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20 TTIi; BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 17. 1917 rmZh records i WIRELESS BAN HITS U.

S. GETS DANISH INDIES $25,000,000 to Be Paid Within BOUCK WHITE ALONE APPEARS IN COURT dozen ships GEO. E. GREEN DIES; STATE EXCISE HEAD I $3-22 I Round Trip In. ml fi.un i later when they muUlenly again, ha vim in tha srved pfrlwpa a troop irana auxiliary cruiser or horse ir news shi, in.H nets, it Is very UBi'iy has hei struck I torpedo The hfi 1 al all, The slllis ll Inking: ii-i they a i absolute abnli-adlo ship news ave the shipping disorganized.

At primitlv; methods of three decades in ariivr piers to inert incoming i esse I rs reported li. si inside the Undergoes Ooeration for Mas- toiditis -Victim of Following Complications. I IN o. POLITIC Green Hs Willi Mini on Trip Pram Albany Seek Relief George E. Green.

State Commissioner of Excise, died in the New York Eye and Ear Hospital, Thirteenth street and Second avenue, Manhattan, at midnight hist night, following an operation for mastoiditis. Complications set in after the operation had been performed. Mr. Green, whose home was in Albany, came to New-York a few days ago for treatment, taking rooms at the Biltmore Hotel. Mrs.

Green was with him and she. former Commissioner W. Farley and Special Deputy Commissioner U. H. Ralston were ut his bedside when he died.

Mr. Green has been a prominent; figure in Republican George K. Excise Commissioner, W. Farlcv, a Dcmocra of Binghamton. For the Broomo County Republican president of the New York League of Republican Clubs.

He had been an Alderman and president of the Corn- on Council of Binghamton. He was so a Park Commissioner of the city. Just before his election to the office Mayor he was made president of the Binghamton Board of Trade, the He director of the Binghamton Railway Company and vice president of the Waverly, Athens und Sayre Railroad. had long been prominent in busi- president of the international tra- Company. He served was a member of the so-called msevelt Barge Canal Mr.

Green was a member of the various bodies and a thirty officer of the Great Council of the 1 nited States Improved Order of Red Men, chairman of the National Orphans Board, and a member of the National Committee on Widowed Mothers Pensions Welfare. He was a delegate at. the last State Constltu- fri'end of the deceased for many- years ''5' Mrs: tor nit unardnian undertaking establish- )n borough. It will first be years. He was for five years Mayor of Binghamton, N.

in which city I was his home previous to his appoint- I ment by Governor Whitman as State V7- T1 'We Haven't Been Able to Get 0her Defendants Together" He Explains. counrs advice: hire wwrttav Church Louder Plead, Xot Guilty Charge of Desecrating the American Flag. Bourk White was the only one the eleven defendants to appear pleading before Judge Mulqueen i General Sessions, Manhattan, toda the indictments charging them wit desecrating the American flag by burning it in the rear yard of the Church of the Social Revolution, at West Twenty-first street, Man hattan, on June 1 last. When called upon to plead White, leader of the church, said: "For myself, I plead not guilty and request a adjournment." Granted," promptly replied Judge Mulqueen. Turning to the clerk of tho the judge asked where the other defendants were.

White answered haven been able to get them logetner yet. "That is no reason why the law I ho eon- the judge. "You don't make the laws for the country yet, Mr. White, "Where Is your attorney?" was asked of Wh te. "I am my own attorney," replied "Well, then," said the court, "plead the men.

My advice to yer and defend your rights. If yo think there is going to be any specia proceedings in this court for you an your kind you are greatly mistaken. White answered that the other me were scattered around and hadn' "Very well', then I will adjourn th pleading of those men until tomorrow and issue a bench warrant, for their arrest," said Judge Mulquec Judge Mulqueen asked District Attorney Sullivan, who WBi in court, if the $500 bond originall. given by White was satisfactory, am. when the latter answered in the affirmative, the bond was continued and White was permited to go.

The charge against W7hite Is a mls- 47TH INSPECTION BEGINS Army Officers Are Testing Men and Equipment. Officers of the United States Army-last night began the annual inspection of the Forty-seventh Regiment. It will continue for the rest of the week, and before it Is completed every article in the equipment of the men, as their uniforms and guns, be carefully and minutely in spected. The machine gun company, under Captain Charles H. May; the supply company, under Captain Frederick Posi.

and the headquarters com; nominally under command of Captain It. Collin, who is away on leave ience, were the first to be subjected the inspection. These companies re not included as separate organl zatlons under the State administra tlon, but were formed under the Hay They not as yet fully equip- ped, oyving to the non-arrival of sup plies requested many months ago, but spite of this are bleived to hav made a good showing. The three battalions of the reg ent, the first under Major William McAdam, the second under Major Albert D. Ecke and the third under Vlajor Walter E.

Corwtn, will be in ipected today, tomorrow and Satur- Tlie inspecting omcers are Colone on S. Iloudiez, S. Lieutenant ilonel Kdwin Bruch. X. G.

N. Major Edwin W. Dayton, X. G. X.

Y. Captain J. T. Watson, U. S.

Lieu- tuna nil. and I a -i 1 1 ena I i i HELD IX ISLAND KILLING. Coroner Healy 1 ie city prison in default lil on a charge of homicide. Edward imate of the city charitable institu-on on Randall's Island, who is ac-tsed of killing another inmate. John onkowski.

of Brooklyn, yesterday. The prisoner is alleged to be a mental defective. POTATOES SELL AT $1.90 (Special to The Eagle.) Riverhead. January 17 Long Island potatoes are again crowding Dushei mark, esti rdaj I dealers were paying $1.90 and said ious to get them at this It is sai llids of 1. that ih'T.

are many thout Si, elS left TO LET GARAGE. At TOM. ltll, I FOR HIRE. LOST AND FOUND. MARRIAGES.

8MIT1I -CHAPMAN On Tueaday Jaiiuii, -v I li. im MASON, Mrs. Alfred liapinau, i Howard 1 1 sun of L'uleij V. Smith. DEATHS.

Avlnla Mattfi 1.1. Herman trlck .1 Mcfaulei, Sr. (natter K. McHyaiti. a.

iliiuni McQuari, Denoja Jarvis, John I tend. Interment i tery, Thursday a.i idilenly. on Tuesday, IT. r.AVIMA SI aril I. widow of I 'a plain DEN in, I friends rvices at, nd tun.

ml services a 4k Vernon av. Loui Thursday evi rting, Jan. )'Clck. Interment prl of iiio lata Baltic st. At Nassau Hospital.

on January 15. 1917. I VXKX. onlv daughter of urn, formerly of Brook- from the residence of I L.ibert Col, urn. Luyslcrs 9 i ainuing, MARY ANN I FINN' On January 16.

1017. ANNA widow of Bernard W. Finn and daughter nf the late Michael Henlv. at her rfsidence. Hicks st.

Funeral Thursday, at a.m.. followed by a mass at St. Stephen's R. FROST At Glen Cove. on Tuesday, January 16, 1917.

HANNAH TITI'S FROST, in her 77th year. Funeral services will be held a I St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cove. Ij. Thursday.

January 18. at 3:3" m. GREEN Tn New York City, on Tuesday. January 16. 1917.

after a short illness. GEORGE EDWARD GKKEX of Ihtighaminn and Albany. State Commissioner Excise. Notice of funeral hereafter. HARRIS I i M.

E. Hospital. 16. 1917. in the 83d HART At his res ord av.

Brooklyn. 917, MICHAEL urvived by widow. dence. 1090 Bed HART. He i steel Inspector.

(F'hiladfdphia papers HERKIMER On Tuesday. January 16. 1917. RoHERT HENRY HEI i I MP. b'dovd husband of Ella V.

Smith Herkimer and son of Eliza Tonus; Herkimer and the late Seneca Wednesday, a' ftt Herkimer. HERKIMER-Joppa M. -Brethren: Brooklyn, to pay a last tribute nf re- i ppect to our late brother, ROBERT' JI HFRKIMER. I ALBERT J. JOHNSTONE.

on. ROBERT II HERKIMER. lay evening. January 17, 1917 I RTB pavis. High Prteat nln S.

Duliell. Secretary, The fraters of Clln- requested attend the funeral services nf Sir ROBERT II. HERKIMER lit his late residence. Fourth st Hronkhn. evening, January 17.

11.1 T. at 8 30 MA RCI o. BI RR. Recorder. William J.

Fow ler. Commander. HERKIMER Kiamet Temple. A A. o.

N. S. Nohb.s- Noble RoR. F.RT II HERKIMER has the nseeii You are requested to attend the funeral services lo held John W. JARVIS IT.

1917. JO loved hushai Vessels' Whereabouts, Unknown Until They Reach Port, Under War Order. M) I MI IS. Scramble icvitaMc HrauU in Amateaocntt es mm our attar 1 the end telescope first I waiting fur cablegrams and radiograms know now. For (he cablegrams and the radio- "ol come.

The I -boats hnve struck the inarltime world dumh with fright about the sea-lam silently, Ilka men In the caves of wild beasts, afraid tu whisper lo each other for fear the beast will leap at the sound of their voices. A year shipping men In any port could, chart Hie positions at almost any hour nearly all the thousands of ships afloat, ('aides and wire- HOFFMANN- i LAWTOX Suddenly, on January I. 1017. MAlt K. LAWTOX, sister if James F.

Brown, at her residence, 8 6 Hicks st. Funeral Thurs- Mcf. nry 15, at Solenir I Villuiihbv Is. at 9:31 iladelphia pa RO I ANNA llrll.VAIN, le residence. 873 F.ast ush.

on Thursday, Jan- 'clock. On January 16. 1917, ed son of Mr. and Mrs. of 124 Milton st.

in Fla. Notice of funeral p.m. Interment Thursday, Evergreens MOHAN On Monday, January IB, I 1917, MARGARET MOHAN I nee Sla-I vin), beloved wife of John Moran. Fu- neral Thursday from her late resi- dence. 460 Raltir st.

at 9 a.m.: thence to St. Agnes R. C. Church. Hoyt am will be celebrated, thence lo Holv QUINN On January 16.

ROSE QI'INN. widow of Patrick H. 1 SAYRE-ilauehter STONE After a lingering il on Tuesday. January 16, 1917. 11 STON widow of George A.

and daughter of the late J. Hr and Surah Allen Smith. Ku Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock, a lyn. Interment private. Kindly ft" Lo Hut IN MEMOR1AM.

DOYLE In loving memory of CHARLES DOYLE, who departed this life January 17, 1909. FARLEY A month's mind requiem mass for the repose of the rouI of EDWARD FARLEY will be cele-brnted on Thursday morning. January 18, 1917. at 8 o'clock. In the Church of our Lady of Victory.

Throop av and McDonough st. I GOSS A solemn anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated nt St. i '11111' h. in memory of the i lata ANNIE 008S, on Thursday. mry 18, Minety Days.

Washington. January 17 The Ian West Indies passed today ler the sovereignly of the States. Negotiations continued fur oyer half a century Dime to a eon elusion with the exchange of ratificu-Hons uf the treaty of cession by Sec retary Lansing and Banish Minister Formal transfer of the islands, with the raising of the American flag, will take place as soon as the pm, price paid oyer, the Danish Governor shall continue his jurisdiction and that a committee of one Bane and one American shall be appointed to arrange for further details. The form of government of the islands and their name is now in the hands of Congress, with some doubt as to whether they will have a civil government or be administered as a naval base, for which they were bought. 'I WOULD VIOLATE AN ANTI-STRIKE GOMPERS DECLARES There Is Something More Im portant Than Continuous Operation of Trains." Washington.

January 17 President Samuel Gompcrs of the Amf Federation of Labor told the House Commerce Committee today tl any legislation to make a striki lawful were enacted, he for could be counted upon as or those who would violate it. "There is something deeper and ration of trains, as much as that may c'hair of the nubile and Ihe bill, however, to perm: ions to the eight hour lai liscretion of the Interstate in the Commission, has been dropped, and he said would not be further consid- told the committee the is part of President Wih legislation program, was come before Congress for SIZES KBECTRIC concern. InspranCC Company Charges Negligence Resulted in Workman's Death. The New York and Queens County Electric Light and Power Company was named defendant In an action brought in the Manhattan Supreme i i trowing "in of the workings the Workmen's Compensation the Travelers Insurance Compai who insure the worklngmen employed puny at Forest Hills. Charles Stello.

a workingman, was electrocuted in Forest Hills, on January 11, 1916. He was employed In fixing a curbing on the day named and an agent of the electric light company asked him to go Stello did this, and was electrocuted. The insurance company charges that the Queens corporation was negligent They declare that his yvife and four small children are under the law to get a pension, and is to recover this annuity that the suit was started sc that the Sage Foundtlon Homes Com- APPEATjS JI DGES CONFIRMED. Albany. January 17 The nomina tion by Governor Whitman of Justice Chester K.

McLaughlin of port Henr-to be associate judge of the Court Appeals has been unanimously con firmed by the Senate, of Judge Cardozo has THREE ELEBRATIONS IN ONE. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Sheahan of 3313 Chichester avenue.

Morris Park, are celebrating the sixty-ninth anniversary of their wedding, and their birthdays. Mr. Sheahan Is 90 years old and his wife Is 85. Next Sunday's Eagle MEMBER OF THE BRITISH Flying Corps give his experiences ECONOMY STRIKES THE homes of the members of Parliament in England. DAMAGE TO FRANCE'S PROP- erty during the war said to be fifteen llion francs.

SIR GEORGE ROOS-KEPPEL lie! I own in India with the tribesmen. BELGIANS HOLD BACK GER mans from further encroachment on Belgian soil. WOMEN IN OVERALLS KEN- lucky jeans popular in household and garden work. CRITIC OF TORRENS LAW FOR registration of titles is answered by law's advocates. GOVERNOR WHITMAN TALKS with the Junior Eagle boys and girls.

Urges strong citizenship. OTHER JUNIOR EAGLE FEA-tuves will be a promotion day story, a fairy story, games, puzzles and comics. ANOTHER 17TH CENTURY New Utrecht landmark disappears. HISTORIC SPOT IN NEW Utrecht to be turned over by its owner to the city for a park. WOULD YOU ACCEPT A RE-ward for returning a lost article? Read the opinions of prominent men and women.

SPECIAL WRITERS OF THE Eagle staff will cover all branches of sport. LONG ISLAND SPORTSMEN bcg.n campaign against bill providing for a long closed season for quail on Long Island. PICK OUT THlTpLACE FOR your winter vacation. Special hews from all the leading resorts in The Sunday Baffle. BALTIMORE Th Monumental WASHINGTON Pennsylvania R.

R. AFIRE, JUMPS IN BAY Captain John Has Lively Time With Cabin Stove. Captain John Brannann, 45 yeara old, skipper of Canal Boat Xo. 3, wished he was a polar bear for a short period this morning, but on second thought ho believes it would have been better still to be an asbestos pussycat. Captain John hail just finished breakfast in ihe cabin and was standing before the stove.

Outside tho r. iud as l.i: tling through the big coal j.oeket of Henry llciijen at the foot of Bay Ninth street. Captain John snuggled close to the fire. The wind blew down the chimney anil scattered burning brands all over the -captain. Captain John ran to the deck, lie was trying to make up his mind what to do, the wmile pounding out a small percentage of the (lames, when someone on the dock veiled overboard." Captain Jnohn and sank beneath the ice-, -old waters with a sizzle.

When he came to the surface the flames wen- missing ami he was pulled on board. Beyond painful burns on his ha mis and face he had suffered no ill effects. COL. THURSTON'S FUNERAL Extensive Plans Under Way for Military Services. It was announced at the Xational Guard headquarters, Manhattan, today, that Ihe body of Colonel Xathan-iel Blunt Thurston, chief ordnanco officer of New York State and commander of the Seventy-fourth Infan- n-ho died at McAllen, Mon day night, will probably arrive in this to ihe Broadway Tabernacle and will remain there until the mili- icle at o'clock Sunday afternoon.

The list of honorary pallbearers will include General Charles V. Roe. Major General John F. O'Ryan and Fire Chief Kenlon, former Fire Croker. Adjutant General Stotesbury.

Major General Daniel Ap-pleton. Brigadier General Dyer, former Adlutant Generals Henry and A detail of 225 men from the Fire Department will be present, as well as detachments of the Twenty-second Engineers. First Field Artillery and Thirteenth Coast Defense commands, in all of which Colonel Thurston served as commanding officer for a time. It is expected that all the other regiments will send detachments, as well as many associations of which Captain Fei i of the of the arrangements for the military funeral. The officers of the division headquarters and officrs ol the ordnance department of the State will wear mourning badges for one month.

Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. AN $85,000 PARISH HOUSE The Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, of which the Rev. Dr. Charles Carroll Albertson is pastor, has decided to build a parish house and to make certain improvements on the church property at a cost of approximately JS5.000. Some time ago two houses adjoining the church, and 57 South Oxford street, were acquired by the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, one by gift and one by purchase.

These the The build- in" will adjoin the chapel and will be used for the extension of the Sunday School and other parish activities. PROPOSALS FOR BIDS AND ESTI- i-ooitruvUoa hit three. ile Iniiii Then her fluents lie- Kn aai M.r lo tc flll her. From storehouses, railroad troighi factories a thou consignments nf goods hip will elipv I off" ships, but warships I nil night long we heai of the Allied (Til end lo all distress calls Then if the distress on from a raider trying thing until hit 1 Unlike the s. sail on a scheduled eduled hour.

If Ihev ive- up to their schedules the raiders U-boats do not need any advices their sailings: they can figure them ut mathematically. The liners hnve tried to offset thla ituatinn bv sailing' at odd hours, giv- llng mil. Kvei all night. ek liner Themisto MRS. HARMAN IS 70 nd Mrs.

Eugene Pa Harp-inn 63 St. Murk's avenue, in mother, Mrs. Elizabeth P. was 70 years old yes-affair was in the nature and Mis. Harmon had no tcrda idea I the untti dea of the birthday party plans or of he presence of the assembled guests mtll she came down at airs for dinner.

Harman, who Is also the mother John N. Harman. general manager the Brooklyn Times, was born tn 1 i'i for I to, lax- Mrs. iving congratu-, sent beautiful flo VERDICT FOR $12,000 AGAINST GUGGENHEIM Millionaire Must Pay Damages to Woman, Hurt in Auto Crash. i sp, clal to The Mineola.

L. Jat -Miss Margaret Murlha. 34 years old, of Lo cust Valley, was today awarded verdict of $12,000 by a Jury befon Justice Scudder in the Supreme Cour in her stii' ill Isaa? Gnggenheiin the mill. ro. a resident of Sands Point, for compensation for In she received In an automobile Miss Mui who was employed i cook by Mrs.

II. B. i Point, sued for 2, 1916, Miss Murtha ig Middle Neck road with Walter Hewitt jy Mr. Guggenheim Hewitt machine. Iss Murtha declared i.

dm a of t- y-five Other witnesses also testified that it was on the wrong side of the road. Miss Murlha was thrown from the machine and Injured about the head, spine and heart. Physicians testified In her behalf that she was bordering Daniel Morrison, the chauffeur of the Guggenheim auto, and two companions in the car, testified that tho Hewitt machine zlg-zagged from one side of the road to the other. Hewitt sued for $000 damages to his car and was awarded $427.60 by the Jury. His case was presented by Henry Fay.

Miss Murtha's counsel were Henry fierhart ami Iiaries r. Aici-aruiy. Th- defendant was repreieniea Kl.l I' lll.l APPOINTED. Funeral Director F. HERBS! SONS wnom gifts-1 I taken to Albanv and snhsciiueniiy moved to Binghamton for burial.

Mr. Kirkwood. Broome County. N. Y.

He is survived only by his widow. He Commissioner George E. Green, id suddenly in New York last Both houses authorized the nlghl. apiiohi .1 in Binghamton on Satur-Senute, of which Mr. Green ler member, appointed Sen of Binghamton, Halllday of P.

Brown of Leonardsville of Brooklyn. Speaker Sweet announced that tne Assembly committee would be named tomor- CAPT. LINDEN INJURED Convalescent Policeman Hurt by Fall at Hotel. Police Captain John Linden of the Coney Island police stntion, who has been convalescing from a four-months illness at the Hotel Shelburne, fell downstairs last night, injuring himself so badly that he was rushed to the Coney Island Hospital and operated on. At tho hospital today it was said that Captain Linden is doing Llpden has been on sick leave four months.

Last night about o'clock he was coining downstairs the Shelburne, when ho slipped a fell to the bottom of the stairway. Cr- MISS SCLL1YAN A SUICIDE? It Was Her Body Tlmt Was Washed Ashore at Belle Harbor on Monday. The body of the woman, fully colthed. which was found at the foot of 128th street and the ocean front, Belle Harbor, on Monday Night, was identified last night as Miss Anna Sul livan of 100 West Ninety-ninth street, Manhattan. The identification was made by her brother, Daniel Sullivan of tho same address.

He said that his sister had been feeling melancholy gone to Belle Harbor wun tno mien' committing suicide by drown nig years oi age. hoilv had only been In the w. The BIRD HAWIiEY. Miss Bertha Sterling daughter of Hlllls Hawley Upon their return from their wed-Ing tour through tho South. Mr.

and Irs. Richard M. Bird will link" their omc Id Brooklyn..