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st. to a he THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1929. 3 Eagle Is the First to Publish Important Long Island News NEW COURTHOUSE URGED AS ESCAPE APPEARS SIMPLE Detention Pen in Long Island City Attacked in Commission Report. Conditions of the pens in the Long Island City Magistrates Court are assailed in a report issued today by the State Commission of Correction, following an inspection of four detention pens in Queens. "There is neither light.

nor ventilaDe tion in the detention pen except that which comes from the courtroom, which is usually crowded to overflowing," the report states regarding the Long Island City pen. "There is also a small pen in the courtroom for women prisoners where they are open to the observation of all persons attending the court. Fear Easy Escape. "There is no question as to the courtroom and detention pens being inadequate for the needs of this section of the Boro of Queens," the report continues. "The detention is protected only by a wire screen on the outside and there is a door which easily be broken and prisoners "escape from the rear.

"The situation would seem to call for a new court building proper detention quarters in this rapidly growing section of city and this is recommended to the Boro President for his consideration." Lesser grievances were found in the other inspections. The 103d Precinct 168th st. and 01st Jamaica, was praised for its fine condition. Cite Suicide Possibility. "Because of the heavy number of arrests here and the limited number of cells, there is a frequent doubling up in both male and female sections," the report pointed out, however.

"This is a dangerous practice which should be resorted to only under the most extreme circumstances and then prisoners should be under constant supervision." Begardine, the station, inspection 118th of the Richmond Hill, the report states in part: "Attention has several times been called to the small bars covering the ceiling lights. These should be covered underneath with a close wire mesh, as has been done in other station prisons, to obviate the danger of suicide from this cause." The 108th Precinct station, 85 4th Long Island City, was found entirely satisfactory. HEWLETT FIREMEN RETAIN OFFICERS IN ANNUAL VOTE Contest Develops in Engine Company 2, but Incumbents Defeat Their Opponents. Hewlett, Aug. 17-Although a close contest developed in Engine Company No.

2, practically all the company officers in the Fire Department here were elected for another term at a meeting held last night. Only two of the five companies voted changes. In Engine Company No. 2 contests developed for both captain and lieutenant the incumbents reoffice. William E.

Stanton was re-elected captain, defeating Vincent Provenzano. In the race for lieutenant, Spencer Hicks fell short of obtaining the required Majority, but in order to avoid holding another election the fire commissioners reappointed him. Hicks received 8 of the 17 votes cast; Joseph Shannon got 6, William Dale 3, and Gilbert Lindner 1. William Dale was re-elected secretary without opposition. In Engine Company No.

2 the outcome of the contest which developed resulted in William Foley being elected lieutenant, defeating Ernest Bedell. Alfred Abrams was unanimously re-elected captain, and Walter White was unopposed for secretary. Harry Seaman was re-elected captain of Hose Company No. 1, Arthur Kinn lieutenant, and Martin Watts secretary. In Hook and Ladder Company Fred Muller Sr.

was reelected captain. Henry Albro was named lieutenant to succeed, John Schwan. William A. was elected secretary. EMPTY TRAIN KILLS QUEENS COMMUTER Jacob Schmidt, 38, of 228-38 Mentone Laurelton, after alighting from an east -bound Long Island Railroad train at 5:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Laurelton station, walked in front of the train onto the track of a west-bound train and was killed instantly.

The train which struck Schmidt ca carried clearance no through passengers the a station. and had Its motorman was Joseph A. Nott. Frank S. Riker of 91-50 88th Woodhaven, was the conductor.

Dr. Payne of Jamaica Hospital, when he arrived, pronounced Schmidt dead. Identification of the dead man was made through papers found in his pockets. Mrs. Hewlett, Niece Of Croker, Dies at 70 Mrs.

Charlotte Warren Hewlett, 70, a niece of the late Richard Croker, leader of Tammany Hall, died at her home, 253 Madison Flushing, last night. She is survived by her husband, chief clerk in the Magistrates' Court, Flushing, and one son. SCHAEFER HEADS BOARD. Sag Harbor, L. Aug.

17-The Board of Education of Pierson High School has elected Casper Schaefer, president; Ivan C. Byram, vice president; John M. Woodward, treasurer, and G. Augustin Kiernan, secretary. William H.

Wood has been retained as principal. HOLD LOBSTER FEAST. A lobster feast was held last night by the directors of the Rockaway Beach Board of Trade at Wainwright Smith's, Rockaway Beach. Andrew J. Kenny, president of the board, was in charge of the program.

LAUDED BY LEGION Roland E. Beneville. 75 MEN BATTLE BLAZE CO HOURS TO SAVE HOMES Bay Shore Filled With Smoke When Series of Forest Fires Break Out. Patchogue, L. Aug.

17-Suffolk County was seriously threatened by forest fires yesterday and last night, and today firemen and rangers were still on guard protecting homes threatened by the flames. About 75 acres of forest were burned out by a fire of undetermined origin near here. Seventy-five men, under Ranger Clarence Dare Selden and Fire Warden John E. Wilson of Patchogue, fought the blaze for nine hours along the old road between Patchogue and Holbrook before they brought it under control. The Sterling home, about one mile northwest of Patchogue, was slightly damaged by the flames.

Several houses near Edwardsville were threatened but were saved by the work of the fire fighters. Two additional fires last night brought Bay Shore Fire Department to protect homes at North Brightwaters that were menaced. The Suffolk Guards, a volunteer organization, fought two fires, one of which burned north from Bay Shore to Brentwood and the other north from Brightwater to Pine Aire. Alarm was widespread in Bay Shore when smoke filled theatres and public buildings during the conflagration. Artistic Minded Thieves Loot Hewlett Gift Shop Hewlett, L.

Aug. 17-Twentyseven articles, valued at approximately $33, were reported stolen the Little Treasure Shop, Broadway, at Trinity by thieves penchant for artistic things, was as learned today at the 4th Precinct of the Nassau police in Woodmere. The burglary was discovered by Richard E. Lennox, proprietor, when he opened the shop. Entrance was gained through a small window in the north side of the building.

Detectives McCauley and Pitt are investigating. Burtis Named Chairman In School District 14 Woodmere, L. Aug. 17-Warren G. Burtis has been elected chairman of the School Board of District 14, which embraces the villages of Woodmere, Hewlett, Hewlett Centre and Gibson, it was announced today.

The other officers are: George D. Brower, clerk, and Clayton L. Seaman, treasurer. The salries of Mr. Brower and Mr.

Clayton have not as yet been fixed. The trustees have also approved a resolution fixing $1.25 as the school tax rate, which represents an increase of 12 cents per $100 assessed valuation over the rate for last year. LEGION PROPOSES LOAN FUND TO AID NEEDY VETERANS Queens Conclave Names Officers Today; Attacks Cut in Army or Navy. A loan and savings fund, with the deposits to be invested and lent out at a low rate of interest to Legion members in need of funds, was recommended to the Queens County American Legion by Michael J. Oppelt, welfare committee chairman, in a report read last night at the convention in session at P.

S. 93, Madison and Forest Ridgewood. The proposal, which was well received by the 300 delegates and alternates present, was to be submitted for formal approval at the business session this afternoon. Any action on the part of the Government to cut down military and naval defense programs was unanimously through a resolution submitted by the Richmond Hill Post. Claim Strength Needed.

The pro-preparedness resolution stressed the fact that the was behind pacifist organizations in their search for a means of keeping nations in harmony, but declared that the United States could not in any way cut down on its present strength, either on land or sea, without seriously placing the interests of this nation in jeopardy. The passage of the resolution was followed by a demonstration equalled only by that spontaneously accorded Roland E. Beneville, Chairman of the Ridgewood on Citizens Committee which brought the convention to the community. Beneville had not been seen school auditorium until the sergeant as announced his name from the rear of the hall. The delegates mustered the most enthusiastic and noisiest cheers of the convention as the leader of the Legion show Ridgewood was escorted to the platform.

The demonstration lasted several minutes and was resumed after Beneville had echoed the welcome on the part of Ridgewoodites extended on Thursday evening by Nathan Campbell, president of the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce. Posts Hit for Indifference. Not all the reports of the committee chairman were glowing with optimism. Three scored many posts for "indifference and lack of interest" in activities of the county body throughout the past fiscal year. The poppy committee, headed by James C.

Neville, reported that $6,250 had been collected from the last drive this spring, but Neville followed his report with the remark that many of the posts had "not played square" during the drive, claiming that they had not done their part in the work of securing funds in this way. William Caskey, chairman of the Scout committee also expressed himself as dissatisfied with the cooperation of the county organization members and recommended that, because of the lack of interest shown in Boy Scout work, that the plan be abandoned altogether. Four posts out of the 34 that are members of the County Legion were fostering Boy Scout work, he said, with the possibility of one of these dropping that activity from their program. Harry F. Zorovich, chairman of (the junior baseball committee, openly scored many posts for their lack of co-operation in failing to enter in the county baseball league contests.

Would Aid Disabled. Two recommendations were made during the session calculated to aid disabled veterans in procuring employment. Chairman Neville of the poppy committee suggested that the poppies sold each year be made by disabled veterans and not by commercial organizations. A resolution was submitted by the Queens Village Post asking that section 45 of the State insanity law be amended to bar aliens from employPlease Turn to Page 9. Autos Use Relief Bridge As Harvey Cuts Ribbons The temporary bridge at the intersection of Cross Bay blvd.

and Sunrise Highway, Queens, which has just been completed, was opened yesterday afternoon by Boro President George U. Harvey. A long line of cars was waiting to Gross the bridge as the Boro President cut ribbons stretched across both entrances. Two lines of traffic started using the bridge immediately. Satisfaction over the bridge was expressed by the officials present.

No funds had been appropriated for the construction of the bridge, but Harvey had ordered the work done and paid for out of boro's maintenance fund. The appropriation for the work a and material is still Thomas Gallagher, 101, Yearns for Plane Ride And Ripe Old Age of 125 Oldest Living Railroad Man Finds Flapper More Pleasing Than Her Grandmother-Smokes and Chews but Is "Not a Drinking Man" Knew Cleveland as Boy. Thomas Gallagher, who is the in the United States, celebrated dancing three jigs. "I never had I was younger," he declared when W. Madison "But now I have plenty of time for such things and I guess I could learn how." One hundred and one years have not left their mark on Thomas Gallagher.

He looks vigorous and says he still "gets as much kick out of life as ever." His blue eyes are still keen and twinkling with fun. His hair is white but none of it missing. Old-fashioned ideas are extremely unpopular with him. He has no fault to find with modern life, modern fashions or modern habits. He particularly approves of the modern girl.

Likes Flappers. "That fine young thing they're pleased to call the flapper is a great deal better than the girl of 50 or 60 years ago," he declared. "There's as much difference between the two as chalk and cheese. The modern girl seems to be more full of life and ambition and has more desire for happiness and comfort than her grandmother had. The modern girls are such a pleasure to look at, too.

When I was a young fellow they to work in the and they never got time to fields, themselves up. They pay more attention to it now." In Mr. Gallagher's youth automobiles and subways were unheard of, and only the wealthy owned buggies. In spite of that Mr. Gallagher is not prejudiced against our speedy modes of travel, and he states that he wouldn't object to taking an airplane ride one of these days.

He believes he would enjoy the experience. "I always took in anything that came along and I don't intend to stop just because I happened to pass 100," he insisted, his blue eyes twinkling more gaily than ever. "I always worked hard, too." Mr. Gallagher went on. "For seven years I worked in an iron foundry, for two years I worked in a straw mill, and for 47 years and three months I worked for the Long Island Division of the Pennsylvania I've rarely been sick and not more than twice in my life did I need a doctor." Must Enjoy Life.

Mr. Gallagher has no recipe, for long life. "One just goes on living," he says, "the chief thing is to enjoy life and not worry. I've smoked practically all my life and learned to chew when I was 14. I never was a drinking man." With a memory that remains unimpaired, Mr.

Gallagher can recall all the facts of his life and all the friends he has known during his 101 years. The incidents of his boyhood in Ireland still remain as clear as ever to him. He never hesitates in recalling names, dates or locations. One of Mr. Gallagher's boyhood playmates was Grover Cleveland, who became President of the United States.

One hundred and one may be a ripe old age most people but it is not much to Mr. Gallagher. His father reached 125, and Mr. Gallagher hopes to reach it, too. "It's fine to be 101," he said.

"but it will be much finer to be 125." BOY, 5, HIT BY CAR DIES OF INJURIES Dominick Critelle, 5, of 1249 101st Jackson Heights, died yesterday from a fractured skull and internal injuries, alleged to have been received on Wednesday by an mobile operated by Nicholas Napolitano Whitelawn Jamaica. The boy was crossing 101st near his home, when the accident occurred. Queens Rezoning Planned To Aid Industrial Growth NOVEMBER TRIAL LOOMS PROBABLE IN GRAFT CASES Heavy Queens Calendar May Win Delay for Mager and 3 Others. Early trials appeared remote today for Martin Mager, former County Clerk of Queens and leader of the independent Democratic faction that. supported Boro President George U.

Harvey in his fight for election, and three other former boro employees indicted Wednesday for alleged irregularities uncovered in the John Doe inquiry conducted by Supreme Court Justice Arthur S. Tompkins last May. It was learned today that the calendar of the Queens County Court contains a great number of cases. The court reconvenes in September, November Trial Possible. If the cases of Mager and the other defendants are placed on the regular schedule, it is unlikely that they will be reached before the November elections, though it is possible that Judge Frank F.

Adel may grant them precedence so that they may be disposed of as soon as possible. Mager, the 69-year-old politician, is charged with bartering political offices. He was arrested early Thursday morning. Patrick Morris, former district superintendent of the street cleaning bureau, was indicted for accepting money from individuals for the public privilege dumps; John W. Caveney, former tendent disposition in the street cleaning bureau, and George H.

Starkie, garage owner of Corona, were jointly indicted for submitting fraudulent claims to the city. Arraigned Aug. 21. The men will be arraigned before Judge Adel on Aug 21. The trial dates that will be set at that time will be purely tentative, subject to the progress of the court in disposing of the cases on the calendar.

The text of the indictments against the men was not made public by District Attorney Richard S. Newcombe. The reason for this is said to be that the prosecutor does wish to reveal the identity of pine witnesses. Some of them testified before the Grand Jury, it was learned. HOMICIDE HEARING IS SLATED SEPT.

6 Magistrate Peter M. Daly yesterday set Sept. 6 for the examination of John Johnson, 38, who was arraigned in Long Island City Magistrate's Court on a charge of homicide, in connection with the death of Johnson's wife, Catherine, whose body was found in an inner hallway of their apartment at 180 8th Astoria. last Saturday afternoon. Her throat had been cut.

Though Johnson is reported to have confessed to the police that he cut the throat of his wife following an argument, he pleaded not guilty when arraigned last Monday. said he to get a lawyer. He was represented by counsel yesterday, but Assistant District Attorney Charles P. Sullivan asked for an adjournment, as the policeman who arrested Johnson was not available yesterday. Police Squads to End Auto Hulk Nuisance Two squads of police will be assigned by Police Commissioner Grover Whalen to put an end to the practice of abandoning automobiles in Queens, Frank L.

Donoghue, assistant commissioner of highways for Queens, announced today. Mr. Donoghue and Mrs. Helene B. Williams, honorary Street Commissioner of Queens, informed the Police Commissioner that abandoned cars of all makes are cluttering the highways and byways of Queens.

Commissioner Whalen promised relief. Plans for rezoning and industrial expansion of Jamaica and Central Queens will be considered at a meeting of the new City Plan Committee of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, called for 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 21, at the Chamber of Commerce, at the chamber building by Chairman F. W. Scutt.

President Howard O. Wood pointed out that zoning changes, making possible the location of industries near the water and rail facilities of Jamaica, could do more to relieve transit congestion than the expenditure of millions for rapid transit facilities. He explained this state- MOVIES Queens and Long Island News Shots By MEB MUTTERING QUEENS I COUNTLESS OFFICE: SEEKERS RUN WILD AS LAST COMMENT TRAYS DAY TO ENTER vous 1 DON'T PRIMARIES PORTE Z-VOUS? KNOW DRAWS NEAR WHICH WAY TO TURN WARNING SNIPE SEASON COMPLICATED (VOTER CLOSED TRAFFIC RULES WORMING NO SHOOTING PETITION ALLOWED OPEN SEASON ON suer WORMS 'SUFFOLK RI NAS'SAU SNIPE CONFUSING HAVE A LIGHTS SNAP RIDGE WOOD LEAVE MOTORISTS HERE LEGION HOLDS ANNUAL IN THE DARK QUEENS COUNTY AMERICAN CONVENTION Freeport Men Circle Island in 26 Hours in Outboard Motor Boat Freeport, L. Aug. 17-L.

Burton Cassin of the First National Bank and Paul Willoughby, also of Freeport, arrived home yesterday from a trip around Long Island in an 18-foot Old Town open boat with an Evinrude outboard motor. No accidents marred the trip. The sailing time was 26 hours. It was the first time an outboard motorboat circled Long Island. The start was made at 7 a.m.

on Wednesday from the Woodcleft Canoe Club on Woodcleft ave. and the first stop was Port Jefferson by way of New York Harbor. Thursday night was spent at East Moriches and home was reached at 2 p.m., yesterday. ALLEGED PARENTS JAILED; DISCLAIM ABANDONED CHILD Say Their Daughter Died in Hospital in May 1928; Wife Faces Jury Action. George and Alice who claim that they are not the of a child whom they are alleged to have abandoned a year ago, were held yesterday after a hearing before Magistrate Frank Giorgio in the Ridgewood Magistrates Maher, who was charged Courtin failing to support the child while she has been in an institution, was held without bail for decision Wednesday.

Mrs. Maher, who was charged with abandonment, was held under $2,500 bail for action of the Queens County Grand Jury. Unable to produce a bond for the amount, she was sent to jail. According to testimony at the hearing yesterday, a seven-months old baby was left with Mrs. Minnie Kemmer of Ridgewood on July 1, 1928, when the mother agreed to pay for the baby's board.

When no payments were received the child was turned over to the Angel Guardian Home and her picture was published in the newspapers. Relatives of Mrs. Maher identified the child as hers and the police were notified. On Tuesday Detective Isaac Jacobson arrested the couple on a charge of abandonment and non-support. According to the testimony of Detective Jacobson, Maher gave him 8 certificate showing that on May 11, 1928, a child by name of Gloria Frost died in the Cumberland Street Hospital.

Maher claimed that at that time he was living on Ryerson st. in Brooklyn SO that his father-in-law would not be able to trace him. The detective stated that Maher could not explain why he had lived there for only two weeks under the name of Frost and then moved to Emerson st. under the name of Maher. R.

Harold Paltrow of Bayside attorney for the defendants, stated that he would attempt to secure a writ of habeas corpus for his clients. Huntington Opens Drive On Overloaded Trucks Huntington, L. Aug. 17-As the result of another 'drive being made by State Troopers Cunningham and Linehan Huntington headquarters against the drivers of overloaded on the highways of town, several offenders were Arraigned yesterday before Justice Floyd E. Baylis.

Among those fined were Sopherus Fenner of 110 Lincoln Mineola, $15, and William Husam of 9045 207th Bellaire, $15. Fenner was arrested the Jericho turnpike and Husam on Nassau ave. Jerome Rokins 25 Beacon Newark, N. arrested by State troopers for driving an overloaded truck at Woodbury, was fined $15. ment by saying that people like to live in Queens County and would not be so much of a transportation problem if there was work in the county for them to do, rather than going to their employment in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

In announcine the summoning of his city plan committee for its first meeting, Chairman Scutt said that wonders would not be accomplished and a comprehensive plan of development for the Greater Jamaica area might be severel months in the making. He added that the decentralization of New York City is bound to come and that Jamaica will do all in its power to encourage growth of a great industrial center within its borders. TRUSTEE ASSAILS NASSAU DIVISION OF POLICE COSTS De Lorme Tells Board Villages Are Illegally Assessed for Service. Freeport, L. Aug.

17-At the meeting of the village board last night Trustee John F. De Lorne reported to the board on his action at the meeting of County Village Officials Association when he complained that taxpayers of incorporated villages were being illegally assessed maintaining more than their share of tne cost of the County Police Department. He stated that according to Supervisor Chester Painter, Freeport paid more than $13,000 toward the total cost for the chief and deputy chief, inspector, detective bureau, bureau of information, motorcycle squad, loadameter squad, telephone system, identification bureau, safety division and clerks. oldest living railroad man his 101st birthday today by any time for dancing when I visited his home, 149-18 DWYER REFUSES PLEA TO EXCLUDE ALL SPECULATORS Adopts Segregation Plan Opposed by Farmers in Recent Nassau Meeting. Thomas F.

Dwyer, Commissioner of Public Markets, today remained firm in his plan not to exclude speculators from the Wallabout and Gansevoort markets, as sought by a vote of Long Island farmers meeting under the auspices of the Nassau County Farm Bureau. Commissioner Dwyer agreed to segregate the speculators in certain parts of the market, a proposal which was unanimously rejected by the farmers. The Commissioner also said work of improving the city's public markets would be delayed until he received $40,000 from Board of Estimate to improve the Bronx Terminal Market. The Commissioner had promised the farmers several improvements in the Wallabout and Gansevoort markets and had said this work would be undertaken at once. Among the items he had promised the Long Island farm group were erection of covered sheds in these two markets, a modern lighting system and improved water facilities.

At present neither of these markets affords farmers any protection lights against are the weather and and the cold. The poor supply water and the number of rest rooms are admittedly inadequate. The commissioner said yesterday that he had made these promises and said he intended to carry them out, but said he could not make formal recommendations for the improvements until his engineers had completed their survey. Their report is expected to be ready early next week. Meanwhile he intends to submit a request for $40.000 to the Estimate Board on Monday for improvement of the new Bronx market, which will not be opened until Sept.

24. Construction of new roadways and provision of market space under the viaduct to give farmers and their produce shelter from rain are the main items in this request. Man Jailed on Charge Of Robbing His Brother Humbert T. Thomaselli, 28, of 212-43 112th Queens Village, 1s being detained in the Queens County Jail without bail until Monday morning, when he will be given a hearing in the Jamaica Magistrate's Court on a charge of grad larceny. He was brought before Magistrate Frank Giorgio yesterday in Jamaica on complaint of his brother, Francis Thomaselli.

The elder Thomaselll is alleged to have left the home of his brother on June 13, taking with him a wrist watch, in cash and a suit case, not his property. Francis immediately complained to the police, who arrested Humbert on Wednesday night in Manhattan restaurant. Shifted Cost in 1927. In his report Trustee De Lorme said, "When the Police Department was created in Nassau it was provided that each locality should pay its share of the maintenance. In 1927 the Legislature enacted a new section making only the headquarters, detective bureau, the telegraph and telephone divisions county charges.

"I called attention to the fact that nowhere in the law could I find a headquarters division and declared that there could be no question that the detective and wire system should be a county charge. I stated that I did not believe the headquarters was a legitimate charge against the county. "I believe that the bureau of public safety the motorcycle division are parts of a headquarters division and that the county is being wrongfully assessed. In short, the entire county is bearing the burden of the entire county force, in spite of the fact that the incorporated villages each have a department of their own to pay for as well." Urges Law Change. Trustee De Lorme further stated, "The law creating the department provided for a force of 50 men, and each year since then the same misleading information is there.

POssibly that is why the burden originally intended for the unincorporated areas has been shifted to the entire county. The department now has more than 200 men. "I believe Assemblyman Edwin Wallace and Senator George Thompson should be asked to have the law changed so that the incorporated villages will not be paying for practically all of the County Police Department, as well as the village departments." Trustee De Lorme is on a committee representing the Nassau County Village Officials Association that will take this matter up with the Board of Supervisors. Mayor Charles E. Richmond is chairman of the committee, SCOUT TROOP OF 30 STARS IN SWIMMING Huntington, L.

Aug. 17-Seventeen Boy Scouts from various troops in this section of the township appeared before the Huntington Board of Review last evening at outan door meeting held at Heckscher Park. Sherburne Sweetland acted as chairman in the absence of Ralph E. Horton, regular chairman. A feature of the meeting was the large number of Scouts appearing before the board for their swimming merit badges.

These boys are all members of Troop 1, whose Scoutmaster, Arnold C. Smith, has been working hard this summer to make his troop a troop of swimmers. It is reported that all boys have now passed their swimming tests before the board. Scouts who passed the swimming test last evening were: Edward Skerritt, Richard Lott, Arnold Stilwell, Edwin Ryder and Thomas Butt. Other Scouts who appeared before the board and were passed included the following: Jean Wagner, handicraft, bird study and life Scout: John Calderon, carpentry; Arthur Seymour, bookbinding; Edwin Ryder, animal Edward Skerritt, life saving: Fred Roberts, automobiling; Thomas Butt, handicraft: John Calderon, bird study; Julius Bundgus, second class tests: and Everett Scudder, first class tests.

pending. It is understood that since the idea for the bridge came from Police Commissioner Whalen, who recommended that it be built, Board of Estimate will approve the construction. to figures given at the Queens Boro Hall, the bridge has cost, in material and labor, approximately $45,000. It is built of wood, and plans are under way to replace it with a span of concrete and steel. The bridge forms a connection between Cross Bay blvd.

and Sunrise Highway, and is calculated to eliminate congestion and to speed up traffic, especially on Saturdays and Sundays, when the traffic at that point is heaviest, according to Andrew K. Johnson, engineer of the Queens Highway Department. Escaped Inmate Found With Loot in Pockets Mineola, Aug. 17 With pockets bulging with watches, of which the County police ales, cigarettes jewelry, most Nasdid, believe had been stolen, Isaac Cabbagestalk, colored, who escaped from the Central Islip State Hospital about a week ago, was found wandering along tpke. here yesterday morning members of Jericho, the county police force.

Investigation showed that a desk clock, A gold ring set with a ruby, and other articles of jewelry had been stolen from the real estate office Ashley Hammond at Stony Brook a few days ago. These were in Cabbagestalk's possession, police say. Cabbagestalk also had 24 packages of cigarettes with him and 118 pennies. From the State Hospital the police learned that Cabbagestalk had been an inmate there for about year and that the State troopers had been asked to look for him after escaped. He was taken back to the asylum yesterday.

LIFE GUARDS FROLIC. More than 200 persons attended the annual ball of the Rockaway Beach Life Guards held last night at Monte Carlo-by-the-Sea, Rockaway Beach. Superintendent Fred Sasse of the Queens Street Cleaning Department and Jeff Carlin, Rockaway district superintendent of the department, were among guests. Lawrence Mack headed the mittee in charge. BACK STREET EXTENSION.

Woodmere, L. Aug. 17-Members the Woodmere Exchange Club at their luncheon meeting held yesterday afternoon at Anthony's Restaurant, this place, endorsed the proposal to extend Walsh ave. from Centre Conklin ave. through.