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0 0 0 0000 0 0 00000 00 0 00 0 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. MONDAY, 'APRIL 8, 1912. YOUTHFUL CRIMINAL GETS LONG SENTENCE Pole of 22 Sent to Prison for 35 Years by Nassau Judge. TAKES PUNISHMENT COOLLY.

Peter Gauliwitz Was Tried on Only Two of Eight Indictments Found Against Him. (Special to The Mineola, L. April 8-A sentence longer than the man's life, according to vital statistics, was meted out to 2. twenty-two-year-old youth in the Nassau County Court this morning. Peter Gauliwitz was sentenced to years in State prison, a thirty of two years longer than man's allotted time on earth, by Judge James P.

Niemann. The boyish-Looking Pole received his punishment stoically and without comment, preserving the same indifferent air which has characterized his attitude dur. ing the trial. His only comment was: "It will be nearly 1950 when I get out, won't it?" Then, before bis lawyer could correct him, he said, "No, I'll be out sooner than that; the sentence will be commuted for good behavior." He has learned considerable of the iron hand of the law since his arrest. Gauliwitz was tried on two counts of the eight indictments returned against him.

They were robbery in the first degree and attempt to commit burglary. Besides these he was charged with arson, attempted assassination, receiving stolen goods, attempting robbery in the first degree, burglary in the first degree and petit larceny. The crimes were on November 21 last, when he attempted to rob Michael Zaitski. When he did not obtain a certain sum of money which he suspected his victim had hid in the house. he threatened to kill him and burn down the house.

"You are a menace to society. I am sending you to Sing Sing for a very long term," was the only comment made by the court tote Peerine, sentence. The convict is a having been twice in Elmira Reformatory. This is one of the longest sentences ever imposed by the court here. NEW PASTOR GREETED.

Large Congregation Welcomes the Rev. J. J. Foust to Glen Cove. Glen Cove, L.

I. April 8-The Rev. John J. Foust, the newly-appointed pastor of the Carpenter Memorial M. E.

Church here. yesterday assumed charge of his new "pastorate. Mr. Foust preached before a large congregation at the morning service and made a short address at the children's service last evening. Tomorrow evening he will be the speaker at the meeting of the Men's Club.

Mr. Foust's family, which includes, besides his wife, two daughters and a son, will come to Glen Cove the latter part of the week. Mr. Foust is one of the best-known ministers in the New York East Conference. He comes to Glen Cove, succeeding the Rev.

H. H. Mower, who MINIS to be the pastor of the Shaw Avenue Church, Woodhaven. Mr. Foust's previous charge was at Astoria.

His pastorates have included the following churches: 1891, Hanover Brooklyn; 1892-1894, Russell Place, Brooklyn; 1895-1896, Thomaston; 1897- 1898, Cornell Memorial, New York; 1899- 1901, East Avenue, Norwalk, Conn; 1902- 1905, Rockwell Centre; 1906-1907, Lawrence; 1907-1912, Astoria First M. E. SHOCKING CRUELTY ALLEGED. Fair Ground Man Accused of Starving His Horses. Huntington, L.

April 8-What is declared to be one of the worst cases of mistreatment of animals which has recently been brought to the attention of Ulysses S. Westervelt, the Jamaica agent of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was discovered by Deputy Sheriff Amzi Biggs of this village, last week, who arrested James W. Vickers of Fair Ground on the charge of starving his horses. Biggs had been forced, last week, to kill one of the animals, which was too weak to walk, and on investigating conditions at Vicker's farm, he alleges that he found three more animals in the last stages of starvation. Vickers was held for trial on Wednesday, by Judge Lowndes, in $200 bail.

CANNON AS A MEMORIAL. Maine Relic to Be Placed in Linden Park, Corona. William J. Hamilton, president of the First National Bank of Corona, has received a letter from Charles D. Hilles, secretary to President Taft, stating that the President has recommended to the Secretary of the Navy that a cannon, a relic of the battleship Maine, be sent here to be placed in Linden Park as a memorial to Hugo E.

Kruse, who was killed aboard the ill-fated warship. -Kruse was once a messenger in the bank. MOTHER FINDS SON DEAD. Assistant Janitor of College Point School Gas Victim. Christopher T.

Keetan, 23 years of age, of 763 Sixth avenue, College Point, was accidentally asphyxlated by gas at 9 o'clock this morning in the boiler room Public School No. 39, at College Point, of which he was assistant Janitor. He was found by his mother, the janitress of the school, who explained that the gas fixture had been out of order and that the gas had probably been escaping for some time when her son entered the room. BODY AFLOAT IN CREEK. The body of an unknown man was found this morning floating in Newtown Creek, between Hunter's Point avenue and Creek street, Blissville.

The body, which bore no marks of identification, was removed to Truden's morgue. SUNDAY SCHOOL'S CENTENARY. On May 8 the Sunday school of the First Presbyterian Church of Newtown will celebrate its one hundredth year. A fine programme has been arranged by the superintendent, John H. Prall.

STRIKERS RESUME WORK. For the past two weeks there has been a strike on at the Arverne Hotel, which has been undergoing extensive tions in preparation for the coming season. The strike has now been settled and 17ork will fully resumed today. A SUICIDE BY GAS. Robert Wenzel, 27 years of age, committed suicide by gas at 8 o'clock this morning in the hallway of his home at 103 Eighteenth street, College Point.

VETERANS TO MEET. On Wednesday evening, April 10, the John Corning Post, G. will hold a regular meeting at Gerry's Hall, Hammel Station, Rockaway Beach, MAY JOIN THE COLONY. East Moriches' Charm Appeals to Brooklyn Man. East Moriches, April 8-Major J.

B. Christoffel, C. E. Sigler and Dr. J.

H. Holmes of Brooklyn were out for the week-end, and had a jolly time at the bungalow. Mr. Sigler was very favorably impressed with the locality, and is taking into serious consideration the matter of joining the commuters and colonists. FISHERMEN HAD GOOD LUCK.

Speonk, L. April 8-A number of members enjoyed the holiday season here, and several fine strings of trout were caught by enthusiasts. Only one hour's fishing head necessary for the limit of sixteen for one day. Among pue x00 0.10 out US 0504 Baldwin. CHILDREN ESCAPED INJURY H.

A. Rubino's Coachman Seriously Hurt in Runaway Accident; May Die. Babylon, L. April 8-Henry A. Rubino's three children, Herbert, aged 3 years; Helen, aged 5, and Eloise, 7 years, and their nurse had a narrow escape from serious injury in a runaway accident while on their way to Easter services yesterday morning.

Mr. Rubino's coachman, John Kehoe, is in the Babylon Hospital in a serious condition and it is believed that it will be found that he is suffering from concussion of the brain. The children and their nurse were uninjured. The horse ran for over two miles, finally dropping dead only a few yards from the church for which the party had started. The three children rose early yesterday in anticipation of the morning Easter services in the Babylon Presbyterian Church and, shortly before 10 o'clock started out, in care of a nurse, with Kehoe, a trusted employe of the Rubino place, driving.

Hardly had the coach turned from the Rubino place to the public road, Deer Park avenue, when a bolt dropped from the whiffletree. The horse took fright and, in spite of Kehoe's efforts to stop him, kicked himself free from the coach, which he upset, throwing the three children and the nurse out upon the road. Kehoe, still holding to the reins, was dragged over the dashboard, striking the ground with such force that he was rendered unconscious. Still unconscious, the driver was hurried to the Babylon Hospital. The nurse and children were hardly bruised by the upset.

The horse ran down Deer Park avenue, threaded the streets in the southern part of the village and after run of over two miles was caught near the Presbyterian church. Scarcely had he been halted, however, than he dropped dead, overcome by the excitement of his long run. Mr. Rubino is a well-known Manhattan lawyer, having offices at 32 Nassau street. Only a few days ago he came, with his family, from the city and opened his summer home in North Babylon, not far from the August Belmont place.

He is well known in this part of Long Island through his efforts in behalf of the Islip Taxpayers Association, who give to him most of the credit of preventing the sale of Cap Tree Island to a realty syndicate. FREEPORT R. R. INCORPORATED Line to Be 1 1-2 Miles Longen Among Incorporators. (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, April 8-The Freeport Railroad Company has just been incorporated with the Secretary of State to and maintain a street surface road, miles long, beginning at the corner of Aqua Boulevard and South Grove street, in the village of Freeport, running along Grove street to its intersection with Front street; thence along Front street to a junction with the present surface line of the Great South Bay Ferry Company.

The capital stock is $20,000 and the directors of the company are T. P. C. Forbes, Solani M. Lamb, Alice D.

Forbes, Eleanore C. Lamb, Stephen P. Pettit, William Forbes, Isador Mayer, Sarah J. Fisher and M. A.

Pettit of Freeport. PRESBYTERY WILL MEET. Islip Presbyterian Church to Welcome Many Delegates. Islip, L. April 8-The Nassau Presbytery, comprising representatives from the Presbyterian churches of Queens, Nassau and part of Suffolk counties, will meet with the Islip Presbyterian Church tomorrow.

The morning session will come to order at 10:30 o'clock, and the afternoon session will begin at 2:30. During the morning a memorial service will be held for the late Rev. Alexander G. Russell of Oyster Bay, at which time it is expected that William L. Swan, for many years organist of the Oyster Bay Church, will render a selection upon the pipe organ.

There is expected to be an attendance of at least fifty elders, and the Pastor's Aid Society will serve a dinner in the chapel to the visitors. The Rev. Dr. F. M.

Kerr, of Hempstead, will be moderator at both sessions. CRAP GAME RAIDED. Sons of Well-Known Lynbrook Men Taken Into Custody. Lynbrook, L. April 8-The sons of several well residents of this village were arrested in a spectacular raid on an alleged crap joint here, on Saturday night.

Seven young men were apprehended and four will face charges before Justice of the Peace Edward T. Neu, today. Officer Donlin, in citizen's garb, joined the alleged gamblers in the rear room of a barbershop on Atlantic avenue, and when Officer Strohson arrived on the scene the participants were taken into custody, Monroe Abrams, John Meyers, Tom Curiale and M. Abrams were held In $500 bail for examination today. JONES-MARTIN.

Miss Anna Isabel Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Martin of Brooklyn, and Robert E. Jones of Rockaway Beach, were married at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by the Rev.

John C. Green, pastor of the First Congregational Church at Rockaway Beach, in the residence of the bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Catherine Seaman of 399 Boulevard, th that place. After the ceremony a reception, attended by more than one hundred relatives and friends of the couple, was held in the Seaman cottage. Mr.

and Mrs. Jones will reside it Rockaway Beach. MEN'S LEAGUE WILL MEET. Sea Cliff, L. April 8-The fourth meeting of the Men's League of Sea Cliff will be held at chapel tomorrow evening, when the ladies of Sea Cliff will be the guests of the league.

A programme has been prepared for this "ladies night," to be followed by refreshments and a 80- cial hour. 20 YEARS OF PIOUS WORK. Sea Cliff, L. April 8-The twentieth anniversary social of the primary class of the M. E.

Sunday School is to be held at the chapel on Friday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. This annual event is always one of interest for the members of the class and parents. Miss Emma Martin is teacher of the primary class. FROM QUEENS BOROUGH AND ALL LONG ISLAND BOY'S PITIFUL STORY IS PROVED A FAKE Fair Ground Lad Eligible for Membership in the Ananias Club. HAS A VIVID IMAGINATION, But His Mother Promptly Knocked His Yarn Into the Traditional Cocked Hat.

(Special to The Eagle.) Huntington, L. April 8-Deputy Sheriff Amzi Biggs was called from his bed on Saturday night about 12 o'clock to investigate what at first appeared to be a case of revolting cruelty to a twelve-year-old boy, but which later turned out to be as collossal a piece of misrepresentations as was ever perpetrated by a youngster of such tender years. The telephone message which disturbed Biggs' slumbers came from Fred Knop's shoe store in Fair Ground, and was to the effect that a small boy, shivering with the cold, hatless and minus shoes stockings, had been caught trying to climb into an empty frieght car. On being questioned, he told a pathetic story of how he had been turned out to starve, and that he had not eaten food in two days. Believing that he had discovered a shocking case of utter cruelty and abandonment, Deputy Sheriff Biggs drove quickly to Fair Ground and by questions which the boy answered between rapid bites of pie and draughts of coffee, he learned that the waif was Melborne Lovejoy, aged 12, a son of Milton Lovejoy, employed as a stenographer at the Immigration Station on Ellis Island.

The boy said that his parents, who had gone the city the day before, had left him to in charge of Mrs. C. Rowland, who lives in MacKay avenue, Fair Ground. Mrs. Rowland, he stated, had taken his shoes and stockings, beaten him cruelly and driven him out of the house.

He stated that on Friday night he had slept in a box car on the siding, and told how he had covered himself with empty grain bags to keep warm. He cried pitifully and said he wanted to be taken to his father and mother, The boy's tears and the fact that he was still shivering with cold, touched the heart of Deputy Sheriff Biggs. He determined to take the boy back to Mrs. Rowland and make her give him shelter until morning, when he would attempt to communicate with the boy's parents in New York. On arriving at Mrs.

Rowland's house he was informed, from an upstairs window, after much knocking, by her, that she had not been given charge of the had only visited her house once on a preboy, that she a hardly knew him and he vious occasion. "Don't you believe her; she's lying," whispered the boy to Biggs. "She whipped and beat me and turned me out to starve." Biggs' righteous Indignation was about to assert itself when Mrs. Rowland suggested that he take the boy around to his parents' home, Railroad avenue, and see if by any chance they were there. While the youngster still protested that there was nobody at home and that Mrs.

Rowland was misrepresenting the case, Biggs drove to the house in Railroad aveavenue. Much to his surprise there were lights burning in the windows, and on knocking, Mrs. Lovejoy, the boy's mother, came to the door. "Why, Melbourne, where have you been, you bad boy," she cried, and then as she drew the youngster into the house she told Biggs how her son had disappeared from home early that afternoon and how she had been searching about the village all the evening trying to find him. Mr.

Lovejoy's work had been keeping him at Ellis Island during the last few days, and in her single-handed search she had been unsuccesful. "Why, Melbourne; what do you mean by telling Mr. Biggs such an awful story?" she said to her offending offspring as he stood trying to avoid the Irate gaze of the deputy sheriff, "I dunno," was Melborne's only answer. TRIAL DATE IS FIXED. Case of L.

R. R. vs. Sherwood Will Be Tried on April 22. In the Queens Supreme Court, special term, this morning, Justice Crane fixed April 22 as the date for the trial of the case of the Long Island Railroad vs.

James K. O. Sherwood. The action is a very important one, involving some 30,000 square feet of land in the vicinity of Van Wyck avenue, Dunton, which the railroad wants in connection with the big improvements under way there. The land is needed for the construction of a west abutment for a bridge over Wyck avenue, and the court was informed by Lawyer D.

J. Carruthers, who represents the railroad company, that unless the case is settled in the immediate future the terminal Improvements at Jamaica cannot be completed until after the summer of 1913. Mr. Sherwood and the railroad company cannot agree upon a price for the land, which is the property of the defendant in the action. POST-LENTEN WEDDING.

Sea Cliff Scene of Brilliant Affair on April 10. Sea Cliff, L. March 26-The wedding of Miss Florence Gunthel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gunthel, and Herbert Underhill of Glen Cove, will take place at St.

Luke's Episcopal Church here 011 Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock, and will be one of the social events of the post-Lenten season. Miss Cunthel's attendants will include her sister, Miss Alice Gunthel, maid at honor, and the Misses Eva Parliman and Lottie Balz as bridesmaids. Abra1am Cocks of Glen Cove will be best man, and Edward Weeks, Willet Shotwell of Glen Cove and Alfred Gunthel, the bride's rother, will act as ushers. There will also be two little pages--Masters Earl asking of Glen Cove and Frank Dame of Sea Cliff. The Rev.

W. R. Watson, ector of St. Luke's, will offciate. CAT, DISH, HOSPITAL.

Family Pet Chief Actor in Peculiar Domestic Accident. A cat was responsible for a singular accident in the home of Mrs. Jennie Cicio, in Abbott avenue, Jamaica, yesterday morning. While Mrs. Cicio was washing dishes at the kitchen sink family cat hopped up on a shelf over the sink and knocked over all earthen dish.

The dish struck Mrs. Cicio on the head and the shock aused her to bump her forehead on the aucet. The woman sustained a severe laceraion of the scalp and contusion of the ight eye. Her injuries were such that it was necessary to have her removed by Ambulance Surgeon Payne to St. Mary's Hospital.

CIRCUS IN RIDGEWOOD. Small Boy There Happy-Wild West Show Coming, Too. DOES NOT CONSIDER CANAL A NECESSITY G. Waldo Smith Sees No Need for Flushing-Jamaica Waterway. MAY BE VALUABLE SOME TIME When Day Arrives, Mr.

Smith Thinks Great Commercial Bodies Will Demand Its Construction. "I am not aware that anyone has ever made claim that there was commercial necessity for building the Flushing-Jamaica Bay Canal and in my opinion, if it is built it should be built on the assessment plan and should be paid for by those who would be benefited by it and not by a tax on the entire city," said G. Waldo Smith of Bayside, one of the most active civic workers in Queens, last night. "If the canal is to be built it will run from a great meadow at Flushing Bay to a greater meadow at Jamaica Bay, There is no business of any name, nature or kind at either end of the proposed canal. It would not connect any two 1m- portant places and could only be used for local purposes.

Any sailor familiar with New York Harbor would tell you that if the canal was built and was ever 80 deep and ever SO wide and entirely without bridges, that no vessel passing from the port of New York to any other port would ever go through it. I have never known a canal to be built until it wag a great commercial necessity. The Suez Canal was built to connect the Ocident with the Orient and to save the long and perilous voyage around the Cape of Good Hope. The Erie Canal was built to connect the great unsalted seas with the North Atlantic Ocean. The Panama Canal is being built to connect the Atlantic with the Pacific and to shorten the distance from New York to San Francisco by over 8,000 miles.

The Cape Cod canal is being built to shorten the distance from New York to Boston by 87 mlles and to save the voyage around Cape Cod. "The Cape Cod and the Suez Canal are owned by corporations and are an investment. The barge canal is being built at the expense of the people of New York State and will be a benefit to many millions of people. The Panama canal is beIng built at the expense of the United States and it is no exaggeration to say that it will greatly benefit the entire commercial world while if the Flushing Bay canal is built it will only benefit the section through which it passes; and if built with draw bridges over which the railroads and trolleys will have to pass it will cause delay in travel for all people living east of the canal and will result In the loss of property to that section many times as great as will accrue to the property benefited. "We have four great commercial bodies in New York City namely, the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, Chamber of Commerce, New York Produce Exchange and the Merchants Association.

From the very beginning it has been the work of these organizations to secure for New York Harbor such improvements as have been needed from time to time. They took a leading part in securing the removal of Pot Rock from Hell Gate and the widening and deepening of Ambrose Channel, the building of the Chelsea piers and the building of a 1,000 foot pier for the steamer Olympia, in building the barge canal and other improvements and necessary commercial facilities. When a canal is needed to connect Jamaica Bay and Flushing Bay for commercial purposes the members of these organizations will certainly find it out and will take the necessary steps to secure whatever legislation may be required. YOUNG GIRL BADLY INJURED Hit by Racing Bicycle Ridden by Two Boys Down Hill at Fair Ground. Huntington, L.

April 8-The attempt of two boys to ride one bicycle not of the built-for-two variety, down New York avenue, at a mile a minute gait, resulted in a severe injury to 14-year-old Francis Giliba on Saturday night. The girl, in company with her father, John Gilibia, had missed the trolley to Fair Ground and they were walking home on Lincoln avenue at toward, o'clock, after doing some shopping in the village, when the accident happened. They were passing the Rural Cemetery when out of the darkness, without lantern or bell, came the speeding bicycle bearing the two boys. The front wheel struck the girl, hurling her to the ground and breaking her left leg in two places. Both riders rolled along the highway for some distance, but escaped injury.

Asking them to remain and look out for his daughter, Giliba jumped on the wheel and rode for a doctor, but the moment he left the spot, the two boys, whose names are not known, but who are between 15 and 18 years of age, fearing arrest, ran away and left the girl lying in the road. Fearing that a speeding automobile might strike her, the child screamed loudly and soon attracted the attention of Henry Tillotta, who stopped his machine. Placing her in the tonneau he took her to her home, where she was found by her father, who had returned with Dr. S. H.

Rabuck. HEMPSTEAD MEN PLEASED. Appreciate Eagle's Attitude Toward the Forward Movement. Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle: We, the undersigned, wish hereby to express our pleasure and appreciation that the Men and Religion Forward Movement received such a courteous consideration in the columns of your paper. Stephen J.

Marsh, S. K. Campbell, Henry Powell, Edward Cooper, William Stoffel, Charles E. Patterson, W. N.

De Nyse, Angus Cameron, John R. McLean, H. J. Douglass, E. L.

Pray, William P. Collina, William F. Conklin, J. Seymour Snedeker, Frank M. Kerr, Charles H.

Ludlum, James Bacon, Chester I. Burt, R. W. Gillispie. WILL PRESENT IRISH DRAMA.

In aid of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church at Far Rockaway, the Irish drama, "Garrett O'Magh," will be presented in the Lyceum at that place early next month. The play will be given by the Maris Stella Dramatic League, which is connected with the church. Rehearsals will be held three or four times a week. DEMOCRATS' NEW OFFICERS.

The Ninth District Democratic Club of Corona has elected the following officers: Louis Schoedel, president; William Bechtold, vice president; Adolph Knebbe, recording corresponding secretary; Henry Gebhard, treasurer; Arthur Frampton, captain. FREEPORT TO HAVE NEW POLICE DEAL Force to Be Increased and Entirely Removed From Politics. WILL BUY OWN UNIFORMS. No Removal Except for Cause, and Then Only After a Fair Trial of Charges. (Special to The Eagle.) Freeport, L.

April 8-With the intention of keeping the police department out of politics, and to give the men of the department a proper standing in the municipality, Captain James Hanse, president of the village and chief of the police force, has forwarded many recommendations to the village board, all of which have been adopted. The men will not be subservient to any interests, all the responsibility will be placed Into the hands of President Hanse. The president showed in his long series of recommendations that he has been observing the conditions existing, as he had facts and figures at hand for the entire year. Ag a man who has seen active police duty himself, Captain Hanse determined to take the men into his confidence, with the result that he has asked fore a fixed salary for seven policemen, will be permanent fixtures in the local force. The seven policemen will be asked to buy their own uniforms and none will be dismissed except on charges that warrant such action, and then, not until they have had an opportunity to answer.

Later, when Freeport has been declared a first-class village, the position of poIceman will be placed under the civil service laws and appointments made according to competitive standing. There will always be one man in the police station and in court. He will collect any fees or fines and turn the money over to the village treasurer. The captain will do duty in the day time, taking care of traffic, and a blotter will be maintained for public scrutiny. Four men will be on night duty every evening and morning.

Five extras are to be appointed, who will be paid for hours of labor rendered at 40 cents per hour instead of 30 cents, as formerly. The captain will receive $1,000, the patrolmen $900 and the doorman $300. Last year more than $5,000 was required for police protection, but after fees and fines turned over to the village are deducted the actual cost of maintaining the force last year was $4,300. The village board will make a demand on the Long Island Railroad Company to put gates, as promised, for the protection of pedestrians and vehicle passengers, at Henry and Grove streets, and at the same time the company will be requested to improve the Columbus avenue crossing. The third demand of the same company will be that between the tracks be improved at all street crossings in Freeport 50 that they will be made safe for vehicles.

The Long Island Traction Company will be asked to fix its tracks crossing Merrick road and in such other street crossings in the village as need repairing. Trustees Charles Sigmond asked that one and one-half miles of gravel be laid when the road fund is sufficiently large, so that the Freeport roads will continue to bear the reputation they now have of being the best kept on Long Island. The board of assessors was authorized by unanimous vote to have a map prepared showing all the houses and erty in the village. Ernest S. Randall explained that the Underwriters Exchange has such a map that that the village could obtain a duplicate and place it for public gaze, having it filled in from time to time as the properties Increase.

The board discussed the laying of granitoid sidewalks, and will pay one-third the cost where people fulAll their part. COM'R O'KEEFFE AT QUEENS. To Address Civic League and Tell About Improvements Under Way. Commissioner of Bridges Arthur J. O'Keeffe will address the Queens Civic League in the Hook and Ladder House, Queens, Wednesday evening, on transportation and bridge terminals, and will tell of the new plans under way.

Before the meeting the Commissioner and his wife, who will accompany him, will be guests at dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Van Sicklen. Others who will be present will be Mr.

and Mrs. W. Allen Kissam, Mr. and E. E.

Buhler and Mr. and Mrs. L. Finch, jr. EDWIN A.

CLARK'S FUNERAL. Services for Centre Moriches P. M. Very Largely Attended. Centre Moriches, L.

April 8-Not for many years before has there been 80 large an attendance at a funeral here a8 was in evidence at that of Edwin A. Clark, postmaster and druggist here, yesterday afternoon. While the Episcopal ritual was used, the service was held in the Presbyterian Church, as the building is much larger and came nearer to accommodating those wishing to pay their last tribute of respect to their beloved neighbor and friend. The service was conducted by the Rev. Dr.

Clarence Geddes, the Masonic, Odd Fellows and Arcanumites taking a formal part in the obsequies. Mr. Clark leaves a widow, a mother, two brothers. William and Charles, a sister, Mrs. William Brisbin, besides the five children mentioned in The Eagle obituary notice on Saturday.

A delegation of the fraternities with which Mr. Clark was connected will escort the remains to Albany, his parental home, where the interment will be made. WELL- KNOWN HOTEL MAN DEAD James Cartin Was Once Hailed as "Mayor of First Avenue." There died yesterday, at 531 Boulevard, Rockaway Beach, James Cartin, propriethe old Hotel Del Cassion at Hammels Station, Rockaway Beach. He was 47 years old and had lived at Rockaway Beach for the last five years. Previous to that he had been proprietor of the Del Cassion Hotel, at Thirty-fourth street and First avenue, Manhattan, and was well-known as "The First Avenue' or 49424 Jimmy Cartin." Those who knew him in that neighborhood recalled that Cartin was the friend of all the Tammany Hall leaders fifteen years ago.

EAGLES TO PLAY EUCHRE. Nearly 300 prizes have been provided for the euchre to be given next Monday evening in Arion Hall, Rockaway Beach, by Rockaway Aerie, Fraternal Order of ful players will be given prizes. a a a The Eagles. Nonplayers as well as successcommittee of arrangements comprises Richard Grant, George Bennett, Dr. G.

K. W. Schenck, J. Thorogood and S. Frohman.

The small boy of Ridgewood is happy, for the circus is coming to town; also a Wild West show, for arrangements have been made by two big shows to on the last remaining piece of the old Wyckoff farm at Cypress and Myrtle avenues, running back from Myrtle avenue to the tracks of the Lutheran extension at Palmetto street. circus comes on April 22, and the Wild West show will begin the week of April 29. A WOMAN VAGRANT. Lizzie Serio, 30 years old, who sald she had home and no means of support, was no, arrested at the Jamaica station the Long Island Railroad last evening by Patrolman Tillman of the Jamaica precinct and taken later to the police station at Long Island City, where there 1s a matron, charged with vagrancy. FREEPORT'S HARD HITTERS Beat the Mineola High Nine by Score of 19-0 in Preliminary Game.

Freeport, L. April 8-The Freeport High School played a preliminary game, preparatory to the first of the series of games for The Eagle trophy in the Nassau County High School League, lining up against the Mineola High School aggregation Saturday. The Freeporters this year are sluggers, and they lived up to their reputation by scoring nineteen runs on as many hits, while they blanked their opponent. The work of "Bill" Herring, the star for two years in the box, was excellent. He did not have to exert himself.

Soper caught him steadily. Pettit at second for the victors was "alive," and Randall at third for Freeport gave a good account of himself. The losing team did not properly support Willis, the twirler. The Freeport team will play Hempstead in The Eagle trophy series Wednesday, at Hempstead, and on Saturday will travel to Brooklyn to play the strong Adelphi team. The score of Saturday's game was: Freeport H.

S. Mineola H. S. Name. Name.

r.1b.p.o.a.e. Murray, ss. 1 1 0 01 Hallun, 0 1 1 3 0 2 Pettit, 00 1 1 4 0 0 6 1 1b 4 3 10 1 0 McCar'y, 1b 0 2 14 1 00 3 13 1 00 0.0 3 Randall, 3b 2 2 3 1 0 2 8 0 0 Pehl, ss 0 0 1 5 2 2 01 Edwa's, rf. 0 01 1 0 Patter'n, if 0 0 2 0 Ohm, Bedell, 2. 2 3 3 0 1,0 0 0 0 King, Tubbs, 0 1.0 0 0 Total 19 19 27 12 0 Total 4 27 15 0 6 Score by Innings.

2 3 4 5 6.7 Freeport H. 3 03 7 1 0 0 3 2-19 Mineola 0 0 00 0 00000000 0 0 0 0-- 0 Two base hits-Meaney, Herring. Struck out Hering, 13; by Willis, 6. Bases on balls -By -By Willis, by Herring, 6. Hit by pitcher -Ohm, 2.

Umpire -Post. LONG ISLAND OBITUARY. Edward Molloy. After a short illness Edward Molloy died at his home, 15 Forest street, Corona, on Saturday night. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at his home, thence to Our Lady of Sorrows Church.

Interment will be made in Cal- vary Cemetery. Addie D. Fisher. Sayville, L. April 8-Mrs.

Addie D. Fisher, wife of S. A. Fisher, died on Saturday of apoplexy, aged 56 years. Mrs.

Fisher was a native of Brookhaven, but had been a resident of Sayville for about thirty-five years. She is survived by her husband; one son, Edward Hawkins, and an adopted daughter, Gladys Fisher. Funeral services will be held at her late home tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. William A. Jenkins officiating.

Burial will be in the Union Cemetery. George E. Robinson. George E. Robinson, 49 years old, of 27 Cook avenue, Elmhurst, died suddenly on Saturday night at the Brooklyn Rapid Transit depot in Greenpoint, where he was employed as depot master.

Mr. Robinson had been in the employ of that company for thirty-three years, having started when 16. He was a widower and is survived by a brother. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Dr.

McGuffey, rector of St. James Episcopal Church, Elmhurst. Interment will be made in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Sarah A. Corey.

Greenport, L. April 8-Mrs. Sarah A. Corey, widow of William D. Corey, dropped dead in her home in this place on Saturday morning.

Mrs. Corey had been out around the village an hour before she was found dead by Mrs. Augustine Corwin, in whose house she made her home. Coroner De Clarence C. Miles was notifled and found that death due to heart failure.

The deceased was in her seventy-sixth year and is survived by two brothers, Edward B. Harris and Charles S. Harris of this place. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the residence of Edward B. Harris on Main street, the Rev.

Charles A. Barwise, pastor of the Baptist Church, of which the deceased had for many years been active member, officiating. Interment will be in Stirling Cemetery. DANCE HALL NOT WANTED. Flushing Congregational Pastor Makes Another Vigorous Protest.

At all of the services yesterday the Rev. George Drew Egbert, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Flushing, referred to the attempt being made by Willis Booker, a negro, to open a dance hall and hotel on Grove street, Flushing, at all of the services held yesterday. previously told in The Eagle, BookAs erecting a three story building in er is Grove street, near Main, and he intends to open a dance hall and hotel there, he gets the necessary tures from the property owners living 300 feet of the building. Booker within conducted a dance hall and hopreviously in Grove street, it is claimed that tel allowed white and colored men and he women to dance there. "We don't want a hotel and dance hall on Grove said the Rev.

Mr. Egbert, "any more than we do on a fashionable thoroughfare. Many Flushing people are of the opinion that Grove street is the Bowery of the village and that anything will be all right down there. They are mistaken; the children of the poor people living on that street have 8 right to just as much protection as the children of any member of my congregation and I am going to see that they are protected. A church is no good to a community dess it does its share to improve the moral conditions of a village." AUTO RUNS DOWN WOMAN.

Far Rockaway Chauffeur -Victim's Condition Critical. Catherine Reynolds, aged 55, a domestic employed by a wealthy family in Jarvis lane, Far Rockaway, was last night run down and dangerously injured by automobile owned by Frederick Haberman of 1 Reid's lane, Far Rockaway, driven by Peter Bernard, the chauffeur. Dr. Thomas of St. Joseph's Hospital, Far Rockaway, attended the injured woman and found her suffering from concussion of the brain and contusions of the lower limbs.

This morning she was declared to be in a critical condition. The driver of the car which struck her is being held pending the extent of the woman's injuries. MISCELLANEOUS. MORTGAGE LOANS on improved Real Estate in Greater New York will be considered and quickly acted on by LAWYERS TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY CAPITAL $4,000,000 SURPLUS 5,500,000 160 Broadway, New York. 188 Montague Street, Brooklyn, 1354 Broadway, Brooklyn.

875 Fulton Street, Jamaica. FAMOUS HORSEMAN VICTIM OF CANCER James H. McCormick Succumbs to Dread Malady in Berlin. HIS HOME WAS AT PATCHOGUE Leaves Fortune of Over $1,000,000. His Daughter, Mrs.

Dayton Hedges, His Sole Heir. (Special to The Eagle.) Patchogue, L. April 8-News has been received here of the death of James H. McCormick, the celebrated trainer and horseman, who was widely known, both America and Europe. A cablegram was received here yesterday, by Supervisor Dayton Hedges, son-in-law of Mr.

McCormick, announcing his death in Berlin, Germany, at 4:30 o'clock on Saturday morning. Following a remarkable career in Amerin which he amassed a. fortune said ica, 2 to be considerably over $1,000,000, Mr. Mo. 0 first Europe four years Cormick.

had charge of the stables of 2 Baron Oppenheimer of Berlin, Germany, 0 whose horses, under the training of Mr. 0 McCormick, have been the largest winfor the past three years, except the thoroughbreds of the Kaiser's stables. 6 ners Mr. McCormick's home was in Patchogue, and since the death of his wife, 0 in February, 1909, he had lived, when not in Europe, with Mr. and Mrs.

Dayton Hedges of this place, Mrs. Hedges being his only child. A few weeks ago, after spending most of the winter here, he returned to Germany to direct the training of Baron Oppenheimer's horses for the coming season. Cancer Caused Famous Trainer's Death. Shortly arrival there Mr.

McCormick became ill, and in spite of all that German specialists could do, he died very suddenly Saturday morning, of concer. He was 57 years of age. Besides his daughter, Mrs. Hedges, he has one living brother, William McCormick of Bellville, N. J.

It is said that Mr. McCormick's entire fortune will come to Mrs. Hedges. He was a large owner in all of the big race tracks, and a big holder of real estate in Brooklyn. Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island and Patchogue.

It is estimated that hie estate will exceed $1,000,000. He was deeply attached to Mrs. Hedger, who was his only child. The news of his Illness was kept from her, as she has been in delicate health for some time. Yesterday she was considered sufficiently recovered to stand the shock, and the news of her father's death was broken to her.

The remains will be brought to Brooklyn, where the funeral will be held, from one of the Catholic churches, the final arrangements to be made later. Mr. McCormick was born in Bellville, N. on August 25, 1855. He first gained a reputation as a jockey, especially in hurdle racing and steeplechasing, Following this success, he became a trainer, and also an owner of famous horses.

As a Jockey He Rode for Many Famous Horsemen. During his career as a jockey he rode such horsemen as Jerome Park of Saratoga, Thomas Puryear, Louis Stewart, Hugh McCafney, A. D. Brown of Maryland, Dwyer Brothers, James W. Roe and others.

He had among his mounts, Derby and Jinney, and famous horses of that type, until a fall at the Coney Island Jockey Club meet at Prospect Park, in June, 1879, ended his career as a jockey. As a trainer he was with W. A. Engerman, founder of the Brighton Beach Racing Association, and developed such horses as Baton Rouge, Swanonna, Miss Malloy and others. Later he opened A public training stable, and was remarkably successful in the venture, having the horses of such men as August Belmont, William L.

Scott and A. F. Walcott. He acquired several valuable horses of his own, including Autocrat, Firefly, Blosson, Sparkling and Marguerite. Early Blossom won the first two-year old stake of her year, and out of 89 starts she took some part of the stakes 71 times.

Sparkling won 20 times, and Firefly took the honors at a great many races. Among the other horses of note which Mr. McCormick trained was Glenullen, owned by Thomas Hanley. This was the first horse to make a mile record over the Sheepshead Bay course as good as He was also trainer of F. T.

Walton's famous horse. Three Cheers, which won over $50,000, of which Mr. Walton presented Mr. McCormick $5,000. He gold out his stable for $35,000, and went again a8 a private trainer to various well-known horsemen, turning out some of the greatest horses on the American turf.

In 1904 he again established 8 public training stable which he conducted until 1909, when he sold out. He has owned horses that have sold as high as $60,000. In racing circles he was known as 8 very quiet man, and went by the title of "Silent Jim." He never smoked, drank nor gambled. He has met with wonderful success with Baron Oppenheimer in Europe, and last season declined an offer to direct the training at Kaiser Wilhelm's stables. ARMY MUSICIAN A SUICIDE.

Petro Martin Cuts Throat at Fort Totten -Motive Unknown, Petro Martin, 40 years old, a member of the Twelfth Band, United States Army, committed suicide early yesterday morning. by cutting his throat with a razor. Martin has been connected with the army for the past sixteen years and was married. He lived on Avenue Whitestone. Martin left his home about 5 o'clock yesterday morning and went to Fort Totten, Willets Point, where employed.

While at the Martin went to the home of a friend and asked for the of a razor. claiming he wanted to use shave himself. One half hour later was found with 1 his throat cut from ear to ear. Martin's friends are at a 1088 to account for his rash act. He will be buried with military honors tomorrow.

FALL PROVES FATAL. of Dennis Desmond, a laborer, 33 years old, of 128 Seventh street. Long Island died yesterday at St. John's HosCity, delirium tremens. Desmond pital, from fractured ribs, as the realgo had three through the porthole of a suit of A fall boat in Manhattan on March 22, the poo Ambler was notified lice say.

Coroner.