The Brooklyn Daily Eagle du lieu suivant : Brooklyn, New York • Page 14

I I a a A THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. MONDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1908.

MARRIAGES AND DEATHS MARRIED. KOHLMANN-SKIDMORE-Dr. HENRY KOHLMANN to PHOEBE EDNA SKIDMORE, September 21, 1905, by the Rev. William H. Lawall, at 475 Pacific st, Brooklyn, N.

Y. December 16. 1908, at 564 Delamere place, Brooklyn, by he Rev. Ward L. Brigham, MARIE LOUISE, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. G. Bungay, to J. IRVING WALSH of Manhattan. Bergen, Adriana V.

Grant. Charles F. Bruen, A. S. F.

Heasty, Anna Jane Cardwell. Edward. Jamison, Mary A. Carpenter, Susan T. MacKAY.

Charles C. Carroll. John H. Matthews. Susan.

Donn, Helena Bailey Rollina, Warren D. Dooley, Josephine Staten, Josephine A Eliza Stodder, Minnie B. Gavin, Katherine. Sullivan, Anna Monday, December 21, BERGERARA V. BERGEN, widow of the late Geo.

M. Martin. Funeral services on Wednesday. December 23, at 2 o'clock, at her late residence, 395 Tenth st. Relatives and friends invited.

Brooklyn Lodge No. 22, B. P. 0. ElksBrothers: You are requested to attend the funeral services of our late Brother JOHN H.

CARROLL, Monday, December 21. 8:30 P.M., at 133 North Oxford st, OR near Myrtle av. EDWARD J. KANE. Exalted Ruler.

Joseph H. Becker, Secretary. BRUEN-On Monday, December, 21. at her residence, 1436 Pacific ARLETTA STURGIS FERNALD, widow of Oscar H. Bruen, and daughter of the late Daniel P.

And. Mary kindly A. requested Fernald. that Funeral no flowers private. be sent.

CARDWELL--On December '19, EDWARD CARDWELL. Funeral from undertaker's parlors, 503 Atlantic av, Tuesday, 10 A.M. CARPENTER-On December wife of the late Jesse L. Carpenter. in her 74th year.

Funeral services Tuesday, at 3 P.M.. at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Paul D. Spencer, 75 West Third st. Bayonne, Interment at Essex, Wednesday.

CARROLL -On Friday, December 18, 1908, JOHN H. CARROLL. in his 53d year. Funeral services at his late residence, 133 North Oxford street, Monday, December 21, at 8:30 P.M. Members of Tuscan Lodge No.

704, F. and A. Orient Chapter, No. 138, R. A.

Damasus Commandery, No. 58, K. Kismet Temple, A. 0. N.

M. Amaranth Council, No. 461, Royal Arcanum, and Brooklyn Lodge No. 22, B. P.

O. Elks, are invited to attend. Interment at Greenwood Tuesday, at 2 P.M. CARROLL-Kismet Temple. A.

A. 0. N. M. S.

-Nobles: Noble JOHN H. CARROLL has entered the unseen temple, You are requested to attend the funeral services to be held at his late residence, 133 North Oxford st, Monday evening, December 21. at 8 o'clock. WM. BAMBER, Illustrious Potentate.

John W. Richardson, Recorder. DONN--On Friday. December 18, 1908, Mrs. HELENA BAILEY DONN, 50 years, widow of Wilton C.

Donn. Funeral services at her late residence, 354A Quincy st, Brooklyn, Tuesday, December 22, at 10:30 A.M. (Washington papers please copy.) DOOLEY Sunday, December 20, JOSEPHINE, beloved wife of Matthew E. Dooley. Funeral from her late residence.

469 Second Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock; thence to the Church of St. Thomas Aquinas, corner of Fourth av and Ninth st, where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, Flatbush. FOOTE-Entered into rest, after a brief illness, ELIZA, beloved wife of James C. Foote.

Funeral services from her late residence, 111 Adelphi st, Tuesday, at 8 o'clock. GAVIN--On December 19, 1908, at 9:30 P.M., KATHERINE GAVIN Bunyan), beloved wife William J. Gavin, in the fortieth year of her age. Funeral front her late residence, 62 Second place, 011 Tuesday, at 2:30 o'clock P.M. A ber 1908, CHARLES F.

GRANT. FuGRAM To on Sunday, Decemneral services will be held at his late home, Second av and 76th st. Brooklyn, on Tuesday, December 22, at 3 P.M. HEASTY-On December 19, 1908, ANNA JANE, widow of Irvin Heasty. Funeral services at her late residence, 39 Halsey st, Brooklyn, Monday evening, December 21, at 8 o'clock.

JAMISON--On December 20, 1908 MARY A. JAMISON, in the 81st year of her age. Funeral services residence, 351 Forty-sixth st. Brooklyn, on Tuesday, December 22, at 1:30 P.M. MAC KAY Suddenly, on Friday, De.

cember 18. CHARLES C. MAC KAY. Funeral services at his late residence. Ninety-fifth st and Shore Drive, Bay Ridge, on Monday evening, the 21st at 8 o'clock MATTHEWS--Suddenly.

SUSAN MATTHEWS. beloved wife of Owen Matthews, her 67th year, Relatives and friends are invited to the funeral from her late residence, 31 Lawrence av, Parkville. Brooklyn, N. on Tuesday, at 9:30 A.M.; thence to St. Rose of Lima Church, where a requiem mass will be offered.

ROLLINS--At Birmingham, England, suddenly, of pneumonia, on December 19. WARREN DANFORTH ROLLINS, son of the late John G. Rollins of Brooklyn. (Bostons and English papers please copy.) STATEN -Suddenly, on Saturday, December 19. JOSEPHINE A.

W. STATEN (nee Corrao). beloved wife of Albert Staten. Funeral from her late residence, 2331 Bedford av, near Tilden, Tuesday, December 22. at 2:30 P.M.

STODDER--On December 20, 1908. MINNIE B. STODDER, beloved wife of William F. Stodder. Funeral her late residence, 791 Greene av, on Wednesday, December 23.

at 2 P.M. (Syracuse papers please copy.) SULLIVAN-On Sunday, December 20. 1908. ANNA SULLIVAN, beloved wife of Capt. M.

F. Sullivan. Funeral Wednesday, December 23, from her late residence, 121 First place, thence to Church of St. Mary Star of the Sea, Court st, at .10 A. M.

Interment at Holy Cross Cere- IN MEMORIAM. -Solemn requiem mass for the late WILLIAM H. HARRISON, Tuesday, December 22, at 9 o'clock A.M., St. Teresa's Church, Classon avenue and Sterling place. 20-2 LE CLAIRE-In loving memory of a faithful wife and devoted mother, ELIZA LE CLAIRE, who died December 21, 1906.

THOUGHT BUSKIRKS WAS DEAD. Inhaled Gas Which Had Been Accidentally Turned On. James Buskirks, 55 years old, of 982 Second avenue, was found late yesterday afternoon at his home suffering from gas poisoning. The man was lying on a bed in an unconscious condition, and was Arst thought to be dead. It was found, on closer examination.

that he still breathed, and an ambulance was at once summoned. Dr. Masterson. who responded to the call, removed him to the Norwegian Hospital. Although in a critical condition it is believed he will recover.

The gas had been turned on accidentally. DIPHTHERIA CLOSES SCHOOL. (Special to the Eagle.) Hempstead, L. December 21-On account of diphtheria prevailing in the neighborhood, and a death occurring from the disease a few days ago, the public school at Uniondale, a hamlet about two miles east of this village, has been closed. Margaret Tydeman, the, 10-year-old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. George Tydeman, was the victim of the disease. STAFFORD MADE MOST OUT OF BROOKLYN BANK Lawyer Close to Higgins, But Not Officially Counsel to Receiver, Lucky. $12,000 IN A SINGLE LUMP. Now Higgins Objects to $11,000 Each for Church and Swanstrom.

Bank Is Satisfied. It was discovered to-day that Charles M. Stafford, personal counsel of Charles M. Higgins, obtained more money the Brooklyn Bank receivership either one of the regular official counsel to the receivers, whose fees Mr. gins is now striving to cut do down.

exact amount of the Stafford fee not be learned, as it was made up more than one item and was paid through more than one channel. Some of the friends of J. Edward strom and James C. Church, the two yers whose fees Mr. Higgins wants duced, were greatly amused over the covery that Higgins' lawyer, who had official connection with the receivership, had got more money than either of two counsel.

Stafford is the lawyer whom Higgins tried to make counsel for the receivers, but whom Bruyn Hasbrouck, one of two receivers, refused to accept. fight to make Stafford counsel was bitter, and it led to court proceedings which cost money, It appears now the bank was saddled with the expense and with the big fees of Stafford. Judge Church and Mr. Swanstrom celved only $11,000 each for their vices as counsel for the receivers, for collecting debts due the bank. ford got $12,000 in one lump sum the bank resumed, in addition to large sums paid to him by Higgins the depositors committee.

Just much he received from Mr. Higgins could not be learned to-day, but Mr. Higgins said he had paid him the greater of $6,000, which he, Mr. Higgins, had pended in court proceedings. He that he had paid him $3,000 out of own fees, and he could not tell exactly how much more he had paid him.

The $12,000 which Stafford got at time the bank resumed was not from depositors, or from Higgins, but was the bank itself. The bank paid the money in settlement of a much larger bill sented by Stafford for his services as counsel to the depositors committee. He presented a very heavy bill, and associate, Lawyer Bandler, presented other one big enough to open the eyes the bank's stockholders. The bank didn't like to pay so much money to a lawyer hadn't hired, but, it finally agreed pay Stafford $12,000 and to contribute $3,200 to the depositors committee to help pay the bill of Bandler. The depositors committee had received $5,700 from Mr.

Higgins, which was indifrom the bank as part of his fees. Bandler was paid $3,500 by the depositors committee, and the committee still had balance. It has just returned to the bank the $3,200 which the bank contributed the payment of Bandler, so that Bandler's fee was really paid out of the fees of ceiver Higgins. Most of Mr. Higgins' fees have gone into the expenses of his legal rows with his co-receiver, into counsel fees and bills for advertising his opinion of his coceiver, Mr.

Hasbrouck, and Attorney General Jackson, together with other matters which he wanted to lay before the public. He spent a great deal of money in advertising communications in display form. Receiver Higgins took $15,000 in fees receiver. Judge Church says that Higgins action before Justice Betts, demanding that counsel fees be reduced from the figure fixed by the bank itselt and approved by the court rivaled in audacity the act of Mr. Higgins in promising to act as receiver without pay and then taking $15,000 as fees.

Mr. Higgins said that Judge Church had confused his statement. "What I really said," declared Mr. Higgins, "was that would not accept anything for my 1 ices as receiver. The $15,000 which I took was for my fees.

I refused to take the full amount of $19,000, as I thought that excess of a legal fee. As you know. turned $4,000 of the $19,000 back to the bank." The stockholders of the bank, and not depositors, got the $4,000 which Mr. Higgins refused to accept. Why the bank itself was called upon pay the big fee of Lawyer Stafford not been fully explained.

Stafford was employed by the depositors committee and by Receiver Higgins. He represented Mr. Higgins in the acrimonious proceedings which resulted in ousting Charles A. Dolson as receiver's counsel, which did not succeed in putting Mr. Stafford in.

The two receivers quarreled for a long time over the appointment of counsel to succeed Dolson, and could not agree. Finally, the court became exasperated and threatened to take matter into its own hands. Judge Church and Mr. Swanstrom were then agreed upon. The two lawyers worked very hard and their services soon cleared the situation which had become badly mixed 1 while the receivers were fighting.

bank stockholders and the bank's counsel were pleased with the work of counsel. and the bank itself fixed upon in excess of the amount named in contract with counsel. Judge Church went to White Plains tobut before he left he was interviewed about the Higgins proceeding: "Is it true that the fees received by yourself and Mr. Swanstrom were in exof the legal amount?" certainly is not." declared Judge Church. "The fees were fixed by the court, full knowledge and with the conand approval of the attorneys for bank.

"Mr. Higgins does not seem to have the faintest conception of the nature of our contract with him. The stipulated amount, $14,000, for a period of one year, is the maximum which the receivers could pay counsel for that period. The law requira contract is to prevent receivers' making excessive fees. Mr.

Higgins seems to think that it controls the judgment of the court in making allowances, which it does not. The court can allow what it thinks the services worth. "That is what was done in this case. Neither Mr. Swanstrom nor I fixed the amount of our fees.

The fee was suggested by the attorneys for the bank and it is absurd to say that they robbed themselves. The bank is satisfied, the depositors have received their money, the court is satisfied and only Mr. Higgins seems to want trouble." Receiver Higgins dented -day that he had reflected upon Justice Betts. He said a reporter had asked him about the political aspect of the case and he had said something about Justice Betts' politics and the politics of Mr. Swanstrom, Judge Church and the attorney general, but that he had not said anything reflecting upon the court.

am now writing a letter to the New York Times demanding that that paper correct its interview with he said. CHILD DIED IN HOSPITAL. Peter Jackson, the six months old child of Harry Jackson, of 2095 Atlantic avenue. East New York. died in St.

Mary's Hospital, late yesterday, from the effects of burns. The child was asleep in its cradle on Saturday evening when a Are started in the apartments of the family. The flames extended to the bed clothes in the crib. The child was saved from immediate death by Fireman ters, attached to Engine Company No. 131 of Watkins street, who turned the hose upon the child.

INVENTOR MC MILLIN DEAD. No Gas Was Escaping, but Room Was Overheated. Duncan MeMillin, an inventor of harness appliances, residing at 310 State street, went to bed last Saturday night and left the gas burning both in the gas heater and the light jet. He went to sleep forgetting to turn out the two flames, and next morning they were still burning when the landlady entered into the room and MeMillin, was a man of 62, was dead in the bed. There was no gas escaping, but the room was unspeakably hot, and no window was open.

MILK 80 PER CENT. WATER. Milk containing 80 per cent. of water is a little more than the people of Brooklyn want to endure, and this morning, Emil Rhoda of 421 Hicks street, was brought up in the Butler street court, charged with having and selling twenty quarts of milk as thin as that. He was held for the special sessions.

KILLED BY BROKER'S AUTO Forest Hill Engineer Run Down on Hoffman Boulevard. R. C. Watson Made Every Effort to Avert Accident--Nearly Collapsed When He Learned Results. At 7:40 o'clock last night, on Hoffman boulevard, in the Jamaica precinct, Robert C.

Watson, a stock broker, residing at 105 West Fifty-fifth street, Manhattan, and a well -known golfer, with his big automobile ran down and killed Engineer M. J. McGuire, 55 years old, employed by the Elsmore Hamilton Contracting Company. Mr. Watson was overcome when he saw what had happened.

He did all in his power to save the man, and after learning of his death stated that he would pay all funeral expenses. Mr. Watson was arrested on the charge of homicide, and this morning arraigned in the Far Rockaway court. The broker, Archibold Gordon, son of the governor general of Canada, and Louis Livingston of 57 West Fifty-seventh street, Manhattan, and the chauffeur, Edward Taylor of 280 East Sixtythird street, were returning last evening from Garden City in the big touring car of Mr. Watson after the latter had distributed some Christmas gifts to some of his relatives and were approaching Jamaica at a slow pace, having stopped but a minute before to allow the owner of the car to light his cigar, when they perceived in the dusk ahead the form of.

a man going in the same direction. Mr. Watson, who was at the wheel, steered the auto to the left of the road, and the man, thinking that the car was going to continue on the right side, jumped toward the left. Seeing this movement, Mr. Watson turned again to the right, but McGuire, perceiving the former move of the auto, again ran to the right, and then man and car turned once more to the left.

Before Mr. son could again turn, the right lamp and the mud guard of the auto struck McGuire and hurled him to the ground. where he was run over by the right wheel. His chest was crushed, his right arm was broken and his thigh mangled. The car was immediately stopped, Mr.

Watson and his companions jumped out, drew the dying man from under the wheels and placed him on the carpet taken from the auto, Mr. Mason ran to the adjoining hotel and telephoned for Dr. Crawford of St. Mary's Hospital. While waiting for the ambulance all cared for the man as best they could.

They followed to St. Mary's, but when taken was found that was dead. Mr. Watson from the ambulance her at the hospital it was immediately arrested by Mounted Officer Green of the Jamaica precinct, who had followed him, on the charge of homicide. The broker deep sorrow at the occurrence.

taken to the expressed, station house, where Judge Humphreys of the County Court set the bail at $5,000, which Charles Meyer, son of Cord Meyer, furnished. Mr. Watson then went to Moran's Morgue 011 Fulton street and, told the undertaker he would all expenses for the funeral. Little is known of McGuire except that he was an engineer for the Elmore Company, in charge of an engine on the Forest Hill development for the last nine months, and that he has lived, in a dormitory on the development. He was going there when struck.

An effort is being made to locate his relatives. THEY WILL CO-OPERATE. Marketmen and Development Company Get Together on Clinton Avenue Proposition, The controversy between the Dock Department and the police over the issuance of a permit to utilize Wallabout Market property at the foot of Clinton avenue for a dumping ground, resulted in the Borough Development Company addressing the following communication to President George Dressler of the Wallabout Market Merchants Association: "New York. December 19, 1908. "Mr.

George Dressler: "Dear Sir--Having been informed that your association is under the impression that the dumping board to be used under the contract we have with the City of New York will be more or less objectionable on account of its being located at Clinton avenue and Wallabout, we beg to say that the of construction will be such as to positively eliminate any objections that can be held consistently against said dumping board being placed there; and, furthermore, we will ate with you at all times to eliminate any such objections. WILLIAM F. DONOVAN, President." HIGH MARK AT NASSAU JAIL. There Is a Rush to Get Under Cover for the Winter. (Special to the Eagle.) Mineola, L.

December 21--The high mark of the year in the number of prisoners confined in the Nassau County Jail was reached last week. when Sheriff Foster and Warden Dunbar nearly eighty to look after. About one -half of the number were roaming characters committed for public intoxication. Nearly all were committed from North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, which they haunt during the cold season. A number of these so-called public intoxicants are declared to be regular tramps, and pass the winter in easy style at the county expense by getting justices to commit them as intoxicants.

WANTS HUSBAND'S SUPPORT. Mrs. Jerome Cammeyer, who lives on West Eighth street, Coney Island, appeared before Magistrate Dooley in the Coney Island court to-day and asked that her husband he compelled to support her and their child. Mr's. Cammeyer declared she has been forced to support herself and that her husband prefers to spend his time lounging in a flat presided over by another woman.

Mrs. Cammeyer has conducted a weighing machine for some years at Coney Island and had a machine at Madison Square Garden during the bicycle races. She said Senator Grady ofTered to get a position for her husband but he would not work. Te case was adjourned until Wednesday morning. OLD CORTELYOU HOUSE ON MOVER'S ROLLERS Mansion 150 Years Old Has to Make Room for Modern Buildings.

OLD FLATBUSH MEN GRIEVE. New Site Is to Be Close to Cortelyou Club--Fine Bit of Colonial Architecture. After resting on its foundation at the northeast corner of Flatbush and Newkirk avenues for nearly one hundred and fifty years, the Cortelyou mansion, regarded by guides as one of the principal landmarks of old Brooklyn, is to be moved to a new site, at East Twentyfitth street near Bedford avenue, not far from the Cortelyou Club, at Bedford and Ditmas avenue. Though not showing any material effects of storms and age, the building is to make way for modern structures and improvements. A new foundation has been built for the old colonial mansion, and to it the mover will take it.

Some time ago, when the site on which the homestead stands was purchased by a syndicate and the announcement was published of their intention to erect more modern houses, persons who interest themselves in such things became worried and started an agitation to save the old home. It was unnecessary, however, preparations were at once begun to find a suitable site to which to move it. After the report of the intention to move the house, another was issued in which the new site was mentioned, and those who objected were mollified. In selecting a site near the Cortelyou Club property, those behind the movement have satisfied a public demand. The old mansion, with its impressive colonial pillars in front forming a veranda, was picturesque.

It was the pride of residents of Flatbush, for it suggested the good home life and excellent mode of living in the days before the Revolution. It was along the lines of homes erected in Dutch-Colonial days, and was regarded as a fine piece of architecture. In showing the places of interest to tourists who find much to see in this historical part of the borcugh, guides never forgot to point with pride to the homestead of the patriotic Cortelyous, a descendant of whom is now in the Cabinet of President Roosevelt. The operation of shifting the house has aroused unusual interest among the residents, particularly the old-timers, who have grave fears that some serious accident may happen to the homestead in its course southward. The movers, however, declare there is no 'fear of serious consequences, as the "job" is regarded as an easy one, and think the house has withstood the elements SO well that it will stand the "shock." More than a hundred aged residents who have lived in Flatbush for many years viewed the spectacle of the beautiful house on its rollers to-day, and hundreds in passing cars were interested.

Peter Schoonmaker, the oldest living resident of Flatbush to-day, who is now in a feeble condition, is able to look from his window and see the movers at work. Mr. Schoonmaker is far advanced in the eighties, and with his family around him takes delight in relating stories of the Cortelyous, and of the Livingstones, who were the more recent occupants of the house. Mr. Schoonmaker is too ill to see visitors, but through his family he has made it known that he is witnessing the change in the mansion's locality with considerable interest, and some degree of regret.

The mansion was located alongside the Schoonmaker homestead. BLACKJACKED AND ROBBED Brooklyn Man Encountered Highwaymen in Richmond Hill Was Robbed of Watch and Ring, Valued at $210; $5 in Cash and His Shoes. Shortly after midnight this morning, Joseph Maurer, 19 years old, of 1214 Gates avenue, Brooklyn, while waiting for a Cypress Hills trolley car at Jamaica and Magnolia avenues, Richmond Hill, was attacked and robbed by two highwaymen. Maurer, who is strong and athletic, put a desperate fight until he was laid up low by one of the men, who struck him on the head with a blackjack. While Maurer was lying unconscious in the roadway, his assailants secured his diamond ring, valued at $120; a gold watch and chain, valued at about $90 and $5 in cash.

They also removed his patent leather shoes, and it is believed they intended taking his other clothing but were frightened off in some manner. The robbers left Maurer lying unconscious across the westbound car tracks. Charles Hack, a milkman, starting out on his route, found unconscious young man and probably saved him from freezing to death. Maurer was bleeding freely from wounds of the scalp, nose and lip and his clothing was torn in several places, indicating a desperate battle with the two highwaymen before he was finally overpowered. Hack dashed water into Maurer's face and rubbed his hands and arms briskly.

The young man revived sufficiently under this treatment to be able to give an account of himself. He said he had beeu visiting at the home of his sweetheart, Miss Madeline Wassman, at Lester avenue, near Magnolia avenue, and left there to go home a little after midnight. He declared that he had just missed a Cypress Hills car and was waiting for another one. While he was slowly walking up and down, in order to keep warm, he noticed two men coming down the avenue from the direction of Jamaica. One of them had his coat collar turned up SO as to partially hide his face, it appeared, while the other had his soft black felt hat pulled down well over his eyes.

As the two men came near to Maurer they walked more slowly, as though they intended to wait for the next car at the corner. Just as they passed Maurer the strangers sprang suddenly upon him, one grasping him from behind and the other striking him a stinging blow on the side of the face with his fist. For several minutes Maurer fought his assailants. Then one of the highwaymen pulled a blackjack out of his pocket and proceeded to rain blows on Maurer's face and head. After that Maurer remembered no more until he was picked up by the milkman.

Hack helped Maurer into his wagon and drove him to the Wassman home, on Lester avenue. Miss Wassman became hysterical when her sweetheart was brought into her home, but soon calmed down and rendered first aid, with other members of the family, until the arrival of Ambulance Surgeon Schneble from St. Mary's Hospital. After his wounds were dressed, Maurer left for his home in Brooklyn. Maurer told Detectives Edelmann and Hussy, of the Richmond Hill precinct, that he believed he recognized one of his assailants, whose name he gave the officers.

but could not say what was his address, knowing only that he once lived in Brooklyn. The other man, Maurer says, was a stranger to him. The police expect soon to make an arrest in the case. The spot where Maurer was held un is in the outskirts of Richmond Hill, near Jamaica, and is a particularly lonely one late at night. CHRISTMAS TREES ARE SCARCE THIS YEAR Prices, in Consequence, Are at Least 50 Per Cent.

Higher Than Last, SAY WALLABOUT MARKET MEN Some Think President Roosevelt's Warning of Forest Denudation Responsible. The Brooklyn father who starts out this year to buy his little ones a Christmas tree will find that he has to pay at least one-third more than he paid for the same kind of tree last year. There is a noticeable shortage in the Christmas tree market, which some dealers say the public utterances of President Roosevelt, who has strongly urged Congress to enact laws that will prevent the cutting down of forest trees. The man who remembers the plentiful Tr supply of Christmas trees at the holiday season last year be struck by their scarcity now. Dozens of merchants who handled them last Christmas have been unable, to dealers obtain who a try supply to get this trees year, from and the big dealers find that they have to pay $1.50 for trees that cost.

them 75 cents or $1 now. Merchants in the Wallabout Market were commenting to-day on the scarcity of Christmas trees. "I do not know whether the fight for the preservation of the forests on the part of President Roosevelt has anything to do with it or not," said Julius Lippmann, "but I do know that there is a shortage of 130 carloads of trees this year an and many dealers are finding it impossible to get trees at all. "My explanation of this situation is that there was an over-supply of Christmas trees last year. In 1907, a great many dealers who had not previously handled Christmas trees went into the business, and as a result the market was flooded with trees and we had to sell them for what we could get.

This caused many merchants to be fearful of not being able to dispose of their trees and they did not send in orders; consequently there were not so many trees cut in the Maine woods. All of the trees that we get here come from the Maine woods. "I remember one Christmas six years ago." said Mr. Lippman, reminiscently, "when I was the only dealer in Brooklyn who had a supply of trees on hand. Maybe I didn't sell them! Why, they went like hot cakes.

For many trees I received $10, and I remember selling one to a man from the Navy Yard for $12. He kicked like a steer about paying it, but finally came around." Other dealers in the market expressed themselves similarly. Joseph said he only had about half as many trees on hand this year as last. "I think that President Roosevelt's message must have had considerable effect," said Mr. Tuck.

"I can't account for it in any other way. It is true that times are very hard, but I don't believe that is the cause of the shortage, because those who have families will buy Christmas trees if they have to cut down on other expenses. Trees are so very scarce that we have to ask more for them than at Christmas a year "We are getting much better prices for trees this Christmas than last," said L. W. Goetschus.

'I am receiving $1.50 for trees that I formerly sold for 75 cents and $1." The great scarcity of trees is causing Brooklyn dealers to wonder if the beautiful custom of decorating trees for the edification of the children will not be a thing of the past in the next few years, unless parents resort to artificial trees. "I really believe it is coming to this," said John Tesso, a dealer on Myrtle avenue. "It Congress passes laws to prevent. the cutting down of forest trees, it will be impossible to obtain them, because the only place we can get them from now is Maine and the supply seems to be getting smaller each year." believe that within two years there will not be a. Christmas tree for sale in Brooklyn," was the statement of Re Brothers of 257 Myrtle avenue.

"The cheapest tree we have for sale is 75 cents. We are having so much trouble getting trees that we are forced to sell the same tree we would have sold last year for $1.50 for $2.50 now." James Weir Sons of Fulton and Pierrepont streets. who sell as many Christmas trees as any other Brooklyn dealer, are more optimistic. They are selling trees from 25 cents up to $30 and say there is no falling off in trade or trouble in getting trees. "We have just as many trees on hand as last year," said Mr.

Weir, "and we are getting practically the same prices. Today We sent out 100 trees." Nearly all of the Christmas trees come from Maine and I think the trouble with some dealers is that they did not send in their orders in time. We ordered our trees months ago and have about 300 on hand." CORONA BOY NEAR DEATH. Buried Under a Mass of Sand and Dug Out Just in Time: There was an exciting rescue at Corona yesterday afternoon, when three men dug out of a caved-in sand -bank 14-year-old Tony Tromital of 119 Locust street. The boy was almost unconscious when rescued and in a few minutes more would have died.

He was on his way home from Sunday school, and went too near the place where workmen have been excavating sand, on Grand avenue, near Mulberry street. The sand had been dug out from under the ton of the bank, leaving all overhanging ledge of soft, sandy soil. The boy stepped on the brink of the ledge, and in another moment the earth gave way and he was buried under a mass of sand. Fortunately, another boy, Frederick Pfemuller of 46 Poplar street, Corona, happened to see Tromital go down, and without losing any time he ran to a nearby store and informed several men what had occurred. Hastily equipping themselves with shovels, Louis W.

Turk, James J. Andrews and Herman Stelling ran to the scene and began to dig energetically at the point where the boy was said to be buried. In a few minutes they came across the little chap, who was nearly suffcated. He was soon revived, however, and removed to his home. The rescue created a lot of excitement in the neighborhood, especially on the part of the anxious parents who were not at first sure of the identity of the victim of the cave-in.

HAD EPILEPTIC ATTACK. While walking along Fifty-first street near Sixth avenue this morning, George Thorman, 30 years ofd, of Seventh avenue and Fifty -first street was taken suddenly ill and fell the street. Ambulance Surgeon Horne of the Norwegian Hospital, who attended the man, said he was suffering from epilepsy. SUICIDE IN FLORIDA. Jacksonville, Dec.

20-A welldressed man, supposed to be R. A. Martin of New York City, committed suicide in front of 711 Davis street here to-day. The identity of the suicide was learned a from a key ring found by the police. Martin was stopping at a local hotel, and no motive is ascribed for the deed, BILLS NOW TAKING FORM ON DIRECT NOMINATIONS Regular Organization's Committee to Submit a Rough Draft on Saturday.

YOUNG REPUBLICANS WORKING Their Bill Is Likely to Show Radical Differences From That of the Regulars, On Saturday of this week the regular Republican organization committee on direct nominations will make its first revport and will submit the 'rough draft of the bill which will be introduced at Albany. At that time the young Republicans and any others who may have ideas or suggestions regarding the details of the bill will be invited to co-operate in preparing the bill in its final form. It is hoped that the bill can be drawn in a manner to satisfy everybody, but it events should prove this impossible, it is probable that the Young Republicans will prepare a bill of their own and the points at issue will have to be threshed out before the legislative committees. There are two tentative proposals advanced, one by the regulars and the other by the Young Republicans, and it is only a compromise, with substantial concessions by both sides that there is any hope of uniting on one bill. The present organization attitude would produce a bill substantially the same as the Prentiss bill of last year, providing an official primary ballot, with candiddates for all offices, including those ot district organizations in separate umns or groups, designated as to make it clear on the ballot which group A had the indorsement of the regular The Prentiss bill was passed by the legislature but was vetoed by Governor Hughes.

It is said that the Governor's only reason for vetoing the bill was the provision for the designation of the groups of candidates as regular and irregular. The position of the Young Republicans is that there is need of a revision of the entire primary law to make it apply to the whole state and to place all primaries on a uniform basis. The Young Republicans wish to make the election district the unit of the primary system, as it is to-day in Brooklyn. This, they say, would do away with all the difficulties which would arise in counties like New York, where the assembly district is the unit, from the application of a direct primary system. These diffculties have to do with the election of district committees.

It has been pointed out by Herbert Parsons and others that -it would take a voter an hour or two to select 120 men for his assembly district committee from a list arranged alphabetically. This is admitted to be a real difficulty where the Assembly District is the unit, but not where the election district of 500 enrolled voters or fewer is made the unit. It is believed that the committee of the gu'ar organization will insist on the grov Eng of candidates for the district organization, but may be persuaded to consent to the alphabetical arrangement of candidates for public office. This concession is, however, by no means certiin. It is believed that the Young Republicans may be persuaded to consent for this year to the abandonment of their scheme for wholesale revision of the Primary Law and to the grouping under some form of designation of the candidates for district or organization.

It is considered certain, however, that the young Republicans will withhold their support from any bill which provides for labeling candidates for public office on the official primary ballot as regular and irregular. Rather than do this, they assert, they would have a double official ballot, if necessary, one part of which concerns itself with the district organization and, the other with candidates fut public office. It is said on high authority that ernro Hughes believes with the Young Republicans that an official primary ballot on which all candidates were labeled regular or irregular would be very small gain over the present system. Another bill which is attracting a good deal of attention locally is the old age pension bill, introduced for the past two sessions by Assemblyman George Voss. Voss is backed by Billy Madden.

the Independence League leader of the Ninth Assembly District, who caused his organization to indorse Voss this fall solely this issue. Voss' Increased plurality on in the district is attributed largely tO the support which he has elicited on this bill. the same bill introduced the Massachusetts legislathis winter, and a determined fight ture both in Albany and Boswill be. ton, to get the measure through. LOOTED DENTIST'S HOUSE.

Carried Off Their "Swag" in Burglars Two Dress Suit Cases, Said Neighbor. Dr. Charles C. Limbarth, a denWhen tist of 309 Gates avenue, returned to his last night, after a walk with his home he found that burglars had forced wife, an entrance and made off with a great things of value, including considmany erable dentist's gold, used for filling teeth. Mr.

and Mrs. Limbarth discovered that house had been looted from top to the bottom, and the doctor notified the police. It was about 5 o'clock in the evening when the dentist and his wife left the house. It was about three hours later when they returned. An hour or so before their return a neighbor saw two leave the house carrying dress suit men cases.

She supposed that they were either relations or servants of the doctor. WORKMAN WAS DROWNED. While at work late Saturday night on lighter No. 241, owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and docked at the foot of Forty -third street, William C. Phipps of 363 South Fifth street fell overboard and was drowned.

A deckhand heard a cry for help as the man fell, but when he reached the rail the man had disappeared. The body has not yet been found. Phipps was 30 years old and unmarried. INDEX To Classified Advertisements in Today's Eagle. Classifcation.

Page. Amusements Auction Sales Automobiles 10 Borough Notices ..11 Business Oppor'ues Business 6 Clairvoyants Coastwise Corp. Notices Death Dissolution Notices Dividends 12 Election 1: Financial For 10 Furnished 10 Help Wanted 10 Horses Carriages.11 Hotels 11 In Memoriam 14 Instruction 11 Supplement. SPECIAL ADVE A cO TRADE EARL A BUY BY THE MARRY DIED. from than HigThe could of Swanlaw- redis- no Store Open Evenings Until Xmas Everything in Silver Sterling and Plate The MERIDEN Silversmiths (International Silver Successor.) 218 FIFTH Madison Square The Seats in the CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, Hancock Brooklyn, will be publicly rented for the year 1909, on Monday evening, December 21, commencing at 7:30 o'clock.

No postponement on account of the weather. Possession January 3d. Each pew has a fixed valuation, and the choice of all in the House is offered to the highest bidder. The Church will be opened on the evenings of December 22d and 23d (Tuesday Wednesday) to rent such pews and sittings as remain undisposed of. BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES.

ELECTRIC OR VACUUM CARPET CLEANING THE EAGLE WAREHOUSE Tel. 4169 STORAGE Main. 28 to44 FULTON ST. LOST AND FOUND. LOST, FOX HOUND; very long ears, black and tan marks; reward.

166 Eighth st, South Brooklyn, LOST -A LOCKET. with a Masonic emblem. 950 Will St. give Mark's reward if returned to HAMILTON, av. 21-2 LOST--Diamond EARRING: Seventh av car, Hotel Montague, Loser's; suitable reward.

E. H. BRANCH. 451 Sixth st. LOST.

Masonic watch CHARM, set with diamonds. Suitable reward will be paid on its return to C. W. SMITH, 393 Lewis av. Brooklyn.

LOST--Sunday night, between Pacific st. Fourth av and Park place. Flatbush av. fur COLLAR; suitable reward. Return to ANGELINE DAYTON, 706 Sterling place.

LOST. on Clarendon road. between Flatbush and Nostrand ave, a lady's gold Waltham make; initials. T. WATCH; Reward.

Mrs. J. FLOOD. 556 East Thirty st. 20-2 LOST.

SCARF PIN, sapphire, clustered with diamonds, somewhere between residence, 903 Greene av, and 915 President st. on Reid av or Halsey st car. or Vanderbilt av car; ward. 903 Greene av. LOST--On Sunday evening, about 10:30.

on Cypress Hills train, on way to Cypress Hills, a 14-K WATCH; C. S. Bartlett movement; gentlemen's: liberal reward. Communicate with Box 6, Eagle office. POLICE ARRESTED SEVEN.

Saloon Men Accused in Fifth Avenue Court of Breaking Law. Excise conditions in South Brooklyn yesterday showed some improvement and most of the saloons were closed tight. The police, however, made seven arrests during the All the cases taken Fifth avenue court, and adwere journed for a a a hearing later in the month by Magistrate Furlong. Those arrested were: David Moran, proprietor at 421 Seventh avenue; Joseph Fitzgerald, bartender at 552 Third avenue; Henry Wendell, bartender at 461 Fifth avenue; Michael Behan, bartender at avenue and Twenty-third street; William H. Russell, proprietor at 962 Fourth avenue; Fred Anderson, bartender at 4922 Fifth avenue; and Peter Mulvey, proprietor at 337 Seventh avenue.

PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR BIDS AND ESTIMATES FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. The person or persons making a bid or mate for any service, work.

materials or supplies for The City of New York, or for any of its departments, bureaus or offices shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, indorsed with the title of the supplles, materials, work or service for which the bid or estimate Is made, with his or their name or names the date of the presentation to the President or Board or to the head of the department at his or its office, on or before the date and hour named in the advertisement for the same, at which time and place the estimates received will be publicly opened by the President or Board or head of said Cepartment and read, and the award of the contract made according to law as soon thereafter as practicable. Each bid or estimate shall contain the name and place of residence of the person making the same, the names of all persons interested with him therein, and if no other person be 90 Interested, it shall distinctly state that fact: also that it 1g made without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same purpose and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud, and that no member of the Board of Aldermen, head of department, chief of bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or other officer of The City of New York is, shall be or become interested, directly or indirectly, as contracting party, partner, shareholder, surety or otherwise. in or in the performance of the contract. or in the supplies, work or business to which ft relates, or in any portion of the profits thereof. The bid or estimate must be verifled by the oath, in writing, of the party or parties making the estimate that several matters stated therein are in all respects true.

Each bid or estimate will be accompanied by the consent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in The City of New York, or of a guaranty or surety company duly authorized by law to act as surety, and shall contain the matter set forth in the blank form mentioned below. No bid or estimate will be considered unless condition precedent to the reception or consideration of any proposal it be accompanied by a certified check upon one of the state or national banks of The City of New York, drawn the to the order of of five the comptroller, or money to amount per centum of the amount of the bond required. as provided In Section 420 of the Greater New York Charter. The certifted check or money should not be inclosed in the envelope containing the bid or estimate, but should be either inclosed in a separate envelope addressed to the head of the department, president the or board, or mitted personally, upon presentation of the bid or estimate. For particulars as to the quantity and qualIty of the supplies or the nature and extent of the work, reference must be made to (the specifications, schedules, plans.

on Ale in the said office of the president, board or department. No bid shall be accepted from or contract awarded to any person who is in arrears to The City vi New York upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise. upon any obligation to the city. The contracts must be bid for separately. The right is reserved in each case to reject all bids or estimates if it be deemed to be for the Interest of the city to to do.

Bidders will write out the amount of their bids or estimates in addition to Inserting the same in figures. Bidders are requested to make their bids or estimates upon the blank forms prepared and furnished by the city, a copy of which, 'with the proper envelope in which to inclose the bid, together with specifications, a copy in of the the form contract, including approved by the Corporation Counsel, can be obtained upon application therefor at the office In the partment for which the work is to be done. Plate of drawings of construction work may also be seen there. Classification. Page.

Lefal Lost Found. Man. Marriages 14 Miscellaneous. Musical Instruction 11 New Pubs 6 steamships 11 Proposals Public Railronds 11 R. E.

at 10 Loans 10 Situations Wanted. 10 Special Ads 14 Special 11 Steamboats 11 To Let-For Sale 10-11 Travel 11 10.