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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE PICTUKE SECTION NEW YORK CITY. TUESDAY. JANUARY 14. 1913. PICTURE SECTION POLICE HEROES TO ATTEND HONOR LEGION BANQUET HE Honor League of the Police Department, representing the men notable success, and for the first time in the history of the department the men especially distinguished for.

valor, bravery and meritorious police service will "meet on a footing of equality," as the announcement says. The Eagle today presents the photographs of the policemen of Brooklyn who have received medals for personal heroism. Every man whose picture is given has risked his life to save others, and some of them, Patrolman Mulroy, for example, who was shot through the jaw in arresting an insane and armed Italian who was shooting wildly at people on the street, bear permanent injury. Mulroy's jaw was shattered and for three years he could take nothing but liquid food. V'l iw I iitJteuMMWMW44itd Patrolman Washington I.

Hegeman on the force who have by personal heroism secured medals and honorable mention on the police records, will have its first annual banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on the 27th inst. Great preparations have been, made to insure a Saan( Tnkn a t. a tenement house fire in Manhnt. tan in 1905. Sergeant John W.

Seaton received hon- Patrolman Christopher J. Donnelly re- ccivea nonorabie mention and a medal for the heroic rescue of a drowning man in zero weather, from the foot of Washington street, at 2:15 A.M., January 13, 1902. (ft -wLl i't'V I 1 Lieutenant Walter Rouse received the Sergeant William A. Stevens saved Honor Medal of the Department for four persons from drowning at Col-stopping a runaway, at the risk of lege Point, August 31, 1908. Re-his life, while a member of the bi- ceived the Bell Medal for conspicu-cycle squad.

ous police bravery. WALKS and TALKS Dangers of Channel Navigation. Patrolman John P. A. Taaffe received Patrolman Clarence E.

Smith, at the Lieutenant Lawrence E. Patterson re-the Bell Medal for the rescue of a risk of his life, took an insane tier- u. r-t. m.j.i ijj By JULIUS the tenors of ocean travel Increase, renewed attention has been called to the dangers of navigating the English Channel, owing to its frequent fogB and many strange, inexplicable currents. The Scilly Islands and the small islands environing Cherbourg Head, added to the heavy channel traffic of steamers and sailing vessels of all classes, havo proved a constant menace to ocean liners bound to Belgium, Dutch and German ports.

Already one of the oldest lines has chosen a deep bay on the Welsh coast, near Strumble Head, and ut a village called Fishguard has established a port that avoids the dangers of the Channel. From that village a spur of the Great Western Railway has been built, carrying passengers to London in somewhat shorter time than from but it is a much longer ride than from Southampton. An agitation has arisen throughout the rnntlnent for mulling Brest vhe chief tnf transatlantic trafllc. Brest is rescued two men from the Atlantic Ocean at Far Rockaway in November, 1909. Honorably mentioned in ponce orders and received a Life-Saving medal.

CHAMBERS lng daylight, the first four hours through the mountains of Brittany would prove quite enjoyable, but the remainder of the trip, say from Renncs to the capital, would be dull, even if more rapid. If this scheme is carried out, the time between New York and Paris will be shortened by about half a day. There is a profundity of academic advice offered to the American people at this time. The latest example eomes from Arthur Twining Hadlcy, president of Yale University and the substance of an address delivered before the New Haven Chamber of Commerce is summed up in the words "let the corporations alone." Mr. Baer and Mr.

Archbold will agree with him. That was all the once omnipotent Tweed Ring asked. President Hadley shows a lack of information in comparing the railway systems of Germany with those of the United States. He doesn't appear to know that out of the 37,441 miles of railway iu the Empire, only ment roads earn from 4V4 to 6 per cent, not- the traffic appears to vary greatly. There isn't any watered stock in those roads.

I would like Dr. Hadley to name a railroad in the United States that isn't bonded and stocked from 50 to 160 per cent, above its actual cost. Mr. Brandies of Boston has recently gone into that subject exhaustively and his conclusions would be well worthy of Dr. Hadley a consideration.

The efforts of American railroad presidents and directors to pay fixed charges and dividends upon enormous amounts of "water" Is the real trouble with the transportation problems of this country. Dr. Hadley sees in all governmental efforts to regulate railroads an end of prosperity this much vaunted "prosperity" that is being very dearly paid fr by you and by "If these views prevail," he adds, thp days of America's greatness are done." What nonsense! The late Jay Gould was allowed to do what he pleased with the Erie and wltn the Wabash and behold these two proportion The late E. K. Harriinan was allowed to do as he pleased with the Chicago and Rock Island, and everybody knows what happened.

The soutnern ran roads have all been treated the same way loaded up wltii bonded and stocK indebtedness from which they cannot escape except by complete reorganisations, which will wipe out the innocent stockholders to whom these burdens have been transferred. Citizens of New York have not yet forgotten what the crowd did with the Metropolitan street railway. Under one pretext or another its capital was increased to nine figures and when the collapse came, an astonished community learned that Mr. Whitney owned only 200 shares of stock that he hadn't disposed of at "high-water" mark! Fear expressed by Dr. Hadley that the American people "do not understand the causes of present complaints against corporations" is unfounded; they do understand and are in earnest when they demand reforms.

One of the Sunday newspapers, In Its art supplement, contains a snap-shot taken of a very prominent American, ac companied by his granddaughters. One I8A-f 1 Sergeant Charles W. Mehrer received the Medal of Honor and. the Life Saving Society's Medal for the rescue of a woman from drowning. Lieutenant Schelpp received the Bell Medal for the heroic rsecue of many persons from a burnine house at 188 Harrison avenue, on the morning of April 14, 1898.

promoted for his bravery. Was Sergeant Joseph Kaiser saved the lives of seven people from a burning tene ment nouse in Brownsville and received the Department Medal and the Brooklyn Citizens' Medal. Patrnlmnn find shield No. 8331, Traffic Precinct, icceiveo. ine tsrooKiyn citizens' Medal for attempting to stop a runaway horse that the driver was cruelly beating; he was thrown from his horse, receiving a fractured skull; notwithstanding his injury he, with remarkable courage, again mounted his horse, and after riding some distance, fell from the saddle.

He was taken to the Swedish Hospital, where he remained some time. NEWS ODDITIES. Paris, January 14 A French physicist has devised an imDrovert nhntn.i.. graphic apparatus, which, It is announced, transmits photographs and drawings over telephone wires in lour minutes. A feature of the apparatus is that it is easily portable, weighing only a few pounds, and can be adapted instantly to any telephone.

Washington, January 14 A special appeal to the authorities ot the Northern and Western States to organize the boys and girls of their communities into "corn clubs" was made today by the Department of Agriculture, which issued a special pamphlet outlining the work. The corn club movement has advanced rapidly in the South, where the girls are as ardent agriculturalists as the boys, but less interest has been manifested in other sections of the country. "We need the boys for the present efficiency of the farm," says O. H. Benson, the department's specialist In chargo ot club work and author ot the pamphlet, "and we must havo their work, their leadership and their Influence if agriculture and rural Interests aro to endure, and contribute as they should to human comfort and prosperity." Tho department announced that It stood ready not only to furnish Information and Instructions In the organization of the clubs, but that It also would furulsh supplies of record VjSL 4 'tut '21 I Honor for saving two lives at the Park Avenue Hotel fire, on 27, 1902.

Patrolman Arthur McKeon stopped a runaway that was headed for a group women bicycle riders in Prospect Park, and sustained injuries which laid mm up in ihe m. b. Hospital for a month. Received the Honor Medal for his heroism. Abel R.

Van Tassel, patrolman, re ceived the Medal of the Department lor neroic rescues while on the steamboat Slocum on the day of the disaster. PARCEL POST. The new parcel post law is now In effect, in co-operation with the Post-oflico Department The Eagle will print the regulations governing the new service. REGULATION NO. 13.

lUriit-lii-n tMMiipotic-tl wholly or in linrt of poison or iiolaon and niiPMthrtiu iiKPiit which are not ontwnrilly or of their own force (lanserous or lnjnrion to life, health or property, anil not in theniNclve unmallnble when packed an nrevlonnly ilencrllird anil the package hears tile mime of the manufacturer or of I lie dealer in the article mailed, may be trnniunltted in the donieatte matin from the manufacturer thereof or dealer therein to licenced phynlclaiiK, pharmaclNt and dentiMK. Admirable nrtlclex which, from their form or nature, ml-ht damage other mall matter or equipment or injure the person of uay postal employe, may be mailed when packed in uccordancc with the following conditions) When not liquid or lluulUulile they must be placed In bnK or box, or removable envelope, or wrapping niude of pnper, cloth, parchment or similar material and Inclosed in a box or tube of inetul or wood, with sliding clasp or screw In case of such articles liable to break, the inner hng, box, envclopeor wrapping mnst be surrounded with sawdust, excelsior, cotton or Mlmllnr substance. For tho complete table of rates and distances get The Eagle Parcel Post map. This shows all the zone limits, the rates and the provisions of the law. It is a good geographical map of the United States and for quick comprehension of the new law is invaluable.

It is given free on application at The Eagle information Bureau, or sent by mail for 5 cents. If iu doubr. on any point in connection with the Parcel Post System, call up The Eagle Information Bureau. blanks. The movement is being encouraged through the public schools and agricultural colleges ot the several Staie3.

Washington. January 14 Notwithstanding assassinations and gou-eral political disturbance, the forolga trade of Santo Domingo continues to and the collections of customs by American agents under the reorganization treaty were greater last December and last year than at any time since the establishment of the receivership In The annual collections have Increased rrom In tho fiscal year 1908 to $3,647,397 in As under the terras of the treaty, at least $1,200,000 is to ho devoted annually to the reduction of th national debt, the republic has a comfortable balance available for current needs. practically on the same degree of miles belong to private companies-tude as Land's End and is, therefore, at are in fact merely branch lines or roads r.hunnel. Its from ore beds to smelters. The govern- Patrolman William P.

Beecher received tne Bell Medal for heroism in saving persons from drowning at College saving a woman from the East River in 1899. Sergeant Samuel F. Harrigan He was off duty at the time of the fire at the Hotel Windsor, and risked his life in the rescue of four people. Received the Bell Medal at the police parade of 1900. Patrolman Patrick Reilly, Traffic Pre cinct on March 24, 1907, while attached to the 160th Precinct, and in the act of arresting an Italian, was shot by another Italian, whom Reilly pursued; although his assailant turned the revolver again upon him and fired several shots.

For this act Patrolman Reilly was awarded the Brooklyn Citizens' Medal. tlans of that period evidently knew how to compound concrete. About eight feet back ot the fore shoulders of the resting animal is a huge gash in the body, six inches wide and two feet deep, the sides ot which distinctly show the artificial composition. This cleft might have been made with the sclmeter of Snladln, so clean is the cut. Readers of "The Talisman," by Scott, will recall' that Raladin could cleave with his sword a pillow of feathers or a bar of iron with equal facility! Saladln was the real founder oi Cairo, and often must have visited Sphinx; it is said that the defacement of the Great Pyramid, when the exterior layer ot stone was removed to build Cairo, was at his orders.

Probably he look hack'' at the Sphiux. Donald E. McLean, patrolman, received tne Brooklyn Citizens'' Medal for conspicuous Dravery. TLtl burs Bridte. He received the Rrnok.

lyn Citizens' Medal. Patrolman James A. Mulroy was shot twice by an Italian desperado, but secured his pnsoner. Mulroy still suffers from his injuries, which were inflicted in 1909. He got the Brooklyn Citizens' Medal and the Police Medal for bravery.

Sergeant Michael J. O'Loughlin made two notable rescues from drowning and wears the Brooklyn Citizen's Medal, the Department Medal, two gold medals from Congress, two gold and one silver medal from the Life Saving Association of Wall Street, a silver medal from the state controller, and a silver medal and four honor bars from the Volunteer Life Saving Association. Boston yesterday, It would be unjust to Dr. Relsncr to hold him responsible for its many inaccuracies. The dispatch makes him say that he has penetrated from beneath Into the head of the Sphinx, that he has found a vast temple directly "beneath," having many corridors and chambers, many of which are splendidly decorated.

He is also made to say that the entire bodv of I the Sphinx Is carved from the tawney knows that the reclining body and the neck to a point Just below the chin is composed of concrete, made from sea- pebbles mixed with the desert sand. It the Sphinx be 6,000 years old, the t'syp- umber-of peopre from i launch off Bergen Beach, in 1909, Lieutenant Chailcs G. Lutz rescued a woman from the icy waters of Sheepshead Bay, on January 27, 1902. Received the Department Medal, fhe Brooklyn Citizens' Medal and the S. Life Saving Corps Medal for the act.

Lieutenant Martin J. Regan saved a child from under the fender of a trolley car in Brooklyn, at great personal risk, and was dragged several feet by the car. He received the Department Medal and a promotion for his bravery. Also saved life at the Hotel Windsor fire and got more honorable mention. European monarchs are always respectful to the photographers who desire their portraits for newspapers.

Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary are notable examples. The Kaiser and nil members of his family would no more think of "breaking a camera" or having a photographer ns-saultcd than they would of shooting such a man, Intent upon his work. Professor G. A. Relsner claims to havo JUS.

m'' $1 1110 Hiuum i harbor Is beyond dispute the best in Hurope Lisbon being the next best, hut not having the great depth or the water area of the famous Breton Naval Station. Unlike Havre, which has to cone with the silt brought down by the Seine-estimated at 5,000,000 cubic meters annually Brest has only two small streams emptying into its harbor. Natural advantages for a great harbor already exist. The entrance, through the Goulet de Brest, is a deep channel, much resembling the Dardanelles at Gallipoli; its depth of water averages 60 feet, and in the harbor proper there are from to 20 fathoms (48 to. 120 feet) at low water.

The bay is much the shape of that at Havana, although the entrance mentioned is broader nowhere less than half a mile. This is about equal to the space between Fort Lafayette and the Staten Island shore at New York. The Narrows suffice for all the trafllc that enters and leaves this port. The present harbor space at Brest is about 11,500 acres, but the best French engineers assert that its maritime capacity for the largest shlpB can be increased to 30,000 acres by dredging the eastern arm of the bay. Steamers can enter and depart at any stage of tide, in which particular Brest has Liverpool, Havre and Cherbourg beaten.

No locks will be required, as at Havre. The serious objection to making Brent the great port of call for Western Europe is the long railway Journey to Paris, from which city it is distant 387 miles about the same as from here to Portland, Me. This is by the present routu, through Rcnnes and Le Mans, whlcH Is not as direct as might be made. This would mean a nine-hours Journey, under most favorable conditions. If done dur- FLATBUSH AVENUE TO BE EXTENDED See the Picture Section of tomorrow's Eagle for a map showing how Flatbush avenue will be extended to Barren Inland, with a description of the project.

made remarkable discoveries regarding limestone of the region, when everybody the Sphinx. What has been known forjwho has climbed upon the back or ex-sixty yeara as "a Roman temple," located lainlned the neck of the mysterious object of thes young girls shows tre exceedingly bad taste of making a face at the camere-mnn. The result does not redound either to her good manners or her good looks. I am exceedingly sorry that the possession of mere money should Justify even a young person (In her own mind) sueh rudeness. The photographer was engaged in earning a living; the method employed was quite honorable as any known to Wall Street, where her grandfather's colossal fortune was gained, between the paws ot the great beast, lie pronounces a Temple to the Sun, and fixes Its antiquity at 6,000 B.

C. Not knowing how far the learned Egyptologist may be reeuonelble for the crude dispatch troro.