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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1915. NEW ST. THOMAS P.

E. CHURCH, TO COST $35,000. C. Long; a sister, Mrs. Mary Poula, and five daughters--Mrs.

Joseph combe, Mrs. Walter Daly, Lilly, Grace and Sadie. Lee Thomas Corcoran. Lee Thomas Corcoran, 31 years old, of 441 Gold street, died Wednesday from pneumonia, and his funeral was held this afternoon from 503 Atlantic avenue, with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr.

Corcoran was born in Brooklyn, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Halligan Corcoran. After graduating from the Manual Training High School he was employed in the real estate business with the Realty Associates and with George Tyler. He was a member of Our Lady of Mercy R. C. Church.

Mrs. Annie Otis Hoge. Mrs. Annie Hoge, 73 years old, the widow of William Hoge, died on day, at her home, 184 Lefferts place, where funeral services will be conducted this evening, with the Rev. Dr.

S. Parkes Cadman, pastor of the Central Congregational Church, which she long a member, officiating, and the interment tomorrow will be in the Moravian Cemetery, at Staten Island. Mrs. Hoge was a native of Kentucky, and had been a resident of Brooklyn nearly thirty years. Her late husband was head of the auditing department of the Controller's office during the Metz administration, and afterward vice president of the General Drug Company of this city, which was organized by Herman A.

Metz, Mr. Hoge died about two years ago. Mrs. survived by a daughter, Mrs. Arthurs J.

Hopcraft; two sons, Benjamin of Nova Scotia, and Francis Huber Hoge of Manhattan, and seven grandchildren. Joseph Porter. Joseph Porter, 65 years old, of 107 Pennsylvania avenue, died on Thursday in the Swedish Hospital, and his funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from 69 Pennsylvania avenue, the services being conducted by the Rev. William Powell Hill, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, with interment following in Cypress Hills Cemetery. Mr.

Porter was the brother of Mrs. James Lewis, whose husband was a leading drygoods merchant of East New York. He was born in Manhattan, and during a long residence in the Twenty-sixth Ward of Brooklyn was active in Republican affairs there. He was a bachelor, and is survived by a brother, MacLean Porter of St. Louis, and three nephews, James Lewis Freeport, L.

Lester H. Lewis of Berlin, Germany, and William P. Lewis of Brooklyn; and three nieces, Mrs. Frank Ruyl of Bay Shore, Mrs. George H.

Henderson of Coney Island, and Mrs. William 0. Douglass of this borough. Herman Herst Jr. Herman Herst a lawyer, died at his residence in Far Rockaway, L.

yesterday. He is survived by a widow and two children. Mr. Herst was 43 years of age, and had practiced law for many years in Manhattan, where he was well and favorably known. He is secretary of the membership committee of the New York County Lawyers Association, undo was for some years secretary of of the local school boards, Charles Polske.

Charles Polske, 47 years old, of 407 Snediker avenue, captain of the Republican forces in the Fiftieth Election District of the Twenty-third Assembly District, yesterday from acute indigestion, an illness of dieter only a few minutes, at his home. He was a member of St. Clement's Episcopal Church, whose rector, the Rev. Mr. Heady, will conduct the funeral services tomorrow night.

The interment will be in Evergreens Cemetery on Monday afternoon. Mr. Polske had lived several years in East New York and was only recently made the leader of his district. He was born in Poland and had lived since infancy in Brooklyn. He was an expert clothing cutter and is survived by his widow, Pauline Beil; his mother, Mrs.

Catherine Polske of North Eighth street; three brothers, Thomas, John and Peter, and three sisters, Mrs. Josephine Ansted, Mrs. Theresa Morton and Mrs. Agnes Schwenk. William David Bartley.

William David Bartley, 66 years old, a retired mate of the U. S. Navy and one of the last with that rank, died yesterday after a long illness at his residence, 102 Prospect He was a member of Grace M. E. Church and Sunday school and formerly a Sunday school teacher and also affiliated with Fulton Council, Royal Arcanum.

He was for thirty-seven years in the service of the navy as instructor of naval apprentices. He served on the Constitution and Jamestown and was for twenty years located at Newport. He was retired from service in October last. He was born in Westmeath, Ireland, and is survived by his widow, Jennie Wiggins; a son, William and a brother, George, of Philadelphia. His funeral will be held privately with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Mrs. Margaret Shea. Mrs. Margaret Shea, 80 years old, widow of John Shea, died yesterday from old age at the Marie Villa, Shore road, Sheepshead Bay, and her funeral will be held on Monday, the interment in Calvary Cemetery following a requiem mass in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mark.

Mrs. Shea was born in Ireland and formerly lived many years in Manhattan. She is survived by a son, John a hardware merchant of Brooklyn, and two daughters, Miss Sarah Shea and Mrs. Mary E. J.

Powell. Mrs. Margaret McNally. Mrs. Margaret McNally, 55 years old, wife of Thomas McNally of 311 Twentieth street, South Brooklyn, died on Thursday and her funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mrs. McNally was born in Manhattan, lived many years in South Brooklyn, and was a member of the R. C. Church of St. John the Evangelist.

She is survived by her husband, retired; four sons, John, Thomas Robert and Frank, and three daughters, Theresa, Mary and Anna. WILLIAM A E. HIL, 38 years old, of 892 Liberty avenue, died yesterday from general debility and his funeral will be held tomorrow, with interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery. He was born in Manhattan, the son of Mrs. Sarah A.

Hill, who survives him, to- a a CHURCH WILL BE STARTED ON EASTER $35,000 Edifice for St. Thomas P. E. Made Possible by Former Rector's Generosity. CONTRIBUTED $10,000 TO FUND.

Additional $17,000 Raised by Parish. Bushwick Avenue and Cooper Street the Site. Tomorrow morning the Rev. Duncan M. Genns, rector of St.

Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church, will announce from the pulpit that ground for the new church building will be broken at 4 o'clock on Easter afternoon. A decision to this effect was arrived at by a meeting of the vestry last Thursday evening after two years work with this object in view. mated will cost $35,000, has been The new structure, which it is nestle possible through the generosity of the Rev. Dr. James Townsend Russell, a former rector of the church, who contributed $10,000 toward the fund.

An additional $17,000 has been contributed by the parish, leaving a balance of $8,000 to be raised among the churchmen of the diocese of Long Island. In this Mr. Genns has the support of the Bishop and the standing committee of the diocese. The church will be built next to the parish house on Bushwick avenue and Cooper street. The present church, a frame building, will be torn down, and the work of demolition will begin on Easter Monday.

The new church will be built Gothic style and its form will be cruciform. It will be 109 feet long, 65 wide; the front tower will be 65 feet high. The capacity will be 500 persons. The sanctuary will be a memorial to one of the founders and the first vestryman of the church, Theodore J. Scharfenberg.

It is the gift of the latter's widow and family, It will be finished in quartered oak and the floor will be compressed cork tiling. The sanctuary will contain a bronze tablet in memory of Mr. Scharfenberg. The first spadeful of earth upon the site of the new building will be turned by Mrs. Scharfenberg, who has been a member continuously since the first meeting in 1872.

She will be attended by two former rectors of the parish, the Rev. James Townsend Russell, who contributed so liberally the new building, and the Rev. James Clarence Jones, Ph.D. The building committee, under whose direction the new structure is being erected, is composed of the rector, the Rev. Duncan M.

Genns, and George B. Goodwin, Paul D. Kauffman, George A. Henckel and Thomas Walker. OBITUARY Frederick Balz.

Frederick Balz, 59 years old, a wellknown real estate dealer, of 16 Court street, died yesterday of heart disease his residence, 595 Herkimer street. (He was born in Brooklyn on August 22, 1856, and resided in this borough most of his lifetime. He was educated at the Cooper Institute, in Manhattan, and early life entered the real estate business, in which he was very successful, handling several large enterprises in Brooklyn. He was a member of the Old Brooklynites, of Ridgewood Lodge 710, F. and A.

the old Levi P. Morton Club of the Stuyvesant section and of the Rockaway Point Yacht Club. the is survived by four sons--Frederick Charles Henry A. and Albert and two daughters-Mrs. Emma G.

Henderson and Miss Elsie Dorothy Balz. His funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Frederick C. Erhardt, pastor of the New Brooklyn Reformed Church, and the interment will be in Evergreens Cemetery. Mrs.

Margaret Brodie. Mrs. Margaret Brodie died yesterday from old age at her residence, 99 Oakland street, Greenpoint. Her late husband, James Brodie, was a ship builder of this borough. Mrs.

Brodie was born in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland, on October 26, 1825, and in 1844 settled in Tariff, where she married James Brodie of Paisley, Scotland. The couple came to Greenpoint in 1857, and the following year Mrs. Brodie joined First M. E. Church of Greenpoint, later going to the Tabernacle M.

E. Church after a split in the first-named church. Her pastor, the Rev. Dr. D.

O. Osterheld, will officiate at the funeral services tomorrow afternoon, and the interment on Monday will be in Cypress Hills Cemetery. Mrs. Brodie is survived by a son, George W. Brodie, of Ozone Park, L.

three daughters, Mrs. Nellie M. Farrington, Mrs. Walter Robinson and Mrs. Elizabeth Stacy, and three grandchildren, Mrs.

John H. Van Horn Harold S. Robinson and George W. Brodie Jr. Captain Amasa W.

Reynolds. schools. Henry Holder. Captain Amasa W. Reynolds, a veteran of the Civil War and a member of Kitching Post, G.

A. of Yonkers, N. and for the last six months a resident of the village of West Walworth, Wayne County, N. died there on Thursday from pneumonia. He was born in Brooklyn on May 3, 1845, and lived here the greater part of his life.

He was at the battles of Spottsylvania, Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain and at the fall of Fort Wagner, opposite Charleston, S. C. He was wounded twice and was promoted to captain a on the field for gallantry in action. For some years he had been retired from business, owing to rheumatism. His home was with his in-law and daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. sonleaves Gordon one D. Gregory. son and Captain a Reynolds daughter, the latter being a resident of Brooklyn. The son lives in Baltimore.

The daughter is Miss Martha V. Reynolds, a teacher of physical culture in Manhattan public Henry Holder, one of the oldest builders of this borough, died on Thursday at his residence, 242 Franklin avenue, from a complication of ailments, and his funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon, with services conducted by the Rev. Dr. W. W.

W. Wilson, pastor of the DeKalb Avenue M. E. Church, which Mr. Holder attended, and the interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Mr. Holder was born in lower Brooklyn, on York street, August 22, 1850, and his father, John Barrett Holder, opened the first butcher shop in old Brooklyn. He was educated in Public School No. 1 and learned the building trade in his youth. A.

He is survived by widow, Carrie Wilkens; a. son, Henry, an architect of they borough, brother, George F. Holder, of Worcester, Mrs. Elizabeth Furbershaw. Mrs.

Elizabeth Furbershaw, Long, widow of George Furbershaw, died on Thursday from arterio sclerosis at her residence, 1122 Halsey street, where funeral services will be held tomorrow evening. The interment on Monday will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mrs. Furbershaw was born in Liverpool, England, on April 23, 1846; resided in Bushwick since 1892 and was a member of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Martin of Tours.

The is survived by a brother, David FERRY RAMS SLIP; 10 BADLY INJURED "Bowery Bay" Crashes Into Piles at Astoria in Dense Fog. STRIKES TIMBERS HEAD ON. All Passengers Thrown From Feet. Boat, Undamaged, Continues Schedule. Ten persons were hurt, five of them so seroiusly that they had to be taken to St.

John's Hospital in Long Island City for treatment, when the ferryboat Bowery Bay, running on the Ninety-second street ferry route from Ninety-second street, Manhattan, to the foot of Fulton avenue, Astoria, crashed into the piles at the entrance to the Astoria slip early today. Captain B. H. Chapman, in command of the Bowery Bay, thought his craft was hundreds of feet away from the shore when the accident happened. The dense fog that enshrouded river and harbor made it impossible to see more than a few feet away and the ferryboat was making her way through the opaque mist when the piles of the ferry slip suddenly loomed up.

The boat struck the heavy timbers, head on. There were more than 200 persons aboard, practically all of them workers in Long Island City who live in Manhattan. They were nearly all gathered on the fore deck of the boat and they were hurled in all directions by the force of the blow. Those who were hurt so badly as to need hospital attention, all living in Manhattan, were: Samuel Zaicnsk, 27, ironworker, 339 East Ninty-fourth street, right leg broken. William Levine, 28, ironworker, 314 East 101st street, severe laceration of scalp.

Joseph Pliske, 21, ironworker, 104 Suffolk street, severe contusion of cheek, severe bruises of both legs. John Baker, 38, driver, 223 East 101st street, severe contusions of both knees. Angelo Guenrredeo, 23, driver, 2132 Second avenue, bad sprain of right ankle. The others who received medical attention for and bruises, but who were able touts to their homes after treatment, all from Manhattan, were Elias Santos 31. Washington street; Frank Perll of 436 East Eightystreet; Samuel Marstk of 425 East Eighty-sixth street; William Kuller of 1746 First avenue, and Joseph Hahn of 155 East Eighty-sixth street.

The "Bowery Bay" made her way into the Astoria slip with no trouble after the crash. The boat was not damaged and continued on her usual trips. WEATHER FORECAST Persons desiring information concerning the weather, temperature or other Information can secure same by using telephone No. 571 Main fron. 8 a.m.

to 6 p.m. week days. Nights and Sundays, 6200 Main. Indications Until 8 P.M. Tomorrow.

Washington, February 6-For New York: Snow furries in north, partly cloudy co in south portion tonight; Sunday, fair and colder; strong west winds. Local Probabilities. Fair and colder tonight and Sunday; strong southwest to northwest winds. General Weather Conditions. The storm that was centered in the Upper Mississippi Valley yesterday has n.oved more rapidly and is now centered in Northern Ontario.

Rain has been general east of the Mississippi, with decidedly warmer weather in the northeastern portion of the country. In the Lake region and Ohio Valley the rain has turned to snow. Decidedly colder weather prevails in the middle portion of the country from Canada to the Gulf. Another storm has appeared on the North Pacific Coast. Fair and colder weather, with strong southwest to northwest wind, is indicated in this vicinity tonight and Sunday, 8a.m.

today Tem. Prec. 8a.m. today Tem. Prec.

46 New Orleans 48 32 .38 .32 44 .25 26 Philadelphia 40 .22 24 .02 Washington. 34 .10 8 .18 52 San Gran'co. 50 Highest, 52, at Charleston: lowest, 8, at Du- luth. OFFICIAL TEMPERATURE. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6.

3 p.m.. ......33 7 p.m ....89 11 4 34 8 p.m.. ......40 12 5 9 p.m........40 6 p.m. 10 p.m........41 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1 a.m..

6 a. 11.. 47 11 a.m........46 3 a.m. 7 a.m........46 12 (noon) ....48 3 a.m. 8 a.m........41 1 p.m........50 a.m.

9 a.m........39 2 p.m........61 5 a.m........47 10 a.m........41 Average temperature today, 43. Average temperature year ago today, 33. SUN RISES AND SETS. February 6. February 7.

a.m. a.m. Baron. 29.83 Wet 44 Dry 44 Relative humidity. HIGH WATER.

Durat'n of. H.M. Feet H.M. Feet H.M.|H.M. High Time High Rise Fall New York.

1:03 4.5 1:23 3.6 5:54 6:25 Flood tide at Sandy Hook, N. is about 30 minutes earlier. SHIP NEWS Arrived at New York Today. City St. Louis from Savannah.

Comal from Galveston. Illinois from Port Arthur. Juno from Cienfuegos. Egret from London. Lenape from Jacksonville.

Mayaro from Trinidad. Sailed From New York Today. Franconia for Liverpool. Saratoga for Havana. Arrived at Foreign Ports.

Christiania. Jan. 29-Kristianiafjord. Kirkwall, Feb. 3-Randelsborg.

Cette, Feb. 4-Le Coq. Port Natal-Susquehanna, Liverpool, Feb. 6-Cavour. Liverpool, Feb.

5-Georgie. Liverpool, Feb. 5 -Baltic. Liverpool, Feb. 6-Lusitania.

Sailed From Foreign Ports. Bermuda, Feb. 6-Bermudlan. Steamers Due Tomorrow. Name, pier, time.

From. Vesta Arthur Kura Penarth Yumuri, 8 E. R. Mexico New York Rotterdam Lincolnshire Re d'Italia, Pier Jersey Dunelutha Copenhagen Balboa Steamers Scheduled to Sail Tomorrow. Name, pier, time.

Destination. Drumcliffe, Amer. Docks, S. Montevideo News by Wireless. New York, Feb.

6-Str. America, Naples for New York, signaled 1,600 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon, Feb. 5. Will dock about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

THE FIRE RECORD. Report of fires and alarms for fire received at the office of the Fire Alarm Telegraph for twenty-four hours ended at 8 a.m., February 6: 9:55 a.m. --4209 Fort Hamilton av; damage to building slight, 10:60 a.m.-200 81st st; damage to building considerable. 11:64 a.m. --127 Irving av; danage to building slight.

11:40 a.m.-299 Baltio st; damage to building slight. 12:23 p.m.-721 North Villa st, Richmond Hill; damage to building slight. 5:09 -Astoria av, between 45th and 46th sts, Corona: damage to building slight. 5:36 p.m. -39th st, near Hayes av, Corona; unnecessary.

5:44 p.m.-209-11 So. 3d st; damage to building slight. 9:35 p.m.-68-65 Fort Greene place. 9:45 p.m.-131 1st place. 4:16 a.m, -001 DeKalb av; damage to building slight.

ACQUIT GOLDFARB OF KILLING CHILD Jury, Out Three Hours, Returns Verdict for Autoist at Midnight. MOTHER COLLAPSES IN COURT. Acquitted Youth Shook Hands With Jurors--Testified Accident Was Unavoidable. Morton B. Goldfarb, 20 years old, of 349 New Lots road, was acquitted last night of a charge of manslaughter in the second degree for killing 3-year old Marie Bruschi, on the night of July 22, at Eighth avenue and Fortyfirst street.

The scenes that followed jury's announcement of its verdict of acquittal were as dramatic as those that marked the progress of the trial. Although the verdict was not rendered until almost midnight, the court room was crowded with Goldfarb's relatives and friends. As the foreman of the jury announced the verdict the audience began to cheer but suddenly recovered itself and stood in silence. The sudden burst of, applause and following silence the audience served to emphasize the emotional outburst of Mrs. Goldfarb, the lad's mother, who became hysterical, collapsed and had to be taken from the court room before she was revived.

Goldfarb himself showed intense emotion, and insisted on shaking hands with each of the jurors and thanking them for their verdict. The Jury deliberated but three hours and a half. Goldfarb did not deny striking the Bruschi child with his auto and killing her, but declared that the accident was unavoidable. He had turned his auto, he said, to avoid striking a six-year-old boy who had fallen into the street in front of the machine. He then found himself traveling toward a number of girls, who, in a panic, fled from the sidewalk into the street.

In trying to avoid striking these girls, Goldfarb said, he struck the Bruschi child. Terrified by, what he termed who gathered about him, threatening to murder and lynch him, Goldfarb drove off, later abandoning his machine, but first removing the license plates. did this, he said, so he could identify himself at the lice station, later. FOGARTY'S SILVER JUBILEE It Will Include a Dinner After the Theater. Started in a small way by some of his companions of school days now occupying important offices in this city, the silver jubilee celebration being arranged in honor of Frank Fogarty, the "Dublin Minstrel," who was born and bred in Brooklyn and will be the in B.

F. Keith's Prospect rheadliner, street and Fifth avenue during the week beginning February 15, is rapidly developing into one of the greatest demonstrations ever undertaken in this borough as a tribute to an actor. The Frank Fogarty silver jubilee committee has reserved Silsbe's restaurant, 509 Fulton street, in its entirety for a banquet on the night of Tuesday, February 16. The banquet will follow special jubilee performance which will be given in the Prospect Theatre. After the closing of the show the Prospect, Fogarty will hold a reception on the stage, after which 1,200 of his friends will go by special trolley cars to Silsbe's, where the rest of the night will be spent in eating and merrymaking.

Already there has been a great demand for table and seat reservations in Silsbe's for the big time after the show in the Prospect. Among those who have reserved tables are John H. McCooey, Jacob Livingston, Charles S. Devoy, County Clerk; Sheriff Louis H. Swasey, Fire Chief Thomas Lally, Thomas Byrnes, Tax Commissioner; William E.

Kelly, postmaster; Thomas F. Wogan, James Walsh, George J. S. Dowling, Mitchel May, formerly Secretary of State; Borough President Louis H. Pounds, Judge Robert H.

Roy, Edward Riegelman, Carter Childs, Louis C. Kuhn, Stewart Cavanagh, Meier Steinbrink, Edward E. John B. Creighton, Joseph T. Gleason, McCall, Public Service co Commissioner; Charles S.

Aronstam, Harry A. Bullok, Judge George J. O'Keefe, Dr. Joseph J. O'Connell, Health Commissioner of the Port of New York, and others.

SHALL THE CITY BOOST Taxes or Get Down to Business? and frills and notherenchantets, on reven municipal uplift work, municipal uplift work, "BILLY" SUNDAY AND Brooklyn Churches- -What some of the preachers think of getting the sensational evangelist to come here. PAYING OUT $5,000,000 A Year to 8,000 City PensionersAnother big problem that the administration is trying to WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH Our National Guard? Major General O'Ryan and others, long in service, get right down to the center of the question. "GREEN MOONS AND PURPLE Cabbages" in Theatric Art--A noted authority calls theater reformers "freaks" and SUFFOLK Hotel Astor, COUNTY Saturday DINNER night, with reports of speeches of Alton B. Parker, John A. Stewart and other men of note.

OLD-FASHIONED FETE A complete review of the United Neighborhood Guild's Unique fashion parade. WILLIAMSBURG'S SOCIAL Guild puts into practice the motto that "The only lasting satisfaction one gets out of life is from what he does for other people." TRAINING BROOKLYN BOYS to Be Citizen Soldiers A big work done by the Loughlin Battalion. LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON through the eyes of trained news specialists, at home and abroad, by reading The Sunday Eagle February 7 MONEY TO LOAN On Improved Business or Residence Property Owners or Brokers apply direct to LAWYERS MORTGAGE CO. RICHARD M. HURD, President Capital, Surplus Pr.

$9,000,000 184 Montaguc Bklyn. 59 Liberty N. Y. RENTALS CUT IN HALF BY OVER INSPECTION gether Ishmael with his widow, Jessie, and a brother, Hill, of East New York. EUGENE NUESBURGER, 61 years old, formerly a saloonkeeper in Manhattan, died yesterday from diabetes at his home, 2292 Eckford street, Greenpoint, and his funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon, with interment in the Lutheran Cemetery.

He was born in Alsace, Lorraine, France, and is survived by his widow, Marie; a daughter, Louise, and two sons, Charles and Edward. Mrs. MAGDALENA SCHMIDT, 51 years old, wife of Henry Schmidt, of 277 Humboldt street, died yesterday from liver trouble in St. Catharine's Hospital, and her funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon, with interment in St. John's Cemetery.

Mrs. Schmidt was born 1N the Eastern District and was an old member of the Most Holy Trinity R. C. Church. She is survived by a brother, John, and a sister, Louisa Grossman.

JACOB DOES, 46 years old, of 273 Tenth street, Brooklyn, an old employee of the Metropolitan Insurance Company, died yesterday of heart disease at his home. He was born in Richmond, in 1869, and is survived by his widow, Annie Ross, and five sisters. Funeral services will be held at his late restdence tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. ANNIE ELIZABETH McNULTY, widow of John F.

died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Matthew J. Reilat 57 South Lefferts avenue, Richmond Hill, L. I. Her funeral will be- held on Monday morning, with a requiem mass in the R.

C. Church of St. Benedict Joseph at Richmond Hill. Miss GRACE B. GARDNER, 42.

years old, daughter of the late Daniel and Matilda Gardner, died yesterday of her after sister, an 418 illness Ninth of years, at the home street, where her funeral services will be held on Monday evening. DAVID OSCAR LYONS, of 393 Nostrand avenue, died yesterday in St. Anthony's Hospital, Woodhaven, L. I. His funeral services will be held at the home of his sister, Mrs.

William F. Rhoades, at Milton, Ulster County, N. followed by interment in the ceinetery at that place. General WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF, 88 years old, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, died yesterday at his home in Louisville, Ky.

JAMES CALL, 81 years old, said to have been the oldest policeman in New York State, died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Bacon, Haverstraw, N. Y. He was a policeman fifty-years, and was a veteran of the Civil War. FREDERICK A.

MINES, 65 years old, Past Imperial Potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North America, died in Scranton, yesterday. Mrs. ELMINA S. MERRILL, 78 years old, born in Litchfield, died yesterday after an illness of three weeks, of the allments of old age, at the home of her son, Herbert M.

Merrill. 1654 East Ninth street, Flatbush, where her funeral services will be held, with interment at Elmira, N. Y. Mrs. JANE LLOYD BAINES, 85 years old, widow of Hugh Baines, died yesterday of old age at her home, 785 Lexington avenue.

She was born in Salford, England, and was an old -time member of the Greene Avenue Presbyterian Church. The funeral services will be held at her late residence tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. ANNA LOZIER WESTERVELT, who celebrated her 100th birthday on May 23, last, died yesterday of general debility at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Harper, In Hackensack, N.

J. Mrs. Westervelt was taking an afternoon nap, and when her daughter went to call her for dinner, found her dead. AUGUSTUS HOLMES, of 423A Hancock street, Brooklyn, died suddenly on Thursday, in Philadelphla, Pa. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at his late home in Brooklyn and the interment will be in the cemetery at Patchogue, L.

I. ENOS WILDER, 72 years old, banker and importer, and a special partner in the New York Stock Exchange firm of Carter, Wilder died suddenly in his apartments at the Marie Antoinette Hotel, in Manhattan, Thursday night. He was prominent in the South American trade and was for a long time president of the Franklin Bank Note Company. EDWARD T. BRADY, 42 years old, in the grocery business at 91 Hull street, where he also resided, died today from a general breakdown of health, after a long illness.

He was born in Brooklyn and had resided here all his lifetime. He is survived by his widow, Margaret; a daughter, Ethel Irene, and two brothers, William J. and George D. Funeral services will be held at his late residence on Monday afternoon. Mrs.

JANE MILLS BIRRELL, 72 years old, widow of William Birrell, died on Thursday at her home in Plainfield, N. and her funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Crotty, 14 Clifton place, Brooklyn, BROOKLYN COURTS SUPREME COURT. Special Term, Part I (Motions). Monday, February 8, 1915.

Before Justice Jaycox. Matter of Schuck ano (Dworkin); Taube, I. B. R. Taube, C.

I. B. R. R. Carney, of of New York: Carney, of New York; of New York: Baldwin City of New York: Webster Indian Refining Co.

ano: Brode, Sarie Brode, Nathan; Ryder? Tolles: Pencil Co. et al; Matter of Shaler st, (Fairchild Realty Matter of Union League Y. Commercial Tercentenary Commission; Y. Commercial Tercentenary Commission: Y. Commercial Tercentenary Y.

Commercial Tencentenary Commission: Y. Commercial Tercentenary Commission; Y. Tercentenary Commission; anotIbert et al; et al; Pines Hoyt People et al: rel B. KristopopoulostEconomy et al; ex dergast: Matter of Union Bank (Richards); Lomas anot White; et al: Lead Mining ano; Matter of Duncan (Lane V. Parker): Busch Great Neck Shores Busch Great Neck Shores Goldstein, Hannah Goldstein, Samuel; Saltzman et People ex rel Woods; City of N.

Realty Co. ano; Hoffman, Elsie; N. E. R. R.

Co. City of N. Matter of Grym.es (Whitlock); Matter of Lamoyne; Manhattan Jamaica Ry. et al (peremptory) O'Connor; Matter of Nokes (Russell) People ex rel Riker Homestead Estates Purdy et al: Pines Hoye et al: Sager, E. R.

R. Sager, Nassau E. R. R. Candela Geo, Lyman StumpftBechtold et al: Taunay et al: Stark, Charles Stark.

Ethel; Stewart et al: Matter of McKenna, assignee; Witt Witt: Polo Longone: Re Crescent St.Nott Bldg Samuels; Callahan Escher: Wells College Brettebeck: Re Busby; Same; Lamont: Kelly; Same Kuntz Peterson: Re Carroll Street (Garvey); Re No. 12th Street: Rappaport Koch Same; Union Bank Glickman: PeopletGrout: Same Same; Land Lein Peck Peck; Ward: Lipsitz Rowe Eng, S. S. Co. COUNTY COURT, criminal calendar, for trial Monday, February 8.

Part Roy, Brach, George Vanderhoven, grand larceny, first degree: George Montes alias George Montans, carrying dangerous weapon, second offense: Ralph Nato, rape, second degree: abduction; assault, second degree: Robert Katzenmiller, carrying dangerous weapon, second offense; Michael Walsh (two indictments), carrying dangerous weapon. and assault, first degree; Filippo Priola, carrying dangerous weap011. Part 11. Fawcett, Rang. rape, second degree; abduction; assault, second degree: Thomas MeNamee, rape, second degree; abduction; assault, second degree; Fred Buyakowski, burglary, third degree: petit larceny and receiving: August Milkum alias August Millken, robbery, grand first larceny, degree; second grand degree; Joseph Alter, larceny, first degree, and assault, second degree; Erico Laura, carrying dangerous weapon; Jacob Rosenwald, abandonment of children.

Part ITT. Hylan, J. L. Lawless, John Cummings. Bernard Tarpey, James Foley alias James Pennice, burglary, third degree: grand larceny, second degree: recelving.

second offense, Tarpey and Foley; Pasquale Sarno, assault, second degree; William Sims alias William Henry Porter, burglary, second degree; grand larceny, second degree, and receiving, second offense: Eliak Kobernec (two indictments), grand larceny, second degree, and receiving: Parker Brondley, Injury to rallroad property: Frank Mickoski, burglary, second degree; grand larceny, first degree, and receiving: Louis Rosen, burglary, third degree; grand larcony. first degree: receiving, second offense; Harry Meyerson, grand larceny, second offense, "Persecution" Says A. J. Kerwin, Who Offers to Deed Property to City. MAYOR'S COMMITTEE HEARING.

City Must Decide on Centralization on Distribution Among Borough Presidents. MARRIAGE LICENSES Total today, 96; last year, 82. Frank Jones, 21 Moines, Ia Helen Gleshen, 20... ....300 Patchen av Max Lazarus, 26... 178 Leonard st Sarah Disler, ....128 Boerum st Konrad Targowski, 26.....

Front st Stanislawa Kobylynska, 19....311 Plymouth st George Stahlschmidt, 26...........1163 Halsey st Julian Pauline Zomkowski, 19.... 27....... ....1834 Fulton st .225. 24th Amiela Kordal, 149 18th st Harry Glassey, .1239 Willoughby Mary Guerin, 20.... .34 Driggs av Francizek Mattuszek, 24..

......243 Freeman Janina Hempel, 18 ..243 Freeman st Sheya Ettinger, 22..... .932 Myrtle av Rifka Shmilnitzka, 22 .930 Myrtle av Arthur Hanson, 21........ .347 Warwick st Louise Kraus. 18.. .275 Sumpter st Benjamin Cohen, 28...

.609 Sackman st Lea Parish, 24............ .549 Stone av Samuel Lubersky, 26. 142 Lorimer st Hinda Guttman, 24... ..369 Clifton pl John Kelly. 48......

Winfleld, L. I. May Roden, .686 Gates av Joseph Considine, 26.. .....352 W. 56th st, Man Bridget Troy, 29 ..313 Washington av William Anthony, 32...

.....1089 Hancock st Agnes Murphy, 25........ .560 57th st Leon Levitz, 25..... 461 Bushwick av Abraham Siegel, 27...... 212 Clinton Man. Lilly Matison, 22.

35 Montieth st Eva Feiler, 637 Leonard st Max Stern, 91 Tompkins av Hanna Weiss, 20.. .348 Roebling st Harry Grave, .559 Saratoga av Helen Weinzimer, 20... .559 Saratoga av Shaker Arida, 29... .552 Fifty-sixth st Victoria Kasab, 18.. 414 Forty-ninth st Clayton Du' Borque, 24....22 South Portland av Hazel.

Hutchinson, .312 Clinton av Cosimo Morana, 27......... 68 Degraw st Anna Sanfillipo, 23.... ..525 Henry st Joseph Walz, 24.......... .110 Adelphi st Helen Charlton, 20. Warwick Harry Stengel, 28....

.215 W. 13th st, Man. Sarah Heiferman, Vermont st Harry Fehrenberg, 30........ ....1020 Eighth av Mary Pipper, 22.. East Fifth st Morris Rosenblum, Newark.

N. J. Sadie Beck, 719 Macon st Owen Gilligan, 27. .812 Pacific st Ellen Eagan, 931 Pacific st Josef Wittine, ..973 Willoughby a.v Anna Raker. 25....

.267 Stagg st Irving Conradi, 21..........221 North Henry st Elizabeth Reill, .....141 India John G. Svensen, 23... 636 Hicks st Agnes Henrikson, 20.... 636 Hicks st Beril Hecht. 29..

.105 Meserole st Yetta Ringler, 2 932 Myrtle av Wyaldyslau Malinowski, 31, Farmington, Conn. Helen Wanatowlsz, 21.. .87 No. 7th st Morris Hahn, 27... 582 Cortland av, Bronx Pauline Sunshine, 22...

419 So. 5th st Solomon Raphael, 24..... Ridgewood, L. I. Lillian Hertz, 20..

218 Prospect place Francis Bartimek, 24... 17th st Sarah Lilly, 43 2d Frank Christmann, 21.... 87 Gerry st Julia Maher, 117 Ainslie st Philip Sugar, 25.. .861 Myrtle av Ida Weinstein, 19..... .16 Garden st William Seaman, 21.....

Flushing, L. I. Mary Madero, 21...... .1765 Atlantic av George J. Lutz, 22...

.2836 Fulton st Anna G. Martin, 21........166 Milford st Nathan Weinstein, 23, 1810 Amsterdam av, Mhtn. Mary Gross, 22.... 71 Meserole st Edson Brothers, 29.. Flushing, Queens Lillian Anderson, 23...

57th st William Hitzegrade, 34..13 Schenectady av Katherine Kennedy, 19..1281 St. Mark's av Harry Lock, 22.... 22 Garden st Sarah Aronson, .239 Hopkins st Thomas Burley, 22.. .15 Kister Court Jessie Williams, 22... .2915 West 2d st Samuel Ida Greenberg, Mayer, 22.

20. 79 45 Johnson Boerum st John Steier, 31....... ..125 Troutman st Elizabeth Hering, 25.......218 Suydam st Antoni Gawell, 21... 519 3d av Jozefa Kslonzck, 519 3d av William Chapman, 22..110 E. 127th st, Man Cecelia Nesbitt.

19.... 125 Carroll st Clarence Asher, 23. 1481 Myrtle av Ida Webb, 22. .79 North Henry Philip Foisset, 23. 54 Noll st Katle Meier, 31.

201 St. Nicholas av John Dunn, 28... 575 52d st Agnes Fraser, 19, 762 5th Abraham Levey, 22........236 South 1st st Ida Adler, 19. ..196 South 1st st Nicola Pizzulli, 27.... .37 Jackson st Angelina Materesa, .362 Leonard st Kazimeras Ruzeaas, 24..

.86 North 1st st Anna Galiszanskinte, 22..86 North 1st st Natan Rifkin, 22... 229 New Lots road Besse Ginsberg, 21..... 599 Sutter av Berel Newfeld, 32.. 49 Sackman st Ester Novik, 25.. 214 Osborn st James J.

Farrell, 38..... 735 Forster av Mary Keegan, 38......1728 East Forty-ninth st William Hugo, 22..... Calyer Genevieve Courtade, 19..., ....99 Oak st Braggio Paletti, 21......... 43 Front st Martha Deppe, 20........ 639 Myrtle av Jonas Jakas, 27.

111 North Fourth st Marcell Sederevicznite, 25.......225 Bedford av Antonio Scandanato, 30.. ........178 Johnson av Gaetana Simone, 19.......... .256 Melrose st Peter Becker, ...54 Harrison place Mary Grimm, 25...... ....232 Jefferson st Benjamin Mitgang, 23........289 South First st Bluma Altman, 21 .85 Union av George Smith, 22....... .49 Montauk av Louisa Muller, 41 Montauk av Walenty Roszkowski, 24.

N. J. Helena Bupnouska, ....81 Gold st Ludwik Pierson, 25......... ..653 Lafayette av Marie Stoltz, 259 Himrod st Meyer Shapiro, 23.......... 468 Powell st Bessie Orel, 22...

.468 Powell st Wendel Baldwin, 24.. 160 Decatur st Adelaide Schaefer, 21.. .611 Decatur st Jay Smith, 153 Garfield place Fuse Larm, 23. 59 Fort Greene place Antanas Kredaranskar, 28......65 Ten Eyck st Veronka Maczinte, 20........213 North Sixth st Isidor Goldfarb, 160 7th st Ida Yeselson, 24.... .520 Bushwick av Giuseppe Fasano, 30.......194 Bleecker st, Man Rosa De Luca, 20..

...803 Kent av Waxman, 24...... 813 Quincy st Marks Minnie Waxman, 20... .176 Hart st Maurice Stein, 29.. .105 Henry st. Man Esther Zechnowitz, 1200 Park pl Vincenzo Esposito, 22.

131 Sands st Adelina, Michalowski, Ristaino, 19. .129 Sands st Adam Cook st Stefanla Koslerocka, 18.... .122 Cook st Abram Dworretzky, 25 ....866 Park av Fannie Miller, 24.......... 35 Second pl Polluce Pallotta, 25.......... ..172 W.

16th st Ruocca, .2027 W. 17th st Rosa 21...... Calogero Vaccara, 24. ..:188 Eckford st Rosa Ingoqulia, ..223 Johnson av Morris Taretsky, 236 Madison st. Man Rose Ginsberg.

19... Havemeyer st Hubert Walsh, Quincy st 28. 349 A 14th st Estelle Batzel, Samuel Bernklau, Neptune av Minnie Levine, .5203 12th av Boleslaw Harko, 31.. 160 Dupont st Brgnslawa Mryczka, 214 Freeman st Plumran, 25 ..1516 Bergen Frieda Cohn. 02.

1516 Bergen st Edward Haas .1490 Jefferson av Isabella Sommer, .1219 Tefferson av Joseph Moskowitz, 24. 1722 79th st Rebecca. Cohn, 19. ...193 Bay 16th Franas Sikorskas. 35.

105 Berry st Mary Bosite, 24. 100 Berry Joseph Galinsky, 67 Meserole st Anna Mechanic, 67 Meserole st Berel Diamond, 26...... Broome st. Man Fanny Schaefer, 357 Osborn st Carmine Blanco, 20... ....192 Nostrand av Angelina Cassela, 103 Sanford st Herman Fertig, 22.

544 Bedford av Lena Sigler, 21.... ...658 Bedford av Hyman Zax, N. J. Gitel Margolis, 21..... 215 Sands st Alexander MacKinnon, 52..

Pen Argyle. Pa. May Denhard, 60...... Allentown. Pa.

Broor Clareen. 28.. 1248 Prospect av Jeanette Reckling, 20......111 st Rosario Greco, 21...... 144 Skillman av Mechalina Lentino, 17 404 Park av Giuseppe Prestia, 28. ..170 Hamburg av Josephine Billelo, 21...

..170 Hamburg av GETS $20,000 FOR LOST LEG. Charles Hansen, a deckhand in the employ of the General Lighterage Company, was yesterday given EL verdict of $20,000 against the company for the loss of a leg. Hansen fell through a hatch cover on one of the company's tugs in 1913 and sustained severe injuries. Sometime after his removal to the hospital it was found necessary to amputate his leg. A motion to reduce the verdict as excessive was denied by Judge Thomas in the United States District Court of the Southern District.

Max Keze was the attorney for Hansen. and ors. William M. Benedict: Ennis vs. Ennts.

William R. A. Koehle. By Crane. Maschkowitz, Alols J.

Keough; Whiskeman vs. Wafpft Realty Jay 8. Jones; Titcomb vs. Miller, Charles M. Miller.

By Jaycox, J. -Balwin vs. Garfinkel, actions 1, 2 and 8, William D. Dickey a9 official referee. REFEREES APPOINTED.

By Kelby, and ano. vs. Wales The Mayor's Committee on Building Inspections held a hearing yesterday afternoon at the City Hall, to hear the public on "over inspections," and it was told that inspections had depreciated the value of property: that there are many conflicting regulations for inspections, and that a property owner might find that while he was carrying out an order of the City Building Department he would be lating a State regulation. It was pointed out that the city must decide whether it would be better to concentrate all regulations which involve the inspection of buildings in a new city department, or to distribute the functions among the five borough presidents. This question will be taken up at a hearing next week.

Andrew J. large owner of property in Manhattan, told the mittee that the equity in his real estate holdings had grown so small because of the "inspection persecutions," which he had been subjected to, that he was quite willing "to deed the property to the city." rental charges in all his buildings had fallen off to a ridiculous sum, he said, because of the "various reforms," which State and city departments demanded, after they inspected the establishments of his various tenants. "I once got $7,000 in rentals and all I can get now is $3,500. Inspections made by various functionaries in the State and the city, departments resulted in so many violations and improvements that my tenants simply moved out. "And I want to tell you gentlemen in all seriousness, that there is not an equity in any one of my properties, on account of the violations which have been filed against them." "Have you been deprived of the value of your property?" asked one of the members Mayor's Committee.

"I don't consider," replied Mr. Kerwin, with emphasis, "that any of my properties have an equity." Henry de Forest Baldwin, prominent lawyer, and the legal representative of some of the biggest property holdings in the greater city, gave the Committee a vivid description of how "overinspection" had affected and depreciated the property value of clients, whom he represents. "These inspection systems which operate independent of each other, increase the opportunities of blackmail," declared Mr. Baldwin. "With five departments doing those things, it makes the opportunities five times as great." Some interesting experiences with State and city functionaries, who are delegated to make inspections of buildings, were told to the Committee by various speakers.

As a result of this conflict of authority, the Mayor's Commission was. informed that nine times out of ten property owners were in a quandary. They might comply with the orders of the State Factory inspector and the State Labor Commissioner, but while they were obeying these mandates they were just as likely violating mandates and instructions of the borough bullding bureaus, or the Tenement House Department. Deputy Labor Commissioner Prial insisted that, as far as his department was concerned, the inspections were mandatory provisions of the law. He declared that he did not believe that 1 per cent.

of the complaints on overinspection affected his department. SEES FORTUNE IN METALS. Black Claims to Have Invented Gold and Silver Substitute. George F. Black Jr.

of 239 Pearl street is going to make a fortune, perhaps. He has invented a metal, so he says, that is almost an exact duplicate of gold or silver. And for that matter the metal which he showed to prove his assertion looks a lot like the precious metals. But where he is going to get rich is in the fact that the metal he has found costs only a 200th part of the cost. of gold and silver.

the has made a watchcase--and it certainly looks like gold. He said it cost him just 5 cents to produce. In solid gold the case would cost at least $15. He said today that he has already been offered $25,000 for an option on his silver metal, which, he asserts, is equal to a poorer grade' of sterling silver in strength. FELLOWCRAFT CLUB DANCE.

Stella Lodge Pays Tribute to Its Past Masters. An enjoyable, well attended and homelike entertainment and informal dance at the Rusurban on Fulton street was given by the Fellowcraft Club of Stella Lodge No. 485, F. and A. on Friday evening, in honor of the past masters of the lodge, who recently presented the club with a full set of costumes for use in working the Master Mason's degree.

Among the many present were noted Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wimpfhelmer, Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Fielding, Mr. and Mrs. Bentley Norman, Mr. and Mrs.

W. D. Pangburn, Mr. and Mrs. John Roy, Mr.

and Mrs. Tompkins, Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Coles, W.

H. Slater, J. Henry Snook and Mr. and Mra. Albert Koenig.

The next regular meeting of the club will be heud at 471 Flatbush avenue, February 17, at 8 o'clock. EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN THE WORLD of any importance makes a rule of publishing an official year book containing useful information for citizens regarding its government. New York City's annual manual of information is the Eagle Almanac Have you bought your copy? For sale at newsstands and Eagle offices,.