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in a a a a a a a a a a 1 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, MONDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1918. QUEENS PROTESTS LIBRARY BUDGET Great Indignation Throughout Borough Over Threat to Curtail Service. Great indignation is evident throughout Queens because of the action of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment in cutting down the appropriation for library purposes by $16,000.

Queens is going to suffer from the cut in many ways. The book fund, for the purchase of net. books, which was $26,672 for 1918, has been reduced to $5,000 for the whole the forty libraries in Queens during 1919, rather more than $100 each. While the war was in progress technical books became obsolete. New ideas and war inventions of all kinds relegated them to the top shelves.

There was a call for something new. Technical books are very costly, yet they must be purchased toros the men who need them perfecting of thenselves in business systems, in trades or to help prepare themselves for professions. Thus, information vitally pertinent to reconstruction is actually cut off during a period when it is more needed than ever before. The children's books are wearing out and there is no money with which replace or rebind them. The high school pupils use the library very extensively for their supplementary reading.

Many of Queens' most capable librarians have resigned on account of the low salaries paid, in order to take permanent positions responsibility in the business world, where their training and experience put their services at a premium. Ten of these girls have left the system and the city has allowed no money for salaries in order to fill the vacancies. Instead of these women, who long years of training and experience to their credit, the libraries trusting to untrained help and the work of years is threatened with collapse because of cheap labor. Justice Leander B. Faber, who is president of the board of trustees of the Queensborough Public Library has asked for a hearing before the Board of Estimate the situation.

All frostdents.of Queens are asked to demonstration in favor of their claim to be heard in behalf their own library system. The growth in the use of the Queensborough Public Library has been phenomenal. No other City Library in the Empire State has had such a large increase during the past five vears. During the year ending June 30, 1018. 1,849,476 volumes were circulated for home reading, a gain of 264.899 over the same period in the previous year.

Last year, and the year before that, all the women were knitting or busy with some other kind of war activity and a large proportion of our men were in the service, vet in spite of these conditions the above growth has been recorded. There twenty branches and twenty-one stations in the Queensborough Library system, 80 librarians and A staff of practical workers, janitors and cleaners. Five of the library buildings were donated by Andrew gie. FOREST HILLS MEN ON COMMITTEES Taxpayers Association Organizes for Ensuing Year Under T. B.

Paton's Leadership. Thomas B. Paton the newly elected president of the Forest Hills Taxpayers Association, has elected following members to serve upon the different committees for the ensuing year: Water, Gas and Electricity--Harold Daniels, chairman; Le Hartley Smith, Earl B. Hines, A. C.

Scott, Henry O. Bates. Committee on Postal Service--John M. Demarest, chairman; Robert Marsh, T. F.

Swain. Committee on Welcome and Attendance--Dr. Forry R. Gets, chairman; the Rev. Rowland S.

Nichols, the Rev. Robert J. Kent, Mrs. Anna C. Boyd, Mrs.

S. E. Davenport, Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mrs. Alexander Weir, Professor H.

Flint, Leon D'Emo, Mrs. C. E. Kloetzer, Mrs. Will Hooper, Mrs.

E. H. Mays. School Committee--William G. Walker, chairman; Mrs.

Edward H. Mays, Lyman Beecher Stowe, Lawrence Abbott, Alexander Cameron, George Meyer, John M. Demarest. C. M.

Dunn, Nussbaum. Mrs. George Mrs. J. J.

Elmer Simons, Mrs. Kline, Roland Smith. Harry J. Brandt, the Rev. Edward Lawrence Hunt.

Railroad Committee George Everett. chairman; James M. Saulpaugh Sterling Birmingham, G. L. Earle, E.

F. M. Wye. Fire Committee--Fred Neumer, chairman: John M. Demarest, John Miller, Albert Morton Gray, Jumes W.

Manson. Committee on Health and Sanitation---Dr. William F. Saybolt, Dr. Julia Wygant Perry, Dr.

Ellis Bonime, Dr. Paul S. Barrett, Dr. T. C.

Chalmers, Dr. A. Ernest Gallant. Committee on Program and Speakers--The Rev. Edward Lawrence Hunt, chairman; Lyman Beecher Stowe, T.

Comerford Martin, William H. Wood, Edward H. Mays. Committee on Taxes and Assessments- Frederick K. Seward, chairman; John Vance Hewitt, V.

W. Miller, Louis S. Posmer. Committee on Streets---E. A.

Dow, chairman; James Rea, R. A. Clinchy, Walter H. Foster, Edmund O'Shea, John J. Reinhard, Robert Whyte, E.

Allmeyer, Wilford Cuddeback. Committee on Public SafetyEugene Christian, chairman; Albert Morton Gray, Robert C. Adams, Lee Galloway, Vincent Emgelbach, Thomas C. Cantrell. HIGHWAYMEN HELD The two highwaymen who kept up a fusilade of shots at Patrolman Fitzpatrick 011 Saturday afternoon when he pursued them after they had held up a group of airplane workers in Long Island City and robbed them of several hundred dollars, were arraigned before Magistrate Doyle yesterday and held without bail to await the action of the Grand Jury on two charges, one of felonious assault and one of robbery.

The men are Peter Leo, 19, of 255 E. 130th and James Letri, 19, of 225 E. 113th Manhattan. The leader of the band. who escaped in an automobile, is still at large.

L. I. CITY'S SOLDIER SHAFT A monument is to be erected in honor of the men from the Steinway section of Long Island City, who went to war. An organization has been formed with Agust Kupka, former chairman of Local Exemption Board No. 173.

as chairman: John H. Greattield, secretary, and Joseph Schuer, treasurer, The organization 1s to be known 118 the "Honor for Service Men. League of District No. 173." A concensus is that a monument should be erected in one of the squares in the district. Two sites have been suggested.

One at Flushing and Steinway and the other in the triangle at Hoyt, Flushing and Second aves. It is proposed to obtain funds by popular subscriptions, Child in Toylsome Lane Eats Doll's Safety Pin Southampton, L. December 23 -Dorothy, 3-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles R.

Burnett of Toylsome accidentally swallowed a safety pin while engaged in dressing favorite doll. An X-ray was taken at the Southampton Hospital and the pin was found to have lodged in the pit of the child's stomach. A surgical operation resulted in the successful removal of the pin. The little patient is doing nicely, and it is safe to say that when she is able to dress her dolly again she will find that all its clothes will have real buttons 011 them. DR.

MAGDONALD GOES TO RICHMOND HILL Former Brooklyn Pastor Accepts Call to First Presbyterian Church. After his sermon yesterday ing in the First Presbyterian Church, Richmond Hill. to the pastorate of which he had been unanimously called just a week previous, the Rev. Dr. John James MacDonald read his acceptance, to take effect on January 1.

The acceptance is, of course, subject to the consent of the Nassau Brooklyn Presbytery. Graduating in 1906 from Union Theological Seminary, Dr. MacDonald at once took charge of what was then known as the Twenty-fourth Street Rev. Dr. John James MacDonald.

Branch of the Memorial Presbyterian Church, which was soon organized into an independent affiliated church and was known as the South Presbyterian Church. At the close of Dr. McDonald's pastorate there in 1916 South Church amalgamated with Knox United Presbyterian Church, forming what is known as the Park United Presbyterian Church. Dr. Mac Donald since 1916 has been general secretary of the New York Port Society, giving his entire time to British transport ships.

He has now been appointed chaplain of the Seaman's Christian Association, carrying on practically the same work under a different organization. By arrangement with the Richmond Hill Church he will devote two days a week to this work. THERE IS NONE LIKE IT Huntington, December 23--- Members of Jephtha Lodge, F. and A. with visiting brethren, including a number of soldiers, attended the terian Church on evening when evening service First Presbystutha, the Rev.

J. Jeffrey Johnstone, Ph.D., minister of the church, preached on the topic, "There Is None Like It, or The Greatest Light in The congregation was a large one in spite the heavy rain and was remarkable for the number of soldiers present. The Freemasons were far outnumbered by those not members of the fraternity, but the sermon was fully interesting to them as to the brethren of the Mystic Tie. In fact, it must have been a. revelation to such as to the high ideals upon which Freemasonry is based.

The music of the evening included a baritone solo by A. E. McLean, who sang his own setting of a "New Year Hymn for written by Dr. Johnstone. XMAS TREES FOR LONG I ISLAND TOWNS Patchogue and Farmingdale to Have Community Singing at the Celebrations.

(Special to The Eagle.) Patchogue, L. December 23-A community Christmas tree for Patchogue is to be placed by the Sorosis, a woman's club, on West Main in front of the Soldiers and Sailors' Club, and public exercises are to be held there on Christmas night at 7 o'clock. A band from Camp Upton has been engaged and the Community Chorus will sing. This is the first time that an outdoor Christmas tree has been erected in Patchogue. The Sorosis is also making to give a Christmas treat children at the Suffolk County Home, Yaphank.

Farmingdale's Big Tree. Farmingdale, L. December 23- An immense community Christinas tree has been secured by A committee of the Women's Club, and on Christmas Eve it will be brilliantly lighted and will stand at the corner of Main and Conklin sty. The exercises will begin at 7 o'clock. and.

there will be community singing of three appropriate songs. "Joy to the World." "Silent Night" and "America." The school children have been rehearsing these songs during the past week and they will be led by the Rev. Father Joseph, pastor of St. Killan's Church, who will play a cornet. NORTHPORT O.

E. S. ELECTS. Northport, L. 1., September 23-Adah Chapter.

0. E. has elected officers for the ensuing year 88 follows: Worthy matron, Mrs. Angle Blydenburgh: associate matron, Mrs. Sarah Blydenburgh: treasurer, Mrs.

Ada Lewis: secretary, Mrs. Hannah Lewis: conductress, Miss Ora Bogart: clute conductress. Miss Edna Lewis; trustee, Mrs. Lucy Barto: patron, William J. Brooking, RIVERHEAD WINS TWICE.

Riverhead, L. 1. December 23 In league basket ball games here the Riverhead High School defeated the Greenport High in both games. The first team score WAS 47 to 37 and the second team score was 33 to 25. The Riverhead lads played a very fast game when it came to point where speed was necessary.

FRENCH SOLDIER CAN'T GET PAPERS Federal Statutes Say He Must Have Lived in U. S. for Five Years Continuously. Peter Joseph Abbatte of 529 First Long Island City, is likely to figure in a nation-wide incident, because of his inability 10 get his naturalization as 3 citizen of the United States when he appeared before Justice Faber in the Queens County Supreme Court last Tuesday, His applibeen abroad 18 months, from August, cation was I denied because he 1914. fighting with the French army.

A motion that it be denied was made by the Assistant United States Attorney O11 the ground that the Federal statutes require that any applicant for citizenship must have had a continuous residence of five years in the United States prior to day on which he appears before the court to be accepted as a citizen. When the motion was made to Justice Faber, the latter was reluctant to dismiss Abbatte, but stated that he was compelled to do so because of the Federal provision. In Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens it is estimated that there are at least 5.000 men and some women in this class. among whom are Frenchmen, Italians and British subjects. The men fought with the armies of their native country while the women were nurses in the Red Cross.

As a result of interest in the cases of these persons which has been taken by officials in Manhattan it is said that Senator Calder will be called upon to introduce a measure in the United States Senate removing the disability under which Abbatte found himself. Such a measure will go before Congress possibly this week through the efforts of Congressman Charles Pope Caldwell, who represents the Queens district in which Abbatte lives. It is understood that if such a law is passed it will be possible for Abbatte to have his name restored to the naturalization calendar in Queens. Under the present conditions he could not apply until five vears from last week. Twenty Aliens Get Papers.

Patchogue, L. December 23-- Twenty aliens were granted United States citizenship by Supreme Court Justice Faber in the Patchogue chambers Saturday. Fifteen of them were formerly British subjects, four Italian and one Dutch. One German, Essman of Central Islip, was refused ticular naturalization, point against there him being except no Para nationality. The standing of the Germans who applied for final papers during the war is still unsettled.

There were a number of them on the local waiting list and recently Clerk James P. Buxton was advised from Washington to mark Essman for hearing, but the Federal examiner in court objected to entertaining his case. Those admitted were: James Cunningham of Babylon, Ireland; John Francis Hodgett of Babylon, England; William Buchanan of Patchogue, Scotland; Harold Percy Sylvester of Patchogue, Eng. land: Patrick Martin of Central Islip, Ireland; James A. W.

Creighton of Central Islip, Roderick Killeen of Bay Shore, Ireland; George Foster McLaghlan of Blue Point. Scotland: Adrian John Mulder of Lindenhurst, Netherlands; William Rowland Walker of Patchogue, England: John Mackie of East Setauket Scotland: Ernest Linthwaite of Patchogue, England; Alexander Morton of Blue Point. Scotland: Patrick Greaney of St. James, Ireland; Percival John Bartlett of East Islip, England: Michael McGrath of Amityville, Ireland: Michele Lamania of Babylon. Salvatore Milianta of Bay Shore, Angelo Mattei of Bay Shore and Joseph Zinna of Port Jefferson Station, all from Italy.

The case of John J. Burrows of Central Islip, an Englishman who after filing his declaration of intention and remaining in this country several years went into service with the Canadian army, was adjourned. FOREST HILLS MEN OPPOSE W.R.HEARST Send Resolutions to Mayor HyIan Against Keeping Publisher on Soldiers Committee. After heated arguments, the members of the Forest Hills Taxpayers Association at their monthly meeting, Friday night, decided to send copy to Mayor Hylan the same resolutions recently passed by the American Rights League opposing the appointment of William Randolph Hearst on the committee to welcome the returning American fighters. Lyman Beecher Stowe who brought the subject up at the meeting read articles from a magazine and several papers condemning Hearst and his publications during the war.

After he had completed his reading and speaking, offered resolutions which were passed by the American Rights League. Mr. Smart, a member of the association, arose and stated that he was of the opinion that if Hearst remained upon that committee for welcoming troops, he would no doubt be thrown overboard. The members then voted to pass the "re resolutions which will be forwarded to the Mayor. The matter of the Long Island Railroad running a shuttle service between Jamaica and Forest Hills every 15 minutes was discussed, and it was decided to consult with John Adikes of Jamaica, who is chairman of the traffic committee of the Chamber of Commerce, in getting the matter through.

A committee of eght was appointed to appear at the meeting of the Board of Estimate which will be held in January. and ask that the library budget be increased $40,000. 818 the present sum is not sufficient to maintain the traveling library at Forest Hills WIFE DRIVEN INSANE Her husband in prison for slashing her with a razor when she refused to let. A child buy liquor for him and forced to eke out a precarious exist. ence for herself and seven Mra.

Antoinette Strenk. 34 years old. of 48 Ginsberg Jamaica, has been driven Insane by her troubles, and was removed late last Saturday night to the Kings County Hospital With her went her youngest child, Charles, 10 months old. The other children, Joseph, 2: Theodore, Cecilia, 8: Ellen, 10: Sophie, 11. and Florence, 13.

without food, fuel and but scantily clothed, could not be left to shift for themselves, and were removed to the Chidren's Shelter Schermer. horn Brooklyn. TAKES GIRL IN TIME. Helen Obler, 18 years old, of 130 Carlton Jersey City, who comes of a good family and who admitted the ran away from home because she had lost her position in Jersey, was arrested early yesterday by Patrolman Ezra Tester of the Jamaica precinct, on a charge of vagrancy, In the Jamaica station of the Long Island station. Helen was discovered in conversation with 11, woman of evil repute at the station, and Officer Togler thought it best to tako the girl in charge.

Final disposition of her case will be made today. Protest Letter Opens Southampton Churches Southampton, L. December 23 -The churches of the village were permitted to hold restricted services Sunday, the Board of Health having decided to permit the places of worship to have one service following the publication of a letter of" protest against closing -them. Sunday schools will remain closed and the public schools will not reopen until after the holidays. The influenza epidemic is decreasing.

very few cases having developed the past week. WOODHAVEN GREETS THE REV. R. L. MINICH New Congregational Church Pastor Has Just Finished Service as Chaplain.

The Rev. Roy L. Minich, the newly elected pastor of Christ Congregational Church, Columbia and Ferriss Woodhaven, preached his first sermon there yesterday morning. REV. ROY MINICH Pastor Minich preached a Christmas from the text found in Luke sermon, Christmas music at both ing and evening services included selections from "The Christ Child," solos by Miss Altenbrand, Miss King and Mrs.

Bishop. The Rev. Roy L. Minich when called to the pastorate of Christ Church was Army chaplain in the 152d Depot Brigade, at Camp Upton. Prior to entering the Army he served as pastor of the Borough Park Congregational Church, Brooklyn.

The Rev. Mr. Minich was born in a small town near Harrisburg, and is a graduate of Mercerburg Academy, Ursinus College and Union Theological Seminary. He also studied at Columbia University. Mrs.

Minich is a daughter of the late F. De Witt Talmage, D.D., and a granddaughter of the late DeWitt Talmage, D.D., a famous Brooklyn preacher. She is graduate of Ursinus and Vassar College. -VALENTINE Cold Spring Harbor, L. Deember 23-Military and home features marked the marriage at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon, of Lt.

James L. Newman and Miss J. Estelle Valentine, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Whitson Valentine.

on West Neck Road. The bride is an only daughter and the bridegrOOM is a 801 of Capt. and Mrs. Charles H. Newman, of Cold Spring bled in the decorated home to witness Harbor.

Relatives and friends assemen the the ceremony, Rev. Edgar which S. was Jackson, performed of Floral Park. L. brother -in-law of Lt.

Newman. Allen E. Hiidreth, of Southampton, who was the bridegroom's classmate at the artillery officers' school, was best man. In accordance with military requirement the bridegroom and the best man both wore uniform. Miss Ella Newman, sister of the bridegroom was maid of honor.

The bride was gowned in white georgette crepe, over white silk, and carried white roses. The maid of honor's gown was of pink Georgette crepe, and she carried pink carnations. The house decorations were Christmas greens and American flags. Lt. Newman and his bride will make a brief wedding tour before taking up their residence in Cold Spring Harbor.

BURR-MANWARING. Miss Emma Manwaring, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Manwaring of 93 Horton Elmhurst, and Mr. Leon T.

Burr of Winthrop, were married 011 Saturday evening at the Presbyterian Church on Queens Boulevard. Elmhurst, by the Rev. William H. Hendrickson, a former pastor. The ceremony took place at 8:30 and was followed by a reception and wedding supper at the house of the bride's parents.

Some forty guests were present. The bride was gowned in white voile with touches of satin and lace and carried a shower bouquet of white carnations and maidenhair fern. She wore no veil. The bridesmaid was her only sister, Miss Fanny Manwaring who wore oyster white taffeta trimmed with Georgette crepe and carried a bouquet of pink carnations. Walter Manwaring, brother of the bride, acted as best man.

Many beautiful and costly wedding gifts were sent to the bride who is quite well known. Mr. Burr is the owner of A large farm in Maine, where 1 he will take his bride as soon as they have taken trip together through Connecticut and Massachusetts. They will stay in Elmhurst until after Christmas Day. SPREAD FOR AVIATORS.

Sea Cliff. L. 1.. December 23-One of the jolliest affairs here this winter. WILS A dance and spread given at the Village Hall, on Friday night, to sixty young aviators from Roosevelt Field, Mincola, The dance had been arranged by the 0-Dak-Ota Camp Fire KrOUD, under Mrs.

Arthur Kelsey and the feast had been prepared by scores of women of the village, who cooperated with Mrs. S. D. Chace. Most of the soldier boys were from the West and they said the spread was the finest.

they had had since they left their homes months ago. Many of the big concerns supplying local tradespeople, made largo contributions to the feast. TIDE TABLE FOR TOMORROW. (United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Standard Time Tine. High.

Time. High. 11. M. Feet.

1. M. Feet, East Rockaway Inlet. 0:19 11.3 Fire Tuland Inlet 0:0:1 1.6 Shinnecock 0:23 1.8 Montauk Point Light. 0:18 12118 orient Point Greenport 1.0% L'ort Jefferson Huntington Bay 1,1 Buy Point BAY IMPROVEMENTS OFFERED TO CITY Big Developments by Private Corporation Ready for Boulevard Building.

The matter of approving the route laid out for the Cross Bay Boulevard, connecting Woodhaven with Rockaway Beach, as laid out by the Topographical Bureau of Queens Borough, is now entirely up to the city. The Broad Channel Corporation, which some years ago secured a lease of the numerous islands and hassocks in Jamaica Bay adjacent to the trestie of the Long Island Railroad, said lease being for thirty years, has made considerable improvements at Broad Channel. The low marshes have all been filled in and the street, which is identical with the Cross Bay Boulevard, as laid out on the tentative map by the borough engineers, has been filled in and practically graded. Streets have been laid out, a dock has been built, water plant and mains put in and an electric light plant, street lights and other improvements have been installed. The company has spent thousands of dollars in improving the city's land, which it held on a lease, and has paid to the city in rent the sum of $68,765.

The cost of improvements made amounts to approximately $250,000. order to set aside any relief that it is holding out for some fabulous figure from the city for the surrender of its lease, or to set aside the thought that may be entertained that the company is blocking the way for the approval of the route of the Cross Bay Boulevard, the company has made an offer to the city to surrender its lease with the improvements made to the city for $300,000. WANT QUEENS CIVIC CENTER IN WOODSIDE1 Transit Locus There Is Basis of Improvement Association's Claim for Honor. Members of the Woodside Improvement Association want a decision from the City Planning Committee relative to the establishment of the civic center of the Borough of Queens being located at Woodside. This recommendation has been made to the Board of Estimate, which referred the plan to the City Planning Committee.

Woodside is claimed to be the logical center of Queens Borough be. cause of transit facilities. Cognizance of this was taken by the Queensboro Lodge of Elks recently, who decided to move their headquarters from Long Island City to Woodside. The Woodside Improvement Association has adopted resolutions which will be forwarded to Mayor Hylan, Borough President Connelly and the City Planning Committee, urging immediate action in regard to determining the location of the civic center and also the acquiring of the site for the public buildings, which may now be purchased at nominal figures. OBITUARY See also Death Notices, last page.

CHARLES B. MOORE, aged 37 years, son of George Moore, died at his home in Southampton, L. Thursday of pneumonia. He is survived by his wife and two children. JUSTINER A.

MARTINE, aged 28 years. wife of Charles Martine, died at her home 011 the Shinnecock Reservation, near Southampton, L. Thursday, of pneumonia. MRS. NETTE MARTLING, wife ol Arthur Martling.

formerly of East Norwich, L. died on Saturday at her home in Sea CHin, after few days illness. Mrs. Martling was stricken with infuenza, and pnenmonia developed. She was 30 years old and the youngest daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Dayton of Sea Cliff. Mrs. Martiing had recently come 10 Sea Cliff to reside. She leaves her husband and a small son.

HENRY VAN COTT, aged 70 years, died on Saturday at St. John's Hospital after a few days illness with pleurisy and pneumonis. The deceased was a native of Brooklyn and conducted a news and stationery business in Greenpoint for over twenty ears, but had been retired for some time and made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Rosa Rosenbaum, at 44 Toledo Elmhurst. Besides this daughter he leaves three others, Miss Anna and Miss Florence Van Cott, who reside with their sister, and Mrs.

M. Hennessey of 160 Newton Brooklyn, He leaves two sons also, William Van Cott of Flatbush and Walter Van Cott of Jewel Greenpoint, besides a brother, Platt Van Cott, ex-Deputy Chief of the Fire Department. Funeral services will be held for him at the house of Mrs. Rosenbaum on Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m., the Rev. Henry Belcher, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, officiating.

The interment will be in the family plot at Mount Olivet Cemetery. ALBERT KRAMER, aged 54 years. a resident of Hicksville, L. was found dead at the house of his brother-in-law, Frank Kennedy, 011 Hillside Huntington, L. 1., Saturday.

His death resulted from heart disease, with which he had been for some time troubled. He was in Huntington to attend the funeral of his 14-year-old nephew, Albert F. Kennedy, which was held at St. Patrick's Church early this noon, When he retired about 11 1 o'clock on Friday night there was 110 appearance of any crisis In his condition, but it is supposed that the death of his nephew. who was favorite with him, had wrought on his nerves during the night and brought about collapse, He had been dead but.

A short time when found. Mr. Kramer was native of Farmingdale, L. T. At one time he was engaged in business as a baker in Hicksville.

but he had retired. He leaves a widow. HUNTINGTON IN THE DARK Huntington, December 23- Villagera found themselves suddenly immersed in darkness about six o'clock Sunday night, when all electrie lights went out. Those who had gas, lamps or candles emerged as quickly itS possible, but for 13 minutes there was gloom that was trying to people on the streets. who trudged along in the teeming rain and jounced the breath out of their bodies 8.8 they stumbled off the curb at street corners or encountered some of the frequent irregularities in the sidewalks.

The incandescent reappeared in time to enable those who wished so to do. to get to the evening services in the churches. SELL 4,404 THRIFT STAMPS Patchogue, L. December 23-The faculty and pupils of the Wilmot M. Smith Grammar School, Patchogue, are proud of the record they have made in purchasing Thrift Stamps.

In each of the sixteen classes of the school for nine Mondaya a sale was held and altogether 4,404 stamps have been sold, amounting to $1,101. Most of this was taken up by the children themselves. The campaign was managed by Principal E. A. Van Slyke, has also been active in pushing Ward Savings Stamp sales.

There are about 550 children enrolled in the school, but during the stamp campaign there was much Illness and many absences, Honor Roll Watch It Grow Is your firm going to join the Brooklyn business houses enrolling all its employees in the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call? Following is a list of Brooklyn firms on the Red Cross Honor Roll: Frederick Loeser Co. City Savings Bank, Flatbush Ave. A. I. Namm South Brooklyn Savings Bank Grand Union Tea Co.

Oppenhe.m, Collins Co. Heim Tull Hassell, Inc. Prudential Insurance, 32 John Court St. Taylor Inc. Brooklyn Trust Co.

Wm. F. Phelan Thomson Meter Co. Bedell's Syska Co. Louis Stauch, Coney Island Eagle Storage Warchouse Coney Island Postoffice J.

H. Whitley Co. Manufacturers Trust Berry St. Cameron Machine Works. Branch Brooklyn Electrical Supply Co.

Kings County Trust Co. John Curtain, Inc. Greenpoint Savings Bank Marx Rawolle Greenpoint National Bank Schaffer Tinware Mfg. Co. Noah Clark, Inc.

American Metal Cap Co. Royal Lace Paper Works Beggs Co. Nassau National Bank Pride of the Kitchen Co. American Manufacturing Co. Gowanus Wood Works Morse Bread Inc.

Pacific St. Shipley Hamilton Knitting Construction Mills Supply Co. Metropolitan Iron Foundry International Provision Co. Reo Motor Car Co. of Brooklyn Metal Package Corp.

Chevrolet Motor Car Co. of B'klyn Adriance Machine Works Brooklyn Trust Co. Bedford Branch Michel Brewing Co. Brooklyn Auto Service Michele Ajello Drake Bros, Co. Atlantic Smelting Refining The Thrift Works First National Bank Atlantic Lifeboat Co.

Williamsburgh Savings Bank Royal Metal Furniture Co. Mechanics Bank, Nassau Branch Mengart Knitting Mills A. H. Munkenbeck Williamson Electric Co. Bristol-Myers Chemical Co.

Gustave Bonnard Girls High School Annex, St. Knorpp Candy Co. Mark's Ave. D. Jewel Son M.

T. Davidson Brooklyn Union Gas, Citizen's North Side Bank Branch Lincoln Savings Bank Solidar Watch Case Co. Braunworth Co. Benisch Bros. Savings Bank of Williams- Adler Co.

burgh. Roberts Numbering Machine Co. Acanthus Lodge No. 719, F. A.

M. Teachers P. S. No. 80 Cudahy Packing Co.

Teachers P. S. No. 100 Rentrop Silk Dyeing Corp. Teachers P.

No. 115 American Tobacco Park Ave. Schweickert Baas Branch M. Goodwin Co. Bushwick Savings Bank Alexander Ellix Brooklyn Volunteer Firemen Knox Hat Factory Manufacturers Trust Main Julius Kayfer Office Julius Grossman, Inc.

Robert Abel Piriki Chocolate Co. E. J. Armstrong Dunlap Hat Co. Goodman-Gavin Morgan Drug Co.

Duplex Engine Governor Co. Koll, Morgan Optical Co. Franklin Trust Co. Charles R. Doane Co.

Lawyers Title Trust Bank- J. A. Deknatel Son ing Department, 44 Court St. Towers Accounting Machine Corp. Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn Henne Shoe Co.

National City Bank Booch Hirsh Lawyers Title Trust Co. 188 Chapal Freres Co. Montague St. DuBois Watch Case Co. Sperry Gvroscope Co.

Kaufman Bros. Bondy Charles William Stores American Manufacturing Co. Lally Ily Column Co. Fulton Savings Bank Station Postoffice Employees Hamilton Trust Co. Postmaster Walter C.

Burton reports an enrollment of 1,250 postal employes. Join the Honor Roll Which Firm Will Be Next on the List? PLAN COMMUNITY CENTER AND CLUB Site Is Being Sought in Forest Hills for New $50,000 Structure. Mrs. T. C.

Martin, chairman of the Community House Committee, of Forest Hills, Taxpayers Association, 18 preparing to obtain a suitable site for the erection of the new proposed clubhouse. There are three available sites for the new clubhouse and it is expected that later part of January a final decision will be taken by the members of the taxpayers association. The movement for the community clubhouse was started two years ago, and the signatures of nearly 300 residents who were in favor of the community house were secured. The plan includes the idea distinctly of making the building available to the domestics of the place under certain conditions and at certain times. They now have no place to go in the community except their churches and not even a moving picture house, which is expected to be included under the control or regulation of the clubhouse.

The house expected to cost from $50.000 to $100,000. MARRIAGE LICENSES. David Seigel, 24. ..77 Essex st. Mhtn Helen Federbush, 321 Reid av Louls Geffner.

34. .1:9 East 123d st. Mhtn Sophie Melnick, .633 Grand st Harry Shapiro, 22. 185 Howard av Rose Goldstein, 347 Chester st Robert Schulberg, 25. 2198 Atlantic av Sarah Schnitter, 1829 Sterling pl Angelo Curcio, 40..

75 Taaffe pl Vittoria, Pendevolpi, 92 385 Bremen Powell st st Rubin Berkowitz, Jennie Slavin, 42. 21. Bloomfield, N. J. .398 Riverdale av Carl Anderson.

Andrea Efsten. 39.. 250 Bergen st Harry Finkelstein, Cast 183d st. Mhtn Cella Lenowitz, .424 Van Sicien av James Riggs, Oswego, N. Y.

Ella Jones, 1202 Columbia Heights James Nixon, 29.. Utah Margaret Lea, Philadelphia, Pa. Morris Goldberg. 871 Driggs AV Dora Trager, 25... Driges av Abraham Lederman, 29..882 East 169th st.

Bronx Anna. Percira. 29 65 Lynch st Frank Schucker, 23. Washington. D.

Agnen Henkel. East 16th st Axel Mathiesen, 36. 130 Prospect av Evangeline Jones, 390 6th AV Max Jennie Cohen. Kleinberg. Rocka Rockaway way ay Harry Reinhardt, 1339 Intervale av.

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Alabama Dether Romonberg, 600 Alabama LT. RANSOM SENDS GERMAN HANDBILL It Is Printed in English and Designed to Make Trouble Among Americans. (Special to The Eagle.) Sea Cliff, L. December 21--Lt. Harold Ransom, an American flyer now in France, and one of the four sons of the late Samuel C.

Ransom, clerk of Nassau County Supreme Court in the service, has sent over a handbiill which was found in a house occupied by Germans, in territory which they evacuated. The handbill was one of many found by American soldiers in their advance, and printed in English, was designed to stir up trouble among American troops, as a part of the propaganda attempted by the Germans. Parts of the wording are cmphasized by heavy type. The circular is as follows, in part: "Life, Liberty and Happiness. "So long as the administration is determined to keep the war going there is only one way for you to get out of this miserable fix and that ig for you to stop fighting.

You can do this honorably. As EL free born American ciuzeen you have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The American Constitution guarantees you these rights. Exercise them! "Get out and dash to safety! If you don't you stand a very slim chance of ever seeing Broadway or the old home again. "The Wall Street millionaires may line this war, because they are becoming billionaires.

But you will have to pay for it all, my boy. "Don't give up your life till you have to and don't give any more labor for the benefit of the money trust! Quit Tool Quest Balks Robbery The sight of two boys bending over the tool box of an automobile drawn up at the curb, at 14th ave. and 45th attracted the attention of Patrolman Burton of the Parkville precinct, at o'clock this morning, and resulted in breaking carefully-laid plans for burglary. The boys told Burton they were rifling the box for tools to break into a drug store at 14th ave. and 44th st.

They described themselves Samuel Shapiro, 17, of 4404 16th ave. and Dominick Leonardi, 17, of 1659 43d st. Leonardi, the police assert, has been convicted three times on larceny charges. When taken into, custody by Burton Shapiro was found to have A. loaded .22 calibre revolver in his pocket and he and Leonardi also had a number of razor blades.

Magistrate Folwell, in the Flatbush court, held the two' for further examination. S. S. CHILDREN GIVE PAGEANT. A pageant was presented last night in costume by the Sunday School children of the Congregational Church of the Evangel, Hawthorne and Bedford avenue, entitled "The Prophetic Child." The birth of Christ and the Manger scene were Stanley Regby and Miss Christine Knudson representing Joseph and Mary, while the four shepherds were Ambler Tearney, Rodney Berry, Edward Priedman and Edward Brown.

The children brought gifts and toys, which were placed in the manger, to be distributed to the orphans at the Brooklyn Asylum. The Rev. Albert Edward Born back. pastor of the church, ar, Tranged the production..