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.33 55 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1915. 9 GET YOUR Victor VI VICTROLA 'WIS MASTER'S DOWNTOWN Complete Stock of VICTROLAS and RECORDS TERMS TO SUIT YOUR CONVENIENCE OPEN EVENINGS XMAS WEEK 29 JOHN ST. Music Co.

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SUBWAY STATION an BOYNTON TO BE A HORSEMAN May Rival Dr. Cadman After 13th Regiment Officers' Course in Equestrianism. COL. THURSTON WILL REVIEW. First Night of New Commanding Officer Marked By Interesting Announcements.

Lieutenant Sydney Grant last evening celebrated his first "headquarters night" as a commanding officer of the Thirteenth Coast Artillery by announcing to the officers that arrangements had been completed for making them all finished horsemen. The equestrian school for officers, held regularly at the First Cavalry Armory on Bedford avenue, does not include the coast defense arm, much to the disappointment, it is said, of Chaplain Nehemiah Boynton of the Thirteenth, who is reported to have noted with feeling almost of envy the horsemanship of Chaplain. Dr. S. Parkes Cadman of the Regiment, who arouses Twenty admiration of all beholders in annual Decoration Day parade by the Buffalo Billian way he sits ahorse.

Chaplain Boynton received with great enthusiasm Colonel Grant's news that through the courtesy of Major Chauncey Matlock, commanding the First Battalion, Second Field Artillery, officers of the Coast Artillery will be instructed in riding in the tanbark ring of the armory Clermont avenue, near Myrtle. Expert teachers will be detailed by Major Matlock to educate the visitors. Every commissioned officer in the Thirteenth will receive these lessons, which will begin soon after New Tear's, and will be held each Tuesday evening between 6 and 8. To avoid congestion, there will be two classes meeting on alternate weeks. Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel B.

Thurston, chief ordnance officer on the division staff, will be the reviewing officer at the holiday review of the Thirteenth on Wednesday night, DeAs Colonel Thurston was commandcember 29. ing officer of the Thirteenth a year and a half and was popular with the entire command during his temporary detail, the officers have arranged to. give him a testimonial dinner in the council of officers rooms preceding the review. The entertainment committee was reconstituted last night and now is as follows: Major Robert P. Orr, third fire command, chairman; Captain George Comstock, Captain J.

G. Ten Eyek, Lieutenant Charles A. Bodin and Lieutenant W. C. G.

Wahle. Orders have been issued for the instruction of all non officers on January 4. The Fourteenth Regiment has lost a fine officer by the resignation of First Lieutenant Richard H. Vose of Company on account of business. The Second Brigade of Brooklyn is represented by Captain J.

P. D. Liebler of Company Twenty-third Regiment, on the committee appointed by Major General O'Ryan to bring the boys of the higher schools into closer touch with the National Guard. Colonel Daniel Appleton of the Seventh Regiment is chairman of this committee. BROTHERS EXONERATED Two, Accused of Stabbing, Only Defended Themselves.

Frank and Lawrence. Ferrary, Irothers, 20 and 18 years old, respectively, of 5723 Second avenue, who were arrested 'by Plainsclothesmen Robert Pegnam and Samuel Matthews of the Fifth avenue station. on a charge of felonious assault, were honorably discharged by Magistrate Louis Reynolds, in the Fifth avenue court' yesterday afterNo noon. The brothers were arrested in connection with the alleged stabbing in the of Bert Small of 829 Third avenue. The policemen were unable to locate him at the address given.

Frank and Lawrence were therefore permitted to go. re Reynolds brothers that a informed gang, Magistrate reinforced by additional members, was loitering around their place of business, ready to "do them up." They were promised ample police protection. GREAT FIELD FOR TRADE the National City Bank of New York City is doing to establish credit facilities for our merchants in South America was explained last night by E. T. Ling, vice president of that banking institution in a paper he read before the Men's Club of the Second Unitarian Church, Clinton and Congress streets, entitled "Foreign Relations and American Banks." Mr.

Ling told of how the bank had established fourteen branches in South America, SO that trade reJations with the United States could he made more feasible, and National City Bank was co operating with importing and exporting firms in getting them information to increase their business efliciency. The opportunity for developing a great trade, for capturing the South American market, is now open to American industries, the speaker showed. "Now is our chance to get an adequate merchant marine, to start accounts with the growing South American republics, and to win their trade," said Mr. Ling. "Germany, which played such an important part down there, is unable to compete at present, and it is for the United States to step in and get into the good graces of these countries.

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When his mother, some years ago, decided she had been a widow long enough, and married for. a second time, she had left Moyses behind in Brooklyn, where he is, now stopping at 1371 East New York avenue, and with her husband went to some tank UNDERWOOD UNDER WOO MOYSES SPETER. town down in Brazil. The name of the place is Bello Horizonte. When Moyses decided that he ought to give his mother a chance to see how her son had grown into young manhood, started off on his long voyage, never for a moment thinking that in Bello Horizinte even the very oldest of the oldest resident does not not know what a chunk of ice looks the world hard knocks, and with like.

With eleven, years experience in some little means, he ventured out into the great unknown of Bello Horizente, and arrived there to the great delight and astonishment of his mother. For a while Brazil appealed to him, but when the thoughts of Christmas could not keep out of his mind, and the pictures of the "kids" on his block back in Brooklyn who would at this time of the year go sledding and ice skating refused to be erased from his brain, Moyses decided to shake the dust of Brazil off his heels, and started for his home town. He arrived here in shipshape order. The authorities at Ellis Island were so astonished at seeing the youngster that they did not know what to do with him, so they gave him the best bed and board on the Island until it was declared that being a native-born American citizen, he was entitled to all the dignity and consideration due such a person. TIGERS HERE TONIGHT TO MEET CRESCENTS With a victory over Cornell University to their credit, the Princeton University basketball players will come to town tonight to try to add the Crescent Athletic Club team to their list of victims The game will take place at the Second Signal Corps armory, on Dean street, near Washington avenue.

The Crescents defeated Yale last week, and with an Eastern championship in sight have practiced much harder than usual for the game tonight. Captain Eddie Butler was undecided today as to just what his line up will be for the start of the game, but it will likely be Sandy Calder and Beavers or Davison on the forward line, with Gil Halsted at center, and Butler and Dingee at guards. The game will be started promptly at 9 o'clock. OSBORNE TAKES RAP AT PRISON PROBER Thinks Westchester District Attorney Is "Inspired by the Devil." WARDEN SPEAKS AT ACADEMY. "Way of Transgressor Hard, But Way of Reformer is Harder and Darned Sight More Expensive." Some 2,000 people assembled in the opera house of the Academy of Music, last evening, heard Thomas Mott Osborne defend his new system at Sing Sing Prison and applauded with enthusiasm his occasional sallies at the District Attorney of Westchester "You know I did a prison bit myself," Mr.

Osborne remarked, genially, "and in that I have the advantage over other wardens. It's an admirable apprenticeship, not only for wardens, but for district attorneys and judges, preferably before taking office, of course, though in the case of some district attorneys I know, it would not hurt them after they have taken office." The address was delivered under the auspices of the Brooklyn Institute, and the was introduced by A. Augustus president of speaker, the board of trustees. Mr. Healy ferred to the great public duty Mr.

Osborne is performing, and said that, of course, the greater the reform the greater the opposition, for corrupt and corrupting influences that have long been in existence cannot be disturbed without great resistance. He spoke of Mr. Osborne as a man of high ideals, pure character and splendid patriotism, and said that if he succeeds he will have accomplished one of the greatest reforms of the century. "Our prisons had been run by a combination of corrupt politicians outside and corrupt prisoners inside," he went on. "Every prisoner knew who was grafting, and the grafters inside were known among their fellow prisoners as the politicians." Mr.

Osborne deplored the kind of men we have allowed to get into office, who have been responsible for the conditions in the prisons today. "There has been no such thing as a careful, scientific study of punishment for crime," Mr. Osborne continued. "The methods have been stupid, unscientific, haphazard, but a beginning of a scientific system has been made at Auburn within the last two years and at Sing Sing the last year, where commonsense principles are applied." Mr. Osborne said his own practical experience "doing time" at Auburn destroyed his last vestige of an idea that there is such a thing as a criminal class.

He defended prisoners as men with distinct individualities, not normal men, perhaps, but natu men, controlled by the same emotions as are other men. Mr. Osborne was emphatic in stating that he would abolish determinate sentences. A man should stay till he has given good evidence that he is prepared to go back and lead an honest life, he declared. Questions from the floor were permitted after the address.

"Is the attack in Westchester County inspired from States outside?" was asked by one questioner. "There's no knowing." was the warden's reply. "I can't answer for the District Attorney. think he's inspired by the devil." In answering other questions, Mr. Osborne stated that 88 per cent.

of the crimes for which men are sent to prison are inspired by drink; that the taking of drugs has decreased under the Welfare League to such an a extent that the prison is practically free from drugs. "The way of the transgressor is hard, but the way of the reformed is harder, and it is a darned more expensive," he concluded. MARRIAGE LICENSES Yesterday, 78; last year, 57. Harry Goldman, 24......... 162 McKibbin st Mollie Spector, .497 Ashford st Edward Van Manen, 23..

14th st Julia Bonner, 19......... Marion st Le Roy Winant, 21......... 1479 Dean st Alice Lenthan, .719 Hancock st Julius Kuschner, 26.. .56 W. 113th st Sadye Marans, 24...

...443 Jefferson av Pietro Kizzatti, ..278 Wallabout st Lavinia Mantovanelli, 25 ....71 Middleton at Meyer Binder, Pennsylvania av Lena Turchin, 29 1840 Pitkin av Max Malter, 24... .205 Manhattan av Sara Rosenberg, Hooper st Mortimer Aron, ..349 Irving aV Sophie Braverman, 26 ...11 Broome st John Galvin, 25....... 123 let st Margaret Connolly, 23....... 423 1st Joseph Perlman, 23.... .:.,321 Schermerhorn st Rebecca Schirddler, 23 ..7004 Ft.

Hamilton av Ellas Brodie, 65...... .80 Utica av Anna Cohen, 52...........412 Van Sicklen av Israel Sable, 27.... 113 Ellery st Anna Lenasky, 18. .113 Ellery st Harry Epstein, 23..... 87 Graham av Annie Solomon, 22.........

108 Seigel st Benjamin Lindauer, 26 ...264 Stockton st Jeanette Vogel, 22...... 264 Stockton st Peter Casey, 24........ 207 Taaffe pl Agnes Brietenbruck, 22... .25 Floyd st Giuseppe Amblo, 32..... ..535 Gates av Cecelia Lombardo, 27.

697 Park av Robert Toedt, 23.......... 163 E. 62d st, Man Eva Guck, 25...... ....401 Hancock st Jacob Epstein, .65 Middleton st Netty Geisinger, 22. 194 Tillary st George Denhofer, 34 772 W.

73d st, Man Anna Horn, 28...... 1674 Fulton st Frank Micari, 20......... South Hampton, L. I. Frances Trimboli, 18.....

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Anna Hoffman, 26 ..175 I. I Stockton st Arthur Doonan, 29 .976 East 10th Grace Bennett, .444 8th st Henrich Mattiss, 23... 31 Patchen av Rubin Elisabeth Geiger, 24 18......411 Suydam Weiner, ..627 Hendrix Gertrude Sachter, 20 .597 Ashford st Ari Fred, 27 .430 Bradford st Eva Toder, 23 .304 Bradford Adolphe Schoepfln, 25. Newark, N. J.

st Gertrude Endres, 24 141 Stockholm st Paul Warner, 25 ...1637 Pacific st Bianca Guesno, 27 1639 Pacific st Edward Proctor Jr. 23 .35 Lexington av Bessie Collins, 22 35 Lexington av Henry Schifferdecker, 31 201 Gold st May Blauvelt, 27 .370 Jay st Jesse Lyons, 42 357 57th st Esther Sley, 37 363 Ovington av Jacob Fisher, 48 .720 Flushing av Ella Goldberg, 25. .238 Varet at Julius Rosenthal, 27 Moore st Anne Pliskin, 21 750 3d av Robert Bonowitz, 24 1150 DeKalb av Edith Bearman, 18 .882 Broadway Juazas Bastia, 2 .310 Gold st Kumgunda Bendoraicinke, 19..131 Gold st Elias Abramowitz, 30 Bronx, N. Y. Anna Perlman, 19 73 S.

9th st Arthur Meta Lenz, Billington, 24 25 .409 409 Avenue Avenue William Lloyd, 53 Southold, L. Catherine Coulter, 34 Pa. Abraham Nitzberg, 27 160 Vernon av Rebecca Lanfur, 23 1115 Hancock st Joseph Taylor, 31 .353 Quincy st Elizabeth Collins, 22 353 Quincy st Stefano Mariano, 22 824 4th av Lucia Chianese, 19 825 3d av Benjamin 35 ..1565 2d av. Man. Sadie Marer, 24 1230 48th st Eugene Hildegard Peacock, 25 23 338 15th st Royter, .321 87th st William Harris 26...311 W.

23d st, Man. Esther Hilding, 2 ...656 Warren st Harold F. Fuller, 26 N. J. Kathryn Thompson, 29 .2352 83d st Conrad Olson, 27 ..229 94th Helga Rygh, 24 229 94th st FEAST OF FINE MUSIC Spread for Large Audience at Prospect Heights Church.

Not often is a Brooklyn audience treated to such a feast of really fine music as that spread for the pleasure and profit of a large audience at the Prospect Heights Presbyterian Church, Eighth avenue and Tenth street, last evening. The programme consisted not only of the cantata of "The Christ Child," with the composer, Charles B. Hawley, at the organ, assisted a chorus of fifty voices from the choral society of the church and visiting artists, also of a wide selection of vocal numbers, given under the direction of Frank von Neer, by Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler, William Wheeler, Mrs. Lulu Cornu and Wilfred Glenn.

The opening numbers given on the organ by Charles B. Hawley were well received, particularly the "Temple followed March," by the by Vincent. This quartet from "Rigoletto," which brought out in fine contrast the soprano of Mrs. Wheeler and tenor of Mr. Wheeler, supported by Miss Cornu, the contralto of the Fifth Avenue Temple choir, and Mr.

Glenn, the bass of St. John's the Divine. Mrs. Wheeler sang delightfully, probably the most popular among her many selections being the rollicking old favorite, "The Kerry Dances." An excellent foil, by way of contrast, was "My Creed," by G. Mitchell Strong.

William Wheeler gave brilliantly "The Pipes of Gordon's Men," waking memories in every Scottish heart, and old Irish legend of "Little Mary Cassidy," following pathetic "Alone I Wander," by Harriet Ware. Lulu Cornu's rich contralto gave a colorful rendition of "Dawn in the Desert," while "'The Day Is Done," fell restfully on the spirit as interpreted by this sympathetic singer. William Wheeler and Mrs. Wheeler united in "Una Notte a Venezia," by Lucantoni At the conclusion of the cantata a reception and buffet supper was tendered the visiting artists by Mr. and Mrs.

W. Le Roy Coghill at 85 Sherman street. TO INSPECT SPEEDWAY. President Harry Harkness, General Manager Thompson, W. Heard and George P.

Dilienback are today inspecting the Sheepshead Bay Speedway. The object of the inspection is to decide on various improvements for next year's racing. Several changes will be made in the stands, the press arrangements and the field. WILLIAM H. TAPPEY NAMED Nominated for President of Logan Club--Xmas Entertainment.

Officers and committees for the ensuing year were selected to be voted for at a meeting on Thursday evening, January 6, at an informal dinner of the nominating committee of the Logan Club, at Sixth avenue and Garfield place, last night. Those of the committee in attendance were William H. Tappey, Arthur E. Cotterell, Henry Brinkerhoff, Stephen G. Ruth, Charles S.

Aaronstam, Philip Leifert, George A. Green, A. W. Newman and Dr. C.

M. Griffin. The nominations follow: William H. Tappey, presid nt; Alderman Frederick H. Stevenson, first president; A.

W. Erickson, second vice president; Arthur E. Cotterell, treasurer; Henry Brinkerhoff, secretary; Henry H. Lewis, financial secretary; executive committee, Stephen Ruth, Charles S. Aaronstam, J.

M. Smith, Charles Philip Leifert, George A. Green, John T. Smith. A.

W. Newman, William H. Childs, William H. Patterson, Dr. Herbert C.

Fry; membership committee, Charles H. White, J. Dawson, Louis Theyson, Dr. C. M.

Griffin, William G. Rehbein, George W. Orr, Charles L. Young; finance committee, Edward Wilsey, Rutherford B. Meyer, J.

H. Duys. Dr. Herbert C. Fry, the incumbent informing the committee that it president, declined a renomination, would be utterly impossible for him to again take hold of the reins of the organization, because his profession takes up most of his time.

The annual Christmas entertainment was later conducted in the spacious auditorium of the club. Several well -known professional vaudeville artists entertained. The entertainment committee was composed of Dr. C. M.

Griffin, chairHarry Brinkerhoff, George Orr, William H. Tappey and J. T. Smith. CHILDHOOD DAYS RECALLED Ladies Union of Central Church Hear Christmas Stories.

Exhibiting an interest they had not shown for Christmas stories since their childhood and imagining that ible list, the members the Ladies they were once more on. Santa's eligUnion of the Central Congregational Shurch, J. heard Riley the yesterday Christmas stories afternoon of in the lecture room of the church on East Eighteenth street and Dorchester road. Mrs. Riley told of "Billy's Christmas" and "A Red Hat," stories of her own composition, in a delightful manner.

also narrated "Why the Chimes Rang." Among the other speakers were Mrs. Edna O'Donnell, who also told Christmas stories of her own sition, and Mrs. Simons, who recited! "Little Bells." ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING. Explained to Members of Carroll Council, K. of C.

Following the regular business meeting of Carroll Council, No. 321, Knights of Columbus, held last night at Acme Hall, Seventh avenue and Ninth street, Assistant Corporation Counsel Martin Flanagan delivered interesting talk on "The Art of Public Speaking. In instructive manner Mr. Flaw agan explained to the assemblage the fine points of oratory and what 1 necessary to attain success in the art The remarks were well receiver. Local vaudevlile favorites gave an entertainment that immensely pleased those in attendance.

The event W89 presided over by the entertainment committee, consisting of J. F. MeEvoy J. M. Collins, J.

J. Kney, Theodore Zeigers, Albert G. Cassin, George Keyes, George Zeigers, J. F. MeEvoy Harry McDermott, E.

J. Hanley and William Langley. HOSPITAL FUND INCREASED Hearty Response to Saturday and Sunday Ass'n Appeal. Progress in receipts from churches and other charitable institutions, for the aid of poor patients in Brooklyn hospitals, was reported last night to members of the Hospital Saturday and Sunday Association, at 62 Joralemon street. William G.

Low, the president, referred to the report of the treasurer, Edward Barr, as showing that this year's collections would be better than in 1914, which itself was a record year. Mr. Barr reported that since the last meeting $434.50 had been collected, which $43 was personal, $201 from lodges, $105.50 churches, $50 from the Bankers Auxiliary and $35 from manufacturers and merchants. According to the annual report for the year, the total receipts were $13,979.13. Those present at last night's meeting were William G.

Low, Bernt Berger, Isaac H. Cary, John Jay Pierrepont, Charles J. Peabody, F. W. Freitag, Edward Barr, the Rev.

Dr. Reese F. Alsop, Dr. Edward Squibb, F. J.

A. Zitsmann and Colonel Franklin P. Sellers. BEDFORD POLOISTS TAKE CLOSE GAME In an indoor polo practice match, in preparation for the coming league season, which starts in January, played last night at the Bedford Riding Acadthe home team defeated the Essex Troop trio by 9 goals to 8. The winners played their first team in the opening period, then sent in their low goal men in the second and third chukkers.

Captain Borden, Henry Moeller and James Husk represented the troop. Charles Lang, E. Vogt, A. Vogt, James Ludlow, C. Loud, Dr.

A. Von Wedern and F. Fisker took part in the game for the Bedford Polo Club..