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A THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 17. 1917.

VITAL RECORDS MARRIAGES. SMITH--CHAPMAN--On Tuesday, January 16, 1917, at Brooklyn, EDNA MASON, daughter of Mrs. Alfred B. Chapman, Howard Valentine, son of Caleb V. Smith.

DEATHS. DEATHS. Baird, Thomas Kracke, H. H. Betts, Adelaide G.

Lawton, Mary E. Burden, Lavinia A. Mattfeld, Herman Cleary, Patrick J. McCauley, Sr. Conlon, Walter F.

Mellvain, G. Cullen, William McQuade, Dennis Dennen, Mrs. M. J. Miller, F.

Alonzo Evarts, Henry R. Moran, Margaret Ferrall, Mary Ann Quinn, Rose Finn, Anna M. Samenfeld, Louis Frost, Hannah Te. Sayre, Adele L. Green, George Smith, Walter F.

Harris, George R. Stone. Emma H. Hart, Michael M. Sullivan, William Herkimer, Dr.

R. H. Thompson, Charles Jarvis, John E. Zabriskie, Jessie Kirk, Annie Lyons BAIRD--In Brooklyn, Monday, January 15, 1917. THOMAS BAIRD, aged 92 years, 3 months and 15 days.

Funeral services will be held at his late residence, 124 Eighth st, Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Thursday a.m. BETTS -On Sunday, January 14, 1917, ADELAIDE G. BETTS, daughter of the late John B.

and Rachel R. Gassner. Funeral services will be held at her late residence, 111 State st, on Wednesday, evening, January 17, at 8 o'clock. Interment private. BURDEN- 011 Tuesday, January 16, 1917, LAVINIA BURDEN (nee Hebbard), widow of Captain Burden.

Relatives and friends invited to attend" funeral services at her late residence, 408 Vernon av, Long Island City, on Thursday evening, January 18, at 8 o'clock. Interment private. CLEARY-On Wednesday, January 17, 1917. PATRICK son of the late Joseph and Margaret Cleary. Funeral from his late residence, co, 277 Baltic st, Friday, January 19, 9:30 a.m.

Requiem mass at St. Paul's Church, Congress and Court sts, 10 a.m. CONLON--On Tuesday, January 16, 1917, at his a residence, 441 Pacific st. WALTER F. CONLON.

Funeral will be held Friday, January 19, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, Schermerhorn st, where a. solemn requiem mass will be offered for the repose of his soul. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr. a Conlon was a native of Baltonoran, County Meath, Ireland.

(Australian papers please copy.) CULLEN--On January 16, 1917, at Blue Point, ex-Lieutenant of Police WILLIAM CULLEN. Funeral Friday, January 19, from his late residence, Division av, Blue Point, thence to St. Francis De Sales Roman Catholic Church, where a requiem mass will be said for the repose of his soul at 9 o'clock. DENNEN--At Nassau Hospital, Mineola, L. on January 15, 1917, Mrs.

M. J. DENNEN, only daughter of Mrs. M. J.

Coburn, formerly of Brooklyn. Funeral from the residence of her brother, Robert Coburn, Luysters Hill, Glen Cove Landing, L. I. EVARTS-On Tuesday, January 16, 1917, HENRY R. EVARTS, in his 75th year.

Funeral services at his Jate home, the residence of his sister, Mrs. Carrie E. Woods, 128 Quincy st, Brooklyn, Thursday, January 18, at 8 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited. Interment in Greenwood.

FERRALL--On Wednesday, January 17, 1917, MARY ANN FERRALL (nee Dawson), wife of the late James E. Ferrall. Funeral on Saturday. January 20, from her late residence, 276 Twentieth st. Services at 9:30 a.m.

at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Twenty-first st, near Fifth avenue. FINN---On January 16, 1917, ANNA widow of Bernard W. Finn and daughter of the late Michael Healy, at her residence, 586 Hicks st. Funeral Thursday, at 9:30 a.m., followed by a requiem mass at St.

Stephen's R. C. Church. FROST-At Glen Cove, L. on Tuesday, January 16, 1917.

HANNAH TITUS FROST, in her 77th year. Paul's Episcopal Church, Glen Cove, Funeral services will be held at St. L. Thursday, January 18, at 3:30 p.m. GREEN--In New York City, on Tuesday, January 16, 1917, after a short illness, GEORGE EDWARD GREEN of Binghamton and Albany, State Commissioner of Excise.

Notice of funeral hereafter. HARRIS--At the M. E. Hospital, Brooklyn, on January 16, 1917. GEORGE R.

HARRIS, in the 83d year of his age, formerly a resident of Jersey City Heights. Funeral services at 8 p.m., Thursday, January 18, at 438 Eighth street, Brooklyn. Interment Friday morning. (Jersey City papers please copy.) HART--At his residence. 1090 Bedford av.

Brooklyn, on January 16, 1917, MICHAEL M. HART. He is survived by widow, Sarah; one son. George, and daughter, Helen. Funeral on Friday, January 19, at 9:30 a.m..

from his late residence: thence to the Church of the Nativity, Classon av and Madison st, at 10 a.m. Member of Acme Council No. 594, R. and Carroll Council K. of C.

He was employed by the Brooklyn Union Gas Company as steel inspector. (Philadelphia papers please copy.) -On Tuesday, January 16, 1917. ROBERT HENRY HERKIMER, M. beloved husband Ella V. Smith Herkimer and son of Eliza Young Herkimer and the late Seneca Herkimer.

Funeral services late residence, 538 Fourth Wednesday, at 8:30 p.m. Interment at Herkimer, N. Y. HERKIMER--Joppa Lodge No. 201, F.

and A. You are hereby summoned to attend an emergent communication of Joppa Lodge No. 201, F. and A. to be held on Wednesday evening, January 17, 1917, at 8 o'clock, at 538 Fourth st, Brooklyn, to pay a last tribute of respect to our late brother, ROBERT H.

HERKIMER. ALBERT J. JOHNSTONE. Master. Harry Gordon, Secretary.

HERKIMER---The Companions of Constellation Chapter, No. 209, R. A. are respectfully requested to attend the funeral services of our late companion, ROBERT H. HERKIMER.

at his late residence, 538 Fourth st. Wednesday evening, January 17, 1917, at 8 o'clock. ARTHUR L. DAVIS, High Priest. Benjamin S.

Dubell, Secretary. HERKIMER--The fraters of Clinton Commandery, No. 14, K. are requested to attend the funeral services of Sir ROBERT H. HERKIMER, at his late residence, 538 Fourth st, Brooklyn, on Wednesday evening, January 17, 1917, at 8:30 o'clock.

MARCUS O. BURR, Recorder. William J. Fowler, Commander. -Kismet Temple, A.

A. 0. N. M. Noble ROB.

ART H. HERKIMER has entered the Unseen Temple. You are requested to attend the funeral services to be held at. his late residence. 538 Fourth st, Brooklyn, this Wednesday evening, January 17, 1917, at 8:30 o'clock.

CHARLES A. BROCKAWAY, Illustrious Potentate. John W. Richardson, Recorder. JARVIS--On Wednesday, January 17, 1917, JOHN EDWIN JARVIS.

beloved husband of Carolire A. Jarvis, in his 70th year. Funeral services will be held at his late home. 629 Prospect place, on Friday, January 19, 1917, at 2 p.m. KIRK- -On January 16, 1917, at her home.

Second st, Brooklyn, ANNIE LYONS KIRK. She is survived by two nephews and two nieces. Funeral private, Interment, Greenwood Cemetery. WIRELESS BAN HITS SHIPPING MEN HARD Vessels' Whereabouts, Unknown Until They Reach Port, Under War Order. UPSETS CARGO MOVEMENTS.

Mad Scramble When Steamers Arrive, Inevitable Result of Present Arrangement. With wireless and cable communication paralyzed by the U-boat menace, ships and shippers along the Brooklyn waterfront have gone back to the when the spyglass was the only source of marine intelligence. The lookout, who sat all long in the little wooden cupolas day, top of the waterfront warehouses thirty years ago, and peered out hour after hour with one eye screwed in the end of 8 long single barreled telescope searching the horizon for the first glimpse of flashing top-sails knew as much about the movement of ships on the seven seas beyond the horizon, as the men who sit in their skyscraper offices in front of mahogany desks waiting for cablegrams and radiograms know now. For the cablegrams and the radiograms do not come. The U-boats have struck the maritime world dumb with fright.

Ships go creeping about the sea -lanes silently, like men in the caves of wild beasts, afraid to whisper to each other for fear the beast will leap at the sound of their voices. A year ago shipping men in any port could chart tue positions at almost any hour of nearly all the thousands of ships afloat. Cables and wire- DEATHS. KRACK January 17, 1917, at her residence, 169 Hawthorne st, Flatbush, HENRIETTA HOFFMANN KRACKE. wife of Henry Kracke, aged 76 years.

Notice of funeral hereafter. -Suddenly, on January 16, 1917, MARY E. LAWTON, sister of Mrs. James F. Brown, at her residence, 586 Hicks st.

Funeral Thursday, at 9:30 a.m., followed by a requiem mass at St. Stephen's R. C. Church. MATTFELD-Suddenly, on Tuesday, January 16, 1917.

HERMAN MATTFELD, beloved husband of Jessie C. Mattfeld. Funeral services at his late residence, 521 Twelfth st, on Thursday evening, January 18, at 8 o'clock. Interment private. McCAULEY--In Brooklyn, on January 15, 1917, CHARLES McCAULEY, at his residence, 505 Myrtle av.

Solemn requiem mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Church, Kent and Willoughby avs, on Friday, January, 19, at 9:30 a.m. (Boston and Philadelphia papers please copy.) McILVAIN-On Tuesday, January 16. 1917. GEORGIANNA McILVAIN, aged 72 years.

Funeral service to be held at her late residence, 873 East Tenth st, Flatbush, on Thursday, January 18, at 2 o'clock. McQUADE-On January 16. 1917, DENNIS, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McQuade of 124 Milton st, in St.

Augustine, Fla. Notice of funeral later. MILLER--On Monday, January 15, 1917, F. ALONZO MILLER, at his services Wednesday, January 17, 9:30 residence, 378A Decatur st. Funeral p.m.

Interment Thursday, Evergreens, Cemetery. -On Monday, January 15, 1917, MARGARET MORAN (nee Slavin), beloved wife of John Moran. Funeral Thursday from her late regidence, 460 Baltic st, at 9 a.m.; thence to St. Agnes R. C.

Church, Hoyt and Sackett sts, where a requiem mass will be celebrated, thence to Holy Cross Cemetery. QUINN--On January, 16, 1917. ROSE QUINN, Patrick H. Quinn. Funeral on Friday, 9 a.m., from her late residence.

567 Park place; thence to St. Teresa's Church. SAMENFELD--At Newark. N. on January 16, 1917, LOUIS, husband of Anna Samenfeld.

Relatives and friends, also members of St. Paul Lodge No. 124, F. and A. of Auburn, N.

George A. Halsey Council No. 192, Jr; o. U. A.

and Apex Lodge 148, K. of are invited to the services at his late home, 110 South Thirteenth st, Newark, Thursday evening, January 18, at 7:30 o'clock. SAYRE- -Suddenly, on Monday, January 15, ADELE L. SAYRE. year.

Funeral from the residence of Blanche E. Sayre, in her doe sixty-fifth daughter of the late David and her brother, David A. Sayre, 313A. Quincy st. Brooklyn, on Thursday, January 18, at 2 p.m.

SMITH--On Monday, January 15, 1917, WALTER FRANCIS SMITH, beloved husband Mabel Ross, in his 55th year. Services will be held at his late residence, 336 East Twentyninth st, Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock. STONE--After a lingering illness, on Tuesday, January 16, 1917, EMMA H. STONE, widow of George A. Stone and daughter of the late J.

Hosford and Sarah Allen Smith. Funeral Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock. at her late residence, 566 Seventh st, Brooklyn. Interment private. Kindly omit flowers.

SULLIVAN-On Tuesday, January 16, 1917, WILLIAM, beloved husband of Ellen Sullivan, in his 49th year. Funeral Friday, January 19, 9:30 a.m., from his late residence, 102 Truxton st; thence to Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. Interment St. John's Cemetery, THOMPSO Tuesday, January 16, CHARLES a F. THOMPSON, aged 44 years.

Funeral services at his late home, 950 Jefferson av, on Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock. ZABRISKIE-On January 16, 1917, JESSIE ZABRISKIE. Funeral serv-1 ices at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Hubert S. Wynkoop, 1574 Fiftieth st, Brooklyn, on Wednesday evening, January 17, at 8 o'clock.

Interment private, in Woodlawn Cemetery. IN MEMORIAM. DOYLE--In loving memory of CHARLES DOYLE, who departed this life January 17, 1909, FARLEY- month's mind requiem mass for the repose of the soul of EDWARD V. FARLEY will be celebrated on Thursday morning, January 18, 1917, at 8 o'clock, In the Church of Our Lady of Victory, Throop av and McDonough st. GOSS--A solemn anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated at St.

Joseph's Church, in memory of the late ANNIE T. GOSS, on Thursday, January 18, 1917, at 9 a.m. W. E. STAFFORD SON.

UNDERTAKERS. Successors to J. M. Hopper, established 1856. 120 Livingston st.

near Boerum place. phone connection. Personal attention. City or Country. Camp chairs and coaches to hire; auto service.

CYPRESS HILLS CEMETERY Most accessible from all parts of Long Island, Brooklyn and New York. Mausoleum sites, large and small plots. Prices Telephone connections, d81-tf sum less hummed with the news of 11'- rivals, departures and positions at sea. Now the cables and wireless are mute. A dozen ships a day slip out of the harbor and are gone.

They are never heard from until another day months later when they suddenly puff into sight again, having in the meantime served perhaps as troop transports, auxiliary cruisers or horse boats. If any news of a ship has reached its owners, it is very likely news that it has been struck by a mine or a torpedo. The best news is no news at all. The ships themselves are under orders not to use their wireless instruments unless they are sinking; and they are at the same time ordered not to respond to the distress cries of any other ship. For raiders have sent out the S.

O. S. call and captured the ships that came to answer it in the past. The results of this absolute abolition of and radio ship news service has been to leave the shipping world bewildered and disorganized. At a time when shipping affairs are more complex than they ever were before, shipping men have to return to the primitive methods of three decades ago.

Cargoes cannot be timed any more to arrive at piers to meet incoming ships, for the reason that no one i knows when ships are going to arrive. A vessel is reported first inside the three-mile limit. Then her agents begin a mad scramble to get freight to fill her. From storehouses, railroad freight yards and factories a thousand consignments of goods are started toward the pier that the ship will occupy, while the vessel waits at anchor "eating her head off" with the high operation charges current at present. "Nobody knows anything about any ships except those that are in said one steamship captain yesterday.

"We never hear the wireless calls of any ships, but warships any more. Those we always hear. All day long and all night long we hear the code messages of the Allied cruisers talking to each other. and then once in a while the of a sinking ship. "But no matter how near the distress call is to us we cannot go to her aid.

We have been told that Government vessels will be distributed over the ocean and that they will attend to all distress calls. Then if the distress call proves to be from a raider trying to lure merchantmen within range. a cruiser hunts her down and settles with her. That is the navigator's side of the situation. The shipping agent also has a grievance.

"We can't plan ahead because we never know when we are going to have ships. Before the cable news was stopped we got word, for example, that one of our ships had left the other side on a certain date. We knew that in two weeks or so she would get here, and we could have her cargo ready to meet her. Now we don't know anything until the ship reports inside the harbor." The big passenger liners have been hit by the U-boat scare in way. The liners, unlike the freighters, are supposed to sail on scheduled day and at a scheduled hour.

If they live up to their schedules the raiders and U-boats do not need any advices of their sailings: they can figure them out mathematically. liners have tried to offset this situation by sailing at odd hours, giving as the cause of the wait delays in the delivery of their coal. Even after their coal and provisions are all aboard, however, they wait at their piers and dodge out of the harbor at an hour calculated to throw them in the danger zones at night. One ship, the Greek liner Themistocles, fearing the double threat of submarines and Allied warships during the controversy between the Allies and Greece, has been at anchor for three weeks waiting a chance to sail. MRS.

HARMAN IS 70 Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Paul Harman gave an enjoyable birthday party last evening at 563 St. Mark's avenue, in honor of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth F.

Harman, who. was 70 years old terday. The affair was in the nature of a surprise and Mrs. Harman had no idea of the birthday party plans or of the presence of the assembled guests until she came down stairs for dinner. Mrs.

Harman, who is also the mother of John N. Harman. general manager of the Brooklyn Times, was born in La Fargeville, Jefferson County, N. in 1847, but has lived in Brooklyn for twenty-five years: She is in excellent health and a most active woman for her age. Yesterday and today Mrs.

Harman was busy receiving congratulations from friends, many of whom sent beautiful flowers and other gifts. VERDICT FOR $12,000 AGAINST GUGGENHEIM Millionaire Must Pay Damages to Woman, Hurt in Auto Crash. (Special to The Eagle.) Mineola, L. January 17-Miss Margaret Murtha. 34 years old, of Locust Valley, was today awarded a verdict of $12,000 by a jury before Justice Scudder in the Supreme Court in her suit against Isaac Guggenheim, the millionaire.

a resident of Sands Point, for compensation for injuries she received in an automobile accident. Miss Murtha, who was employed last summer as a cook by Mrs. H. B. Laidlaw of Sands Point, sued for 000.

On August 2, 1916, Miss Murtha was driving along Middle Neck road in an automobile with Walter Hewitt of Port Washington, when an automobile owned by Mr. Guggenheim crashed into the Hewitt machine. Hewitt and Miss Murtha declared that the Guggenheim auto was traveling at the rate of twenty-Ave miles an hour when the collision occurred. Other witnesses also testified that it was on the wrong side of the road. Miss Murtha wag thrown from the machine and Injured about the head, spine and heart.

Physicians testifled in her behalf that she was bordering on dementia. Daniel Morrison, the chauffeur of the Guggenheim auto, and two companions in the car, testified that the Hewitt machine zig-zagged from one side of the road to the other. Hewitt sued for $500 damages his car and was awarded $427.50 by the jury. His case presented by Henry Fay. Miss Murtha's counsel were Henry Uterhart and Charles T.

McCarthy. The defendant was represented by Murray Jenkins, Neil Vandewater and Charles N. Wysong. REFEREES APPOINTED. BY CALLAGHAN, J.

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GEO. E. GREEN DIES; STATE EXCISE HEAD Undergoes Operation for Mastoiditis -Victim of Following Complications. FIGURED IN G. O.

P. POLITICS. Mrs. Green Was With Him on Trip From Albany to Seek Relief From Amiction. George E.

Green, State Commissioner of Excise. died in the New York Eye and Ear Hospital, Thirteenth street and Second avenue. Manhattan, at midnight last 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. W.

Farley and Special Deputy Commissioner D. H. Ralston were at his bedside when he died. Mr. Green has been a prominent figure in Republican politics for many years.

He was for five years Mayor of Binghamton, N. in which city was his home previous to his appointment by Governor Whitman as State George E. Green. Excise Commissioner, succeeding W. W.

Farley, a Democrat, also a resident of Binghamton. For many years Mr. Green was chairman of the Broome County Republican Committee and president of the New York League of Republican Clubs. He had been an Alderman and president of the Common Council of Binghamton. He was also a Park Commissioner of the city.

Just before his election to the office of Mayor he was made president of the Binghamton Board of Trade, now the Chamber of Commerce. He was a director of the Binghamton Railway Company and 1 vice president of the Waverly, Athens and Sayre Railroad. He had long been prominent in business, having been for several years vice president of the International Time Recording Company. He served as State Senator for a number of years and was a member of the so-called Roosevelt Barge Canal Commission. Mr.

Green was a member of 'the various Masonic bodies and a thirtysecond degree Mason. He was past officer of the Great Council of the United 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 Constitutional Convention. Mr. Ralston, who had been a close friend of the deceased for many years, has taken care of the body.

Pending arrangements by Mrs. Green for the funeral, the body has been taken to Boardman's undertaking establishment in this borough. It will first be taken to Albany and subsequently removed to Binghamton for burial. Mr. Green was born August 30, 1858, at Kirkwood, Broome County, N.

Y. He is survived only by his widow. He was 58 years old. Albany, January 17-Much of today's session of the Legislature was devoted to eulogies of former State Excise Commissioner George E. Green, who died suddenly in New York last night.

Both houses authorized the appointment of committees to attend the funeral in Binghamton on Saturday. The Senate, of which Mr. Green was a former member, appointed Senators Hill of Binghamton, Halliday of Ithaca, A. P. Brown of Leonardsville and Cullen of Brooklyn.

Speaker Sweet announced that the Assembly committee would be named tomorrow. CAPT. LINDEN INJURED Convalescent Policeman Hurt by Fall at Hotel. Police Captain John F. Linden of the Coney Island police station, who has been convalescing from a fourmonths illness at the Hotel Shelburne, downstairs last night, injuring himself SO badly that he was rushed to the Coney Island Hospital and operated on.

At the hospital today it was said that Captain Linden is doing nicely. Linden has been on sick leave for four months. Last night about 12 o'clock he was coming downstairs in the Shelburne, when he slipped and fell to the bottom of the stairway. Captain Linden's home address is 30 Linden avenue, Flatbush. MISS SULLIVAN A SUICIDE? It Was Her Body That 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 identifled last night as Miss Anna Sullivan of 100 West street, Manhattan.

The identification was made by her brother, Daniel Sullivan of the same address. He said that his sister had been feeling melancholy for the past week and had evidently gone to Belle Harbor with the intention of committing suicide by drowning. Shewas 28 years of age. The body had only been in the water a few hourse before it was discovered by Charles Malla of Rockaway Beach. BIRD--HAWLEY.

Miss Bertha Sterling Hawley, daughter of Hillis Hawley of 1696 East Twenty-first street, and Richard M. Bird were married very quietly, January 9. Miss Hawley was popular teacher of P. S. No.

152, 011 Glenwood road. Her father is a member of the Knickerbocker Field Club. Mr. Bird is a resident of Plainfield, N. J.

Upon their return from their wedding tour through the South, Mr. Mrs. Richard M. Bird will make their home in Brooklyn. U.

S. GETS DANISH INDIES $25,000,000 to Be Paid Within Ninety Days. Washington, January 17-The Danish West Indies passed today 11n- der the sovereignty of the United States. Negotiations continued for over half a century came to a conclusion with the exchange of ratifications of the treaty of cession by Secretary Lansing and Danish Minister Brun. Formal transfer of the islands, with the raising of the American flag, will take place as soon as the $25,000,000 purchase price is paid over, some time within the next ninety days, The treaty provides that meanwhile the Danish Governor shall continue his jurisdiction and that a committee of one Dane and one American shall be appointed to arrange for further details.

The form of government of 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 Important Than Continuous Operation of Trains." Washington, January 17-President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor told the House Commerce Committee today that it any legislation to make a strike untlawful were enacted, he for one, could be counted upon as one' of those who would violate it. "There is something deeper and more important than continuous operation of trains, as much as that may be desirable," said H. Perham, president of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, also opposed the bill. Chairman Adamson flatly told them that the legislation proposed was in the interest of the public and not to please either side.

The first section of the bill, however, to permit exceptions to the eight hour law in the discretion of the Interstate Commerce Commission, has been dropped, and he said would not be further considered. Gompers told the committee the bill, which is part of President Wilson's railway legislation program, was the most far-reaching and fundamental to come before Congress for sixty years. SUES ELECTRIC CONCERN. Insprance 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 Court, growing out of the workings of the Workmen's Compensation law by the Travelers.

Insurance Company, who workingmen employed by the Sage Foundation Homes Coma workingman, was electrocuted in pany at Forest Hills. a Charles Stello, Forest Hills, on January 11, 1915. He was employed in fixing a curbing on the day named and an agent of the electric light company asked him to go into a manhole and pull out a cable. Stello did this, and was electrocuted. The insurance company charges that the Queens corporation was negligent in not notifying Stellio of the danger.

They declare that his wife and four small children are under the law to get a pension, and it is to recover this annuity that the suit was started so that the Sage Foundtion Homes Company would be put to no loss. APPEALS JUDGES CONFIRMED. Albany, January 17-The nomination by Governor Whitman of Justice Chester B. McLaughlin of Port Henry to be associate judge of the Court of Appeals has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate. nomination of Judge Cardozo has also been confirmed.

THREE CELEBRATIONS 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 NEW GIANTS IN WALL ST.Henry P. Davison. MEMBER OF THE BRITISH Flying Corps give his experiences at the front.

ECONOMY STRIKES THE homes of the members of Parliament in England. DAMAGE TO FRANCE'S PROPerty during the war said to be fifteen b'llion francs. SIR GEORGE ROOS-KEPPEL tells how British are holding their own in India with the tribesmen. BELGIANS HOLD BACK GERmans from further encroachment on Belgian soil. WOMEN IN OVERALLS-KENtucky 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 FEAtures 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 REward 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 campaign against bill providing for a long closed season quail on Long Island.

PICK OUT THE PLACE FOR your winter, vacation. Special news the leading resorts in The Sunday Eagle. BOUCK WHITE ALONE APPEARS IN COURT "We Haven't Been Able to Get Other Defendants Together" He Explains. COURT'S ADVICE: 'HIRE LAWYER' Church Leader Pleads Not Gullty to Charge of Desecrating the American Flag. Bouck White was the only one of the eleven defendants to appear for pleading before Judge Mulqueen in General Sessions, Manhattan, today, to the indictments charging them with desecrating the American flag by burning it in the yard of the Church of the Social Revolution, at 129 West Twenty-first street, Manhattan, on June 1 last.

When called upon to plead White, leader of the church, said: "For myself, I plead not guilty and request a week's adjournment." "Granted," promptly replied Judge Mulqueen. Turning to the clerk of the court, the judge asked where the other defendants were. White answered: "We haven't been able to get them together yet." "That is no reason why the law should not take its course," remarked the judge. "You don't make the laws for the country yet, Mr. White," he continued.

"Where is your attorney?" was asked of White. "I am my own attorney," replied White. "Well, then," said the court, "plead for yourself and not for the other men. My advice to you is to get a lawyer and defend your rights. If you think there is going to be any special proceedings in this court for you and your kind you are greatly mistaken." White answered that the other men were scattered around and hadn't been located.

"Very well, then I will adjourn the pleading of those men until tomorrow and issue a bench warrant, for their arrest," said Judge Mulqueen. Judge Mulqueen asked Assistant District Attorney Sullivan, who was in court, if the $500 bond originally given by White was satisfactory, and when the latter answered in the affirmative, the bond was continued and White was permited to go. The charge against White 1s a misdemeanor and conviction carries a fine of $100 or 30 days in jail, or both. 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 well as their uniforms and guns, will be carefully and minutely inspected. The machine gun company, under Captain Charles H. May; the supply company, under Captain Frederick Post, and the headquarters company, nominally under command of Captain C. R. Coffin, who is away on leave of absence, were the first to be subjected to the inspection.

These companies were not included as separate organizations under the State administration, but were formed under the Hay act. They are not as yet fully equipped, owing to the non-arrival of supplies requested many months ago, but in spite of this are bleived to have made a good showing. The three battalions of the regiment, the first under Major William A. McAdam, the second under Major Albert D. Ecke and the third under Major Walter E.

Corwin, will be inspected today, tomorrow and Saturday. The inspecting officers are Colonel Leon S. Roudiez, U. S. Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Bruch, N.

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

Captain Charles B. Elliott, U. S. Captain J. T.

Watson, U. S. Lieutenant F. H. Hanna, Coast Artillery command, and Lieutenant R.

C. Gildart, C. A. G. HELD IN ISLAND KILLING.

Coroner Healy has committed to the city prison in default of $5,000 bail on a charge of homicide. Edward H. Conroy, 28 years old, a laborer and inmate of the city charitable institution on Randall's Island, who is accused of killing another inmate, John Konkowski, of Brooklyn, yesterday. The prisoner is alleged to be a mental defective. POTATOES SELL AT $1.90 (Special to The Eagle.) Riverhead, L.

January 17-Long Island potatoes are again crowding the $2 a bushel mark. 'esterday the dealers were paying $1.90 and said they were anxious to get them at this price. It is said that there many thousands of bushels potatoes left yet in the combined storage cellars of the farmers in Riverhead town. TO LET--GARAGE. LARGE private garage to let; space for 3 automoblles: reasonable to one: will rent separate.

Call HEYDERMAN, 380 East 3d st, near Beverley road, Flatbush. 17-7 PRIVATE garage--Part of private garage to let, any size car, $10. Apply 221 Linden av, Flatbush. 17-7 AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE. PRIVATE limousines to hire for all 00- casions; phone for rates.

Main 6808. 17-7 LOST AND FOUND. LOST, yellow DOG, short tall and strap collar. 105 Fulton st. 17-2 LOST-Sunday, Irish TERRIER.

years. Reward. EGAN, 1207 Carroll st. FOUND, woman's HAND BAG: state contents. Address R.

Box 21, Eagle office. LOST fur NECKPIECE, on Flatbush between Caton Parkside; reward. 1839 Caton av. LOST, lady's signet RING; Initials, Gates av car (Park Row): reward. 761 Marcy av.

Decatur 1206. LOST -BANK BOOK No. 49,905, Brevoort Savings 1 Bank of Brooklyn, 522 Nostrand av; payment stopped. Return to bank, LOST -Male Airedale, 3 years old; black saddle markings; License No. CHAPMAN, 4 Tennis court; return to same and recelve reward.

1 LOST, gold WATCH and link BRACELET attached, In Prospect Park New Year's Day: Initials on back. C. E. S. Return to 132 Clarkson av.

Reward. LOST--In Loser's, a silver BAR PIN. sword shape, valuable to owner as A keepsake. Liberal reward if returned to FREDERICK LOESER, Brooklyn. LOST--Lady's HANDBAG containing salary, keys, knife, etc.

Finder will receive reward If returned 'to Platt Washburn Ref. 11 Broadway, Manhattan; F. M. B. PERSONAL.

MY wife having left my bed and board, will not be responsible for any debt she may incur. T. BRITT. 823 Hancock at, Brooklyn. MOSER--Anyone lenowing of the whereabouts of D.

Hi. MOSER, formerly of Brooklyn. communicate with L. J. MOSER, 90 3d avenue, $2.00 Round Trip BALTIMORE The Monumental City WASHINGTON The Capital of the Nation SUNDAYS January 21, Febrnary 25.

March 25, April 29 and May 27 Spectal Train leaves New York. Pennsylvania Station. 12:20 A.M. Returning. leaves Washington 4:50 P.M.; Baltimore, 6:00 P.M, Tickets on sale preceding each excursion Pennsylvania R.

R. AFIRE, JUMPS IN BAY Captain John Has Lively Time With Cabin Stove. Captain John Brannann, 45 years old, skipper of Canal Boat No. 3, wished he was a polar bear for a short period this morning, but on second thought he believes it would have been better still to be an asbestos pussycat. Captain John had just finished breakfast in the cabin and was standing before the stove.

Outside the wind was whistling through the big coal pocket of Henry Henjen at the foot of Bay Ninth street. Captain John snuggled close to the fire. The wind blew down the chimney and scattered burning brands all over the Captain John ran up his mind what to do, the wmile to the deck. He was trying to make pounding out a small percentage of the flames, when someone on the dock yelled "Jump overboard." Captain Joohn and sank beneath the ice-cold waters with a sizzle. When he came to the surface the flames were missing and he was pulled on board.

Beyond painful burns on his hands and face he had suffered no ill effects. COL. THURSTON'S FUNERAL Extensive Plans Under Way for Military Services. Green. It was announced at the National Guard headquarters, Manhattan, today, that the body of Colonel Nathaniel Blunt Thurston, chief ordnanco officer of New York State and commander of the Seventy-fourth Infantry, who died at McAllen, Monday night, will probably arrive in this city on Friday.

It will be removed direct to the Broadway Tabernacle and will remain there until the military funeral services at the Tabernacle at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The list of honorary pallbearers will include General Charles F. Roe, Major General John F. O'Ryan and his staff, Fire Commissioner Adamson, Fire Chief Kenlon, former Fire Chief Croker, Adjutant General Stotesbury, Major General Daniel Appleton, Brigadier General Dyer, former Adjutant Generals Henry and Hamilton and Colonel George A. Wingate.

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 he was a member. Captain W. R. Fearn of the Seventy-first.

Infantry will have charge of the arrangements for the military funeral. The officers of the division headquarters and officrs of 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 $85,000. Some time ago two houses adjoining the church, 95 and 97 South Oxford street, were acquired by the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, one by gift and one by purchase. These will soon be demolished and work on the improvements begun. The new building will adjoin the chapel and will be used for the extension of the Sunday School and other parish activities. PROPOSALS BIDS AND ESTIMATES FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. or persons making A bid or estiThe person mate for any service, work, material or supplies for The City of New York, or for any furnish the of its departments. bureaus or offices, shall indorsed with the same, in a sealed envelope. title of the supplies, materjal, work made, or service for which the bid or estimate is with his their name or names and the date of presenor tation to the president or board, or to the head department at his or its ottice.

on or advertise- beof the the date and honr named in the for the same, at which time and place the tore ment estimate received will be publicly opened by the president of the board or head of the said contract ment and read, and the award of made necording to law as soon thereafter as Each or estimate shall contain the name practicable, and place of residence of the person making the saLIne, the names of all persons Interested with him therein: if no other person be so interested it shall distinctly state that fact: also that it made without any connection with any other is person making an estimate for the same purpose, and is in all respects fair and without collusion fraud; and that no member of the board of of' Aldermen, head of clerk department, therein, chief of other bureau. deputy, thereof ol' or otticer of City of Now. York shall be or become interested directly or Indirectly, as contracting party. in partner, stockholder, of the surety or otherwise in or the performance contract or in the supplies. work or business to which it relates.

or in any portion of the profta thereof. 'The bid or estimate must be verifled by the oath. in writing. of the party or parties making the estimate that the several matters stated are in all estimate respects true. be considered unless.

No bid or will A4 A condition precedent to the reception or by a certified check unon one of the State consideration of any proposal, it be accompanied 01' national banks of The City of New York, drawn to the order of the Comptroller. or money or corany nature issued by The City of New porate stock or certificates of indebtedness of York which the Comptroller shall approve AS of equal value with the amount security not required less in than the advertisement, to the of three nor of more the bond required, AS provided in than five per centum of the amount Section 420 of the Greater New York Charter. 'The amount shall be specified in the proposal for instructions to bidders, and shall not be in excess of 5 per cent. The certifled check or money should not be inclosed in the envelope be containing the bid or estimate, but should addressed elther to the Inclosed in separate envelope, or board, or head of submitted the personally upon the presentation of the bid or department, pres-fent, estimate. For partienlars ns to the quantity or quality of the supplies or the nature and extent of the work.

reference must be made to the tions, schedules, plans. on file in the said office of the president, board or department. No bid shall be accented la from or contract awarded to any York, person who in arrears to The City of Now upon debt or contract. oF who is a defaulter ay surety or otherwise poll any obligation to the city. The contracts must be bid for separately, The right 14 reserved in each case to reject all bids or estimates if it is to be for the Interest of the elty so to do.

Bidders will write ent the amount of their bids or estimates, in addition to inserting the same in Agures, Bidders are requested to make their bids or estimates upon the blank form4 prepared and furnished be the elty. copy of which. with the proper envelope in which to inclose the bid, together with cony of contract. including the specifieations in the forms aproved by the Corporation Counsel. can be obtained by application therefor at the office of the department for which the work is to be done.

Plans and drawings construction work will also be seen there,.