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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW FRIDAY. MAY 12. 1911. 5 CHURCH MINSTREL SHOW.

XAVIER TEAM WINS MISCELLANEOUS. WASHINGTON SIDELIGHTS 1EE LOT IWED 1 BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE E. Uncle Joe Cannon, Who Is Not Extravagant, Says His Salary i Does Not Pay One-Third of His Expenses Big poration After More Water Power at Niagara. Sherman Sets a Sharp Pace in Running the Senate. The first half hour or so cf the day In the Senate is occupied with the introduction of bills and resolutions, and the reports of committees and other regular duties.

The Senate's system of doing business differs In one important -articular from the House. Congressmen simply drop their bills' and resolutions Into a box when they Introduce them, and no announcement Is made from the clerks desk. But in the Senate all bills and resolutions are' handed in by the members, after the Journal has been Addition to Methodist Institution Is Formally Started With Appropriate Exercises. MANY GENEROUS GIFTS. The Sum of $50,000 Will Now Be Raised to Complete the Work.

In the presence of five hundred persons yesterday afternoon ground was broken for the addition to the Brooklyn Methodist Episcopal Church Home. Mrs. Frances W. Young, president of the Home, turned a spade full of greensward with a brand new silver spade, while the congregation sang "How Firm the Foundation." The silver spade, which was presented by William Kennedy, was then put aside and will be preserved. The exercises opened at 4 o'clock and continued until 6.

Public Works Commissioner Lewis H. Pounds, chairman the Building Commtitee, represented the borough and addressed the audience. James Noel Brown, prominent In Methodism and chairman of the ways and means committee, presided. The exercises opened with Binglng after which prayer was offered by the Hev. W.

A. Layton, D.D. Addresses were then made MRS. FRANCIS iw? rW 2 i -V) if President of Brooklyn HI. E.

Church Home, Breaking Ground for New Building. Fifteenth Amendment Debated Successfully Central Y.M.C.A. Hii, President street, netr Sixth was filled last night wit'j an audience -that listened attentively to a debate between St. Francis Xa-ier's team and a team from Central Branch, Y. M.

C. A. Both teams werj composed of young men who were school associates at Erasmus High School and Manual Training High School. The debate resulted In a unanimous victory for St. Francis Xavier's team, who upheld the affirmative of the question that "The Repeal of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution Is Desirable." The winning team was composed of Val A.

Si hmitz. James F. Murray, Donald H. Millard with Joseph Cassidy as alternate end Frank Sullivan as time keeper. Tht Y.

M. C. A. debaters were Thomas Dixon, John Hoag and Ferdinand Seinuke, with Edgar Arnold as alternate and Frank Seinuke as time keeper. Tiw judges were J.

McCaffrey, M. Stoke and Noble S. Nelson. AMATEURS IN GOOD PLAY. "The Three of Us" at St.

John's College Mnvks Debut of Miss Sarah Burke. Every seat In St. John's College Auditorium, Lewis and Wllloughby avenues, was occupied laBt night when the Youis People of the Church of St. John too Baptist gave an excellent production of Rachel Crother'a well known play, "The Three of Vs." All the ten members of the cast, who had prepared carefully tor the event under the direction of John N. Wheeler, were amnteur players ot wide experience and exceptional talent and their clever work aroused great en- W.

YOUNG. fcJ IVa 1 ,1 i a r3 thUBlasm and many recalls. The performance Is to be given again to-night. A complete set of new scenery was procured at a large expense for the production by Father J. F.

Kennedy, the spiritual director of the dramatic society, and the settings for the four acts, requiring three changes of scenes, formed an effective background for the skillful acting of the young players. Many of the young people had taken prominent part in the several plays presented by St. John College students during the past few years. Including Rip Van Winkle," "She Stoops to Conquer" and other plays. Miss Agnes Burke as Rhy MacChesnoy scored the chief triumphs of the evening.

Her sister, Miss Sara Burke, a popular school teacher, made her debut on the amateur stage, representing Maggie, an Irish maid. She had a rich "brogue" and made a hit. The third feminine character, Mrs. Blx, was well taken care of by Miss Florence Keating. Harry Dieck played the role nf LouIb Berresford with skill.

Henry Kaiser was a sullen Clem MacChesney and. good work was nlBO done by Master William Mahoney as Son-nle MacChesney, Charles McCann In the "hero" role of Steve Townloy, Thomaa Doollng as Tweed Blx, Frank Dooling as Lorimer Trenholm and James Burko as Hop Wing. WALTER E. DURYEA DEAD. His Neck Was Broken Twelve Years Ago.

Walter E. Duryea, son of tho late Edgar E. Duryea, the Glen Cove millionaire starch manufacturer, died at his home, 1G5 Lorraine avenue. Upper Montclalr, N. Inst night, after suffering for nearly twelve years with a broken neck.

His case was one of the marvels of science. On August. 7, 1S99, he was in swimming in Oyster Bay with several friends and dived off a pier into four feet of water. With arms outstretched he struck the hard bottom with his shoulder. His neck was twisted by the blow and the two vertebrae of the spinal column were fractured.

Friends pulled hlra from the water and he was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital, pnralyzed. He remained in full possession of his senses, though his body below the neck was without sensation. A month later an operation was performed, at which eminent surgeons were present. He was t00 to tako ethpr an(1 thc operation consumed an liour'B time. Portions of mo oi, laying the sheath of the spinal cord bare nn(j relieving the pressure.

Portions of with Unf, nf o-rutlo which erew nerfectlv. nrntnctlne the cord. Gradually sensation was re- he heean taking -nliri food, but muscular power was not fully restored. Mr. Duryea, by the terms of his father's will, was to Inherit about $1,000,000 If he lived for two years after his father's death.

Three sisters contested the will and then Duryea insisted on leaving the sanitarium where he had been under constant medical attention, and taking up his residence at the Hotel St. George, so he could be near the scene of the legal battle that waB being waged In his behalf. The will was sustained and Mr. Duryea cam into possession of the Inheritance In 1902. In the same year he purchased a steam yacht In which he cruised.

Throughout all the years since he sustained the Injury, however, Mr. Duryea I was forced to retain the plaster cast, I leather braces and wheel chair, In which he was compelled to remain in a prostrate position. MRS. JONES TO SPEAK. A lecture will be delivered by Mrs.

Gilbert E. Jones, president of the Na- Ir. Lyon's PERFECT Used by people of refinement in every part of the world where the use of the tooth-brush is known, for Almost Half a Century. whether he or she Is over-aged for the grade, etc. Suggests Kind of Blank to Be Used.

Will you secure so as to make available for tho use of our committeo the following Information, by grades and school course: 1 Tlie name of each child. 2 The sex of each child. 3 Age on June 30, 1111. computed from registration card. 4 Whether promoted on January 81, 191L fr Whether failed of promotion January 81, 6 Whether promoted between February 1 and June 3, 1911.

7 Whether promoted on June SO, 191L 8 Whether on register June 3a, 1911. 9 Whether regular of Irregular in attendance. 10 Number of days absent. 11 -Whcther over age, and how mucti Cor grade. ill Whether In forenoon or afternoon part- tlmo class.

13 Whether In class having less than thirty-five pupils; thlrty-flve to forty; forty to fifty! fifty to sixty and over sixty. 11 Whether unable to use tho English language. We suggest that a blank furnishing the abova requested date would be practically as easy to fill out as the one which has already been sent out, and we cannot believe that any teacher could fall to he benefitted If she placed before herself In this way the exact facts concerning the promotion and non-promotion of her pupils and the exact fncts concerning largo classes. Irregular attendnnco and Inability of pupllB to us the English language." PLEA FOR D. S.

C. MEN. Mrs. Theodore G. Vietor Protests Against Making Them Clean Streets at Night.

In the following letter from Mrs. Theodore G. Vietor protests against the Idea ot removing refuse after night: Editor The Brooklyn Daily Eagle: It Is surprising that no one seems to have thought of the danger of tuberculosis to the men of the Department of Street Cleaning, if tho plan for the night removal of ashes and garbage Is carried out. It Is dangerous work enough (loading and carting and working over such germ laden material) In tho daytime, with the sunshine and fresh nir, and bright daylight to help counteract the danger, and a night's rest, In comparative quiet, at least, to prepare the men for the labor of another day. Think nf doing such work In the night, especially In storms of enow or rain, and then the Impossibility of getting proper rest In the daytime, with the noise of traffic, without, and the noise of children and ot the dally life In cramped quarters within.

We all profess great alarm over the ravages of the White Plague, and yet now do not raise a protest agalnBt letting the drcnilcd scourge loose among hundreds nf men, who mvist keep on working, whether by night or day, or their families would starve. The work of clearing the streets of refuse of such disense breeding description, carried on at night, would be a grave wrong toward those who perforce, engage in It. Drivers, foremen, superintendents, all would Buffer, and break down. Many of the men of the D. S.

C. have tuberculosis, as it Is. Shall we allow moro of the poor fellows to suffer such a terlble way? It Is heart-breaking to think of, and it need not be, if we only insist thnt those who serve us BO faithfully sh 11 be treated like our fellow creatures, and not like mere machines. My feeling of lndlgnntlnn Is the greater because 1 have been interested In the men of the D. S.

C. for a Tong time, and I am sure that besides the great objes-tio nto night collection, of which I have spoken, the men could, never amount to so much, could never be so ambitious for themselves and for the department, would never have the same energy as If they worked in the broad light of day, which Is on incentive and a "bracer" and makCB life seem worth 11t-ing. Let tis Join in objecting to more night work than Is absolutely necessary In the streets whor-; traffic is hepvv in the daytime. Mrs. THEODORE G.

VIETOR. 51 Irving place, May 11, 1911, LECTURE ON COLORADO. The Young People's Association of the Lafayette Congregational Church offered last evening as Its monthly entertainment an Illustrated lecture on "Picturesque Colorado," with some very good colored views of the natural beauties of the state. A large audience filled the vestry and evidently enjoyed the lecture. The pictures Included many Pike's Peak, Manitou, the Cheyenne and the Grand canyons, the haunts nf Helen Hunt Jackson, Cripple Creek and its environs, the Royal Gorge and many other typical scenes In the Rockies.

A social hour followed the lecture. AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN. 5 A Alat incea DaHy I nil Smoking Concert RENTZ- Smoking Concert Matinees Daily TROCADERO CO at iiii-: ohtii BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC ABORfJ ENGLISH GRAND OPERA CO All Wei-K M.n. Uecl. A LA ivl DRIfiF at Mat.

25, to I. Week 1HDAMK BI'TTKHFLY Extra week. May Trovatore Tales nf Hoffman. Henderson's COMJV ISLAM) OI'KVS SATI i) MAV lllTij, FOR THE KKVWIV IH lll; ACTS EMPIRE B'dwaT ft Hat till A. v.

Ilct Sfnti, ZO THE BRIGADIERS Amntpiir tlvery WciliiefulRy 1'upulnr Concert Fvery Sunday ACIPJi AnintPum Thnmlay lM3inU Dally Till-; JOI.I.V (ilRI.S CO. F.XTII.1 I.OTTIK (ill. SON Xext Week TDK RH Ki AIMERS i lllli COM KIUS Sl'. 15 A FUllOrDT Thea P'way HoivhtiI Av. Mats.

oil, 7.V. Ev. 'Sc te onuocn I -Vcc1 Sat v. I 1 Mais. Weil Oriiilnnl Co.

Trnly Siln: loClisky MAJESTIC V1M.IM FWKHMItM in The I'nim Week Mr. lMils Mann. The 'heuer $25 MEN'S SUITS SI2.9R SulTs, Jri -o Youths' Suits. 7 ft5. Large store CAMERON FLATUL'SH BROOKLYN.

Tooth Povdef Successful Entertainment at Cavalry P. E. Church. A minstrel performance was given laBt night, in the lecture room of Calvary P. B.

Church, Bushwlck avenue, near Grove street, for the benefit of the organ fund, by the Choir Guild. About forty young men and women took part. O. T. Boss was interlocutor, A.

E. Wheeler, H. E. Brown and W. M.

Price, bones, and W. B. James, J. E. Schllesman and B.

A. Perryman, tambos. In the circle were the Misses E. Greene, H. Lawrence, A.

Gleb. M. Rabe, L. Os-trom, M. Bundock, M.

Bagley, R. Gun- ther, F. Godfrey, I. Harmon, K. Harmon E.

Hanshe, A. Meyers, C. Ferns, M. Humphrey, J. Straat, E.

Erb, D. Martin, Mrs J. M. Fairbanks, and Messrs. White, Har per, Hart, Haley, Betts, Farrell, Shad dock, Bunce and Kennard.

TO OPEN BOTANIC GARDEN Public Will Be Admitted To-mor. row Afternoon. Grounds Back of Institute Museum Ready Earlier Than Had Been Expected. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences will be opened to the public at 1 o'clock to.morr.ow afternoon. It had not been intended to have the opening as early as this, for the grounds, comprising some forty acres to the south of the Museum bn Eastern Parkway, were not quite in the condition which Dr.

C. Stuart Gager, the director of the Garden, desired. But to-morrow Is the anniversary of the birth of Carl Linnaes, the Swedish botanist who has been called "the father of botany," and the opening Is in his honor. The grounds, formerly known as Institute Park, were turned over by the city on February 1 to the Brooklyn Institute with the understanding- that a botanical garden would be developed. Plans progressed rapidly, and to-day there are hundreds of varieties of native and wild flowers growing.

Temporary labels have been put In place to give visitors Information regarding the several sections into which the Garden 1b divided, and during the summer permanent labels will be placed not only to define these sec tions, but also upon individual beds and plants. Wild flowers, economic plants and a morphological, display, this last illustrating the structure of plants, are some of the sections. Several entrances from Flatbush and Washington avenues lead to the grounds The garden will be open free to the pub lic at all times, Including Sundays and holidays. Later in the season the grounds will be in better architectural and artistic condition. In a few months work will begin on the erection of the laboratory and public conservatory, for which $100,000 has al ready been appropriated.

This project will cost more than that amount, now ever, before completed, probably by next spring. WEATHER FORECAST Persons desiring information concerning the weather, temperature or other Information can secure It by using telephone No. 571 Main, from 8 A.M to 6 P.M. week days. Nighis an Sundays, 020U Main.

Indications Until 8 P.M. To-morrow. Washington, May 12 For Eastern New York: Generally fair, except probably local thunderstorms to-night or Saturday; slightly lower temperature; moderate south and southwest winds. Local Probabilities. Generally fair, except probably a brief thunder shower to-night or Saturday; not so warm; moderate southwest to west winds.

General Weather Conditions. The Western disturbance Is passing out to the northwest, it Is central to-day between the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay. Showers have occurred over portions of -the Ohio Valley. Lower Lakes and St. Lawrence Valley.

This disturbance Is followed by cooler weath er over the Northern Central Valleys nod Lake region, with frost over the Lpper Missouri and L'Dner Mississippi Valleys. A small disturbance over the Southwest caused heavy rains over Southern Texas last nlgnt, out tnis morning the disturbance seems to have dissipated. Another trough of disturbance covers the Plateau region, and showers continue over the North Pacific coast. Generally fair weather Is Indicated for this vicinity during the next thlrtv-six hours, with moderate west erly-winds and a tendency to cooler on Satur day. -rem.

i're-. pera- dollar Tern. Pre-pera- dicta tura. tlon. iurv Boston "2.

Orleans Buffalo 60 Manhattan. 71 .04: St. Philadelphia 70 ...1 Chicago 60 Washington 72 74 Fran'co 48 tion. .02 I Highest, 74, at Charleston lowest, 32, at Duiutn. OFFICIAL TEMPERATURE.

THURSDAY, MAT 11. 3 P.M. 74 8 P.M 7') 4 P.M 75 P.M 70 5 P.M 75 10 P.M 70 6 P.M 73 11 P.M ,0 7 p.M 72jl2 (Midnight) 6'J FRIDAY, MAY 12. 1AM 8 8 A.M 6 2 A.M! 6S A.M 71 3 A.M. 67l0 A.M 74 4 A.M 67111 A.M.

7S 5 A.M. 6 1 12 (Noon) 77 6 A.M 671 1 P.M 70 7 A.M 67 5 P.M 70 Average temperature to-day, 70. Average temperature a year ago to-day, 68. HIGH WATER. rA.

KM. HUurat'n -it TlmelHlghMTlmelHlghMRlse I Fall M.lFee. MH.M. IFset II II. M.IH.M New I 8:26 4.0 8:25 I 4.8 II 5:64 I 8:25 Sandy Hook.

7:55 4.2 7:57 5.0 6.08 8:35 BAROMETER. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY. 17' Itattery Phc. Msnhattan. Bnrometer Dry bulb Wet bulb Relative humidity (p.

ct.) SUN RISES AND SETS. Mav 12. I May 13. Rises. .4:42 Sets.

.7:03 I Rises. .4:41 Sets. .7:04 SHIP NEWS. Arrived at New York To-day. America, from Naples.

Thordlsa, from Cienfuefpos. Venezfa, from Marseilles. Navigator, from Paracao. Brunswick, from Humacoa. City of Columbus, from Savannah, Zulla, from La Gualra.

St. Amlrew, from Antwerp. El Mundo, from Galveston. American, from Antwerp. Eva, from Clnfuegoa.

Standard, from Shields. Algonquin, from Brunswick. Arrived at Foreign Ports To-day. Port Said Cadillac, from New York. Amsterdam I'rins Maurite, from New York.

Santiago Prlnz Auguat Wllhelm, from New York. Bermuda Bermudlan, from New York. Sailed From Foreign Ports To-day. Antwerp Michigan, for New York. Due In New York." TO-MORROW.

From. Sailed. Rt T.ouls May Tftiirntnft Havre Campania Liverpool MinnetonKB. May 4j Manzanlllo Manzanlllo May i I May 6i Ban Marcos Mohawk Rotterdam Ijipland Columbia Galveston Jacksonville SUNDAY. Rotterdam May 10 May 6 Antwerp May 6 Glasgow May ijJBOon Slav a CHv of Atlanta Savannah May il May Huron Jacksonville Wireless News of Ships.

gable Wand. May 12 Steamer St. I.oul. Southampton and Cherbourg for New York, In wlreleea communication with the Marconi Ma-don here when 39 mllea east of Pandy Hook at 7 A.M. Will dock late Saturday night or about 8 Sunday.

Stable Island. May 12 Steamer La Touralne, Havre for New York. In wireless communication with the Marconi station here when TK'l miles ast of Sandy Hook at A.M. Will dock about 8 A.M. Sunday, 8 P.M.

I 8 A.M. lyesterday.l to-day 2T(ii 73 67 61 7 43 63 Mayleau, Mitchel Dissatisfied With Proposed Statistics of Board of Education. SEEKS DEFINITE KNOWLEDGE. Suggests How Information Can Be Obtained From Teachers of Classes. The committee of the Board of Estimate on school inquiry, of which John Purroy Mitchel Is chairman, Is dissatisfied with the Information submitted by the Board of Education in connection with Its estimates for new school sites and buildings, and requests that It be enlightened on certain subjects.

President Mitchel requests "that the Board of Education provide In advance for securing such record of location and causes of promotion and noo-promotlon for the school term ended June 30, 1911, as will facilitate "(a) The understanding of the corporate stock and current expense estimates submitted and to be submitted to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment by th'j Board of Education. "(b) The Inquiry by the experts of this committee into school administration." In his letter to President Winthrop he says: "Your blank calling for a special report on promotions for the year ended July 81, 1911, is in such form that It will not give any Information with respect to the proportion of children promoted and not promoted in part-time classes and in over-large classes. Nor will It show for children promoted and not promoted the degree of regularity or Irregularity of attendance. "Mention was made yesterday (Tues day) In our discussion of the fact that vast sums of money, running into millions, are requested for school sites, buildings and salaries, on the ground that part time is a serious evil and that largo classes cause non-promotion and retardation. Moreover, Commissioner Stern slated that the board was not In a position to state to what extent phys ical defects account for non-promotion and premnture dropping out of school, because the Board of Estimate has never granted sufficient funds for that purpose.

'Even if it were a clear obligation upon tho fiscal authorities to vote tno entire sums requested for reducing part- time, size of classes and tho number of physical defects, the Board of Estimate and Apportionment would find it easier to justify its allowances if able to submit proper supporting data to the public. For example, at the budget hearing of October 10, 1910, the City Superinten dent stated that promotions are more rapid In the sparsely settled parts of the city than where the classes are over crowded. To establish tins ract ny tne record of promotions In classes of different size would obviously be of great assistance to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment and to the public when considering requests for additional teachers to make possible a reduction In the size of classes. Definite Evidence Is Wanted. "Similarly, the City Superintendent stated at the budget hearing last Octo ber and In yesterdays conference that most part-time Is to be found in the first and second grades, and maintained at each time that whatever question there might be with respect to the et foets of part time In the morning, there Is no doubt that nart time In the after noon is Injurious.

We feel that general conclusions as to the evil effects of part time In afternoon classes would be greatly strengthened by definite evidence which can be obtained from the records of part-time classes now In existence. "Your heard has submitted your estimated requirements for funds for tho next five years with which to purchase sites and erect buildings, In which estimate the Board of Estlmato and Apportionment Is requested to appropriate $44,000,000. Your request Is supported by little definite data, excepting lists ot school buildings having children now on part time. We should have adequate data at this time, while this corporate stock budget Is up for consideration, and later, when your nnnual expense budget Is submitted for our consideration. If the data be collected now it ran be used as evidence to support the nnnual expense budget for 1012.

"We regret that your board Is not calling for Information that will show definitely which ot the many causes of non-promotion cited in the last annual report of the City Superintendent of Schools Is contributing most to this year's list of non-promotions. We confine our suggestions, however, to questions which, as wo understand It, enn readily be answered by the teachers from thtlr present records, with no materia! increase In the clerical labor Involved. These answers ran easily be summarized by the principals from footings of columns supplied by teachers, If, for example, the latter Insert a figure "1" in the proper column opposite tho child's name. Indicating an ahsence of from twenty to thirty days; membership In a forenoon or afternoon part-time class; membership In a full-time elasB: whether he or she Is of normal age for the grade; AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN. ORPHEUS FIRST TIME Tilts SKA SON OF irene mmam AsiiRlPd by lU'RT finKKX.

Aanirn trnupp, Mnrk fc Orth Avon Conifly 4. Will Hoprerw. KXT FE ATf'RKS ft tfmV'thls soon, VALERIE BERGERE CO. in her latest art, The firnzlem, I'nul t'rnix', XOM A1rPf Attrftft Inn-1 RYAfi RIGHFSELO; I CO. In "MAC HAOOKHTV.

Osteopath. EE I tv Curtain I AKKWIOI.I, WIII'K, Rises 1:60 Hi I'KST I A fill rpl 'i I.I. ST IFt A TS KJ CRESCENT'', FAHKWKMi WKEK OK SKASOV. rijl'Vn THE SERVMT tub HQ JSE GOTHAM LAST WEEK OF TIIR SKSO. STOCK CO.

In THE CITY GRAND OPERA HOUSED Plac Near uHon Street CHAUHCEY OLCOTT KIKHV KVKMXfi AT Mi15 MATIMOF. SAT. AT 15 Biff Continuous Concert ffumlay, Ijc, 2oc. AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN. F0LIES 4th West of ut RKSTACHANT.

THEATRE, MI'SIC HALL Mnt.To-m'ir'w.Tues.i-Thurs. BERGERE From 6 to DINNER, 2 REVUES, BALLET; From 11 to 1 A.M., Supper and Cabaret Bhow. I II I St- nr- "'way. Eves. 8:30 LI ll Mats.

1 nurs. and Sat. rrs.FISKE In MRS. PSTRAD. I.

MICH BELASGCI 44th st, near E'way. 8:30 Mats. Thurs. A 2:20 I THE CONCERT TIM KS HIPPOD ROME Pally MatfneA 2 Hu Seat II. Kv.

g. March! ni? Tht Interna-Through Georgia MaRnrnf tlonnl tip MUSEE Italian Each Hour EDEU Eagle Bureau, 608 Fourteenth Street. Washington, May 12 Uncle Joe Cannon that his salary as a Congressman floes not pay one-third of his expenses, and that he Is not an extravagant man. During his thirty-eight years In Congress Mr. Cannon has- received a salary varying from $5,000 per annum to J12.000, the latter figure being the salary paid to the Speaker.

"The salary of a member of Congress at $7,500," Uncle Joe told the House the other day, "will not bring him in a fortune. I was not compelled to be Speaker; I am not compelled to be a member of Congress, and I want to say I am not an extravagant man. To say nothing about the Illinois home, and the expenditures and education of children, I want to say that my salary In all that time has not paid one-third of jny expenses. I made that statement once to a constituent, who then wanted to know how I could afford to stay In Congress. "The reply was, and Is, that fortunately for me, when I came to Congress, I owned some of that black land out in Illinois, the best In the world.

I had a little property that I was fortunate enough to have accumulated, and, through a business that was then organized, there has never been a year that my Income, with my salary added, has not come out even with the expenditures, and with something to the good. Otherwise, I never would have stayed here a single day." righting to Preserve Niagara Falls. Senator Burton of Ohio has a resolution In the Upper House that will have the effect of preventing the diversion of one-fourth of the water that now flows over Niagara Falls. Capitalists, with a backing of $40,000,000, are interested in a plan to use this tremendous amount of water for power purposes. J.

Horace McFarland of the American Civic Federation is working hard for the Burton resolution. A failure to pass it, It Is declared, will mean an approximate Income of $5,000,000 to the companies that want the water power. The waterways treaty with Canada, which was signed on January 11, 1909, while apparently limiting the amount of water that may be taken above the falls, really has had the opposite effect. The power companies have taken advantage of the outside limitations of the treaty and are demanding what amounts to 68 per cent, more water than Is at present drawn Into tunnels for the purpose of operating great turbines. The treaty established what is known as the maximum limit of diversion of 66,000 cubic feet of water a second; that Is to say, 25 per cent, of the average flow of 222,400 cubic feet a second, and 30 per cent, of the ordinary low water flow of 180,800 cubic feet.

These amounts were allowed for the diversion of water to be used for power purposes. But the treaty places no limit on the amount of water that may be used for sanitary and domestic purposes, which opens the way for a still greater diversion of the flow. Those, who are interested In the preservation of the beauty of the falls are larmed at the present possibilities un-er the existing treaty and are working hard to have the Burton resolution enacted. Vice President Sherman Keeps the Senate Moving. It Is doubtful if any parliamentary body in the world has a more brisk and business-like presiding officer than the United States Senate.

Vice President Sherman la not at all spectacular In his methods but he keeps the Senate routine moving at lightning speed, and never wastes a second. MUNICIPAL REGISTER. Pending City Examinations. P.n to "i'l'oar oeiow. AmIi iVJZl Tay flJed wltn tno Municipal CWI Bervlce, 299 Broadway, Manhattan.

J. 17 applications May 25. wi.j i.v'.T, nI.y' 3,045 "Plications fll.d Blosea May 9 dats nf cnl'lner, "8 applications Bled; closes May 12; examination May Supervising nurse. 1 application filed; closes iw, b.4iiu nation June s. Pathologist, 2 applications filed; closes May 18; examination June 9.

Nurse's assistant, 8 applications filed; closes May 18; examination June 9. Assistant director, ambulance service, no applications filed; closes May 22; examination June 12. Assistant electrical engineer, no applications Bled; closes May 24; examination June 14. Examination for Assistant Electrical Engineer. The Municipal Civil Service Commission.

299 Broadway, will hold an examination for assistant electrical engineer on June 14. No applications will be received after May 24. Tne duties of the position will comprise the jcare of elect rlral conduits, the laying of underground circuits and the distribution of branches to fire alarm boxes. The minimum ege Is 21 years. There are two vacancies in the Fire Department.

The salary Is $1,800 per annum. Certified for Appointment. Department of Rulldlngs. Manhattan, Inspectors of masonry and carpentry Daniel J. Oll-jlesple.

East Ninety-fifth street. Manhattan; Michael Daly, 65 Eagle avenue; Nich olas Marty, Elmhurst, Andrew Foans. IfiS West Thirty-ninth street; William 231 West Twenty-second street, both of Manhattan; Max Cohen. 3S7 South Fourth street: Kdwnrd Adams. 925 Bedford avenue; Thomas Tanffe.

127 Avenue I. Department of Water Supply, Gas and Elec tricity, temporary clerk Clarence Meade. 716 Second avenue; (Tinrles Ettlln, 18 Forsvth street, both of Manhattan: Thomas Tullv. 34 William street. Long Island City; Charles Boeper.

544 India street; William Mc Carthy, Sterling place; James Norrls, 911 Fulton street: Henry Herberts, 247 Kosciusko street: Warren Knapp. 191 Garfield place; Will-lam Krai, 1548 First avenue. Manhattan. President Borough of Prooklvn. insnectors regulating, grading and paving, preferred pTtnols j.

iicuarry, zif East Ninety-sixth Street; Timothy McLaughlin, 6S9 East One Sfunflred and Thirty-eighth street, both of Manhattan. Regular list Patrick Guldera. Corona, I John Wise, 424 Monroe street, Oeorge Nash, 15 East Twenty-ninth street: James Hanley, 206 East Eighty-fourth street, both of Manhattan: William Mulhern, 660 Dean street; John J. King, hit Pacific street: Frank Orundv, 78 Kevins street; Thomas Reynolds, CIS Hamilton avenue. Health Department, hospital clerk Matilda 'Hogers, J38 East Eighty-second street; May McGroarty.

Z15 Jliaai lnirty-nrst street; 411 Lnox avenue; Emma Murray, 30 lA'idubon avenue; Margaret Hudson. 453 West Fiftieth street, all ot Manhattan: Delia Maxwell, 4T Little street; Eva Kautzman. 238 El-idert street: Helen Dowd. 416 Fifty-fourth street: Daisy Petty, 2461 Amsterdam avenue; Catherine Horan, 8013 Anthony avenue, both of Manhattan. Bonn of Education.

Junior architectural Braughtsman Samuel Samkln, 1469 Broadway; JTenry Mliner, 284 wove sxrroi, aiuwi dw-k-er. 4 West Twenty-second street. Manhattan; Jesse Moore, West New Brlghotn, S. ytarry conen. mi cast u-ci.

Manhattan; Dwlght Cromwell, 14 West One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street. Manhattan; James Miller, Evergreen, I I. Richard Iciarke. 7T2 Union avenue: Herman Gelst, 643 jFast Fifth street, Manhattan; Joseph Altman, '454 Mntt avenue, Bronx. Department of Education, mechanical illraughtsman, electrical-Alfred Prndy.

94 Seventh avenue: Alfred Tahl. 195 Clermont ave-'tme; Samuel Adelsrn, 1717 Madison avenue; 'Julius Strauss. 322 Bast' Ninetieth street; Walter grhmltt. 185 Eighth street, all of Manhattan: Louis Btelnhelmer. 1840 Eighty-fifth street.

For Information on civil service mat- address The Brooklyn Daily vil Service Bureau. Answers will be wsred, by, mail. read, and they are announced by title from the clerk's desk. The Vice President announces, as each bill is named, to what committee It shall be referred. With a presiding officer less expeditious, the Senate, under this old system, might consume a great deal more time than actually does.

But Mr. Sherman has reduced this part of the work to a science, and gallops through it without ruffling a hair. From the moment he calls the Senate to order, with the id of a little, chunk of ivory that looks like the head, of a gavel, but which has no handle, he' is all business. Senators who are standing In their places with hapdfuls of bills are recognized, one after the other, without being required to address the chair. When Mr.

Sherman designates a particular member, one of the small army of pages rushes to his seat, grabs the bills and runs back to the clerk's desk. The clerk proceeds to read the titles, and sometimes before he is more than half through the identification of a particular bill, the Vice President has referred It to a committee. Mr. Sherman Is never at a loss dealennt. the committee, although there are dozens of them in the Senate and bills and reso lutions pile in on a wide variety of subjects.

If the Senate Is popularly regarded as a time-killing body It. Is not Mr. snerman fault. Local Color. From Philadelphia.

About three hundred high school graduates from Philadelphia are in Washington. Yesterday, in the heat of a broiling sun, they rolled up to the Capitol In nine rubber-neck wagons. From a little distance, so brilliant were the hues worn by the Philadelphia girls, it looked like a circus parade. The girls dismounted on the plaza, which spreads out before the east front of the Capitol, and the big automobiles were parked along the edge of the lawn. Then the girls ranged themselves in long rows on the Capitol steps and a photographer appeared.

It took him a long while to get the party posed in Just the way he wanted them, and the effect, as various girls shifted their positions, was like the changes In the kaleidoscope. The well worked phrase, "a riot of color," is inadeqvate tn describe the picture presented by thn Philadelphia girls. It was more than a riot. It was a chromatic Insurrection. There wore reds, greens, yellows, blues, pinks and whites spattered around with gorgeous disregard of scheme or arrangement.

The rainbow display extended from hats to Hosiery. A Capitol policeman who stepped out and gravely Inspected the visitors said that they reminded him of an old-fashioned flower garden. Certainly such a variety of color has not been seen on Capitol Hill for a long The girls were pretty good about posing, although it was mighty hot sitting oh the stone steps while the photographer tried plate after plate. He wanted to take one more than he got, but somebody had signaled the fleet of automobiles and they swung around in double ranks between the camera and the girls. The photographer gave it up then and the girls were trundled away to see and be seen.

BRAINERD. NAME STREETS FOR CLERGY. South Third and Sixth May Become Malone, Wells and Haskins. The Aldermanio Street Renaming Committee held a public hearing In the rooms of the Eastern District Club, 466 Grand atreet, last night, for the purpose of considering propositions for changes that have been advanced in the Eastern District and Greenpolnt sections. A large representation of the residents greeted the committee and the meeting lasted for two hours.

There were several discussions, but with few exceptions the list that was presented by the committee was satisfactory to all. Alderman John J. Meagher, chairman of the committee, presided, while W. Irving secretary, presented the list of names to the assemblage. The rest of the committee consisted of AI-dorman George A.

Morrison. Alexander S. Drescher, J. H. Flnnigan, F.

P. Ken-ney and Thomas Barron. Among those who took an active part In the hearing were Aldermen Thomas J. McAIeer, William Markeri and John J. Glancy.

A suggestion that appealed strongly to all was that of Alderman McAIeer, when the renaming of South Second, Third and Sixth streets was considered. The committee had proposed to replace the names by using the name of the- street with wmcn tney connect at the upper end of the district. Mr. McAIeer stated that the people of the Eastern District had for years, been planning a way in which to preserve the memory of three prominent clergymen who were dear to the public, they being the late Rev. Father Sylvester Malone, pastor of Sts.

Peter and Paul'B Church, the Rev. Samuel Haskins, pastor of St. Mark's P. E. Church, and the Rev.

John Wells, pastor of the South Third Street Presbyterian Church. The speaker, therefore, suggested that South Second street be known as Malone street; South Third street, Weils street, and South Sixth street, Haskins street. There being no opposition the streets will probably oe so named. Wheu it was proposed to change the names of Lee and Driggs avenues, and call them all Nostrand avenue, John Clancy objected. He said that there was no street throughout the borough known as "Lee" other than the one mentioned, and he, therefore, saw no reason for a change.

This suggestion was also recorded. Mr. Clancy also Interfered when It was stated that Wyths avenue would be renamed Franklin avenue. His remarks again caused the- committee to reconsider. A meeting of the Grand Street Board of Trade was to have been held, but John H.

Brouwer had only called the meeting to. order when the aldermen arrived. Business was. therefore, postponed and another meeting will be called In the near future. SCHOLARSHIP FOR AMERICAN.

London, May 12 At the annual meet ing or the British Iron and Steel Institute to-day, the Carnegie Research Scholarship of $500 was awarded to R. M. Keeney ot Colorado. by Mr. Pounds, the Rev.

Lynn Harold Hc.Lgh, pastor of the Summerfleld Al. E. Church, and the Rev. Arthur W. liyrr, D.D., secretary of the ways and means committee.

The breaking of ground followed and the exercises closed with benediction by the Rev. F. B. Unham, D.lJ., presiding elder of the M. E.

Uioceso, Northern Division. It was only alter much effort on the part of the managers of the hospital that yesterday's celebration was effected. Tnu officers and managers pledged themselves that they would not undertake to make additions to the home until $50,000 would have been realized. Church workers, Methodists of charitable alms and purposes and others, got busy In the work of building up a fund. One young woman, Miss Louis Nostrand nf the Simmer Avenue M.

E. Church, was given a cent oy her pnBtor in a spirit of jest. He told ber jocosely not to spend the cent ill in one store. Miss Nostrand did spend the cent, however. She bought a lolly-pop.

This she wrapped up and soid again for a nickel. Thus sho accumulated by buying lollypopa for a penny and selling them at Increased rates. Soon she had collected 20, which she put toward the $50,000. Others resorted to various methods. Those appealed to responded generously, some giving $1,000 checks, while James Noel Brown contributed In a rather short time the $50,000 was raised.

Dr. Byrt, who has chnrge of the sun ZTot hrpaTtTp'uta'tTn sSb-! scriptlon raiser. He gave all present a pleasant surprise wnen ne announceu yesterday that President Brown was ready to donate more if nine others would give equal sums. It does not necesFarily have to be nine others, but If $45,000 more can be subscribed to, he will gladly give the sum named. This would total $100,000.

The successful workers will now start out Tor the additional $50,000. President Brown explained that Methodists who have been identified with the M. E. Church for ten years and have for five years attended churches in Brooklyn are eligible for entrance to tho Home. Dr.

Byrt lauded William Kennedy of the Arm of John Kennedy Son, the builder engaged to erect the addition to the Home. Mr. Kennedy Is charging merely for the material and the labor but making nothing out of the contract. The value of the present Home Is more than $285,000. Wltn the new addition it will total $425,000.

The Home now accommodates 60 but when the new addition is completed it will accoinmo date more than 100. The new addition will be built of stone and brick In a present building. in" new wing is to be 127 feet in front, 46 feet on one side and 84 fet at the other Bide; will be I five stories and Dasement and win coi- tain 100 rooms. mo uuiiuimh n. fUUIHlS, man uiau, William Kennedy, Mrs founns, mailman, James nnmi, A 13 G.

Mi's. J. M. Bulwinkle Mrs. H.

C. Ingraham, Mrs. Charles A. Lent, Mrs. Margaret Hoyt, Mrs.

Frances w. Ways and means committee: J. N. Brown chairman; Arthur W. Byrt, D.D., secretary; J.

M. Bulwinkle, Henry L. Quicrf, Charles A. Lent, W. B.

Waldron, Mr3. George D. Beattys, Mrs. Charles A. Lent, Mrs.

T. M. Valleau, Miss Ellen A. Halstead and Mrs. Frances W.

Young. The officers of the Home are: Mrs. Frances W. Young, president; Mrs. Joriii nri Mm' vice presidents; Mrs.

A. P. fitrout, treasurer; Mrs. Charles a. Lent, assist ant treasurer; Mrs.

H. C. M. Ingraham, recording secretary, and Mrs. George B.

Beattys, corresponding secretary. FRATERNITY DINNER. The fourth annual dinner and dance of the Phi Theta Sigma Fraternity was given last evening, at the Imperial. The dinner began at 11 o'clock, when the members arrived from the commencement exercises of the Brooklyn College Dkn.n,... l.rA in tho Hi.tlc, 0-A.

I pie. Third 'avenue and Schermerhorn I League for the Civic Education of street. Addresses were delivered hy n'r. Women, Sunday evening, at 1731 Pitkin William Woinganz. assistant professor avenue, under the auspices of the Peo-of botany of the College of Pharmacy, pie's Culture Circle.

The subject of her who acted as tonBtmaater; Andrew il. I address will be "Does Woman Suffrage Philp and Joseph C. Burgua. I Tend Toward Democracy?".