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a a a a a a a a a a a other THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. FRIDAY. AUGUST 1. 1911.

5 QUEENS BOROUGH AND LONG ISLAND I. A. A. IS CENSURED FOR CHAUFFEUR'S DEATH Queens Coroner's Jury Fixes Responsibility for Tragedy at Thomson Winfield. JURY ARGUED EVIDENCE LONG.

Verdict Recommends That Testimony Taken Be Referred to the Grand Jury for Action. The Long Island Railroad Company was censured yesterday by Coroner Gustave J. Schaefer's jury at an inquest held in Jamaica hall into the matter of the death of power, Horn, chauffeur of the automobile which, with another car, was struck on the afternoon of July 24 by a westbound electric train at the Thompson avenue crossing, Winfield. "We find," was the verdict of the jury, "that the Long Island Railroad Company was responsible for the death of Peter Horn through negligence and failure to provide proper protection for human life at a dangerous crossing, and we recom0 mend that this case be referred to the grand jury for further action." Crosing Gates Were Raised. It was made clear that when the train approached the Thompson avenue crossing the gates were up, indicating to the chauffeurs of the various cars waiting for a freight train to go by that the way was clear.

Harry Walley, the gateman at the fatal crossing, testified that he had his gates down when the freight passed, but that he bad no signal from John Miller, gateman at the Shell Road crossing, to the east, that an electric express was approaching. Walley declared it is impossible to see beyond a point three hundred feet east Thompson avenue on account of a curve, and that he had to depend entirely upon a signal from Miller. Walley testified that on former occasions Miller had failed to signal to him when trains approached from the east, and that he (Walley) had reported the matter several times to his superiors. Gateman Miller Refutes His Colleague's Evidence. Miller, who next took the stand, swore that he signaled Walley when the deathdealing electric made its appearance.

He said he gave Walley four rings, as is customary, and received two rings in answer from Walley. Among other things, Miller said that the day of the accident he had been on duty seventeen hours. Each man, he said, has an eighteen -hour shift once a month, because each man works at night for a month and then in the daytime for a like period. Harry Lefferts, motorman of the train that struck autos, which caused one death and injuries to three, including two women-Mrs. C.

H. Goddard of Port Washington and Mrs. John J. Gilroy of the Hotel Plaza, Manhattan-testified that his train must have been going at the rate of about forty-five miles an hour when the accident occurred. Mr.

Gilroy Urged Verdict Censuring the Railroad. John J. Gilroy urged the coroner, after all the testimony had been taken, to charge the jury to And a verdict attaching the blame for the accident upon the officials of the railroad. The railroad's attorney interposed an objection, Shaefer declared the Jury was competent to decide the case without any assistance on his part. The jury was out A long time and turned a verdict censuring the railroad company, as already related.

In the case of Lottie Flynn, the young woman who was found murdered in the apartments of her husband's sister, at Ridgewood Heights, on the evening of July 23, the jury decided she died from a razor cut inflicted by her husband, Edward, and recommended that he be held, when caught, for the action of the Grand Jury. Five Other Inquests Held. An inquest into the death of Paul J. Mooney, 28 years old, of 957 Steinway avenue, Astoria, who fell from the scaffold of a building on which a generator was being erected, being precipitated forty feet and falling on his head, was held by a jury before Coroner Gustave J. Schaefer yesterday, and it was decided that Mooney's fall was partly due to carelessness on his own part.

The jury, in its verdict upon the death of Kleasas Bairski, 30 years old, a car Inspector, of 322 Sixth street, Long Island City, who came in contact with the third rail in the Sunnyside yards of the Long Island Railroad, declared itself unable to place the responsibility for the accident. Erasmo Lombardo, 42 years old, of 67 Borden avenue, Long Island City, who was caught between two locomotives at Long Island City and died from his Injuries two days later in St. John's Hospital, was declared to have come to his death in a manner unknown to the jury. Joseph T. Russell, 48 years old, of 11 Seventh street, Woodside, who was killed while making a short cut across the tracks in the rear of his home the night of July 17, was declared to have been killed through carelessness on his own part.

Richard B. Creed, the Long Island Railroad conductor, 33 years old, of Morris Park, who figured in the fatal crossing accident at Gelndale on July 13, when six persons lost their lives, was declared to have died at Jamaica Hospital from traumatic pneumonia following amputation of the right arm resulting from injurtes received while in the performance of his duties. ALL SHOTS WENT WILD. Jamaica Italian, Thrice Shot At, Escapes Bullets. Tony Dipaoll of South street, Jamaica, was shot at three times on the south side of Church and Prospect streets, that place, early Wednesday morning, it has been learned.

His assailant was another Italian, for whom the police are looking. Dipaoli escaped injury. Dipaoli and the man who shot at him are both contractors. Both had bid on the same work, and the contract went to the man who had done the shooting. It was during an argument between the men that the shots were Ared.

The escaped on a bicycle. The fracas caused intense excitement in the neighborhood, where Polacks and Italians live, for the most part. BOY'S HIP FRACTURED BY AUTO. Milton MeGale, 11 years old, of 1292 Jamaica avenue, Brooklyn Manor, while at play in the street at Woodhaven avenue and Russell street, Woodhaven, yesterday, ran into the rear mudgard of an automobile owned by the Palmer-Herring Company and operated by Frank H. Palmer of 447 Sixteenth street, Brooklyn.

The lad received a fracture of the right hip. After being attended he went home. KNOCKED DOWN BY RUNAWAY. Mike Marage, 33 years old, of 51 Washington avenue, Corona, while attempting a two-seated rig at Potarth street and to stop a runaway attached to Shell road yesterday, was knocked down and received contusions of the left leg and right shoulder. He was attended and latt for home, "SIX WEEKS TO FROST." Expostulating Katydids Have Been Heard at Hempstead.

Hempstead, L. August in six an old farmer here. The katydids save. loudly asserting that "Katy didn't" on Wednesday night in the big century old ailanthus trees. WANT A PLAYGROUND.

The reading of a communication at the last 1 regular meeting of the Evergreen Board of Trade, asking the board's support of the effort being made secure seaside parks at Rockaway Beach' and Dreamland, Coney Island, caused quite a discussion among the members, some of whom thought that if playground is to be established why not one at Evergreen, where Evergreenites could take advantage of it? The Board of Trade will try to have a playground established in the rear of Public School No. 77. TOUGH BOY IN COURT His Language and Demeanor Shock Jamaica Children's Tribunal Attendants. John Schuman, 13 years old, of Richmond Hill, who was arraigned before Justice McInnerny in the Jamaica Children's Court yesterday on a charge of being ungovernable, the complainant being his father, proved to be almost too much for the court attaches. The boy's defiant attitude toward the court and his violence of temper after he had been committed to the Catholic Protectory, brought from the attendants opinion that John was the "toughest boy" yet arraigned in the Jamaica tribunal.

After having been missing from his Richmond Hill home a week, John was found by a policeman in front of the Flushing Hospital the night of July 23. He was so non-communicative when a policeman questioned him that the officer decided take him into the hospital for examination as to his mental condition. The surgeons at the institution, however declared the lad's head to be 0.K. When the boy's father was sent for John refused to accompany him home. Force was used, but the lad again ran away, and was found later resting in front of the same hospital.

The lad fought a policeman all the way to the rooms Children's Society in Brooklyn, to which place he was taken for detention. When asked in court yesterday whether Pro Protectory, wanted to where go he back had to been the committed Catholie once before or to his home, John refused to answer. He sullenly surveyed the judge and said not a word. committed again to the Catholic Protectory and while waiting in a room upstairs to be taken away the boy let forth A volley of oaths that could be heard all over the building, and fought Officer Shannon who had been sent to quict him. A number of other cases were heard.

BITS OF QUEENS NEWS. Minor Accidents in Borough Recorded on Police Blotter. Nathan Milenski, 28 years old, of 48 Lafayette avenue, Middle Village, while at work on the porch of a building at Wyckoff and Cooper avenues, Glendale, yesterday received contusions of the back, and after being attended left for home. George Savage, 37 years old, of Wicks street, Richmond Hill, was burned about the de face, shoulders and back late yesterday afternoon while trying to extinguish a fire which broke out in the Richmond Hill Foundry, where he Was employed. Some of the hot ashes dumped into the pit of the furnace caused the fire, which did damage amounting to only $100, however.

Savage was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, Jamaica, for treatment. James Smith of 213 Adams street, Brooklyn, while driving a team a attached to a coach on Maurice avenue, near Astoria road, Maspeth, yesterday, the horses became frightened and ran away. Smith was thrown into a ditch and 8ustained a dislocation of the left elbow. He was removed to the German Hospital.

Victoria Mott, 28 years old, of 4105 Fulton street, Brooklyn, alighting from A Long Island Electric train at the Springdeld tured his station, accidentally fell and frac: right knee. She was removed to St Mary's Hospital, Jamaica. BETTER SERVICE ORDERED N. Y. Q.

C. Road Must Run More Cars in Long Island City. Following the action of the transit committee of the Long Island City BusiLess Men's Association, in urging that a better service be required on the section of the New York and Queens County Railway between the Queensboro Bridge plaza and the Thirty-fourth street ferry, where shuttle cars are run, Chairman George J. Ryan of the Transit committee yesterday received the following information from the Public Service Commission: "As to the shuttle service between the Queensboro Bridge and Long Island City the Public Service Commission has issued an order requiring that sufficient cars shall be operated during every half hour period, to provide the number of seats, at least equal to the number passengers, and that not less than ten cars beginning with the half hour and even hour shall be operated during each half hour. Shuttle cars must operate between 9 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m, on headway not greater than six minutes; from 7:30 p.m. to midnight on headway of not more than ten minutes, and from 12:00 midnight to 6 a.m. on headway of not more than twenty minutes." When seen yesterday Mr. Ryan said that if this schedule is observed by the company the service will be very much better than it has been in the past and that members of his committee would keep a record of the cars to see that they kept up to this schedule and learn if it is adequate for the needs of the lower section of the First Ward. PASTOR AND FAMILY IN PERIL.

Just Missed Serious Injury in Auto Mishap Near Laurel, L. I. Laurel, L. August 4-The Rev. Dr.

Robert Rogers and family of Brooklyn, who own a summer place on the bay near here, had a narrow escape from serious injury through an automobile accident a few days ago. While descending the hill west of Brown's creek, steering gear on the car broke, and the car began to wobble in an alarming fashion. Finally it crashed into a guard rail on the bridge, but nothing more serious. than a severe shaking up was experienced by the occupants. If the car had gone a few inches one way or the other it would have jumped directly into the creek, giving Dr.

Rogers and his family a salt and muddy bath, if not injuring them syriously. an eff COMPLAIN OF WATER PRESSURE Ridgewood Heights Citizens Prevail Upon Mayor to Take Action. The Ridgewood Heights Improvement Association is taking up the matter of the low water pressure in certain parts of the Ridgewood Heights section. Mayor Gaynor, after the matter had been called to his attention, instructed Water Commissioner Walsh to send an inspector to look into the complaint of Herman Gohlinghorst, president of the improvement association. It was found that conditions were such as to require immediate remedial action.

A plug at Woodward avenue and Harman street showed a pressure of fifteen pounds, when thirty would have been normal. At other places the same conditions were found. RINGE GETS WATCH. Herman Ringe, leader of the Metropolitan Democratic Club, Metropolitan, Queens Borough, was presented on Tuesday with a handsome gold watch, bearing the inscription, "Our First President." It is a gift of the members of the club. The occasion was the regular monthly meeting of the club.

Assemblyman Owen Fitzpatrick was the speaker of the evening. GROUND FOR CHURCH BROKEN Father Nummey's Parishioners to Have Place of Worship in Richmond Hill. A large and enthusiastic assemblage gathered early on Monday morning at the corner of Orchard avenue and Chestnut street, Richmond Hill, to witness the turning of the Arst spadeful of earth for the new Catholic Church by Father Nummey, who was assigned, some time ago, by Bishop McDonnell, to take charge of the new parish at Richmond Hill. The spade that was used by Father Nummey at the ceremony on Monday was nickel-plated. It was donated by John McGraw of Grant avenue.

The church, when completed, will be 52x 125 feet. It will be built of granite and white brick and will bave a seating capacity for 800 persons. The cost will be about $60,000. Berlenbach is the architect and Mr. Doesch of Woodhaven, the contractor.

The basement will be completed and roofed over for temporary use the latter part of October, when the Ladies Auxillary will hold a fair. Father Nummey 18 justly proud of the auxiliary and says that the women are good workers. There is an average attendance at mass of 400 persons, and members of the church look forward eagerly to the time when they may worship under their own roof. GRESSER TO GET RECORDS Can See All Papers in Queens Graft Hunt Except Grand Jury Minutes. Borough President Gresser will get the records and indictments which were made and handed up by the Queens County Grand Jury in reference to present or former employees of the borough government in the investigation made a year ago.

Recently he sent a request to District De Witt for these papers, but replied that the papers Attorney, were not in his charge, but in the hands of Deputy Attorney General James A. Parsons, who had been assigned to have charge of the indictments and cases resulting from the graft investigations. Yesterday a letter was received at the District Attorney's office from Mr. Parsons requesting Mr. De Witt to give to Mr.

Gresser all the documents he desired, with the exception of the Grand Jury minutes. These Mr. Parsons said he would not give up unless ordered to do so by the courts. Assistant District Attorney Denis O'Leary, who is in charge of the District Attorney's office in the absence of Mr. De Witt, made preparations to comply with Mr.

Parsons request, and the documents will be in the hands of President Gresser in a few days. FAILED TO PROVE CHARGES. Rockaway Beach A. A. Men Discharged--Bouts Legally Conducted.

In the Far Rockaway court yesterday morning, fifteen officers and members of the Atlantic Athletic Association of Rockaway Beach were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Otto Kempner on a charge of conducting public boxing and sparring exhibitions. The members were summoned to court on complaint of Policeman Wolff of the Rockaway Beach precinct, who failed to prove any violation of the law by the association. Magistrate Kempner said he was well acquainted with the conditions under which the association was conducting its athletic entertainments and said he was satisfied that the law was not violated and dismissed charges. Last summer detectives from the Rocka away Beach precinct and Queens headquarters served John Doe warrants on halt a dozen members and offcials of the club, and when the cases were tried before Magistrate Fitch he promptly digmissed them, the police being unable to substantiate their charges. NEW HEAD FOR SCHOOL BOARD.

Mr. Funnell Succeeds Lawyer Hendrickson at Huntington. Huntington, L. August 4-At a meetIng of the new Board of Education on Tuesday evening the following officers were elected: President, Harry H. Funnell, to succeed George C.

Hendrickson: clerk, Walter E. Bryant; treasurer, Wil11am S. Funnell; collector, Charles E. Sammis. The president will announce his appointments of committees later.

The new members of the board, elected last May, are Addison W. Sammis and Alvah M. Baylis. The matter of the boundary line between the school districts of Huntington and Centreport was taken up, and it was decided to employ a surveyor to fix the line exactly. By a recently enacted law, the property owners have to pay taxes in the district in which their property is located.

LONG ISLAND OBITUARY. Elizabeth Tyrell. Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of John Tyrell, died vesterday at her home, 149 Union street, Flushing. She was porn in Ireland and has made her home in Flushing for a number of years.

She is survived by her husband and two sisters. The funeral will be held Saturday morning from St. Michael's Church, Flushing. Peter Martin. Glen Cove, L.

August 4-A requiem mass was said at St. Patrick's R. C. Church yesterday for Peter Martin, a well -known resident of this place, who died at his home on Forest avenue on Tuesday, from old age. Mr.

Martin was born in Ireland 82 years ago. He had been in America over sixty years, all of which were spent in Glen Cove. His wife died several years ago. He is survived by three sons and A daughter--John and James Martin of Sea Cliff, Peter, of this place, and Mrs. Mary Finnin Bayville.

ARE OCCUPYING NEW HOME. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Baker of Glen Head, L. have moved into their new residence which has just been completed at that place.

GRIMSHAW AT LARGE; WIFE WILL RECOVER No Trace Found of Man Who Is Accused of an Attempt at Murder. AVENUES OF ESCAPE COVERED. Man Believed to Be in Hiding Somewhere on Long Beach -May Be Captured Today. (Special to The Eagle.) Long Beach, L. August 4-The detectives and deputy sheriffs who are searching for William B.

Grimshaw, who is wanted for shooting his wife, Mrs. Eva B. Grimshaw, on the Jackson Boulevard, Wednesday night, have formed a cordon around this village and cut off every avenue of escape. It is that Grimshaw is in hiding somewhere in the immediate vicinity of where the crime was committed, and Chief Hewlett is confident that the would-be murderer will be captured before nightfall. In the meantime, Mrs.

Grimshaw is doing nicely at the Mineola Hospital, where she was removed after the shooting. The bullet probably will be removed from her left side some time today, and it is expected that she will be discharged from the hospital within a few days. An in inspection of the room where Grimshaw lived, above a moving picture show, brought to light a box of 32-callber bullets, ten of which had been used. The bullet with which Mrs. Grimshaw was shot was a 32-caliber.

Besides the bullets, there was found in the room a dagger with a 6-inch blade and a hatchet handle. It is believed that jealousy is the motive that prompted Grimshaw in his attack on his wife. The young woman stated after the shooting that her husband had threatened her several times in the past when attention had been paid to her. It was because of attentions paid to her that the two separated early this spring. Mrs.

Grimshaw is A brunette and very attractive. She was formerly Mrs. Joseph Duress, the wife of a railroad man in Greenfield, Mass. It was in that town that she met Grimshaw and through him she obtained a divorce from Duress three years ago. By her first marriage she had one child, a boy.

The youngster, who is now six years old, was left with her people in Greenfield when she came to this city with Grimshaw. On the night of the shooting Mrs. shaw was on the boardwalk in the company of Louis Wilson, a real estate man; Miss Louisa Graham, salesgirl, and one other man whose identity has not been established. She started out on the walk with a full knowledge that her band was somewhere around. Knowing his extreme jealousy and the fits of anger into which he was wont to fall, she realized that she was exposing herself to possible injury.

A full description of the man who 1s still at large follows: He is 5 feet 7 inches high, weighs 140 pounds, speaks with a decided broad English accent, is of a sandy complexion, and were a dark coat and light trousers. HUNTINGTON IS ENTHUSED Large Attendance of Fashionable People Expected at Outdoor Theatrical Performance. Huntington, L. August 4-It is believed fully two thousand will be present at the presentation You persons, Like It," at Rosemary Farm, the country seat of Roland R. Conklin, on 19.

The production is sure to enthusiastically received by Huntington people, not only because of Its own artistic merit, but also because of the interest taken in the proposed hospital. The project of a hospital in Huntington has been in the air for several years, but not until now has it culminated in a movement that held forth promise of success. The matter was Arst taken up by the Huntington Agsociation and has been turned over by that body to the committee of women that is putting it through with an energy and enthusiasm that seem sure to bring success. Dean York has offered the use of St. Patrick's parish house as an emergency hospital, and the offer comes at a very opportune time.

The greatest problem confronting the committee was that. of providing suitable quarters to try out the plan. The offer removed that difficulty and the committee is determined to raise money enough to finance the undertaking. If it proves successful there will be erected, at a later date, a modern build- ing suited to the needs of the hospital. In the meantime the old parish house provide an emergency hospital that will serve until the institution is established.

When a fair amount of money is raised, a hospital association will be formed to take charge of the work, and the plan will be put into execution. MANY YACHTS ILLUMINATED. Scene in Glen Cove Harbor Last Night a Beautiful One. Sea Cliff, L. August 4-Residents of this place and of Glen Cove flocked to the shore front last evening to watch the Illumination of the of yachts in the harbor, preparatory the annual scores, New York Yacht Club cruise.

The sight exceeded all previous years and brought exclamations of delight from those who watched it. The fleet leaves this afternoon to begin its itinerary. Last night Commodore C. Ledyard Blair gave his reception on board the steam yacht Diana, the flagship, to the owners of the numerous other craft. CRAZED LAD ATTACKS MOTHER.

Huntington, L. August 4-Carl Froehlich, 18 years old, of Fair Ground, became violently insane yesterday and murderously assaulted his mother. He was taken to the King's Park Hospital without proper commitment papers. The hospital authorities could not receive him, and it was necessary to bring him back to Huntington, where he was properly committed. HOODLUMS PLAGUE AUTOISTS.

Residents of Amity street and Jamaica avenue, Flushing, who have had occasion to use the thoroughfare within the past two weeks, will ask the police to put an end to the activities of a gang of hoodlums who strew broken glass over the roads. Within the past few days automobile tires have been punctured by bits of broken milk bottles thrown in the road. ELDERLY WOMAN'S BAD FALL. Huntington, L. August 4-Mrs.

Jane Scudder, an elderly resident of this place, was severely bruised Wednesday night, when she fell downstairs her home on Woolsey avenue. It is thought that her injuries will not prove serious. WILL WED BROOKLYN MAN. Harry Sinclair O'Neill of Brooklyn. The wedding will take place to the early fall.

Huntington, L. August 4-The engagement is announced of Miss Mary Elizabeth Stinson Ray Huntington to WALKERS REACH HUNTINGTON. Mr. and Mrs. Woolf Get a Warm Greeting There.

Huntington, L. August 4-Mr. and Mrs. D. H.

Woolf, the transcontinental pedestrians, came into town with their unique outfit yesterday afternoon and attracted considerable attention. A big crowd assembled on Main street and listened with interest to the story of the couple's walk from Kansas City, which they left May 2, 1910; through the South and A then north to New York. They met with a rousing reception in New York. They are bound now for Boston. The sides of the little cart, which carries all their belongings, was covered with business cards placed there in towns all along the route.

The cart was drawn by the same horse that started out with them from Kansas City. SMALL FIRE IN FLUSHING. Fire occurred early this morning in a two-story frame building, 20x40, at 103 Coburson avenue, Flushing, owned and occupied by Gottlieb Wiechelin, causing damage to the amount of $300. PIER FOR LONG ISLAND CITY Money Is Available and Work on Much Needed Wharf Will Soon Start. Business men and shippers of the Long Island City section are to have a public pier, at which their shipments can be received and sent away, within a very few months.

It will be located on the East River at the foot of Nott avenue, on property owned by the city. This result has been achieved through the efforts of the Committee on Docks of the Long Island City Business Men's Association, of which Henry W. Sharkey is chairman. The committee, working with Dock Commissioner Tomkins, succeded in having an appropriation of $25,000 included in the corporate stock budget of the Dock Department for the present year. The money is now available, and the committee of the association yesterday waited upon the commissioner to learn what progress was being made.

It was found that all the plans and specifications have been prepared and the specifications and form of contract are now in the hands of the printer and will be in the hands of the commissioner within a week. Thereafter the contract is to be advertised and built. The entrance to this public pier will be then over an extension from Nott avenue, from Vernon avenue. Dock Commissioner Tomkins has asked the co-operation of President Gresser to have this portion of Nott avenue paved, and he is giving his co-operation. The pier will be located in the of the rapidly growing factory section midst along Vernon avenue, and it will be liberally used as soon as it is completed.

EMANCIPATION DAY OBSERVED. Members of Glen Cove A. M. E. Church Held Remarkable Celebration.

Glen Cove, L. August 4--Yesterday was a gala day for the Calvary A. M. E. Church, when an emancipation celebration was held in Pratt's Grove, Dosoris.

It was one of the most interesting gatherings which has taken place here in a long time. Exercises were held at 3 o'clock, and also in the evening. At the afternoon service the invocation was given by the Rev. Joseph Stiles of Jamaica, the presiding elder, Judge William E. Luyten, who was have made the address of welcome, was unavoidably absent.

The Emancipation Proclamation was read by J. A. McKellory, and the oration, "Toussaint L'Overture," was by the Rev. Reverty C. Ransom of New York.

The principal speaker of the evening was the Rev. J. M. Henderson, D.D., of New York. His subject "The Unequaled Progress of My People." There were -delegations from New JerBey, New York and Long Island, and the celebration of the freedom of the slave was fittingly observed.

MRS. W. H. PARSONS DEAD. Patchogue Woman Follows Husband to Grave in 23 Days.

Patchogue, L. August 4-Mrs. Nancy Parsons, widow of William H. Parsons, died suddenly early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wilmot D.

Gerard, aged 59 years. She survived her nusband only twentythree days. She leaves four children, Mrs. W. D.

Gerard and Mrs. Frank W. Shaw of Patchogue, Mrs. Arthur A. Topping of Washington, D.

and Dr. A. H. Parsons of Great Neck. Funeral services will be held from the Gerard residence on Monday afternoon.

JEFFERSONIANS' PICNIC. Party Leaders Out in Force at Flushing Affair. The Jefferson Democratic Club of Flushing held 8 picnic the Queens A Avenue Park, Flushing, at, yesterday afternoon and evening, which was attended by many prominent Democratic politiclans from all sections of Queens. It is estimated that 500 couples attended the affair. A large delegation from Far Rockaway came to the park in a special car, while Alderman Alexander Dujat headed a large delegation from Corona.

Among those noticed about the park were Joseph Cassidy, Assemblyman Andrew Zorn, exSenator Luke A. Keenan, Judge John M. Cragen, Magistrate Matthew J. Smith, Frank E. Knab, John Theofel, James McKenna, John Cassidy, Assemblyman Huber, Assemblyman A.

J. Kengedy and John J. Hogan. John J. Sullivan is president of the Jefferson Club.

WATER PLANT DEMANDED. Firemen at Manhasset Are Handicapped by Absence of Supply. Manhasset, L. August 4-Residents of this place who have been advocating the establishment of a municipal water plant here will appear before the town board at its next meeting and request that body to push the matter of installwater in Manhasset along rapidly. They claim that if there was water in the village, the volunteer firemen would have been able to save a lot of valuable property on Wednesday evening.

As stated in last night's Eagle, fire destroyed seven buildings in Manhasset. The only water the firemen were able to get was from the old-fashioned handpumps. CHURCH 25 YEARS OLD. Preparations are under way for fittingly observing the twenty-Afth anniversary of the organization of St. Rose of Lima Church at Rockaway Beach, and a committee, of which Thomas Gill is chairman, is busy planning all the details and a large festival is anticipated.

The anniversary will be observed on Friday, September 1. FETE FOR ST. GILES HOME. Huntipgton, L. August 4--An important social event in the Bayerest section was the lawn fete at the home of Luther M.

Werner for the benefit of St. Giles' Home for Cripples at Garden City. The Misses Norma Werner, Grace Cortelyou and Margaret Pray were the committee in charge of the affair, and a large pumber of East Neck people attended, PLEA FOR NEW TRIAL IS DENIED BRETTON Confessed Confidence Man and Airship Inventor Loses Point in Fight for Freedom. GETS A STAY OF SENTENCE. Appellate Division to Impose It.

Prisoner's Airship Soon to Be Tried Out. Harry Bretton, self-confessed confidence man, who pleaded guilty to the indictment charging that he had taken money from a servant girl on the plea that he going to buy a ticket to send her was, his sister in Florida, where she would get employment as a governess, is not to have a new trial on this charge. Eugene N. L. Young, who has been retained by friends of the prisoner, went before Judge Humphrey in Jamaica yesterday and made a motion that all of the proceedings in Bretton's case, with the exception of his first plea of "not guilty, be set aside and that Bretton be given a trial.

Mr. Young indicated that if this motion was granted Bretton would plead not guilty and then it would be up to the District Attorney to prove his guilt. The motion was opposed by Assistant District Attorney Denis O'Leary, who told the court that much of the evidence has beeu destroyed, and inasmuch as Bretton ba3 pleaded guilty, there is no doubt about his guilt. Judge Humphrey denied the motion. He, at the same time, granted a stay of sentence upon Bretton until he can be sentenced by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.

This court, in setting aside Bretton's life sentence, which had been imposed by Judge Humphrey, directed that the prisoner be brought before that court for sentence. It seems that powerful interests are working in Bretton's behalf in an effort to keep him from Sing Sing, and it is believed that this influence is made up in part of those who have become interested in his invention of an airship which he conceived while in the county jail. At the factory at Richmond Hill a machine after Bretton's model is now about completed, and it will be given a tryout within short time. It has attracted considerable attention from aero experts. TO COMMAND TRAFFIC SQUAD.

Temporary Captaincy for Police Lieutenant J. M. Wheelwright. Lieutenant James M. Wheelwright of the Two Hundred and Seventy- ninth Precinct, at Far Rockaway, was ordered to report at the quarters of the traffic squad in Manhattan on September 10, to take command as acting captain during the vacation period of Captain Meyers.

Lieutenant Wheelwright stands well up on the list for promotion to a captaincy, and has frequently acted as captain of precincts to which he has been attached during the vacation of his superior. He was awarded a gold hero medal by Congress last spring for rescuing three persons from drowning in Jamaica Bay during the terrific rainstorm and hurricane of June 18 last year, and also has several medals for saving life awarded him by different life-saving organizations. ACTIVE AT 88 YEARS. Mrs. Mary K.

Hicks of Sea Cliff Remarkably Well Preserved. Sea Cliff, L. August 4-An interesting celebration took place at the home of Mrs. Sarah C. Lugar yesterday afternoon in honor of the -eighth birthday of her mother, Mrs.

Mary K. Hicks. Mrs. Hicks was the recipient of many gifts from her numerous friends. The aged hostess is a member of the old Long Island Carpenter family and has resided practically all of her life on Long Island.

She was Mary Kissam Carpenter and was born on August 3, 1823, in Carpenter homestead on the site of what is now John T. Pirie's estate here. When 23 years of age she maried John Allen Hicks of New York and they went to Huntington to live. Mr. Hicks a few years afterwards and Mrs.

Hicks came to the Carpenter homestead here, where she resided up to a year ago, when she took up ber residence with her daughter here. Mrs. Hicks was the oldest of the 10 children of Sarah Ann Coles and James Carpenter, 5 of whom are living. Mrs. Hicks' next youngest sister is Miss Martha D.

Carpenter, who will be 86 in September, and who was quite the most sprightly person at yesterday's gathering. Mrs. Hicks has but one child living, Mrs. Lugar, a son having died when young. She has 6 grandchildren, the eldest being 14.

Mrs. Hicks has been a widow over 50 years. Her memory is excellent and at present she enjoys the best of health, although she is not able to get around as actively as in earlier years. Among those present at Mrs. Hicks' birthday party were Mr.

and Mrs. Coles A. Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. T.

B. Osborn, Miss Martha D. Carpenter, Miss Lissie Carpenter of Sayville, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lugar and family, Mr.

and Mrs. C. A. Lugar and family, Mrs. S.

C. Lugar, Emma, Lida and Rodney Lugar. PUT BAN ON SPEEDING. Sag Harbor Officials Will Arrest Reckless Auto Drivers in Future. Sag Harbor, L.

August 4-As a result of the fatal auto accident last Saturday afternoon, when Basil De Ctstro, 13 years old, was killed in a collision with an automobile driven by Arthur S. Weeks, the police authorities have taken extra pains to prevent speeding and reckless driving the village and will arrest all offenders in the future. Although the accident of Saturday was not due to speeding, nevertheless the village officials believe that some steps should be taken to prevent similar occurrences. The village ordinance allows a speed of fifteen miles per hour and all drivers will have to confine themselves to this limit or pay the penalty after to-day. HER KNEECAP FRACTURED.

Sea Cliff, L. August 4-Mrs. Oscar W. Young of this place sustained a broken kneecap yesterday afternoon as the result of an odd happening at a neighbor's home. Mrs.

leaving the house and on coming down the steps her leg twisted and the kneecap broke, although she in no way fell until after the accident. She was taken to her home and the broken hones set, but it will be several weeks before she will be able to be around again. THE NEW LONG ISLAND A series of articles setting forth the recent development of Long Island, with special reference to new homes, new industries, in various sections. is appearing in The Sunday Eagle. The articles will be prepared by special writers and will be profusely illustrated.

The tenth, to appear on August 6, will deal with Patchogue and the section contiguous to it. MISCELLANEOUS Dr. Lyon's PERFECT Tooth Powder cleanses, preserves and beautifies the teeth and imparts purity and fragrance to the breath. Mothers should teach the little ones its daily use. POTATO MARKET ACTIVE Tubers Grown on Long Island in Good Demand; Prices Hold Up Well.

Riverhead, L. August 4-The potato market on Eastern Long Island has been animated and interesting this week, with the highest price ever known as the prevailing figure a part of the time. Yesterday the price fell off to $1 bushel again, after having stood at $1.15 and $1.10 three or four days. Loading has been prosecuted with unu usual vigor. The farmers were quite anxious to cart, and the loaders were quite anxious for the spuds most of the time.

It is estimated that before tomorrow night at least fifty carloads will be the week's output, or about $33,000 worth. The exchange began loading at Southampton and Bridgehampton this week, and has been sending out some potatoes from most of the depots in the potato growing district, and ail of the independent have also been busy. Yesterday the market was a little weaker than earlier in the week, due, it is said, to the fact that Jersey Giants began coming to the Manhattan and Brooklyn markets. Wholesalers in the cities did not know exactly how many spuds would be required from the Island from day to day, nor exactly how the price would hold; hence the loaders at the depots have not cared, during the past two days, to load many ahead of actual orders, for fear the a market might jump the wrong way. At Orient the loaders and the farmers have had exasperating in getting their spuds to the markets.

It is said that the Montauk Steamboat Company has no provided proper facilities for taking away the potatoes and. because of this, the steamers sail each night leaving several hundred barrels on the wharves. SCHOOL MUDDLE UNSETTLED Southampton Is No Nearer to Getting Much Needed New Building. Southampton, L. August 4-The annual school meeting on Tuesday evening failed to bring about any definite action in regard to the much new building.

Before the meeting there was some hope of action necessary to pave the way for a special meeting on August 25, to acquire a new site or authorize the building of an addition to the present schoolhouse; but now no such meeting will be held. The board itself, as well as the advisory committee, is hopelessly divided on the question of- a new building. A few members propose all addition to the present structure, which is in excellent condition. There is 110 lack of room on the three acres of land adjoining the school. Still another faction favors instituting condemnation proceedings to acquire new site on which to build.

The farmer faction is stoutly opposed to this, although both parties agree that a new building of some kind is necessary. When the board members found themselves in this muddle, they decided to call off the intended public meeting for this month and defer action until the future. To settle present needs a committee was appointed to acquire another store to house those pupils who cannot be accommodated either in the present schoolhouse or its several store annexes. The position of extra teacher in the primary department was offered to Miss Mabelle Hobart. Although the district already owns three acres adjoining the present school, some of the members insist that condemnation proceedings are necessary because a suitable site, separate from that of the old building, cannot be acquired at a reasonable cost.

It is this contention which is blocking the forward movement. At the annual meeting the following of the Board of Education for officers the ensuing year were re-elected: Walpresident; William P. ter L. Jagger, Bishop, clerk; Henry H. Hildreth, treasE.

Phillips, collector, and urer; Wilson G. Peck, librarian. The standing John committees were also appointed. NEVER SAW WIFE'S SISTER, But Babylon Man Recognized Her by Resemblance to Her Kinswoman. Babylon, L.

August 4-Although A. Potter had never seen his sisJames ter-in-law, Mrs. H. Cushman, he was able recognize her as she got off a train in to Grand Central station the other day the the strong resemblance she bears to by his wife. Mrs.

Cushman is in Babylon, her sister, Mrs. Potter, from visiting whom she had been separated for fifty She lives in Orland, Cal, years. The two sisters were born in Connecticut. When Mrs. Cushman married she went to California.

Crossing the continent in the 60s was hardly the pleasure trip that it is now, and the young woman was forty days upon the journey that, this week, she made in five days. Although separated by the breadth of tthe continent, the two sisters kept up a. correspondence, and for many years to again see one another. Mrs. Potter is the wife of one of Babylon's planned, leading merchants.

Mrs. Cushman is a widow, and has four children and fourteen grandchildren. Although over 70 ytars of age, Mrs. Cushman made the trip alone. After a month's stay with her sister's family in Babylon, she will visit friends in Connecticut.

POWERBOAT IS RAMMED. Motorboat 10 8 Hardly Off Ways Before Another Boat Rams Her. Babylon, L. August 4--William Roshky's larrge cruising powerboat, LX 10 8, was rammed by another motorboat yesterday just as she slid off the ways in the Frost shipyards. The big cruising launch, which is a familiar sight had just been overto Babylon people, hauled and had received new coat of paint.

She had been in the water but a few moments when the bow of another powerboat struck her broadside. Considerable damage was done the boat with the rebus title, but the of the craft settled for the injury. HOSPITAL CURES PATIENT NO. 1 Babylon, L. August 4-Lucille Markoff, the first patient of the Babylon Hospital, has suficiently recovered from the attack of pneumonia from which she has been suffering that she has been able to return to her home in West Babylon.

The hospital is now without a patient..