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to AV THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1920. VITAL RECORDS. ENGAGEMENTS.

REISS-WILHELM-Mr. and Mrs. Simon Wilhelm of 981 Park av, N. announce the engagement reception of their daughter, RENA, and JOSEPH M. REISS, of Brooklyn, on Sunday, Feb.

15, 1920, at the Ritz-Carlton, from 3 "to 6 p.m. DEATHS. Aberle, Frank J. Austin, Marie De B. Baldwin, J.

S. Betts, Grace M. Bloodgood, Morris Bostwick, Thos. T. Brower, John Cahill, John Calyer, Isabella Cevasco, Edward Chambers, Julius Cohen, Zealey F.

Cohen, Albert L. Cooke, William H. Cummings, Davis, Marian Doll, Dobrjansky, Edmond dint. Eyland, Ruth W. Fredericks, Mary Fuller, Thomas Gallagher, Terence Garvey, John J.

Gilfillen, Francis Hamman, John T. Hillgen, Marg. C. Hughes, Augusta Jacobs, Caroline A. Jansen, Albert V.

Kent, Mary Konther, M. Krauss, Katharine Lasher, Guy P. Lawler, Loretta V. Lopez, Georgina Lukens, Clara Lundy, Stanley G. Malloy, Marie M.

Martin, Jane McGurk, G. W. Meeker, Eleanor Melick, Louise C. Mills, George C. O'Neill, Bridget Osborne, Theodore Pohlmann, Oswald Rhett, Eleanor Lee Ridner, Sarah A.

Riggs, Leon Rogers, Charles H. Roth, John Sadler, Mary A. Schumann, Ernst Scoville, Jennie Smith, John J. Spitzer, Julia Stilwell, George W. Stromwell, John True, Ellen R.

Wendel, Tillie Wickstead, Albert Wilson, Arthur J. Yates, Margaret ABERLE-On Feb. 12, 1920, at Dallas, Texas, FRANK J. ABERLE, aged 27 years, beloved son of Louise Aberle and the late Adolf Aberle of 1676 Bergen Brooklyn, N. Y.

Funeral notice later. AUSTIN-Suddenly, on Feb. 1920, MARIE De BUCK, beloved wife of Louis Austin. Funeral services at her late residence, 325 E. 21st on Monday, Feb.

16, 2 p.m. BALDWIN-On Friday, Feb. 13, 1920, at Amityville, N. JACOB S. BALDWIN, in his 76th year.

Funeral from his late residence, 46 Amityville, Monday at 2:30 p.m. Interment private. BETTS- On Feb. 13, 1920, GRACE beloved wife of William L. Betts and daughter of the late John C.

and Charlotte E. French. Funeral services at her late residence, 555 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, Sunday evening, Feb. 15, at 7 o'clock. Interment private, Monday a.m., at Trinity Cemetery.

"The Funeral Church (Frank E. BLOODGOOD-MORRIS. Services Campbell), B'way, Sunday, 2 p.m. BOSTWICK-Suddenly, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 1920, THOMAS T.

BOSTWICK, aged 68 years, son of the late Amos Bostwick. Funeral services will be held at the Lefferts Place Chapel, 86 Lefferts near Grand on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. 13-3 BROWER--On Feb. 10, 1920, at Englewood, N.

JOHN BROWER, 83d year. Funeral services at his late residence, Tenafly road and Ivy lane, Englewood, on Saturday evening, Feb. 14, at 8:30. CAHILL--On Feb. 12, 1920, JOHN, dearly beloved husband of Anna M.

Cahill. Funeral Monday, Feb. 16, at 10. a.m., from his late residence, 1637 E. 12th Flatbush; thence to Church of St.

Brendan, E. 12th st. and Ave. where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered for the repose his soul. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery.

CALYER-On Thursday, Feb. 12, 1920, ISABELLA, wife of John M. Calyer, aged 84 years. Funeral services, Sunday, Feb. 15, p.m., at her late residence, 1466 Hatch Ozone Park.

Kindly omit flowers. CEVASCO-On Feb. 12, 1920, in the 26th year of his life, EDWARD beloved husband of Helene Cevasco (nee O'Brien). Funeral from his late residence, 31 Logan Brooklyn, Monday, Feb. 16, 9:30 a.m.; thence to Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Pine and Fulton where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of his soul.

Interment St. John's Cemetery. CHAMBERS--On Thursday, Feb. 12, 1920, after a brief illness, JULIUS CHAMBERS, in the 70th year of his age. Funeral services will be held at Campbell's (The Funeral Church), 1970 Broadway, New York City, on Sunday afternoon, Feb.

15, at 3 oclock. -JULIUS. husband of Margaret Belvine Chambers and father of Leslie Chambers, on Feb. 12, 1920. Services "The Funeral Church" (Campbell B'way at 66th Sunday, Feb.

15, at 3 p.m. Interment private. COHEN--On Feb. 4, 1920, ZEALEY Feb. 3, 1920, ALBERT L.

COHEN. Funeral services will be held at the Chapel Mt. Neboh Cemetery, Cypress Hills, on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. COOKE--At Rockville Centre, L.

on Friday, Feb. 12, 1920, WILLIAM HENRY, beloved husband of Phebe N. Cooke, aged 83 years. Funeral services at his late residence, 171 Lincoln Rockville Centre, L. Sunday afternoon, Feb.

15, at 3 o'clock. Trains leave Flatbush station 1:38 p.m. Interment Cypress Hills Cemetery. MMINGS- on Feb. 11, 1920, at New Auburn, ESTHER ROGERS CUMMINGS, beloved wife of Thomas C.

Cummings and daughter of the late William H. Rogers. (Long Island papers please copy.) DAVIS--On Feb. 13, 1920, MARIAN DAVIS (nee Hoefle), beloved wife of Herbert Davis, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

Notice of funeral later. DOBRJANSKY-NADESHDA. Services "The Funeral Church" (Frank E. Campbell). B'way, 66th Sunday, a.m.

DOLL---On Friday, Feb. 13, 1920, EDMOND MORGAN, beloved son of Edmond G. and Anna Morgan Doll. Funeral services on Sunday, Feb. 15, p.m, ave.

at his Interment late at residence, convenience 182 of Carlton fam- ily. EYLAND---On Feb. 13, 1920, RUTH WELLS, wife of Kenneth M. Eyland and daughter of the late Edwin M. Augusta C.

Wells, in her 34th year. Funeral from her late residence, 499 E. 24th Brooklyn, day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Interment private. FREDERICKS-On Wednesday, Feb.

11, 1920. MARY ETTA STOOTHOFF, beloved' wife of Stephen L. Fredericks, in the 64th year of her age. Funeral services at her late residence, Sarmers St. Albans, N.

Sunday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. FULLER--On Thursday, Feb. 12, 1920, THOMAS R. FULLER, at his residence, 681 Lafayette ave.

Funeral Monday, Feb. 16, at 9 a.m.; thence to St. Ambrose R. C. Church.

GALLAGHER TERENCE, "son of the late Catharine and Francis Gallagher, survived by two sisters and one brother. Francis J. Gallagher, lieutenant of the N. Y. F.

D. Funeral from the residence of the latter. 7406 10th Brooklyn, on Monday, Feb. 16. 1920, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to the Church of Our Lady of Angels.

GARVEY -On Friday, Feb. 13, 1920. JOHN J. GARVEY, at his residence. 877 4th st.

He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lillian Grogan, Molly and Nina, and a sister, Mrs. N. Presky, Notice of funeral later. 1 GILFILLEN--On Thursday, Feb.

12, 1920, FRANCIS, beloved father of Joseph E. and John E. Gilfillen and Sister M. Veronica, 0. S.

and Mrs. Patrick Heslin. Funeral from his late residence, 814 Puchman Ridgewood, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to Church of St. Matthias, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated.

HAMMAN-On Friday, Feb, 13, 1920, JOHN beloved husband of Josephine Hamman, at his late residence, 213 Lee ave. Funeral at the convenience of family. HILLGEN- -On Friday, Feb. 13, MARGARET C. HILLGEN, aged 45 years and 3 months, beloved mother of William Hillgen and William Jr.

Funeral services Monday, Feb. 16, at her home, 196 Ralph ave. residence, Morsemere, N. AUGUSon Feb. 12, 1920, at her TA HUGHES (nee Hartmann).

Funeral Sunday from residence of William F. Hartmann, 428 Marion st, Brooklyn. "Interment in Evergreens Cemetery. -On Friday, Feb. 13, 1920, CAROLINE beloved wife of the late Herman Jacobs.

Funeral services at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Max Wustrow, 232 Warwick Brooklyn, on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 4 p.m. Please omit flowers. -St.

Albans Lodge No. 56, F. A. Brethren are requested to attend the funeral services of our late Brother, ALBERT V. JANSSEN, to be held at his late residence, 176 For- ley Elmhurst, L.

on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 15, at 3 o'clock, Myrtle ave. to Fresh Pond, Elmhurst car. to Elmburst ave. Fraternally, VICTOR E.

BERGSTROM, Master. Wm. B. Barnes, Secretary. KENT--On Feb.

12, 1920, MARY, beloved wife of Jeremiah and mother of the Rev. J. J. Kent. Funeral from her late residence, 414 2d on Tuesday, Feb.

17, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to St. Francis Xavier R. C. Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated. Please omit flowers.

Thursday, Feb. beloved 12, KONTHER On mother of Sylvice, Henry, Arthur, Walter and Bruce in her 54th year. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services Sunday evening, Feb. 15, at her late home, 170 Foxall Ridgewood. Interment Monday, Feb.

16, 2 p.m.. Mt. Olivet Cemetery. -On Friday, Feb. 13, 1920, KATHARINE KRAUSS, after a lingering illness.

Funeral services on Monday, Feb. 16, at the residence of her brother-in-law, the Rev. H. J. Wasmund, 306 Rodney Brooklyn, at 2 p.m.

Interment Tuesday morning in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Pa. LASHER -On Friday, Feb. Hospital, 13, GUY 1920, at Rockaway Beach P. LASHER, beloved husband of Beulah G. and son of John A.

and Julia F. Lasher. Funeral services will be held at First Congregational Church, Rockaway Beach, L. on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 3 P.

M. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery on Monday at convenience of family. Erie, Cleveland, Troy, N. papers please copy. LASHER--Clinton Commandery No.

14, K. Knights: You are earnestly requested to attend the funeral services of Sir GUY T. P. LASHER, to be held at the First Congregational Church at Holland Station, Rockaway Beach, Sunday, Feb. 15, at 3 o'clock.

EDWIN J. DRYER, Recorder. Commander. Francis T. Burr, LAWLER- -On Thursday, Feb.

12, 1920, LORETTA VERONICA, beloved wife of William J. Lawler, mother of Grace Bernadette and daughter of Loretta and Luke Filan. Funeral from her late residence, 69 Chauncey on Monday, Feb. 16, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to the Church of the Holy Rosary, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated. Interment St.

John's Cemetery. LOPEZ- Lying in state, "The Funeral Church" (Frank E. Campbell), B'way, 66th st. LUKENS- -CLARA. Services, "'The Funeral Church" (Frank E.

Campbell), B'way, 66th Feb. 15, 3 p.m. LUNDY-On Monday, Feb. 2, 1920, in his 17th year, STANLEY beloved son of the late Frederick and Athenaise Lundy. Funeral services at his late residence, 2120 Voorhies Sheepshead Bay, on Sunday evening, Feb.

15, at 6:45 o'clock. Interment on Monday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m., Evergreens Cemetery, -On Friday, Feb. 13, 1920, MARIE MARGUERITE, beloved daughter of Edward J. Malloy and Francis Gregson Malloy.

Funeral from her residence, 594 Halsey on Monday, Feb. 16, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to Our Lady of Good Counsel R. C. Church. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.

MARTIN--On Thursday, Feb. 12, 1920, JANE MARTIN. Funeral from her late residence 444 3d Monday morning. Interment, Newburgh, McGURK On Feb. 13, 1920, GEORGE WOOD McGURK.

Services at 156 Clinton Brooklyn, Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Interment at Eastport, Maine. MEAGHER-Prof. JOHN beloved husband of Nellie D. Meagher, on Feb.

12, 1920. Services at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Monday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. Lying in state at "The Funeral Church' (Campbell B'way at 66th until Monday.

MEEKER--On Thursday, Feb. 12, 1920, ELEANOR, beloved infant child of Lewis E. Jr. and Anna M. Meeker: aged 5 months, of 44 Linden st.

Funeral private, Saturday afternoon. -Thursday, Feb. 12, 1920, of pneumonia, at her home, LOUISE beloved wife of Harry C. W. Melick.

Funeral service, 496 E. 24th Flatbush, Sunday afternoon, Feb. 15, 2:30 o'clock. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. MILLS--Suddenly, on Feb.

11, 1920, at his home, in Washington, D. GEORGE CAMPBELL, beloved husband of Annie Florence Huxham and neral services at the Lefferts Place father of a Halsey Huxham Mills. Fu. Chapel, 86 Lefferts near Grand on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 2 p.m.

O'NEILL--On Feb. 12. 1920, BRIDGET O'NEILL, at her home, 65 Columbia pl. Funeral on Monday, Feb. 16.

Solemn requiem mass 10:30 a.m., St. Charles Borromeo Church, Sidney pl. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery. A Automobile cortege. (Oakland, papers please copy).

OSBORNE--On Feb. 11, 1920, THEODORE, beloved husband of Carrie B. Osborne. Funeral services will be held at his late home, 91 E. 31st on Saturday, Feb.

14, at 2 p.m. Members of Citizens Lodge No. 628, F. A. are invited to attend.

Interment in family plot at Greenwood. DEATHS. POHLMANN--On Feb. 12, 1920, OSWALD husband of Anna C. (Narvesen) Pohlmann.

Funeral services Sunday, 8 p.m., 340 Clarkson Brooklyn. RHETT--At Baltimore on Saturday, Feb. 7. 1920, ELEANOR LEE RHETT, wife of Abbott B. Rhett.

(Charleston, S. Baltimore and Virginia papers please copy.) RIDNER- -On Feb. 13, 1920, at the M. E. Church Home, Mrs.

SARAH A. RIDNER. in her 90th year. Relatives, friends and managers of the Sixth Ave. M.

E. Church are invited to attend her funeral services on Monday, Feb. 16, at 11 at the Brown Memorial Chapel, Park pl. and New York ave. RIGGS -LEON.

Services "The Funeral Church" (Frank E. Campbell), Bway, 66th Tuesday, 2 p.m. ROGERS--On Feb. 13, 1920. CHARLES H.

ROGERS, beloved father of Amanda R. Farr, in his 71st year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral services at his late residence, 742 Park Hoboken, N. on Sunday, Feb. 15, at! 3 p.m.

BOTH--On Friday, Feb. 13, 1920. JOHN, beloved husband of the late Katharina Roth, in his 72d vear. Services Sunday, Feb. 15, at 4 p.m..

at his late residence, 365 E. 22d near private, Greenwood Clarendon ALLEGED GERMAN SPY FIGHTING TO ESCAPE MARTIAL Wessels's Counsel Argues for Federal Court Trial-Briefs to Be Submitted. "If this argument is held good a German spy caught rifling the desk of the commandant of the Navy Yard or ransacking the secret files in the Army Building at Washington could not be tried by court-martial." Thus Assistant Federal Attorney Charles J. Buchner, fighting before Judge Martin T. Manton of the Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting here as a District Federal Judge, to prevent the legal kidnapping of the German spy, Herman Wessels, alias Carl Rodiger, from the naval authorities, epitomized the argument for the petitioner.

Wessels is now where a spy, if he is such, belongs--in custody of a body that can line him against a wall on conviction and puncture him with bullets. Thomas J. O'Neil, attorney for the accused was brought into the case yesterday afternoon to rescue Wessels from the naval authorities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and return him, through a writ of habeas corpus, to the Federal Court, Manhattan, for trial on a charge of treason, where juries have in the past exercised a habit of letting up on enemies of the Government. Wessels was arrested May 1, 1918, following the discovery that he was posing in this city as Carl Rodiger, a Swiss citizen, and that he had entered the country on a forged passport. He was associating with Jeremiah O'Leary, with Marie de Victorica, hailed as the Queen of the German spies, now dead; with Jay Willard Robinson, to whom a "spy" letter in invisible ink found on a Dane was addressed, and with Albert Paul Fricke, a German-American.

Wessels, Fricke, de Victorica and Robinson were indicted for treason Dec. 6, 1918. Fricke, on trial, was acquitted; Robinson, on trial, DEATHS. SADLER-On Thursday, Feb. 12, 1920, MARY A.

(nee O'Byrne), beloved wife of the late William Sadler and mother of Mrs. H. Schaeffer, Mrs. A. J.

Horn, Thomas J. and William J. Sadler. Funeral from her late residence, 227 Gold on Monday, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to St. James ProCathedral, where a mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of her soul.

SCHUMANN-ERNST aged 74, beloved husband of Anna (nee Jones) Schumann and fond father of Paul Gertrude, Ernst and Helen. Funeral service at his late residence, 6810 17th Saturday evening, 8 o'clock. SCOVILLE-On Monday, Feb. 9, 1920, at Sanibel Island, Florida, JENNIE SCOVILLE, beloved wife of George S. Scoville.

Funeral will take place on Monday, Feb. 16, from her late residence, 138 96th Bay Ridge; thence to the Church of St. Patrick, 95th st. and 5th Brooklyn, N. where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul at 9:30 a.m.

Automobile cortege. The remains of Mrs. Scoville will arrive at her residence at 9 p.m. Saturday. SMITH--On Friday, Feb.

13, 1920, JOHN JOSEPH SMITH, beloved husband of Hattie Davidson Smith. Funeral from his late home, 75 Bainbridge thence to the Church of the Holy Rosary, Chauncey between Reid and Stuyvesant where a solemn requiem mass will be held on Monday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m. SPITZER-Suddenly, of pneumonia, JULIA, beloved daughter of Emanuel and Amella Spitzer, sister Johanna, William, Charles, Selma and Esther. Funeral Sunday, 11 a.m., 21 N.

1st Jamaica, L. I. STILWELL--On Feb. 9, 1920, GEORGE W. STILWELL, aged 83 years, beloved husband of Lucretia Stilwell.

Funeral services on Thursday evening 7:30 o'clock, at hislateresidence, 557 4th st. STROMWELL-JOHN. Services "The Funeral Church" (Frank E. Campbell), B'way, 66th Saturday, 8 TRUE--On Friday, Feb. 13, 1920.

ELLEN R. TRUE. Funeral on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m., from 110 Congress st. Interment Holy Cross, WENDEL--On Feb.

12, 1920, at her residence, 87 Shaw Union Course. N. TILLIE a WENDEL (nee Stawitz), in her 48th year. Survived by her husband, Max Wendel, and two sons, Arthur and Harold. Funeral services on Saturday evening at 8:30 o'clock.

Interment on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the family plot in Evergreens Cemetery. WICKSTEAD--At Maplewood. N. Thursday, Feb.

12, 1920, ALBERT WICKSTEAD, in his 41st year, beloved husband of Florence E. Attwell and son of Margaret Fletcher and the late Frank Wickstead. Services at his late home, 27 Park Saturday evening, Feb. 14, at 8 o'clock. WILSON-On Thursday, Feb.

12, 1920, at his residence, Lexington ARTHUR J. WILSON, beloved husband of Nellie J. Wilson. Funeral services Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Interment at Langdon, N.

H. YATES-MARGARET, beloved wife of the late John H. and mother of Robert, Warren and Grace Yates, on Feb. 12, 1920. at Falls Village, Conn.

Services "The Funeral Church" (Campbell B'way at 66th Sunday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m. Interment private. IN MEMORIAM. DEACON--In sad and loving memory of our little sweetheart, ALVA AMELIA DEACON, who departed this life on Feb.

14, 1913. Her memory is as dear today As in the hour she passed away. FATHER, MOTHER, SISTER. KUENTZEI loving memory. One year has passed since you were laid away; We miss you and mourn for you each day.

You suffered much, you murmured not Until at last, with breaking hearts, we saw you pass away. Not forgotten. DAUGHTERS and SISTER. ZANARDI-In sad and loving memory of our dearly beloved mother, TERESA ZANARDI, who departed this life, Feb. 13, 1917.

May her soul rest in peace. Gone forgotten by SONS and DAUGHTERS. EDWIN BAYHA. UNDERTAKER. 319 ATLANTIC AV.

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The latter part of last month he was surrendered to the naval authorities and locked up in the Yard as a military prisoner charged with being a spy. His court-martial as such was ordered by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. Lawyer O'Neil told Judge Manton yesterday that the Government did not have a prima facie case against Wessels to present in court. He condemned the action of the Navy as an effort to escape the inevitable acquittal a trial in a civil court would bring about. In the next breath he was arguing' his willingness to have Wessels tried in court.

He made the assertion that the Navy has no jurisdiction over Wessels because he was not apprehended in "the theater of war." "If he were caught in the Argonne, in France, or in the U-boat zones he would be amenable to trial by courtmartial as a spy," argued O'Neil. "But he was caught in New York City, where no martial law had been proclaimed, and where the courts were functioning. Therefore, he should be tried in "But the course of conduct of this man more his location is the main consideration here," interrupted Judge Manton. It was then that Prosecutor Buchner interrupted. Mr.

Buchner's remarks were buttressed with some apt observations from Assistant Federal Attorney George Taylor of Manhattan who sat with Federal Attorney Francis G. Caffey of Manhattan at the prosecutor's table. Mr. Taylor emphasized that a spy is one- who, in disguise, visits an enemy's territory for the purpose of aiding his own government. He also reminded the Court that a spy is not executed, when caught, as a punishment, but as a means of preventing the continuance of his espionage.

He recalled that Mr. Buchner had pointed out that the traverse to the return on the writ admitted 1 that Wessels was in this country in disguise as Carl Rodiger when arrested. "As for his being in the theater of war," said Mr. Taylor, "I recall that the cruiser San Diego was sunk off Fire Island; that the lights of the City of New York were dimmed to prevent possible air raids, and that it was from this port that millions of soldiers were sent who made victory possible. This war was not fought alone by soldiers and sailors; it was fought by the civilian population." Mr.

Taylor read a decision from Judge Davis of the New Jersey Federal Court holding that the Bush Terminal was in the war area. Manton reserved decision and lawyers will submit briefs 1 next Friday. AUCTIONEER MUST GO TO JAIL FOR 30 DAYS FOR COURT CONTEMPT Philip Smith, an auctioneer of 68 W. 45th Manhattan, must go to jail for thirty days and pay a fine of $250 under a decision handed down today by the Appellate Division. This decision upholds the decree of Justice Benedict, last November, who imposed this sentence on Smith after finding him guilty of contempt of court.

Smith conducted an auction sale in face of an injunction at 91 St. Mark's which was the home of Charles F. Briddon and his wife, Katheryn Langdon Briddon. Briddon brought a suit for divorce against his wife and the pair separated. Mrs.

Briddon arranged with Smith to sell the household effects at auction, telling him they were her property. Briddon laid claim to the furnishings and his attorney, Henry F. Cochrane. obtained injunction from the Supreme Court. The injunction was served on Smith Oct.

2 last, while he was arranging the "views" for the sale. but he declined to discontinue and went on with the sale. Lawyer Cochrane then asked to have Smith punished for violating the injunction, and the auctioneer's lawyers explained that Smith had sold only his own property, having bought it outright from Mrs. Briddon. Justice Benedict then imposed the prison sentence and the fine, and the appeal which Smith instituted has just been decided against him.

Justices Jaycox, Kelly, Blackmar, Rich and Mills unanimously uphold Justice Benedict. Mr. Briddon was recently granted a divorce, the wife having failed to dethe action. FIND 11 INDICTMENTS IN $220,000 THEFTS AT ARMY BASE HERE Indictments against 10 civilian employees of the Army Base at 1st ave. and 58th st.

and against one civilian employee of the Motor Transport Corps not yet arrested, were returned late here yesterday afternoon by the Federal Grand Jury as the result of the theft of 20,000 O. D. army shirts and an equal number of officer's gloves together valued at $220,000. Assistant Federal Attorney George E. Polhemus said that the Grand Jury investigation is still in progress and that he hopes to have a man "higher up' in a few days to answer for the theft along with the 11 civilians and 9 soldiers under arrest.

The soldiers await court martial. Two of the men indicted, Arthur Meagher, truck despatcher, and Robert Aaronson, a checker, under a grilling by Mr. Polhemus, broke down and it is said, confessed the plot. Their stories and the story that will be unfolded son trial by Edward Kline, who overcame the temptation of a $30.000 bribe and informed authorities of the plot, will sew up the case, it is believed. The others indicted, excepting him whom the authorities will soon arrest, were: George Mooney, foreman; Morris Rosenberg, checker; John Sonand, checker, and Fred Sonand, an insurance man, his 'brother; Bernard Schustacke, clerk distributing division: Lawrence Papullo, a checker; Max Ludeke, owner of the Riverdale Storage Warehouse at 127th st.

near 7th Manhattan; and John McMahon, an expressman. Michael Fay, clerk in the 7th District Municipal Court, Manhattan, arrested at the warehouse when the gang was unloading the booty, was exculpated by the Grand Jury and Federal Prosecutor Leroy W. Ross. It appears that Fay was the victim of circumstances which delight the heart and quicken the pen of a novelist. He lives with Ludeke.

Fay's little girlhe is a widower -has been reared by Mrs. Ludeke. When 'he arrived home from court in the afternoon and found work to be done he would always a8- sist. When he arrived home the afternoon of Feb. 3.

never thinking that it was stolen stuff he was handling, he fell to and assisted storing the stolen shirts and gloves. While thus engaged he was arrested. His story checked up brought about his exoneration. The indicted men will be arraigned in court Thursday when they are to for examination before Federal Commissioner James H. McCabe.

DR. J. G. SCHURMAN TO LEAVE CORNELL ON JUNE 23, 1920 Had Been President of University for 28 Years Thinks That Long Enough. By the Associated Press.

Ithaca, N. Feb. 14--Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell University for nearly twenty-eight years, tendered his resignation to the university's general administration committee at a meeting of that body today, In a letter to the board of trustees, Dr. Schurman said he always had held the chief executive of a great institution should not retain the post more than twenty-five or thirty years.

He added that tendering of his resignation--an act delayed because of the war and the post-war problems the Jacob Gould Schurman. university faced--would set him free for the duties he much desired to attend to. He asked that his resignation became effective June 23, 1920. In his letter Dr. Schurman said: have long been of the opinion that it is beneficial and salutary to great institutions, whether of Government or business or education, that there should be reasonably frequent changes in the office of chief executive.

The variety of situations makes it impossible to fix any particular term that might be generally applicable, but it will perhaps be recognized that there are few cases in which the period can be adyantageously extended beyond twenty-five or thirty years. "In conformity with this view I have for some time past had it in mind 1 to resign the presidency of Cornell University, which I have now held for nearly 28 years. The war compelled me to postpone the earlier execution of this purpose, for I felt. in that great crisis that every one denied the privilege of bearing arms but engaged in a necessary undertaking -and the universities were an indispensable as munition factories--was under solemn I obligation to remain at his post and render the best service he could to the Republic. Now, however, that peace has been established and must soon be proclaimed, I am free.

especially as the university's war problems have all been happily disposed of, to carry out the resolution I had previously formed." Dr. Schurman, then Sage professor of ethics and philosophy in Cornell University, was elected to the presidency of the university in 1892. succeeding the late Charles Kendall Adams. He is descended from a Dutch family of colonial New York and was born at Freetown, Prince Edward Island, on May 22, 1854. In 1875 he won the Canadian Gilchrist scholarship in connection with the University of London, and during the next five years he studied in England, Scotland, France, Germany and Italy.

He is a master of arts of the University of London and a doctor of science of the University of Edinburgh. President Schurman was head of the first United States Commission to the Philippines and spent most of the year 1899 in those islands. In 1912-13, during the second Balkan war, he. was United States Minister to Greece I and Montenegro. He was the first vice president of the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1915 and a member of the State Food Commission in 1917.

ERZBERGER IS SUED BY GERMAN OFFICERS LEAGUE; INSULT IS ALLEGED Berlin, Friday, Feb. 13-Mathias Erzberger, Vice Premier and Minister of Finance, has been sued by the League of German officers for an alleged insult. The suit is based on the minister's accusation, made at a meeting of the clerical party, that the German generals, who were asked to escort, former Empress Augusta Victoria in November, 1918, when she was permitted to visit the ex-Emperor at Amerongen, declined the assignment. The officers of the League charge Herr Erzberger with having made a defamatory statement and therefore are suing him. BRITAIN AND RUSSIA IN AGREEMENT ON PRISONERS Copenhagen, Feb.

13 The prolonged negotiations between James O'Grady, representing Great Britain, and M. Litvinoff, on behalf of the Russian Soviet government, ended in an agreement signed Thursday under which British war prisoners in Russia will be released and British civilians repatriated and Russian war prisoners in England will be released and Great Britain will provide transport for the repatriation of Russian prisoners in neutral countries. It also arranged that the Archangel government should exchange Bolshevist prisoners for "white" prisoners held by the Bolsheviki. TOLD YARN TO GET GUN Emil Hauser of 235 Lynch who reported to the police of the Clymer st. station yesterday that he had been attacked by five men Thursday night and robbed of $200 while on duty as a night watchman at the wurehouse of the Ernest Wildpoester Silk Company, evolved details of the at tack out of a particularly vivid imagination, according to the police.

Hauser, the police say, concocted his story in order to obtain permit to carry a revolver. G. H. ROWE JR. INJURED.

George H. Rowe Jr. of 121 Russell st. slipped on the ice on Tuesday while on his way to the Law School of the New York University and sprained his left wrist and angelously The Woman Voter Dr. Adele Cuinet, vice-chairman of the 1st A.

D. Republican County Committee, sounds a warning to voters on the direct primary: "A by certain astute politicians is on foot to do away with the direct primary and return to the old steam roller methods of the Boss Barnes regime. Those proposing the change, so far a little sub-rosa, say it is for Governor and State officers only, but let the voters beware. It simply means, if successful, a wedge for the use of sharp and not too honest politicians who are hankering after the corrupt old machine politics, selfishly looking out for the favored few, and the welfare of the rank and file will go by default with nothing done. Fortunately there is a referendum in which the voters may register their will before their right to choose candidates is taken from them.

Let every voter zealously guard the primaries, as at the next primary election an effort will no doubt be made to take away at least part of the safeguards of the present primary law." The 17th A. D. Democratic Women's Organization after a talk by Mrs. Mary A. Murray, president of the B.

R. T. Equal Opportunity League, went on record Tuesday night as against all legislation for women only and for the repeal of the Transportation and Elevator laws passed at the last session. Mrs. Macdonald De Witt, Kings County member of the Women's State Republican Executive Committee, states that the women are advocating Mrs.

Arthur L. Livermore, chairman of the State Committee, as alternateat-large to the National Convention instead of delegate as was first announced, as the general sentiment is for Miss Mary Garrett Hay for delegate to represent the women. The Brooklyn League of Women Voters started Monday Jan. 12, 1 o'clock to secure new members, the drive to close April 10 to 12 p.m., in the competition for the three prizes offered for the largest registrations. Members secured are credited to the district of their residence, regardless of the residence of the canvasser.

The minimum number eligible to take the prize of $100 has not yet been decided. "One new member cach month for every woman enrolled" is the slogan of the drive. Republican women delegates and alternates to the State Convention, to be held Feb. 19 and 20, will hold a luncheon at the Hotel Astor on Thursday, Feb. 19.

Mrs. Macdonald De Witt has charge of reservations. A speaker from the Victory Hall committee will address the Republican women at the Monday afternoon tea at headquarters, 26 Court at 4 o'clock. PROUD OF CITIZENSHIP John Jansson of 425 68th st. visited Ellis Island yesterday.

"This is the first time I have come back ton Ellis Island since I landed here as immigrant alien more than ten years ago," he said to Supt. P. A. Baker, "and I am here to ask for the deportation of a man who comes from my native country, Finland, but who is unworthy to live in such a country as this, and who smuggled himself in by a ruse, and who is now about to marry although he has a wife and five children in Finland." Supt. Baker took the names of the persons implicated, and asked Jansson to explain his connection with the case.

"Simply that I am a citizen of the United States, and I am too proud to be such and see more bad aliens admitted," came this reply. DR. CARSON IMPROVING Dr. John F. Carson, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, is improving.

In a conference with the attending surgeon, Dr. Edwin H. Fiske, and the consulting physician, Dr. William Browning, they spoke with satisfaction about the knitting of the fractured bone as shown from the X-ray plates. They also stated that Dr.

Carson was resting better and that this was due to the subsiding of the excruciating pain which he has suffered for the past two weeks. DR. HILLIS ORDERED AWAY The Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, pastor of Plymouth Church, who was unable to preach last Sunday owing to a severe cold, was in Brooklyn for a few days and expected to be in his pulpit tomorrow.

His physician, Dr. Hillis announces. has advised him to ret out of this climate for a week as the de best method of breaking up his cold. He went away vesterday afternoon but will return the latter part or next week. LOST AND FOUND.

LOST--Or mislaid, POLICY No. 229665, issued by the Mutual Life Insurance Company, on the lite of WILLIAM B. BARKER. The finder will please return it to I the undersigned An application has been made for the issuing of a duplicate, LIAM B. BARKER, 4 S.

Portland av. Brooklyn. LOST--In I. R. T.

subway train, about 5:45 p.m., February 9, or 57th st station, black leather portfolio CASE, containing correspondence valuable to owner only; liberal reward offered. JOHN 3269. 1 Liberty st. FREDA LANDECK. 11-4 LOST-Small silver mesh BAG, in Loeser's.

Abraham Straus, oll Futon Si or 7th ay car to 5th st, contents $5 bill, two store coins and a credit ticket. Will finder please return to 5th st; keep the money; telephone South. 13-2 LOST--An automobile ROBE in front of 158 Remsen st. last night, between 3 and 0:30: robe not of much value, but answers requirements; color, black and brown. 10 returned to 28 Co lege place, owner will give reward.

14-2 $500 REWARD No questions asked, return fancy BROOCH. lost February 7, vicinity of Ritz Restaurant, Brooklyn. A. R. LEE 15 William st, N.

Y. C. 14-3 LOST -Between 295 Washington and DeKalb avs, gold mesh BAG, Thursday evening. 6 p.m.. contalning pair of reward.

Mrs. B. W. GAGE, 295 Washington ave. 13-3 LOST.

Friday evening, beaded BAG. on way from Montague Greenpoint car; generous reward for return of game. SAMUELS. 132 Montague st. LOST--Small English TOY SPANIEL.

reddish color; long ears; no tail; answers to the name of Pom Pom: suitable reward offered. Mrs. HERMAN, 841 72d st. 14-3 LOST--On way to 42d st, via Halsey st. car, through A.

to subway, octagon go'd wrist WATCH and BRACELET; reward. Mrs. L. S. BARRETT, 491 Decatur st.

12-3 LOST--At 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, In the Mirror Candy Store on Fulton st. 2 blue Milk UMBRELLA; reward. S. JONES, 616 East 19th st. Flatbush.

LOST. white POODLE. male, with light tan marking on back and ears; reward. Return to J. HAGARTY, 1010 Ocean av.

Tel. 2683 Flatbush. LOST a large collie DOG, dark brown markings, with tan and white: name Danny. Kind1y return to owner. 361 Gates av; reward.

Decatur 597. LOST--In Rogers av car. Thursday night, TRAVELING BAG with wearing apparel. Reward, Tel. Mrs.

MOORE, 2144-W Prospect, LOST. COLLIE. Friday morning. in the neighborhood of Pacific and Bond ate: white, with brown spots; reward. Main 2399-M.

LOST, HANDBAG. 011 st. John's place or Rogers av car, about 3 p.In.. Feb, 13: reward. 706 Sterling pl.

Phone Prospect 4837-M. 14-2 LOST--Wednesday night on Putnam av cur. Silver ROSARY BEADS. Initials J. K.

Reward if returned to 251 Jefferson av. LOST--Sunburst PIN. with diamond in center. Reward. Return to 82 McDonough Phone 607 Bedford.

14-: HI. LOST--TWO $50 LIBERTY BONDS. No. 14512161 and 14537737. Third.

not negotiable. Reward, Pease Piano, 34 Flatbush av. LOST--Small black leather PURSE. bi' la. change, north aide Livingston st, between Hoyt and Court: reward.

242 Henry st. 13-1 LOST -Diamond horseshoe PIN with 19 diamonda: liberal reward. Return to MILTON SCHAAP, 553 Sth st. 1343 South. 13-3 LOST -DOG.

male, Airdale, birek only bud: red head and legs. Answers name Teddy. Re. 1 ward. 143 Berkeley ml.

-Duflleld Theater. Bone SPECTACLES. Reward, 2404 Newkirk Apartment FOUND--On Enstern Flatbush Parkway, BAG, Inquire Box 36, Eagle br. 14-2 SAYS DEAD AUTHORS HELP LIVING GENIUS IN SPIRIT MESSAGES Psychical Researcher Upholds Medium and Raps Rinn, Their Foe. Spirited discussion followed an address by Dr.

Walter F. Prince, official investigator of the American Society for Psychical Research, at a Brooklyn Institute forum meeting last evening in the Academy of Music. Dr. Prince said he knew all about the charlatanry, juggling and fraud of many socalled dark seances, but that after 18 years of study of the subject he was convinced there does exist between a world living and a world dead. He cited a case of a girl suffering from a mental malady, being brought from the far West to a medium in Boston, who immediately was able to give the most detailed facts of the girl's history.

She had only one chance out of ten quadrillion of guessing these facts right, said Dr. Prince, and he offered it as conclusive evidence of communication with the girl's mother. He deplored fact that sneering scientists will face such evidence thot squarely. In response to 2 question. about spirit inspiration of writings by living men, Dr.

Prince said there is undoubtedly a high quality automatic authorship, and he believes is a concerted attempt on "the other side" to stimulate genius in this way. Asked about the Rinn controversy the teachings of Sir Oliver Lodge, Dr. Prince answered: "There are some people who, whenever a celebrated person comes to this country, like a fly, light on the shoulder of that person and try to bask in temporary glory." Discussing the ouija board, he said no possible record has ever been obtained from that source that could be used scientifically. He said table rappings could be classified as physical phenomena, and raised a laugh when in answer to the question "What is the moral condition of a medium?" he said, "Some are bad, some saints, and some just betwixt and between." Dr. Prince said he didn't believe any honest slate writing had ever been done, as there was no real evidence of it.

When asked, "Why saddle the spirits with these messages?" he replied, "We attribute them to any source that is reasonable, and there is lack of evidence for anything else." H. V. Kaltenborn issued warning to the layman against dabbling in spirit investigation in the hope of receiving consolation from some loved one gone. He did not deny the sincerity of Dr. Prince, he said, but said all such investigations should be left to the few scientists who would undertake them.

MEN'S UNION OFFICERS The annual meeting of the Men's Union of the Church of the Good Shepherd was held at the parish house on Decatur Thursday evening, marking the beginning of its twentyfirst year of continuous and successful operation. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Herbert W. Groser; vice president, R. F. Barnes; secretary, R.

E. Doherty; treasurer, Henry M. Atkins; executive committee, Henry E. Wessels, R. H.

Vanderbilt, W. J. Wenzelberg, William A. Boyd, Charles E. Peabody.

IT'S VISIBLE DEALERS EVERYWHERE American 6 Wheels Model 41 $15.00 Fully ENC VISIBLE Consecutive Guaran- SING AMERICAN Duplicate teed Repeat American Numbering Machine Co. 220-226 Shepherd Brooklyn, N. Y. PUBLIC NOTICES. NEW YORK HARBOR LINE BOARD wIll hold a public hearing in Room 512.

39 Whitehall st, N. Y. City, at 11 a.m., March 4. 1920, to consider application of Dock Department, N. Y.

between City, for 47 and modification West 72d of st. North River, Borough of Manhattan. Inpierhead line Pier terested parties invited to attend or be represented and be heard. f14 18 21 23 27 mh1-6t PERSONAL. WILL adopt new born baby, girl preferred: good home and future.

Address MATERNAL. Eagle office. 14-2 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. WORK TO BE DONE FOR OR SUPPLIES TO GENERAL. TO BIDDERS ON BE FURNISHED TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

The person or ninking a bid for any service, work, materials cr supplies its for The departments. City of Now York. or for ADS rurnish of the in bureaus envelope. offices. indorsed with the title of the shall same sealed materials work or service for which supplies, made, with his or their name or names the bid date of presentation to the President of and the Board to the head of the Department at the its or office on or before the date and hour his named in the advertisement for the same.

at or which by the President or Board or bend of said time and nince the bids will be publicty Department, and real. and the award of the contract made according to law as soon there. Each bid contain the name and place of after as practicable residence of all the persons person interested making the with som. him and therein, the names it no other person be so interested It ball of distinctly state connection that fact: with also any that it 14 made wibout a any b'd for he same and other is In person all making respects fair and without collusion or fraud. ant member of the a Board of Aldermen.

there. heal that department, chief of bureau, deputy of or clerk Now therein, York or other officer be or employee become The City of is. Indirectly shall or In terested. partner, directly or surety AN or contracting otberwise in or in the performance of the contract. or Ir party, the or in any portion of the profits thereof supplies, work or business to which It re The lates.

bid must be verified by the oath. in writing of several the watters stated therein are in all purty or parties making the bid that th respect true. bid will be considered unless. am a conditios preced No nt to the reception or consideration such bid. It be the State accompanied or National by banks certif-1 DE chee.

trus a one of companies bank of or The trust City of company New York. signed or by A a check dul' such officer thereof drawn to the order authorized Comptroller, or money or corporate stock the certificates indebtedness of any natare The City of New York. which with the Comptroller by shall approve as of equal value the security required in than the three nor advertisement more than to five the per amount cent; of of not the less amount the bond required. an provided in Section 420 of the supplies Greater must New be York submitted Charter. in All bids for The certifed check or money should not be duplicate.

inclosed in either the envelope inclosed in a containing separate the bid, envelope bat sbould to the head of the Department, Preslbe addressed Board. or submitted personally upon the or presentation particulars of the as bid. to the quantity or quality For the supplies, or the nature and extent of the of work. reference mice be made to the fious, schedules, President. plane.

Board on or file in Department. the said ofice No bid shall be accepted from or contract of the awarded to any York person who debt is or in contract. arrears or to who The City a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, of upon 18 the City. upon any The contracts must be bid obligation to for separately, The right 14 reserved to be in for ench the case to Interest reject all bids it it in deemed of the Bidders no will write out the nmount of their bide City to do. in addition to inserting make in Ogures.

bid4 Bidders are requested to their furnished unon the blank forms which, prepared and by the City copy of bid. with the together proper a envelope in which to contract. Inclose the Including the with copy of the specifications. 1u the form approved by the Corporation Counsel. can be obtained upon therefor at the of re of thin Nonartment for which the work in to be done or the are to be furnished.

Plans and drawings of construction work may bi seen there..