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lyn, Ellen 27. of THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1915. 15 DENIES HE ACCUSED SISTERS Ball Offers Apology If They Were Personally Offended by Articles. DEFENDS HOSPITAL REVIEW.

Father Nummey Declares Leader-Observer's Statement Is Neither Apology Nor Retraction. (Special to The Woodhaven, L. an article headed "The Truth vs. Lies," Alfred J. Ball, of the LeaderObserver, a local newspaper, in editor, his issue out yesterday answers the circular distributed by the Rev.

T. A. Nummey, rector of the Holy Child Jesus Church, Richmond Hill, at the various Catholic churches last Sunday. The circular, entitled "The Truth vs. Lies," involved in attack by the Leader-Observer against St.

Anthony Hospital, took exception to certain statements made by Editor Ball in his paper on March 25 last. In the Leader yesterday, Mr. Ball states that the facts contained in the article were obtained from physicians connected with the hospital, and he says that his article was "not an attack but a review of conditions as they had been represented to us by good authority." Editor Ball also states that if he is invited he will be pleased to address a mass meeting which will be held soon in Father Nummey's rectory, at which it is proposed to take action against the Leader-Observer. In the Leader- Observer there was published an open letter from the Rev. Andrew Klarman of St.

Thomas R. C. Church, who says in part: "If you can assure us that there was no other motive at the bottom of the crusade launched against that institution, except the desire to call attention to what was represented to you as standing in need of correction, and that you have not written your exceptions from persona' knowledge of conditions at the we shall believe that you did not intentionally hurt the good sisters, and that you are willing as a man to offer them your apology." In his answer Mr. Ball says in part: "I wish to say emphatically that the idea of offending in any manner the sensibilities of any religious body was farthest from my mind, and any construction of the articles put upon the same as a reflection on the sisters of the hospital or upon any sister is a misconception and unjust construing of the article. "Further, I might say, as I have told you personally, that if the sisters consider the article offended them personally, I apologize to them and assure them of my confidence and esteem." Father Nummey, after reading Mr.

Ball's and the two letters, gave out a statement, part of which reads: "I have read the statement carefully. I had expected it be in the nature of a retraction and apology, for such it should have been from any gentleman, and such I was informed Mr. Ball promised to make it. I hardly know what to style it. It is, however, characteristic.

Nevertheless, by the publication of "Truth vs. Lies," we succeeded in dragging Mr. Ball out in the open and arraigning him before the bar of public opinion on the charge of making false and malicious statements against good, poor, defenseless women, to which he makes no reply but resorts to personalities in an attempt to evade the charge, thus confirming the verdict of a fair and impartial public--Guilty! "But they are not without consolation, for he has publicly expressed his 'personal esteem of (for) the Sisters themselves and appreciation of the work performed by them," and apologized for any injury done although his cruel and unjustified attack upon them was really not directed against themselves but only at their building. However, lest they be offended, he apologizes. "Of course, we have no prejudices against Mr.

Ball himself and our only object is to improve His publication and increase its circulation, but he must not be offended if we still persist in spreading 'Truth vs. FLUSHING MEN DINE Inspect Baking Plant in Long Island City. (Special to The Eagle.) Flushing, L. April 23-Members of the Flushing Business Men's Association were the guests at luncheon yesterday of Frank W. of Flushing, vice president Hopkins.

manager of the -Wiles Biscuit Company, in the plant, in Long Island City, yesterday. The merchants made the trip in a special car, which was wrapped in big banners bearing the slogan: "Boost Flushing, the Place to Live and the Place to Trade." They arrived at the plant at noon, and were met by Mr. Hopkins, who escorted them to the restaurant, on the ninth floor of the building. After the luncheon the business men were taken on a tour of inspection of the big plant by Mr. Hopkins.

In the party were George W. Pople, Manley M. Gillam, William Roberts, Colonel A. E. Sholes, Arni Bjornson, A.

M. Ryon, Arthur Moore, Edward Martin, C. H. Lavington, C. S.

West, Charles E. Quinlan, David L. Wilson James F. Conroy, Frank Yaeger, Theodore Kayser, Peter Fallon, Ralph Emerson, James H. Quinlan, George Geddes, T.

Jefferson Burnett, Michael Posner, Postmaster A. J. Kennedy, Harry B. Peace, James L. McElroy, Irving Riesenberger, Harry Renner, Frank Silvia, Philip Bach, E.

A. Richardson, Fred Schumacher, Emil Runge, J. H. Underhill, Jacob Haubiel, Burnette Phillips and George S. Halleran.

MRS. BEBELL WINS SUIT. Gets Separation From Husband She Says Spanked Her. Long Island City, April 23-Justice Garretson, sitting in the special term, Queens County Supreme Court, last night handed down a decision in favor of Mrs. Anna E.

Bebell of Silkworth avenue, Richmond Hill, in her suit for separation against her husband, John F. Bebell, who is at present living with his father in Hollis. Justice Garretson granted the separation on the grounds of cruelty and non-support, and allowed Mrs. Bedell $8 a week alimony. The husband had brought a counter action for divorce, but this was dismissed.

SEA CLIFF BOWLERS WIN. Sea Cliff, L. April 23---A return bowling match between the Glen Cove Neighborhood team and local five was held on Wednesday evening, at the Assembly alleys. The game was a victory for the Sea Cliff team three straight games. The players and scores were: Sea Cliff--N.

G. Pearsall, 170, 180, 189: S. J. Stammers, 187, 149, 161; D. Cosgrove, 137, 159, 179: D.

R. Peck, 180, 235, 176; A. H. Clapham, 172. 200.

191. Glen Cove N. Wolf, 145, 142, 144: J. W. Everitt, 152, 141, 144; 0.

Wolf, 187, 163, 155: R. D. Bowne, 161, 126, 133; Mr. Donaldson, 179, 172, 176. RECTOR UNDER X-RAY.

Glen Cove Minister May Have Sustained Fractured Skull in Fall. Glen Cove, L. April 23-In order to determine the exact nature of the injury sustained on Wednesday night by the Rev. John W. Gammack, rector St.

Paul's Episcopal Church here, Mr. Gammack will this afternoon submit to an X-ray examination at the Flower Hospital, Manhattan, where he was taken yesterday afternoon. Mr. Gammack was seized with a dizzy spell while on rectory porch and as a result of the fall had sustained an injury which may be revealed as a fractured skull. Mr.

Gammack was picked up unconscious Wednesday night, but he has since regained consciousness. Physicians decided yesterday that they would take no chances on the outcome of the rector's injury, and late yesterday afternoon he was taken by automobile to Manhattan. Mrs. Gammack accompanied him and will remain at his bedside. Mr.

Gammack has been rector of St. Paul's Church for more than fifteen years. DR. SHAW POKES FUN AT 'ANTI' ARGUMENTS Big Overflow at Suffrage Meeting in Jamaica--Other Speakers Heard. (Special to The Eagle.) Jamaica, L.

April 23-There had to be an overflow meeting last night of the crowd that turned out at the Masonic Temple to hear Dr. Anna Howard Shaw talk on suffrage. The hall upstairs was filled to its capacity and the standees finally blocked the stairs and the halls downstairs. Dr. Shaw consented to go downstairs and talk to the overflow meeting for a few minutes while the others were speaking upstairs.

She got an enthusiastic reception at both meetings. She poked fun at the arguments that are advanced against. suffrage, and declred that if you let the "antis" alone for a minute they would always provide the answers to their own arguments. She predicted success in the votes for women campaign this year, but said that victory could not be attained unless every woman made it clear that suffrage was wanted. Above all she urged that whether then favor of suffrage or against it, issue be considered as a serious matter and not as a joke.

Miss Mary Garrett Hay pesided at the meeting, and she, too, called upon the women to get out and hustle between now and election day. She said the victory was well in hand now, but there must be no let up in the campaign. James Lees Laidlaw spoke and made an appeal for the men to join the Men's League. SHEIDE HEADS TOWN BOARD. Babylon Trustees Plan Erection of Bridge at Oak Island.

Lindenhurst, L. April 23-Supervisor Frederick Sheide was elected chairman of the Babylon Town Board at the organization meeting, held nere yesterday. Ellis Taylor, the newlyelected Town Clerk, took office and was elected secretary of the Board of Health and the Town Trustees. Health Officer L. P.

Van Winkle was returned to office for another two-year term, and Charles Reihl was given the office of Registrar of Vital Statistics. Justice Laclede Wilson of Wyandance was made Assistant Fire Marshal. Bids were received for the erection of a bridge at Oak Island. William A. Resky was awarded the contract, his figures being $825.

The board approved the plan to bridge the the pond between the channel and cottage colony at Gilgo Beach. The new boardwalk at Hemlock Beach will be moved to Gilgo. SUES TAXICAB MAN. Papers Just Within Time Allowed Statute Limitations. Babylon, L.

April 23--Charles R. Snedecor, a local taxicab man, is made defendant in a suit for damages instituted by Henry J. Kellum. The sum of $10,000 is asked for injuries Kellum sustained when a wagon he was driving on April 3, 1912, came into collision with an auto dirven by Snedecor. Papers in the suit were served prior April 3 of this year, just within the three-year limit prescribed by the statute of limitations.

Assistant District Attorney Le Roy M. Young is appearing for the defendant, and Hellum is being represented by Fishel Wood. OBITUARY Miss Ollie Ann Brush. Commack, L. April 23-Miss O1- lie Ann Brush, an old resident of this place, died at her home last evening, after suffering several months from heart trouble.

Miss Brush was born in this locality and had lived here all her life. She was 86 years of age and the daughter of the late Mr. a and Mrs. Selah Brush. The funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which she was a member, the Rev.

H. C. Carter officiating. Interment will be in the Com- mack Cemetery. J.

Thomas Mills. Huntington, L. April 23-At the age of 88 years, J. Thomas Mills, one of the oldest residents of this village, died yesterday morning, after suffering from a fourth stroke of paralysis, which attacked him about ten days ago. He is survived by four children, three sons, George, Alonzo and Watts, and one daughter, Mrs.

Edward Estell. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of his son, George Mills, on Wall street, with whom he lived. The Rev. Samuel H. Seem, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member, will officiate, and interment will be in the Huntington Rural Cemetery.

John Buckland. Flushing, L. April 23-John Buckland, 88 years old, of 276 Jamaica avenue, died yesterday, at the Flushing Hospital. been in 111 health for several months. He was born in England and had made his home in Flushing a little more than a year.

He is survived by one son, Charles. Mrs. Harriet H. Woodhull. Westhampton, L.

April 23-Mrs. Harriet Halsey Woodhull, widow of the late John Woodhull of Wading River died Wednesday night. She was a sister of late Edwin Halsey of this place. thou Funeral services will be held at the home of Willard F. Jagger where she had lived tor several years, at 10:30 Saturday morning and burial will be at Wading River.

She was 88 years old. TIDE TABLE FOR TOMORROW. A Time. High. Time.

High. H. M. Fest. H.M.

Feet. Rockaway Inlet 2:34 3.8 3:33 3.7 Fire Island 2:08 1.5 1:07 1.4 Shinnecock L. S. 2:34 2.0 3:33 1.9 Montauk Point 3:03 1.5 4.02 1.4 Orlent Point 4:15 2.2 6:44 2.1 Greenport 8:09 1.9 6:08 1.8 Port Jefferson 5th. 5.7 6:53 5.6 Huntington Bay 6:01 6.7 7.00 6.5 Oyster Bay 5:37 6.8 6:56 6.7 Point 5:37 6.0 6:36 4.9 QUEENS BOROUGH ALL AND LONG ISLAND QUEENS TUNNEL ACT NOW BEFORE MAYOR Legislature Acts Favorably on Measure Advocated by Queens Business Men.

TRACKS TO GO UNDER RIVER. Expected to Prevent Congestion That Would Result From Running Trains Over Bridge. The passage of the so-called Queens tunnel bill through both branches of the State Legislature this morning was received with rejoicing by the members Commerce, of and the the Queens big Chamber manufacturers of of Long Island City who are back of the measure, and by the residents of Queens generally. It is said it will undoubtedly be signed by the Mayor as it is a Board of Estimate measure. The proposed tunnel under the East Rider provides for carrying the tracks of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Broadway-Fifty-ninth street Manhattan Rapid Transit Railroad under the river instead of over lines, Queensboro Bridge to.

connect the Queens line with the Manhattan system as was first planned. The tunnel plan was approved by the Board of Estimate on February 15 last, but the change could not be undertaken until a special act of the Legislature was passed legalizing a change of route of the Fifty-ninth street subway in Manhattan. The bill, which has passed the Legislature, permits the building of a subway to provide for both tracks of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit route In Sixtieth street instead of having to go through Fiftyninth street, and the other through Sixtieth street. The change is a necessary part of the tunnel plan. W.

J. Degnon of the Degnon Contracting Company, who has the contract for building the Fifty-ninth street tunnel, proposed the new plan last December. The Board of Estimate approved of it February 15, and instructed the Public Service Commission to prepare a bill which would enable that body to change the route to Sixtieth street. Mr. Degnon said his company would agree to build the tunnel for 000 if the change of route were made which was not greatly in excess of the cost involved in preparing for the running of the subway cars over the bridge.

He also said that he would complete the work in two and a half years, about the time required for the completion of the Crosstown tunnel in Manhattan, with which it would connect. At the, office of the Public Service Commission it was said this morning that as soon as the bill is signed by the Governor, plans would be prepared promptly for the change of route of the Manhattan crosstown tunnel and for the building of the under-river tunnel. It is proposed to build this tunnel along the north side of the outer line of the bridge and to bring it to the surface between Vernon avenue and the Bridge Plaza. This change of the routing of the subway line will permit of the fullest possible use of the bridge structure, aside from the space taken by the trolley lines and the Second avenue tracks, for vehicular traffic. This it was said is of the greatest importance in view of the vast and rapidly growing traffic over the bridge as a result of the building of sa many big manufacturing establishments in Long Island City and other parts of the borough, and the great volume of automobile trajc over the bride resulting from the growing use of that vehicle by Manhattan business men in going between their offices and stores and their homes on Long Island and the vast increase of pleasure travel on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, which amounts at time to 10,000 per day and upward.

It is said that to have attempted to have run the subway cars over the bridge structure would have resulted in serious congestion. VIKING IN COMMISSION. Commodore Baker's Steam Yacht Arrives at Glen Cove Mooring. Glen Cove, L. April 23-The big steam yacht Viking, owned by George F.

Baker Jr. of Glen Cove, commodore of the New York Yacht Club, arrived here yesterday from New London, Conn. The Viking will I have Glen Cove as her home harbor, her mooring being off the Baker estate at Peacock Point. The Viking will formally go into commission this evening, when Commodore Baker and a party of twelve yachtsmen will board the flagship at Twentystreet, Manhattan, for a short cruise. A dinner will be held on board.

POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS POLITICAL Lawrence E. Kirwin will be reappointed to his old position of Election Commissioner by the Board of Supervisors. He will be endorsed for the place by the Democratic County Committee at its next meeting. He has been the Democratic Election Commissioner since the board was created, but resigned to become a candidate for the office of supervisor from the Town of Hempstead, and he is thoroughly familiar with the duties of the office. William F.

Starks of Glen Cove, who appointed County confirmed Superintendent of Highways, has been by the hold Civil provisional appointment until Service Commission and will a a competitive examination is held. There is a strong probability that the Boards of Oyster Bay and North Town the Town Board of Hempstead and Hempstead will follow the example of the justices of the peace on a place salary basis for the work they perform in criminal cases. Board of Supervisors has been The seriously handicapped illness in of its its two as- as work the Miss Burroughs, and the result of the sistants, M. Goodale, who his ankle and is unable to clerk, George home. Supervisor Hiram R.

sprained leave his Smith has acted as clerk at the last meetings of the board. two Attorney Lewis J. Smith District Albany last week on the busiwas in of the county. He represented the ness when he argued the appeal State Joseph Ferri in the Court of taken by Appeals. His opponent was Henry L.

Maxson. Joseph H. Foster has announced that the event of the McWhinney Tax in bill becoming a law he will be a candidate for the office of county tax reIt is expected that there will ceiver. fight made against him when the be a Republican County Committee the office, meets to make the endorsement for he will be opposed by the members as of the county committee who fought him for the nomination. It is being claimed by the friends of Foster that he was elected tax receiver in a8 Hempstead Town by a large majority he is entitled to the appointment because he received the greatest vote for the office in a strongly Republican CLAIMS SEWAGE DAMAGES.

Edward Roche Brings Another Action Against New York City. Long Island City, L. April 23- Edward Roche, proprietor of Roche's bath houses at Far Rockaway, began suit against New York City yesterday before Justice Kelly in the Queens County Supreme Court to recover damages for the overflow of a sewer on his property. Before consolidation a sanitary sewer was constructed at Far Rockaway. During the administration of Borough President Cassidy storm "the water connections were made to same sewer, with the result that during heavy storms it overflowed and left refuse on Roche's property.

This condition forced him to close the Tack-a-pou-sha Hotel, and Justice Garretson in Special Term two years ago awarded him damages for $29,000. This was affirmed by the higher court, and Roche has collected the money. He is now suing for further damages, alleging that the city permitted the sewer to overflow on the beach under his bath houses. W. C.

T. U. TALKS SUFFRAGE "Votes For Women" Interesting Topic at Suffolk Convention. (Special to The Eagle.) Eastport, April 23-An interesting programme, was carried out yesterday mid-year institute of the Suffolk County Woman's Christian Temperance Union, which convened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning in the Methodist Protestant Church. A large part of the opening session was devoted to business.

Following the devotional service, the meeting was do called to order by the president, Mrs. Emma A. Taylor of Smithtown Branch. The greeting to the delegates, by Mrs. Lillian Tuthill, was responded to by Mrs.

W. A. French. The following, topics were discussed: and Health," by Dr. Clarence W.

East; "Alcohol and War," by the Rev. Mr. Dyke, and "Alcohol and by Harry, T. Hautsch. Other speakers the Rev.

W. E. Pettit and E. P. Barmore, principal of the Eastport High School." A feature of the afternoon session was a discussion on "What Measures Shall We Adopt to Secure Votes for Women," led by the leader of the institute, Mrs.

Deborah Knox Livingston, who made the address at the evening session. Officers of the Union are: President, Mrs. Emma A. Tyler of Smithtown Branch; vice president, Mrs. Cecelia S.

Burr, Northport; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ella H. Bennett, Southampton; recording secretary, Mrs. Sarah A. Homan, Sayville, and treasurer, Mrs.

M. Eloise Smith, Greenport. HE FOUGHT WITH DEWEY. Stewart Will Be Buried With Military Honors in Soldiers Cemetery. Rockville Centre, L.

April 23- The first Spanish-American War veteran on record to be buried from this village is John Douglass Stewart, whose remains will be interred at Greenfield Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Stewart, who died three weeks ago from gas poisoning, had been a first-class seaman. He was a gunner the Minnesota and was a lively participant in the victory of Manila Bay. He was 40 years of age. A delegation from Schley Camp, New York, will arrive in Rockville Centre on Sunday, and after parading through the streets will convey the body in honor to Greenfield Cemetery, where the cortege will be met by D.

B. P. Mott Post. The grave is presented by the members of D. B.

P. Mott Post. The Rev. George E. Bishop, pastor of St.

Mark's M. E. Church, will read the service. SAYVILLE WIRELESS TO TREBLE POWER TRIED TO HANG SELF. Cocoran Cut Down by Neighbor Improvised Scaffold.

Sag Harbor, L. April with attempting suicide, Timothy Cocoran, 34 years old, a native of this place, was held for the Grand Jury, yesterday, by Police Justice Cortland Kiernan. The same day Chief of Police Higgins took the prisoner to Riverhead jail. Cocoran is married and lives in New London, Conn. He came here for a visit, and on complaint of a member of his family was arrested Monday for disorderly conduct.

He promised to return to Connecticut and to refrain from molesting his relatives, and was discharged. Herbert S. Overton, a neighbor of the Cocorans, heard groans coming from a small shed on the Cocoran premises, Wednesday evening. He investigated and found Timothy hanging by the neck. The man had improvised a scaffold and rigged a rope and noose.

He was cut down, unconscious, and revived under a physician's care. DON'T WANT BALDWIN JUDGED BY STATION Sign Opposite L. I. R. R.

Warns Travelers Not to Jump at Conclusions. FINE TOWN, POOR STATION. Plans Prepared for New Station, but "Dry Goods Box" Still Remains. Commuters on the Montauk division of the Long Island Railroad have been amused lately by the presence of a large sign opposite the antiquated station of the railroad at Baldwin, which reads: BY DON'T THE JUDGE RAILROAD BALDWIN STATION. ON.

It is one of the best towns on the south shore of Long Island. It has high schools, public schools, churches, gas, water, electricity, sidewalks and miles of shore front. Instrumental in erecting the sign, the Business Men's Association of Baldwin is bending its energies toward the building of a new railroad station. The present structure was built so long ago that the oldest inhabitant cannot remember the year. The village is growing rapidly and its property values are ascending steadily as a consequence.

Property owners feel that the station is an eyesore and they do not want prospective homeseekers; to judge Baldwin by its railroad station. Hence the sign, which some wag has described as "the sign of the times." Plans have been prepared for a modern station building, but no definite period for the construction of it has been announced. Some property owners compare the present station to a dry goods case. It was built some time in the middle sixties, or when the Montauk division was built. There is much home building at Baldwin, primarily in the southern part of the place and overlooking Hempstead Bay, this section being known as Baldwin Harbor on account of its natural advantages.

TWO LEFTS AND NO RIGHT. Shoemaker, in Court, Agrees to Help Klinger From His Predicament. Patchogue, L. April 23-William Klinger appeared in the justice's court yesterday carrying double covering for his pedal extremity. He had sent a pair of shoes- left and one right--to the London Repairing Shop on South Ocean avenue, he asserted, and when they were mended what should he find but two lefts! He wanted assistance from the court in having a superfluous left exchaged for a right.

When Constable John Glover went a-sleuthing with Klinger, the missing left was still unable to be found, but a cash settlement and the two lefts convinced Klinger "it was all right." VISITOR FROM CUBA. Locust Valley, L. April 23-Mrs. Glenn Stewart, daughter of Mrs. Anson W.

Burchard of Locust Valley, will arrive from her home in Havana, Cuba, tomorrow, to visit for several weeks with her mother. Mrs. Stewart was married last October, the Lattingtown Chapel. Her husband is a secretary of the American Legation in Havana. Mrs.

Stewart was formerly Miss Greta Hostetter. I FROM NASSAU COUNTY. town. The appointing power is County Judge James P. Niemann, Controller Charles L.

Phipps and County Clerk Thomas S. Cheshire. The majority of the county officials who make the appointment is Republican, and the County Clerk and 'appoint ler will be urged to Foster to the office. County Controller Charles L. Phipps has made a compilation of the various expenditures of county government, not only the clerical expenses but of the amount of money disbursed each year for the repair, maintenance and construction of the roads of the county, with a brief summary which is on file in his office at the county seat.

The legislative committee of the County Bar Association is holding meetings each week with a view to making recommendations to Franklin A. Coles, the delegates to the State Constitutional Convention, and also to the commission on the government of the county. Alfred T. Davison, William S. Pettit and Theodore N.

Ripsom are members of the committee who are working to prepare the recommendation. The police telephone signal service will be installed at once throughout the county. Sheriff Stephen P. Pettit and 1 District Attorney Lewis J. Smith recommended to the Board of Supervisors the installation of the system, with thirty-nine stations throughout the county, with a central office at Mineola, and upon their recommendation the county board authorized the installation.

Internal Revenue Collector Henry P. Keith spent last Saturday at the county seat. This was his first appearance at Mineola since he assumed the duties of his office in Brooklyn. was tendered an impromptu reception. Postmaster Thomas H.

O'Keefe was installed in his office at Oyster Bay last week. He will make no changes in his office force. When the former Senator entered the office he was greeted by a large delegation of his friends, who came to see him take his EQUALIZATION FIGHT IS NOT YET ENDED Court of Appeals Decision Sends Case Back to State Tax Commission. DAVISON EXPECTS VICTORY. Tax Board Will Now Reconsider Hempstead's Appeal for Equalization of Taxes.

DE (Special to The Eagle.) Hempstead, L. April 23-The Town of Hempstead has not finally lost its proceeding for the equalization of the taxes of Nassau County I decision of the Court of Appeals, which sends the action back to the Board of Tax Commissioners for a retrial, according to a statement made to The Eagle by Alfred T. Davison, the attorney who has represented Hempstead throughout the court action. Neither the supervisors nor the former tax commissioners are in any way sustained in their decisions against Hempstead, he says, and the case is now to be presented again to the tax commissioners on its merits. Mr.

Davision says he expects to win the case for Hempstead. "As is generally known," Mr. Davison says, "the Hempstead appealed to the State Board of Tax Commissioners from the refusal of the Board of Supervisors to make it a proper allowance on the equalization of the assessments among the towns of Nassau County. The Tax Commissioners, after hearing much testimony, refused Hempstead's appeal and confirmed the decision of the Supervisors. "Hempstead then appealed from this decision of the Commissioners to the Appellate, Division of the Supreme Court, Court, after examining the evidence taken, decided that the Supervisors and the Tax Commissioners were wrong, and that Hempstead was entitled to relief since its property was a assessed at a much highrate than property in the other er towns.

"The Court might then have sent the case back to the Tax Commissioners for retrial, but, in order to end the did not do so, but went controversy further and fixed the rate at which the assessments should have been was assessed at 50 per cent. of equalized, holding that Hempstead property its value and property in the other towns at 25 per cent. "Oyster Bay and North Hempstead appealed from this to the Court of decided peals, which court has now that the Appellate Division should not fixed the rate equalization, but have should have sent the case back to the Commissioners for retrial, and this is now directed." INVESTIGATE FIRE CAUSE. Witnesses Called in John Doe Several Proceedings in East Moriches. East Moriches, L.

April 23-An investigation into the cause of the fire threatened to destroy George N. which ing made by Justice of the Peace Baker's a cottage here, last week, is beJohn E. Murray. A number of witnesses been called in John Doe proceedings. Among them are: Postmaster and Mrs.

H. Jay Chichester, Mr. and Mrs. G. Wash Hyde, Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Chapman, Mrs. Annie Chormona, Miss Viola Howell, Mayhew Tower, E. Stanley Posterown, Archie Howell, and W. I.

EGGED THE AUTOISTS. Eastport, L. April 23-It is doubtful whether a noisy touring party will ever again spend more than few moments in Eastport, for the a younger generation have with the a organized village improvement society motto, "Quietness." Recently, a party from Westhampton, which persisted in journeying to Eastport whenever they felt noisy, left the place "showing It occurred when of a the number of the youngsters, tiring continuous celebration, egged the joyriders out The speeding auto is described as "one streak of yellow" during its trip back to Westhampton. SHELLAND IN WHITESTONE. Whitestone, L.

April 23-The Lecture Bureau of the Board of Education has assigned Harry E. Shelland to Public School No. 19, Whitestone, tonight, to give a lecture-recital on Shakespeare. Mr. Shelland, in the course of his lecture, will render scenes from "King Henry VI," "As You Like It." "Merchant of Venice," "Macbeth," "Julius Caesar," "King Henry VIII," "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet." new office.

Many members of the faction opposed to the Postmaster were present to felicitate him because of his loyalty to the Democratic ticket at the town election. While O'Keefe was opposed to the election of Supervisor Cocks, a few days before the election was held he announced that he intended to work for the entire Democratic ticket and his support helped in a great degree to its success. There is a strong movement under way to place the clerks of the three towns of the county on salaries. At the present time they are fee officers, and it is proposed to have a bill introduced at Albany which will provide for salaries for these officials. It was suggested at the last meeting of the Town Board of Hempstead that the town clerks be paid salaries of $3,500 each, and that there also be a deputy appointed in each town at a salary of $1,500.

The Board of Supervisors, at its last meeting, passed a resolution providing that there be no legislation enacted at Albany affecting the county until the commission on the government of the county makes its report. The members of the commission are investigating the conditions of the county, and when report of its findings are made to the Board of Supervisors the various phases of the town and county government will have been considered. Now that the Court of Appeals has reversed the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on the tax equalization suit brought by the Town of Hempstead against the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, the entire State Board of Tax Commissioners. controversy will be heard do again by the When the matter was originally heard by the Tax Commissioners it lasted for days and was a great expense to the taxpayers of the county. Many prominent residents are urging that the controversy be settled without the trouble and expense of long and tedious litigation.

The present status of the matter is the same A8 when the appeal was taken from the decision of the Board of Supervisors, and the only issue involved is the 1911 equalization by the Board of Supervisors. The equalization of the subsequent years will depend upon the final settlement of the 1911 equalization. Three New 500-Foot Shafts Will Be Placed in Position. PARTS MADE IN GERMANY. Work Is Hurried So That Bad Climatic Conditions Will Be Overcome This Summer.

(Special to The Eagle.) Sayville, L. April 9-The Telefunken wireless station at Sayville will be increased from a 35 kilowatt plant to a 100 kilowatt plant when three 500-foot steel shafts will be placed in position. The work of raising the first shaft, the employees of the wireless concern believe, will begin tomorrow. The shafts have been built horizontally on the ground and will be raised into position by means of tackle and towers. The progress of raising the shafts will be in the nature of an engineering feat.

It is said that practically every part of the new plant was manufactured in Germany. Much of it was made in Germany since the outbreak of the war. The material was sent to Rotterdam and thence by a HollandAmerican steamer to Hoboken. The announcement that the shafts are to be placed in position answers the question asked by Sayville people some time ago, when six or more carloads of material were unloaded near the Telefunken plant and carried into the barb-wire inclosed "village" which surrounds the present shaft. It was found necessary to use three sets of towers of different heights in order to solve the problem of getting the big shafts into position.

Towers fifty feet high were pulled into position. Tackle was made secure to these and 200-foot towers were pulled into position. These will be used to support the present permanent shafts while they are being erected. of increasing the power of the plant was prompted, it is thought, desire to make communication between the United States and Germany easy under every sort of static condition. Conditions for wireless communication are bad during the summer months, and the work is being hurried, it i is thought, to prepare for the coming summer.

Engineers believe that tripling the power of the plant will make it powerful enough to overcome every static condition that may arise. Under present conditions communication across the ocean in August is only for a few hours in the dead of night. HOTELKEEPER WINS. Action to Recover Bond, Brouhgt by State, Fails. Long Island City, L.

April 23-- John Krueger, proprietor of a hotel at Merrick road and Baylis avenue, Springfield, won a suit brought against him by State Excise Commissioner Farley, before he went out of office, in the Supreme Court, Part yesterday. Farley sought to recover a bond of allegeing that Krueger kept a disorderly, house. Geneova of 2376 Pacific street, Brooklyn, was awarded a verdiet of $250 in the same court, against the Transit Development Company. Geneva was unloading a truck of the company when several steel rails fell on his leg. Freeport Firemen Install New Chief (Special to the Eagle.) Freeport, L.

April 23-Another epoch in the affairs of the Freeport Fire Department was marked last night when Howard E. Pearsall assumed the office of chief, just made vacant by Bernard J. Loonam, who has held it for two years. At the same time. James P.

Smith became first assistant chief and John J. Ran- QUEENS MARRIAGE LICENSES Until 4 P.M. Yesterday. HOWARD E. PEARSALL Vierholler.

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