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his has is hit 1A in by is have 81 a i THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1015. WANT SKYSCRAPER FOR BOROUGH HALL Jamaica Has a Plan Under Way to Build One Twelve Stories High. ORGANIZE TO GET THE MONEY. Officers Elected in Fight to Bring Queens Borough Hall to Jamaica.

(Special to The Eagle.) Jamaica, L. March 1-Delegates from various fraternal, benevolent, civic and political organizations met on Saturday evening in the large oourtroom of the Jamaica Town Hall to elect officers and make plans for a determined fight to secure the borough hall for Jamaica. M. L. McGuire, who opened the meeting, explained that those present' constitute the executive committee of a larger body of men and women.

The spokesman of each delegation was instructed to report to his or her particular organization the ac- WILL NAME MURDERER McCarthy, Sentenced, Will Tell Who Killed Donahue. (Special to The Eagle.) Long Island City, L. March 1 John McCrate, attorney for Joseph MeCarthy of 155 Greenpoint avenue, Brooklyn, who was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, in Part I of the Supreme Court of Queens County, last week, stated this morning that he would at once make application for a new trial. His client will not only deny having shot Timothy Donahue in Celtic Park on May 17, 1914, but, he says, will give the name of the man who committed the murder. McCarthy contended during the trial that the shot was fired by some unknown person, while Donahue had him pinned to the floor.

McCarthy was sentenced by Justice Van Siclen, this morning, to not less than seven years and six months nor more than seventeen years and months in Sing Sing prison. He evidently expected a lighter sentence, for there was a half smile on his lips as he stood before the judge. When the sentence was imposed his face turned white and he staggered as he went to his seat. After a. moment he recovered possession of himself and again tried to smile.

The request of his attorney that the man be held in the Queens County jail for -eight hours, pending an application for a new trial, was denied. QUEENS BOROUGH ALL AND LONG ISLAND CONNOLLY WILL AID RAPID TRANSIT PLAN Will Urge Use of L. I. R. R.

Track by Dual System Trains. TO CONSULT PRESIDENT PETERS. Railroad Officials Are Willing to sider Joint Operation Scheme, Borough Head Declares. The announcement was made this morning by Borough President Connolly of Queens that he has arranged for a. conference with President Ralph Peters of the Long Island Railroad for the carly part of this week over the question of using the tracks of the Long Island Railroad for subway and elevated trains leading to Whitestone Landing and Little Neck.

"I consulted with some of the officials PROPOSED BOROUGH HALL FOR QUEENS, WHICH JAMAICA WANTS BUILT THERE HE HE BE ME EFF tion taken by the executive committee and secure the names of twenty or persons to form a part of the committee, which, it is hoped, will be composed of at least 5,000 persons. Mr. McGuire turned the meeting over to Counselor William F. Ryan and then the committee proceeded to elect permanent officers. Those elected were: Mr.

McGuire, chairman; Wildiam F. Ryan, vice chairman; Mrs. H. Lincoln Rogers second vice chairman, and Joseph Nebgen, secretary. A large number of vice chairmen will be named later so that every section will be represented.

John N. Booth produced a perspective view of a borough hall building suggested for the Jamaica Town Hall site, drafted by Architect George W. Conable of Jamaica. A twelve-story building is proposed. A resolution adopted last Friday night by the Queens Borough Hall! Association was read and heartily indorsed.

1 The next meeting will be at same place on the evening of 'March 13. The organizations represented at the meeting 011 Saturday night included the following: Highbridge Civic Association, Merrick Civic Association, Jamaica eil. J. 0. U.

A. Fraternal Order of Eagles of Jamaica, Hebrew Citizens Association, Jamaica Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association, Jefferson Democratic Club, Iroquois Democratic Club. Jamaica Masonic Lodge, Commercial Board of Bellaire-Queens. Oconee Democratic Club. Women's Queens Borough Hall Association.

Hillside Civic League, Court Jamaica. J. 0. 0. Royal Arcanum, Jamaica Council, Ozone Park Board of Trade, Cherokee Democratic Club of Jamaica, Springfield Citizens Association and Jamaica Citizens Association.

WANT DOUBLE TRACKS Hope to Get More Cars for Rockaway Road. There was a hearing today before the Public Service Commission on the proposed order to compel the New York and Long Island Traction Company to double track its line on the Rockaway road and Rockaway turnpike from Broadway, Ozone Park, to City Line, at Rosedale, a distance of 7 or 8 miles. The line extends from the Brooklyn line to Freeport, In Nassau County. In 1911. owing to the infrequency of car trips and overcrowding the company was ordered to put in two more sidings and to increase the headway of its cars from 15 minutes to minutes.

The turnouts were put in. and for about ten days the company ran cars under a headway, they then dropped back the old schedule. running two cars together, which is the service as given today. The comcomplained that it could not pany maintain effectively any more frequent schedule on its single track, hence the proposal of the Commission 10 order a double tracking of the line through Queens County, The Rockaway Boulevard 1s at present only 491 feet wide and is to be widened to 100 from Broadway the Conduit, according to the plans of the City Plan Connittee, but the final maps are not yet adopted. The residents of the entire section demand that the double tracking proceed en the 40 -foot street.

The seetion traversed the tracks has grown so rapidly it say, impossible, they to give an etcetive service with single track line. The franchise given to the road, in 1904, provided that at any time after the grant of the franchise the Board of Estimate order the line to be double tracked, onLy JOHN W. KLIPP IMPROVING. Greenport, March 1 John W. Klipp, a Civil War veteran, who was knocked by Ford automobile driven by over Baker, Improving at the Entern Long Island Hospital in this physicians give every Mix speedy recovers.

Mr. Kipp to tort saturday to visit con Francisco, whom he not seen in eighteen the proposed route on the grounds that once the city takes up the proposition, which apparently is only supposed to be for temporary rellef, the FlushingBayside extension will never be authorized and the 1 people of that section will be compelled to use the emergency makeshift for all time. Notes and Comment A Flushing pastor found a text for a sermon and, incidentally, secured a little newspaper publicity the other day by spending a night in a Mills hotel. congregation, doubtless, was surprised to find that the famous institution is not sO much different an ordinary hotel--except possibly that" it is cleaner than some, It. fact that one Long Islander--a business man in Babylon, who shall be nameless spends the night in a Mills hotel every time he goes to the metropolis.

He is well able to afford accommodations in more pretentious establishments. but he declares that he tried the Mills hotel once, found it suited him and can't see any reason why he should change. Mattituck has a live lodge of Junior Mechanics. Welcoming a delegation of Brooklyn brothers at the railroad station, was a large crowd of Mattituck Juniors and a real live Billy goat. It is probably safe to assume that the tin can eater was more for advertising purposes than for anything but whatever was his purpose he certainly served it.

Speaking of the Mechanics. The order seems to be a growing one, Babylon being the latest village to have a council. Babylon Is a live town for and the order ought to be very successful there. It is too bad that the two factions in the can't get together and put a reunited fraternity in the place it belongs in the fraternal life of the island. WANT ACCESSIBLE OFFICE Queens Transfer Tax Appraiser Is in Realty Office.

(Special to The Eagle.) Long Island City, L. March 1--A protest is being made by attorneys who practice in the Surrogate's Court over the present location of the Transfer Tax Appraiser's office, which is at present located in the real estate office of Henry Johnson at 152 Fulton avenue, Astoria, which is accessible to; most of the borough. However, Mr. Johnson says that besides his annual salary of $3.000 he has no allowance for office rent. In support of, his argument for a State office, Mr.

Johnson points out that in the Bronx, where last year the total net return to the State amounted to $15,728, an office is rented at a cost of $5,000 a year and there are four appraisers. Queens' net returns far surpass that figure. The records show that in Queens the return for 1912 was $351,965, after had been deducted for expenses; in 1913 the tax collected was $187,814, after expenses amounting to $19,414 were paid, and in 1914 the tax collected amounted to $142,846, after expenses amounting to $9,649 were paid. Two estates now in process of settlement In Queens and on which the tax be collected during the year 1916, will net the State more than $300,000. Freeport, 'L.

March 1-The Freeport Suffrage Club scored a success on Friday, when it presented Mrs. Raymond Brown, president of the State Women's Suffrage Association, to an audience of more than 200 men and women in Crystal Lake Hotel. Mrs. Brown was received with enthusiasm. After her address, several young women gave her $25 in gold that they had raised for the suffrage cause.

They were Miss Phoebe Parshall, Mrs. W. Eckert, Miss Thelma Eckert and Miss Ada Baker. Phoebe Parshall was chairman of the meeting and dance, and the assisting committee included Mrs. 1.

T. Elterick, Mrs. W. Eckert, Mrs. Charles Hill, Miss Ada Baker and Miss Thelma Eckert.

MRS. BROWN ON SUFFRAGE. Has Enthuslastic Reception at Freeport Meeting. PROGRESSIVES MAY NOMINATE. Patchogue, L.

March 1--The Brookhaven Progressives still refuse to drop out of existence. They held a meeting afternoon to consider putting a ticket in the field. Its feasibility was thoroughly considered with the result that no action will be attempted until after the Republican and Democratic conventions. These are scheduled for March 15 and 16, tively. GAS INSPECTORS CAN'T GET PAY Queens Companies Refuse to Pay Salaries of Dwyer's Appointees.

FOUR MEN WANT THEIR MONEY, Deputy Commissioner's Efforts to Stop Street Opening Work Blocked by President Connolly. by Thomas F. Five inspectors recentleyappocommissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, in Queens Borough, who have been assigned to gas companies, are trouble in collecting their salaries. The men are John Weckman of Newtown, assigned to the Newtown Gas Company; Thomas Martin and Alvin M. Dunham of the Fourth Ward, assigned to the Woodhaven Company; John B.

Bennett of Astoria, assigned to the Jamaica Gas Company, and William Brengell of Astoria, assigned to the Richmond Hill Gas Company. The men are all Republicans, the latter two being members of the Queens -County Republican Club at Astoria, headed by Theron Burden. They were appointed to the positions by Dwyer soon after his appointment. The situations are similar to those of corporation inspectors and the inspectors receive salaries of $1,200 a year, paid by the gas companies, whether they want the inspectors ol' not. The trouble became known recently when the Jamaica Gas Company desired to lay a gas main on the Rockaway road in the Fourth Ward, and applied to Borough President Connolly for the necessary permits to the roadway, which were granted.

Before the permit was granted the highway bureau of the borough communicated with Commissioner Dwyer and obtained the customary consent. Officials at the Borough Hall insist that such consent is not necessary. The Jamaica company began the Rockaway road operations last week and then Commissioner Dwyer sent a request to President Connolly asking that he cancel the permit to the Jamaica company on the grounds that the company had not given the water department forty-eight hours notice of its intention to begin operations. After President Connolly found that the permits of his department had been properly issued, he refused to grant the request of Commissioner Dwyer. Then Commissioner Dwyer attempted have the police stop the Jamaica Gas Company in its work, but, after 'seeing the permits of the Borough President, the police refused to interfere.

The gas companies allege that the objections of Commissioner Dwyer are based on their failure to the salaries of the inspectors that commisPine sioner has assigned to the companies. In the meantime, the laying of pipes Rockaway road is proceeding the inspectors are waiting for their salaries. URGE NEW BUILDING BILL Builders Oppose Mayor's Proposed Control of Department. (Special to The Eagle.) Long Island City, March 1-A delegation consisting of most of the prominent builders in Queens will accompany Borough President Connolly and Superintendent John W. Moore of the Bureau of Buildings in Queens to Albany on Wednesday to urge the passage of the Lockwood-Ellenbogen bill which proposes to consolidate under the building bureaus in each borough the jurisdiction over the construction, alteration and structural changes to buildings in this borough.

The bill is in opposition to one which has been introduced and which it is said has the support of the present city administration and which would give the Mayor the power to appoint the head of a building bureau having jurisdiction over the entire city. SOUTHAMPTON FIVE WINS. Southampton, L. March 1-The Southampton Five won another interesting game of basketball at Agawam Hall, Saturday evening. Their opponents were the Lion Five of Brooklyn and the score was 30 to 82.

This is the fourth game that Southampton has played, and won, with the Brooklynites. POLITICAL PA PARAGRAPHS It was reported in Southold early in the week that Frederick C. Hicks, who of the Long Island Railroad," said Mr. Connolly, "and I have learned authoritatively that the officials of that road are willing this proposition of joint operations" "It seems to me that if we can get transit for Whitestone and College Point and the sections to the east of Flushing under an arrangement of this kind, it will. be a great advantage to those sections.

After I have consulted with the railroad officials I will confer with some of the citizens of Queens." Some of the engineers of Queens have been looking over the plan, and the suggestion is made that the best place for a connection between the North Shore Division of the Long Island Railroad and the proposed transit lines would be in the vicinity of BroadwayFlushing, where it has been proposed that the transit lines cross the tracks of the Long Island. This would provide for the construction of the tunnel through Amity street, Flushing, and would give all of Flushing immediate rapid transit. It is understood that the borough officials have decided that the best place of connection between the railroad and transit lines for the Whitestone Division would be 011 the Flushing meadows, near the Whitestone junction. If the lines were constructed they would provide for the erection of a bridge over Flushing Creek at Roosevelt avenue. The lower tier of this bridge will be for vehicular traffic, and it will give all the eastern Long Island along the north shore another boulevard leading to Manhattan by way of Roosevelt avenue and Queens boulevard.

Some objection has been raised to is yet only a near Congressman, was to deliver an address there on March 4, on "Ruins." The date and the subjeet looked terribly suggestive, so the address has been changed to an illustrated lecutre on China. Mt. is a god speaker. He will have a large audience. It is reported that the supervisors are much in favor of the proposed salary bill for their offices.

Why shouldn't they be when it gives increase pay to most of them? Assistant District Attorney Youngs won his spurs this week in a first degree murder case. He prepared most of the Fowler case for the prosecution, tried most of it, and summed it up in masterly style, getting a verdict as charged inside of three hours, His work in court received much commendation. "Sag Harbor politicians pumped by W. C. T.

is a headline. Well, we suspect the women will have hard work to get water out of some of 'em. James M. Ashton wants to be nominated by the Brookhaven Republicans for highways superintendent. He is a veteran politician and used to live in Brookiyn.

He is generally considered an able man. The Democrats considered they had played A pretty good joke on the Republicans in the salary matter when they proclaimed for a readjustment of the Sheriff's and County Treasurer's salaries as punishment to the licans for advocating the County Clerk's salary, "We don't care a say the Republicans, "for at the time Supervisor Corwin introduced tho County Clerk's salary resolution, he had another resolution in his pocket providing for a salary for the County Theasurer. Since then the Republicans have also had a bill introduced in the Legislature providing for a salary for th Treasurer. Percy L. Housel, Representative Brown's chief attorney in the Congressional recount proceedings.

has obtained an order from Justice Jaycox allowing him to open any or all ballot boxes for the purpose of inspecting their contents. He is not to keep any $172 FOR KILLING MAN Compromise Claim of Kelley's Estate Against Railroad. (Special to The Eagle.) Jamaica, L. March 1-Thomas F. Kelly of Jamaica, administrator of the estate of William H.

Kelley, late of Jamaica, who died on January 17, 1915. near Fair Ground, Suffolk County, has been given an order by Surrogate Daniel Noble of Queens County, to compromise an action for damages against the Huntington Railroad Company, through whose negligence, it was claimed, the decedent came to his death. Kelley, who was 53 years old and who was employed at Huntington as a farmhand, was deciared by the trolley company to have been intoxicated at the time of the accident. He was lying in the grass beside the trolley tracks, and, as the car approached, rolled down a two-foot embankment and under the car. The rear wheels passed over his body.

The trolley company is willing to settle the claim for $172, which seems satisfactory to the administrator. FINDS EVIL "MOVIES" IN RICHMOND HILL Father Nummey Warns His Flock to Keep Away from Certain Theater. "LURID PICTURES DISPLAYED." Priest Tells His People Decent Movies Are All Right--Calls This One "Pest House." (Special to The Eagle.) Richmond Hill, L. March 1-Low class "movie" houses that make a practice of exhibiting demoralizing films were vigorously denounced by the Rev. T.

A. Nummey, rector of the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Child Jesus at the masses yesterday morning. The priest referred particularly to a certain local moving picture house, where, it Is said, a dramatized version of a novel was produced recently, feel obliged to call your attention," Pastor Nummey said, "to that most pernicious of all moral evils, the low class moving picture house, compared with which all demoralizing influences pale insignificance, others and unquestionably we have one such so-called theater in Richmond Hill. This one last week attempted to obtrude its nauseating stuff upon our respectable community by displaying nasty to public gaze to advertise more filthy and sugpictures, gestive adaptation of one of the worst and most notoriously immoral novels ever written, the product of a moral degenerate such as no self-respecting person would contaminate his mind with reading. "To have such a pest house here in Richmond Hill is a real danger against which I warn you to safeguard your children by forbidding them to enter the so-called theater.

I do not oppose your visiting moving picture theaters under proper conditions and provided that there is nothing suggestive or immoral in the Alms Members of the church heartily dorsed the pastor's statements and decided to do everything possible to prevent any more such plays being shown here. One of the members said that he understood that the film to which Father Nummey objected had not been passed by the National Board of Censorship. MRS. VERNON CASTLE HURT Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury When Unruly Horse Falls. (Special to The Eagle.) Manhasset, L.

March 1-Mrs. Vernon Castle, the dancer, had a narrow escape from serious injury yesterday afternoon, when a horse that she was driving fell. The horse was attached to a two-wheeled cart and the dancer was thrown on top of the animal. She escaped with uninor injuries. Mrs.

Castle drove to the Manhasset railroad station to meet a woman friend who came here on one of the afternoon trains. The horse she was driving was a saddle horse, was unused to harness and caused considerable trouble on the way to the station. Returning it objected still more to the harness and cart and finally began to prance around on his rear legs. Mrs. Castle's efforts to make him act properly were unsuccessful, and finally on the Plandome road, the animal fell.

Mrs. Castle had a firm grip on the reins and as the cart tilted forward was thrown on top of the animal which was struggling to free itself from the harness. Thomas O'Connor, town clerk of North Hempstead, who lives near, saw the accident and came to the rescue. He sat on the horse's head until Mrs. Castle was able to get clear of the animal's hoofs.

Mrs. Castle's woman companion succeeded in holding fast to the seat of the vehicle and was uninjured. The dancer was bleeding from the mouth and her lips were cut. She was also slightly bruised but will probably be able to dance tonight. FIRE AWAKENS FAMILY.

iluntington People Escape From Burning House. Huntington Station, L. March 1- About 11 o'clock Saturday night the firemen were called out to combat a in the house owned by Justice Allison Lowndes and occupied by John Dichl and family, The house was located on Lowndes avenue. At the time of the fire the members of the family were all asleep. The smoke awakened them and they succeeded in getting to the street.

Although a. high wind was blowing at then time, the firemen soon had the blaze under control. The damage is $1,000. EASTHAMPTON RENTALS. Easthampton, L.

March 1--The summer cottage of George A. Eldrented to William Dallas New York rodge, in Hunting lane, has been for the next season, and the residence of Samuel C. Hedges on Main street has also been rented for the season to Arthur D. Allen of Louisville, both teases having been negotiated by James S. Strong.

DEMOCRATS TO FORM CLUB. Jamaica, L. March 1-A meeting will be held next Thursday evening, March 4, at the Standard Hotel, for the purpose of discussing plans for the organization of what will be known 2.8 the Jamaica Democratic Club. TIDE TABLE FOR TOMORROW. A.M Tine.

High. Time, High. PIRCA, 11. M. Feet.

11. M. Feet, Stockaway Inlet 1,9 4.0 Fire faland L. Shinnecock Sta. Point 8:14 Montauk Point 10:99 3,3 Orient Greenport ....10:57 4.0 3.0 Port Jefferson Huntington Bay Ovater Bay 11:18 11:10 I Hallett's Point 10:65 6.1 11:30 CAPT.

E. D. TAFT, 95, DIES AT FREEPORT Aged War Veteran Had Been Active Until Very Recently. HAD SPLENDID WAR RECORD. Was Emploved at Brooklyn Navy Yard After Leaving the Army.

(Special to The Eagle.) Freeport, L. March 1-Captain Elijah D. Taft died this morning at the home of his grandson, Edgar G. Taft. It Captain Taft had lived until April he would have been 96 years old.

Until a short time ago he was very spry, and as recently as Thanksgiving Day he made a trip to the city alone. Practically all his life was passed In Brooklyn, and he was well known in the old Greenpoint section, having resided on De Voe street for many years. He later resided at 462 Bainbridgo street, until he purchased property at St. Cloud, in 1909, where he made his home for several winters, Captain Taft was born in Mamaroneck, Westchester County, N. and was educated there and at the school at New Rochelle.

When he was a boy his parents moved to New York. He resided in New York until 1845, when he moved to Brooklyn. While living in New York he married Miss Rosella Van Nostrand in December, 1838, and Captain Elijah D. Taft. OPEN BIDS FOR SEWERS Queens to Spend $76,509 for Construction.

(Special to The Eagle.) Long Island City, March 1-Bids for sewer construction amounting in all to $76,509, have been opened in the Borough Hall and the lowest found as follows: For the construction of a sewer and appurtenances in Walnut street, from Ashland street to St. Ann's (Division) avenue; 6t. Ann's avenue, from Walnut street to Church street, Fourth Ward. Borough of Queens, Joseph L. Sigretto $1.285.62.

For the construction of a sewer and appurtenances in Fulton street, from Stoothoff avenue to Bedford avenue: Greenwood avenue, from Jamaica avenue to a point about 610 feet north of Atlantic avenue; Chestnut street, from Atlantic avenue to Jamaica avenue; Scott street, from Chestnut street to Stoothoff avenue; Fourth ward, Borough of Queens, Harry Britton, $13,881.80. For the construction of a sewer and appurtenances, Van on Wyek Liberty avenue; avenue, from Nebraska Nebraska avenue, from Liberty avenue to Garden street; Van Wyck avenue, from Liberty avenue to Atlantic avenue: Chichester avenue, from Maure avenue to Van Wyek avenue: Beaufort avenue, from Maure avenue to Van Wack avenue: Jerome avenue, from Maure avenue to Van Wyek avenue. Fourth ward of the Borough of Queens, Paino Brothers, $46.309.66. For the construction of a sewer and appurtenances in Hancock street. from the Crown north of Pierce avenue to Vernon avenue; Graham avenue.

from Hancock street to the Boulevard, and in Sanford avenue, from Hancock street to the Boulevard. First ward. ough of Queens. Arthur Dumproff. $11,308.60.

For the construction of a sewer and appurtenances in Bayreuth street. from Murray street to Wentworth avenue. Third Ward of the Borough of Queens, Paino Brothers, $1,112.65, For the construction of a sewer and appurtenances in Hallett street. from Hoyt avenue to Woolsey avenue. First Ward.

Borough of Queens. Green Contracting Company, $1,622.50. For the construction of a sewer and appurtenances in DeKalb avenue. from Seneca avenue to Onderdonk avenue. Second Ward, Borough of Queens, Charles A.

Myers Construction Company, For the construction of receiving basins on the southerly and westerly corners of Schurz avenue and Ditmas avenue, Second Ward, Borough of Queens. William J. Horie, $201. WENZEL CHILDREN GUILTY But Sentences Are Suspended in Huntington Family Row. (Special to The Eagle.) Huntington, L.

March 1-The second chapter of the troubles between Charles Wenzel, a wealthy plumber and garage owner of New York avenue. and his family was written Saturday afternoon, when the cases where he appeared as complainant against. his three children. Mrs. Myrtle Rogers of Cold Spring Harbor, Helen and Kingdon Wenzel of this village, on charges af disorderly conduct.

were tried be. fore Justice of the Peace Allison Lowndes. Justice of the Peace George Hendrickson appeared in all three cases for Mr. Wenzel, Hector A. Robichon appeared for the two daughters and Mr.

Ziegler appeared for the son, Kingdon. Justice Lowndes gave all the parties some good advice and found the defendants guilty. In each case he suspended sentence. As noted in The Eagle on Friday evening. Mrs.

Wenzel has commenced an action for separation against her h113- band. She has engaged Attorney Rowland Miles of Northport to fight the case. It is understood that Attorney Miles will ask for two weeks stay beyond the time allowed in the moving papers--that of March 8. Mr. Wenzel denies that he has not provided for his family.

BLESSED NEW STATIONS. Freeport, L. 1.. March 1-The Rev. Edward J.

Costello of the Church St. Rose of Lima. Rockaway Beach, preached on "The Passion of Our Lord" in connection with the service of soiemnly blessing the new set of stations of the Cross, at the Church of the Holy Redeemer, last night. The new stations, fourteen in all, have been obtained after considerable effort on the part of the Rev. O'Toole, pasof the church, cost of more alone Githan $1,000..

who died in 1867. Two years later he married Mrs. Lucinda Bell, widow of Frank Bell. In 1841, while residing in New he joined the militia, and in '46 he had! reached the rank of major. When he, moved to Brooklyn he joined an artillery company in '49, and in '60 was elected lieutenant, and the following.

captain. He commanded the year company until 1861, when, at the that volunteers were called for the! feld, he organized the Fifth New York: Independent Battery. The company was mustered into the service at Staten Island on November' 8 of that year, and on the 16th started for Washington. The company was organized to form a part of Colonel Sickles' H. J.

Excelsior Hunt, commander of the Artillery Brigade, but, as Reserves, says in his official report, could "Captain not be mounted in time to take Taft, finding his battery part in the campaign, volunteered its for the Artillery Reserve, services, the batteries of which the offcers and men were distributed." Among the engagements in Fair which Oaks, his Gains Ferry, Glendale, Malvern, Anbattery participated were tietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, vania, Rappa Winchester, Fishers Hill and hannock, Mine Run, SpottsylCedar, Creek. at the twentieth annual reof the survivors of his battery, union his moving to Florida, he just elected honorary president of the prior to was association, after having sinco its held the organiza- active position ever also a member of D. tion. Mott Post No. 527, G.

A. of this He was P. years, after his return village. For many he was employed in the from the war, Brooklyn Navy Yard. SAYS EDUCATION SPOILS 'EM.

The Rev. L. H. Johnston Explains Laughter of God" in Some Cases. "The FROM SUFFOLK COUNTY.

of the ballots out, however, after examining them. The idea of this new move is to reveal to him just what is 111 each box in case he wants the contents of any one of them for use before the House of Representatives. Even in its amended form the Supervisors salary bill is far from satisfactory to many taxpayers. They argue that there is no sense in increasing the remuneration of Supervisors in some of the small towns because those towns have always had very capabie officials for the amount of money now paid, so why is it necessary to increase their pay at a time when taxpayers are already staggering under a pretty heavy load. And, again, it does not seem just to the big towns to pay their Supervisors no more than is paid in small towns.

Under Sheriff Alvin F. Squires drew a bouquet for himself in the Supreme Court this week. The court room was full of women when Fowler, being tried tor murder, took the 'stand. It appeared to the quick mind of Mr. Squires that testimony of a revolting nature was about to be given, and it made him blush to see so many re- spectable women in the audience, but was 2 delicate undertaking to get them out without disturbing the court.

He hesitated but a moment: then he told Justice Kelly what was coming, and the court stopped proceedings long enough to remark: "The Sheriff of the county informs me this is no place for respectable women." That was enough; the women fled, while many in the audience smiled their approval of Mr. Squires' time by action. It is unusual to find a minister vocating the re-election of a constable, but in the case at Patchogue, where the Rev. Louis H. Johnston has inserted articles in the newspapers asking for the re-election of Howard B.

Rowland, just 14 made of good official. Mr. Rowland should be re-elected on his record. When Nathan O. Petty, the genial clerk of the Surrogate's Court.

and who is aufte sea- faring man. first say the plats for the new judge's bench in his court and noted that they called for two lights on pillars, he jokingly called the attention of the iron worker the fact that one light ought to bel to red and the other green, denoting port and starboard- when my friends from Montauk and other down-east points who have business with the court come through the door they will feel more at home here and thye can lay a propr course in getting into and out of th court Says the Amityville Record: "Organization Democrats in Suffolk County are wondering where they stand in the esteem of Congressman Taking the recent appointments of postmasters as a basis, the organization is not in high favor in spite of what it did for him last November. And speaking of Brown and organization it is apparent that that disturbing factor in Democratic ranks is coming to the front for the spring elections, especially in Southampton. Alex Cameron, 8. Brown man, and Birt D.

Sabin, organization, are making a spirited fight for the tax collector nomination. Both are said to a have strong backing. and it looks now as though both will go to the mat in the convention. The appointment of Supervisor Dwight T. Corwin of Riverhead as receiver for the Long Island Potato ExI change is pleasing to the friends of that organization, for Mr.

Corwin is a highly successful, business man, is well acquainted with the produce situation, and if anyone can put the Exchange on its feet it is considered that Mr. Corwin can. County Treasurer Tuthill's like methods has put A lot of ginger into tax collectors. Some of them are making a house-to-house canvass, so to speak. in an effort to make delinquents pay up, and some say they will adopt Mr.

Tuthill's suggestion and seize personal property and sell it for taxes if the taxes are not paid without this drastic method. If this Is done this year it will be the Arst time in a generation that the scheme has been followed. Mr. Tuthill has r'eceived an opinion from Percy L. Housel, a well-known expert on tax matters, that any personal property found on a tax delinquent'a place, no matter who owns it, can be seized and sold for taxes.

This has been to collectors. It will make soThe delinquents sit up and take notice. Mr. Tuthill is determined to collect taxes and save expense in returned taxes, borrowed money and tax sales. L.

March 1-In his Patchogue, sermon, delivered Church, last, evening at the Congregational the Rev. Louis H. Johnston stated that education in some cases made its possessor cilious and brought down the laughter of God upon him. "God laughs at those who because of their education and learning think they have ruled God out of the universe by their tiny discovery that education tends to bigotry, as does the pastor exclaimed in his sermon on the "Laughter of God." "Learning with many people blocks their progress in the world toward higher truth, instead of being a stepping stone. often makes young people feel above their parents, life separates them from the simple ways of and puts the sacred things in the junk heap," DROWNED BOYS BURIED.

Westerbeke and Zegel Lost Lives in Port Jefferson Harbor. West Sayville, L. March 1-The Dutch Reformed Church was filled at 2 this afternoon when funeral were held for Clarence Westerbeke and Zegel, who lost their lives on Wednesday, in Port Jefferson Harbor. Beside wreaths from the friends of the two young men, the Fire Department, of which Westerbeke was a member, attended in a body. Interment was in, the Union Cemetery, at Sayville, This latest calamity from drowning makes the sixth within the past year.

Another double death of Sayville young men who were claimed by the sea 007 curred last July 4, when Harry Jedlicka and Amiel Polak were drowned in the! bay off Sayville. CHARLES PARSONS STRICKEN, Easthampton, L. March 1- Charles Parsons is very Ill at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Le Roy 0. Edwards, in this place, suffering with heart trouble and a paralytic stroke.

His mother and his sister, Edith, who were last night, and his sister, Mra. wintering in Bermuda, arrived home Alice Morgensturn of Toronto has also 18 come the to oldest son of Charles Easthampton. Mr. ParS. sons Parsons, proprietor of the Hunting House In this place.

The father, who, is also in Bermuda, will not come on, his health is not robust. As SAG HARBOR FIVE WINS, Sag Harbor, L. March 1-By A of 43 to 25 the Lion Brand Milk score basketball five was beaten here Club Baturday night, by a team of the coung Men's Club..