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MAS 12 1314 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE THE WEATHER. Unsettled tonight lid on Thursday; probably snow. Complete Stock Market FOUR O'CLOCK. Telaa NEH YORK CITY. WEDNESDAY.

MAltCH J1. 20 PACKS. TIIHEK CENTS. PRECAUTION JUSTICE BURR, WHO DEFENDS Dl'DD CUT IIIEiHIlV i I REMEMBER MARCH 12. TWENTY-SIX YEARS AGO DECKER, IN ROW OVER PHONE CO.APPRAISAL, QUITS CHAIRMANSHIP SAYS SISTER BURNED, HIS FATHER'S WILL' Philip Ceyer Wants to Know What Became of 000 Estate.

MUSEUM'S NUDE ART SHOCKS TAXPAYERS Vanderveer Park Citizens Aghast at Exhibit at Brooklyn Institute. DRAPERY MIGHT PACIFY Anyway, They Have Appealed Professor Hooper and May Carry Kick to Mayor, Brooklyn's morals nre to be reformed. It is only a few weeks since Brooklyn wilted under a staggering short-arm blow, delivered by the Rev. Dr. Navy McGoe Waters, In his famous "vesti- bu'e-of-hell" speech, but a second and still more crushing blow fell last night, when the Vanderveer Park Tax Pavers Association Joined in a long nnd audible shudder over the "Immoral, inde cent and corrupting statuary exposed frightfully exposed in the Brooklyn in stitute of Arts and Sciences.

lite only cheering feature of last night's meeting is to be found In the fact that the members of the association rose nobly to the impressive utterances of Mr. Knelling, who exposed the awful condition of things at the Institute, and determined to stand together as one man, to stamp out these Wils with what shall we Bay? the relentless hand of mailed purity. In justice to the association, perhaps, the above expressions should be unurawn cnaln-armor is at best a.t open-work affair, and the similo would doubtless be more accurate, if we bald, "draped purity." That a desperato stand is to be made against the forces of vice and immorality is proven by the tact that a dele gation will appear today before the trustees ot the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences to demand that such exhibitions of "vulgar and immoral' art as are to be observed in the instl tute Museum be eliminated from the collection shown. Moreover, the dele gation will have the power, as a civic association, to take the matter up directly wuli Mayor Mitchel, If Professor Hooper and the trustees refuse to lemove the statuary and paintings com plained of. in fact, they have al ready received power to go to New lork and tell the Mayor all about these evils.

The call to battle which roused the Vandorveer Park Association to the frightful peril which lurks behind the complete and "shocking nudity" of many of the statues and paintings in the Institute Museum, was sounded by Mr. Knelling in tho following impressive words "Some of the statuary exhibited in the Institute mav be classed na art. but if that Is true, then certainly some limitation snould be placed, on art Although a saint by no means. bundled at the exhibitions of nude pa.utlngs and statuarv suggestive In the extreme, exhibited In full view of young children of 17 and 18. I will most certainly refuse to allow any child of mine to enter the building, which, if conducted privately, would be raided as a disorderly house." Mr.

Knelllng'a courageous statement received Instant support from the loyal taxpayers. One of the members leaped to his feet and denounced, not only the Brooklyn Institute, but Erasmus Hall, where, to Judge from his dnscrtn- tlon, indecent statuary fairly clogs the nauway, aauy profaning the pure. younic nuna oi innocent vmitnn maidens." Isaac Stelnberger Joined in the d. lense or Brooklyn ill lured virtue to these things at thn In stltute," cried Mr. Stelnberger, 'Sep tember Morn' Is an examoln of tin tainted purity, fit to bo hun- on the wans or a funnay school room." Assistant United States District At, torney iteunen Wilson waa enuallv zealous In his desire to aid thn rn or innocence.

There is Immoral art." waa his rftn turn, "and it is our duty to protect our cmiuren irom it. Although the motion to send a. dele. gat Ion to complain to the trustees of the Institute was easily carried. It must be confessed that the high level of civic earnestness displayed by the above gentleman was not characterlstio of all of those present.

Indeed, several of tho members objected to the passing of a resolution Introduced bv Mr. demanding that the matter be brought Continued on Page 9. ROMER KISSED DIAMONDS Tried to Transfer Loot In Osculatory Performance, 'Tis Alleged. William Romer kissed bis sweetheart, amie Micnnens, just after he had tiAA. nlnna I mrpBi oy uetectives Ward and Christie of the Poplar street station, on a charge of burglary last nignt.

ne was worried over his proba uie separation rrora the girl for months, maybe, and the osculatory performance had all tho merit of sin cerlty. But the kiss carried a foreign I HIS JUDICIAL ACTS CURFEW COMMITTEE SHY Few Show Up to Express Opin ions on Night Licenses. With only four members of the Mayor's curfew committee in attend- nce at the public hearing into the ad- isabllity of adopting the suggestions made by Arthur Woods, Mayor Mitchel's secretary, as to closing restaurants and hotels at 1 a.m., the rowd of liquor dealers and public- spirited citizens expected to attend were not In the Council Chamber, and the Mayor's plan to get expressions from the publlo is in grave danger of falling fiat. Herman Bidder, chairman of the committee; the Rev. Dr.

Nehemlah Boynton of Brooklyn, Professor F. H. ilddings and Fred Sterry were the only members of the committee of ton who were in the chamber. As soon as the meeting was opened Mr. Sterry read Arthur Woods' letter, suggesting hat restaurants be allowed licenses it they kept orderly places.

John H. Smith, who confessed that he has lived In Manhattan for thirty years, was the only man Interested enough to answer Mr. Rldder's re quests for opinions, for most of the other fifteen or twenty In the audience were either too "tired or too uninterested to voice their ideas. Smith said that the hundreds of worklngmen in the city would be submitted to hardships if the places wern't kept open. He also said that every rasnloname restaurant in New Tork had fights every night, because New Yorkers love fighting.

GOOD NIGHT, MR. ECLIPSE. Clouds Will ft'robahly ObitLi- Lw of Moon Tonight. On the eve of the anniversary of the great blizzard ot 1888, the weather man today does not know whether there will be anow, or rain, or fair weather tonight. The forecast says it will be unsettled," with "probably a of snow." in any event it is likely, ac cording to the prediction, that the almost total eclipse of the moon, due tonight, will not be visible.

Should the sky clear the almost to tal eclipse will be seen from all points in Western Europe, North and South America and Western Africa. According to the reckoning, the moon will enter the shadow at 9:41 8-10 o'clock tonight, Eastern standard time; should reach the middle of the eclipse at 11:13 -10 o'clock, and loave the shadow at 12:44 tomorrow morning. The moon will not be entirely covered by the shadow of the earth but at the middle of the eclipse the shadow will fall on more than nlne-tentbs of the moon's diameter. LAWYER SUES D. A.

SULLIVAN Curtln Asks Counsel Pee From Jailed Banker. Against David A. Sullivan, former president of the Mechanics and Traders Bank, and now In Sing Sing, under conviction of mulcting the depositors of thousands of dollars and wrecking the hank, a suit for counsel fees has Just been begun by his attor ney, John J. Curtln of 8ft, Wall street. The complaint was filed today In tho County Clerk's office, and recites that between August 23, 1911, and April 7, 1913, Mr.

Curtln, who Is suing through Randolph H. Otiggenhcimer, performed professional services in five rases brought by the People of the State against David A. Sullivan. He avers that tho reasonable vnlttn of these services Is that he has disbursed and he has received onlv $ii98. Ho nsks Judgment for thn $4,640.50, which he claims is still due him.

FEATHERS TICKLE COURT Paradise Plumage Called as Defendant In Duty Tax Case. "Tho head and tall fenthers of a bird of paradise" Appearing as the defendant In a case against tho United States Government almost upset the Judicial gravity of Judge Vender's courtroom In tho Federal Building today and caused thn spectators to explode with titters of laughter. Tho feathers orlglnsly belonged to Mrs. George II. Mctlulre of Syracuse, N.

but they were seized by the Inspectors of the Customs Department when sho attempted to bring them Into this country upon her return from abroad. The now tariff law prohibits such Importations, nnd, although Mrs. McGuire anwliy asserted that she had purchased the feathers In this country, the Government Insisted on retaining them. Assistant United States District Attorney Reuben Wilson started proceedings to have the feathers destroyed, and the United States Marshal was directed to lake posseanlon of them fur that purpose. He filed his return today, announcing that he had done so.

Deputy Clerk Percy G. B. Gllkn seized the return with batch of other rases he wns railing off, glanced hastl-ly at thn heading, and gravely called out: "The United States against the head and tall feathers of a bird paradise." IN A. to In In i a ot 1 "nl KING LITIGATION, SHEARN TELLS COURT Scudder-Wilson Controversy to Be Threshed Out in Buell Davis' Suit. JUDGE PARKER DEFENDS BURR Was Justice's Duty to Sit in Com Before Appellate Division, He Avers, With Supreme Court Justice Joseph Burr in court before Justice' Crane personally defend his Judicial acts connection with the now famous lit I -gatlon over the William Z.

King estate, there began this morning In the Equity Term of the Supreme Court a test ot the questions raised by Supreme Court Justice Townsend Scudder In his attack last May upon the Appellate Court and tits criticism upon the conduct of the law firm of Coombs A Wilson, attorneys the case. The suit being tried today Is that of Buell G. Davis, the veteran ertiiro- tho Glen Cove Echo, against George W. Seaward, Individually and as administrator of the estate of William Z. King, and the purpose of it is to havo declared a nullity the decision of tho Appellate Division In earlier litigation over the estate because Justice Burr sat as part of the court.

It Is claimed by Davis that Justice Burr was disqualified from sitting, as he had been counsel to Mrs. Mary E. King, sister of the plain, tiff, when the Judge was a member of the law firm of Burr, Coombs Wilson. Ex-Judge Parker Defends Acts of Justice Lawyer Clarence A. Shearn, who was named by Justice Scudder as attorney for Davis, the latter having been made penniless by litigation, presented Davis' side of the case to Justice Crane.

Ex-Judge Alton B. Parker was ohtef counsel for the defendant, and replied wun a stirring aeiense of Justice Burr. Associated with Judge Parker were Meier Hteinbrlnk and Robert H. Wilson, the latter being the member of Coombs Wilson, particularly criticised by Justice Scudder. Lawyer Wil son ia unaer onarges oerore the Appellate Division la connection with tho same litigation.

Hitting In the courtroom, as an Interested spectator waa Mr. Davla, who la 68 years of age, accompanied by bis eon John. The nlalntuT aunt v. era! months in the Mlneola Jail because he was unable to pay the judgment against him In full. Mr.

Shearn began by detailing the history of the fight over the King es-tatae. He spoke of the King will and of its ambiguous provision, which seemed to lndioate that King left his estate to his wife, and yet provided that If any of the estate waa left It should go. In a certain contingency, tn ms relatives, one or wnom Is Seaward. This will was admitted to probate In Kings County, Mr. Shearn said, and he told how the firm of Burr, Kings Wilson came to represent Mrs.

King, the widow, In the Surrogate's proceed ings. The connection of the law firm with Mrs. King's affairs was then spoken by Mr. Shearn, who said that three wills were drawn by Burr, Coombs Wilson, ana in each or them the widow made benuosts covering the ncrsnnnl estate she received under hor husband's will. This amounted to about Mr.

Shearn insisted that by cluinidm; the character of the Investments ina-lo by her husband, Mrs. King lie came the absolute owner of all tlm es tate and that her legal advisers must have so advised her. Shearn Says Justice Burr Sat Il legally In Case. Mr. Shearn then rapidly sketched the history of the case following the death of Mrs.

King and thn probaio ot ber will, making her brother. Hunll G. Davis, her heir. He told of the suit for an accounting, started by t'ooml St Wilson on behalf of Cynthia H. Tut-hlll, sister of King, claiming thn estate under her brother's will.

It was In this proceeding, Mr. Shearn said, when It was In the Appellate Division Unit Justice Burr "Illegally" sat as a part of the court. Mr. Shearn declared that Justice Burr was "undoubtedly disqualified" and that, as a result, tlm judgment of the court "was a nullity." "The appeal to the Appellate Division," said Mr. Shearn, "turned on the point as to whether William C.

King's will Impressed a trust on Mrs. King, or If she could dispose of tho estate as she liked. This was the crucial point of the controversy. "When the case came before the Ap pellato Division, Justice Burr was a member of the court. Ho remained sitting throughout the argument.

IU participated In the decision. Ho wroto a dissenting opinion, sustainlnif Coombs A Wilson, who were soklnir to overthrow the provisions of the will they had drawn themselves. "Upon Justice Burr's argument tho rase went to the Court of Appeals. Justice Burr was absolutely disqualified from sitting because be had been tho senior member of the law firm arguing In the matter under consideration. Passed on Case With Former Partners Arguing, "No ono can shut their eyes to tlie fact that Justlcn Burr was called tiron to pass on a cose with his former partners arguing.

It was a caso that caiu i Into the hands of the firm when Justice Burr was a member of the firm. The firm had drawn the will for Mrs. King Overruling the former ad ice mi had given his client. Justice Burr decided against the validity of the mill. I There can't be any question but that I the firm of Hurr, Coombs Wilson ir.l-vlHcd Mrs.

King in drawing the villi. I The Appellate Division was divided to 2 on tho question under considera tion. Justice Burr vote sent the case i tu the Court of Appeals." Judge Parker stated that there had been an omission on the part of thi defendants to move to dismiss thn com plaint on the ground that It did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. He stated that he was of thn opinion that thn complaint shimld havn been dismissed but that his associates had overruled htm. Was Justice Burr's Duty to Sit, Says Judge Parker.

"J-iHtlce Burr." he said, "wanted all tho facts brought out alsiut It, to ile. tetmluo whether or not the liiiW'i I siting was disqualified. Unless the la 1 duuuulliles the Judge it is his dutf Tb IataI Wrntttv-r Here a the followlns upeclnl from WttMfairtarlnnt "North wrf Morm wwrnlnir i2rt m.im. I.wntiitnnn mnat. Dlatnrbanr off Tnn ronnf, will more enMwnrd nntl kIv mmlrrntr brink aortl-rrljr ntniln thin nftrrnoon and tonlKht.

Much vnltlrr ThurJay worn I nit." DR. LE GRAND KERR ILL Physician Is Suffering From Severe Attack of Grip. Dr. I Grand Kerr, the physician, of liutes avenue, has been ill with a severe attack of grip for the past week. He Is confined to his bed.

It was stated his home today that the case was a serious ono and that there was fear at one time that It, would develop into pneumonia. DEKALB AV, SERVICE REDUCED, IS CHARGE Less Cars Operated Since Merger with B. R. Claims Charles F. Murphy.

P. S. BOARD TO INVESTIGATE Vice President Huff Denies Truth of Report Admits Change of Schedule, However. Following charges by Charles F. Murphy, Hepubllcan leader of the Tenth Assembly District, that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company had deliberately decreased tho service on tne lie Kalb avenue line, after tho merger with the Coney Islund and Brooklyn road, an official investigation of the service on the line was orderod by Public Service Commissioner George S.

Williams this afternoon "The Public Service Commission will not allow the railroad company to curtail the service on DcKalb avenue," said Mr. Williams. "The Inspectors of our transit bureau will go out Immediately and take counts along the lln. and ascertain the true conditions of affairs. I had heard no previous complaints about the line but if the charges are so we will see that conditions are rectified." Vice President S.

W. Huff of the B. It, and former president of the C. i. and denied absolutely that there had been any cut In the DcKalb ave nue service.

He said that cars were running on the same headway as thev were before the merger. "Complaints at this time are very unjust," said Mr. Huff, "because we are contending with all kinds of operating difficulties. Do Kalb avenue suffers about the worst of any of the streets where the snow Is banked along the sides of the tracks. There are continual blocks on account of stalled wagons." The dissatisfaction of residents of the Hill section and other districts drained by the DeKalb avenue cars was publicly expressed at the meeting of the Republican County Committee last night.

At the same time a complaint was heard about bad Bervlce on the Soventh avenue line, so a special committee of three has been appointed to bring the matter before the Public Service Com- mission. On the committee are Charles F. Murphy, William D. Nlper and Abram Siebring. Say Curtailment Dates Back Previous to Snow Storms.

"We are being herded Into those DeKalb avenue cars like a lot of cattle," said Mr. Murphy, discussing the situa tion today. "If the B. H. T.

people say the service remains the same, it ab solutely untrue. They cannot blame the trouble to the snow, because it dates back to the forepart of last month, before the big storms. Where we formerly could see about two cars to a block, now we often can not see one car In ten blocks. The conditions are about the worst between 6:30 and 7:30, Just at the end of the evening rush hours. "As I understand It, the B.

R. T. wiped out the old Coney Island schedule and put its own into effect on February 9. That's Just about when tho terrl'hle crowding began. Now we are getting the usual service given under B.

R. T. control, reopie oi our section are sorry now that tho merger ever was allowed to go through. At tho transportaton department It wan admitted that the schedule had been changed, but it was asserted that the difference was not in the headway of the cars run. which remains the me.

hut in the manner of getting in the runs with less trippers and more regular men, making the total number of trips aligntiy less. i HOW YOUNG MEN' ARE TRAIN-1 ed for Public Service as Office-1 II holders. LIFE SAVING AT FIRE ISLAND as a Fine Art. CITY AND STATE AGREE ONj Brooklyn's Great Waterfront 1 m-! provement. THE EFFECT OF THE SPEED Mania on Handwriting.

JAPAN STUDIES BROOKLYN'S Maps of Subterranean Conduit a. FIRST COMPLETE DESCRIP-i tlon of the buildings i given by Arbnckle heirs. FRANK R. SOUTHARD, the lirook- lyn Boy, who Is "billing throiiRh Europe, writes to The Junior Eagle. BY CLOSE ATTENTION' TO everything that Is of interest to i Brooklyn, the biggest nnd best newspaper In this borough has won a unique popularity.

Fall Into line! Keep abreast of the times by reading The Sunday Eagle March 15 THREE CENTS. Up State P. S. Commission Votes to Ask Legislature for Needed Funds. GLYNN AGREES TO MOVE Assembly May Pass 5-Cent Bate Bill, Despite Action Taken.

Albany. Mnr.h 1 1 Br a vote of 111 to 41 tbr Assembly voted tal afternoon otakc from the committee on aim water anil electricity the bill tlenluned to establish a uniform 6-eent telephone rate In New York. Thin actoln followed a Nhort debate, le ilby Amemblynian who attacked the alleged dllntorlness of the Public Service Commission In the telciihone cominny nppraliial, and the alleiced evasion of the company. The bill wan advanced to the order of second reading. (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, March 11 Governor Martin H.

Glynn and the up-State Public Service Commission acted today on the telephone rate situation in New York City just in time to prevent an explosion The Governor designated Seymour Van Santvoord as chairman of the Commission and accepted the resignation as chairman of Martin H. Decker, who continues as a member of the board. No reason was given for Mr. Decker's resignation, but shortly after it was announced from the Executive Chamber a statement was issued, which ap peared to have some bearing on the case. It was to the effect that the offer of the New York Telephone Company to furnish $200,000 with which to make an appraisal of its property was rejected on the vote of all the Commissioners.

Explanation was made, however, that Mr. Decker voted affirmatively on the telephone case because of the opinion of counsel to the Commission, but that he had refused to indorse a paragraph of the resolution which declared against tlie acceptance of private funds by the Commission for inquisitorial purposes. The statement also revealed a resolution adopted by the Commission urging legislative appropriation to enable the commissioners to proceed at once with the work of appraising tho telephone property. The resolution requested the Governor to ask for this appropriation in a special message. Mr.

Van Santvoord said that after he had presented the matter to the Governor today the Executive promised that he would send such a message to the Legislature immediately. The resignation of Mr. Decker who was designated by Governor Sulzcr, came as a surprise. It was announced hortly after noon. Two vacancies still are to be filled on the i Commission, the terms of Messrs.

Sague and Douglas having expired. Mr. Van Santvoord was appointed a commissioner about three weeks ago He is from Troy. The action of the Public Service Commission came just in the nick of time. Senator James A.

toley said enrly today that if the Commission did not act today he would move lor the Legislature to take the matter1 out of the hands of the appointive body. Assemblyman Mark Goldberg of Manhattan and Samuel A. Green of Brooklyn moved, this morning, for the discharge of tho Assembly Committee on Water, Gas and Electricity. They are fighting mad over the telephone situation. Goldberg made a speech in the Assembly this morning In moving for the discharge of the committee.

He then gave way until this afternoon, when the matter will come up for a vote. August C. Flam-man of Kings, 8. A. Green, Kings; Burlingame, McQuistlon and others are slated to speak on the matter.

Tho action of the Governor will check the budding revolt In the Senate, but will not atop the Assembly demonstration. Assembly Likely to Fan 5-Cent Rata Bill Despite F. S. Board Change. An arrangement has been made by ihich it la hoped this afternoon to get "Tlie Five Cent Telephone Hate Bill to the floor of the Auscmbly.

Assemblyman Goldberg has agreed to gut the Democratic and Pro gressive votes In the House, and As semblyman Green is In a position to deliver enough Republican votes to up-aet the majority. He has not yet polled the Kings County men as a delegation, but he has talked with some of them and he has been promised the votes of Alvoh W. Burlingame, Charlei C. Loekwood and Frederick M. Ahern, The Committee of Water, Gas and Elec tricity is headed by Assemblymun Maier of Seneca.

Assemblymen Langhorst, Glllen and McKeon of Kings are members of it, but they are out-voted by up-State men. Hamilton Fish, is a member of the committee and Is In favor of reporting out the telephone hill. There nre three 5-cent bills before the Assembly, and all are sleeping In this committee. Tho third bill was Introduced by August C. Flnmmun.

The committee held a hearing some time ago, but has done nothing since. At tho hearing the Public Service Commission urged that the bill be killed, on the ground that the State had adopted a policy with which the bill would interfere. Assemblyman Green said today: "Thn bill should be considered, and If I can have the committee discharged 1 will do so. I will move that It be discharged this afternoon. Obstaclo after obstacle has been placed In my way, and 1 have not been utile to have the bill reported.

I um sure that the people of Kings County are In favor of the B-cent telephone rate, and if I can I am going to have the bill passed. There Is a lot of talk up here -about action, but nobody Is really doing any. thing to settle the telephone oiiestion." If the plan to discharge the committee In reference to this bill Is successful, a motion will be made to dis charge it, also, from consideration of the ko-cent gna bill for the Thirtieth and Thirty-first wards In Brooklyn. This bill is also being allowed to die of stagnation, although It la a popular measure wun me voters, NOW SEEKS THE ATTORNEYS. Declarea That His Mother and Sistei Concealed Fact That There Was Document.

After a lapse of nine years since the estate was administered, the fate of fortune left in 1905 by Philip Geyer ol Weirfleld street, Evergreen, L. estimated to be worth more than J300.U00, is today dependent on an advertisement published in the "Personal" column of 'JTie Eagle. If the advertisement be seen by the law firm which drew a will for Philip Geyer two yearn fore his death, his son, who Is ulsi Philip Geyer, of Eldert street, be lieves that the property left by the senior Geyer may finally be divided as he wished. In the advertisement, which ha.s served to disclose a situation having a parallel only in Action, the present Philip Geyer has resorted to what hi says is hii last expedient In a search that has lasted for years for the will ieft by his father. When he hist took up the search his only guide was the recollection of a remark made by his father two years before his death, to the effect that he had paid $40 for the drawing of his will.

Uut the existence ot a will was denied both by the son's mother and hit oldest sister, when young Geyer asked for It, and It was not until last year that his mother, on her death-bed. according to the aflldavit made by the son. confessed that there really hail been a will. Then, with this confession as a lever, the sen finally teamed from the sister, he says, that she had uurncd the will in 1910, without knowing anything of its provisions. Seyer Exhausts Every Way to Find Contents of Will.

Since then Geyer has exhausted every effort to find out the contents of the will, all to no avail, and he has now resorted to the newspapers with this advertisement: PERSONAL. ATTORNEYS who ilresr the will of Philip Oyr, who died Mjpch Sil. 19 dt Kv-r-wn. X. ar hereby Informal that nail! will wan destroyed In and are reqifareil to communicate with UEYRrt.

ISS Kldf-rt llrtviklvn. N. Y. "My father died on March 3, 1906, after the balance sheet of his business, on January 1 of that year, showed that he was worth $323,307.83," said Mr. Geyer today.

"About two years before he died, in the presence of my mother, sisters and Peter B. Hanson, who married my youngest sister on April 25, 1908, he brought up the subject of his will and stated that the drawfng of it had cost $40. After he had died, my mottvor claimed he left no will, and my oldest sister, Christina, was very emphatic in bearing out this contention on the port of my mother. "A few months after my father's death the sum of $17,000 was divided, my mother retaining her share, and each child (there are four) received $2,607.34. There was general surprise among my father's business friends and associates when informed that he had died Intestate.

Mother Hakes a Confession Before Jury. In July, 1912, my mother became very 111, and an operation revealed that she was suffering from a malignant uis- ease, from wnicn sue aiea on uctooer 19, 1913. Three weeks, previous to her death I called on her. At this time she told me that something was weighing heavily on her mind and that she could die happily if she could unburden her self. "Upon questioning her as to the na ture of hor trouble, she informed me that It was an untruth about my father not having left a will, but that he did leave one.

She also told me at tnis time, that she had unburdened hnr-8elf to my brother-in-law, Peter B. Hanson, and to the Rev. N. M. Wagner, rector of St.

Matthias' Roman Catholic Church, on Catalpa avenue, Ridgewood, and to which church sho hod contributed thousands of dollars from the time my father died up to her own death. She further informed me that there were worth of bonds in her safe, which she wanted me to know were to be distributed evenly among the four children. "On October 23, 1913, a will of my mother was read to the children. It was on this ocacsion that I Inquired for my father's will and waa again In-foimed by my sister Christina that there was no other will. I hereupon told her in the presence of Mr.

Hanson and my other two sisters that my mother had Informed me only three weeks previous to the contrary, and that she had also told Mr. Hanson and the Rev. Dr. Wagner. "In the face of this evidence she broke down and admitted In the presence of Mr.

Hanson, my two sisters and myself that she burned the will in 1910 In the presence of my mother and my sister Anna. Efforts were made to ascertain the contents of this will, but with no avail, and I am tinnlly resorting to the papers." Most of the fortune at Issue becausi of the disclosure that Philip Geyer, had left a will at his death, was amassed by him as one of the owners of the Frank Brewery. He was very well known for years throughout the Evergreen section and his widow at her death left a large sum to Queens charities. CICOTTE SIGNS GONTRAGT Chicago, March 11 Eddie Clcotte, pitcher for the Chicago Americans, has signed a new contract "at one of the largest salaries paid a pitcher In the American League," according to a mes-sago received here from Sacramento, where the Whlto Sox were today. Clcotte had been a "hold-out." Thompson Meets cweeney.

Macon, March 11 Charles Thompson, secretary of the Chicago National League Baseball Club, conferred here, today, as an agent of the National league, not an Individual club, with Captain Bill Sweeney of the Boston team. President James E. Gaffnoy, owner of the Braves, will arrive in Macon tonight. Ooode Sticks With Cubs, Tampa, March 11 George Hto-vall, manager of the Kansas City Federal League, conferred here, last night, with Outfielder Wilbur Goode, hut Goode will stick to the Cuba. Today he went to St.

Petersburg to vlalt the camp of the Ht. Louis Browne and en deavor to persuade ritcner Haumgard ner and Williams to sign with him. He claims that he had them once, but they returned to the fold of organised base ball. 42 at 1 If Velasquez could have looked into the future he probably would have painted the Rokeby Venus in a suit of armor. SULTAN OF TURKEY LOSES Justice Goff Decides Against Him In a Suit.

Supreme Court Justice Goff, in Man hattan, today, handed down a decision against hi Majesty the Sultan of Tur key, in an attempt to establish the legal right of the Sultan to sue for a legacy left in' this city to a subject who died intestate. The case in which the matter was brought to the attention of the Supreme court is that of "his Majesty the Sultan of Turkey, by DJelai Munii Bey, his Consul General at the Port of New York, against Haroutyoun Tlrya-kian, executor, and Arax Tavshanjian, executrix of tho last will and testament of Hovhannes S. Tavshanjian, deceased." In the amended complaint it was alleged the laws of Turkey, the Department of Justice must assume physical control of all the property and estate of the said Tavshanjian and distribute it according to the domestic relations law." It Is also stated that the Sultan, by his lnvesture of the Shoik-l'1-Islamat, the office of head of the Mohammedan religion, has power to control or distribute the property of an intestate among heirs or claimants. Justice Goff sustains a demurrer entered by the defendants against the Sultan's complaint and demanding a dismissal of. the same, but give the plaintiff leave to "plead over" within twenty aays.

UPHOLDS M'KAY ON GSLLEN Mayor Not Responsible for Charge of Neglect of Duty. Police Commissioner McKay acted on his own responsibility last night In reducing Police Inspector Gillen. Mayor Mitchel declared today that he had nothing to do with Gillen's reduction, but he seemed to bo weit pleased with Commissioner McKay's action. "The Police Commislsoner did not consult me in the matter for that was not necessary," said tho Mayor. "I assume that he discovered evidence of dereliction of duty, else he would not have acted.

"His action," continued the Mayor, "Is In conformity with my general instructions, and I am satisfied that acted properly. I'll ask him about it, when I see him today." Police Commissioner Douglas I. McKay in an interview today disclose! the nature of the charges on which Police Inspector James S. Gillen is to be tried. He said that Gillen would have to answer the charge of neglect of duty in that he failed to enforce the regulation which deals with the suppression of disorderly hotels.

He stated that no date had as yet been set for the trial, hut that it would be held as quickly as possible. Gillen's present trouble was a matter of general surprise throughout the department. The demoted inspector Is a Brooklyn-he, who attracted the attention of for mer Police Commissioner Waldo for the excellent work he did in cleaning up the Hamilton avenue "red light district" when he was In command of that precinct. It was the record that Gillen established in this district, that prompted Commissioner Waldo to advance him to the rank of inspector, and bring him In Manhattan to clean up the Tenderloin. MORE 3 CENT LINE STOCK Commissioner Maltbie Will Recom mend Issue of $260,000.

Public Service Commissioner Milo It. Maltbie will recommend to the Commission within the next few days that issue of $260,000 additional capital stock by the Manhattan Bridge Three-Cent Line be approved. Tho series of hearings on the application wore concluded this morning, after which Mr. Maltbie announced his decision. It Is expected that his recommendation will go through the board without objections.

Of the total additional stock, Commissioner Maltbie said that only ooo could be used immediately for vouchers to that amount are all that have been so far filed. The remaining $129,000 could be Issued by the company, ho said, and the cash placed In a fund, but it could not be disbursed until the Items had been approved by the commission. Although some objection was raised to this orrangement by President Frederick M. Itowe, and Counsel Almet Reed Latson of the company. Commissioner Maltbie insisted on his point.

The company will be given until June 30 for the sale of the stock. KELLY MEETS PRESIDENT Brooklyn Postmaster If Introduced by Fitzgerald. Eagle Bureau, 608 Fourteenth Street. Washington, March 11 William E. Kelly, Brooklyn's new Postmaster, was introduced to President Wilson this norning by Representative John J.

Fitzgerald. It was the first time Mr. Kelly has met the President. He ex-pecta to take charge of the Brooklyn oltlce next Monday. Accompanying Mr.

Fitzgerald to the vVhlte House were Mitchell May, Score-ary of State of New York, and Edward Laznnsky, former Secretary of State. May and Mr. Laiansky said they were In Washington on personal business. Mr. Fitzgerald Jocularly huarded a guess that they were taking few days vacation from Nw York In order to dodge suupenae.

64 iiiov ner nps. it wasjjjjn i-muity iiuv cu-ouj, ana it was tasteless, like a pebble. Mamie promptly rejected it, and as she spat it out it fell on the floor. The alleged burglar had been trying to transfer to his sweet-heart's possession a diamond, which had been wrenched from a locket, the loot of a burglary. The detectives picked it up.

Homer had been suspected of having broken into the store of Samuel Autor at Sol Smith street, from which place about $400 worth of jewelry and $28 in cash had been taken. Romer Is also suspected of having taken part In other btirglnries In the neighborhood of the Borough Hall In the past month or two. The police found that he had been living at. 119 Jay street for some time, and they followed him to that ttddiess last night, where ho was nr-rested. A search discovered a mnrked bill In his possession, said to have been taken from the Smith street store.

Itomor, who Is 25 yenrs old, wns sr. rnlgned before Magistrate Nash In the Hutler street court this morning ami wns hehl III default of ball for a hearing on Friday morning. "ARSON SQUAD" STILL BUSY Suffragettes Burn Public Buildings Near Nottingham. Nottingham, England, March 11 A militant suffragette "arson squad," during the night, set fire to and de stroyed all the buildings belonging to tin town corporation at Bulcote, six miles northeast of this rlty. The loss is estimated at ninny thou sands of dollars.

The usual suffrage literature was found strewn about the i vicinity..