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W E A T H E R FORECAST.
Probab ly ra in- tonight . S a t u r d a y c l e a r i n g and colder. Brisk™" souther ly winds, sh i f t i ng to wes t a n d n o r t h w e s t S a t u r d a y .
Q M I I N f AND BROOKLVJI BOROUGH* ,
• N E W YORK CITY* m .
GREENPOINT RI0GEW00D
AMD O T H E R
Seburban Hews
or., .... . --—, THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR FahUakusl la Q»»— Caaatr.
OOb-aw M-41 l m s i l M , L L City. • :—TZ K GREATER NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1914.
Klaa* County (Mice: I f f "Otacnpatat A**., Braakba. PRICE ONE'CENT <
It Costs $7,536 to Make Awards Aggregat
ing $3,215 SYSTEM AGAIN 8 H O W N IN
LONG I 8 L A N D CITY.
P l a n s filed in t he Q u e e n s Borough Bu i ld ing D e p a r t m e n t las t week show a to ta l of l i f ty-nlne new buildings, to ca s t $164,882, and a l t e r a t i o n s to t h i r t y bui ld ings a t a cos t of 1X1,263.
T h e p lans include a fnajne pavil ion, 96x51 feet, two s to r i e s "high, to" he bui l l t by the Wi l l i am C imer B r e w i n g C o m p a n y of Brooklyn a t a cost of $25,000. The pavil ion will he bui l t on Met ropo l i t an a v e n u e a n d Union t u r n pike, n e a r Fores t Hi l ls P a r k .
George W. Braunsdor f . of 232 Kas t F o r t y - F i f t h s t ree t , M a n h a t t a n , will build a l ive-s tory br ick factory a t W e b s t e r and S ix th a v e n u e s , Astor ia , a t a cost of $25,000.
E d w a r d J. Sul l ivan , of 800 Broad -— — — I way , F lushing , h a s tiled p lans for five
• E A l l T l E A n c t T R c e T O D C M i M r I triime bunga lows , each 14x27 feet, on B E A U T I E S O F S T R E E T O P E N I N G I T n P t l 8 ftv*~ n p a r , f n e B n u I e v a r ( I (
| R o c k a w a y Beach, ' to cos t $350 each. E, Gara.baldl, of 410- Boulevard,
j R o c k a w a y Beach, will build eight b u n g a l o w s a t a cost of $350 each .
A n t o n Duppler p l ans for a mov ing
The Movement to Erect a
Astoria Parle.
Mayor Anxious to Expedite Work on 7 ransit Lines.
Early Appropriatioo Ne&d-t at ed For Wirk on Queess-
boro Bridge
Cost of i Radde Street Opening Is Over
*10,000—Justice Benedict Do-
elines to Act on Report
of Referee.
POPULATION OF L
W E L L - K N O W N CITIZENS H A V E
AGREED TO SERVE ON
- O M M I T T E E .
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L. I. C ITY -. 'JSNESS MEN'S ASSO
CIATION HAS INTERESTING
M E E T I N G , j
E x - C o n g r e s s m a n J o h n J. Kindred , t h e new pres iden t of t h e Dong Island Ci ty Bus iness Men's Assoc ia t ion , hud tin lnt<yvieAV with M a y o r Mltchel the o t h e r day Itf' re ference to the la t ter - * a t t i t u d e . t o w a r d the nfew rap id t r a n s i t sy s t em. -', • -*
" T h e Mayor Informed me.". sa id . Dr. Kindred , in speak ing or t h l s ; m u t t e r a t the meet ing of t he asKt>el"iii>ii on T h u r s d a y af ternoon, ' t h a t he w a s duly impres sed with the p re -e lec t ion promises t h a t had been ma'de In r ega rd to t h e y new sys tem ' e m b r a c e d under the dnuj opera t ing con t r ac t s , and he is empha t i ca l ly in favor of - hav ing the e n t i r e sys tem built a s p lanned. He said, a lso, t ha t he would Insis t upon t h e t e r m s of the c o n t r a c t s be ing curried ou t to the le t ter .
" T h e Mayor staved t h a t he fully r e al izes t he i m p o r t a n c e of hav ing all
the l ines buil t and put Into opera t ion as soon a s poss ible and he will see to it, in so far a s h i s power goes, t t u r e shall be no needless delays in t he v ork."
Th i s s t a t e m e n t by the Mayor was received w i t h m u c h sat isfact ion,by. Mve members , sonic , of whom appa ren t ly had, been a bit." skept ica l aa to , the a m o u n t of e n t h u s i a s m <v'bki> • tap-would' manifes t t o w a r d the new•• wvatettr.'"In"' view of t he tac t t h a t the Mayor , when Pres ident of the Board of Aldermen. vigorously opposed the p r e s e n t e d tial-op< r a t i ng c o n t r a c t s on the ground lha6 the city was ge t t i ng the "heavy end of the s t ick."
But now t h a t the con t rac t s h a v e b*gn s igned uj*d the work on. the new l infs is a c tua l ly under way, the Mayor la de t e rmined t h a t the bargain shal l be carr ied ou t in accordance with t he t e r m s of t h e ag reemen t .
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p ic tu re t h e a t r e to cost $13,00t) to be bui l t a t Jackso/ i a v e n u e a n d F o r t y -N i n t h s t ree t , Corona .
C h a r l e s Hilden, of 442 S te inway a v e n u e , will build a $0,700 s to re and t e n e m e n t a t S t e i n w a y a v e n u e and
_ _ _ _ _ _ | G r a n d Mreet, As tor ia . , T h e Hel len t ia C o n s t r u c t i o n Com-
R „ _ , nf ,«,- _ i__ . „_ « i . „ -»„„_ i „„„ I Pany of the Bridge P laza , Dong- Is land Some of t h e g l a r i n g s h o r t c o m i n g s j C l t y • w i l , b u l l ( 1 _ | 3 0 ft00 f o u r . B t o r v
or t h e p r e s e n t s y s t e m of o p e n i n g | t e n e m e n t a t J a m a i c a a v e n u e a n d , s t r ee t s t h r o u g h t h e m o r e or less a r t - S h e r m a n s t ree t , As tor ia , ful a id of c o n d e m n a t i o n commiss ions have a g a i n been b r o u g h t to t h e a t t e n tion of t he pub l i c In t he r e p o r t wh ich h a s been s u b m i t t e d to S u p r e m e C o u r t J u s t i c e B e n e d i c t by a re fe ree a p p o i n t ed by J u s t i c e Scudde r . J u s t i c e B e n e -diet h a s r e f e r r ed t h i s "report b a c k t o Jus t i ce Scudde r , dec l in ing to confirm ! It.
The r e p o r t h a s t o do wi th t h e p r o ceedings for t h e o p e n i n g of E i g h t e e n t h avenue and R a d d e s t ree t , Dong I s land City. F o r t h e E i g h t e e n t h a v e n u e p r o ceeding the cos t w a s $7,536.69, and for Radde s t r e e t w a s $10,576.
T h e to ta l a m o u n t of t he a w a r d s for E i g h t e e n t h a v e n u e w a s $3,215) less
Grand Army Men and Veterans of the Spanish War Are Out and Pro
nounced in Favor of the Movement.
P. S. Com. Urged to Provide Connec
tion Between Steinway Tunnel and
- Lexington Ave. Subway; Also
Extension to Grand Central. —
Figures Given By Railroad Show an Increase of 44 Per Cent. During P a s t T h r e e Y e a r s — H a s More Peo-
jvigniet-mn a v e n u e w a s t ^ i i i a i leas _i_ T L — C , , • », , than half t h e c o s t of t h e proceeding . p l # T h * n 8 t a t e o f N « » J , r 8 e v -
Jus t i ce S c u d d e r , in r e f e r r i ng the , , . •*• I
Special T e r m , s a i d : > Tn th ree yc"ars t he c o m m u t i n g popu-"The to ta l a m o u n t of a w a r d s here in i l a t lon of Long Island h a s increased
Is $3,216. T h e p roposed bill of cos t s j m o r e than fifty-six per cent. , a cco rd -a m o u n t s to $7.5$6.69. Al though in i ing to figures Just, compi led by the
• t r e e s proceeding*, bills v e<*af w h i c h j D o n * Is land Rai l road C o m p a n y . T h e
T h e pro jec t to erect a soldiers a n d Sa i lo r s ' m o n u m e n t a t the new As to r i a P a r k is mee t ing with very g e n e r a l s u p p o r t . T h e special commi t t ee a p po in ted by tne Taxpaye r s a n d Bus i ness Men 's Association of As to r i a to t a k e c h a r g e of the ent i re p ropos i t ion c o m p r i s c d ^ x - A l d e r m a n George O'Connor a s c h a i r m a n , Mr. R. K. W a n g e m a n a s s e c r e t a r y and M. A. Bleeekwenn. T h e . g e n t l e m c n named have been work ing h a r d a n d they have met wi th u n i versa l s u p p o r t . - The people every- -w h e r e h a v e heart i ly endorsed the s c h e m e and camps and posts of those who- ' w e r e in the Civil and S p a n i s h w a r s have extended the w a r m e s t c o m m e n d a t i o n s to those who a r e w o r k i n g for the good cause.
E a r l y In the movement t h e spec ia l c o m m i t t e e In charge realized the i r n u m b e r s were too smal l to c a r r y on to successfu l completion of such a n
•Two m a t t e r s of i n t e re s t a n d im- \ por t ance tha t were discussed a l the 1 mee t ing of the Dong Island City I Bus iness Men ' s Assoc ia t ion a t i ts headnua r t e r s , 48 J a c k s o n avenue , on i T h u r s d a y af ternoon, were the neces - ;
slty of an immed ia t e a p p r o p r i a t i o n for. ' the recons t ruc t ion of the Queensboro :
Bridge to adupt it to the new rap id t rans i t sys tem, a n d the advis ibi l i ty o f ' t ak ing s t eps a t "once to have a connection m a d e be tween the M a n h a t t a n I end of the S t e i n w a y tunne l a n d the I Lex ing ton -avenue s u b w a y . '
Concern ing the work to be done on ; the bridge, it w a s b r o u g h t out t h a t It j is highly I m p o r t a n t t h a t the* Board of !
E s t i m a t e should be u rged r igh t now I to a p p r o p r i a t e the m o n e y asked f o r . Several m o n t h s a g o by former Bridge I Commiss ioner O'Keeffe.
Th i s requis i t ion figures up to over __ML__J_jd_j__. i l a t least par t of it j
mswii'is I
TANGO DOG IS LOCKED IN CELL
Everybody in the mll l lnexy shop a t 64 J a c k s o n avenue , Dong Is land City, m a d e for cover on T h u r s d a y a f te r - j noon when a seedy-loojii t jg individual j t angoed himself Into the s to re a n d up to a la rge pla te g lass mi r ro r . After t he In t ruder had t angoed to h i s pe r sonal sa t i s fac t ion a n d bowed himself uns tead i ly from (lie s tore , t h ings were pu t to order aga in .
T h e young lady in c h a r g e of the s t o r e th is Fr iday morn ing , J o h a n n a F leckens te ln , was a l m o s t s ca r ed to d e a t h when the s a m e pe rson tangoed in to t he place aga in th i s F r iday m o r n ing and s t a r t ed the s a m e pe r fo rmance he had"' gone th rough on T h u r s d a y .
Miss Fieckenslein r a n from the place al tg called P a t r o l m a n O'Brien-, of the H u n t e r ' s Foint s ta t ion house , into the s to re . O'Brien found the m a n d a n c - | ing before_ a mi r ro r , .snapping his • l ingers and h u m m i n g one of. thy la tes t >
exceed in a m o u n t t he a w a r d s , a r e f r e quent ly approve! , I fell th i s m a t t e r should be r e fe r red to a n official r e feree to h e a r a n d repor t . In t h e hope that_ t h a t w e a k n e s s In ou r s y s t e m fur the c o n d e m n a t i o n of p roper ty ; wfcleTF " t h r permi t s such r e s u l t s a s a r e he re in dis closed, m a y he po in ted out , to the end tha t a r e m e d y m a y be had."
The official re feree , e x - J u s t i c e W i l l i a m J. "Dickey, confi rmed the hills of costs in e a c h e a s e except t he -charge of $1,800 by S a m u e l S m y t h , a n e x p e r t bui lding w i t n e s s In the Radde s t r e e t case, wh ich he r e c o m m e n d s be c u t out*——-.
Ass i s t an t Co rpo ra t i on Counse l W a l ter C. S h e p p a r d of the Queens B u r e a u of S t r e e t O p e n i n g p r o c e e d i n g who
g e n e r a l popula t ion hasr jftcreased Torty. four per cen t , d u r i n g t h e s a m e period.
-final yea r exac t ly 215,419 s i x t y - t r i p m o n t h l y c o m m u t a t i o n t i cke ts were sold, a s a g a i n s t 137,937 In 1910—before
Ra i l road ' s Eas t River tunne l service . T h e ra i l road ' s r e p o r t s a l so show t h a t
Dong Island, with 2,500,000 people, h a s a s la rge a popula t ion a s New Je r sey , double t h a t of Connec t icu t , a n d g r e a t e r t h a n the combined popu la t ion of New H a m p s h i r e , Vermont , U tah , Montana , Idaho , Oregon, D e l a w a r e . N e v a d a and W y o m i n g . T o d a y the re a r e 645,849, or 44.4 per cent , more people living on Dong Is land t h a n In 1910. One In every four r e s iden t s of t he S t a t e lives on Dong i s l a n d .
Bui ld ing ope ra t ions on Dong Is land r ^ V ^ r o ^ e d ^ ^ ^ a v ^ n l r r n * - = * = " a c t ^ t ? . ' D u ll • " £ * P roceed ings . »a.vs c o n c e r n i n g , , t h p j , , T> , K lgh te*n th . a v e n u e a n d R a d d e , l m 7 g > 5 8 g R t o r e 8 i 4 S . f a c l ; , r l ; 8 a n t l 6 3 3
!22? mS,: w 8 " ... j , i misce l laneous s t r u c t u r e s were erected. "The E i g h t e e n t h a v e n u e p roceed ing , j n t n e p a H t p l K h t tn a t o t a , o f
was begun s e v e r a l y e a r s ago, long b e - i fiM96 b u l l d i n g s - a n a v e r a g e of near ly fore I w a s In c h a r g e of th i s office, h u t ; g.ooo per yea r—have been erected on we h a v e ac t i ve ly opposed the c l a ims D o n g Island, exclus ive of Brooklvn and of p r o p e r t y o w n e r s w h o m a d e w h a t we cons idered excess ive demands* a n d have succeeded In c u t t i n g t h e m down from $60,000 to $8,215.
"I a m n o t r e spons ib le for t h e long t ime t h i s p r o c e e d i n g w a s d r a w n out
Dong Island c i t y . T h e Informat ion is given in a I
p a m p h l e t Issued by the traffic d e - ! p a r t m e n t of the Ixmg Is land Ra i l - j road . Besides o the r In te res t ing fac t s , and figures, the p a m p h l e t con ta ins a
b u t every d o l l a r of expense we h a v e ! m a p Ind ica t ing ' f h r ^ i o c a t l o n or fac- •' Incurred In r e d u c i n g t h e a m o u n t of ' toele*lT, r e s idences a n d e s t a t e s , farms, , c l a ims w a s Jus t l y expended a n d h a s p l ea su re ^ r e so r t s . , h u n t i n g g rounds . : p roduced good r e s u l t s . ejsst | Traffic M a n a g e r ;A. D. Dangdon s a y s |
"In r ega rd t o t h e R a d d e St ree t p r o - '• in a conc lud ing p a r a g r a p h : ceedlng, .1 r e c o m m e n d e d t h e t h r o w i n g I "Dong Is land in n a t u r a l l y a t t r a c t i v e out of S m y t h ' s c la im, a s It could no t I to persons wh# c a r e for coun t ry life, j he shown t h a t h e h a d done a n y t h i n g , j w h o love var ie ty a n d beau ty of land--Allen, t he r e a l e s t a t e exper t , w h o g a v e I scape , v iews of woods a n d pla ins , bays t h e t e s t imony , w a s allowed $800. j a n " sound from h igh land , or who p re - I
"K c r i t i c i sm is m a d e b e c a u s e t h e j g * M £ " c t , a n side, for all t a s t e s can ' a m o u n t of c o s t s exceeds t he a m o u n t : »e su i ted . v J t Is a t t r a c t i v e to persons of t he award*-,l t Is urtjust, In t h a t It I * * & * _ * _ | ° • * • • _ * I l v ' ^ by cu l t l va t -does no t t a k e * n t o cons idera t ion t h a t i l n g , t h e 8 r , u - r , , r ,tlje soil Is p roduc t ive the v e r y s m a r t n e s s of t he nwii*A ,Jn-, j * ? _ U ! f " ? , t o " i " " 1 ?? 1 ? ' , u . .d ' \ , * r e a t
dlcates the l a rge a m o u n t s ^ o r % l r i ^ i ^ r k e t is near . It is a t t r a . t l v e to , „ . , , , . i_ nrnditolnff t h a t r esu l t • Persons whose bus iness Is In New V ork 1
" S h i l w^^ s i t m » l n r t v ^ and let ! C U v - f o r n l a < f i » on t h e no r the rn hll.y j b l 7 a w i r d « . £ i n " w i t h u t opposi t ion ! f n ^ ' 0 » ; , . t h ; ' ™ I « I - «ntand section, o r ] .JFA »»,,•« _ .«_^« nnnriomivninn he ' t h e s o u t h e r n ocean sec t ion have com- ( and t h u s e s c a p e condemna t ion b e - f o r t a h l o f m < 1 f r p q ) | P n t t r a i n g o r v k . c , t „ [ cause the c o s t s exceed the a w a r d s ? "
HELD FOR GRAND JURY FOR LYING TO JUDGE
F o u r M a s p e t h r e s i d e n t s were a r r a i g n e d In F l u s h i n g cou r t before M a g i s t r a t e F i t c h T h u r s d a y on a c h a r g e of a s sau l t . One of tire men . all of Whom a r e fore igners , pleaded t h e y could no t u n d e r s t a n d Engl i sh .
Samuel S t e l m m e r , sr chauffeur, the . compla inan t , h e g a n to r e l a t e his
Charge to t he effect t h a t t he defenda n t s had b o m b a r d e d his au tomob i l e with bot t les jyh t le ho was p a s s i n g th rough M a s p e t h .
• T o u a r e a l i a r ! " spoke u p Louis Devlnsky, o n e of t h e four.
"1 t h i n k you u n d e r s t a n d Eng l i sh well enough a n d I will hold you al l
- for the G r a n d J u r y , " said t he n m g i s -t r j t f e . - , . ....... _ j s? -.
TO TWLtt TO GIRLS.
Oloyd C h a p m a n , one of t h e expe r t s employed by T h o m a s A. Edison, t h e W l s a r d of Menlo P a r k , to m a k e a t o u r of t he world r ecen t ly t o m a k e expe r i m e n t s In t h e v a r i o u s gold mines , will tfeltvef a l ec tu re before the m e m b e r s of t he Queens Gir ls ' C lub s t t he home of Mrs. Alfred J . E n o th i s evening, t e l l ing of some of h i s exper iences In the different c o u n t r i e s .
t he cen t e r of t he ci ty, t imed to a c c o m m o d a t e c i ty bus iness life. It Is a t t r a c t i v e to all c lasses because its c l ima te Is more uniform a n d p leasan t t h a n the main land In the s a m e l a t i t ude , because Its a i r is pure , i ts wa t e r a h u n d a n t and of excel lent qua l i ty and Its d r a i n a g e good."
L U M B E R . T R U C K W R E C K 8 TA'XI W I T H BRIDAL COUPLE
The wedding of F r a n k Gilbert , a local pol i t ic ian, c a m e n e a r to being pos tponed p e r m a n e n t l y Thursday;; 4fcfr. Gi lber t and his b r i de - t o -be , Miss JStkud Cot te r , of F reepor t , in t r y i n g to pva4e the i r a t t e n t i v e and loving frleftds. e'n* gaged a t ax icab to go to t he [home'eif-t he Rev. F r a n k M. Ker r , a P r e s b y t e r i a n p reache r . r^
J u s t before t he tnx leab reached the p a r s o n a g e a r u n a w a y t e a m o3f horses a t t a c h e d to a l u m b e r wagon r a n in to t he vehicle. T h e t ax i cab was wrecked a n d Its o c c u p a n t s t h rown out.
Miss Cot te r was conveyed Into the rec tory , where she w a s hys ter ica l for a t ime. The ce remony w a s then per formed, bu t f r iends of t he br idal couple, l ea rn ing of the acc ident , a r r ived nt the house. T h e y g a v e Mr. and Mrs . OUbert a mos t unexpec ted "semi off," wi th t h e ' a c c o m p a n i m e n t of rlco and shoes . , t
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T h i s idea wasTpfomptly accep ted a n d t h e c o m m i t t e e given full power t o p r o -ceed a s "They deemed best for t,he l n -t e r e s t o f "the "project. 1—r- —
Enlarged the Committee. T h e f i r s t , th ing dofie was to s e n d
ou t i nv i t a t i ons "to wel l -known r e s i d e n t s of As to r i a to serve on the c o m m i t t e e and favorable a n s w e r s h a v e been recpived from the fol lowing r e s i d e n t s of t h e locali ty:
M e s s r s . J o h n .Messenger, Dr. H. P . Mencken , J . B. Tlsdale, B. W. Sldlo, M a t t h e w D. Quinn, A. B. Ten Kyck, Dr. ft. F . Mac-Farland, H o w a r d H a l -lett , Alex S. Wil l iams, Benj . A. M a c -dona ld . J e s s e El lsworth, Hon. B. M. P a t t e n , Hon. George M. O'Connor, Hon. D. J . H a r t e , J u d g e T h o m a s C. K a d l e n , F. N. Smi th , .F. ('. Trbwbridgve. Henry" Mar t in . Char le s Huber , J o h n I l e t h e r -ing ton a n d Ot to Metz.
It is expec ted tha t a m e e t i n g will be held a t an ear ly date .a t which a p e r m a n e n t organiza t ion wid be effected a n d some idea will be developed a s to t he p lan a n d scope of the work to be done . T h e impor t ance of the u n d e r t a k i n g a n d the difficulties to be ove r come by the member s of the c o m m i t tee a r e fully Appreciated. It will t a k e m o n t h s before the project will h e defini te ly out l ined, but those i n t e r e s t ed a r e perfec t ly willing t o do all In the i r power to b r ing the project to a s u c cessful t e r m i n a t i o n ; and the re will be no let up in the i r en thus ia s t i c d e v o tion to the cause .
Backed By the Vete rans . At a mee t ing of the Queens C o u n t y
Memor ia l and Execut ive o C m m i t t e e of t h e G. A. B. on December 6th, t h e fol lowing was adop ted :
"WJTcreas, The Astor ia T a x p a y e r s a n d Bus iness Men's Associat ion h a s a p p o i n t e d a commit tee to cons ider t h e du ty of e r ec t ing a soldiers and sa i lo r s ' m o n u m e n t in memory of our ' hono red dead ,
"Kesolved, T h a t we as su re the ass-i-c ia t lon of our hear ty suppor t a n d c o o p e r a t i o n . "
Dr. R. F . .MacFarlane. P a s t C o m m a n d e r of Benjamin Rlngold Pos t , G. A. R., wr i t i ng to Secre ta ry W s n g e -m a n n , not i fy ing tha t gen t l eman of h i s wi l l ingness to serve on the c o m m i t tee in c h a r g e of the project ; a d d s :
"I c a n also promise the ac t ive , e a r n e s t a n d financial help of Rlngold Pos t , G. A. R."
Joe Hooker Corps. H e a d q u a r t e r s of Joe Hooker Corps ,
W. R. C , No. ,101 Wes t 25th s t r ee t , N. Y. C ; annex to Joe HiKjker Pos t , 128, G. A, K. *
' T)ear F r i end :—At the r e g u l a r m e e t i n g of t h e Joe Hooker Corps, 144, W. R. C , held on "Saturday evening, D e c e m b e r 27th,* 1*13, our P a s t P a t r i o t i c - Ins t ruc to r , Miss Annie Phelan , •'*' trcto*-sin of the Rev. Fa the r Phe lan , who w a s , before 'tils death, pas to r of Mt. C a r m e l C h u r c h , ' A«torJs, told us of t h e noble work which the people of A s t o r i a were doing In erec t ing a m o n u m e n t t o the soldiers and sa i lo rs w h o fough t In t he Civil War. I a m s u r e It Is a g r e a t and noble u n d e r t a k i n g , and we felt as if we mus t wr i t e to you, t o show our apprec ia t ion of y o u r efforts. W e know t h a t you h a v e been w o r k i n g u n d e r difficulties and feel t h a t you h a v e at las t overcome them, and t h e co rps t h a n k you for your efforts
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p u t the br idge Into condi t ion for c i ther I e levated or s u b w a y t r a i n service.
P l ans have been t e n t a t i v e l y p repared for this work, b u t t h e Bridge D e p a r t - j ment c a n n o t go a h e a d wi th the work i of -Ira wing u p . Una1! p l ans and speci fications unti l t he m o n e y is in s ight , j
In view of the f ac t t h a t a l a rge sec - j flon of the Dong I s l and City a p p r o a c h I h a s to be very m a t e r i a l l y a l te red and j r e a r r a n g e d hffnrp It win he connected I wlfh the union e leva ted s t a t i on a t the 1 plaza, the people A t h i s ' s e c t i o n face I the. unp l ea san t p r o s p e c t of see ing the j local e levated l ines comple ted long before the br idge Is in condi t ion to j c a r ry t he t r a i n s a c r o s s the r iver . •
AIT the c o n t r a c t s for the Q u e e n s ! lines t h a t c e n t e r at the plaza. Ificlad—| ing tha t for the p l aza s t a t lpn , have j been signed a n d ye t not even the d r awings for t he b r idge work have been finished.
The Bus iness Men ' s Associa t ion will ! co -ope ra t e wi th the C h a m b e r of Com- I mere s and o the r local o rgan i za t i ons In j d emand ing tha t the Board of E s t i m a t e j apt upon' th i s a p p r o p r i a t i o n a t the I ear l ies t possible m o m e n t .
E d w a r d A. MacDouga l l offered a i sugges t ion t h a t r i gh t now would be* a good t ime to u rge the Public. Se r - : vice Commiss ion to prov ide for the ear ly extens ion of t he S t e i n w a y t u n -»<ai.to the Grand C e n t r a l T e r m i n a l and l for' a connect ion be tween th i s tunnel and the s u b w a y in Dexington avenue .
No provis ion h a s t h u s far been I m a d e for any connec t ion be tween these two routes , a l t h o u g h both a r e to be opera ted a s p a r t s of the new rapid t r a n s i t s y s t e m by the s a m e company , the I n t e r b o r o u g h . It is contended t h a t p a s s e n g e r s from Dong I s * ^ land City should h a v e the r igh t to j t r ans fe r w i thou t t he p a y m e n t of ex-t t a fare to t he Dexing ton a v e n u e line as well a s to the p r e s e n t s u b w a y . j
On mot ions by H e n r y S. Cassebee r , and George J. R y a n the assoc ia t ion decided to t ake up w i t h the Public | •Service Commiss ion the m a t t e r of the j ex tens ion of the S t e i n w a y , t u n n e l to | the Grand Cent ra l T e r m i n a l and i ts :
connect ion wi th the Lexington a v e n u e I line.
It Is said t h a t t h i s work could be car r ied o n - s i m u l t a n e o u s l y wi th the r e . cons t ruc t ion of the tunne l , p l ans for ; which a r e now be ing comple ted . It Is ' expected tha t the c o n t r a c t for th is r e cons t ruc t ion work will be let ear ly next m o n t h and t h e r e a r e hopes t h a t :
n shu t t l e service c a n be s t a r t ed in the I tubes by next Ju ly .
Tubes Net Leaking Seriously. 1 T. G a r d n e r E l l s w o r t h , p r e s iden t o f 1
the Knlted C h i c Associa t ions , asked j for Informat ion c o n c e r n i n g the r u m o r t h a t the S t e i n w a y tunne l Is l eak ing badly.
George J. .Ryan s t a t e d t h a t he had been rel iably informed only recen t ly tha t the percola t ion w a t e r Into the tubes u n d e r the r ive r w a s not a t all j s e r ious : no more . In fact , t h a n could i be expected. T h e r e Is less seepage In ' these tubes , he s t a t e d , t han In the ! tunnel he tween the B a t t e r y and Brook- I lyn t h r o u g h ' w h i c h s u b w a y t r a i n s now run . I t Is neces sa ry In t h a t t u n n e l to have two shi f ts of m e n to look af ter the pumping , while only one shif t Is required In the S t e l n w n y tunnel . i
Mrs. E. V. Pickerel! , of El Paso , Tex. , ! who o w n s a la rge r a n c h . In tends to go Into t he bus iness of raising s p i n e l e s s ' cac tus , despi te he r a d v a n c e d age, for , she Is s even ty - fou r y e a r s old. She Is ! very agi le and t r a v e l s over he r ranch dally. 4*
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Even af ter the po l iceman l-m.i ?n;id" a p r i soner of the dance r and s t a r t e d to lead him down J a c k s o n a v e n u e in the di rect ion uf the house wi th the ' g reen l ights on F o u r t h s t ree t , the u ingo i s t cont inued his an t i c s . De- j l ighted wi th th«s fac t t h a t he had found :
a par ' tner In the m a n wi th the b rass ;
bu t tons , he tried to d a n c e wi th . O 'Brien, }
In the s ta t ion house the p r i soner : "gave nis~n'ame to DleaiteTlutil "Jerry*-1 Magl ln as William S c o t t ^ t h i r t y - e i g h t yea tS of age. a mus i c i an by occupa—1 t lon. The only a d d r e s s t h a t Hcott • would give was Carneg ie Hal l , M a n - ! h a t t a n .
After the p r i soner ' s pedigree was t aken he tangoed his w a y to a cell it the s t a t ion house, whe re he will have a chance to cool off before be ing a r r a igned in the L o n g I s land City police cour t .
A p a t h e t i c t a lc of negieet was told to the Greenpo ln t i-olk-e this F r i d a y morn ing by an e leven-yeur-old boy, who dec la res t h a t the man with whom he h a s been l iv tpg since' thw d e a t h of his p a r e n t s moved away T h u r s d a y whlle the boy w a s a t school and failed to leave his new' address behind.
Homeless and hungry , the boy says he r o a m e d a b o u t the s t r ee t s until he was picked up by Theodore Svvcnson of itS Noble s t r e e t and t aken to the police s t a t i on .
The i i o y U S tephen Golden. H e Is an o r p h a n a n d a bright looking chap . The boy's f a the r died 'stn-erai y e a r s ago and more recen t ly his mother died. He was then t aken into the home of F rank Wasoek l , a re la t ive of the f a m ily, who i h e d a t 139 N o r t h Seven th s treet .
Dur ing the ques t ion ing of the police, the- boy admi t t ed tha t his life, hadn't | . ren exact ly to hiss likirm in
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Congressman O'Leary Discusses the
Postoffice Situstion at Meeting of
L. I. City "Business Men's As
sociation on Wednesday.
Congressman Denis O'Leary i n formed the m e m b e r s of the Long I s l a n d City Business Men ' s Assoc ia t ion on T h u r s d a y a f t e rnoon t h a t h e u n d e r s t a n d s t h a t one of t he two s i tes r e c ommended for Dong Island City 's n e w postofflce bui ld ing is u t t he corner of J a c k s o n a v e n u e a n d Arch s t reet , oppos i te the Hicks bu i ld ing a n d Pub l i c School No. 1.
Arch s t r ee t a t t h e p resen t t ime Is a compara t ive ly IMtle knowljustreet , o n e of the shor tes t ftl t h e borough, de r iv ing pract ica l ly all of Its i m p o r t a n c e from the fact t h a t i t leads directly t o the freight depot of t h e . Ixing I s l and Rai l road. The plot is ten ta t ive ly i m proved wi th a row of sheds she l t e red oehind a bi l lboard and- occupied by a Junk dealer. T h e e a s t e r l y end of t h e block WHS formerly known a s T r i d e n t F a r i n a baseball g round . It is u n d e r -
Bcftvol a s usual . When he re tu rned home at't-er school he found every >blt of fu rn i tu re removed from the place and no s igns of the man with whom he had been l iving.
The buy broke down and cried. But after t h i n k i n g it over he says he d e cided to seek a haven" elsewhere, and so set ou t for Greenpolnt . He stood a round the c o r n e r s until la te and then went a l o n g side s t r ee t s . h»r l nE" s a m e .
*TWS» • m n d T jjfr ompany owns The Tana".
According to t h e r ecommenda t ions m a d e to the V. 8. T r e a s u r y Depa r t men t by Special Agent A. S. M a c G r e -£or , who inves t iga ted the^si tg p ropos i t ion in th i s sect ion l a a E j M m h . e i t he r th fs -a i te HF.^one' pleirert out abo«» the Bridsie iiijjfc»7£dii ) ) e selected. Trio ex ac t locatioff of the site, nor th of t he plaza Is not yet a m a t t e r of publ ic knowledge.
JUMPED IN FRONT OF T R A I N AT JAMAICA
About 4 o'clock on T h u r s d a y after-1 neon nea r the Dunton s t a t i on of t he Long Island Railroad a wes tbound t r a in of the company s t r u c k and fatally Injured Pe t e r Rusehie , e igh teen yea r s Old, of 4" B a n d m a n avenue , J a m a i c a , | who had been wa lk ing on tlve n o r t h ! Willi of the e m b a n k m e n t a n d Jumped I down in front of t he t r a in . He was not an employe of t he company and • had no bus iness the re . T h e t r a in w a s ( s topped and it was found t h a t h is Iff11 leg w a s a m p u t a t e d above the knee and r igh t hand a t the wris t , and ills r ight 1
leg was fractured. He was o tnerwlse badly bruised and ba t t e r ed . * He w a s ' a t t e n d e d by Dr. Be rgen and t aken t o . St . Mary ' s Hospi ta l , where "he died from shock abou t 9 o'clock las t n ight . '
SITE FOR M A R K E T IN | LONG ISLAND CITY!
Samue l Brock, la te s e c r e t a r y of the I Borough of Queens and ' who 1» s la ted , for t he new office of execu t ive sec-re-! tory , outl ined the . p l ans of the Public Market Commission, for t he benefit of t he member s of the Long Island City Bus iness Men's Associa t ion a t the mee t ing on T h u r s d a y . . j
Mr.-Brock h a s been g iv ing t h e m a r - ; ke t proposi t ion careful s tudy and h e ' s a y s there is r eason to believe that a s i te In Long Is land Ci ty will probably j be selected for ope of t h e new m a r k e t s -which it Is proposed to build iu differ- | ont p a n * of the ci ty.
ACCUSED OF STEALING FORTY QUARTS OF MILK
Pat r ick Long, of N o r t h W i l l i a m ' s t ree t . Astoria, a f ter be ing examined In the Long Island City police c o u r t , th i s Fr iday m o r n i n g before Mag i s t r a t e Miller, on a cha rge of pe t ty larceny, I was held for the Cour t of Special S e s - i s ions In $300 ball.
Wil l iam Dil lman, of 10t;.*> F o u r t h rive- . nue, Astor ia , a m i l k m a n , a l leges tha t or, J a n u a r y 4th he saw the d e f e d n n t s teal forty dflnrts of lUtltk from t h e ' front of Rnthenjperg's confect ionery !• s tore on Fulton avenue . Long was a r - ' t es ted a t the t ime by P a t r o l m a n Clan- I cy, of the As tor ia police s t a t ion , J
Body would a sk him wha t he was d o ing out so la te a n d invite him in.
It was a f te r midnight when Mr. Swenson c a m e a c r o s s ' t h e boy on Noble s t ree t and ques t ioned him. Then he took the lad a t once to the s t a t i on hinjse. T h e boy was given over to
S Chi ld ren ' s Society and the police a re m a k i n g an effort to locate t h e ' man who dese r ted him. The m a n ls-sald to be employed in the suga r r e -tinery on Kent avenue .
T W E L V E W O U L D - B E CITIZENS MUST A W A I T RULING ON LAW
One of the la rges t c rowds tha t ever packed in to the large court room occupied by p » r t 1 of the S u p r e m e Court in the Long Island City Cour t House w a s seen this Fr iday when near ly 200 a l iens , each accompan ied by two wi tnes ses , came up for ex amina t ion for final c i t i zensh ip papers.
Justice. C r a n e put over twelve a p p l ican ts tfi a w a i t the decision of Federal J u d g e s Veeder and Mayer on the val idi ty of the i r first papers under the new law. P r i o r to J a n u a r y 1*rfT 1 fl07, when the n e w na tu ra l i za t ion law wen t into effect, first p a p e r s In c i t izenship were valid until used. Under the new-law the first ' p a p e r s a re invalid af ter seven y e a r s , if within t h a t t ime the holder h a s not m a d e appl icat ion for llnal p a p e r s . , !
All of the twe lve whose ap l ica t lons were put over th is F r iday received the i r first p a p e r s more t h a n seven yea r s ago . The Judges of the Federal Cour t will decide whe the r the first papers t a k e n ou t under the old law remain valid unti l used or w h e t h e r the new law Is re t roac t ive .
MEN TO HOLD MEETING TO URGE VOTES FOR W O M E N
The Men 's League for W o m a n ' s Suf-wlll hold frage of Queen* County will hold a
mass m e e t i n g orl Tuesday evening nex t at the h e a d q u a r t e r s of the W o m a n ' s Suffrage P a r t y , Nit 48 Kast Thlrtx Fourth s t ree t . Mahha t ta t t . Alfred f Urowu. i-rcHident ok the Queens Cotm ly o rgan iza t ion , wil*. preside, and It i ) v i i t . r - t t i . l , 1 . . , , i t 1 . , . . . ! , -T„A _*. . . . , i , t . . . , , ., i i .\ |M et. |>ie, j i n n n 1*. expected t h a t at least :!00 men will be present In addition to many women of t he S u f f r a g e ; par ty , Among the SI r a k e r s will be Miss LaFol le t te , daughte r 'Of S e n a t o r Hubert M. La Fol-lette. of W i s c o n s i n : J a m e s Lees L a k l -liiw, i>resident of the Men's League of W o m a n ' s Suffrage of the S t a l e of New York: It. C. Beadle, sec re ta ry of the S t a t e L e a g u e , a n d Mrs. *A|fred J. F;no, Queens C o u n t y cha i rman nf the W o m a n ' s Suffrage Pa r ty .
DRIVER FALLS PROM WAGON.
—CuiigrpHsman O Deary ' s presence ' a t the mee t ing of the bus iness men ' s a s sociation was a t the cordial Invi tat ion of the officers, who ho|»ed t h a t he m i g h t be able to shed some l ight on t h e probable locat ion of t he new Fede ra l building. He s ta ted t h a t t hus far t h e r e la not much informat ion available, b u t he promised t h a t when he re tu rned to Wash ing ton he would c a l at, the office of the supe rv i s ing a rch i t ec t of t h e T r e a s u r y D e p a r t m e n t for fur ther d a t a . He is anx ious to expedi te a Anal s e -
| lection and hopes t h a t it m a y be m a d e | wi th in a few m o n t h s .
The C o n g r e s s m a n gave It a s h i s I opinion t h a t t h e people of this sec t ion \ should not be d i sappo in ted if t h e s i t e
finally chosen is no t a s p rominen t a s I m a n y would wish, for the very good j reason t h a t t h e cost of the s i te Is a I very Impor t an t cons idera t ion In th i s I ease, where the a p p r o p r i a t i o n l imit is I $200,0(10, with very poor prospect of a n y • fu r the r a p p r o p r i a t i o n s or new, post -. otilces for severa l y e a r s t o coslK. ! He stilted t h a t it w a s very essent ia l i. t h a t the cost of t h e s i t e be kep t wel l I unde r $iftn,ooo In o rde r t h a t sufficient
ft.nds may be left to a s s u r e a bui ld ing ; a d e q u a t e to the r ap id ly Increas ing p o s -j tal needs of th i s sect ion.
To Build Below Plaxe? j In view of the fact t h a t t he n e w I passenger s t a t i on of t he Long I s l a n d i Hall toad Is to be located a t Van A l « ! a n d H u n t e r s point avenues , n e a r t h e J por ta l of the S t e i n w a y Tunnel and bu t I a few blocks a w a y from the Arch s t r e e t • s i te , it Is genera l ly though t t h a t t h i s . r i t e has a very good chance of be ing i finally selected a s t h e location of t h e i new postoffice. j Another th ing in I ts favor Is t he fact I t ha t , n t j h e p resen t t ime, about e igh ty I per rem. oi the postal revenue in Dong I Island City is der ived from bus iness
e s t ab l i shmen t s located sou th and wes t of the Queens Coun ty Cour t House . . It has been predic ted that , with t h e
opening of the S te inway Tunnel , t h e lower end of Long I s l and City Is d e s t ined to develop Into a flourishing loft section—a neighborhood of l ight m a n u fac tur ing bus inesses , whose product Is largely d i s t r ibu ted th rough the p a r cels oust. Should such a development mater ia l ize , It will be Impor tan t t h a t the new postofflce be, located nearby .
P robab ly for the first t ime In the h i s to ry of the c o u n t r y a ro t today s t a n d s accused of m u r d e r . T h e a n i mal , a blue mnl tese , Is believed to have clawed John J e n k i n s , a Bald Mound Gll.l he rmi t , t o dea th .
Tclaphon* Its Astoria,
Dr. L. G. Brimmer DENTIST
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Rdward J o h n s o n , t w e n t y - t h r e e y e a r s of age . of 221 West N i n e t y - F i r s t s t reet . M a n h a t t a n , n driver, was Injured on ' T h u r s d a y evening when he fell from his wagon while d r iv ing on Greenprdnt avenue , Bllssvlile. Dr. Sheehnn removed htm to Ml. J o h n ' s Hofpltnl suffer ing from a sca lp wound.
NEW TTP-TO-iytTB ASSORTMENT O* • UAMON-fift. WATfHKS AND
/ . IK« -RI.KV. tteiislrlns nf all kind* promptly doe*.
Small John wnlle yon valt at leas than Naw Vork price*.
SCARBOROUGH'S £7 JACKSON AVENUE.-4. . I. CITY.
W O M E N O F A R V E R N E T O DISCUSS DANGER OF STORMS
A meet ing of the res iden ts of A r -verne, to discuss m e a n s of a d j u s t i n g eendj t lons caused by t h e s to rm havoc of Inst week, will be held a t Arlon Hal t - Holland S ta t ion , R o c k a w a y Bench, Sunday a f te rnoon at 3 o'clock. It has been a r r a n g e d by p r o m i n e n t women of A r v e r n c
DUTCH KILLS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT ASS'N MEETING
The Dutch Kills Ci t izens ' Pub l i c Improvemen t Associa t ion will m e e t th is Fr iday even ing at Volker f s Hal l , 2T0 Prospect s t ree t . I xmg Island City, a t 8:30 o'clock. A good p r o g r a m o r bus iness has been prepared . All of the members a r e urged to be p r e s e n t
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