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a a a THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SATURDAY. TUNE 5. 1915.

RECORDS BIRTHS. BOWE-On May 31. 1915, a little baby BOY was born to Mr. and Mrs. PHILIP BOWE.

whom we have named CHARLES FERGUSON BOWE. Mrs. lane and sie, announce daughter, BRANSKY ENGAGEMENTS. ENGAGEMENTS. BRANSKY-BRANSKY.

and Nathan Bransky of kidmore East Ninety st, Canarthe engagement of their LILLIAN, to Mr. HARRY of Baltimore, Md. ANNIVERSARY. HUFFMAN-Mr. and Mrs.

SYLVESTER HUFFMAN (nee Winter) announce the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage, June 4, 1915. DEATHS. DEATHS. Allen, Benjamin F. Muhlebach, Emma Bonell, Adalaide MNehmens, Bowman, Austin Reilly, Ellen Campbell, H.

V. Salzman, Hannah Cuming, Mary K. S. Schmidt, Eva Dollinger, G. H.

Jr. Schwickart, Cora Ford, William F. Shoudy, Caroline T. Grannan, John Smyth, Annie J. C.

Hayward, Sarah Spooner, Mary L. Heineman, Eliza Squire, Capt. A. E. Kiefer, George Stolz, Harriet L.

Lee, James Taylor, Ira Preston Magee, Capt. S. H. Urban. Elizabeth McCord, Anna B.

Winckelmann, Emil McKenna, Dr. M. ALLEN-On June 3, 1915, BENJAMIN F. ALLEN, husband of Jane Shivey and father of Mrs. William A.

Whitelaw and Mrs. Robert L. Jones. Funeral services at his late residence, 760 Elmore place (East Twenty-second st), Flatbush, Saturday evening, at 8:30 o'clock. BONELL-On June 4, 1915, ADALAIDE M.

BONELL, in her 71st year, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Merriam, 475 Washington Funeral private. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. BOWMAN-On Thursday, June 3, 1915, AUSTIN LORD BOWMAN, husband of Nellie Heagen, at his residence, 611 West 156th st, in his 53d year. Funeral services Monday, June 7, 1915, at 10 a.m., at the Church of Our Lady of Hope, 156th st, near Riverside Drive.

CAMPBELL-On Saturday, June 5, 1915, HENRIETTA V. CAMPBELL, wife of Marcus B. Campbell, at her residence, 2640. East Twenty-fifth st, Brooklyn. Notice of funeral hereafter.

CUMING-On Friday, June 4, 1915, MARY K. STEIN, beloved wife of Robert M. Cuming, in her forty-fourth year. Funeral services at her late residence, 7604 Fourth av, Brooklyn, Sunday, June 6, at 4 p.m. Interment private.

DOLLINGER-On June 4, 1915, GEORGE HENRY DOLLINGER aged 10 months 16 days. Funeral Sunday, 2 p.m., from 127 Eldert st, Brooklyn. FORD--On Thursday, June 3, 1915, WILLIAM F. FORD, beloved husband of Jennie Storp. Funeral from his late residence, 385 Degraw st, Sunday, June 6, at 2:30 p.m.

Interment Holy Cross. GRANNAN-On June 3, 1915, JOHN GRANNAN. Funeral from the residence of his niece, Mrs. James McGuinnes, 138 Third st, on Monday, June 7, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to St. Michael's Church, Fourth av and Forty-second st, Brooklyn.

Solemn requiem mass will be celebrated. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. HAYWARD-On Friday morning, June 4, 1915, at her home, 19 South Portland av, Brooklyn, N. SARAH W. HAYWARD, widow of Melville Hayward, and daughter of the late John W.

Pierce, in her 75th year. Funeral services will be held her late home on Sunday morning, at 11 o'clock. Interment private. HEINEMAN-On Friday, June 4, 1915, ELIZA HEINEMAN, widow of Louis Heineman, at the residence of a her daughter, Mrs. O'Rourk, 162 Walcott st.

Funeral, Tuesday, June 8, at 2:30 p.m. KIEFER-On Friday, June 4, 1915, after a brief illness, GEORGE, beloved husband of Elizabeth Kiefer, in his 66th year. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend funeral services at his late residence, 217 Schaefer st, on Sunday evening, June 6, at 8 o'clock. Interment at convenience of family. 379 Sixth av, JAMES LEE.

Funeral LEE June 4, 1915, at his home, Monday at 2:30. Relatives and friends invited. MAGEE-On Friday, June 4, 1915, after a lingering illness, Captain SAMUEL HENRY MAGEE, U. S. R.

C. year. S. Relatives (retired), and in friends seventy berg of Polar Star Lodge, F. and A.

Pie memare invited to attend the funeral services at his late residence, 258 Sixteenth st, Brooklyn, N. on Sunday, June 6, at 4 p.m. Interment at Mellville, L. I. McCORD--Suddenly, at Hempstead, L.

June 4, 1915, ANNA BARNES, wife of Robert W. McCord, of Westbury, L. I. Funeral private. McKENNA-On June 4, 1915, Dr.

MATTHEW J. McKENNA, beloved son of Patrick J. and the late Ellen T. McKenna, at the residence of his uncle, Dr. James J.

Shay, 325 Fiftyseventh st, Brooklyn. Funeral from above address Monday, June 7, at 9:15 a.m.; thence to Church of Our Lady of Angels, Fourth av and Seventyfourth st. Bay Ridge, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered. Interment Holy Cross. MUHLEBACH- Far Rockaway, N.

on Friday, June 4, 1915, EMMA MUHLEBACH, widow of John Muhlebach, in her sixty-first year. Funeral services at her late residence, 375 Broadway, Sunday, June 6, 1:30 p.m. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. NEHMENS--On Friday, June 4, 1915, ELIZABETH (nee Raymond). widow of John P.

Nehmens. Funeral services at her late residence, 700 Union st, Brooklyn, N. on Sunday, June 6, at 5 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. REILLY-On Friday, June 4, 1915.

ELLEN daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Reilly. Funeral from her late residence, 92 Amity st, Monday, June 7. 9:30 a.m. Requiem mass St. Peter's Church, Hicks and Warren sts, 10 a.m.

SALZMAN-HANNAH, widow of Jonas Salzman. Funeral services at residence of her daughter, 359 New York av, Brooklyn, on Sunday, June 6, 1915. Interment Union Fields Cemetery. SCHMIDT-On Thursday, June 3, 1915, at 8:30 a.m., in her 80th year, Mrs. EVA SCHMIDT.

Funeral services at her late residence, 288 Patchen av, Sunday, at 1:30 p.m. SCHWICKART--On Friday, June 4, 1915, CORA beloved wife of Herman Schwickart, in her 57th year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral services at her late residence, 657 Madison st, on Sunday, June 6, at 6 p.m. (Cortlandt, N. papers please copy.) SHOUDY--On Saturday, June 5, 1915, at her home, 200 McDonough st, CAROLINE widow of Joseph A.

Shoudy. Funeral private. Interment at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. (Saratoga papers please copy.) SPOONER--At Middletown, N.

on Saturday, June 5, 1915, MARY L. SPOONER, wife of Henry S. Spooner and daughter of M. P. and H.

S. Whitlock, late of Brooklyn, deceased. Funeral services will be held at 53 Academy av. Middletown, N. on June 7, 1915.

at 4 o'clock p.m. Please do not mend flowers. SUNDAY SCHOOL CITY THIS, GODLEY FINDS Deputy Police Commissioner Back From Trip to Fair and Canal Zone. FEELS FIT AFTER LONG REST. Visit to Eagle Bureau in San Fran.

cisco Like a Breath From Home, He Says. Bronzed, clear-eyed and weighing ten pounds more than when he left Brooklyn six weeks ago, Leon G. Godley, the First Deputy Police Comtnissioner, got back to his desk in the Poplar street headquarters today. When Mr. Godley went away was suffering from the effects of overwork, but when he got back today from a trip to the Canal Zone and the San Francisco Fair, he said he felt fit for any amount of official duty.

"The thing that impressed me 1nost when I was away," said lay the Deputy Commissioner," is that are living in a Sunday School city. People 1 in other large cities that I visited during my absence stand for things that the people of New York and Brooklyn would not tolerate for a minute. Arid the queer thing about it is that out West there is an impression New York is an awful place, and that it is dangerous to walk the streets here day or night. "The first time we got a breath of home was at The Eagle Bureau in San Francisco. Mrs.

Godley got hold of some of the later copies of The Eagle and fairly devoured them, even to the advertisements. We were finely treatthere, too. I wish to thank the local manager for his courtesy to continued Mr. Godley. "The Bureau is a great institution for Brooklynites who are away lice Departments cities he had visMr.

Godley from. asked how the Poited impressed him. "To tell the truth," said he, frankly, "there are some things in San Francisco that ahead of our methods. This was noticeable in the matter of treating the subject of lost and stolen property. In San Francisco they have a card system which is daily scrutinized in connectoin with a daily examination of the pledges at the pawnshops.

Then every piece of jewelry found on persons arrested, no matter for what offense, is scheduled with a minute description. The case and movement number of every watch carried by prisoners is taken, and the of stolen property is looked up to find out if the watch carried by the prisoner has been stolen. The percentage of lost and stolen property found is much greater than in New York. The Deputy Commissioner was impressed with the cheapness of travel in some of the cities he visited, and admired the jitney bus system. Mr.

Godley was anxious to find out what had been happening in the police department since he went away, and he called in his inspectors to talk about conditions. He was grieved to learn of the latest Flatbush murder, and said that while he was in San Francisco he encountered a man on the street who in many respects resembled Joseph Hanel, the murderer of Mrs. Julia Heilner of 217 Albemarle road. The Deputy Commissioner is suffering from a slight cold. 87 WANT STATE SCHOLARSHIP.

Boys and Girls of Brooklyn High Schools Take Examination. Eighty-six students from the high schools in Brooklyn and one from Manhattan gathered this morning in the Brooklyn Training School for Teachers, Park place, near Nostrand avenue, to take the State scholarship examination for entrance to Cornell. There were eighty-three boys and four girls. With the scholarship goes $100 yearly. The following schools were represented: Boys High School, 41: Eastern District, 12; Manual Training, Erasmus, 6: "Bay Ridge, Jamaica, Girls High, Brooklyn Evening High School, St.

Francis Academy, 1: Richmond Hill, Bushwick, Stuyvesant High School (Manhattan), Newtown, 1, and City College, 1. The examination was conducted under the supervision of District Superintendent Campbell, Principal Joseph M. Sheehan, Principal F. A. Crocker and Miss Ruth Stoerger.

BOYS PARADE TODAY. The annual parade of the New York Division of the United Boys Brigades of America, postponed from two weeks ago, will take place today. The assembly will be on Bedford avenue, at Monroe street, o'clock, and the parade will start at 3:30. It will go down Bedford avenue to ern Parkway, and from there to the Prospect Park Arch. It will be reviewed by Park Commissioner Raymond V.

Ingersoll. GIRL PIONEER RALLY TODAY. The Brooklyn Division of the Girl Pioneers of America will have a rally this afternoon on the Nethermead, in Prospect Park. There will be races, dances, exhibitions of Pioneer activity and games under the direction of the Bertha Agnes Doran. The mead will be patroled by a detachment from troops of the Boy Scouts of America.

DEATHS. SMYTH- on Thursday, June 3, 1915, at her residence, 356 Lafayette av, ANNIE JANE CODE, widow of Hamilton Smyth. Services Sunday evening, 8:30 o'clock. Interment Monday morning. SQUIRE--On Friday, June 4, 1915, Captain ABNER E.

SQUIRE. beloved husband of the late Elizabeth A Squire, and father of Dr. Alice A. Squire. Funeral services at his late residence, 345 5th st, Sunday, June 6, at 4 p.m.

Interment private. STOLZ--On Thursday, June 3, 1915, A HARRIET L. STOLZ, widow of Augustine C. Stolz, in her ninetieth year. Funeral services at her late home, 778 Putnam av, on Saturday, June 5, at 8 p.m.

Kindly omit flowers. TAYLOR Suddenly, on June 3, 1915, at his late residence, 59 Lefferts place, IRA PRESTON TAYLOR. Funeral services Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock. Interment private. TAYLOR- -Altair Lodge, No.

601, F. and -Brethren: You are fraternally requested to attend the funeral services of our late brother, IRA PRESTON TAYLOR, to be held at his late residence, 59 Lefferts place, Brooklyn, this Saturday evening, June 5, at 8 o'clock. ALBERT H. SEAVER. Master.

Albert C. Aubrey, Secretary. URBAN--On Wednesday, June 2, 1915, ELIZABETH, widow of Henry A. Urban. in her 68th year.

Services at her late residence, 50 South Oxford st, Saturday, at 8 p.m. on WINCKELMANN-Suddenly, Thursday, ddenly, 3, of 1915, apoplexy, EMIL, the beloved brother of L. W. Winckelmann, aged 67 years. Services at the residence, 180 Berkeley place, Sunday, June 6, at 2 p.m.

IN MEMORIAM. IN MEMORIAM. BOLLINGER--In memory of my beloved wife, MARY M. BOLLINGER, who departed this life June 5, 1911. JOHN J.

BOLLINGER. COURT REDUCES BILL Lops $1,156 From Charge Made by Joralemon St. Damage Appraiser. Justice of the Supreme Court today by $1,156.40 the Benedict, bill submitted by Francis L. Pruyn, an engineer, for his services in appraising the damage to houses and buildings along Joralemon street, caused by the construction of the Joralemon street subway.

Instead of receiving $3,416.40 for examining thirty-four houses, the Temple Bar Building and Packer Institute, buildings, Mr. Pruyn will receive $2,260. Mr. Pruyn's bill was presented to Justice Benedict last April, and Justice Benedict refused to pass upon it then because there was not furnished with it sufficient information to enable the court to act upon it intelligently. The bill was presented later to another justice, who referred it to William Dickey to pass upon, as official referee.

Mr. Dickey recommended that Mr. Pruyn's bill be paid. cannot agree," says Justice Benediet, "that the services, were worth $80 for each of the thirty-four houses. I will tax the bill at $50 a house, $250 for Temple Bar Building and $250 for Packer Institute, total of $2,260, including at three sessions." $80,000 VOTED FOR MILL CREEK CANAL Its Completion Will Aid Transportation for Flatbush and Flatlands.

The Board of Estimate yesterday appropriated $80.000 for the digging of the Mill Creek Canal to a width of 300 feet, and the construction of a basin with a wharfage front on Avenue and 400 feet one the Flatbush avenue extension, which will be connected with the main channel, built two years ago in Jamaica Bay, along the Brooklyn front, from Barren Island north to Mill Creek. The Dock Department will prepare working plans at once for carrying out the undertaking promptly. The completion of the canal will make available for an important and growing section of Brooklyn in Flatbush and Flatlands, the main channel, which has been useless since its completion and will reduce greatly the cost of transportation of building material, coal. ice and anther bulk products to nearly a fourth the population of this borough. It is thought the work will be completed within a year.

The resolution of the Board of Estimate called for a transfer of the $80,000 from that portion of the million dollar appropriation for the purchase of land for basins and terminals made three years ago. POLICE RESCUERS AT FIRE Two Patrolmen Save Aged Couple in Suspicious Store Blaze. Patrolmen Thomas Galligan and Cormack Flannigan of the Bath Beach station today rescued Meyer Brunstein and his wife, an aged couple, from their apartments above the furniture store of Ullian Brothers, 1829 Bath avenue, when fire broke out in the store. Mrs. Brunstein, who has been ill, was carried down first by Galligan, and Flannigan rescued the husband.

The fire, believed by Battalion Chief Eugene J. McKenny to have been of incendiary origin, entailed a loss of $5,000. An investigation will be made by the fire marshal. REALTY MAN TRIES TO DIE J. P.

Kissling of Arverne Worried by Poor Business. After an alleged attempt to commit suicide by taking gas, John P. Kissling, 36 years old, a real estate operator, with offices at 189 Montague street, is a prisoner in the Bushwick Hospital today. He will recover, it is said, and will be arraigned in the Gates avenue court to answer the charge. The cause for Kissling's act is said to be worrying over poor business.

He lives at 242 North Vernam avenue, Arverne, L. where he owns a home. He has a wife and two children, a boy and a girl, both small. Yesterday afternoon Kissling went to the home of his brother-in-law, Joseph Kelly, 243 Jefferson avenue. While the family was out, at about 4:30 o'clock, he went into one of the bedrooms, got into bed and turned on all gas jets in the room.

Members of the family returning later, found him unconscious. Patrolman Thomas Lynch of the Ralph avenue police station was called and an ambulance was summoned from the Bushwick Hospital. Ambulance Surgeon Seidenstein revived Kissling and he was removed, a prisoner, to the hospital. At Arverne it was learned today that Kissling had been active in real estate interests in Somerville Park and other local sections and that he had found business very dull of late. TROLLEY TO REPLACE TRAINS On New Utrecht Ave.

Pending Removal of Tracks. The Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing next Tuesday, June 8, at 12:30 p.m., upon the proposed substitution of trolley cars for train operation on the surface tracks of the New Utrecht Avenue (West End) line of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system, pending the removal of the tracks from the side to the center of the avenue and the regrading and paving of the street. The City of New York and the Nassau Electric Railroad Company, which owns the surface car tracks, have entered into an agreement which now awaits the approval of the Public Service Commission, for the transfer of the tracks, and the company, while the work is going on, plans to omit train operation and substitute trolley cars. THROWS RUNAWAY HORSE. Patrolman Swanson, Sampson of the Force, Twists Animal's Neck.

Patrolman Peter Swanson, known as the strong man of the Classon avenue station, added to his reputation today when he stopped a runaway horse by grasping the animal around the neck and throwing it to the ground. The horse was attached to a delivery wagon and was owned by Fred H. Maas of 216 Greene avenue. SAYS KAISER PRIZE PROMOTES JEALOUSY Dr. Seyfarth Would Offer for United Singers in Saengerbund.

CARL FIQUE FAVORS PLAN Believed That Victory of Arions Will End Individual Singing Society Contests. That the Arion Singing Society of this city will be the last individual singing society to gain temporary possession of the new trophy dedicated to the Northeastern Federation of Singers by the Kaiser, is the opinion of Dr. G. E. Seyfarth, president of the Brooklyn Arion.

Dr. Seyfarth stated to an Eagle representative yesterday that he and his friends were in favor of turning the trophy over to the contests of the United Singers of the various cities represented in the Northeastern Saengerbund. This, he said, would at once put an end to the jealousy and rivalry of the various singing societies that had proved to be detrimental to the Federation as well as to the German-American organization in this country in general. "It is an established fact," Dr. Seyfarth said, "that none of the societies competing the Prize has during the last fifteen relied enKaisers, tirely upon its own singers.

They have obtained the services of professional singers or have hired the best voices of societies that would not participate in the struggle for the trophy. As a consequence, the societies losing out in the competition have harbored bad feelings against the winners for many years. fear that the new victory of the Arion will have exactly this unpleasant result in its wake. "Conditions would at once be altered," he continued, "if the trophy be offered in the singing tests for city organizations the first class. This step would at once eliminate all professional and hired singers from the prize singing and one city would gather all its own singers against the forces of the other city organizations.

As a rule, these city organizations have only small funds and this fact alone would be sufficient to keep paid singers away from the saengerfests. I do not know whether my friends will succeed in bringing about the desired change, but in the interest of fairness and also in the interest of all of the German singing societies in this country, I hope that we will succeed." Dr. Carl Fique, conductor of the United Singers of Brooklyn, is another of the prominent musical directors who is strongly in favor of the plan to have the Kaiser Prize contested for by cities rather than by individual societies. He said it would give a better chance to all the singers, would be more democratic and would perhaps add even greater interest to the contest. "But I would not say that such a course was rendered advisable because of any jealousy engendered among the societies," said Dr.

Fique. "As a matter of fact there much less feeling shown here in Brooklyn about the award than has previously been the case. The whole matter was taken up in a better spirit and there was much true sportsmanship. All the losers congratulated the Arion earnestly and sincerely and I am sure there was no bad feeling. But there has been a movement on foot for some time to have the city federation sing for the prize, and I believe the time is ripe to bring about the change." Other prominent local singers are of the same opinion.

It is said that the city organizations would visit the saengerfests with a greater number of singers than heretofore, and that the music festivals would be twice as successful as today were the silver shield of the German Emperor offered to the United Singers of the various cities. The Philadelphia Junger Maennerchor, for many decades the wealthiest. and strongest singing SOciety of Philadelphia, captured the Kaiser Prize three years ago. The expenses connected with this victory were SO high that the society has fallen back to the ranks of a society of the second class. It has lost its magnificent own home and its members are still paying off debts.

These unwholesome conditions must be altered under all circumstances, a large majority of the singers insist. TO ENLARGE DENTAL PARLORS. Will Remain at 446 Fulton Street, Despite Property Sale. In the announcement of the sale of the building, 446 Fulton street, and its purchase by the Liggett Drug Company, the impression was created that the new owners were to occupy the entire building when they took possession of the property, and that the New York Dental Parlors, tenants of the building, would vacate. The fact is, that the dental concern has secured an extention of its lease of the upper section of the building, with arrangements with the owner for extensive improvements, which will more than double the size of the establishment.

The alterations will include the installation of an elevator on the Fulton street side of the building and a new elevator in the Hoyt street entrance. The main entrance on the thoroughfare will also be enlarged. BIG SUMMER RESORT NUMber -Annual directory and special section containing a mine valuable information for vacationists. IF THE UNITED STATES AND Germany Were at War, What Would Happen? CIVIC PROGRESS IN LONG Island-What the various towns and villages need most. OFFICE BOYS this J.

P. Morgan See how the boys work out the plan. HOME RULE PAST AND PRESent for New York. GREAT NECK POLO CLUB'S season. REAR ADMIRALS BADGER AND Fletcher on the naval war in Europe.

HOW UNITED STATES NOTE TO Germany was written and sent. FIRE COMMISSIONER ADAMson plans to improve his department. YOUNG BROOKLYN WOMAN'S Great Work for Backward Children. SEE The Sunday Eagle JUNE 6 MUNICIPAL CLUB HAS DAY IN QUEENS Luncheon at Chamber of Commerce and Automobile Trip Through Borough. THOMAS MAKES AN ADDRESS.

Tells Brooklynites That Queens Borough Is Fourth in State in Manufactures. With a luncheon at the Queensborough Chamber of Commerce and an automobile trip through Queens Borough this afternoon, the Municipal Club of Brooklyn held its last meeting of the season today. Dinner will be served this evening at Holliswood Hall on Hillside avenue, Hollis. Following the dinner there will be a meeting at proposed limiting the amendment membership to the to 100 will be voted on. The speakers at the dinner will be: Walter I.

Willis. secretary of the Queensborough Chamber of Commerce, on "Comparison of Growth Between Brooklyn and Queens, Past and A. L. Langdon, traffic manager Long Island Railroad, on "The Long Island Railroad and the Connecting Kingsley L. Martin, former bridge commissioner, on "The Traffic Situation in Queensborough," and James A.

Dayton, Commissioner of Public Works, on "Borough Govern- a ment and Its Problems." President C. G. M. Thomas of the Chamber of Commerce delivered an address at the luncheon on "Some Accomplishments of the Chamber of Commerce, in Securing Improvements for the Borough of Queens." He presome day be the greatest of all the dicted that Queens Borough a would boroughs. In part he said: "The Queens of today, if rated as a separate municipality, would stand seventeenth in the value of its manufactured products, as compared with the rest of the country, and fourth in the State of New York, being exceeded only by Manhattan, Brooklyn and Buffalo.

"Our Chamber does not credit for all of its improved conditions, but rather are we a natural outgrowth, and are endeavoring to live up to all of our responsibilities and to foster and he help its continuing growth and to draw attention in every legitimate manner to its natural advantages, its great shore line, its physical rail connection for passengers with every corner of North America; the Connecting Railroad that will supply similar freight connection, and its immediate proximity to the greatest market in the world at busiest center of Manhattan. And who can say but that the moving of business uptown SEa in Manhattan is but to bring the Manhattan merchants, as near as they can come with dignity, to their end of the bridge that leads to our borough? They fully recognize the value of the trade that has developed here, in spite of the discouragements that we as a community have suffered, being required to discount promised transit facilities in ever-growing tax assessments, in order that the other boroughs might be plied with subways and elevated roads. "Our work has been along broad lines-the securing of improvements that would benefit the borough as a whole. The borough has numberless efficient local civic organizations. which are more familiar with the necessities for improvements local to their sections, and who do most effective work in securing betterments for their respective localities.

There are, however, many important improvements that are borough wide in their effect, and they be better secured by an organization like ours and without interfering with the activities the local organizations." CLARKE WINS SUIT Builder Gets Verdict for $150 Against DeKalb Av. Company. A verdict in favor of the plaintiff was handed down last night by Municipal Court Justice Rosenthal in the First District Court, in the suit brought by Thomas A. Clarke, a builder, against the 1175 DeKalb Avenue Company, for $150, which Clarke contends he gave the company October 24 last, to pay interest on a first mortgage. The defendants contended that the money was understood to be a gift and not a loan.

A counter claim for $250, brought against Clarke by the DeKalb Avenue Company was dismissed. Daniel J. Enright, president of the company, testified yesterday that Clarke told him he had used the $250 in the company's interests, by giving it to Chief Inspector M. J. Kennedy of the Building Department, pass motion picture building in DeKalb avenue.

Kennedy testified yesterday that he never received the money, and Clarke denied ver telling Enright of giving Kennedy money. WOMAN TRIES TO KILL HERSELF. Loneliness at 58 Causes Despondency -Not Exepcted to Live. Lonely and tired of living, with no relatives or friends for company, Mrs. Kate Gerlack, 58 years old, of 130 Central avenue, attempted suicide at 6 o'clock this morning, by inhaling gas.

She stuffed up all the openings and crevices in her room, but failed to close a transom, and the escaping gas was noticed by John Mock, who lives in the neighboring apartment. Mr. Mock called Policeman Knapp of the Hamburg avenue station, who stopped the flow of gas, opened the from St. Catherine's Hospital. Dr.

Agnorille took the woman to the hoswindows, and called an ambulance pital. She is not expected to live. Two letters in German were found in her room. One was addressed to an undertaker, giving directions for the disposal of her body, and the other to Mr. Mock, telling she was tired of living, andasking him to take care of her belongings.

AVIATORS FELL 300 FEET. Durry and Touth Are in a Critical Condition. Chicago, June 5-Vincent Durry and Frank Touth, aviators, were in a critical condition today as a result of falling 300 feet while testing a new biplane yesterday. They were buried under the wrecked machine and suffered Internal' injuries, which physicians said probably would prove fatal. Durry was a former pupil of Lincoln Beachey, MEN'S CLUB MEETING.

There will be a debate on Wednesday evening between the the Irving Square Men's Club and Bushwick Avenue Congregational Men's Club. Subject, "Resolved that women's rights are greater than men's rights." Affirmative, William H. Seigman and Carl H. Schmidt of the Irving Square Club: negative, Harrison C. Glove and William J.

Foster of the Bushwick Avenue Congregational Club. Charles H. Ebbets, umpire. WOMEN SECURECONVICTIONS Brooklyn Alliance of Women Clubs in Vigorous Vice Campaign. Through the activity of the Brooklyn Alliance of Women's Clubs, two men were sentenced to one year's imprisonment each yesterday in the Court of Special Sessions, one for keeping a disorderly house at 84 Vesta avenue, and the other for living off its proceeds.

The men were Dominico Difeded and James Nicosia. Last March two girls were arrested from this house and taken to the Adams street court. From that time on the Brooklyn Alliance of Women's Clubs has been interested in the cases of such unfortunate girls, and has been conducting a campaign to bring men who are responsible for the condition of the girls to justice. Miss Amy Wren, a Brooklyn lawyer, men who were sentenced yesterday. conducted the case against a the two Deputy Police Commisisoner Godley also has aided the alliance in getting evidence against the keepers of disorderly houses.

Forty clubs of Brooklyn, among them the most prominent in the city, have combined form this alliance. The officers are: Mrs. Mary J. Annable, chairman; Mrs. Franklin W.

Hooper, honorary chairman; Mrs. R. H. Holloman and Mrs. Frank Perkins, vice chairmen; Miss Susie G.

Harkins and Mrs. L. V. B. Cameron, secretaries, and Mrs.

R. C. Talbot-Perkins, treasurer. CARRANZA IS FRIENDLY Will Probably Reply Favorably to President Wilson. Washington, June 5-Unoffcial advices received here from Vera Cruz saying General Carranza would reply favorably to President Wilson's statement calling upon the heads of the warring factions in Mexico to restore peace in the southern republic, gave renewed hope to Administration officials today of ultimate solution of the problem.

General Carranza is the first one of the heads of the contending factions to be heard from directly concerning the President's warning. Officials have heard indirectly from General Villa through his representatives that he was favorable to the President's proposal. General Carranza's reply, it was said, was being prepared by Jesus Urutia, Constitutionalist Foreign Minister, and would be delivered to John P. Silliman, President Wilson's personal representative in Mexico, probably by Monday. a The reply, the advices said, would be "appreciative, friendly and serene" in tone.

Carranza, it was said, intended to interpret the President's warning as a tacit hint that he was the man best fitted to assume ascendency in Mexico and likely to receive recognition by Washington once the Constitutionalists return to Mexico City. WYNANT ESTATE $232,985. Four Nephews and Three Nieces Share Bulk of Property. Hiram P. Wynant, who died February 27, left an estate of $232,985.34, according to the appraisal filed in the Surrogate's office.

The bulk of the estate is shared by four nephews and three nieces. The Spencer Memorial Church and Greenwood Cemetery receive $2,000 each, and the American Bible Society receives $500. A nephew, Leonard C. Wynant, gets $43,626.47, which represents one-seventh of the residuary estate, and a specific bequest of $10,000. Emma L.

Barron, Alice Golden and Mary Cox, nieces, and Robert, William and Fred Wynant, nephews, each get $30,026.47. The remainder of the estate is shared by sixteen relatives and friends, in sums ranging from $100 to $1,000. RABBI LAUDS LEWISOHN. "Gifts Have Placed City Under Obligation to Him." Rabbi Alexander Lyons, in his sermon today, at the Eighth Avenue praised Adolph Lewishon for his charitable work, especially in refTemple, erence to his gift of the stadium to the College af the City of New York in Manhattan. He compared Mr.

Lewisohn to Abraham, whom he characterized a graduate of religion. "He is a financial prince," said Rabbi Lyons, of Mr. Lewishohn. "Bet ter than that, he is a princely man. Mr.

Lewisohn has put the city and the nation under obligation to him. He has proclaimed himself, not intentionally, but by the implication of his conduct, a graduate of religion, with high honor." N. Y. U. REUNION TODAY.

Commencement Week Begins; Baccalaureate Service Tomorrow. Commencement week at New York University started today. More than 300 graduates from the colleges on University Heights gathered in reunion. Luncheon was served at 1 o'clock this afternoon in the gymnasium. Chancellor Brown delivered a brief address.

Following the luncheon there short business meeting, and then came the grotesque dancing on the campus, the various classes in gay bizarre costumes lockstepped in a long parade. The baccalaureate service will be conducted tomorrow afternoon, begin4 o'clock, in the auditorium library (Hall of Fame). Candidates for degrees will assemble there in their caps and gowns. SERENO S. PRATT BETTER.

Chamber of Commerce Secretary Recovering After Operation. Sereno S. Pratt of 781 Carroll street, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and well-known as a financial expert, is recovering rapidly from an operation performed on him at the Prospect Heights Hospital on Wednesday. He was operated on for gallstones. Mr.

Pratt was taken ill two weeks ago. He remained at his home for ten days and then went to the hospital on the advice of his physician, Dr. Edwin Chapin. DUCHESS DURAZZO RETICENT. Beyond "legal reasons," no statement was forthcoming today from representatives of the Duchess Arturo de Majo Durazzo, formerly Miss Elizabeth Frances Hanan, for filing notice yesterday in the Supreme Court in White Plains, the discontinuance of the action for the annulment of marriage, which was begun last October.

It was stated, however, that the Duke Durazzo and the duchess are separated still. The cause for the action first given in the complaint was that the duke was a fugitive from justice, charged with the theft of $600 from a Parisian hotel proprietor. TENNIS FINAL REACHED. Harold Brockman of Richmond Hill High School and Harold Cohan of Morris High School reached the final round of the Greater New York individual scholastic championship tennis tournament on the Brighton courts this morning, and the pair will meet for the title late this afternoon. In the semi-final round Brockman defeated Letson of De Witt Clinton by 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, while Cohan disposed of Gillespie of Stuyvesant, 6--2, 6--4.

JUSTICE ROSENTHAL MAY NOT RUN AGAIN Will Issue Statement Monday on Municipal Court Contest in East New York. POWER FORCES ARE ACTIVE. Claim Support in Twenty-second Assembly District for Wasserman's Candidacy. Reports from the New York section today indicated strong, possiBast, bility that Justice Alexander Rosenthal of the Seventh District Municipal Court, whose term expires this year, would not be a candidate for re-election. At the same time, the forces James M.

Power, Democratic leader of the Twenty-third Assembly District, claim to have succeeded in gaining enough support in the Twenty-second Assembly District to insure the nomination of Power's candidate, Frank Wasserman. Justice Rosenthal today declined to either confirm or deny the report that he would not run again. He is supported stanchly by James P. Sinnott, the Democratic leader of the Twentysecond Assembly District, who wants him to remain in the race. Justice Rosenthal, however, declares he is undecided about the matter.

He said he would make a formal statement on Monday. Whether Justice Rosenthal is a candidate for the nomination at the primaries or not, W. Frank Harrington, who is supported by the anti-Sinnott forces, expects to be in the race for the nomination. The movement against Justice Rosenthal began with the activity of William Power, the brother of James M. Power, of the Twenty-third, in the Twenty-second District.

William Power moved over to Sunnyside avenue, which is in the Twenty-second District, from his brother's district, six months ago. When he ran for delegate to the Constitutional Convention, last year, although he was not elected, he was able to run ahead of the other candidates on his ticket. This is claimed to be proof that he and his brother will be able to secure the nomination of Wasserman. LUCKY ESCAPE FROM FIRE. Aldock Family Was Sleeping When Blaze Was Discovered.

Glen Cove, L. June 5-Fire early yesterday morning destroyed the restdence of the Aldock family at Glen Cove Landing, causing a loss of about $1,500. The fire was discovered around 2 o'clock by a neighbor who was along the street. Mrs. Aldock passing, family of three children were asleep in the house and, realizing their danger, the man who saw the blaze aroused them by banging on the door.

The blaze had gained so much headway by the time the local firemen were sent for that the house could not be saved. Warm Weather COMFORT Daily use of Glenn's Sulphur Soap (30 per cent pure sulphur) keeps the skin cool, and the complexion clear; removes redness and prickly heat. Be sure to ask druggists for and obtain Glenn's Sulphur SoaP Hill's Hair Whisker Dye, black or brown, 50c, MILLIONAIRE INN 3043 EMMONS AV. SHEEPSHEAD BAY Opens Today RESTAURANT A LA CARTE LOST AND FOUND. LOST, COLLIE DOG, vicinity Smith and Schermerhorn sts, Friday evening; reward; no questions.

185 Schermerhorn st. LOST-Lady's gold WATCH and CHAIN, In Prospect place, between Carlton and Vanderbilt avs; reward. 443 Atlantic av, BUSCK. LOST--On Friday afternoon in section bounded by Portland, DeKalb, Clinton and Greene avs, a gold linked topaz BRACELET; reward if returned to 28 South Oxford st. LOST--Blue feather BOA from automobile on Friday morning at Sheepshead Bay or on Ocean av; liberal reward.

Please notify 918 Dover st, Manhattan Beach. PROPOSALS FOR BIDS AND ESTIMATES FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. The person or persons making a bid or estimate for any service, work, material or supplies for The City of New York, or for any of its departments, bureaus or offices.

shall furnish same in a sealed envelope, indorsed with the title of the supplies, material, work or service for which the bid or estimate 18 made, with his or their name or names and the date of presentation to the president, or board, or to the head of the department at his or its office, on or before the date and hour named in the advertisement for the same, at which time and place the estimate received will be publicly opened by the president of the board or head of said department and read, and the award of the contract made according to law as soon thereafter as practicable. Each bid or estimate shall contain the name and place of residence" the person making the same, the names of all persons interested with him interested therein; if no other person be so also that it it is shall made distinctly without state that fact; any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same without purpose, collusion and is in all respects fair and or fraud, and that no member of the Board of Aldermen, head of a or department, chief of a bureau, deputy thereof clerk therein, or other officer of The City of New York, is, shall be or become interested directly or indirectly, as contracting otherwise party, partner, stockholder, surety or contract in in or In the performance of the or the suppites, work or portion business of the to profits which It relates, in any thereot. The bid or estimate must be verlfled by the oath, in writing, of the the party or parties making stated the are estimate in all that respects true. several matters No bid or estimate will be considered unless as a condition precedent to the recepor consideration of any proposal, it be accompanied State by a national certifled banks of check The upon one of the or City of New York, drawn to the order of the Comptroller, or money or corporate stock or certificates of indebtedness of any nature issued by The City of New York, which the Comptroller shall approve as of equal value with the security required in the advertisement, to the amount of not less than three nor more than five per centum of the amount of the bond required, as provided in Section 420 of the Greater York Charter. The amount shall be specifled in the proposals for instructions to bidders, and shall not be in excess of 5 per cent.

The certified check or money should not be inclosed in the envelope containing the bid or estimate, but should be either inclosed in a separate envelope addressed to the headdepartment, president, or board, or submitted personally estimate. upon the presentation of the bid or For particulars as to the quantity or qualIty of the supplies or the nature and extent of the work, reference must be made to the specifications, schedules, plans, on file in the said office of the president, board or department. No bid shall be accepted from or contract awarded to any person who is in arrears to The City of New York. upon debt or tract, or who is a defaulter as surety 01 otherwise upon any obligation to the city. The contracts must be bid for separately.

The right is reserved in each case to reall bids or estimates if it is deemed to be ject the interest of the city 80 to do. for Bidders will write out the amount of their bids or estimates in addition to inserting the same Bidders are requested to make their bids in figures. or estimates upon the blank forms prepared and with the proper by envelope in which to infurnished the city, a copy of which, close the bid. together with copy of con- the tract including the sepcifications in forms approved by the Corporation Counsel, therefor at can the office of the department for which the be obtained by application work is to be done. Plans and drawings construction work will also be seen there..