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FRIDAY. MARCH 29, 1912. 28 PAGES. THREE CENTS. THE WHITE FRIDAY.

HiriTnninrn inuiiinr MODERN 'DARIUS GREEN' SUES M0RGENSTERN BOY IS DEAD. PROTECTS WOMAN 10 TO PROBE COAL PRICES; ASP.S.GOMH HOI rniULQ HUVHI1UL vx A housewives despair (VJ ft liBtalJB! mm Ir niusi ,1 CONFIRMED BY SENATE Cullen Votes Against Him and Says Faithful Party Worker Should Have Been Re- warded. OTHER BROOKLYN MEN IN LINE But Protest by Indirection Against Governor's Selection. Olmsted Likely to Hold Over. 1 (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, March 29 George S.

Williams of Brooklyn was nominated by Governor DIx tor Public Service Commissioner In the First District this afternoon, to succeed William McCarroll. He was Immediately thereafter confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 27 to 20. The Governor selection was an nounced exclusively in The Eagle on Tuesday. Senator Thomas H. Cullen of Brooklyn was the only Democrat to vote against Williams.

Senator Eugene M. Travis, Republican, in whose district Williams resides, also voted against his confirma tion. Mr. Williams succeeds Commissioner William McCarroll, Republican, of Brooklyn, whoae term expired on Febru sry 1 of this year. The new CommiS' doner has been counsel to the State Con aervation Commission since last year at a salary of 17,000 per year.

He has drawn most of the bills carrying out the policy of Governor Dlx regarding the con servation of State resources. As Public Service Commissioner he will receive a salary of $15,000 a year, and he will serve tor a five-year term. Mr. Williams is the chairman of the Law Committee of the Kings County Democratic General Committee, having been named for that position when the "harmony" committee completed its reorganization of the party and John McCooey was made leader. Mr.

Williams took prominent part in the reorganization ot the party at that time. Before that he bad been the chairman of the ('Kings County Democratio Party" Which opposed the leadership of the late Sen tor Patrick H. McCarren. After the clerk ot the Senate had read th name ot Mr, Williams, Senator Robert F. Wagner, the Democratio leader, moved the Immediate confirmation ot the nomination.

Senator Brackett, the Re-publ'ica nleader, arose and protested against the replacing of Commissioner McCarroll. He did not attack Mr. but he said It was "an Indecent thing" to remove McCarroll after he had served acceptably for several years. Brackett stated that the naming of Williams showed that Governor Dix's "declaration of Independency of Tammany Hall" was Bhort lived and predicted that before the day was over the name of Herbert Bissell of Buffalo would be confirmed by the Democrats who rejected him for up-State Pub'ic Service Commissioner two weeks' ago. Brackett claimed thai the Governor and Democratic machine had entered into a deal over the appointment and then sat down.

The roll call started at once. Senator Cullen was the first Brooklyn member to vote. Cullen voted against Williams. Afterward In a brief statement explaining his vote, Senator Cullen said to The Eagle correspondent: Cullen Believes Men Are Well Qualified for, the Position. "I have nothing against the personality or the character of Mr I believe, however, that we have men in the Democratic organization In Kings County very well qualified for the position.

As far as Mr. Williams and the Democratic organization is concerned I have not much knowledge of Mr. Williams' Democracy except that I know he was arrayed against the organization until recently when be was auDointed counsel to it Wound Inflicted by Youth at Picture Show Proves Fatal. Louis Morgenstern, 17 years of age, liv ing at 286 South street, died at 7-o'clock this morning, in the Williamsburg Hospital, from the effects of a bullet wound be received in the abdomen on Sunday afternoon. Morgensteln was at a moving picture show, at 301 Grand street, when he was shot by Louis Salklu.

18 years old, of 311 soutn Fifth Btreet. Salkln Is a son or the proprietor of the theater, and was arrested at his home on Monday. He was takeu to the Manhattan avenue police court where Is is awaiting trial on a charge of manslaughter. As yet, no motive has been discovered. B0DY0FHICHB0RN IN BOSTON Will Be Placed Beside Late Ad miral's Grave.

Boston, March' 29 The body of Philip S. Hichborn, the Washington lawyer, who committed suicide last Wednesday because ot despondency over domestic troubles, arrived here today from Washington for burial. The aged mother of the suicide and P. S. Pearsall, a brother-in-law accompanied the body.

Interment was planned for later in the day In Mount Auburn Cemetery, beside the grave of his father, the lute Rear-Admlral Hichborn. PROF, HOOPER EXPLAINS He Doesn't Really Think Brooklyn Is a Ten Cent Town, After All. Professor Franklin W. Hooper, director of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, denied today that be had characterized Brooklyn as a ten-cent town In the meeting on the proposed Brooklyn University, held at the University Club last night. "The situation waB this," said the professor today: "1 bad urged that the members of the University Club give $50 or more each tho new university, the money to be paid in every Instance at the convenience of the giver.

It was In my mind that in many cases the money would not be paid for un indefinite period, or needed at once. The vole was takeu ou the proposal and I was defeated. "Some of my own associates thought that my view would ineun a hardship for members of the club. I did not feel that way at all. But I was not angered.

"I said almost Jocosely, 'there you go making Brooklyn a ten-cent Professor Hooper, after thinking the matter over for a night is still of the opinion today that the members of the club could give as much as $50 apiece, over a long period, without hurting them selves. But he will not press the point and does not tbink It should be pressed against objection. He was asked if aside from his state ment of last night he thought Brooklyn a ten-cent town. He replied: "Brooklyn supports public institutions well. It supports the Institute and the Museum and the Polytechnic and the Youna Women's Christian Association sod i think there are that her public spirit is growing and not decreas ing, or course it Is a fact that Brook lynites Btill go to Manhattan for enter tainment, for plays and operas, that they can hear as well In Brooklyn for less money.

I do not think Brooklyn a ten cent town, although It Is, as you know, a common statement that there are many ten-cent amusements and amusement places In Brooklyn." WHISTLES FOR WOMEN AGENTS B. R. T. Equips Its Fair Employees With One Means of Protection. One hundred and fifty police whistles have been issued to the women agents on the elevated stations of the B.

R. T. that they may summon aid in case of threatened holdups. The whistles are to take the place of revolvers, which the company does not think the women should be allowed to carry. "Combine a woman, a gun and an excited pas3tnge" whom she might take for a holdup man and you can't tell what might happen," seems to be the view of the company.

Even the women, some of them, look with affright on such a dangerous thing as a really, truly revolver. Bold, bad men Intimated that the women had asked to be allowed to carry revolvers. But tho officials and the women made immediate denial. The women were particularly emphatic. It seems that there are no suffragettes on the system.

"Guns?" cried one. "Horrid! They're worse than holdups, mice and men." Then the company suggested whistles the Bhrlll kind, you understand, Just like a real traffic guardian uses. There was a cheer of Joy. Great! So in every station where there Is a woman ugent there is also a whistle, and the mean, naughty burglar man that dares well, he'd better look out, that's all. The 150 whistles will scare "holdups," and, what the women consider generally Important, mice, too.

EXPLOSION IN DIVISION AVE. Manhole Cover Blown Skyward. Small Panic Fire in Grocery. The short-circuiting of an electric light wire In the conduit of the Edison Electric Light Company, In Division avenue, early this morning, caused an explosion that sounded like an earthquake. There is great excitement in the neighborhood anj the police of the Clymer street station had difficulty In calming the residents, who had rushed from their houses at tlie sound of the explosion.

The manhole cover nearest the point of explosion was sent soaring skyward ami finally fell not far from Its original position, being smashed Into small pieces. Almost directly opposite the point where the short-circuiting occurred is the grocery store of Isidore Bernstein, at 163 Division avenue. A fire started in the cellar at the time of the explosion. and It soon gained much headway among the empty boxes. Before the engines arrived, the smoke from the cellar fire had penetrated apartments above the grocery Btore and the tenants were thus doubly frightened.

Across the street from the grocery store is the Clymer street police station. Lieutenant John Rooney was on duty ot the time, and the explosion nearly threw him from his seat. Detective Relf was asleep upstairs and when he heard the explosion, he hurriedly dressed and started to go down, but slipped and fell and cut his face and hands. The firemen made short work of fie flames and the loss was set at $50. This morning workmen of the Electric Linht Company were on the scene making re pairs sad adjusting losses.

Jensen Claims He Got Only Advice From Aviation Instructor. Paul Jensen ot Manhattan, having read the poem about "Darius Green and His Flying accounts of the doings of the Wrights, lists of prize money won by Curtis and others, decided that he would be an aviator. He also subscribed to an aviation magazine, bought a cap and pair of goggles and drew dut the $150 ho had In the bank. Not knowing how to fly he looked about for an instructor and found that there was an aviation school run by Frederick Schneider at Belmont Park. Jensen registered last August.

The tuition was to be $250. Jensen paid $150 in advance, the balance to be paid when he should be a regular aviator, which was to come to pass in six weeks, Jensen says. There was a hitch. Jensen attended "classes" regularly, but only received one lesson, but admits receiving some advice. The six weeks came and went, and Jensen was about as good an aviator as a blind mole.

He wanted his $150, Its size Increasing with the diminishing ot his ambition to fly. He sued. Judge Alexander Rosenthal, in the First District Municipal Court, awarded him The aviating pupil went up. then. He rose to a higher court, the Appellate branch of the Supreme now sitting in Brooklyn.

He hopes to win his but he has abandoned all Idea of flying. LE Rev. Carl Jaeger Claims He Has Restored Eight Vic-tims to Health. PRAYER FIRST ESSENTIAL Then Comes Creation of an Appetite, Only Certain Poods Are Al-i lowed Patients. The Rev.

Carl J. Jaeger, pastor of the Ebenezer German Presbyterian Church, located at Stockholm street and Nicholas avenue, has started an innovation in church circles by establishing within hie parish a special department for the prevention and cure of consumption and has, since February II last, succeeded. It Is claimed, In effecting the cure of eight ot his parishioners whose physical condition as a result of tuberculosis bad placed some of them as near death's door as they ever will be. Mr. Jaeger is most enthusiastic In his new field at activity.

His method of cure Is based on a careful study oi the things that bring about disease, He has been a student of' the constructive principle ct nature for over a quarter of a century and is giving his parishioners the benefit of his studies free of charge. When seen at his home this morning the Rev. Mr. Jaeger was somewhat reluctant to talk on his hobby, saying that when he had completed his methods of cure and prevention he would be willing to give the entire community the benefit of it. He said he can effect a cure in any case if the patient, no matter how far gone, will comply with his directions.

He says that if people only obey the natural laws they will remain in perfect health. Sanity of the body, soul and mind is what is necessary. All of these must work in perfect harmony to insure this sanity. Mr. Jaeger said that when an afflicted man comes to him he first prays with him and tries to cleanse his soul.

After this the other two details are attended to. Pastor Jaeger maintains that If his rules for dieting and regulation of the habits of life are carried out there is little or no possibility of the patient failing to recuperate. He says that every consumptive Is suffering from starvation caused by loss of appetite. Working on this hypothesis, he started out to find some means to create an appetite for his patients and recommends a certain form of tea. After the appetite is sharpened Pastor Jaeger prescribes certain fooda for each meal.

Here again he shows the result of careful study of food value. He has an assistant In Dr. Kenneth Guthrie of 330 Schermerhorn street. SEEKS RAILROAD VALUATION Bill Favored by House Committee Expected to Receive Sup-port of Both Parties. Eagle Bureau, 608 Fourteenth Street.

Washington, March 29 A physical valuation of all railroads doing an interstate business Is provided for In a bill agreed upon In the House Committee on Interstate Commerce today. The measure will be known as the Adamson-Esch bill, and Is expected to have the Bupport of both Democrats and Republicans. The bill authorizes the luterstato Commerce Commission to make a careful appraisement of the actual value of all railroad properties, and provides that the work shall be begun within sixty days after the bill becomes a law. Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 may be expended. Progressives or Doin ponies coniena that no other one thing would go so far toward enabling the Interstate Commerce Commission effectively to regulate rates and supervise stock and bond Issues.

It is believed tnai me dim win pass. SMITH WILL SEARCH FUTILE. Lawyers of Widow Fail to Find An other Document in Existence. Attorneys for the widow of William Wtckham Smith, Fitch, Mott Grant, yesterduy obtained an order from Surrogate Ketcham permitting them to search a safe deposit box in the Equitable Safe Deposit vaults In Manhattan for a will other than the one filed for probate. which cuts off the emest daughter, Elsie Wickham Smith, with an annuity of $1,500 1 and leaves the balance of the $500,000 estate to Smith's second wife and her children.

1 It is said that no other will was found. The application for an order to search the deposit box for the will followed the appointment of Robert J. Mahon as special guardian for Elsie on a oetltlon In wnicn it was alleged that Smith had made a will subsequent to the one filed for probate, and which made much more ample provision for his eldest daughter. Mahon, the special guardian who is searching tor tnis later will, waa not notified of the search of the safe deposit box until today. FOR INVESTIGATION HERE May Refer Dollar Difference in Cost Here and in Manhattan to District Attorney.

1 EXPLANATION 0FTHE DEALERS Say Brooklyn Price Was Raised to $7.50 to Discourage Orders and to Save Supply. i COST OF COAL. In Manhattan, a Ion, lu Brooklyn, 7.ftO a tun. EXPLANATION. Manhattan denier "A combination rxUt in Brooklyn." Brooklyn lcnler "We are try-Inn to avoiil al fnnilne." The Brooklyn l.riiicne ha appointed a committee to Inveatlnatr.

The Brooklyn League decided last night to start an Investigation to determine wby coal Is selling in Manhattan for $6.60 a ton, while Brooklyn consumers have to pay $7.50 a ton. The executive commit-' tee of the league unanimously adopted the following resolution: "Resolved, That a committee of not less than three be appointed by the president to Inquire Into all matters relating to the present price of coal to the consumer In this city." A statement issued by the league Is follows: 1 "This committee expects to acquire considerable information regarding the subject and It probably would not hesitate to turn' over whatever Information may be secured to the District Attorney of Kings County, and there even was a disposition last night to call upon the District Attorney to make use ot his powers to determine whether there was a criminal combination among the coal dealers of Brooklyn unduly to boost prices. The actual action taken, however, waa concluded to be moderate, inasmuch as the executive committee (eels that at this time at least there must be no disposition to deal- ers, but merely to discover whether the rise Ih price Is entirely reasonable and based' on Just causes." No Doubt That Manhattan Dealers Are Selling Coal at Dollar Less Than Here. Inquiry among Manhattan coal dealers, today leaves no doubt that they are selling coal at a dollar a ton cheaper than Brooklyn deulers. Some of them say that they will not deliver It In Brooklyn, however.

Others say that they are not selling to new customers, but are merely serving old patrons at this figure. in addition the Manhattan dealers charge that a combination or "a gentlemen's agrtement" exists among the Brooklyn coal dealers, and that this Is responsible for the higher price here. This accusntton Is denied generally by local dealers. They say they raised the price to discourage buyers from ordering in large lots, fearing an exhaustion of the supply. Representatives of the Scranton and Lehigh Coal Corcjany and of the Tuttle Company declared today that they sre not trylns to gouge Brooklynites, but to protect them from a coal famine.

A member of one of the biggest coal firms of Brooklyn said: Explanation of the Brooklyn Dealers. "The people of Brooklyn started In to. buy us out at a time when It was Impossible for us to get burge deliveries and when no coal was coming In. The people were buying coal they did not need. Where there was' normally an order for five tons there would be a demend for twenty or twenty-five tons.

It was Impossible to meet the situation. The result was that the price was raised, not to get orders at a high fig ure and make money, but to discourage buying. Furthermore, the dealers in formed their customers that they should not buy more coal than they needed and that. If they did not, the Brooklyn supply could probably be strung along so as to meet the demand for many weeks. A serious Btrlke Is not expected, although a suspension in the coal fields is looked for.

The attitude of the Brooklyn dealers has been to safeguard such coal as Is on hand, and hold it tor the people who need It. The raise in price was dictated by the ordinary factors of supply and demand and is warranted." MINERS MAKE CONCESSION. Ask Only Increase of Five Cents and Shorter Hours Saturdays. Cleveland, March 20 As a means of preventing a strike In the bituminous coal fields the miners proposed to the operators today to abandon all the original union demands and to ask only for an Increase in pay of 5 cents a ton over the present scale, and for five hours on Saturdays Instead of eight. The operators will argue on the prop osition this afternoon with a prospect that an acceptance or rejection will be reached before night.

John P. White, president of the United Mine Workers of America, said before the conference that if the bituminous conference ended today in failure to agree the number or men who would quit Sun day midnight In both the anthracite and bituminous fields would approximate 500,000. The suspension which automatically will follow when the present wage scales expire, will not necessarily be a strike. a formal order or tne union policy com mittee and executive board will hare to be Issued before the suspension miy be termed a Btrtkp. If no wage egreetnents exist upon which to continue work It will not require a referendum vote of the union to tail a strike, he said.

It was said that If negotiations were broken off both sides could be brought, together at any time, the operators committee of thirty-two members regaining as a continuing body subject to oaii. Justice Crane Learns Extraordinary Facts and Suspends i Sentence, LUCKY DAY FOR C. J. CROMER. Defendant Was Found Guilty of Larceny by Jury That Was Unfamiliar With Details.

Because Charles J. Cromer of 677 Beck street, the Bronx, a caterer, refused to take advantage of serious allegations agalnat him involving the honor of a woman the woman who charged him with stealing $135 from her Supreme Court Justice Crane came very near setting aside a Jury's verdict finding Cromer guilty today. Instead, Justice Crane decided to suspend sentence upon Cromer and his doing so was taken as commending' the man for his silence. Cromer's wife, Regina, was In court during the somewhat sensational proceeding, and fainted as she reached the Cromer was a caterer for a private hotel at Sea Gate last summer. One ot the boarders there was Mrs.

Lola Ingram, whose husband wag traveling at the lime. Sometime in November. Mrs. Ingram had Cromer arrested on a charge of grand larceny. She claimed that Cromer had come to her room on the night of September 1 and had asked her to change two bills, one a $50 and the other a $100 bill.

She said she gave him $135, all she had, and be promised to come back with the two bills. He didn't, she said. Cromer was hold for the Grand Jury on the testimony of Mrs. Ingram and her sister-in-law. Miss Ethel Ingram.

He pleaded not guilty, and was tiled and found guilty ou Monday of grand larceny. On the witness stand Cromer merely denied that he had stolen the money, but said that Mrs. Ingram had loaned It to him. After he bad given his pedigree, Justice Crane sent him to Raymond Street Jail pending his Investigation ot the case and sentence. Today Cromer was brought down to 'Part of the Supreme Court before Justice Crane, and the latter then told him of the sensational result of his investigation, Mrs.

Cromer was in court, but Mrs. Ingram was not. Justice Crane said he had had a talk with Mrs. Cromer and with Ingram, the husband ot the complaining witness. He had learned, he said, that Mrs.

Cromer, about a month before Mrs. Ingram had charged her husband with theft, had brought an alienation suit for $15,000 damages against Mrs. Ingram, charging that she bad taken her husband away from her. The suit was brought In New York County. Lawyer Benjamin Locker appeared for Mrs.

Cromer and Lawyer Amy Wren for Mrs. Ingram, who. In the suit, had denied Mrs. Cromer's allegations. Justice Crane said he had then sent for the lawyers In the alienation suit.

Justice Crane Tells Why Jury Might Have Exonerated Defendant. When Crbme was called to the bar walked forward as though he 'expected to be sent to Sing Sing. "Cromer, If the Jury had learned all the facts In this case, that I have heard since their verdict was rendered," said Justice Crane, "I am satlBfled that their verdict rould have been different. And I arri going to tell them now." At this' Cromer looked up at the Judge, but he still maintained a stolid appearance. "I have learned," continued 'Justice Crane, "that an alienation suit was started by your wife against the complaining witness In this case at least thirty, days before the larceny charge was made by her against you, and that you were threatened with a divorce action In which your alleged relations with the complaining witness were to be set up as grounds for the action.

If you had told these facts to the Jury on your trial I doubt very much If you would have been convicted. "You took a long chance on going to prison by your silence. I am not passing upon the truth or falsity of the alienation action, but I do think that the Jury's verdict would not have been for conviction. Your friendship with this woman has got you into this trouble. The question now Is what to do with your case.

At the request of Mr. Ingram I have decided to suspend sentence upon you. Cromer was followed out of the court room by his wife, who promptly fainted. After she was revived sho and Cromer left the courthouse together, which was taken as an Intimation that the differ ences between the couple were to be healed and that a reconciliation would follow. When Mrs.

Ingram appeared as the complainant aealnst Cromer she gave as her address 506 Third street, Brooklyn HALF MILLION FOR STREETS. State Paving Repair Bill Means Big Contracts in Brooklyn. The bill authorizing the city to repair streets paved with non-permanent pavements at the city's expense passed the Legislature late yesterday and todny Public Works Commissioner Lewis H. Pounds announced that It would result In tho awarding of sn additional half million dollars worth of contracts for street repaying. Contracts amounting to more than a million dollars have already been let for the repair ot forty miles of Brooklyn streets and the half-million additional will bo awardod by July 1 for the repaying with asphalt or other permanent pavement twenty miles of streets throughout the borough now paved with cobblestones, granite and Belgium blocks and macadam.

Commissioner Pounds prophesied that this year would be a banner year In the mileage of repaired streets. The record of previous years has never exceeded fifty-three or fifty-four miles while by the end of next September Mr. Pounds expects to have completed sixty miles of repaying. JOHN T. NEILON'S FUNERAL.

Solemn Requiem Mass at Sacred Heart Church. The funeral aervices for John T. Ncllon, who died on Tuesday, were held this morning at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Clermont avenue, near Park avenue. a solemn requiem maBs was celebrated by the Rev. James E.

Sullivan, assisted by the Rev. Anthony Burke a and the Rev. JoBeph Burke as Burke as deacon, sub-dea con. A large aeiegation or the Brooklyn Lodge of fclks and members or other societies of which Mr. Nellon was a member, were In attendance.

POGGENBURG DEFEATED. Paris, March 23 Ferdinand Poggenburg, the American amateur champion billiard-1st, today lost his fourth game In the amateur billiard tournament for the championship of the world. He was defeated by Roudll of France, the score being 400 to 217. eef Costs Much More Than It Did; Price of Lamb Has Advanced Sensationally. 25 CENTS FOR PORTERHOUSE.

Lamb Chops Oft Loin Cost 26 Cents Now; Were 20 Last Week Wholesaler Predicts Drop Shortly, i Meat prices are Jumping upward in New York City, and retail butchers are making the claim that the movement Is being dictated by the big trusts that have been on trial and have been whitewashed In court. "The high cost of living will, become a bigger problem than ever now," said retailer today. "The housewife will find prices higher than before within a few months." On the other hand a local manager for a big meat concern, Edward Brunner, of the Schwarzschlld Sulzberger Company, scoffs at the allegation and says the high price is due to the natural order of things. All retail prices are up. Porterhouse steak that sold for 22 cents a pound last week Is 25 cents now.

Sirloin steak that sold for 19 cents Is 22 cents. Prime rib roasts are 2 cents higher than last week. Lamb has made a sensational advance In price. Lamb chops from the loin that sould for 20 cents last week are now Belling for 26 cents. In no store can lamb chops be bought for less than 24 or 25 cents.

Pork is up from cent to 1 cent. Pork loins that Bold for cents a fortnight ago now. sell for IS cents. Mr. Brunner said today: "The market has been advancing now for four weeks, due to the fact that an Insufficient quantity of meat has been coming In.

The quantity of beef shipped East during Lent is always under the normal. Beef goes up In consequence during every Lenten season. The farmers are holding the sheep for wool, and so lamb la advancing. Along about June, when the shearing season is over and the sheep are sent Into the market, the prices will go down." Retailers, however, do not take this view of the present Increases. They aay the big fellows in the West feel now that the immunity bath has been given them, that they can control prices Just about as they see fit.

They claim that there is a concerted movement to take advantage tff whatever ahortaae-really exists, nd they atate that the shortage would not exist if the big meat barons did not want it to exist. HILL NOT ANXIOUS TO LEAVE Will Remain Here If Citizens Build Him a Hotel to Replace Clarendon. John Hill, manager of the Clarendon Hotel, has been asked by a number of citizens in Newark to take up his residence In that city and manage a great new $1,250,000 hotel which Newark will build as part of her city planning movement. Mr. Hill Is not anxious to leave He has assured his friends here, Including members of the Brooklyn Committee on City Plan, that he would prefer to remain here and manage a big hotel.

The Clarendon is slated to go, if the plan for a Brooklyn Bridge plaza develop ment Is carried out. The widening of Washington street and the acquiring of property by the city, as suggested by Ed ward Bennett, the city plan architect, will mean the destruction of his hostelry, and Manager Hill Is considering the offer to go to Newark. He probably will leave Brooklyn unless a hotel of the Claren don's type is built. A suggestion was made at the meet ing of the executive committee of the city plan organization yesterday after noon that if the committee could induce a number of Brooklyn citizens to erect a building to take the place of the Clarendon Mr. Hll probably could be induced to remain here and manage it.

With a hotel project under way as one phase of borough development the committee could go before Controller Prendergast with an argument that the big hotel would be placed on land facing the proposed bridge plaza. What build ings are going up on this plaza is of special Interest to the controller today, because the method of distributing the cost for the Improvement will be determined by the character of the plaza de-vepolment. The Clarendon is owned by the Husted estate. The lease on the property has number of years to run yet, it Is stated, and that the city In acquiring the property would have to reimburse the lessee as well as to pay for the property itself. EGG WIRELESS FOR D.

CUPID. Western Girls Write Names on Shells and Brooklynites Reply. Even an egg may be the medium through which some men are enabled to partake of the bliss of married life. At least an incident occurred recently whereby the "hen fruit" acted in the capacity of a matrimonial agency. Frederick Dobson of 240 Jackson avenue and Joseph Mealer of 1481 Woodworth avenue are two bachelors employed In a restaurant on lower Broodway.

Several weeks ago the restauranteur received a consignment of eggs from the West. Dobson's attention was attracted by what appeared to be a message on the shell of one of the eggs. Neatly written around the equator of the egg was: "Miss Gull Gross, Belmont, 111." Dob-son revealed his discovery to Meader, who proceeded to surprise himself. In a few minutes his efforts were rewarded by tho finding of a similiarly opened egg. His embryo chicken was inscribed thus: "Miss Minnie Kellar.3, Bardsley, Ripley County.

Missouri." The two sent letters to the possible "husband hunters." Today they were each the recipient of a reply containing an appreciation of the recognition ex-tendon them, and a manifestation their surprise that the eggs should have traveled such a distance. At the bottom was a postscript, reading, i'noiogranb will follow." Senator Lorlmer appears this a.m. In his dazzling coat of whitewash. Ditto Senator Stephenson. The Beef Packers are brilliant in theirs.

Albany gleams In the snowy liquid and more is ready for the Primary fiasco. Not such a Black Friday after all. chiefly responsible for the excellent series of conservation bills which have come before us, without a flaw and solely In the Interest of the people ot the State." Senator Black then came Into the Senate Chamber and asked that his name be called. "On the last day of my term of this body," eaid Black, "nothing could give me greater pleasure than to vote for the confirmation ot Mr. Williams." The vote was then announced as 27 In favor ot Williams and 20 against, all the Republicans voting against him.

Mr. Williams was first suggested to Governor Dix, it is reported, by Conservation Commissioner James Fleming. The Governor had been working with Mr. Williams over ths; Conservation policy for months and he readily agreed to oonsider Mr, Williams among the candidates. The Governor has declared he would send in no other nomination In place of Herbert P.

Bissell. whose nomination was rejected by the Senate. It is not expected that he will change his position before the closing hour today and Mr. Olmstead will continue to hold office. BRANDT CASE TP THE SENATE Attorney General Carmody Recommends Investigation of Judicial Action.

Albany, March 29. Attorney-General Carmody in a statement to-day reoom-mends an Investigation by the Senate of charges ot alleged abuse or misuse of Judicial power in connection with the conviction and sentenoa of Folks E. Brandt, the former valet ot Mortimer I. Gohlff, No conspiracy Indictments were turned yesterday by the Grand Jury In Manhattan which for two months conducted an investigation to determine whether Folke E. Brandt was railroaded for thirty years on a charge of burglary in the home ot Mortimer L.

Schitt. Judge Crain of the Court of Special Sessions, Manhattan, refused to receive presentment from the Grand Jury which said that" Brandt was not found to be guilty of burglary by them, but that they found he was In the Schlff home for purposes ot grand larcency. Brandt, who was released from Dan- nemora prison on a writ of habeas corpus. Is out on bond and his future depends on the action of the Court of Appeals In the habeas corpus proceedings. Should this court sustain the writ Brandt will be entitled to a new trial.

Should the writ be dismissed he must return to prison and serve out his time unless he receives a pardon from the Governor. Governor Dlx has refused to pardon him. Mr. Mortimer L. Schlff upon being shown the presentment by the Grand Jury In the Brandt case to-day, said: 'I am of course delighted that the Grand Jury has once for all disposed of Brandt's lying tales and of the charges of conspiracy.

To my mind it has al ways been perfectly clear, and still Is, that the man committed burglary In the first degree and would have been con victed of that crime If he had stood trial. The main thing, however, Is that the long fight which my counsel and I have made for a full Investigation has been won and that Brandt is at last shown to the public to be the lying criminal that he is." SAYS SHE THREW THINGS. Brown Accuses Wife of Tossing: Crockery His Way. Supreme Court Justice Blackmar today decided that no number of affidavits would settle the differences between MrB. Mary Brown and her husband.

Edward J. Brown, employed In the Bureau of Buildings. The latter is defendant in a suit for a separation brought by his wife on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Brown is said to be thirteen years his wife's senior. Tbvy have four children.

"Thi3 Is a sad ending of a domestic life which started out so says Brown, In an affidavit submitted with the papers to Justice Blackmar. Brown also says that hi3 wife has assaulted him with a carving knife. "That was after," he adds, "she had thrown eight plates at me, all ot which I dodged. On two previous occasions she assaulted me with a fork and with a berry bowl, which struck me, leaving a sear." There had been a reconciliation, but a recent quarrel brought on the present suit. Justice Blackmar granted a small uiiiount of nllmony pending the determination of the action.

WOODRUFF SCORES ON KRACKE Aids in Passage of Bill Which Naval Officer Opposed. (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, March 29 Timothy L. Woodruff scored a victory over Naval Officer Kracke in the Assembly today when his efforts on behalf of the bill of Senator Black, creating two official referees in Kings County, was passed by the Assembly with ninety-one votes in its favor. Kracke was anxious to have the bill killed. Only three Brooklyn Assemblymen voted against the bill, Hoff.

Chilton and Bauznaf. me conservation committee. I believe 'IS tnat tno men wn0 are capable and have 'K served their party should be recognized." A Senator Cronin was the next Brooklyn jc puna io vote, as senator Black was out tol the senate chamber. Y'l am not personally acquainted with Mr. Williams," began Senator Cronin.

"I think he is not the kind of man to be appointed. believe that the man for the place should have some engineering ability, but as Mr. Williams comes from Brooklyn, I vote for his confirmation." Senator James F. O'Brien of East New York made a brief statement, explaining his vote, in which he protested by indirection against the naming of Will-lams. He said that he was hoping some one "not a lawyer" would be appointed, and particularly a man who lived in the outlying sections of Brooklyn and was well acquainted with the needs of the suburbs.

But he voted in the affirmative. Senator Felix Sanner and Senator Thomas C. Harden voted In favor of Mr. Williams, without comment. Senator Travis then arose and made the following remarks: "1 have been Inquiring during the last lew minutes among my fellow senators from Brooklyn about -Mr.

Williams. I find he Is very popular. First, one senator votes against him, then another makes a spech In which he says the man is not the sort to be appointed to the position, and another man says he was hoping a man with other qualifications should be appointed. I looked In the telephone book and I find that Mr. Williams does not care enough for Brooklyn to have his name in the 'phone directory.

We don't know where he lives. Two other senators from Brooklyn are silent about hiin. There is but one way for me to vote. I vote no." Wagner Rebukes Travis and Praises Williams. Senator Wagner followed this with a reply to Travis.

"His conceit as a defender of the people of Brooklyn Is remarkable." said Wagner. "Because he does not know Mr. Williams, therefore Williams must be unknown, argues the senator. Mr. Williams Is one of the ablest lawyers in Brooklyn, and he has been for a long time Interested in public matters relating particularly to the Borough of Brooklyn.

His work for the Conservation Commission has been worthy of the highest praise. The conservation commissioners tell me t''t he Is the ablest man they could have secured for the office of counsel, and that ability has been.