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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10. -1909.

CHANGES OF POLICY AT BROOKLYN THEATERS Keeney's to Abandon High Class Vaudeville--Spooners May Come Back. NEGOTIATING FOR THE BIJOU. Edna May Spooner, and Augustus Phillips to Head Company if Plans Go Through. If negotiations now known to be under way prove successful a number of changes in the policy of several Brooklyn theaters are likely to be made before the commencement of next season two changes are scheduled to take place within the next several weeks. The only announcement that Is thus definite is that Keeney's Fulton Street far, Theater, at Grand avenue and Fulton street, will discontinue presenting high-class vaudevill and next Monday will adopt a lower scale of prices, with moving pictures as the chief feature of the bills.

to be presented. The recent enforcement of the law regulating the character of performances that may be presented in vaudeville theaters on Sunday is known to have been the chief reason for the discontinuance of high-class vaudeville at Keeney's, and since the Sunday law has been so carefully observed Frank Keeney has been open in his declaration that the theater has failed to pay. With the large salaries vaudeville acts now demand managers have chiefly relied upon the Sunday business to make two ends meet and in the case of theaters where the margin of profit has been small the Sunday attendance has been absolutely necessary to meeting the heavy expenses of this form of entertainment. Of very large interest will be the news that Brooklyn may witness the return of the Spooner Stock Company as a permanent factor of local theatricals within the next several weeks. Indeed, negotiations have been entered into whereby Mrs.

Spooner will once again occupy the Bijou Theater on Smith street, and if it is possible for her to accept the terms which have been offered her the Spooner stock company will again make its appearance in this borough on Washington's Birthday. Not alone do the tentative negotiations call for the re-entrance of Mrs. Spooner as a Brooklyn manager, but this arrangement would also bring back Edna May Spooner as the star of the organization and 1t is quite likely that Augustus Phillips, the former leading man of the Spooners, and who is at present appearing in the chief role in "The Wolf," would also occupy his former position with the company. The Bijou Theater, which, since the Spooners left it, several seasons ago, to appear on Broadway, has not been very successful with melodrama, last week underwent a change of policy, and lowpriced vaudeville is now presented there. The fire at the Park Theater, earlier in the season, at which the Spooner company was then playing, compelled the closing of the organization, as no other theater could at the time be obtained for the company.

The intention of bringing back Edna May Spooner as the star of the organization, with the large popularity of this actress with Brooklyn theatergoers, it is believed, would at once place the Bijou Theater back in its former prosperous position. Still another change, which rumor has it is contemplated, is the use of the Majestic Theater next season for vaudeville, under the management of William Morris, Inc. Mr. Morris returned to New York the other day from the West, after adding a long chain of theaters to those already controlled by the independent vaudeville circuit of which he is the head, whose play house in this borough is the Fulton Theater. Both Mr.

Morris and Stair and Havlin, owners of the Majestic, deny the story, but it is believed that it has some foundation and that negotiations may have been entered into. At Keeney's Theater the prices hereafter will be from 10 to 15 cents, and; in addition to the moving pictures, sit vaudeville acts will be given. Two performances will be given each evening and one each afternoon except on Saturdays and Sundays, when there will be two matinees. It is understood that L. Padula, who has for some years been in the confectionery business in this borough and who has held the candy privilege in a number of Brooklyn and Manhattan theaters, is to be associated with Mrs.

Spooner in the management of the Bijou Theater if the negotiations now in progress are successfully concluded. Mrs. Spooner said this morning that she felt that she belonged in Brooklyn, and that if it were made possible for her to return here she would do so. The Grand Opera House is to have a spring season of grand and light opera, to be given by the Aborn Opera Company, that had a successful engagement there last year. The Aborn company will open on April 12.

It is regarded by those familiar with the theatrical situation in Brooklyn that other announcements of a sensational nature regarding changes of policy at different Brooklyn theaters may be expected before the opening of next season, when several additional play houses will have been completed. $1,500 THE SALARY. But Suffolk Supervisors Put No Limit on Expense Bills of Superintendent of Highways. (Special to the Eagle.) Riverhead, L. February 10-The Arst official step that the Suffolk supervisors have taken to show that they really intend to appoint a county superintendent of highways came just before adjournment yesterday afternoon, when the board voted to appoint and fixed the galary at $1,500 a year with all necessary traveling expenses in addition.

It is expected that the appointment will be made on March 8, for it is figured that the results of the examination to be held here on Feb. 27 will be known and the eligible list prepared by that time. Supervisor Tuthill wanted to fix the salary at $2,000 a year. Others wanted it as low as $1,200, but after the matter had been pretty thoroughly discussed Mr. Rogers made a motion to fix it at $1,500 and expenses.

Dr. Bennett moved to amend by fixing the limit of expenses at $600 a year, but the amendment was 10st, so now there is no limit to what a man may charge. The appointment will be made for four years. BROOKLYN INVESTORS. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, February 10-F.

W. Ormerod of Brooklyn is a director of the Henry G. Loeber Company of New York City, Organized with a capital of $100,000, to make and sell soda water fountains. H. M.

Thompson of Brooklyn is a director of the Mining Supply Company of New York City, formed with a capital of $50.000. MISTRIAL IN GOULD SUIT. The suit of Malcolm Butler as assignee of the Lichenstein Millinery Company to recover $2,980 from Katherine Clemmons Gould, wife of Howard Gould, the millionaire, came to a sudden end in the Supreme Court in Manhattan, to-day, by the withdrawal of a juror and a mistrial resulting. case will probably be called again trial two weeks. Thor 10.

-1909. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS MARRIED. BUSSENSCHUTT-JAHN-On In Tuesday, February 9, 1909, Mrs. CHARLOTTE JAHN to Mr. WILLIAM H.

BUSSENSCHUTT. PILDITCH-SMITH-On Tuesday, February 9, 1909, at the parsonage of Rev. Theodore S. Henderson, FREDERICK JOSEPH PILDITCH to HATTIE CLARKE SMITH, both of Brooklyn. DIED.

Allen, Sarah A. Hughes, John J. Bunce, Cyrus F. Keenan, Bridget C. Campbell, Thomas.

Kenzel, John S. Collins, Michael J. Macdonald, Abram Connell, James W. Markert, Gertrude Delaney, John Mathews, Eliza Donlon, Mills, Tillie Downing, Charles Mulholland, George Fitzgerald, Thomas. Offerman, Carsten Fodell, Ria.

Power, Margaret Gwynne, Mrs. Sophi Roebuck, Samuel. Hall, Mary Smith, St. Clair Harfmann, Van Dien, Walter J. Heeg, Augusta -ALLEN-SARAH A.

Born ALLEN. widow Dennis, died Brooklyn, N. February 735 Forty-third st. Funeral services Friday evening, February 12, 8:30 o'clock, John Street M. E.

Church, Manhat" tan. Burial Dennisport, Mass. BROOKLYN LODGE NO. 22, B. P.

ELKS -Brothers: You are requested attend the funeral services of our late brother, CARSTEN OFFERMAN, day, February 10. 8:30 P.M., at 277 Jefferav, near Marcy av. Marcy, Tompkins Eon, Nostrand av cars. EDWARD J. KANE, Exalted Ruler.

Joseph H. Becker, Secretary. BUN Monday morning, February CYRUS son of V. Bunce, age 89, member General Putnam Council, R. A.

Funeral services at his late residence, 183 Kosciusko st, Wednesday evening, 8:30 o'clock. CAMPBELL On February 8, 1909, THOMAS CAMPBELL, beloved son of Margaret Campbell, at his residence, 237 Herkimer st. Funeral will be held on Thursday, February 11, at 10 A.M.; thence to Church of Our Lady of Victory, where a requiem mass will be offered for the repose of his soul. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. COLLINS-On Monday, February 4 8.

late residence, 131 Dikeman st MICHAEL J. COLLINS. I Funeral from lyn, February 11, at 9:30 A.M., to the Church of the Visitation, and Verona sts, where a requiem a will be offered. CONNELL-At his residence, 172 Skillman st, February 8, 1909, JAMES W. CONNELL, late inspector of Brooklyn Fire Department, retired.

Funeral Thursday, February 11, 1909, at 9 A.M., to St. Patrick's Church, Kent and Willoughby avs. DELANEY-At his residence, 514 DeKalb av, on Monday, February 8, 1909, JOHN DELANEY, beloved husband of Margaret Kelly. Relatives and friends, also members of the Holy Name Society and St. Patrick's Alliance, Branch No 4, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral on Thursday, Feb11, at 9:30 A.M.; thence to St.

Patrick's Church, Kent and Willoughby avs, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered for the repose of his soul. DONLON-At her residence, 831 Union. st, on Tuesday, At February 9, 1909, MARY FARRELL, widow of Peter Donlon. Funeral services at St. Francis Xavier's Church, Sixth av, Carroll st, on Friday, February 12, at 9:30 A.M.

Suddenly, Jamaica, N. February 9, 1909, CHARLES DOWNING, aged 70 years. Funeral servaces will be held on Friday, February 12, at 10 A.M., at his late home, 73 Clinton EV. Jamaica. FITZGERALD-On Wednesday, February 10, 1909, at his residence, 184 Van Buren st, THOMAS FITZGERALD.

Notice of funeral hereafter. FODELL-On Monday, February 8, 1909, RIA (nee Valentine), wife of George F. Fodell. Funeral services Wednesday, February 10, 8 P.M., at residence, 223 East Fourteenth st, Manhattan. GWYNNE- On February 8, 1909, at her residence, 618 Forty-sixth st, Mrs.

SOPHIA MARY GWYNNE, beloved wife of Thomas J. Gwynne. Funeral service Thursday, February 11, at 2 P.M. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. HALL-On Tuesday.

February 9, 1909, at the residence her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Hulett, 1346 Seventy-second st, Dyker Heights, MARY HALL, aged 84 years, beloved wife of James Hall. Funeral services will be held at the Fourth Avenue M. E. Church, Fourth av.

and Forty-seventh st, on Thursday, February 11, at 2 P.M. HARFMANN-Amaranth Amaranth Council No. 461, Royal Arcanum: Brothers- You are requested to attend the funeral service of Brother CHARLES HARFMANN, at his late residence, 39 Melrose st, near Broadway, Wednesday, February 10, 1909, at 8 P.M. W. M.

FAIRWEATHER, Regent. George A. Ward, Secretary. HEEG On February 10, 1909, at her residence, 1102 Putnam av. AUGUSTA HEEG, aged 64 years.

Burial on Friday, February 12, at 2 o'clock, from late residence. Interment in Evergreens Cemetery. HUGHES--A his home, 411 Herkimer st, on February Kino 8, 1909, JOHN J. HUGHES, well-known horseshoer and son of Edward and the late Catherine Hughes. Funeral on Thursday, February 11, 1909, at 9:30 o'clock from Our Lady of Victory Church, Throop av, where a sollemn requiem mass will be held.

KEENAN-On Sunday, February 7, 1909. BRIDGET C. DARCY. widow of John J. Keenan.

Relatives and friends are requested to attend the funeral from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Kelly, Johnson av, Morris Park, L. on Thursday. February 11, at 9:30 A.M.: thence the Church of St. Benedict, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered for the repose of her soul.

KENZEL-On February 9, 1909, JOHN S. KENZEL, beloved husband of Ellie F. Burns. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, 370 Quincy thence to St. Ambrose Church, Tompkins av and DeKalb, on Friday, February 12, at 9:30 A.M.

Interment in Calvary Cemetery. MACDONALD-On Tuesday, February 9, 1909, ABRAM MACDONALD, beloved husband of Hannah Kelsey. Services Friday evening, at 8 o'clock, at his late residence, 301 Hewes st. Relatives and friends invited. MARKERT-0 Tuesday.

February 9, at GERTRUDE MARKERT (nee Herrick), beloved wife of Alfred Markert, at her residence. 465 Hamburg av, BrookFriday, February 12, at 2 P.M. Interin her 25th year. a Funeral services ment In Lutheran Cemetery. MATHEWS-On Tuesday, February 9, 1909, ELIZA beloved wife of Fred M.

Mathews, daughter of the late John P. and Amelia Ann Rhodes, and mother of Helen F. and John W. Mathews. Services Thursday, February 11, at 8:30 P.M., at her late residence, 297.

Fenimore st, Brooklyn. Interment Friday, February at Rockville Cemetery, Rockville Centre, L. I. Services at grave upon arrival of 11:40 A.M. train.

MILLS--On Monday, February 8, 1909. TILLIE, beloved wife of Charles L. Mills and daughter of Max and Magdalena Weimann. Funeral service at her late residence. 915 Sixtieth st.

February 11, at 2 P.M. Interment Greenwood. MULHOLLAND--On February 9, 1909, GEORGE J. MULHOLLAND, husband of Winifred at his residence, 183 Dean Funeral services at St. Agnes day, at, 9:30 A.M.

Church, Hoyt and Sackett sts, on Thursferson OFFERMAN-At his residence, 277 Jetav. Brooklyn, N. Monday, February 7, CARSTEN OFFERMAN, husband of Elizabeth Moquin. Relatives and friends invited to attend the funeral services on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Thursday, at 10:30 A.M.

(Jersey Oity papers please copy.) BROADWAY FACTORY FIRE WRECKS BIG BUILDING Thousands Watch Blaze; Firemen Busy for Three Hours. CHIEF LALLY DIRECTS WORK. Adjoining Structures Saved With Difficulty--No Use for Ambulances. Nobody Was Hurt, Coolness and good judgident assisted in preventing what otherwise might have been a disastrous fire last night, which broke the large double, four story factory building and 433 Broadway. The storm prevented the engine companies from making their best time to the fire, and in connection this the building, which had been standing for years, burned like tinder.

From an observer's point of view the fire was a spectacular one. Clouds of sparks were carried across Broadway. But the snow bad covered all the exposed woodwork end the sparks did no harm. Benumbed by the cold wind and snow, the firemen fought desperately for over an hour. Chief Lally and his assistant chief, Burns, were directing work.

It was impossible to save the structure from entire destruction, but it was possible to prevent the fire from penetrating Into the double five story building, 435 and 437 Broadway, used as the packing and shipping department of the Thomas Shoe Company. The fire broke out from some unknown cause on the second floor of 433, which was entirely occupied by Baldinger Kupferman, manufacturers of gas and electric light fixtures. Chief Burns, who responded to the first alarm, took in the situation at a glance and turned in a secland alarm, which quickly brought Chief ally, who came over from the Jay street headquarters in his automobile. Then followed a third alarm. By this time the entire structure was a mass of flames, which had eaten into the other part of the bullding.

The ground floor of this other part was occupied by the Broadway Steam Laundry Company, the second and third floors were occupied by the Broadway Steam Carpet Cleaning Company and the fourth by the Greater New York Plating Company, As the fire ate away the supports to the floors there was a series of dull rumblings resembling small explosions. This was due to the heavy machinery dropping into the cellar. Finally, when the roof gave away and dropped into the flames, there was a shower of sparks, which brought a shout from the thousands of spectators. In order to fight the flames more successfully a force of fremen were ordered to the structure of the Broadway elevated railroad, and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company was communicated with and asked to cut off the electric current. It is understood that the company declined to comply with the request, and the firemen were compelled to work in fear of the third rail.

Fortunately, however, no accidents happened. In the meantime Chief Burns turned his attention to the building adjoining, occupied by the Thomas Shoe Company, and after forcing open the front doors had the building thoroughly ventilated to avoid a possibility of a hot-air explosion. It also required considerable hard work to prevent the flames from extending to the buildings backing up against the burning factory in the rear, but this was also accomplished, although the police were compelled to drive out the occupants as a precaution. To the third alarm ambulances from the Williamsburg and Eastern District Hospital responded, but their services were not required. The fire burned for over three hours before it was finally extinguished, but the structure was completely wrecked.

It was estimated that the total loss to the occupants and on buildings will reach close to $90,000. The building was owned by the estate of the late August Voege. MANY CLASSES JUDGED. Westminster Dog Show Will Be in Full Swing by Tonight. The show of the Westminster Kennel Club, which opened yesterday morning in Madison Square Garden, promises this year to break all records.

"All day long yesterday large crowds thronged the Garden and evidenced the keenest interest in the judging in the eight rings. To-day has been set aside for the judging of foxhounds, English, Gordon and Irish setters, beagles, French bulldogs, Old English sheepdogs, Chesapeake Bay dogs, dachshunds, Dalmatians and Irish, Sotch and Roseneath terriers. It is expected that the usual classes will be completed by to-night and tomorrow and Friday the specials and unclassified dogs will be on parade. Boston terriers and French bulldogs are this year strong classes and the judging of these in the ring in the balcony is also being followed with interest. LINCOLN MEMORIAL NIGHT.

This evening at 8 o'clock at the chapel of the Throop Avenue Presbyterian Church, the Mission Athletic Club will hold a Lincoln Memorial night. The speakers will be Maj. Gen, Isaac S. Catlin, U. S.

retired, who was appointed a member of the Lincoln Centenary Committee of the City of New York; John Wirth, Col. Henry W. Knight, who was stationed at the White House, after being wounded, and had ocasion to meet Mr. Lincoln very often, and Dr. D.

Simmons, chairman of the G. A. R. Memorial committee solos will be rendered by Miss Anna L. Rippinger, of Brooklyn Choral Society and Warren Dean.

The committee in charge is J. B. Rippinger, chairman; George H. Jackson, Henry F. Kassebaum and R.

J. Goldsmith. COLORED REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, February 10-The Colored Republican League of Kings County has been chartered with the following directors: J. H.

Smith, N. C. A. Walter, Eli Parker, W. H.

Davenport, Mathew Bailey, N. H. Manley, C. W. Jackson, W.

H. Jones, J. F. Byrd, J. G.

Brooks and E. J. Cradle of Brooklyn. POWER--On Wednesday, February 10, 1909, MARGARET, beloved daughter of James and Ellen Power, in her 14th year. Funeral from the residence of her parents, 18 High st, on February 12, at 2:30 P.M.

Interment Holy Cross. ROEBUCK- Tuesday, February 9, 1909, SAMUEL ROEBUCK, in his 81st year. Funeral service at his late residence. 175 Seventeenth st, Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock. Interment private.

SMITH-On February 7, 1909. ST. CLAIR SMITH, at his home, Mount Pleasant, Ulster County, N. Y. Funeral Wednesday, February 10, at 2 P.M.

VAN DIEN- -Normal Lodge No. 523. F. and A. -Brethren: You are notifled to attend the funeral services of Bro.

WALTER J. VAN DIEN. on Thursday, February 11, 1909, at 8 o'clock P.M., at his late residence, 344 Grand av. Brooklyn. Interment at Ridgewood, N.

on Friday, February 12, 1900, at 11:30 A.M. (Ridgewood, N. papers please copy.) THOMAS CARSON, Master. John C. Hassel, Secretary, W.

E. STAFFORD, 45 Court st, opposite City Hall, Personal attention; city or country, Telephone 180-4898 Main. FIND THE TROUBLE IN ADVANCE. Are you thinking of buying a home? Some day we will examine the title to it. Perhaps for the man from whom you are trying to get a loan.

Perhaps for the man to whom you are selling it. Is it not prudent for you to let us search that title for you now before you pay your money 7 Our action on titles nowadays is largely controlling. Our fees are moderate, and you cannot get as good service elsewhere. TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST CO Capital and Surplus, $12,000,000 176 B'way, N. Y.

175 Remsen Bklyn. 350 Fulton Jamaica. IVINS' TRIP TO ALBANY Said to Have Taken the New Charter With Him. Almet R. Latson Says Certain Published Information Is Inaccurate and Unreliable.

Because William M. Ivins, head of the charter revision commission left for Albany early this morning, several of the morning dailies took a chance guess that he was carrying to capital the new charter for presentation to members of the legislative cities commissions. That this guess is wide of the mark was asserted by an interview with Almet R. Latson, who is one of the Brooklyn members of the commission. Mr.

Latson said, regarding the article printed in one of the morning papers: "The information is inaccurate and unreliable. No inferences should be drawn or opinions formed until the commission speaks officially." Great secrecy has attended every step of the drawing up of the new charter by the revision commission. Thus far not a single official statement has been made public. According to an article printed this morning, "from all that can be learned, the proposed new charter makes pronounced changes in the borough system, and calls for a central purchasing department controlled by the Board of Estimate, whereby uniform prices will be paid for supplies purchased by the city." When this was shown to a man who been in touch with the work of the has Charter Revision Commission, he declared that the entire article was erroneous. and that the greatest inaccuracy was in the statement concerning the defnite provisions of the charter.

"Nothing will be known," he said, "until the charter revision commission makes its official report." He further stated that Mr. Ivins had gone to Albany, and that, if he had taken the charter with him, it was entirely incidental. "There is," he said, in Mr. Ivins' present trip, so far official "nothing as the charter is concerned. If he has taken the document with him it is purely incidental." RUDDEN TRIAL GOES OVER.

L. I. City Policeman Charged by Former Brother Officer With Assault in First Degree, Patrolman Otto Fredericks of the Two Hundred and Seventy-fifth Precinct, who was yesterday relieved of his shield by Deputy Commissioner Hanson, appeared this morning in the Queens County Court as complaining witness against Patrolman Owen Rudden, also of the Two Hundred and Seventy-fifth Precinct. Attorney John B. Merrill, who represents Rudden, was not ready for trial and case was postponed.

Rudden was indicted for assault in the first degree as the result of a mixup that occurred about 2:30 o'clock on Sunday morning, November 15, in the Hunters Point police station house. Fredericks was in his cot in the station house when Rudden came in off post. Rudden opened a window near the cot of Fredericks. The latter got up and shut the window. Rudden again opened it.

Then Fredericks and Rudden had a mixup. Rudden, it is alleged, then drew his revolver. Fredericks retreated to the toilet room and slammed the door after him. A bullet from Rudden's revolver flattened itself on the stout oak door to the toilet room. Rudden was badly done up as the result of his encounter, and had to be taken to St.

John's Hospital for treatment. He remained there several days. Rudden was a member of the old Long Island City police force. He was about to apply for retirment when his plans were upset by this occurrence in the station house. Following the affair in the station house the two men were.

tried by the police Fredericks was fined twenty-five days pay, while Rudden was fined thirty days pay. Fredericks has of late been studying law in connection with his duties as policeman. A week ago Sergeant Henry Stuel made a charge against Fredericks that he found him asleep on a cot in the stable of St. John's Hospital while he should have been on post. The charges were tried by Deputy Commissioner Hanson yesterday and after hearing the case the commissioner directed Fredericks to hand up his shield and stand suspended pending the decision in the case.

Frank Barnes, a chauffeur of Manhattan was put on trial before Judge Humphrey this morning, following the disposition of the Rudden case on an indictment charging manslaughter in the second degree. Barnes on July 1 last, while operating his machine on the Merrick road, ran down Clarence L. Foster, an agent for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. As a result of the injuries Foster died. FUSS AT INDIAN NECK HALL.

Com. Bourne's Superintendent "Fired" Head Coachman, and Grooms Quit Out of Sympathy. (Special to the Eagle.) Sayville, L. February 10-There was a row and a rumpus stables at Indian Neck Hall, the county. estate of Commodore Frederick Bourne, at Oakdale, yesterday, and when It was over, Head Coachman Stephen Vile, Groom John McDermott and the undergroom all left the place, bag and baggage.

The fine horses in the stables were left to the care of a hastily organized staff of grooms and stablemen. The animals did not. probably, suffer by the sudden change, but did not, perhaps, get quite the expert attention they previously received. The trouble, it is understood, grew, out of a controversy between Superintendent Alexander Mair and Head Coachman Vile. The former had, it is said, discharged a groom for some dereliction of duty, and the coachman interfered.

His interference was resented, and the coachman got his walking papers, too. The others are said to have resigned out of sympathy. An Eagle reporter, who sought to get an interview with Superintendent Mair, last night, was curtly informed that it was none of the newspaper's business what occurred at Indian Neck Hall, and was further told that if he was wise he would not say anything about the trouble at the farm. So far as is known, Commodore Bourne has not vet been advised of the sudden curtailment, In the stable staff at his country home. POODLES GET LONESOME DURING NIGHT WATCHES The Tailor Shop Is Dark and Cheerless and They Pine for Human Society.

THAT IS WHY THEY HOWL A BIT Neighbors Who Do Not Sympathize With Lonely Poodles Drag Their Owner to Court. Charles Schmidt, who has a tailor shop at 222 Fulton street, and who does much business for the policemen of the Fulton street and Adams street stations, was in the Adams street court this morning to stand preliminary hearing to show da why he should not be punished for keeping howling dogs in his shop. Schmidt has been a dog fancier ever since his life was saved, some fifteen years or more ago, by his huge St. Bernard, Nell. Nell had been his constant companion in his business walks abroad, and Schmidt often declared that she could almost talk.

But one day she fell sick and a veterinarian specialist who was called in declared that she had been poisoned. She died with her eyes fixed lovingly on her master, and for a time Schmidt was inconsolable. Since then he has turned his attention to French poodles, and it is no secret that he has been making some money by raising French poodle pups for people who like that sort of a dog. And the people on Clark street, who are near enough Schmidt's Fulton street store to be bothered, have been having a uous time of it shying busted clocks and chunks of wood, and even old books, at the animals, which are said to weep with a sound of woe almost human, and weep at the most unreasonable hours of the night and early morning. Schmidt does not hear their moanings, for he keeps them in his store, and he lives somewhere else.

That is what nettles the neighbors. They would not care a button about his dogs if he would only take them home with him, but he leaves them behind when he locks' up the shop, and they get lonely. They begin to worry most for human society, the neighbors say, somewhere along about midnight, and they keep on, inconsolable, until Mr. Schmidt gets back in the morning. Then there is a jollification among them over the arrival of the little tailor, and their yelps of satisfaction blunt the appreciation of the neighbors for their matutinal coffee and chops and poached eggs.

The man who claims that he has almost been reduced to a shadow by reason of the dogs' barkings, albelt he still weighs about 200 pounds, is James V. N. Suydam, an insurance agent, who lives at 97 Clark street, Mr. Schmidt declared in court this morning that the machinations of Mr. Suydam against him are by reason of the fact that Schmidt took his insurance away from him, a charge that Mr.

Suydam scornfully denies. Mr. Suydam had been at the police station eight or nine times to get Schmidt to put away his dugs, and he had been at the office of the Board of Health. But the tailor was never bothered much about it until he was summoned to the Adams street court this morning on an official and judicial inquiry that Magistrate Dooley had determined to make. Suydam had witnesses with him to back up his declaration that the dogs were destructive of quiet and were a positive menace to health.

The proceedings were really to determine if a warrent should not be issued for Schmidt's arrest on a charge of disorderly conduct in harboring the dogs, under the omnibus section of the penal code which makes it a misdemeanor to snore or breathe in any stertorous way. Mr. Suydam told his story about the dogs under oath, and Dr. Barnum of Clark street also swore that the noise made by the dogs was very distressing indeed. "I have heard them all night," said the doctor.

"The dogs are howling and yelping day and night," said Mr. Suydam. "I have been eight or nine times to the Board of Health to have this trouble stopped, and the. neighbors are complaining as much as I am. There is one man, who is bedridden, who is very much affected by the yelping of the puppies.

I would have had his wife here to-day as a witness, but she can not leave her sick husband's bedside." Mrs. Hattie Palmer of 97 Clark street was also a witness for the cause of peace. "The dogs in Mr. Schmidt's place are a very great nuisance," said she. "They I go to bed at night I want to sleep.

are a great annoyance to us. I am a hard working woman in my house, and when en But I cannot go to sleep before 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning. For two nights last week I never closed my eyes until 3 and 4 in the morning, and then I was awakened at 6 by their barking again." The preliminary accusation was that Schmidt kept dogs that prevented the neighbors from "sleeping and enjoying the quiet and privacy of their own apartments." "I'll issue a warrant for your arrest under section 625 of the code," said istrate Dooley to the tailor this morning. Schmidt went home to wait for the warrant. He says there are no yelping puppies about the shop just now, but only two staid and matronly French poodles, which may gossip a bit over their sewing, but which never bark.

LOOSE ON TRIAL FOR MURDER. Emotional Insanity May Be Defense of Man Who Killed Daughter and Wounded His Son. The trial of Carl Loose, 67 years old. who was indicted for the murder of his 16 I old daughter and shooting his son, the Rev. Frederick William Loose of Yale, S.

was started before Judge Foster in the Court of General Sessions in Manhattan this morning. The Rev. Frederick William Loose was the principal witness and he told of the circumstances surrounding the murder. The jury secured last nigh: and in questioning the talesmen counsel for the defense showed they are apparently going to rely on emotional insanity. Preliminary evidence as to the nature of the bullet wound was given by Coroner's Physician Weston when the trial opened this morning.

Loose is charged with the murde- of Mata Loose, his 16 year old daughter, and shooting his son, the Rev. Loose, through the chest. The minister was in Presbyterian Hospital for a month following the shooting. Assitsant District Attorney Hart is prosecuting the case and Loose's interests are looked after by former Assistant District Attorney Blake and C. L.

Jordan. LOST SUIT FOR DAMAGES. Joseph Lind of Greenpoint Failed to Mulct L. I. R.

R. (Special to the Eagle.) Mineola, L. February 10-In an action for $5,000 damages against the Long Island Railroad Company, alleging injuries to his left hand, Joseph Lind, of Greenpoint, failed to get a verdict in his favor from a jury of the Supreme Court, which disagreed, after seven hours deliberation. The jury's action was the same As that when the case was first tried last October. Lind received the injury while holding the pin of a chain used in moving 8 digger and car on the railroad company's tracks near Long Island City.

SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. RED-MAN Brand Collars They wear longer, they launder smoother, than other 2 for 25 cent collars. Thousands of men are wearing them to-day. Are you? Made by the Makers of "Off Collars EARL WILSON HAT FACTORY STARTS ON OPEN SHOP PLAN Mundheim's Strikers Watch Things, but No Union Man Goes to Work.

POLICE ARE ON HAND EARLY. Unionists Insist That They Will Have No Violence, but Say They Expect to Win Out. The whir of machinery was heard today in the big hat factory of the Samuel Mundheim Company at 1 Carlton avenue, for the first time in nearly four oks, and it announced to the group of union workmen who were congregated in the neighborhood that the hat manufacturers meant what said when they stated Monday that intended to rethey sume business regardless of the union. There was no clash this morning between union and non-union workmen when the plant resumed business. Police were on hand to see that there was no disorder, and although a number of nonunion men went to work, they were not bothered by the members of the union who were watching the plant.

There are now about thirty hatmakers at work in the Mundheim factory, most of whom are engaged in the straw hat department. Samuel Mundheim, is president of the National Hat Manufacturers Association, stated yesterday that fourteen of his old union workmen had come back to work. This is vigorously denied by members of locals No. 8 and 7 of the United Ha' of North America. "Not a union man has gone back to work," said a representative of local No.

8 this morning. "All of the men who are now at work in there are 'scab' workers. We have kept a close lookout and know that none of the old men are at work. We are not that easy. This is to be an unyielding fight and the men are sticking together." "Do you intend to resort to force in trying to prevent union men from going to work?" was a bunch of union workers who stood on the sidewalk in front of the hat factory.

"No, we are not that kind," was the reply of all of them. "We are not looking for any trouble: If we see a union man going back to work, we will talk to him and try to persuade him to change his mind, But there will be no rough work. You can gamble on that. We would only be hurtin- our own cause by resorting to such tactics." There was a report out this morning that the strike could not last much longer as the benefit fund of the Hatter's Union was tied up through injunctions in such a way that money could not be paid out to the strikers. "There is nothing in that report," said one of the union men.

"The men are getting benefits right along and the union has enough money on hand to prolong this fight indefinitely." "Some of the union men admit that the strike is unfortunate right now on account of the hard times, and they would willingly 50 back to work if they followed their own inclinations. I do not think the strike is going to last much longer," said on; union worker significantly. When asked on what he based this remark, he shook his head wisely, but would say nothing further. Mr. Mundheim said to that workmen who applied for jobs would be taken on whether they belonged to the union or not.

SUFFOLK COUNTY FINANCES. Municipality's Affairs Are in Good Shape-Bonded Debt Is Only $80,000. (Special to the Eagle.) Riverhead, L. February 10-A report as to the county treasurer's office of Suffolk for 1908 was presented by the visors committee, yesterday, and approved by the board. It shows that the total receipts were $371,816.19, raised by regular tax collections, sale of lands for unpaid taxes, sale shellfsh lands and from bonds and temporary loans.

All of the bonded debt was made for the purpose of paying for the new stone roads that are being built. One bond of $5,000 was paid during the year. The present bonded debt of the county is about $80,000, and provision is made for the rapid retirement of this. During 1908 the county spent $112,638 for the construction of roads and bridges, irrespective of the amounts spent by individual towns for highway purposes. This is the largest item in the expense account for the year.

The state taxes in round figures were soldiers' burials cost court were sheriff's office expenses construction on county buildings, a salaries of counofficers, $19,000. There is now a balance of $15,447.08 on hand. The same report shows that the excise fund for the year, derived from sale of license certificates, was $89.595.21, and the bank tax amounted to $16,764.17. INSTITUTE ENTERTAINMENT. The Board of Women Managers will present to the public a fine programme at the Vaughan Institute, 1040 Park place, on Thursday evening, February 11.

The entertainment will consist of vocal and instrumental music. INDEX To Classified Advertisements in Today's Fagle. Classification. Page. Amusements 5 Auction 10 $4 Bank 14 Boarding 11 Business 4 Business Oppor'ties.

12 Business Personals 16 Coastwise Corp. Death 16 Dentistry 10 Dissolution Notices.12 Election 14 European Resorts.13 Financial For Furnished 11 Help 11 Horses Carriages.12 Hotels Supplement. LOST AND FOUND. LOST or strayed, February 8, 1909, shepherd DOG, yellow and white, black shading on tail; reward. 185 Suydam st.

LOST, about 10:30, in Crosstown car, lady's black lynx MUFF. Reward if returned to Mrs. H. GIEBEL, 214 Clinton st. LOST, BULL TERRIER, white, long tall, ears not clipped, brown spot over eye.

Reward if returned to 470 Stratford road. 10-3 LOST-Black HANDBAG, containing watch, cards, on Vanderbilt av, between Park place and Bergen st; reward. 296 Park place. LOST, brown squirrel MUFF on Third av, near Sixty-eighth st, on Monday evening. Finder please return to 249 Seventy-eighth st.

LOST, BANK BOOK No. 54,660, East Brooklyn Savings Bank, 643 Myrtle av, Brooklyn, N. Y. Payment stopped. Please return to bank.

LOST, brown BULLDOG; one blue, one brown eye, white blaze; large reward if returned to 34 Monroe place, Brooklyn Heights. reward for return of bunch of KEYS lost in Majestic Theater or on Fulton st, on Tuesday night. TAYLOR 49 Rockwell place. WILL the party 'who took the large, round mink MUFF at the minstrel entertainment last night please return it to the club at once? No questions asked. 10-3 LOST-Alligator POCKETBOOK, containing money, papers and Masonic club ticket, on Seventh av car, February reward and no questions asked.

F. W. RUNDALL, 1 Spencer place. LOST, Monday morning, February 8, between 140 Hicks st and Monroe place, by way of Plerrepont st. an opal BROOCH.

surrounded by diamonds. Suitable reward when returned to 140 Hicks st. 9-3 LOST, February 2. West End train, Thirtysixth st. or Culver train, Parkville, or immediate vicinity of stations, silver belt BUCKLE, dragon's head; silk ribbon belt.

STEWARD, 197 Bay Twenty-eighth st. LOST. a Japanese pocketbook containing about $2.50 In money, a 50-trip family ticket between Summit, N. and New York, with J. Kissock, Summit, N.

written on it, between Flatbush av and Carroll st, on Eighth av, between 5 and 6 P.M., Tuesday, February 9. Finder please return to Mrs. C. ZABRISKIE. 846 Carroll st, Brooklyn, N.

Y. PERSONAL. PLEASE take notice that SARAH D. HALL. the wife of the undersigned, left my bed and board October 22, 1908.

without my consent, and I will not be responsible for any debts or obligations whatsoever incurred by her. J. S. HALL. BUSINESS PERSONALS.

PERFECT health for every woman; no medicine. exercise nor expense; only air and sunshine; interesting pamphlet, telling how, mailed for 5 cts. Mrs. BALDWIN, 365 Herkimer st, Brooklyn. 10-6 DIVORCE LAWS OF NEVADA.

Complete Information mailed upon request. Address Attorney Wm. K. Shafer, Reno, Nev. FURNISHED ROOMS.

GERMAN woman would board two respectable working men. JANITRESS, 11 Varet st, near Broadway. BIG INRUSH OF CUBAN SUGAR. The inrush of Cuban sugars is now fairly on, and cargoes are arriving daily, several on some days. The Nordfarer has arrived from Havana with 33,100 bags for the American Sugar Refinery; the Sheppy Allison, with nearly 24,000 bags from Jucaro for Cznarnikow; McDougall the Unique, from Matanzas and with 20,000 bags, consigned to order; the Camaguey, with 27,600 bags, for Turnure, Lawrence the Nord Amerika, with 27,000 bags, consigned to order; the Fram, with 29.500 bags.

for the American Sugar Refinery, Zaldo Co. and to order; the Vinland, with nearly 9,000 bags, for Porcella, Santiago, from San Domingo; the San Juan, with 17,000 bags, for different consignees; the Ramos, with 4,500 bags, both from Porto Rico, consigned to order; the Julia Luckenbach, with nearly 15,000 bags, from Arroyo, Ponce, Naguabo and San Juan, consigned to three different firms. Yesterday the Royal Exchange arrived from Cienfuegos with 21,250 bags, and the Simonside, from Guantanamo, with 31,800 bags, both consigned to order. The Kiora has arrived, from Cienfuegos with 19,500 bags, for three consignees; the Heathdene, from Sagua la Grande, brought 38,231 bags, the largest cargo of the season, to the American Sugar Refinery; the Federal refinery and B. H.

Howell Co. These make a total of 817,677 bags, equivalent to about 48,873 tons of raw sugar received within the past few days from Cuba, Porto Rico and San Domingo. Much of this has gone directly to the refineries, but a good deal of it will be warehoused along the waterfront until sold to one or another of the refineries. PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS MATES 'OR THE BIDS AND ESTH CITY OF NEW YORK.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. GENERAL. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. The person or persons making a bid or estimate for any service, work, materials or plies for The City of New York, or for any of its departments, bureaus or offices shall furnish the same' in a sealed envelope, indorsed with the title. of the supplies, materials, work or service for which the bid or estimate 1g made, with his or their name or names and the date of the presentation to the President or Board or to the head of the department at his or its office, on or before the date and hour named in the advertisement for the same, at will which time and place the estimates received, be publicly opened by the President of Board or head of said department and read, and the award of the contract made accord ing to law as soon thereafter as practicable.

Each bid or estimate shall contain the name and place of residence of the person making the same, the names of all persons interested him therein, and if no other person be so interested, it shall distinctly state that fact also that it is made without any connection with any other. person making an estimate for the same purpose and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud, and that no member of the Board of Aldermen, head of department, chief of bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or other officer of The City of New York is, shall be or become interested, directly or Indirectly, as contracting party, partner, shareholder, surety or otherwise in or in the performance of the contract, or in the supplies, work or business to which it relates, or in any portion of the profits thereof. The bid estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing. of the party or parties making the estimate that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true. the Each bid or estimate will be accompanied by consent, in writing, of two householders freeholders in The City of New York, or of a guaranty or surety company duly authorized by law to act as surety, and shall contain the matter set forth in the blank form mentioned below.

No bid or estimate will be considered unless as a condition precedent to the reception or consideration of any proposal It be accompanied by certified check upon one of the state or national banks of The City of New York, drawn to the order of the comptroller, or money to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the bond required, as provided in Section 420 of the Greater New York Charter. The certified check or money should not be inclosed in the envelope containing the bid or estimate, but should be either inclosed in 8 separate envelope addressed to the head of the department, president or board, or submitted personally, upon the presentation of the bid or estimate. For particulars as to the quantity and qualIty of the supplies or the nature and extent of the work, reference must be made to the specifications, schedules, plans, on file in the said office of the president, board or department. No bid shall be accepted from or contract awarded to any person who is in arrears to The City of New York upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the city. contracts must be bid for separately.

The right 1s reserved each case to reject all bids or estimates if It be deemed be for the interest of the city so to do. Bidders will write out the amount of their bids or estimates in addition to inserting the same in figures. Bidders Are requested to make their bids or estimates upon the blank forms prepared and furnished by the city, 8 copy of which, with the proper envelope in which to inclose the bid, together with a copy of the contract, includthe ing the specifications, in the form approved by application Corporation Counsel, can be obtained upon therefor at the office in the department for which the work is to be done. Plate of drawings of construction work also be seen there. may, DIED.

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at Auction. 12 R. E. 12 Situations Special Adva 16 Special 13 12 To Let-For 12 Travel 12 Wanted 12.