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12, A-PLENTY HERE PRESIDENT HINTS Full Facts Will Reassure the Country He Tells Mayor Mitchel. ERRONEOUS IMPRESSIONS. Mayor's Letter Referred to Secretary Houston, and horough Investigation Is Now Being Made. Washington, February 17-President Wilson declared today 1 he believed an erroneous impression had grown up concerning the food supply in the United States. In a letter to Mayor Mitchel of New York, replying to a suggestion that an embargo be placed by the Federal Government on exports of wheat, the President wrote that in the near future the Administration would give out a statement showing the exact situation.

The President thanked Mayor Mitchel for his letter and for the report of the food committee, headed by Geo. W. Perkins, in which it was suggested that the amount of wheat in the United States at the present time as compared with the amount on hand a year ago, be made public. "The matter files, one to which the Administration of course, from the first, given the most thoughtful and careful attention," wrote the President. "The A Agricultural Department in possession of all the facts.

About these facts some very erroneous impressions obtain, and it is our purpose, in the immediate future, to remove these misunderstandings by a very full at and clear statement of all the facts. They will, I think, reassure the country." Mayor Mitchel's letter has been reto Secretary Houston, and a thorough investigation now is being made. It is understood to be the position of the President that he has no authority to declare an embargo on the exportation of foodstuffs, even though such a step were considered wise. MARRIAGE LICENSES Total today, 52; last year, 88. Herbert Bennett, 24.....

.1265 E. 92d st Lillian Broadhurst, 21. 1301 E. 94th st Herbert O. Forker, 24.

E. 3d st Marion Ross, 17...... 442 58th st Edward Barrett, 21... ...6900 3d av Minnie Wood. 18 Bay Ridge av John Kelly, 39..

864 Driggs av Elsie Carroll, 18......... 15 Kossuth pl Floyd Wood, 21 1814 East New York av Helen Siggins, 20........ .54 Somer Benjamin Sackheim, .1896 Bergen st Ruth Kesselman, 21. 2020 Fulton st Edward Horowitz, Bath av Lillian Elion, 23 .2220 Bath av Joseph Arzt, 127 Van Buren st Fannie Licht, 21...... .689 DeKalb av Joseph Mahoney, ..424 Columbia st Anna Costello.

Blanchfield, 23.... .119 478 Van Sackett Dyke st Francis Elizabeth Bell, 24..... .59 2d st William Rawlins, 23... ..329 Graham av Mary Gabudon, 21. .329 Graham av Arthur Reichard, 44..

W. 125th 9t. Man Rose Garfinkel, 27.... 1469 President st Giuseppe Zullo, Bridgeport, Conn Rosina Masi, 438 Bay Ridge av Dimitri Shoury, 21..... .223 Pacific st Heddah Cattiny, 20..

.979 Pacific Arthur Porter, 31...... .25 Spencer st Mary Warner, 28.... Herkimer st Wilhelm Jansahn, 25. ...120 Eagle st Lina Rittmair, Freeman st William Canfield, 67.. .61 Covert Georgianna Britton, 67............61 Covert st Andrew Huber 19......

Windsor pl Anna Smith, 20...... .581 Prospect pl Wolf Holzberg. 29.. Saratoga Bluma Slochewsky, Willoughby av James H. Raymond, 24.........

Dean st Mary Downing. 19.. 1033 Pacific st William C. Coords. 21 .872 av Augusta J.

Tursch, 17.. .872 Flatbush av Herman Sadorosky, 23.... 103 Hopkins st Anna Fuchs, 141 Manhattan av Erich Grossman, 26......332 E. 85th st. Mhtn Bertha Marcus, 27........325 Knickerbocker av George Landers, 31........

......84 E. 86th st. Mhtn Mary Terche, 23.... 481 Jefferson av P. Schneider.

City, Rockland Y. Kate E. Tersey, 21. .248 Dean st Josenh De Giovanni, 21.... ......64 Central av Eva May, 16.........

46 Wyckoff av Fred Sauter 3d. 21.... Great Neck. L. I.

Lauretta A. Schwenn, 20........391 Cornelia st Patrick J. Murray, 25.... ........191 Hopkinson av Florence Whitenack, 18.. ...229 Hopkinson av George L.

Gould. ......138 W. 49th st. Mhtn. Perle A.

Hatfield, 21. 1270 75th st Harold L. Spry, 22.. 225 McDougall st lennie Tripard, 21.. Hull st Jacob Hansen, 25 ...588 Henry st Severine Larsen, 25 490 Clarkson av August Muh.

25 12th st Surf av. C. I. Bertha Schucker. 20.

Edith pl E. 3d st. Ivan Beimanoff, 28...... .27 Hamilton av Maria Zalast, 21 .276 Bergen st Isidor Diamond. 25....

.617 Hendrix Edes Wiederkoff, 18 .301 Bradford st James Black, 23 1264 Albany av Charles Emma F. Lynch, Habedank, 24. 66 ..465 .1775 Pulaski Bergen st Pauline Dohman, 53. R. I.

Henry P. Dawson. 1421 E. 10th st Innie E. Woods, 31 .1425 E.

10th st William E. Rittenhouse, 20....100 Greenpoint av Frances Wright, 19 ..........100 Greenpoint av Fred Strauss, 27 113 Bedford av Ester Seidler, 21 319 Hamburg av Morris Feldman, 26 ......102 Norfolk st, Mhtn. Rebecca Lances, 27 191 McKibbin st Wladyslaw Zaleski, 22 ..634 Humboldt st Emma Nidzgorska, 20 288 Driggs av Samuel Sommer, 24 136 Wallabout st Fannie Cohen, 23 .89 Seigel st Ferdinand Scherpich, 34....299 South 4th st Florence Lambert, 34..... .97 Marcy av Thomas Clarke, 29 724 Park place Anna Burke, 21 860 Bergen st Harry Hayes. 25 297 Henry st Grace Bradly, 23 .145 Amity st James Totten.

28 Wyoming, Pa. Lillian Weber, 22 ....180 Evergreen av John Hill, 21 .155 Court Catherine Hanna, 21 .707 President st Thomas Kenny, 30 .788 Park Mary Murphy, 29 788 Park place Andrew Olsen, 25 .779 Dean st Mary Johnson. 25 125 Bergen at Jules Plancon. 28......404 W. 48th st, Man.

Dominick Helga Carlson, 29. 22 527 1352 Barbey 66th st Funaro, Antoinette Dedario, 19 1648 83d st James Driscoll, 23 245 Newkirk av Pearl Kennedy, 19 Elm av E. 17th st WOMEN IN ALL-DAY MEETING. The Woman's Society of the Sumner Avenue Baptist Church will hold an all-day meeting tomorrow, beginning at 11 o'clock. At this time church work will be discussed, with Mrs.

R. B. Hull, the president, in chair. Mrs. Alvah Clowes will lead the devotional part of the meeting, which will be from 12:15 to 12:45.

A luncheon will be served from 12:45 to 1:45, Mrs. Ernest A Baker as chairman, assisted by six women of the society. From 2 until 3 Mrs. Charles Wilson will speak on Home Mission topics. From 3 until 4 o'clock Mrs.

C. E. Nichols will speak on foreign missions. During the luncheOn hour "Current Events" will be given by Mrs. Walter C.

Bloomer. WILLS FILED TODAY. KATHERINE HOLM died February 9, and ruder terms of her will of May 15, 1914, of two bequests at $2,500 each to Jacob her estate of $33,000 after the deduction Schinitzer, brother, and Charles Dorn, brotherIn-law. in equal shares to two sons, Henry P. and Jacob Joseph, who are executors.

MARY BOEGEL died February 7. and by the terms of her will of January 28, her estate of $1,800 goes to her daughter, Mary Boegel, Catherine Gerold being appointed guardian and executrix. JOHN C. TRACY died February 10, and under the provisions of hia will of February 9, his estate of $30,000 goes to his widow, Margaret Tracy, who is executrix. PATRICK DALY died January and in hia will of December 11, he directa that his estate of 82,500 be dietributed as follows: $250 to Roman Catholle Bishop of Brooklyn: $100 each to St.

Vincent de Paul Conference of the Church of the Sacred Heart and Anne Me. Grath, a cousin; the realdue in equal shares to Anne McGrath and James Coughlin, a sonin-law who la executor. DOROTHEA WEISS died December 2, and her will, executed May 28, 1901, disposes of her estate of $5,200 in the following manner: To Charles and Dora Zimmer, Dora and Else Bittman and Joseph Appelman, grandchildren, $100 each; residue to Sophie Zhmer, Dina Rittman, Lizzie Appelman and Mary Bittman, daughters, In equal shares, these four being executrices. PAULINA BORES BRIGG died February and by will of September 1914, leaves her estate of $509. to her sister, Ida Hartig.

of Weem, Austria, Catherine Maeschal 19 executrie THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1915. LEGISLATURE HELPS P. S.

C. Passes Bill to Enable It to Keep 145 Subway Draughtsmen. (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, February 17-The bill that will keep 145 men employed on the subway plans in the Public Service Commission of New York passed the Senate and Assembly this morning. It will keep at work those men who, appointed for temporary periods, have been unable to take civil service on examinations to make their jobs permanent and would therefore be automatically dropped. The State Civil Service Commission has been unable to hold the required examinations and the bill is to bridge the gap between the expiration of the terms of these men and the time when an eligible list is prepared, 80 that there will be no delay in the subway work because of the lack of help.

$102,000 CUT BY TRAVIS Agricultural Department Budget Sharply Criticised. Albany, N. February 17-Criticism of the administration of the State Agriculture Department is "faulty" and a recommendation that the annual appropriation sought by Commissioner Calvin J. Huson be cut $102,000, were contained in a statement issued today by Controller Travis, detailing his examination into the financial affairs of that department. Deputy Controller Ruesswig, who conducted the investigation, reported that the net increase in the expense of the department last year over that of 1910 was $204.453.

On this, declared, $100,436 was unnecessary. This increase was due largely to the employment, he said, of special investigators, laborers and temporary employees, and not to exorbitant compensation for the regular taff. Travis' statement urged that the annual salary of the Commissioner be cut cut from $8,000 to $6,000, and his expense allowance from $2,000 to $1,000, and that be compelled to file vouchers for all expense money. An appropriation $3,583,583 for 1915 was asked by the Department this year and Deputy Ruesswig recommended dastic cuts in many items. Social Notes Hollywood A.

C. Holds Successful Dance. The Hollywood A. second monthly dance last evening, at Rose's Dancing Academy, scored another success, SOcially and financially. More than 600 persons were present.

One of the special features of the evening was the novelty dance, by Thomas Zanderhoes and Miss Gertrude Corcoran. The committee on arrangements was comprised of Elmer Burns, Ray Murtha, Edward Johnson and Thomas Zanderhoes. The officers of the Hollywood are: President, E. Morrissey; first vice president, Ray Gorman; second vice president, Charles O'Donnell; secretary, Arthur Murphy; financial secretary, Joe Burke; treasurer, Alfred Trobert; sergeant-at-arms, Frank Dahm; assistant sergeant-at-arms, Lawrence Tague, and floor manager, Alfred Hastings. The March dance will be held on St.

Patrick's Day. Aral Social Club Plans Reception. A regular meeting of the Aral Social Club, was held last Sunday evening at the home of Lawrence Shirk, 698 Third avenue. Most of the members were present, and some very good arguments and discussions were held throughout the meeting. The chairman of the entertainment committee reported that arrangements are almost completed for the open meeting and reception to be held by the club on Sunday evening, February 28, at the Imperial.

The members were informed by the president that a bungalow has been rented for the coming season at West Thirtieth street, where the members will be able to spend their summer days. William Blumenthal was elected a member of the board of directors. The board is now comprised of Arthur J. Samuels, J. S.

Brenner and William Blumenthal. Miss Elizabeth Maud Talbot lc Wed Louis Hogsefe. The engagement of Miss Elizabeth Maud Talbot, graduate nurse, class 1911, of St. John's Hospital, to Louis Hogsefe, 1221 Lincoln place, has been announced. Miss Talbot was born in Reading, near London, England.

Mr. Hogsefe was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has been an American citizen since 1894. He is a member of the American Mathematical Society, the American Chemical a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; member of the Michigan Bar, and a member of the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. wedding will take place at Miss Talbot's home, Waterbury, on Washington's Birthday, February 22. make their home at 1221 Lincoln place, Brooklyn.

Mr. and Mrs. Newman Celebrate Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Newman celebrated the tenth anniversary of their marriage at 719 Hancock street, on Friday evening, February 5. The table was elaborately decorated. Thomas Gillen, Eddie Sherlock, Mrs. Herman Newman and Richard Lawlor gave several songs. Miss Martha Kaiser played the piano and sang several songs which were greatly appreciated.

Miss Helen Brasier of East Orange was entertained on Saturday, February 6, at luncheon at Shanley's. A theater party followed the luncheon. Miss Brasier expects to leave Brooklyn for a tour of the West. A party under the direction of Mrs. R.

W. Bailey, with the assistance of Mrs. H. Divon, Miss M. Heiser and Mrs.

Johnson, was given to Miss E. M. Carlson at the home of Mrs. R. W.

Bailey of 247 Rutland road, on Tuesday evening, February 2. The evening was spent in dancing and singing. followed by a grand march and delightful supper. Miss Beatrice Dodge rendered some fine selections. Among the guests present were: Mr.

and Mrs. R. W. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs.

J. Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. C. Carlson, Mr.

and Mrs. A. Wester, Mr. and Mrs. Price, Mr.

and Mrs. J. Faske, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.

H. Dixon, Misses E. M. Carlson, M. Heiser, H.

Bailey, F. Johnson, B. Dodge. A. Faske, H.

Faske, T. Malone, H. Morris, S. Meyer, W. Noble, R.

Hamshar, G. Loesch, L. Johnson, E. Johnson, L. Thornell, W.

Thornell, R. Bailey F. Faske, C. Faske. POSTMASTER KELLY BACK.

Postmaster William E. Kelly resumed his duties Monday at the general office after spending a delightful ten days in Bermuda. The trip has done the Postmaster good, as could be seen while greeting the members of his staff and A number of friends who dropped Into see him. Accompanying Mr. Kelly were P.

J. Cleary and George W. Thomas, both of whom are in the inspection division of the system. REFEREES APPOINTED. By Kelby, J.

Marshall others, Suyder: Stratton AN trustee Buckley and Charles W. Church T. B. Ackerson Co.t Janies S. Hanson an Richard Hollaman.

By Garretson, J. WIIlam W. Gillen, By Jayeux, William D. Dickey as official referee: BadenkooptHerweg, James M. Seaman; Kline Dillingham, Burt L.

Rich: Grimes Vincent, Charles J. McDerEveritt Berkeley, Walter M. Rose Hebrens Eatate Corporation, Barker D. By Blackmar. J.

city of New York dacoh Peyser: Brooklyn Trust John Hill Morgan. CRITICISED BY METZ Expresses Disfavor of Their Activities in Letter to German Herold. DECRIES POLITICAL ACTION. Favors German Cause, He Says, but Has No Quarrel With Those Who Don't. Although frankly avowing his sympathy for the German cause, Congressman Herman A.

Metz of Brooklyn, has written a letter to the German Herold in Manhattan, in which he takes a firm stand against the spread of the "Ger-American" spirit in this country. The former City Controller's letter is an answer to the criticisms directed against him in the German newspaper, in which he is called to account for having maintained that the Federal administration has been acting with entire fairness and justice to all parties concerned in the great war. After explaining that he has consistently urged the prohibition of exports of arms and munitions of war at this time from the United States, the Brooklyn Congressman asserts that he has worked for the law against it in the present "not as a passcongress Democrat, but as an American." Continuing, with favoring the exposition Germany, of Mr. his Metz reasays: "This sympathy, however, does not blind me to the fact that our first thought here should be for the best interests of the United States. therefore, believe that agitation along political lines, such as is now being advocated by many Germans who are not even citizens, although there are many who are, is hurtful not only to the German cause but.

to the German-Americans themselves. It will simply result in factional conflict, with the effect that in some communities every politician will strive to win favor with such faction. "Personally, I have no sympathy with any man who seeks the votes of one faction as against another for any reason based on nationality or religion. In other words, I have as little use in our politics for the professional German or the professional Irishman, as I have for the professional Catholic or the professional Jew. I do not believe that any of them have any place here.

Next to the United States, I am proud of Germany; not only because my father was born there, but because of her antecedents and the personal knowledge I have gained by traveling extensively in Germany, England, France, Belgium, Russia, Austria, and other European countries. Still, I have no quarrel with anywho may not share my views of Germany; and I hope that the attempt to segregate into a class by themselves the German whether native born or naturalized, as against other Americans, will fail. It can do nothing but harm." 3,500 ENJOY EUCHRE Many Prizes Presented at Spanish War Veterans' EnEntertainment. Over 3,500 attended the euchre, entertainment and reception of the Spanish War Veteran's Civil Service Association, last evening at Prospect Hall, Prospect avenue near Fifth avenue. It was held under the auspices of the Spanish War Veteran's Civil Service Association, United Spanish War Veterans, and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the State of New York.

The proceeds are to be donated for the exclusive use of the Department Legislative Committee. Four hundred prizes were donated. a J. B. McGurle won the first door prize, which was a handsome gold watch.

The second prize was a horse shoe, made from a sword that was captured at Santiago, and was won by Harry Walker. Among the other prize winners were: Mrs. W. Fitzeral, F. G.

Gilbert, Mrs. Rose, Vera Madden, Mrs. J. Maloney, Mrs. Sullivan, Miss E.

Tessie Fox, Mrs. Kennedy, J. G. Mrs. Oakley, Fowier, Mrs.

Mrs. E. Hillis, Loso, Mrs. Vanderputten, Mrs. M.

E. Hart, M. Kelly, Otto Flesh, C. L. Flinn, Mrs.

W. C. Corbet, Mrs. L. Parkman, Thomas Ryan, M.

J. Horton, William C. Baker, Miss Callahan, Mr. Lawton, John, Barker, McDonald, Harry Mrs. Olsen, J.

Alex Shellrock, Mackie, Mrs. Mary Comrade F. A. Mang, Mrs. D.

M. Connard, C. King, H. Weinhold, Mrs. McKeefrey, Mrs.

Gardner, Mrs. S. Nash, Mrs. H. Luebbers, F.

Herring, L. K. Gardner, Anna Meybert, J. Moore, H. Baker, N.

Campbell, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. H. Donohue, Miss Keenan, J. Gilman, J.

I. Hartung, John O' Donnell, Mrs. T. Mahoney, E. D.

Potter, Mrs. Kilmartin, M. Cullen, J. McAvery, Thomas McGowan, Mrs. J.

Roth, Mrs. K. Pierson, Mrs. Brennan, Mrs. E.

Breslauer, Mrs. H. Lake, John Fitzgerald, C. E. Greene, William Hurley, F.

Canfield, Mrs. B. Lillotson, Mrs. Cassidy, Miss Ed Keane, Mrs. J.

Baxter, Miss E. L. Tallent, M. McKenna, R. Freeres, Mrs.

E. Larkin, Robert H. Mellifont, Julia Sullivan, Frank Despranp, Mrs. R. Jones, Anna Kean, F.

Fanning, Mrs. H. Guide, E. MeLoughlin, Mrs. A.

Whitaker, Mrs. G. Simpson, Mrs. M. Wickman.

Mrs. H. Brown, William Sargent, William Anderson, Mrs. William Jones, Mrs. K.

Riley, Mrs. William O' Rourke, Mrs. E. Curtion, Joseph Pritchard, Mrs. Flinday, Mrs.

J. Hilderman. M. Sulley, Mrs. Holliday, Mrs.

Germond, Mrs. Schrauth, Miss Edna Connell, Mrs. Matt'song, George Clarkson, M. Murray, Mrs. C.

Brown, W. C. Freeman, G. Schierenbeck, Mrs. P.

Donchue, Mrs. J. Featherstone, E. Wilson, E. M.

Henrichs, G. Riling, Joan Glennon, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Harmer, Patrick Coogan. Mrs.

William Keating, Mrs. W. Martin, Mary Jones, Mrs. Eva Blatter, Mrs. F.

Rhatigan, Mary Karlins, Valentine Rocker, Bertha Kalter, Mary Kuggin, Samuel Berry, Louise Murphy, Andrew Flemming. Mr. Petes, Edwin D. Brosnan, R. Kollberg.

Mary Moble, L. Slingerland, Marshall Gernord. Mrs. M. Reagan, Joseph O'Leary, Louis Schelison, Mrs.

Edw. Pelham, James A. Endele, Farrell, Mrs. Miss M. MacDowell, Master Ed H.

Schaffer, Miss I. Barbery, Jessie Mackle, C. Y. Amey, Charles Gottlock, Com. Amey, K.

Farrell, Mrs. B. Beekman, Mrs. Reynolds, Anna Farrell, Ann McGorman, Mrs. J.

V. Barrey, M. Kirwan, Miss G. Blawn, Com. R.

Evton, Com. E. Fitzsimmons. W. STULL HOLT GETS PRIZE Presented by Former Congressman Robert Baker at B.H.S.

At the regular exercises of the Boys High School today, W. Stull Holt, son of the economist, Byron W. Holt of 592 East Seventh street, Brooklyn, was recipient of one of the prizes which the New York State Tax League offered last fall to of high schools Singles throughout the State for the best essays "Progress and Poverty," by Henry George. This contest was participated in by graduates of many high schools in various cities the State. Pupils of two of the Brooklyn schools were winners of prizes, Harrison Kimball being the victor among the pupils of the Polytechnic and Holt among those in the Boys High.

The presentation speech WAs made by former Congressman Robert Baker. Mr. Baker pointed to the great service which Henry George had performed in bringing see that there is A science of taxation. He complimented the winner nature of the composition which had won the prize, declaring that it was through just such studious work by members of high schools that society in the future would gain that clearer understanding of the fundamentals of taxation 80 essential to 0 correct solution of the problems of government which at this time are seemingly more acute than for a long period. Hearty applause greeted the winner when the presented him with a $5 gold piece.

MISS MARJORIE ROYCE TO WED GILBERT HALSTED JR. MISS MARJORIE ROYCE. PARCE NU PHOTO: The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H.

Royce of 1189 Dean street, is the fiancee of Gilbert C. Halsted, Cornell, '14, of 308 Washington avenue. WHITMAN BLOCKS PLAN TO PROBE CITY Governor Delivers Crushing Blow at Lawson's Resolution. HAVE ENOUGH TO DO HERE. Brooklyn Senator Denies He Is Urging Probe for "Jake" Livingston.

(Special to The Eagle.) Albany, February 17-Governor Whitman today set his foot down hard on all proposals to investigate New York City's fiscal condition by legislative probers. This is regarded as the final knockout blow to Senator Bob Lawson's probing resolution and to all the other similar proposals that have been nursed along by numerous Republican legislators during the past week. Lawson appealed to Governor Whitman yesterday for his moral support and was to receive an answer late this afternoon. It is expected that at that time Whitman will tell the Kings County Senator that the resolution will get no sympathy from the Executive Chamber and urge the Brooklyn man to cease his agitation. The Governor indicated his attitude toward the matter today by saying in answer to questions: "Frankly speaking, I think the Legtslature has enough to do right here in Albany." Lawson denied that he was pushing the probe at the instigation of Livingston as a drive at Kracke-Calder combination, who are openly against the probe.

CHURCH NINE YEARS OLD. To commemorate the anniversary of St. Lydia's Episcopal Church, Crystal street and Glenmore avenue, a birthday party was held by the parishioners last evening in the Sunday school auditorium. It was the ninth anniversary of the fast growing East New York church. John Thomas, lay missionary in charge, gave an interesting introductory talk regarding making acquaintanceships.

He urged all present to introduce themselves to one another so that good fellowship might reign. About fifty couples enjoyed the dancing, after which a reception and much comedy was enjoyed. Those in charge of the affair were Charles H. Webb, arch-deacon of the Long Island diocese; Thomas Clenihan, H. O.

Greene, E. F. Mould, H. R. Bennett, Oliver Lewis, H.

O. McGrune, George H. Paulmeier. TWO REGRETS. "I s'pose John is still takin' life easy?" said the woman in the tram.

"Yes," answered the woman who was carrying a bundle of clothes. "John has only got two regrets in life. One is that he has to wake up and eat, an' the other is that he has give up eatin' to sleep." -Pierson's Weekly. CITY JOY RIDERS IN A MAD Dash of Municipal Extravagance -Another story of the financial situation in New York which may serve as an object lesson to the taxpayers. IS "BUNDLE DAY" AN UNWISE Proposition? Dr.

Thomas J. Riley, General Secretary of the Bureau of Charities of Brooklyn, discusses the subject. FORGING DEATH AND BIRTH Certificates has become quite a popular trick in this city. What the Board of Health has done to prevent it. BERNARD SHAW A TRAITOR? Barker says that Shaw felt it was his duty to prick the bubble of English self-complacency.

PASTOR WAGNER OF "SIMPLE Life" Fame, in an exclusive interview with a staff correspondent of The Eagle's Paris Bureau, frankly talks about the war. PROFESSOR PUPIN, CONSUL for Serbia, explains the part that the little nation is taking in the European struggle and outlines its future. FOREIGN NEWS FRESH FROM the Live Centers of Europe, depicting the situations as they really are. SIGNS OF THE TIMES ARE best. conveyed through the meof 8 reliable newspaper.

You will make a wise choice if you get The Sunday Eagle February 21 SAYS BUSINESS MEN WANTONLY FAIR PLAY Kings County Moose Leader Childs Addresses Merchants Association. ON NEW TRADE COMMISSION. Troubles in Business Due, Says Speaker, to Want of Confidence In and by Administration. That the personnel of the new Federal Trade Commission, when appointed, will determine the success or failure of the Commission in winning the general co-operation of the business world, was the statement made today by William Hamlin Childs, the Kings County Progressive leader, at the luncheon of the Members Council of the Merchants Association of New York, at the Hotel Astor, at which the scope and application of the Trade Commission Law was broadly discussed. In addition to Mr.

Childs, Joseph E. Davies, United States Commissioner of Corporations, was also a speaker. In considering the attitude of the business world toward the Federal Trade Commission, Mr. Childs placed great stress on the troubles which have bothered business for some time past. He asserted that it was at once due to the want of confidence in financial and business circles in the experience and judgment of Administration in dealing with business matters, and to the apparent want of confidence by the Administration in the integrity and patriotism of business men as a class.

The attitude of the Administration Mr. Childs said, was occasioned because of the error in thinking that the interest of business men as a class can in any way be seperated from the general welfare of the general public, and, again, because of the error in believing that business men as a class are not as ready as any other class to consider pubile welfare paramount to their individual interests. Business men, said Mr. Childs, only want fair play. It was time for them to arise, en masse, and demend fair play, he asserted, when a Secretary of State "dares to say to convention of business men from all over the country that those men who disapprove the Ship Purchase bill are actuated by selfish interests." "In good faith the government offers the Trade Commission bill as a method of meeting the business continued Mr.

Childs. "Let us in the same spirit accept this offer and the suggestion of the government officials that we co-operate in working out this problem. "The business world will co-operate unselfishly and unceasingly with any body of men, administration or nonadministration, for a non-partisan solution of the business issues. It is time that vital business issues should cease to be the football of partisan politics. "The business men of this country are withholding judgment on the men and the experience of the men Trade Commission 1 they know the that may be appointed.

The business men want a sailing chart made by sailors, and not by landlubbers. If the appointees are of such character as to receive the general approval of the business world--like Commissioner Davies, for instance--then it will be the duty of business men to accept the hand fellowship extended by the Administration in the same spirit and to co-operaxe every possible way to make this Trade Commission acall that its projectors hope." FOOD FOR 7,500 BELGIANS Brooklyn Women's War Relief Committee Benefit Lectures. The Brooklyn Women's War Relief Committee will feed 7,500 Belgians for one day, or 250 a month, with the proceeds of a benefit lecture given under its auspices last night by Dean C. Worcester, at Memorial Hall, Flatbush avenue and Schermerhorn street. In order that they might keep the promise that every dollar of the $250 for tickets should go for food, the 'energetic entertainment committee, under the direction of Miss Marguerite Winant, sold candy before the lecture and during the intermission.

This innovation not only supplied enough money to pay for the hall, and all incidental expenses, but added a sociable touch to the affair which made it more enjoyable. The lecture was donated by Mr. Worcester, who also paid the cost of the moving picture apparatus and the operator. He was introduced by Park Commissioner Raymond V. Ingersoll.

With beautiful colored slides and unusual motion pictures Mr. Worcester illustrated his address on "The Filipinos and What the United States Has Done for Them," a subject with which he is thoroughly familiar, as he served as commissioner in the Philippine Islands for a number of years. "The most important thing which the United States is doing for the young Filipino of the low countries," he said, "is getting them into decent physical condition. As a race they were puny, undersized and undeveloped when they came under our care, principally on account of the shockingly early marriages among them. Now, however, every school has its physical training work, the young people take rapidly to every form of outdoor athletics." Motion pictures showed the Filipinos engaged in some of their primitive industries, and also the wonderful lace making and embroideries.

The specimens of this work, thrown on screen, made the women in the audience sigh with envy. remarkable series of moving pictures of the hill people, who not long ago were head-hunters, showed them at work in the rice fields. A few years ago any person attempting to take such a picture would have been murdered instantly, Mr. Worcester said, and this adequately illustrates the change which has come over the Filipinos, even the savage hill races, since the United States took charge. This was the first lecture given under the auspices of the Brooklyn Women's War Relief Committee, of whom Mrs.

Camden Dike is honorary president and Mrs. Arthur Myers president. The entertainment committee in charge of the lecture was composed of Miss Marguerite Winant, Miss Elsie Jenkins, Miss Agnes Ritchie, Miss Hazel Hooper, Miss Helen O'Keeffe, Miss Marle Donnelly, Miss Margherita Fransioli and Miss Alice Worcester. FORUM MAKES NEW START. The first of a series of weekly leetures arranged under the auspices of the Brooklyn Civic Forum will be held 111 the auditorium of Public School No.

84, Glenmore and Stone averiues, Brooklyn, Sunday evening, February 21, at 8 o'clock. The speaker will be Dr. Charles Brodie Patterson, former editor of the Arena Mind magazines, and lecturer on metaphysics and comparative religion. The subject of Dr. Patterson's lecture' will be "Religion and War." Justice Alexander S.

Rosenthal will preside. Discussion and questiona allowed. The public is cordially invited. FLATBUSH WOODMEN MEET. Enjoy Entertainment, Reception and Exhibition Drill.

The annual entertainment, reception and exhibition drill of the Flatbush Camp, 12,919, of the Modern Woodmen of America, took place last night at the A Imperial. The reception hall was well filled by many members and friends of the camp. The entertainment was in the form of a vaudeville bill. esters degree team the Flatbush Following the vaudeville day the ForCamp, which has twice won the State drill championship, gave an exhibition under the command of Major Charles A. Robson.

Edward F. Burns, national lecturer of the order, was the speaker of the evening. He spoke on the order in general, of its million members in the country and of the advantages to be derived from membership in it. The committees in charge were composed of! Entertainment--John Oates, Louts Marks, W. C.

Ryan, John E. Schaefer, C. W. Kir W. B.

Sheldon, Charles Robson, W. A. Jackson, W. A. Brezell, T.

J. Glassey, G. W. Broadhurst. Reception-W.

Ryan, consul; Edward F. Burns, J. T. Oates, W. B.

Sheldon, C. A. Robson, j. E. Schaefer, Frank Neogra, C.

w. King, Henry Harris, N. Lieberman, J. F. Garcia Frank Zahn.

BROOKLYN COURTS SUPREME COURT. Special term. Part I. Motions. Thursday, February 18, 1915, Before Mr.

Justice Jaycox. Hayward Zeinner; New York Market Gardeners York Comm. T. Menglet Same; Swaine Same; Wellst Same; Pines Hoyt; Taunay; Ward Ward; Whart Company; Re Wolf, Robre Bank; Re Fourteenth avenue, Trask; Re Fortyfirst street, Same; Holding Company: effords; Re Grymes, Whitlock; Re Riverside avenue, Taber: Re Chicago and other streets; McGrath McGrath; Becken Interboro Rapid Transit Company; Same Same; Same; Railroad Company; American Company; Re Ely avenue, North Shore Traction Company; Re Forty-first street, Barnsdall; Re Public Service Commission, Flatbush Avenue Extension; Greene Bond Mortgage Company; Alvord Securities Company; Re Lockwood; Eisenstein; Dime ings Bank Tracy; FarkastFarkas; McGrath McGrath; Spitzfaden Spitzfaden; P. Wichmann MacArthur Brothers Company: and Queens County Railway Company; Dingons Beaver Eng.

C. Company; Levine Scheinberg; Norton G. Construction Company; Lehigh Coal Richmond Company; sets Collecting Company Morse; Same Same: Heger Guggenheim; 1175 DeKalb Clarke; Felger ger; Voychok Am Company; Chaphe; Smith: Weeks; Singer Development Company. SUPREME COURT, SPECIAL TERM TRIALS. Day calendar, February 18, before Abel E.

Blackmar, Bandler; Dalury wood; Alford: Blessing; Di Janni; Yates Conrad Realty LorWandell; Caselenuovo Wheeler: Wieder; Realty A8- Londrigan; Cohen Green; Matthesuis; SerenSerentino: Lafayette Trust Co. Highest number reached on the regular call, 1792. COUNTY COURT. Criminal calendar for trial Thursday, February 18, 1915, Part I. Roy, J.

Harry F. Abrams, attempt extortion; William Simon, perjury, second offense: Ada mon, perjury, second offense: Harry Yagendorf, robbery first degree, grand larceny first degree, assault second degree; Harry A. Smith. grand larceny first degree; Annie Tomey, Tillie Tomey, alias Mary Milkovitch, Sylvester Milkowich, grand larceny second degree, second offense as to Tillie Tomey and S. Milkovitch: Salvatore Grizulla, rape second degree, abduction, assault second degree.

Part II-Fawcett, J. -Samuel Cohen, three indictments, receiving stolen property, grand larceny first degree, receiving; Joseph Leslin, Isidore Lesin, burglary second degree, poisoning animals; John Moxley, abandonment of children; George Thomas, allas Frank Pierson, grand larceny second degree, recelving; Carmine Castagnino, assault second degree, second offense. Part III-Hylan, McNamee, rape degree, abandonment, assault second degree; August Milkum, alias August Milken, grand larceny second degree, degree; Fred Buyakowski, burglary third petty larceny, recelving; James E. Carragher, forgery second degree. COUNTY COURT.

KINGS COUNTY. Part IV. Dike, J. February 18, 1915. Wiley Nassau El.

R. Kramer: Koch. Nassau E. R. U.

E. R. MurH. R. U.

E. R. Tesoriero Sullivan. Reserved calendar marked ready and passed until SUPREME Tuesday, February COURTT, 23, 1915. TRIAL TERM.

Day calendar, February 18, 1915. Part I. Maddox, Part II, Garretson, Paht III, Manning, Part IV. Kapper, Part V. Clark, Part VI, Scudder, Part VII, Crane, J.

Causes irrespective of the time for trial thereof will be assigned on Fridays. If not finished that day will be carried over to the following Monday. Campbell Brown et la: R. Keller Rosenstein; H. R.

Q. Co. R. Y. Consol'd R.

Realty Schwartz City of New York: Rapid Transit H. R. R. et al; Elec. Ill.

and H. R. Herrington et al: R. H. R.

H. R. Balsage Transit Dev. Brady Interborough R. H.

R. I. B. R. Elec.

Ill. Y. Consol'd R. et al: Bread of New oYrk: Association: Cairns Island Newton Williams Nassau R. Cabinet Prior-Martucci Rose Carpenter Krull; New York: Theatrical of Kurtz Goldstein; Mulling H.

R. Nassau et al: PattisontRodgers: R. Baum Coney I. B. R.

H. R. R. following causes, if marked ready, will be passed for the day. No cause will be set down for a day upon this call: St.

Lan So. Bkln. Auto Sales H. R. Clark Greenberg; H.

R. Heavey Holmes; Smith Holbrook. Bonacci Cabot Rollins: Bread Cont. of N. Creem Co.

of N. Thompson Coney I. B. R. et Wiener Britton Trucking Island R.

MeCauley Lehigh Valley R. H. R. R. Bats Nassau R.

R. H. R. H. R.

I. B. R. Raynort Kroos et Kenning Norman Cont. Cont.

Iron Works; O' Steeplechase Murphy Mannix; City of N. Y. Rys. PaulsentConey I. B.

R. Garage S. S. Jaccod Champlain Silk Mills: Ridge Boston Maine R. Hunt Kane Co, et Kane Co.

et Dev. Morris Burns uR. Pfefferling Congregation Chevra Thilim Ku. sevich-Acme Foundry Necker: Strear Cities Real Estate Van James. PREFERS HOTEL DE GINK.

The Hotel de Giny. beats the New Jersey avenue court all hollow for comfort. This is the opinion of William McGraw, who says he comes from Scranton, and who was araigned in the court, charged with vagrancy by Policeman Donohue of the Miller avenue station. And Magistrate Walsh agrees with McGraw in everything he had to say. McGraw wrote a note to the magistrate from his cell: "The New Jersey avenue court is not half as good as the Hotel de Gink," he said.

"They have not even such accommodation here as that in the Hotel de Gink. The magistrate has to sit on the bench with an overcoat. a The court attendants must walk up and down shivering with cold, and they put the prisoners down in a. damp celk Conditions ought to be improved. (Signed) William McGraw, Scranton, Pa." When Magistrate Walsh saw the complaint, he immediately signed it, saying that he agreed with McGraw.

McGraw asked to be sent to the Hotel de Gink where he said he would rather work all his life than be in a cell in the New Jersey avenue court for three hours, This, however, could not be granted him. BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS. Filed in the United District Court between 2 p.m. yesterday and 2 p.m. today, 6436-Christopher Columbus King, assistant manager.

320 Seventy-sixth assets, street; voluntary. Liabilities, $614. 6437-Gaites Company, 85 Borden avenue, Long Island City, electric and gas fixtures; voluntary. Petitioners, American Edgar and Brass the and InCompany, Samuel ternational Gas and Electric Fixture Company, allege liabilities over $1,500, WARBASSE CLEARED ON ASSAULT CHARGE Wanted Peace With Galitzka 1 if He "Fought for -He Got It. TWO COURTS SUSTAIN HIM.

Assistant District Attorney Wins Complete Victory Over Man Who Attacked His Fence. Magistrate Reynolds today dismissed the charges of assault that were made against Assistant District Attorney Herbert N. Warbasse last summer by Herman Galitzka, following a fracas between Mr. Warbasse on one side and Mr. Galitzka and a group of workmen who were doing excavating work in the rear of Mr.

Warbasse's property at 888 Lafayette avenue. fracas followed a dispute as to Galitzka's right to work in the property and Mr. Warbasse was accused by Galitzka of emphasizing nis argument with right hooks and left jabs. Following the filing of the complaint against him in the Magistrate's court, Mr. Warbasse applied to Supreme Court and secured a permanent injunction from Justice Kelly restraining Galitzka from tearing down his rear yard fence and continuing with his excavation work.

The dismissal of the assault charge is a final and complete victory for Mr. Warbasse. The Assistant District Attorney today made the following statement: "Naturally, I am pleased to have been sustained by Supreme Court Justice Kelly, who awarded the a permanent injunction against Mr. Galitzka, and needless to say, I am glad to' be sustained by City Magistrate Reynolds. in dismissing the complaint against me.

I really do feel somewhat sorry, however, for Mr. Galitzka. He is a man of very domineering personality and cannot brook the least successful opposition. But, when he took the law into his own hands and attempted, with a gang of men, to forcibly seize the property of which I have been in peaceable and lawful possession for several years, there was only one thing for me to do when I requested him to stop tearing the fences down, and he persisted in continuing to do so. He simply forced me to apply a simple, old-fashioned home remedy to him.

"If he did sustain injuries to his face. all I can say is that he started it, not I. His own dentist, however, made it quite clear to Judge Reynolds that Mr. Galitzka had exaggerated the injuries to himself. I have never had any doubt about the final outcome of the case, and while I have been threatened with all manner of unpleasant notoriety if I persisted in opposing Mr.

Galitzka, I have made up my mind that I would, like the old Quaker, have peace; if I had to fight for it." ROYAL ARCANUM NEWS The dinner of the Past Regents and Regents Association, which was held last Saturday night, was the most successful ever held by the association. Over 250 regents and regents assembled at Brooklyn Hall, 317 Washington street, and held the monthly meeting, which were received into the association all the newly installed regents, and after transacting other business they adjourned to a restaurant for the annual dinner. Grand Vice Regent H. W. Jones acted as toastmaster and introduced the following members of the order: Supreme Court Justice Luke D.

Stapleton, County Judges Robert H. Roy and Hylan, Congressman Daniel J. Griffin, Major Sydney Grant and Grand Regent Thomas R. Kneil, all of whom gave very interesting talks on the Royal Arcanum. The following Grand Council officers were present: Past Grand Regent R.

H. Starrett, Grand Guide E. J. Gaynor, members of finance committee; Thomas W. Howell and W.

W. Sheffleld, Grand Trustees A. E. Eckerson and Eugene F. Cooke, Committee Law, Martin H.

Latner; Committee on Printing, P. J. Tierney; Trustee Charles G. Balmanno, Supreme Committee on Law, Arthur C. Salmon.

Grand Regent Thomas R. Kneil will visit Atlantic Council this evening at 68 Pennsylvania avenue, and tomorrow evening he will visit Fulton Council at Brooklyn Hall, 317 Washington street. The last meeting of Midwood Council was well attended, there being about seventy candidates were initiated and the buttons were presented by P. R. Gregory of Liberty Bell Council.

Two applications were presented, making five pending. At its next meeting, February 22, at its meeting rooms, 824 Flatbush avenue, there will be several candidates initiated and under er duty 17 Bro. F. J. H.

Kracke, Bridge Commissioner of New York City, and also Lewis H. Pounds, Borough President, both members of Midwood Council, will address the meeting at some length. HAMLIN-MILLER RECITAL. An ideal combination of voices was that yesterday afternoon in Aeolian Hall, in George Hamlin's and Christine Miller's recital, the programme giving them both solo and duet work. Duets were Saint-Saens' "Le Soir descend sur la Colline," Schubert's "Nu: Wer die Sennsucht kennt" and his "Licht und and two not 80.

familiar and yet altogether delightful numbers by Kahn, "Trost" and "Agnes," in which each the artist end had the an alternate solo, while at voices joined. Brahm's duet, "So Lass uns Wandern," big in interpretation, was the final number on the programme. Schumann was instanced by Miss Miller in and wuermchen," while Richard Hamlin's Strauss was well represented by Mr. singing of "Nichts," "Das mein' Dedanken," "Hoffen und wieder verzagen" and "Wie solten wir geheim sie halten," Miss Miller gave finely Modern his songs sung by Mr. Hamlin "Mit deinen blauen Augen." were jewels; they were Campbell-Tipton's "The Crying of the Water," written for and dedicated to Mr.

Hamlin, and the Burleigh manuscript songs, "The Glory of the Day Was in Her Face" and "A Sibella's Bimba, was 8 gay little lyric. Miss Miller's quest of new songs was rewarded by her finding such gems 88 Carpenter's "On the Seashores of Endless Worlds," Horatio Parker's "Morning Song" and A. Walter Kramer's Miller. The contralto's voice was in haunting "Nocturne," written for Miss excellent condition. Arthur Whiting's setting of "A Birthday" was also given by Miss Miller; it does not compare favorably with the setting by R.

Hunt-ington Woodman of Brooklyn, though it has a fine climax. Miss Miller Me archly Across and charmingly Water." Conrad V. Homer's "Ferry Bos was the able accompanist. SAVES MONEY, TOO. Scott--How is it that you never go away during your summer vacationa? Mott--I don't need to.

Most of the bores leave town and in their absenos I have a grand, restful Transcript..