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THE BROOKLYN PATLY EAGLE. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1010 Brush them SEE HOW THEY GROW. BROOKLYN'S TAXES Brooklyn Ratty Brooklyn iHomnd (Th Stout Valuation, iuno. 1005 1 .562 with ROOSEVELT HAPPY "THOUGH MARRIED," HIS BROTHER SAYS j. e.

Roc.veit.nd hi, wi( PERSONAL TAX ROLL 4m IS CUT $526,000,000 BY SWEARING OFF IjECOl Buttermilk Pancakes er.wl, pm7a" GERMANY COULD GET 440,000 MEN HERE IN ONLY 45 DAYS Col. Charles R. Noyes of Army General Staff Addresses Mens' Club. NAV.Vi OFFICKR ALSO SPEAK. .1.072,007.172 I.5S7 ..1,181,221,010 I 1.738 Brooklyn to Pay on $37,000,000 or $6,600,000 Less Than Last Year.

Robert D. Roosevelt Testifies Dentifrice Sold Etvuir Navy Weak an First Lino of Defeie Says Lieutenant Commander Jcssup. DR. DEV1NE WANTS CHARITIES PROBED DANIELS CONCEALS REPORT OH PROBE OF E-2 EXPLOSION Public May Never Be Given a Knowledge of Board's Findings. NOT Sim: HE'S DOING RIGHT.

Report Dors Not Fix Responsibility. Is Understood to Crltielse Edison Mattery on Submarine. Eagle Bureau, 608 Fourteenth Street. Washington. February IB Unless I Congress derides in make a demand I for the report of the special board of investigation of the IS-1! disaster at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, it is doubtful If the public will ever know what this report contains.

Secretary Daniels lo ilav refused absolutely to make Dublic I me, report suomiueu 10 mm yesieroay by Captain Bullard, chairman of the board. He said that the exocriments with I the Edison baiieries Ml co.uinue upon I me zi-i ann mat tnese experiments may develop some facts which will cause him later to change his mind and make public the renort received I yesterday from the special board of investigation, ine secretary admitted that he was not sure himself that he was doing the riRht thing in supples sing the report, hut said that his advisers at the Department were unanimous in the opinion that tin- report should not be made public. Do you think it is fair lo the em ployees of the Brooklyn Navy Yard not to make the report public, so that they can guard against another explosion on the E-2?" the secretary was "We know, and so do the emid.o ees, that there was a hydrogen explosion." was the Secretary's answer. Kurt her than that he would not no. except i I say that the report does not in any was I Edison representative, who was posed to be in charge of the work on I the E-2 at the time of the explosion.

I l-ar I does not tix the responsibility for I the E-2 disaster, it is generally under-I stood here that il does find fault with I me jMiison battery and that this 18 the reason for its suppression. Mr. Edison, wdio is chairman of Mr. I Daniels' advisory board, claims great I things for his battery. I Daniels Unwilling Public Should Learn Fault Is Found With Buttery? Mr.

Daniels does not want the nnh- I lie to know that naval otlicers are a I little disappointed with it, it is said, I and for this reason he refuses to let I the public in on what they have to I there is something of importance in I the report. This opinion is based noi I necessarily upon knowledge by persons I in me capital as to wnat 11 contains, but largely upon the past performances of Mr. Wilson's Secretary of the Navy. Practically every renort made I to him by naval ottieers which did not I pressed. The last report to receive such action at the hands of Mr.

Daniels wbh I the general board report, which was maue iiunuc i an or ine press and I Congress demanded to know what tho I report contained. In view of the past, persons familiar With the handling of reports by Mr. Daniels and subsequent facts developed by their ultimate publication are Ilea to Deneve mat mere is something in the report unfavorable to the hat- Iteries, which are the pride of the advisory board's head. Philadelphia. Pa.

Quick work bv sailors on the battleship North Dakota I at the Philadelphia Navy Yard sued mo amp irom serious damage bv m. I last night, They jumped from their I bunks at the lire alarm and oxtlu- I guished a slight blaze in the engine I room in about three minutes, LEGAL NOTICES. 'Y CQURT. K1NOS Against Brother in Latter's Annulment Suit. DIDNT APPROVE OF MATCH.

"Not Proper for an Old Man to a Young Woman," Robert D. John E. Roosevelt's brother, Robert I' Roosevelt of Washington, was a witness against him today at the trial before Justice Crane in the Supreme Court in John's suit to annul his marriage to Mrs. Edith Hammers-ley Briscoe Roosevelt, which occurred in Washington in 1913. The examination of Robert brought out the fact that ho and his brother had, several serious differences am that none of them was the result of John's marriage Itriscoe.

Mrs. Roosevelt came to court with her brother-in-law today and sat alongside of him and chatted with him until he was called to the witness stand. When be was excused he Mimed his seat beside her, and the two discussed tho testimony of subsequent witnesses. The defendant wore gray spals today in place of the white she had on yesterday, and a dark blue suit with fur and a dark hat. "Did he discuss with you his marital relations after his return from Europe?" asked Lawyer Williamson, who is associated with Bhoenlx Ingraham, Mrs.

Roosevelt's attorney. "He stated to me ho was very happy." said the plaintiff's brother. contradicting the testimony of the plaintiff that he was very unhappy. Cross-examined by Alton B. Parker former chief judge of the Court of Ap peals, who is associated In this trial with C.

Walter Randall, attorney for John K. Roosevelt. Robert said he did not know how much older his brother Is. "I know my age, but I don know his," he said. "Have your relations with him always been pleasant?" "I don't see how that nas anytning do with this case, was the answer.

Justice Crane explained that the questions intended no reflection on him, and the witness said, "Yes, there several 'ere there breaks on more than one subject?" pursued Judge Parker. I don't care to go into the details." You were unfriendly for a time with the first Mrs. Roosevelt?" Yes. You knew H. E.

Biscoc, first hus band of Mrs. John E. Roosevelt?" "Yes: he was a paymaster in the Navy; a lieutenant. His income was $12, boo a year." I ran tell." "And she is now?" "Yes." "Kunnnso the outcome of this case is unfavorable to Mrs. Roosevelt, will she still be a member of your house hold?" "More so." "Did you notice, when Mrs.

Blscoe came to Sayville with you that your brother paid attention to "Yes." Brother Was Displeased at Second Marriage. "Did it displease you?" "Somewhat. I didn't think It proper for an old man to marry a young woman." Did you take any precautions to keep them apart?" No; I let them go meir own way. How did von come to speak about his marital relations when there was i misunderstanding between you isked Justice Crane. "He did say he had very pleasant relations with his wife." I nil you linroouce ine siiujeiu I No, ho did; It was very distusteful tie and still is." Did he noi ask you to use your In fluence with Mrs.

Roosevelt to have her suDmit to ureuunvut, uy ur, Wylle?" "Not to my knowledge." Hi- Mr. Williamson: ''The sueires- tion has been made here that because of the break you ure unfriendly to your brother; would you care to state "VA rather not: it was entirelv re moved from Hie subject here." 1'rancls wriiman. a attorney, who was consulted by Mrs. Roosevelt with respect to getting a separation from her husband, testified concerning his futile efforts to bring about a reconciliation. It was lie.

who arranged for the treatment by Dr. Wylle. Subsequently, the husband told him. he testified, that the situation had improved, but ho was afraid Justice Crane decided that it would bo necessary to take the testimony Dr. W.

(ill! Wylle, who treated Mrs. Roosevelt and that a disinterested surgeon should Investigate and report. The commission to take the testimony of Dr. Wylle, who Is not In New York, will bo appointed Monday. STABBED A LA TEUTON Chap Who Riled German, Cut With Military Sword.

1.815 1.755 1.87 tomorrow, will be In the Lutheran veinmery. mis. nancy was Horn In Manhattan. She la survived by a son, Herbert and a sister. Mrs.

Bertha Ella Qaisert, Joseph Jones Siillnn. Joseph Jones Sutton. 67 years of 251 Decatur street, died Sunday irom nenrt disease. His Mio ral serv ices, at K6 I.efferts place, today, were conducted by the Rev. St.

Clair lister, rector of the 1'. Church of the Mes siah. Tho interment was In Cedar (irovo Cemetery, Mr. Sutton was horn In New Jersey and was for many survived by his widow, Ja'no' Barber and a brother. Mrs.

Henrietta Weiss Movers, Mrs. Henrietta Weiss Meyers, 36 years old, of I860 Kighty-lifth street, (lieu jestcrday from a tumor on tin brain, in the Long Island College llos pital. Her funreral services will li.dd t.iin.n row monlngr, with inter. Meyers was born In New York' CI She is survived by her husband. Hairs formerly a dry goods merchant: three children, llvo sisters and three Stephen Harrison Bo, Id.

Stephen Harrison Budd, 76 years old, of 64 Stanhope street, died on Sunday from heart disease. Tho Kcv. Dr. fum jn1(, John P. Carson will conduct his ral services this evening, and the willlan i Wall, the famous rope mnk.

irked In the Wall walk Hushwirk avenue for thirty-live yea and after Its close entered the cmpl of the Kings County Savings Instil Mrs. Delia Dunn. daughU ner of the Marry Avenue Lap: 1st Church. Dennis Lynch. Dennis E.

Lynch, 5 years old, of 88 Prospect I'ark West, died last evening, after a long illness. Mr. Lynch was born in New York City in 1861, and had lived In Brooklyn for twenty-nine years. He was the senior partnet of the produce firm of Lynch Branch In Manhattan. Mr.

Lynch survived by his wife, Jeanne Cosgrov. three sons and three daughters. Hi funeral will be held on Thursday morning with a requiem mass in St. Saviours It. C.

Church, Sixth street and Eighth avenue, interment fob lowing in Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Mary Ross. Mrs. Mary Boss, a lifelong member I 1 be I the became associated wdth William CordM In th! ownership of the Grand Central bowling alleys on Pulton street, retaining his Interest until four or live years ago.

when he retired I in i a. on. in )l ivli In Bremen, Germany. lea when a member of All. 740, P.

and A. B. A. antl Lor 14. Ho Is survivi a a lil.rs.

his moth. The funeral will tat fron his late resideiK tomorrow afternoon (ntf.nnenl' will be in the Lutheran Cemetery. HOLDING IIAXDS. "Why Is the parlor clock stoppod every morning?" "It's daughter's henn." "Darn his Impudence, don't mind him holding her hands, bul why monks With the hands of the Kmum city Journal, ..1,68,171,283 ..1,680,018,601 ..1,67 1.1 75,030 ..1,601,012,426 1,752,000,000 HEALTY is VP Tax Hate Here Will Be 2.08, Increase of Hi Points Over Tho duo of personal property on which tho City will collect taxes in Brooklyn for 11)16 is $6,600,000 less than In 1015, according to tentative tax figures given out by Controller Prendergast today. This decrease In value is tho more striking in view of tho fact that when the personal assessment rolls were opened by the Tax Board, last fall, It was found that the tentative value of personal properly in Brooklyn had been increased some The final figure for 1916, as given out by Controller Prendergast, for Brooklyn personalty is $37,000,000.

The difference between $37,000,000 and 1861,132,840, tike tentative valuation placed last fall on Brooklyn personal property for 1015 by the Tax Board, shows that residents of Brooklyn have been very assiduous in swearing off their personal property assessments. As a result of their activities in swearing off taxes, the city will not be able to collect personal taxes on $5L'ii. 000,000. The assessed value of real estate In Brooklyn Is, according to the Controller's figures for 1016, which is an increase of about JiiO.otiii.inio the valuation for 1015. This means that the Hrooklvn tax rate will be 2.

US, or IB points more 1 than It was last year. Controller; I'l. Ild. points mil llial if till- di- rect Stale tax had not been levied this year, Brooklyn's tax rate would have been exactly the samo as it was last 1.92. The figures I'rendergast of tho tax ral which Controller i his compulation re: Brooklyn as- le.

personal property, if the din Tiie 1016 will wl. in direct State lax accounts for 16.2 points of the tax. Queens real estate for 1016 is tentatively assessed at $536,000,000. Gueens personal property for 1916 is tentatively fixed at $6,500,000. Tho figures in 1916 were: Heal estate, S500.515.078.

and nersonal nroncrtv. $7,635,650. This shows that the realty only 111 Holler I' an incre: of less I liai tho amount or the 1010 per city assessments. The fin given by the Controller 000,000 as against $35:1 1916. The total real estate i he enure city ior 1:1 206.1 The the budget ex The publlca Hoof the limiri tiie bulk of the increase of $17.

will be paid by Manhattan. Manhattan will also probably have to pay the decrease in value of the Brooklyn and yueens personal property assessments. Mrs. MagiUilena WUMtcr Kurtz. Mrs.

Magdalena Wurster Kurtz. 1 years old. died yesterday from a eon plication of diseases at her resltlene Wiertield street. She was tin- wain of the Rev. Frederick Kurtz, who fo merly held several pastorates In II Evangelical 'lun ch in I oklM it the lo'h.

I K. Kurtz, now pastor Square Presbyterian I I 11- also survived I lolh. William, and ihrco daughters, i'lo, and Emma, and the wife of the Kev I-'- bra will I Presiding Elder assisted by several Bro( iklvn ministers of the denonuiiailon The Interment will be in Evergreens Cemetery. Mrs. Rose Anna Dezenilorf.

Mrs. Roso Anna Dezendorf. 75 years old. a lifelong resident of Ho- l.i-'.r. and one of the oldest month.

i o( tho church of the Transfiguratli died suddenly on Sundnv nt lier re deuce. 250 Hooper street. Her neral services wdll he held tomorri morning, with Interment In Gri-enwo cemetery. Mrs. I) tn the sevenih Brooklyn late husband.

Seth, late nusoniio. oi-in, whs a i ii "i he CivU War. Bh! Mrvlved I by a sHters, Mrs, Banks and Mrs. Susan Carr, Mi-s. Imlso Camllle Rnlley.

Mrs. Louise Camllle Bailey, 47 years old, widow of Oeerge C. Bailey, died on Sunday from carcinoma, The funeral services, this evening, will be conducted by her punter, the Rev, Dr. W. A.

Utehard of Hi BushWlCk-Cen-Ual M. E. Church. Tho interment, OBITUARY William JasKr Menus, William Jasper Nicolls. C2 years old, chief engineer of tho Long Island Bailroad Company and widely known l'a.

Nic Ms had d. voted many Colonel Charles It. Noyes of the General Staff IT. S. and Lieutenant Commander Karl P.

Jessup. head of tho machinery division of ihn Brooklyn Navy Yard, addressed the member! of the Men's Club of the Virtt Presbyterian Church, Henry street, near Clark street, last night, on the lubieel of "Preparedness." Tho meeting wai hold in tho church parlors. I'resldenl Adrian Van Slnderen of tho club presided. In his address. Colonel Noyei touched unnn the American nnllev 111 described tiie meaning of tho open oniir policy in i inna, i lie in turn of the Monroe Doctrine, the Jap anew question, the Insufficiency ol the Stale militia, and read from a war college report, showing the rapidity with which foreign nail- Sllol shot if action.

With ter tho declaration of wi our Navy were disposed f. tier lie declared, land Mil ium wilh horses, supplies, ammunition and eiioiiei, I fiir i lii oooil lis. Japan. too. could land an almost qua force in nearly mo same time.

itieso ng-ures, lie said, were taken -from records prior lo August, 1914, and probably Would not hold now. As for tin ado- ed out the value of mil- to tin- one receiving It, training increases the an to the public, of the club are: Adrian BROOKLYN COURTS i Men sent, ut Penitentiary on I terminate Sentences, tentiary wen- handed out in Ihe of Speclul Sessions today to 1 iBaarduoco and Louis Boast, who bo poor in the Church Mary Slur of the Sea. at Lnqui streets. They used a hi lly coated with von II HELD POR ASSAULT, say Friedman Threatened Elderly Man ith Gun. Louis Friedman, 10 years old, of 1883 Sterling place, a man alleged bv the police to have a prison record, was arreted after hard struggle last night by Detectives O'Hara and Pa cale, Charged With assault and attempted robbery.

Ho Is said to ha.vo entered the premi of I'hllip Bernstein, Ii years old, of 436 Bockawav avenue, ami threatened the elderlj man with a revolver. In the New Jersey avenuo court Magistrate Walsh held Friedman In $2,500 bail for an examination next lead pipe mount, Thieves entered the brownstone cunt residence at 421) Docat Inst night nnd made away with tween and M00 worth uf ml oth-r plumi lug lixlui-i 1 left clues. Thinks Both State and City Should Investigate Chil-drens Societies. 8,000 KIDDII.S IN HOMBS, Kingsbury llons Slate I ton id Will Now Take Dp Inspecting that tin- stale Hoard of Charities would take up the woi o( Inspecting Institution! in earnest, now thai ha has poii i the way, bul thai he would go into tiie Inspection work deeper than hitherto, if the state Board con- ill lis liueslluallons. lie I 1S3S oconnok are looking for the BRINGS MOTHICIVN BOD1 HOME.

Mrs. Peterson Died Kmltlnilj on Waj No one was a I Ii TO MEMBERS OF THE BAR The Brooklyn Eagle Press have the M.i Modern Equipped Printing Plant in Greater New rk tot doing iill kiml- of Law Work. in Ii as Cases on Appeal, Briefs, litatione, lontracts, etc. Prompt service al fair pfici EAGLE BUILDING Pfaone -ll Main tor a Representative I iall lor Copy ol our Next Cage CAN'T USE NAVY YARD FOR SUBMARINE BASE "It Would Be Impossible" Admiral Grant Tells House Naval Committee. Would Establish liases All Along the Atlantic Coast to Pro-feel titles.

i that the ion, outh of at the astern end of the hia Navy Yard, at League Admiral tirant. who former ly was commandant at League Island, told the House Naval Official Committee that bases along the Atlantic coast be established at New London, ilphla, Norfolk and Key West, le Blver Inlet," said Admiral Grant, in discussing Philadelphia as submarine base, "offers an excellent ace from which to operate." Admiral Grant said ho had worked it a scheme for ten submarines at ch base. inch bases." said Ad- three sUbl if tho 'Would 5011 ban ai, submarine al Boston or New York'." asked Mr. Rebel Is of Ma: "No, those harbors would he. pro-ted by submarines operating from London ami 1'hiladclohia re plied the Admiral.

known to be under construction in 1 the MH'-ion type, prae- tieally (lie i the America III, of flotillas, today told the nmmlltce. A few building in Kurope. did not know whether iut in commission, their small size," .,3 our built. building or authorized, with the ex ception of the three fleet submersihles proviaeo ior, are capame or monno voi-K witn me neers ana an or mem ihould be operated from shore bases or work In a limited area." Admiral Grant promised to tell the committee later, in secret session, what tho ucparunent Knows BROOKLYN L. I.

DIRIXTORS. (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, February 15 The Span Chemical Company of Brooklyn was porporated today, with a capital of 0,000. The directors arc, Victor anner, Elizabeth Spanner and iron A. Spanner of Brooklyn. illiam M.

l.ee of Jamaica and J. irner Griovc of Ozone Park are long the directors of tho "2 in 1 oe Polish Company" of Buffalo, i It, it McFalls of Br a np- iohn M. rles Howell of I'nion Course the directors of Harris Cum-of New York City, chartered i capital of $300,000, to nianu- RAILROAD ATHLETES The llrst annual dinner of the Eric Bailroad Athletic Association was held last night at the Imperial, with 450 member! present. It was announced that an exhibition game had been arranged Willi tho Giants tins spring. Poilowlng tho entertalnnu 1 1.

w. loo president; 1 1. S. Par-sons, chief engineer; I). W.

Blgony, treasuror; P. Lincoln, general manager, and other Erie officials, spoke. M. Scott, president of the association, was the toastmastcr. The officers nre: President.

11. M. Scott I ereiaiy, irer, Harrison. DR. VOIXKPR HONORED.

(Special to The Eagle. Boston. February 15 The nnnunl banquet of the Metropolitan nistrtct Dental Association was held last night banquet of the Metropolitan District at ine riovri uivoiuim, won ui H. St. Chase president.

The princl- pal address was by Dr. Charles C. Voelker of Brooklyn, who spoke on "Dentnl Silicate Cements in tho Light of Recent Investigations." Dr. Voelker, who delivered one of the best addresses ever hoard by the association, received a ivinui liable demonstration ut tho cloao. of i ud its at I in Jj-gjm Although Charles Gasteiger, 49, of here.

1 296 Stanhope street, pleaded guilty In County Court tuday beforo Judge wiVi'ii'ii Dike to what is technically known us nnoiifc assault In the third degree, his offense might noire appropriately bo cln.sscd i' fault Ins inllltary assault." On tho night of January 17 last. Gastciger entered the saloon at 180 I'l'm'on I Irving avenue. A few minutes later Now the engaged In bitter altercation with Will Bokansof I I'J Irving avenue, lie the place suddenly and tho in, iddent was soon forgotten by the I. in the place. Plied by tho nui In ports of the successes which his eoun- 1 trymon had enjoyed on the other side ihe Atlantic, however, Gastelger I started for his homo with detcrnilnn- Shortly afterward he returned to the Irving avenue eslablishment but i alone, for in bis band ho flourlsh- ed a monster broadsword of the Ivpe 2'j, used in the German army.

Everyone in die place made a bee-line for the iuru- door, but Gastelger sue ded In In- Kln" tel'-eptloe ll.d.alis before be i.iuld painful wounds on his body. Washington A sovere rarthaunko wo- i d. this morning on tho sels- graphs of Oiofsstown University here. It hinted more than an hour and was approximately between 4. goo and l.tiUU miles Irom Washington..