Governor within a few days after the requests were made. They were sent back with polite notes that they were not what the Governor wanted, and whether by direct communication from the Governor or in some other way, It soon became known that what the Governor wanted from each one was a report covering not only the present condition of each department, but containing as well, in as concise and clear a form as possible, an explanation in detail of how the department was being run.

how Its employes were doing their work, what results were being obtained, how the state money was being spent and where economy of time, money or energy was possible. Although it was not even hinted in (he request from the Governor It he- came clear when the different heads of departments took time to think it over mm wnat. was asked of them was full account of their stewardship, in a word a Justification of themselves and their methods as parts of an efficient and economical administration in the public welfare. The Kelsey Case an Illustration. The Kelsey case is valuable as an Illustration.

So far as is known no chargo of personal dishonesty has ever been made against Kelsey. Up to the time when It became known that Kelsey had been asked to resign the report from his department bad not been made. Since thon the Governor and Kelsey have refused to diseus3 "Insurance matters," and It is not known whether the report has been submitted. It Is the very strong belief however, that when the time comes for Governor Hughes to request Kelsey's removal and explain his request to the senate, the brief against Kelsey will be based on things he failed to do and not on things he did. Among the departments from which reports have been requested are those of banks, insurance, forest, fish and game, prisons, the fiscal supervisor, public printing, the state controller and public char-l les.

Whipple, of Forest, Fish and Game, and Fiscal Supervisor Bender are the two heads of departments commonly believed to be on tenter hooks at present. But it should be said that the replacement of the head of any department can only he a preliminary step to a complete reorganization. Governor Hughes is admittedly a man of infinite capacity for work. But even with such a man the digestion of all the facts relating to the administration of all the departments of the state must. It is believed, be a matter of months rather than weeks.

That It Is tho Intention of the Governor to digest the facts before beginning the proposed reorganization and is the belief of those who know his mind best Under these circumstances It Is clear that there will be morn going on In Albany during Ihe sprlni? and summer than Albany it accustomed to. EECTTJr.E BY DR. CADMAN. The Rev. Dr.

R. Parkes Cadman, pastor of tho Central Congregational Church, lectured last night on "Lifo In Modern Babylon, In chapel of Emmanuel Baptist Church, St. James place and Lafayette avenue. The lecture was given for the benefit of the Wclcomo Methodist Church, In Classon avenue, near Lafay ette avenue, which Is supposed to he the smallest church building in Greater Now York. The chapel was filled with members of botb churches, in In in a a a i I I I AT LGGA'J CLUB Olffl Calder, Travis ana Green Are Legislative Optimists.

ALL PROMISE REFORMS. Direct Nomination Corainp Change in Ballot Law Foreshadowed by the Assemblyman. Although Governor Hughes failed to put ia an apiiearanre in South Brooklyn because his friends at tha Amen dinner la Manhattan could not apare him for even one short hour, the annual dinner of the Logan Club last night was a success from start to finish. The dinner was the sixteenth annual the club bas held. The largu reception room on the first floor of the clubhouse bad been converted Into a huge dining room, and 125 members and.

frlrsds of the club sat down to th bn-quet. The club sent an Invitation to th Oot- ernpr, and during the evening the follow ing answer was received: A. Tappey I thank you for your message. I greatly regret that I cannot be with you. My best wishes for the continued prosperity of the Logan Club.

"CHARLES E. HUGHES." The following letter was also read from Mrs. John A. Logan: "It la with profound regret that I must forego the pleas-are of accepting your valued invitation to tho annual dinner of the Logan Club In commemoration of the birthday of my Illustrious husband. I am deeply touched by your devotion to his memory.

I trust I way at some future time have the extreme gratification of meeting the members of the club to express personally my gratitude for the honor they have done General Logan and myself." William H. Patterson, president of the club, acted as toastmaster. The speakers included the Rev. Dr. J.

M. Farrar. Will-lam A. Prendergast, Congressman Will-lam M. Calder, Senator Eugene M.

Travis, Assemblyman George A. Green, Alderman John D. Gunther, Professor A. G. Reeves, William J.

Maxwell, H. F. Brinkerhoff, T. II. R.

M. Hanue and County Judge Dike. Dr. Farrar, the first speaker, spoke on "Our Country." He was followed by Will-lam A. Prendergast, who made an eloquent sketch of the life and work of General John A.

Logan, for whom the club is named and whose birthday the club was commemorating by the dinner. He also sketched the history and development of the club. Congressman Calder was then called upon to respond to the toa3t "What's Doing at Washington." He spoke of effective legislation now being enacted, and also told what he hoped Congress vwould do during the present session. He said he considered it about an even break whether one of the two new authorized "Dreadnoughts" should be built at the local navy yard. All tho New York delegation In Congress, he added, aro ready to light hard toward having a part of the work awarded the Brooklyn yard, and would keep right at it until It Is definitely decided by the President and Navy Department where the ships would be constructed.

Tho Congressman also stated that he was trying to have one of the new ships named the Now York after the Empire State, and hoped to be successful In this undertaking. Ho received much applause when he stated that tho bill which he had for so long a time advocated, increasing the salaries of letters-carriers and clerks in the postal department not already recolving $1,200 would soon become a law. The Congressman then dwelt on the work of the Logan Club, Its past and tho very bright prospects It bas for the future. Alderman Gunther replying to a toast "Doings of tho Alderman" said the board should not. be discredited because of the rascality of certain so-called reformers.

Ho said that New York had never had a board ot aldermen who had done so much for tho city as the present board has. "A Green Senator" was the title of Senator Eugeno M. Travis' toast, but his remarks Impressed his hearers as anything but "green." The Senator stated that, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding, he is prepared to fight for the original Livingston street widening assessment bill, and has no intention of amending it. He characterized the chances of success for the bill as "bright." Another bill which he Is fathering and one of much concern to the people on the Park Slope is that doing away with the Prospect Park assessment. This bill, the Senator said, will In all probability become a law.

Senator Travis spoko of the work of the Legislature and the harmony existing between It and the Governor. Concerning direct nominations, he said, he was for a permissive bill, because he considered it the only direct nominations bill which has any chance of passage, and therefore he introduced that kind of a bill. He added. I however, that if a mandatory bill were introduced he would vote for It. Assemblyman George A.

Green spoke on "Albany As He Sees it." He praised the personnel of the Legislature, declaring that It was never of a higher character than this year. The legislation Itself, he declared, promises to be even more important than that of last year. Referring to the bill he has introduced amending the election law by striking out the party circle and requiring a cross before the name of each man voted for Assemblyman Green stated that he considered the chances of the bill's passing as excellent. "This is the only ballot reform legislation which will be enacted this year," continued Mr. Green, "the Legislature is not going to rush blindly In to reform the election law, but It Is prepared to act for the best interests of the state." Tho assemblyman said that the legislators are alive to the need of changing the existing election law, but are not ready to entirely alter the present system by one stroke at this time.

"Law vs. Politics" was Professor A. G. P.eeves' subject. He spoke of Governor Hughes as the best type of the lawyer In politics.

William J. Maxwell, president of the Twelfth Assembly District Republican Club, snolte on "Whnt Has Fishing to Do With Politics?" and seemed to think that It had a good deal to do wilh politics sometimes. Brinkerhoff told "What He Thinks of Club Members." and Theodore H. R. M.

Hanne finished the speaking, responding to the toast. "What He Knows About Ethics." Judge Dike was also railed upon to make a few Informal remarks. The dinner committee comprised: W. H. Tnppey, chairman; James Caw.

John It. Madigan. George W. Orr, nr. J.

Qulnlan, Theodore R. H. M. Hanne and Benjamin Stoutcnberg. Among those present were Congressman William M.

Calder, C. S. Aronston, L. W. Allen, C.

F. Ackerson, Agnew, ir ren Anen. j. t. Arkerman.

J. W. Almv. W. Bligh, E.

E. Britton H. Britton F. Brooks. H.

F. Brlnkerhof. J. 'Bauer, Emll Bayer, G. E.

Beckwltz, A. I Brinkerhoff. O. S. Bennett.

E. Brown, John Cooper, J. M. T. E.

Clever-ley. Assemblvman W. W. Colne. A.

L. I Denton, W. E. Darby. JeBse D.

Frost. J. J. Fltzpatrirk. Alderman J.

D. Cunther, P. Garglnlo, A. Henry. T.

R. M. Hanne, P. Hynes, A. W.

Jurlsch. W. Kern. E. P.

Llesgang, C. La Franz. W. J. Lee, Louis i Miller, M.

J. Kelly, Madigan, J. Maxwell, n. F. Martinson, Assemblyman Charles F.

Murphy. J. W. Nutt, Captain I wt j. j).

oiKrn, u. ljUiz, Captain J. H. Pruett, D. Ryan, Captain Loesch, Captain Hanser.

W. A. Prendergast, 8. H. Peck, Mr.

Plel, Dr. J. 8. Qulnlan, Charles Ilapp, W. W.

Reynolds, Captain Jamps Reynolds, A. Ross, Mr. Olsen. H. T.

Smith, D. Stoutcnberg, Senator E. M. Travis, John Tletjen. W.

H. James. James A. Caw, H. B.

McNalr, Assemblyman Gnnrge A. Groen, J. Morrison, W. II. Tapley, former Assemblyman H.

L. Woody, W. M. Winans, H. Wellington, V.

Welles, ex Senator Orlswold, Captain Mamie, G. 8. Benuett, O. H. Ruwo, and G.

W. Orr. fcriarwoed pipe. The investigating Party learned that Shaw, under bis alias, bait twa posing as a rich man looking for plaee of desirable property on which to settle. He was quietly told by the party be was wanted and, excusing himself to his host, he put up his pipe and went upstairs and prepared for an Immediate start borne to Brooklyn.

"I've Just been called to New York on an important business matter," ho said, excusing himself for his hurried departure, and shouldering his grip bo passed out with the other members ot the sleuthing party. By this time It was quite dark, and the ride back to the wharf was most distressing, for a storm of sleet came with the growing gale, and the particles ot Ice bit Into the faces of the six like the stings of a whiplash. Matters wcro not a bit mended when the embarkation took place, for the little boat was bobbing about in a most unpleasant way. The people were chilled to the bone, and be-foro the start tho two negroes fixed up a hurried tea. with lamb chop accompaniment.

Tho food put heart in them for a while, and as they bobbed about, back Into Mobjack Bay, they essayed to have a game of cards, for they had for- gotten, in their distress, that it was Sunday. Pinochle was the selection, and tho prisoner was one of the players. All this time ho had made no comment concerning his situation, nor his case, and ho accepted tho return to Now York, apparently, as inevitable. He took some interest In the game until the boat got into the bay, where the breakers wore beginning to climb up Into a frightening altitude, and when the little, puffing launch was dancing around like a very small cork. The people in the "cabin" could not keep their seats after a while and stood up, only to be tumbled about against each other as tbo boat leaped up on the waves and slammed down again Into the trough of the sea as it anxious to find the bottom.

Out from Mohjack Bay Into Chesapeake Bay the little tub plunged, and then the waves were higher fifteen feet at least, aor cording to Mr. Orr and the bumping oT tho passengers was terrifying, and not a man-jack of the crowd ever thought that ho would see dry land again. There were no lights to guide until the captain described "Newpolnt Light" and got a frightful scare, for there were rocks about, and any miuto the vessel might get on them and pound the bottom out, and send the bunch down to the depths of the sea. The man at the wheel could not keep her head to the waves and he called upon the man in charge of the kicker to help out. And the passengers, who were not feeling very well, noticed that the leader of the Lees, Harry, the father and captain and engineer, was having devotional exercises- on his knees, and then they got worried.

They had a consultation with him and he advised that they put back Into Mobjack to East River or to Pullln Creek or to anywhere where things were quieter. This was readily and almost enthusiastically agreed to and back the bobbing boat went Into the quieter waters. And there the party got lost. Everything was still, except for the howling of the wind and the driving of the sleet, and the man at the wheel and the man In the stern declared that they had lost their way. "I thought I saw a Government survey boat as wo came into tho river," said Orr.

who looks like a well-groomed naval officer. "Let's go back and find out if they can tell us where to make a landing." It was then past 10 o'clock and back the boat was turned, with Orr on the outlook, and he saw the survey boat and gave hall. A watchman answered him and pretty soon the entire crew got out to see in the driving storm a small launch almost swamped In the tumbling waters. Orr was the spokesman, and naturally enough the people aboard took him for a i young naval officer and paid him great respect. He told him that they were mistaken and begged them to toll him where his boat could make a landing.

Then he found out that they might go to Philpot's wharf, where "oystermSn get rid of their cargoes, and the Informant pointed out a dim light on the water some distance away. "That is Philpot's wharf; steer for It." the crow ot the little launch was told. The wharf was a bayside dock and in a little while the launch got almost along- side. There was an oyster sloop at the I dock, as Orr could discern by the light of the solitary portable lamp aboard, and the sloop was moored alongside, with leeway enough to prevent chafing. The tide was low and the platform of the dock towered eight feet above the deck of the sloop, which was about flush with the deck of the launch.

The party climbed over to the deck of the sloop which was not guarded and then Orr and his companions noticed that there was a succession of cleats on tho piles wUlct lea the dock, Orr and Maples climbed up to tho docic and descried, some distance away, a house with a light in the window. They knocked at the door. It wa3 then about 11 o'clock on Sunday night, but this time they were In luck. The family had Just moved In and were camping on shakedowns. And as luck would have it, they were all gathered about a stove listening to a coon song scratched out on a scrapy old phonograph.

Orr and Maples knocked and asked if six men might find lodgment for the night. There was a long conference and when the plight of the wander- ers was discovered there was a hospitable decision on the part of the family. Orr and Maples hurried back to tho dock to tell, and then came the tragedy. The prisoner was holped up the piling, and then President Tomlins was boosted, but lie slipped from one ot the Icy cleats and plumped down into the dark depths of tho thread of water between the dock and the oyster sloop. He declared after he was rescued that he never thought ha would get up again, but ho clutched at one of the slimy barnacled posts as he shot down and got a grip somehow.

His gloves woro cut to shreds, and so aj the skin ot his hands, Orr and Maples could not get down to save him, but prone on the dock, they reached down with their solitary lamp and showed the two negroes and Shaw where about they expected that he would bob up again. He was finally, after much trouble, fished out of the Icy depths and he was carried more dead, It seemed, than alive back to the little launch. There he was stripped and the boatmen and his friends rubbed him back by vigorous massage into wormth and life. He was clad In some dry clothing of tho captured Shaw, tho only man In the party who had a change, but there were no extra shoes and Mr. Orr, It Is sa'ii.

ran back to the haven ashore, pulled off his boots and sent them back to tho launch. There were no other adventures except for the night spent on the shakedowns, for next morning the party got on ono of tbo regular river boats and back Into civilization. Then followed a comfortable trip by rail to New York and tho formal arrest of Shaw on New York ground. Tho arraignment of the man in tho Gates avenue court and his commit-ment to Jail pending a hearing are matters ot record. 11 CAPTURE OF SHI Sleuths Ventured Into Southern Waters on the Craft Lady Gay.

LONG SEARCH FOR QUARRY. President Tomlins, of. Empire State Surety Company, Had an Icy Bath. The story of six men in a boat, not Including the engineer and the pilot, hinted at In the tale of the arrest of Howard Shaw, who is charged with swindling tho Jenkins Trust Company out of something like $10,000, and who is now in jail in default of bail and pending a hearing before Magistrate Furlong, is one of the most thrilling that has been told in a long time. The participants in the capture of Shaw were Wm.

M. Tomlins, head of the Empire State Surety Company, which had bonded Shaw and had a vital interest in his capture; J. Edward Orr and his superintendent, Benjamin Maples; Lawyer Newman, a friend of Shaw, who had given much information, to his regret, about Shaw's whereabouts in Virginia, and the boat's crew, two ne groes, Captain Harry Lee and Tom Lee. The vessel was the Lady Gay, a cockleshell of a naphtha launch, and the scene of tho exploit was on tho waters of Chesapeake Bay, Mobjack Bay, East River and Pullln Creek, all on the eastern shore of tho state of Virginia and in the neigh borhood of Mathews County. The disappearance, of Shaw with $5,000 of the company's money last Election Day has been told about.

He set the time lock on the safe In tho office, Broadway, near DeKalb avenue, for sixty hours, took the money from the safe and left behind a note confessing what he had done. The safo was not opened for days and then the company discovered its loss ana promptly notified the bond comnanv. Then a warrant was Issued for the arrest of Shaw and it was placed in the possession of the head of the detective agency and a search was begun for the missing man. The attention of the detectives was first directed to Elmira, where Shaw bas relatives; but no trace of him was found there. By patient watching he was finally located in Virginia, and he was tracked to Old Point Comfort, where the men on his trail discovered he had been Btaylng for a while with a friend.

About two wcek3 ago arrangements were niado to definitely dotermine where he was, and the representative of the surety company, tho detective agency and a firm of lawyers went to Virginia to begin a search for him. The searchers found that he had been In Newport News, Hampton and Pine Beajh, but when they gut to Old Point Comfort on Saturday, a week ago, they discovered that he was stopping at the farm of a man named White, at llicks Wharf, which is some distance up East River, and that empties into Mobjack Bay. It was necessary to hire a boat to make the trip and the only vessel available was the launch Lady Gay, which Is owned by me ujiiyor 01 riampton and was in the custody of the two negroes, Lee, father and son. Tho launch was hired, with the services of the two men, who were said to be famous pilots In that neighborhood, and at 7 o'clock last Sunday morning the party started across the Chesapeake for Mobjack Bay. The wind was blowing like scissors, cut to the bone and as cold as If It had passed over an Ice floe.

And It was whipping up the water In fine shape, so that tho launch bobbed about like a chip in a maelstrom. The crew was partly in the bow keeping the wheel In order, and partly at the stern attending to the busy gasoline kicker. The passengers, Including the two sleuths, who had not counted on such severe weather, Were huddled In a very small cabin which did not Dretend to shelter them from the wind. The vessel bobbed Its way into Mobjack Bay and then nosed about until It met the mouth of East River, which Is a stream of considerable proportions, with a marked tidal rise and fall and sufficient depth, as the investigators discovered, to drown a eood manv nnonl. I Tho swarthy sailormen knew their way '7t1 (.

a w. tuBu wnari ana pointea out the way to tho house where Shaw, who had taken the name of Gray, was supposed to be stopping. It was four miles from where the party landed four miles of sloppy, muddy, miry road, but If the means to the end were disheartening the end was very much desired and the lawyer and tho president and the two detectives and Shaw'B friend buckled themselves to the work and made the distance In about an hour's hard walking. "Lookin" for Gray, hey?" asked the farmer. "Guess ye'll find him at Cricket Hill.

He went there yesteddy." There were dlreetlons to be gained about Cricket Hill and the men found out that they would have to trudge back five miles to where they had left the energetic Lady Gay and would have to sail down the East River again to Mobjack Eay and across to Williams Wharf. The two negroes said they knew where Wlll-Inmswharf was and again tbo boat started. The wharf was reached at about 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon and the party discovered that there was but one horse nt the plnco and that It was not available as a means of transit to Cricket Hill flye miles away for the farmer who owned It had protnlspd to take his family to Sunday school and was about starting with them. Mr. Orr wanted to know If he could buy the rig, but the claims of Sunday school were paramount and there was nothing for It but to And some other way.

Tho farmer was willing to tell how the place could be reached. "Just sail Into Pullln Creek," said he, "and go on right abend to Matthews Court House. You can't mistake it. It is a white bulldin' of stone, 'bout story high." Mnthews' Court House was finally reached, and still the party was flvo miles from Cricket. Hill.

Horsos were more plentiful here, though, and the searchers hired a double tenm and a single rig and started out over a rond 'hat was even worse than the one they tnd traversed afoot. But finally, at about 6 In the evening, they got to the iouse where their man was. He was snug enough there, sitting talking to the two sons of the man who kept the bouse and smoking with much vigor on Chester lncersnl'l RiehiirdH. VI, tor A'lhad lent him mone. Francis re Jtobertson.

Eugene Benton' Reynolds. A. O. Stone, Horatio S. Stewart.

Charles A. Sehieren, J. L. Truslow, Richard Walker. Timothy L.

Woodruff. J. P. W'arhasse, Kugene Alfred Widemann, Frank Wing. Frederick V.

Wurster. S. Walter Tallman Westervelt. William IT. Zlgler.

Cornelius Zabr'skle. and the Misses Mary H. Burrell. W. Coglilan F'tz-patrlck.

Charlotte Leerh. Maud V. Nelson and Harriet P. Parker. WASHINGTON LIFE INS.

CO. Favorahle Showing Made in Iteport for the Year 1906. The Washington Life Insurance Company of New York. John Tatlock, presi dent, ha3 just published its report for I tho year ending December 31 lften which bw lhi ,1,. i pany for the year was $3,439,917, included In which Is premiums on new business and $2,087,733 renewal premiums.

Interest received amounted to and rents $364,475. The disbursements policyholders were $2,038,790, and the vfn. total expenses of the management are The balance of income disbursements was $037,870. The assets of the company now total "18.524,511. Of the assets $0,379,171 are In-ested In real estate, $4,443,100 in bonds nd mortgages.

$5,237 174 In stocks and onds of the market value of that amount nd $1,849,955 has loaned on the company's policies. The liabilities in-lude $17,595,002 reserve on policies, ad-Itions and annuities and a surplus of 597.191. During the year the company isued new insurance that was paid for the amount of making a to-1 amount of Insurance in force All disbursements were $340. 593 mailer than In the previous year and 702,855 smaller than 19U4. The head of-ee expenses were reduced $21,805, compared with last year and $101,433 ns com-ared with 1904.

while agency expenses ere $93,108 smaller than the previous ear and $279,738 smnller than In 1901. 'ho Increase In nssetR lust venr was '515. of which $.193,137 was Increase! reserves. The romnanv naid dividend. I policyholders aggregating $97,542.

and "'nance of Catholic parochial schools on increased Its surplus $89, 937. a basis of th" eon of public schools saves tho nation $20,000,000 a year in tuition, Independent of about that would be necessary for school houscB. COSMOS HEVEL5T.3 DANCE. He makes a plea for statu asslstanco Another of the dance, of schools In return for secu-J Nunc ni furnished, providing the the wan trlven lan night education is up to a required at. the Knapp Mansion, lirdford avenue: slate standard, the bishop argues that and Ross street The of ihe club ban greatly in'remed since the two organization' consolidated.

The affair, as usual, atiracied a large and select gal lifting who bad a mr cuioyalile time. The afwuiMlagp wan agisted In this re- sped by an able commit who saw to 1t Unit everybody was entertained. Danc ing, wnlrh was the chief feature, was started early and continued until after midnight. The Hffalr was arranged by M. Kra'iniT, Relder, L.

Appleby. Reginald Sumpion. Thnmtn McCleary, G. Tipton, A. Brown and F.

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