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a THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1912. BOROUGH AND LONG ISLAND WILL START CAMPAIGN FOR NEW INDUSTRIES Queens Borough Chamber of Commerce Committee Will Try Publicity. DATA NOW BEING COMPILED.

In 1905 Queens Stood Fourth in List of Manufacturing Cities, of the State. The Manufacturing and Industrial Committee the Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens is rapidly pushing forward its work toward getting new factories and industries to locate in that borough. This committee, which is composed of J. A. Wigmore, chairman; John J.

Halleran, A. L. Langdon, Theodore Steinway, Henry P. Read, and William H. Dahman, on at a recent meeting, held at the Transportation Club the Hotel Manhattan, decided that soon as all alms the facts and statstics regarding the commercial growth and possibilities and opportunities for factories and industries to locate in Queens had been compiled, they would have the some published in a pamphlet or book for distribution.

As soon as this is done they intend to start an aggressive advertising campoign in various crade journals and newspapers to get factories looking for new sites to locate in Queens, and the Chamber will then be in a position to handle all inquiries and furnish complete and accurate information as to the commercial possibilities of Queens. Some of the data now being compiled by. Walter I. Willis, secretary of the Chamber, comes under the following beadings: Assessed valuations, areas available, banking facilities, building ue building and loan associations, bridges, Connection Railroad, Long Island Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, coal, docks, electricity (rates for power and lighting), elevated railroads, express rates and companies, factory sites available, factories now in Queens, freight rates, ferries, Flushing bay improvement, gas companies and rates, health statistics, Jamaica Bay improvement, labor supply (Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens), mortgage companies, Newtown Creek, population, surface trolley lines, subway connections, sewers, telephone rates tax rates, water supply, water front improvements. "It is interesting to note growth of manufactured products in the Borough of Queens," says J.

A. Wigmore, chairman of the Manufacturing and Industrial Committee. "Bulletin No. 59, issued by the Department of Commerce and Labor of the United States Government, gives a census of all manufactured products in New York State in 1900 and 1905. This is the latest official information at hand as the bulletin giving data for 1905 and 1910 has not as yet been published.

Bulletin No. 59 shows that in 1905 Queens Borough stood fourth in the list of cities In New York State as to the value of its total manufactured products. Manhattan and the Bronx combined is first, Brooklyn is second, Buffalo third, and the Borough of Queens fourth, ranking ahead of such manufacturing cities Rochester, Syracuse and Schenectady. The total value of the products manufactured in Queens in 1905 was 158, or an increase of over 162 per cent. of the value of its products in 1900.

The growth since 1905 has enormous, so it will be interesting the official figures of the United States Government, which will be published in the near future." WANTS PAY FOR COUNTY ICE. Gerard Estate Sends Bill to Supervisors--They Refuse Payment. Riverhead, L. January 31-Agnes L. Gerard has written to the Suffolk Supervigors to say that "on account the very high taxes in the town of Brookhaven she is obliged to charge the Suffolk County Almshouse and Children's Home at Yaphank $10 a year each for the privilege of filling their ice houses from the ponds belonging to the estate which the represents." In view of the fact that the ice houses have been filled from those ponder for many years and also in view fact that the town of Brookhaven calims to own the ponds, the Supervisors refused to pay the bill.

FORFEITURE ON REMARRIAGE. Two Wills Give Wives Life Interest in Estate Conditionally. Two wills, which the testators bequeath their property to their wives for their use during their lives, or until hemarriage, were filed for probate day with Surrogate Noble of Queens County at Jamaica. George W. Adams, late of Flushing, disposes of an estate valued at $4,000 in real property and gives him wife, Eleanor Adams, of 159 Locust street, Flushing, a life interest.

Upon her death or remarriage the property is to be divided between the testator's sons, George W. Adams and Harry F. Adams, both of 279 Jamaica avenue, Flushing. George W. Adams is nominated executor.

The will of Max Klemp, late of Ridgewood Heights, disposing of an esaate valued at $1,000 in real and $1,500 in personal property, makes Mrs. Anna Klemp, the widow. of 1861 Ralph street, Ridgewood Heights, executrix, with a life interest in the estate, provided she does not in the meantime venture again on the matrimonial sea. Upon her death or remarriage the estate is to be divided between her children, Julia Marhan and Max Klemp, of 1861 Ralph street. SHEA CHOSEN LEADER.

Friend of Connolly Succeeds Cassidy as Queens Democratic Head. Former Fire Captain Daniel F. Shea of Long Island City, a close friend of Borough President Maurice E. Connolly, was chosen leader of the regular Democratic organization of Queens County by the executive committee of the Queens County General Committee at a meeting held at Corona last night. Philip Frank of Woodside, and John Thoefel, both friends of the Borough President, were elected secretary and treasurer, respectively.

Shea was retired from the Fire Department six months ago because of injuries received while rescuing women and children in a runaway accident. He was a friend of the late Mayor Gleason of Long Island City, and is considered a shrewd politician. TWO GAMES SCHEDULED. Freeport, L. January 31-Two games of basketball will be played at the Sigmond Opera House tonight.

The first game will be between the Freeport High School and Elmont Field Club. The second game will bring together the High School Juniors and the Junior A. C. of Baldwin. Large crowds attend the games weekly.

SURRENDERS CONTRACT FOR FLUSHING PAVING Contractor Gets $10,000 to Give Up Claim -Granite Won't Be Used. SERIOUS SITUATION ARISES. Corporation Counsel's Attitude Threatens Loss of Road Repair Appropriations in All Boroughs. Henry J. Mullen, contractor, to whom was warded the contract to pave Broadway, in Flushing, with granite block from Murray lane to Tenth street, Bayside, for the sum of $124,126, by Borough President Gresser, yesterday forwarded to Controller Pendergast an agreement whereby he surrendered all his claim to the contract for a consideration of 000, the sum to be paid within twenty days from the acceptance of the agreement.

Controller Pendergast and Borough President Connolly have been working to get this agreement ever since President Connolly has been in office. It was apparent that in as much as President Connolly did not intend to lay a granite block on this street, and as Mullen had a perfectly good contract with the city, some sort of a compromise would have -0 be made. At first Mullen demanded $20,000, but in later negotiations he agreed to accept the sum of $10,000. It understood that the officials in the Controller's office are willing to accept his compromise. The money will have co be paid out of whatever moneys are siven to Queens for road improvements.

A meeting has been called at the office of Controller Prendergast of all the Borough Presidents for next Thursday, imnediately after the mecting of the Board of Estimate, to consider what shall be done in view of the decision of Justice Kelly in the Broadway injunction matver. A very serious condition arises, and the attitude now taken by the Corporation Counsel and some of the off dials in the Controller's office there is grave fear that all moneys appropriated road repair out of corporate stock nay be lost to the boroughs. Assessments 011 Property Owners May Be Necessary. If that be so, it will not be possible to get any general road repairs except Dy assessment upon abutting property owners. The borough presidents do not want to have such a situation created, and at the conference next Thursday they will meet the representatives of the corporation counsel and the controller and learn if there is not some way out of the difficulty.

In the meantime, Borough President Connolly is having the resolution redrawn, providing for the road repairs in Queens. He is also having amendments inade to the specifications for the work to be done. Some of restrictions in the resolution passed last August he desires removed. One of these is that the Borough President shall immediately proceed with the widening and improving of all roads that are repaired temporarily under the appropriations made, these improvements to be made at the expense of the abutting property holders. President Connolly does not think that residents along the highways of the borough are in position now to bear the expense of improving them as full city streets.

In many localities it would be impossible to do this now, because sewers and other sub-surface improvements have not been made. One of the streets 011 which it will be almost impossible to make such improvements in the near future is Broadway in the Third Ward. STREET HAD QUEER ROUTE It Ties Up Van de Venter Estate Now, and Attorney Wants It Back. Attorney Trowbridge of Port Washington, at the meeting of the North Hempstead Town Board, held yesterday at Manhasset, informed the board that 8 road, the deed of which was filed with the town officials some six years ago, runs, through the center of a farmhouse, across a large mill pond, and into the cellar of another house. This road, according to Mr.

Trowbridge, ceded to the town, but when property owners of Port Washington wanted to sell they discovered that the engineer who laid out the street had made a mistake. Mr. Trowbridge represented the Van de Venter heirs of Port Washington. He said that they were anxious to sell a part of their estate, but that the title companies refused to approve the deeds until the matter of the street was decided upon. "Some six years ago," said Mr.

Trowbridge, "the Van de Venter heirs deeded a street to the town, but when the engineers laid it out a mistake was made. Instead of laying out the street they wanted to give to the town, another street was taken. We did not notice the mistake until recently. We want that street back, so that we can get a clear title, and in return we will give you the street which we originally intended to turn over to the town." The matter was placed in the hands of Justice C. R.

Weeks, and he will make a report on the matter at the next meeting of the board. 1 PALE ALE SIGN MARKED STREET At the junction of Jamaica and Myrtle avenues, Richmond Hill, there is a small triangular piece of property occupied by several small offices. Between the base of the triangle and the front end of Paul Gesche's Triangle Hotel there is a narrow passageway with a sidewalk. A few days ago a man who had heard much recently, through the press, about the Queens Topographical Bureau's work of changing the street names of the borough, stood near the passageway. "What's the name of this street?" he asked a policeman.

"Don't really know," said the bluecoat, who was off duty and in a burry to get home. "There's some kind of a street sign on the hotel, I believe." The stranger looked up at the corner of the Triangle Hotel, and there, sure enough, was a regulation street sign, bearing the name of a well-known and much advertised "Pale Ale." TO REVISE CULLULOO CLUB Democrats for Rockaway Think There Should Be Permanent Organization. For the past few days considerable quiet hustling has been apparent among the leading Democratic politicians of Far Rockaway and last evening the cause of their activity became known when the announcement was made that an effort 18 well under way to revive and reorganize the famous Culluloo Democratic Club, which at one time exerted great induence in Democratic circles throughout the Rockaways. This organization, which, at the height of its activity, included over three hundred of the '1 leading politicians of this section, ceased to be active in local politics about two years ago when its headquarters at the corner of Mott and Central Far, Rockaway, were stroyed by fire. Since that time several different Democratic clubs have been organized in Far Rockaway, but none of them remained in existence for any length of time.

Local Democrats have long realized the necessity for a permanent organization of some kind and the present movement is plainly an effort to supply this want. The leaders of the new movement state that the Culluloo Club has never ceased to exist, in spite of its passive attitude during the past two years, and assert that it is their belief that more can be accomplished by reviving the old organization than by attempting to form a new one. With this purpose in view, a letter is to be circulated among the local Democrats requesting their presence at a meeting to be held at Imperial Hall, Far Rockaway, on Friday evening, when the preliminary steps to put the old organization on an active basis will be taken. ITALIANS WERE NOT ARMED. Small Boy Started Commotion at Garafola Murder Trial Yesterday.

Riverbead, L. January 31-A small boy in Riverhead yesterday started the statement that he had seen a big stiletto sticking out of the pocket of one of the Italian witnesses here on the Garafola murder trial. Naturally the statement immediately a commotion among the officers, because it was recognized that there were two factions among the witnesses and it was thought that possibly some of them might have come to Riverhead prepared for a row, whichever way the verdict was rendered. As soon as Sheriff Brush heard of the report he corralled all of the witnesses in. the Hamburger waiting of rooms Brooklyn, and who had is connect- Detective ed with the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, and Warden Furey of the jail search them all, men and women, very carefully.

Not a weapon of any sort was found. Even the pocket knives carried by some of the male witnesses proved unusually small and could not be classed as dangerous. Nevertheless after the search was completed those who had heard the small boy's yarn, breathed easier. The gearch proved, too, that evidently. the Italians were a peaceful lot if they didn't look it, and had not come to Riverhead spoiling for a fight.

BAKER AND BUTCHER FINED. Ernest Gimbel, a baker, of 292 Central avenue, Far Rockaway, was arraigned in the Jamaica Court of Special Sessions yesterday, charged with having in bis establishment a number of "spotted eggs" of uncertain age and unfit for human consumption. He was fined $25. Jacob Dinzer, a butcher, of 157 Forest avenue, Ridgewood Heights, charged also with having violated the Sanitary Code, in that he had sixty pounds of unfit corned beef in his store, was fined $25. WILL VISIT CENTRAL ISLIP.

Riverhead, L. January 31-Dr. Geo. A. Smith, the genial superintendent of the Central Islip State Hospital for the Insane, has tendered his annual invitation to the Suffolk Supervisors to be his guests on Washington's Birthday and the board has accepted.

In addition to making a thorough inspection of the big plant at Central Islip and dining with Dr. Smith, the board will be entertained 1 at for a the vaudeville patients. show arranged primarily Farmers Learn Many Things of Value From Series of Talks. SESSION CLOSED YESTERDAY. Mr.

Collingwood Urges Co-operative Stores to Bring Greater Profit to Farmers. SECOND DAY CONFERENCE AT MINEOLA INSTITUTE JAMAICA PROPERTY SOLD. Undertaker Buys Plot Next to Fraternity Hall for $10,000. brokers Eanaldi la of Jamaica, Ammenworth, negotiated real the estate! yesterday of a piece of property, 42x112, on the east side of Herriman avenue, known as 26 Herriman avenue, Jamaica, adjoining Fraternity Hall. The which was owned by Henry J.

Mullen, a property, contractor, was sold to D. P. Shea, an undertaker, of 2 New York avenue, Jamaica, for $10,000. Mr. Shea says he will make extensive alterations suitable for his business, and expects to take possession on or about May 1, 1912.

The property formerly belonged to Police Lieutenant Hickey of Queens, L. a brother-in-law of "Big Tim" Sullivan, the Manhattan politician, and was sold by him to Mr. Mullen. FORWARD MOVEMENT STARTED. The permanent organization of the Men and Religion Forward Movement in Jamaica and vicinity is now fairly started on its work.

A committee has been appointed to form a permanent committee for the Queens County South district, which includes Jamaica, Hollis, Queens, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Morris Park, and the Rockaways. A ROMANCE OF THE WIRE Pretty "Hello Girl" of Rockville Centre Secretly Marries Popular Athlete. Rockville Centre, L. January 31- Dora Stein, aged 19, daughter of Elector Stein of Brower avenue, and John of Oceanside, were married last Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn. The facts of the wedding became known only yesterday and they show John and Dora to be original, at least in their romance.

Dora is pretty. She was formerly a telp ne girl in the Rockville Centre Exchange and in fact worked there the lignt before her marriage. Mr. Hessen, is reported, first became acquainted with the pretty "hello" girl over the wire several months ago. They were seen together often until the girls in the exchange "caught Tohn were to call his father's home in Oceanside, Dora took the call and hear.

golden voice and a perhaps the family secrets. However, the pleasant little romance of the wire continued until it was supplemented by walks along the country roads. When Dora told her girl companions of the exchange Friday that she was going LO do something original they did not catch the drift of her remarks. On Saturday, report has it, Dora, who lives with her uncle. Alfred C.

Stein, while her father is in the West traveling, they were in a Brooklyn goods store went a shopping with a relative. While Dora slipped away from her relative and disappeared. That same evening she arrived home and announced her marriage 0 John. They had been married by a in that borough, whose identity cannot be learned. The couple has received the parental lessings of the bridegroom's parents, and everyone is happy.

Hensen is a popular basketball player the Rockville entre Club. His father is a grocer at Oceanside. a Belle Sea Cliff, Cottrell, L. daughter January of Mr. 31--Miss and Anna Mrs.

William H. Cottrell of this village, and Walter H. Dickie, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.

C. Dickie of Brooklyn, will be married at Oyster Bay this afternoon by the Rev. C. S. Wightman, pastor of the Baptist Church there.

The ceremony will 0c- cur residence of Dr. Wightman. Both the bride and bridegroom are well known here and popular. They had planned to be married in a month or so, but owing to the bridegroom being called permanently to Canada on business it was decided to have the marriage take place at once. The bride will be married in a traveling costume of brown with a black hat and will be attended by the bridegroom's ter, Miss May Dickie of Brooklyn.

Francis Johnson of Brooklyn, a friend of the bridegroom, will be best man. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Dickie vill return to Sea Cliff, remaining here until Saturday night, when they will leave for Canada. They will make their dome near Toronto.

WEDDING PLANS HASTENED. Miss Cottrell and Mr. Dickie Will Be Married Today. I LONG ISLANDERS ARE COMING. Mayor Gaynor Sends Official ance of Invitation to Speak.

An official acceptance of an invitation LO speak at the coming Long Island dinner at Hotel Astor, on Saturday evening, February 24, has been received by J. H. Bonnington, acting secretary of the Suffolk County Association, whose office is at 27 East Twenty-first street, Manhattan. This acceptance makes it certain that the Mayor will be on hand and it is equally certain that he will have something to say that his friends and neighbors from Long Island will be pleased to listen to. Renewed interest has been manifested by all Long Islanders during the last few days in the coming banquet.

In some localities this interest has surpassed all previous records. Bay Shore, for instance, has taken ten tables, seating one hundred guests; Westbury has taken four, accommodating forty diners; Northport has taken three tables, with places for thirty diners; Smithtown has two tables. Up to date 437 tickets have been sold and in addition seats for fifty guests have been engaged, for which the money has not yet reached the acting secretary's hands. In addition to the speakers already named Henry A. Reeves of Greenport, L.

has been invited to be one of the speakers and it is expected that he will accept the invitation. GEORGENS MAY RECOVER. Freeport Hotel Man, Stabbed by Servant, a Little Improved. Freeport, L. January 31-The condition of Charles Georgens, who was stabbed in the abdomen by his servantwaitress, Annie Kreiger, Monday evening, was somewhat improved today, and unless poisoning sets in he may recover.

His physicians, report that the intestines severed, the blade of the knife--a butcher's knife--passing into the body beneath them. Georgens refused to allow the physicians to remove him to a hospital. Miss Kreiger, who admits the stabbing, will be admitted bail if Georgens' improvement continues. WANDERER RETURNS. Peter Hines.

a well-known Far Rockaway young man who has been away for the past five years, arrived home last week. During his absence Mr. Hines has visited nearly every State in the Union. He states that he intends to remain here until spring, when he will leave for Michigan, where he says there are many bright prospects for young men. CARR CALLS MEETING, BUT FRIENDS OF LEE REFUSE TO ATTEND Port Jefferson Postoffice Fight Becomes More Exciting When Committeemen Overton and Platt Decline to Enter Discussion of the Merits of Candidates Lee and Brown.

(Special to The Eagle.) Mineola, L. January 31-The second day of the Farmers' Institute was opened at Mineola yesterday with a practical demonstration of the good points of a horse. Dr. J. F.

Devine, consulting erinarian to the Department of culture, conducted the experiments, and audience listened attentively to the lecturer, who gave his hearers many practical suggestions 00 the buying of horses. The lecturer of the morning was F. A. Sirrine of Riverhead, who took for his subject "The Selection of Seeds." He spoke with special reference to potatoes, and advocated the selection of seeds from the hill. In reference to corn the speaker cautioned bis to keep the different types separate, auditors, is, one species must be planted at a distance remote from adother species.

Later in the morning H. W. Collingwood was introduced by Director Van Alstyne. Mr. Collingwood, who has spoken before at the Farmers Institute, is a favorite, and the subject of his lecture "The Consumer's was received with marked interest by the audience.

Cooperation was the point made by the speaker, and an effort to unite 28 strongly urged cn the part or the ducers. The speaker said that he had examined conditions in Brooklyn and in New York, and for every dollar that the purchaser expended in these centers the farmer received about 34 cents. The opening of stores where the farmers could bring their produce and sell directly to the public was strongly recommended as A means by. which the consumer could considerable money and the farmer receive on much better price for his prod- uce. Co-operative Plan Works Well in Pennsylvania.

The speaker told of conditions in one of the cities in Central Pennsylvania, where a number of farmers had banded together and tried the experiment of sellIng direct to the consumers. While at first they were strongly opposed by the merchants, they finally prevalled, and for the dollar's worth purchased by the consumer the farmer received about 63 cents. Mr. Collingwood strongly a advised young men to go back to the farm, particularly on Long Island, where climatic tions were favorable, and where with persistence and energy the young man could succeed in making a substantial competence. The value of advertising by the farmer was enlarged on by the speaker.

He told his audience that farmers were proverbially modest, and they were not inclined to tell the rest of the world of the good things they possessed. The Institute was closed by the talk of Dr. Devine on some of the common diseases of the horse and their care. Dr. Devine deplored the fact that a good many farmers were taken in by the traveling horse doctor.

The consultation with an experienced and resident veterinarian was urged. One of the most common ailments of the horse is of the teeth, and particularly in the case of tour-yearolds. The speaker said that a little dentistry in cases of this sort would be to last the horse through life. One of the most common ailments was the colle, and the speaker thought that this was one of the most serious of allments, and he urged the services of a veterinarian at once. One of the things recommended was the blanketing of the horses after.

a hard drive, and strong arguments were brought to bear against overfeeding, as the speaker pointed out that the horse had the smallest stomach of any animal of its size. MEETING CALLED OFF. Committee Will Instead Receive Complaints in Street Naming. The mass meeting to have been held in Flushing on February 6 to consider the proposed new system of naming the streets of Queens has been called off, and the committee will act as a clearing house to receive "kicks" and present them to the proper authorities. It is not proposed to limit the recommendationg to Flushing, but the committee hopes to present a comprehensive plan for the whole borough, which will receive the approval of the TopographIcal Bureau.

SMOTHERED TO DEATH. Frank Williams, a negro laborer, 24 years old, of 547 South street, Jamaica, was found yesterday smothered to death in his bed. Williams had long been a sufferer from epilepsy, and he was smothered among his bed clothing during one of his frequent attacks. The coroner was notifled. WOMAN DIES OF BUNS.

Sarah Logan, aged 40 years, of 252 Eighth street, Long Island City, died yesterday in St. John's Hospital as the st result of burns sustained several days ago. WHAT OTHERS SAY The kindergarten class in law established by John Lyon at Mineola is reported to be progressing finely. Knowledge of law comes high, but all supervisors ought to have it. -Rockville Centre Herald.

While Islip townspeople are in the midst of a discussion about how to spend that $50,000 to be secured from sale of Cap Tree Island some one discovers that the sale was illegal. That's always the way, when you begin the delectable plans for spending an expected inheritance your aged uncle not only gets well, but seems to suddenly secure a new lease of Advance. The agricultural school will open in this village next Monday. It affords an exceptional opportunity for those interested in agriculture to get the benefit of some of the best teachers in the State. There ought to be a large class.

Last winter those who attended were well pleased with the school. We would like to see the winter school of agriculture made a permanent thing in Suffolk County. -Suffolk County Reveiew. Congressman Littleton may not have dis r'huted garden seeds in this distries the assiduity of his predecesSOT, but he has a record of at least one speech besides a run-in with an antimonopolist. We now have two outsMr.

Littleton and Mr. Hollman. Just where either can be fitted in the great political hereafter cannot at the moment be divined. Mr. Sheehan will doubtless see that they are not wholly lost sight Centre Herald.

John Magee is another old timer in Richmond Hill, though he is still a young man. In old village days he was quite active in politics, and had ambitions in that line which were cooled somewhat by his increasing law business. There's one (Special to The Eagle.) Port Jefferson, January 31-The journeying of Dr. William Carr, of the Republican County Committee, from Centre Moriches to Port Jefferson last night to hear the arguments of both sides involved in the fight over who shall be next postmaster of the village was a fruitless one as far as his securing any expressions of opinion from the supporters of George D. Lee and his backers, County Committeemen Charles V.

Platt and J. E. Overton, was concerned. By a prearranged move hardly a man among the ranks of the followers of Mr. Lee appeared at the mass meeting, which was held in the new Postoffice Building at 8 p.m., and only one of them, G.

S. Saxton, ventured express himself by indorsing Mr. Lee for the office he seeks. Those who voted for Lee in the Christmas Day election insist that the victory their, candidate put an end to all further discussion as to who shall receive the President's appointment, and they showed their comdemnation of Dr. Carr's attempt to open the matter by staying away alto- gether.

The signers of John M. Brown's petition, who were present two hundred strong to secure his reappointment, are jubilant, however, over the act that they have succeeded in demonstrating to Dr. Carr that the Christmas Day election was a farce so far as limit.ng the voters to the ranks of the Republicans. "I am here," said Dr. Carr, who acted as chiarman, in opening the meeting, "to listen to expressions of opinion regardIng the merits ot either candidate for the office of postmaster.

I have notified Mr. Lee and his friends and sponsors, but they have declined to be present. The following is the letter whicn 1 recently received from Messrs. Platt and Overton: The Committeemen's Letter. "'Port Jefferson, L.

1912. 4 'Dr. Wililam Carr, 'Chairman' Republican County Committee, Centre Moriches: 'Dear Sir--Your notice of a public meeting to be held next Tuesday evening to get a full expression of opinion in regard to the post office matter is at hand. To say that this is a surprise to me is putting it mildly. At a conference with tr.

Platt and me at your office about two weeks ago you stated that you would take no action without conferring with us first. And yet you have adopted this course upon the mere request of our opponents. We have consulted the leading representatives of this village as well as many of the leaders of the county, and all of them are of the opinion that this meeting can serve no purpose other than to broaden the breach already existing in the party's ranks. 'It being a mass meeting, consisting doubtless of Democrats who are chuckSling already over the possibility of seeing the organization overthrown, airing our family affairs, seems so entirely uncalled for that we have concluded to refrain from participating in the event. We take this position not because of any fear in meeting the opposition, but because we are firmly convinced that less harm will come to the party by such a course.

It is generally believed here that you are against. the organization in this matter, at any rate that is being circulated by the Squires faction. Many of Mr. Lee's friends believe you are unfriendly toward him because of certain events in last spring's convention. We are not ready to believe any of this, but under the circumstances we feel that shouldn't act as sole judge and attempt.

to reverse the action of the local committee and the county committee as well. You may have the right to assume this position, but when you do you must also assume the harm that will come to the party here at next fall's election and hereafter. Now, doctor, if you belleve this matter should be further thrashed out and want 50 be fair, why not take it before the county committee at Riverhead, or at a meeting of the members of the committee of this town at Patchogue, which is more convenient for a greater number and have a full and fair hearing? Mr. Lee joins me in saying that we will abide by the result of either method. Respectfully, J.

E. OVERTON, CHARLES V. PLATT, Members of the County Committee of the Second and Third Assembly Districts of the Town of Brookhaven. P. meeting can be held even though you consent to either of the above.

Dr. Carr Says He Didn't Promise to Confer With Them, "Mr. Platt and Mr. Overton are mistaken when they state that I. promised not to take action without conferring with them," said Dr.

Carr. "What I said was that I would take no action without notifying them, and as I did notify them, they have no cause for complaint. have no power to interfere with the action of the committeemen nor to call any meeting other than this one, which I have done with the object of fair play. will do my best, however, to state things as I find them at the next meeting of the County Committee within the next five days." Dr. Carr's request that all Republicans present in the meeting offer their opinions upon their choice for postmaster and inform him regarding the fairness of the Christmas Day election was answered by a number of speakers, all of whom praised the work which has been done by Mr.

Brown, the present incumbent of the office, and many of whom stated that the vote taken was by Do means a representative Republican vote. Wilson Ritch, editor of the Port Jefferson Times, was the first speaker to indorse Mr. Brown, and he urged his reappointment on two grounds-first, the fact that he had proved a most excellent postmaster, and, second, that his remaining in office was the only means of preserving harmony in the ranks of the Republicans in the Third and Fourth election districts of the town of Brookhaven. Mr. Ritch said he did not believe that the vote was representative of the majority of Republican sentiment.

Attorney George E. Darling pointed out that Mr. Brown's petition bore the names of practically all the doctors, lawyers, ministers and business men of the vil- lage. Squires Says He Doesn't Want to Be Party Leader. Charles A.

Squires stated that what had been said regarding the indorsement of Postmaster Brown by the member of the Business Men's Association not representing the sentiment of the entire body was untrue, and he went on to show that out of the members 61 had gone on record as supporters of Brown, either at the meeting or by signing their names to his petition. Squires denied that he was aspiring to the leadership of the party and stated that he was not a candidate for supervisor, as had been stated. He hinted at double dealing in the election, but said that he would make no charges of a personal nature in the meetIng. Among the speakers who made pleas for Mr. other, were Gilbert Toper, William M.

Davis. Elwin Bruce, John F. Hawkins, D. B. Campbell and C.

H. Floyd. The upshot of the meeting was the passing of a resolution recommending Mr. Brown for the office, to be forwarded to Senator Root by Dr. Carr, who, it is understood, has promised to lend it his indorsement.

Whether question will be thrashed out still further by the county committee will be learned within the next few days. WOULDN'T SUPPORT FAMILY. Member of Prominent Easthampton Family Arrested on Wife's Complaint, Sag Harbor, L. January 31- Charged with abandonment and failure to provide food and clothing for bis two young children, Chauncey Grimshaw was yesterday held $1,000 bonds to appear before the Grand Jury, by Police Justice Fanning. His wife, Antoinette, a.

pretty woman of 21 years, was the complainant. Unable to give bail, Grimshaw was taken to Riverhead jail. The accused is a scion of the Grimshaw family of Easthampton. Mrs. Grimshaw was formerly Miss Nettie Hellenan, a village belle.

The doned wife has been aided by the Overseer of Poor of Southampton town, and neighbors have provided food and clothing for the little children. thing that he can't resist, however. very much interested in mechanics and whenever he gets hold of anything of the sort he has to take it to pieces to see how it is made. Many an automobile he has torn apart-and put together again, too. His watch has had many narrow -Richmond Hill Record.

Hurrah for Ireland! I mean Harold Ireland, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Ireland of this place. He went away with seven prizes at the local poultry exhibit held in the Bijou Opera House last week. There was a funny incident in relation to Master Ireland's exhibit, which only goes to show how easy it is for a good man to go wrong.

A professional chicken man, one who pulls down a big salary for his knowledge of the birds, looked over the Ireland pen just before they were taken to the exhibition hall, and assured the owner that there was not a single prize winner in the entire yard. -Long Islander. The movement now under way in Brentwood, Hauppauge Central Islip deserves the support and encouragement of every sportsman in Islip town; or for that matter, in the whole county as well. A petition is in circulation, and is being signed, asking George L. Thompson, Representative at Albany for this Assembly district, to secure the passage of a law so that all the money collected for hunting licenses in this county, less the cost of printing the same, shall be used for restocking the woods with game.

May this soon become a County Times. The mad rush for money that is not earned ig never so well Illustrated as it is whenever John T. Robinson, the publie administrator, announces that he has a small estate for which there are no heirs. Mr. Robinson said to the Register man recently that when such announcement is made be has to go in hiding for a few days until the crowd of supposed relatives disappears.

And every one is so insistent that they think the money is to be handed right over to them. When Mr. Robinson tells them that they will have to prove their claims there is a saddening of -Newtown Register. The modern woman, like the modern man, these days, must be able to turn her hand to almost anything in order to earn a living. From Bay Shore comes the announcement that Miss Ethel Woodman, who "writes up" that town during the summer months for the metropolitan sheets, finds things somewhat dull at this season of the year--naturally--and that she has taken over the management of the moving picture show in Amityville.

It has been said that a newspaper man -or woman--can turn their hand to anything, but this is the first instance we have heard of where one of newspaper ability has undertaken the management, of one of these present-day popular Signal. We know of some hayseeds who have an abundance of perishable stuff on their plantations who would be pleased to send a "hamper" of it occasionally to their city friends if assured it would reach them before spoiling and the transportation charges would not make them cost more than the price in the city markets. Last fall 0. V. received a letter asking for a city housekeeper the price of two barrels of potatoes and what it would cost to ship them to the city.

She was given the wholesale market price in Mattituck and what the Mattituck agent said it would cost to take them there, and in reply received a letter, saying the housekeeper could get them cheaper of her grocer. What makes the cost of living so correspondent of Greenport Watchman. BROOKLYN OPPENHEIM, Fulton and Bridge Streets, Brooklyn Final Closing Out Prices The Entire Stock of Fur Coats and Furs At Extraordinary Reductions $35 to $40 Tailored 15.00 $45 to $50 Tailored 20.00 $25 Velvet and Serge Dresses. 15.00 $40 Silk Afternoon 19.75 $35 Broadcloth Coats 15.00 $25 Polo and Mixture Coats. 10.00 $30 Velvet Evening 15.00 $12 Girls' 5.90 500 Chiffon Waists The Accumulation of a Season's Business.

-Grade Waists of Embroidered Chiffon, Net, Lace and Fancy Silks 2.95 3.95 5.00 REGULAR VALUES $6.90 TO $12.75.