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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SATURDAY. 'AUGUST 17. 1907.

AND DEATHS DIED. Acker, Eben jr. Morsch, Carl. Bissell, Edna PameliaMurray, Louise Conlon, Elizabeth O'Donnell, Helen. Gildersleeve, John Wrendergast, Dr.

P. Griffith, Ringletta Slater, Maud Law. John K. Webb, Kate Maher, Dennis. Williamson, Jennie.

Meade, Sylvester. Zietlow, Mathilde. ACKER-On August 16, 1907, EBEN E. ACKER, Services at 2:30 Sunday, August 184 Clinton st. Interment Cypress Hills Cemetery.

BISSELL- Thursday. August 15, 1907, at 11 P.M., EDNA PAMELIA BISSELL. beloved sister of Mrs. Celia Waldron and aunt of Edna P. and Celia A.

Waldron. Funeral private, Saturday, August 17, 1907, at 2:45 P.M., from her late residence, 857 Union st. Further services and interment at Milford, N. August 18. CONLON-Suddenly, on August 17, 1907, at her residence.

ELIZABETH J. FARRELL. wife of Richard J. Conlon. Funeral from her late residence, 524 Vanderbilt av, at 2 P.M.

Interment Holy Cross. 17-2 GILDERSLEEVE-On Wednesday, AugMist. 14, 1907, at his residence, Flatbush, JOHN W. GILDERSLEEVE, in the 78th of his age. Funeral services Saturday evening, August 17, at 349.

East Brooklyn, at 8 o'clock. Relatives and a friends, also members of Joppa Lodge No. 201, F. and A. Brooklyn Masonic Veterans and Iolanthe No.

318, Royal Arcanum, are respectfully invited. Interment at convenof family. 15-3 GRIFFITH-On the 16th RINGLETTA GRIFFITH. Services at her late residence, 205 da Jamaica av, Brooklyn, Sunday evening o'clock. JOHN K.

LAW. at- his residence, 381 LAW--Suddenly, on August 16, 1907, Seventh st. Funeral notice in Sunday's paper. MAHER-At No. 349 Degraw street, DENNIS MAHER, beloved husband of Mary Maher (nee Ward), member of the 49th Precinct.

Police. Relatives and friends are invited attend the funeral on Monday, August 19, at 2 P. M. MEADE-On August 15. 1907, SYLVESTER MEADE, age 12.

Funeral from residence, 685 President st, Sunday, August 18, at 2:30 P.M. MORSCH-In this city, on Friday, August 16, D.V., CARL MORSCH, beloved husband of Augusta Schramm. Relatives and friends and members of the choir of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church are invited attend the funeral services at his late residence. 762 McDonough st, on Sunday, 18, at 2 P.

M. Interment at Lutheran Cemetery. MURRA Saybrook, after a lingering illness, on Thursday, August 15, LOUISE TALMAN MURRAY. daughter of the late Lindley and Fanny Russell Murray. Funeral services at the First Presbyterian Church, Henry street, near Clark street.

Sunday afternoon, August 18, at 3 o'clock. Interment private. O'DONNELL-On Friday, August 16. HELEN O'DONNELL, beloved daughter of Roger J. and Alice A.

O'Donnell (nee Maxwell), aged 3 years, and 2 months. Funeral Sunday from her parents' residence, 136 Rutledge st, at 2:30 P.M. Cork, Ireland. Dr. PRENDERGAST, of 340 Clinton st, on August 16, 1907, after a short illness.

SLATER--Entered into rest on Friday, August 16, 1907, at her residence, 361 Carlton av, MAUD CHAPELLE SLATER, daughter of. William H. Slater and Emily Slater. Funeral services Sunday, August 18, at 2 P. M.

Interment private. On Thursday, August 15, 1907, KATE WEBB. daughter of the late WillWEBB. dam and Mary Ann Webb. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at her late residence.

390 Myrtle AV, Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock. WILLIAMSON-On August 15, 1907. JENNIE, daughter of the late James and (Nancy Williamson. Relatives and friends, also members of Amaranth Lodge, K. and L.

of No. 884, are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, 142 Duffield st, on Sunday, August 18, at 2:30 P.M. ZIETLOW-Mrs. MATHILDE ZIETLOW. 1017 av, at Matamoras, after a brief illness, on Wednesday, August 14.

Funeral services Sunday at 2 P.M., at Cher late residence. IN MEMORIAM. CORWIN-In loving memory of ABEL G. CORWIN, a dearly beloved husband and father, who departed this life August 17, 1905. RUHLMAN-In sad and loving memory of a beloved husband and father, EDWARD A.

RUHLMAN, who died August 17, 1904. Gone but not forgotten. NEW DEPARTURE FOR DEVERY. Ex-Chief of New York's Police to Become a Far Rockaway Real Estate Agent. William S.

Devery, the "best chief of police New York City ever had." according to ex-Mayor Van Wyck, will shortly hang out his shingle at Far Rockaway and become a full fledged real estate agent. Some yetrs ago the Long Island Railroad Company asked the real estate agents, who had their offces on property belonging to the company and adjoining the railroad station at that place, to seek new quarters, with the result that they moved their office buildings over across the street. The former police official purchased the property. which fronts the railroad plaza, at foreclosure sale and last spring raised the rents of the real estate agents to such a high figure that it practically forced them to move off when their leases expired. Now Devery is fixing up the office in fine style and everything "appertainin' to and touchin' on" real estate matters in Far Rockaway will be dealt in by the big ex-chief.

AGAINST ARMY PROSELYTING. General Duvall Issues Amendment to Regulations for Recruiting. Washington. August 17-In order to prevent proselyting for recruits for particular organizations in the army, Brigadier General Wm. P.

Duvall, acting Chief of Staff, has issued an amendment to army regulations on this subject which reads as follows: "Correspondence between the officers or enlisted men of the general recruiting service and other officers or enlisted men of the army, with a view to furnishing or of obtaining recruits for particular organizations, either by the acceptance of applicants at general recruiting stations or by the assignment of recruits for recruit depots or depot posts, is prohibited." Serious objection is entertained by the officers of the general staff to the practice which this order is intended to stop because of the fact that promises made by officers could not always be fulfilled, and the consequent disappointment engendered a feeling of dissatisfaction inimical to the best interests of the service. CAPTAIN KILLED ON SHIP. Fell Down Companionway and Died Three Days Later. Three deaths during the voyage of the British steamer Strathord on the voyage drom New Caledonia to New York, were reported on the arrival of the steamer 10-day. Captain L.

E. Mudie fell down the companionway stairs the day after the steamer sailed from Montevideo, and Vied three days later from his injuries. His body was buried at sea. The other deaths were among Chinese seamen. ARMED VIGIL OF PRIEST HOUNDED BY BLACK HAND Midnight Was Hour Set for the Murder of Father Sorrentino.

CHURCH TO BE BLOWN UP, TOO But Neither Undertaking Was Attempted--Close Watch Kept on Italian Colony. The rectory and the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, at 22 Powell street, were closely guarded by policemen in hiding last night, while the pastor, Father Vincent Sorrentino, with his father, his brother John, a fellow priest, Father Fisca, and special policeman Garratian, all armed, awaited the visit of the "Knights of the Black Hand." The writers of the threatening letters failed to put in an appearance as they had promised. The policemen, however. Father Vincent Sorrentino, Pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Loretto. did not relax their vigilance.

The church was kept under strict surveillance until this morning. It was not believed that the authors of the epistles would put in an appearance in view of the precautions that have been taken since Tuesday, but Acting Captaju Glynn of the Brownsville precinct detailed several men to do duty at the Powell street address. Father Sorrentino was absolutely calm. With his revolver he was prepared to give any unwelcome visitors a warm reception. After the hours went by and nothing unusual occurred, he and his friends gave up their vigil.

Several circumstances have occurred which only came to light after the pastor appealed to his congregation last Thursday to divulge to the police any knowledge that would lead to the arrest of those responsible for the threats. Yesterday one of his parishioners informed him of the actions of several men near the House of the Good Shepherd last Tuesday. The first letter the priest received warned him that harm would befall him, did he not leave $300 under a stone near a telegraph pole. According to the story told the pastor, on the day the money was to be left, Tuesday, six Italians, three on each side of Pacific street, lingered in the neighborhood of the poles. A seventh man, dressed in a laborer's overalls and dirty coat was being urged by the others to examine under the stones.

A description of the men was furnished to Father Sorrentino, who has turned the facts over to the police. Early yesterday morning the pastor had to visit Williamsburg, and was detained longer than expected. When he was not on time for his usual mass, his parishioners became alarmed. They feared that he had fallen into the hands of the Black Handers. They were about to go in search of him when he arrived.

He smilingly reassured them, and they went back to their devotions. The feast of Saint Rocco, was celebrated yesterday in the Italian colony. the morning, afternoon and evening parades stopped at the church for mass, vespers and benediction. It was feared by many that the Black Hand agents might select such 2 time to carry out their threat to dynamite the police carefully scanned the of every person that entered the church on any of these occasions. Italians who know every one in the colony also stood by to see that no suspicious strangers gained an entrance.

HOUNDED BY ITALIANS. Mrs. Lods of Ozone Park, Threatened and Insulted, Plans to Sell and Move Away. Mrs. Theodore Lods, who has lived for the past fifteen or twenty years in the vicinity of Lawn and Belmont avenues, Ozone Park, is preparing to sell and move away because of threats and insults from Italians of the immediate neighborhood.

She is the first person not an Italian, SO far as known, who has been threatened. She and her husband, who has been employed as an expert turner at the factory in Woodbaven for the agateware past thirty-six years, are an industrious and peaceable couple. Thursday night a policeman of the Eighty-third precinct heard of ber complaint and visited her. Two policemen went down again yesterday morning and, a result of their warnings to the Italas ians, the vicinity is quiet again and no Italians are seen. The Italians who have made the trouble live near Mrs.

Lods. One of the forwho, Mrs. Lods alleges, threateigners, ened to kill her, has disappeared. Deteclooking for him. An Italian tives are of the place also threatened her woman this week, and a number of the colony have been insulting her during the past two weeks and making her life miserable.

Mrs. Lods told Eagle reporter of some past happenings not before made public. She told how threats had been made against an Italian family on Ocean just in the rear of her house, avenue, and $200 asked for. It was said yesterday that some of the "Black Hand" gang were Manhattanites, who had been brought to the vicinity. It was also declared by several persons independently that Louis Beretta, former proprietor of the Ocean avenue saloon, had received a "Black Hand" letter just before his departure.

The Italians all over the WoodhavenOzone Park section quieter than they have bene for some time. They longer seen in groups, except, perhaps, In the native saloons. JAMES PISAN MISSING. The police of the Flatbush Precinct were yesterday asked to discover the whereabouts of James Pisan, twenty years old, of 450 Lincorn road, Flatbush. The young man on August 6 started to visit riends in Astoria and nothing has since been learned about him.

Imitations Pay the Dealer a Larger profit; otherwise you would never be offered a substitute when you ask for an advertised article. -Adv. LEAGUE EXCURSION OFF ON THIRTY- DAY TOUR Start Made From Grand Central Depot Promptly on Schedule Time. SURPRISED RAILROAD MEN. Trip Is an Extended One, Taking In San Francisco and Other Far Western Points.

Just as the hands of the big clock in the Grand Central Station crept around to 8:45 this morning, a well dressed man, followed by a negro porter burdened with several grips and satchels, walked leisurely through the gate of track No. 14. When he was well aboard the train the guard leisurely rolled the gate shut and the train, which was a special, made up of seven cars, pulled slowly out of the depot. The gatemen watched the train pull out, looked at the big station clock and then consulted their own pocket timepieces. It seemed incredulous.

"Did you ever see the likes o' that?" asked one gateman of another. The train that had just pulled out was the special with seventy-five well-known Brooklynites aboard. They were members of the Brooklyn League and their wives and families, and made up the autumn excursion of the League. The oddest feature of the "getaway" was what puzzled the station employes. It was the first excursion of the kind that has started on schedule time from the Grand Central station this season.

Long before the hour of departure most of the excursionists were comfortably ensconced in their sumptuous quarters on the train, all the baggage had been carefully stowed away in the baggage car, and the last box of bonbons had been handed through the window to the fair tourist, who smiled acknowledgment to the friend who had come to see her off. There was lacking the usual excitement incidental to the departure of a thirtyday excursion. Even John B. Creighton, the hustling young secretary of the League, who is forever on the go, 'stood calmly at the entrance of the track and bid "Good morning" to the members of the party as they hove in sight in twos and threes and by the half dozen, told them the location of their quarters and checked them off in his little book. At 8:40 o'clock he went through the train, saw that only three persons had not yet arrived and returned to the gate.

In two minutes more only one had not been heard from and one minute before starting time the missing man as strolled letsurely through the gate, recorded above. The women folks in the party were gathered on the platform of the observation car Jarilla, and the men folks poked their heads out of the windows, while everybody waved "goodby" in response to the greetings of the hundred or more people who had come to see their friends, relatives and members of their families off. Thus was begun the 8,675 mile excursion of the Brooklyn League. The trip, which lasts thirty days, and includes visits to Chicago, where the first stop will be made, to-morrow morning, to many points in the great Northwest, to the Rocky Mountain region and the Pacific Coast. Many large cities will be inspected and the various committees of the League will make studies of the police, fire departments, street cleaning, water supply, lighting, drainage, parks, playgrounds, street railway systems, public buildings, and the municipal governments.

When the excursionists return to Brooklyn, David F. Butcher will make 9 report what he has learned of municipal administration; with him on that committee are William J. Studwell and A. M. Bates.

John B. Creighton is chairman of the lighting and water supply committee, which includes also M. J. Bradley and John J. Eagan.

Peter Burden will report on playgrounds and parks, with the help of Phillip H. Leiffert and John H. Perry. Professor William W. Share, Edward J.

Connelly and Louis J. Schiller compose the committee on transportation. The public buildings committee is made up of M. A. Cuming, E.

H. Wilson and W. V. B. Bennett.

Dr. J. D. Rushmore, J. W.

Greenwood and David I. McMeekan are the committee on sanitation and public health. In many cities of the West receptions have been arranged for the leaguers and addresses of welcome will bemade. At Spokane, on August 26, James Judge will respond in behalf of the league. David F.

Butcher will express appreciation at Portland on August, 28; at San Francisco on August 30 Michael Furst will tell the officials of that city how glad the leaguers are to be there; and George A. Price will address felicitous remarks to the officials of Los Angeles on September 3. V. V. Beard, special excursion agent of the New York Central; E.

D. Mesick of the Pullman Company and Passenger Agent Burger of the Chicago, Burlington Quincy routes will personally supervise the schedule of the train at various points. In the observation and compartment car. Jarilla, Mrs. David F.

Butcher, Mrs Sophia H. Provost and Miss Helen E. Butcher. occupy compartment David F. and Fred H.

Butcher, compartment Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Kornder, compartment Mrs.

T. Firth, and Miss Mildred Firth, compartment Mr. and Mrs. Louise P. Miller, compartment Mr.

and Mrs. A. M. Doll. compartment W.

G. Reynolds and William W. Share, compartment G. In the compartment and drawing room car, Finalena, Mr. and Mrs.

Peter Burden occupy compartment Mrs. George W. Randall and Miss Mattie Burden, compartment Mr. and Mrs. John B.

Creighton, compartment Dr. J. D. and Remsen Rushmore, compartment the Misses Elsie M. and Henrietta D.

Rushmore, compartment Mr. and Mrs. W. V. S.

Bennett, compartment Mrs. John Champlin, compartment Mr. and Mrs. Voorhees, compartment Mr. and Mrs.

Louis J. Schiller, compartment I. In compartment drawing room car Paluro, Colonel Mrs. George A. and" Price occupy compartment Michael Furst and E.

H. Wilson, compartment M. J. Bradley, J. H.

Perry, compartment Edward J. Connolly and James P. Judge, compartment Mr. and Mrs. M.

A. Cuming, compartment Mr. and Mre. M. A.

Bates, compartment John J. Eagan and J. W. Greenwood, compartment V. V.

Beard and E. D. Mesick. compartment Mr. and Mrs.

Stephen J. Egan, Master Egan and Miss Egan, compartment I. In the compartment car Kentucky, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Fink and Master Fink occupy compartment Philip H.

Leifert, compartment Bi Miss Margaret Van Wyck and Miss S. Edith Wilkinson, compartment Miss Grace Horton and Mrs. E. M. Follett, compartment Mr.

and Mrs. E. S. Pearson, compartment Miss Eliza Findlay and Miss Bertha L. de Victoria.

compartment Mr. and Mrs. Victor Preisler, compartment Mr. and Mrs. C.

A. Matthies, compartment Miss E. M. Matthies and Mrs. A.

F. Kellogg, compartment W. J. Studwell, D. L.

McMeekan, compartment OFFICER'S BAD BREAK. Arrested a Deputy Sheriff on Charge of Carrying Concealed Weapons. John Cappola, a deputy sheriff living 123 Brown avenue, Jamaica, was arrested Officer Morris Cohen, of the Seventy-eighth precinct, on August 3, charged with carrying concealed weapons. He was held for examination yesterday morning and when the case was called, the policeman was surprised to learn that the man he had arrested was A real deputy sheriff. Cappola showed the court his shield and certificate, and was thereupon discharged by Magistrate Smith.

CITY IS SELLING BONOS AND GETS PAR FOR THEM McCooey Doesn't Think the Cut Rates on Small Lots Affect Market. $1,000,000 IN THREE DAYS. Jocular Letter to Mr. Coler on Offer to Take Salary in Bonds--Payments Go On. Since Thursday, Deputy Controller John J.

McCooey has received subscriptions for bonds which aggregate over a million dollars. These subscriptions were made in cash, and from the present outlook and judging from the manner in which these subscriptions are pouring in at the Finance. Department, Mr. McCooey the hopes last to double or triple the record of two days. All the subscribers offered to take the bonds at par.

Mr. McCooey points out that this is another refutation of the report that the selling of bonds below par in Wall Street has injured the credit of the city with prospective investors. As soon as the financial market assumes a more healthy tone the deputy controller predicts that there will be a premium on the price of city bonds. Among the first things which Mr. McCooey did when he reached the Finance Department this morping was to issue orders to Chief Bookkeeper Frank Smith to pay all bills affecting contracts under the jurisdiction of the Board of Education.

Mr. McCooey reiterated his denial of yesterday that the contractors' bills incurred by the Board of Education were being held up. His object in issuing the order to the chief bookeeper, Mr. McCooey said, was to facilitate the payment of these bills with as much expedition as possible. Mr.

McCooey said that with another $1,000,000 city would be in a position to liquidate all outstanding claims. He said that he expected to raise this sum in cash by the sale of bonds within the next fe wdays. He pointed out that it was a complete refutation of the impression that the city was on the verge of a financial crisis. The Finance Department will welcome the efforts of President Coler to relieve the stringency in the city's money market. Mr.

Coler in a public letter expressed a desire to take his salary the month of August in city bonds. the Sir. McCooey points out to Mr. Coler way In which the city can take advantage of his offer in the following letter: In reply to President Coler's communication, Acting Comptroller McCooey forwarded the following communication: "Hon. Bird S.

Coler, President of the Borough of Brooklyn: "Sir: Replying to your communication of the 16th relative to payment of your salary warrant for month of the August, nave to inform you that your suggestion that the same be paid in city bouds cannot be complied with, for the reason that salary warrants are chargeable to the Appropriation Account and not to the Bond Account. I assumed that your experience as Comptroller for four years would have enabled you to be in possession of this information. "I would suggest, however, that upon the receipt of your salary warrant, you tender the same to this office, when we will immediately take steps to give you the equivalent in New York City bonds. "Very truly yours, (Signed) "JOHN H. McCOOEY, "Acting Comptroller." Mr.

McCooey has not yet heard from Comptroller Metz, but he expects a communication some time next week. Mr. Metz announced before his departure for Europe that in case the city failed to sell the bonds at the public sale last Monday, he would try and dispose of some to foreign investors. Mr. Metz was acquainted with the fizzle of last Monday by cable.

Mr. Coler gave out to-day the following statement on the bond question: To-day it is possible to buy a $1,000 bond at 97; cut them up into $10 bonds at a cost of $40 to the city and sell them at $9.90 each, breaking the Controller's price 1 per cent. and making 2 per cent. for the scalper, at the expense of 1 per cent. to the city.

It would take all the time of the Mayor, the Controller and City Clerk to sign the securities, working night and day. My own idea of the situation would be to issue a 5-20 or a 2-20 bond at such rate as they could be disposed of at par, and at the end of the short term, if the market was better, refund them. By 5-20 I mean a bond that could be paid after five years, but which could run for twenty if the city so desired. This was what was done by the federal government during and after the war. DOCTOR SHOOTS AT BURGLAR.

Three Shots Were Fired at Fugitive, Who Left Behind Him a Parcel of Silverware. Dr. J. B. Cooke of 240 West One Hundred and Thirty -eighth street, Manhattan, had a most interesting encounter with a burglar in his home this morning.

From his offices at 616 Madison avenue, Dr. Cooke went home last night about 11:30 o'clock. His wife and children are in the country, but during their absence he has living in the house with him, Desides the servants, a cousin and his wite, his trained nurse and her mother. Dr. Cooke sleeps on the floor above the parlor, in the front of the house.

Before retiring Dr. Cooke sat down to read and smoke, and presently thought he heard a grating sound from downstairs. He lis. tened, but the noise ceasel and he returned to his reading. Within an hour he went to bed and was aroused by the sound of some one moving about in the diningroom.

Leaping out of bed, Dr. Cooke got his revolver and tiptoed to the head of the staircase leading up from the parlor and waited there, revolver in hand. Across the hall, in the light thrown in by th street lamps, flitted a shadow and then the figure of a man slinked up the stairs. Waiting until the fellow got half way up the stairs, Dr. Cooke fired.

His man tumbled, scrambling to his feet at the bottom of the stairs. Taking the steps three at a time, Dr. Cooke gave chase; the burglar turned the corner and leaped down the other flight of stairs to the kitchen, but not quickly enough to get out of range, and another bullet sped after him. Then, as he was getting out the basement door, another bullet from the doctors' gun sped by him and buried itself in the wall. He got away.

The burglar had tied up in a parcel several hundred dollars worth of silver, but then made the mistake of going upstairs after better game. INDEX To Classified Advertisements in Today's Eagle. Classifcation Classifcation Page, 4 In 14 Auction Lost 14 23 6 Mhtn. 4 Business Op't'nitles Ocean 7 Business 7 14 Constwire Death Reliatous 3 Real Estate Loans. Situations 6 12-13 Special .14 6 Furnished Horses Carriages.

Help To 6-7 Hotels O'KEEFFE ACTS PROMPTLY IN CHARGE OF GRAFTING Sets on Foot Immedlate Investlgation and Summonses Police Captains. POLICEMAN SENT TO COURT. Two Patrolmen Are Alleged to Have "Shaken Down" Greek Pushcart Men Yesterday. Acting Police Commissioner O'Keeffe this morning, over the telephone, summoned Police Captains Hodgins of the Macdougal street station and Miles O'Reilly of the Mercer street station, together with Desk Lieutenant Noble of the Mercer street station, to appear at Police Headquarters "forthwith" for the purpose of "an immediate investigation" into the charges that patrolmen attached to one or the other of the two precincts named had been "grafting." It was reported that a number of Greek peddlers were "shaken down" yesterday afternoon, and after an investigation by the two captains the suspected policemen were again put out on post. The Acting Commissioner said this investigation would be immediate, and his findings announced at once.

Inspector Russell, in command of the Second Inspection District, ordered Patrolman John Shea of the Mercer street station, placed under arrest in connection with the investigation, and that he be taken to the Jefferson Market police court for arraignment. An Italian interpreter and several other citizens went to the Macdougal street station yesterday afternoon and told Captain Hodgins and Lieutenant Barry that two policemen were trying to collect graft from pushcart men in West Houston street. Captain Hodgins sent Sergeant Kenny Policeman H'Lavac to investigate, and they returned with four Greeks and two men who said they were policemen of the Mercer street station. Captain Hodgins sent for Captain Miles O'Reilly of Mercer street, who turned up with a patrol wagon. After hearing the stories of the Greeks he took the six men to the Mercer street station.

When these facts were learned last night an effort was made by the police to withhold all information about the licemen involved and the nature of the charges against them. There was a memorandum at the Macdougal street station which had the nameg of Policeman Martin A. Early and John Shea of the Mercer street station. The lieutenant said they were the policemen who had been brought in with the Greeks. Captains Hodgins and O'Reilly are said to have made an Investigation, which, it is declared, resulted in nothing.

It was reported that after the investigation the two policemen were sent out on post. When facts of the matter were related to the acting Police Commissioner this morning, he took action. Magistrate Butts held Patrolman John Shea in $500 bail to await a hearing on Tuesday afternoon next on a charge of extortion, preferred by four pushcart peddlers. Shea gave his age as 27 years. his address as 27 East One Hundred and Thirty-first street, the Bronx, and said he had been a policeman two years.

Mr. O'Keeffe said he would find out why Lieutenant Noble refused to answer questions put to him by the newspaper reporters assigned to obtain the facts in the alleged case of "grafting" in the Mercer street station. Noble refused to tell where either Early or Shea could be found, when they were out on post, and the acting commissioner said no desk lieutenants should fail, or refuse, to give 10 any citizen, or person asking for information, a civil answer, and if possible a correct answer to all questions. OBITUARY. Carl son of Charles and Amelia Morsch of 762 McDonough street, died there yesterday.

He married, June 12, Augusta Schramm, whom he met while in the choir of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, where they were SOlosits. Mr. Morsch was a member of the Arion Singing Society. He is survived by a widow, three brothers, Edwin, Arthur, and Dr.

H. W. of Woodhaven, and his parents, who live in MeDonough street, where the funeral services will be held to -morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Herbert Joseph Walker, a real estate dealer of Brooklyn Hills, died on Thursday at his home, 17 McAuley place, Jamaica, Mr. Walker was a native of Brooklyn and was educated in the public schools of the borough, finishing at the Jamaica High School.

He was a member of the Baptist Church of Jamaica and of the Republican Club. He is survived by his mother. Mrs. Harriet M. Walker, of Jamaica, a brother, Rupert Walker of that place, and four sisters, Mrs.

Chris Knoepfel and Mrs. Walter Baker of Brooklyn and the Misses Anna and Gertrude Walker of Jamaica. The funeral will occur to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late home. Edna Pamelia Bissell. daughter of the late Norman and Ruth Ward Bissell.

and sister of Mrs. Celia B. Waldron. died Thursday evening at her residence. 857 Union street.

She was a lineal descendant of General Artemas Ward, who was in command of the Colonial forces in Massachusetts before Washington took command. Another illustrious ancestor was Commodore Perry, of Lake Erie fame. She was greatly beloved by a large number of relatives and friends. Much of her life was passed Dansville, N. Y.

Miss Ringletta Griffith, a life long resident of the East New York section, died yesterday at her residence, 205 Jamaica avenue. She was born in the old town of New Lots fiftysix years ago and was the daughter of Charles and Betsy Griffith, early settlers of that section. She had lived for more than twenty years in the house in which she died. She leaves three brothers, Charles, William and George. James Bernard Larkin, for forty years superintendent of the Smith McNell rant of Manhattan, died Thursday at his home, 522 Glenmore avenue, of heart trouble.

He was born in Ireland sixty-one years ago and for fifteen years had made his home in the Twenty-sixth Ward. He was a member of St. Malachy's R. C. Church.

His wife, Anna Kenney, and three daughters survive the deceased. Isaac Reynolds, for sixty years a resident of the Eastern District, who had been in the plumbing business at 124 Broadway, died Thursday at his rome, 827. A Quincy street, from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was born in Manhattan, March 4, 1831. He had until recently lived in the Nineteneth Ward, and he was one of the oldest members of the First Free Baptist Church, Marcy avenue and Keap street.

He leaves a widow. Belle. a son. George and two daughters, Ida Belle and Mrs. Ellsworth Kenney.

Mary Ann Roy, the wife of John R. Crown, died Thursday of paralysis. at her home, at 223 Madison street. She was born at Quebec. Canada, seventy years ago, and had lived in the Bedford section for more than thirty years.

She is survived by her husband, a son, John and four daughters, Catherine and Jessie, Mrs. John Francis and Mrs. William Kent. James D. Fickett, who was born in the Fifteenth Ward thirty years ago, and who was the son of John K.

Fickett, an old resident of that section, died Thursday at his residence, 416 Graham avenue. He was a member of Court Lorimer, Foresters of America, and ct Grace P. E. Church. His parents, four brothers and a sister virvive him.

His father is a retired Brooklyn fireman. George Whitney Sutter. the son of Mr. and Mrs. William A.

Sutter of 111 Vunderbilt avenue. died Thursday at the Cumberland Street Hospital of typhoid fever. He was born in this borough July 4, 1983. The young man was engaged to marry Miss Grace Robinson in next. She is said to be prostrated over her betrothed's demise.

CRUISERS AT YOKOHAMA. Washington, August 17-Word has reached the Navy Department of the arrival to-day at Yokohama of the armored cruisers West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania and Colorado, comprising the Arst division of the first squadron of the Pacific fleet. They are accompanied by the collier Alexander, from which thee cruisers will coal. The war vessels to remain at Yokohama until next Thursday, when they sail for Honolulu on their way to San Francisco. ITALIAN ROMANCE FINDS ITS WAY TO PROSY COURT One Actor, In What Might Have Been a Tragedy, Wanted to Fight Rival.

BUT GIRL SUGGESTED THE LAW Magistrate Hylan, After Hearing All That Had to Be Said, Reserved Decision. A romance that had its beginning in a barber shop culminated yesterday afternoon in the New Jersey avenue court. The daughter of the proprietor of the shop was the innocent cause of a quarrel between two warm-blooded Italian admirers. On the suit of one she smiled not, so he threatened to kill lucky lover and disfigure the face of the girl. This attitude was responsible for the arraignment before Magistrate Hylan.

The recital of the amours of John and Julia convulsed the court room. John's name is Como, 22 years old, of 51 Liberty avenue, and Julia is the dark-eyed, tressed daughter of Joseph Polavia, barber at 138 Sackman street. John had been the habit of patronizing Polavia's shop, and a it wag there he first saw the 18 year old daughter of the "boss." Through the reflections in the mirrors he watched every movement of the girl, and at the risk of having his ear cut off, he turned his bead to smile at her remarks. On the girl's invitation he visited the shop frequently. He knew, however, that Polaria only greet him as a cash customer.

His frequent visits should have strengthened his suit with Julia, but she repulsed any advances that went beyond mere friendliness. It was part of the family acumen to favor the customers with smiles and pleasing glances. To put the matter to a test be wrote a letter to the girl- exhausted the Italian vocabulary to find express his love for her. and then with anxiety awaited the reply. Julia received the letter and was amazed by its contents.

It appealed to her as the choicest bit of humor that John had ever perpetrated. She showed the letter to a girl friend. To show her indifference she allowed the letter to go unanswered. Her chum, however, WAS gifted with a keen sense of the ludicrous, 80 she wrote to the lovelorn John, accepting the proposal, and signed the name of Julia. The pride of the barber shop did not know this, however, In triumph, John went through the colony showing the letter and announcing the gladsome news.

Congratulations showered upon him, and he was exultant until he heard that he had a rival for the girl's love. The name this other man he learned was Carmino Perlino, of 252 Rockaway avenue. He went to Perlino and exhibited the letter. This effectually squelched the aspirations of Perlino. The latter accepted the inevitable and congratulated the lucky Como.

All this time Julia knew nothing of the letter. She had favored Perlino, and so she wrote to him. This letter knocked out every promise that Perlino had made to Como. He called on Julia to explain his non-appearance. He spoke of the letter that had been going the rounds and told her that he would accept his defeat manfully.

Indignantly she told him that she was not the author of the acceptance. She accompanied the denial with such affectionate solicitude that he promised to resume his visits. Como heard of this and in a rage went again to the home of his rival. He would not believe that the letter was a forgery. It was an attempt to alienate the affections of the fair Julia.

Then Perlino and the girl paraded before him in the street and flouted him openly. In mad anger he sought out Perlino again. This time by threats he tried to intimidate the successful suitor. "If you do not give her up," he is said to have declared. "I will kill you and spoil her beauty." Perlino was for trying conclusions, but the better counsel of the girl prevailed.

She pointed out that the matter might reach a more satisfactory and less sanguinary conclusion if it was brought to court. This view also appealed to Perlino, 80 9 warrant was sworn out for the luckless Como, and yesterday the story furnished considerable amusement in the New Jersey avenue court. When the witnesses had been heard on both sides the magistrate reserved de- cision. REPORTED BY WIRELESS. Siasconset, August 17-The Anchor Line steam Columbia, from Glasgow and Moville for New York, was in communication by wireless telegraph with the Marconi station here, when the vessel was 140 miles east of Nantucket Lightship at 6:30 A.M.

The steamer will probably dock about 7:30 A.M., Sunday. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. TRADE MARK Hand Made Buttonholes Collars--If you wear the E. W. you wear the best collar skill can make.

EARL WILSON. Totoket. AUTOMOBILES. AUTOCAR, latest type, 1905 model, with detachable tonneau, $650; Haynes-Apperson, geven passenger car, top, everything, $750; Knox touring car, entirely rebuilt, $625; four cylinder 1905 side entrance touring car, $475; 1904 White, overhauled $390; Elmore, $276; Waverly electrie runabout. $175; four passenger Rambler runabout, $150; Locomobile surrey, $145; Toledo runabout, $135; Haynes surrey, $125; Orient buckboard, $110; four passenger runabouts, $96; good runabouts, $75 up.

HEADEN AUTO EXCHANGE, 196 Degraw st, near Brooklyn. Take Court st car at Brooklyn Bridge to Degraw st; 15 minutes from New York. 17-2 IF YOU are wise you will store your car in Brooklyn, where rents are cheap, with the HEADEN AUTO EXCHANGE. who sell more care during winter than anybody else. Write them for their terms and copy of contract for storage and sale.

H. A. 196 Degraw st, Brooklyn. 17-2 LOST AND FOUND. LOST-SKYE TERRIER, wearing collar with name Patsey and address; suitable reward if returned to 314 Garfield place.

16-2t $10 REWARD; lost, on Broadway, near Greene av. Friday evening, girl's gold WATCH. Owner, 639 Greene av. LOST, on Wednesday, amethyst and diamond PIN; name Tiffany on hack. Reward if returned to 1822 Albemarle road.

17-2 -Spitz PUPPY; long black hair, brown legs, white breast; answers to name of Bingo; reward for return. 29 Kenilworth place. LOST, white COLLIE, with brown spots on head and back; female; answers to the name of Watch: reward. JOHN T. FOGARTY, 390 Coney Island av.

$20 REWARD- -Lost, heavy gold signet RING. between Fulton and Jay sts and Crescent Club. Finder please return desk Crescent Club and recelve above reward; no questions asked. 16-8 LOST, Surday, August 11, in Richmond Hill, L. fancy colored female English BULLDOG with black face, wearing small round collar: child's pet.

Liberal cash reward. Return to 117 Lefferts AV, Richmond Hill. 12-7 OCEAN POST OFFICES TO BE CONTINUED They Are Also to Be Extended to All Important European Lines, Except Cunard. TIME AND WORK ARE SAVED. Third Assistant Postmaster McClary Returns From Abroad, After Seeing Many Officials.

Among the passengers who arrived on the White Star liner Celtic this morning was John T. McClary, Third Assistant Postmaster General, returning from a business mission on behalf of the department to European countries. During the three weeks of his stay abroad Mr. McClary has visited England, France and Germany, interviewing not alone steamship but government officials in connection with the ocean post offices which are operated on all of the important transatlantic lines, except the Cunard, French and A lines. The trip was brought about by the notice from the North German Lloyd Line that the officials were dissatisfled with the amount of compensation received for the service, and at expiration of present contract would discontinue the service.

The arrangement now calls for a postal clerk from both of the countries between the vessel plies, and two helpers, jointy engaged. These men sort all the forwarded by the vessel, so that when the mail port is reached all the mail is ready for instant despatch by rail or steamboat line to destination, saving from twenty-four to forty-eight hours' work for a large force of at either end of the route, and that much time is also saved. The success of the is evident from the fact arrangement. Star's mail was ready for distribution before this article appeared in print, and 80 marked has been the success that the postal authorities have been loath to discontinue even one route. Rather have they planned to establish new postoffices on other lines; so Mr.

McClary went abroad to consult with the other countries. The postal officials considering the plaint of the North German Lloyd came to the conclusion, after an investigation, that it was well founded, and the line will have a larger compensation. Efforts were also made to effect a similar ar-: rangement with the three lines not now having postoffices. The Cunard people wanted so much that it was out of the question, but there is a probability that the service will be put on the French boats a little later. It was also definitely settled with all the present lines thet the service will continue.

Mr. McClary said that in his opinion the sea post was a great step forward, although it was really but in the experimental stage, and the appropriation by Congress for this purpose 1s only 000 per annum. He hoped that the department would be able to get a much larger sum at the next session, now that success is proved. Mr. McClary was accompanied by his son, Leslie T.

McClary. NO COMPLAINANT APPEARED. Men Accused of Securing Advertisements for Ball Programme Without Authority Discharged. When the cases against John Cleary. and Frank Davis, residing at Rockaway Beach, were called by Magistrate Smith in the Far Rockaway court yesterday morning there was no complainant and the prisoners, who had spent the last two days in the county jail, were dismissed.

The men were arrested on complaint of Charles McEnroe, president of the Rockaway Beach Life Guards, who alleged that the men had been soliciting advertisements for a programme for the ball of the life guards without having authority to do so. IRVING SQUARE PARK CONCERT. Irving Square Park will have its first band concert of the season to-morrow afternoon. The park is at Knickerbocker avenue and Haleey street, and the Twen-. Ward Board of Trade, which ty-Eighth has been working for recognition in the matter of park concerts, invites a big local attendance.

The concert will begin at 3:30 o'clock. PROPOSALS. 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 estimate for any service, work, materials or supplies for The City of New York, or for any of its departments, bureaus or offices shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, indorsed with the title of the supplies, materials, work service for which the bid or estimate is or 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 estimates received will be publicly opened by the President of 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 of the person making the same, the names of all persons interested him therein, and if no other person be so interested, it shall distinctly state that fact it is made without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same purpose and is in all and respects fair and without collusion or fraud, that no member of the Board of Aldermen, head of chief of bureau, deputy thereof or clerk department, therein, or other officer of The City of New York is, shall be or become interested, directly or indirectly, AS contracting party, shareholder, surety or otherwise in or partner, in the performance of the contract, or in the work or business to which it relates, supplies, in any portion of the profits thereof. The or bid or estimate must be verified by the oath, In writing, of the party or parties making the estimates that the several matters stated thereIn are in all respects true. Each bid or estimate will be accompanied by the consent, in writing. of two householders or freeholders in The City of New York, or of a guaranty or surety company and duly authorized by law to act as surety, shall contain the matter set forth in the blank form mentioned below.

No bid or estimate will be considered unless as a condition precedent to the reception Gr consideration of any proposal it be accompanied by a. certifled check upon one of the State or national banks of The City of New York, drawn to the order of the Comptroller. or money to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the bond required, as provided in Section 420 of the Greater New York Charter. The certified check or money should not be Inclosed in the envelope containing the bid or estimate, but should be either inclosed in a envelope, addressed to the head of the separate department, president or board, or of the submitted bid personally, upon the presentation or estimate. For particulars as to the quantity and qualof the supplies or the nature and extent of Ity the work.

reference must be made to the specifications, schedules, plans, board on Ale de- in the said office of the president, or partment. bid shall be accepted from or contract No person who is in arrears to awarded to any The City of New York upon debt or contract or who 19 a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the city. The contracts must be bid for separately, The right is reserved in each case reject all bids or estimates if it be deemed to be for the interest of the city so to do. Bidders will write out the amount of their bids or estimates in addition to inserting the same in figures. Bidders are requested to make their bids or the blank forms prepared and estimates upon furnished by the city, a copy of which, with th envelope in which to Inclose the bid, proper together with a copy of the contract, includIng the specifications, in the form approved by the Corporation Counsel, can be obtained 1pon application therefor at the office be in done.

the depart- Plans ment for which the work is to and drawings of construction work may a's0 be seen there..