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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, MONDAY, JULY 31, 1918. Over Zealous Collector AN ATTRACTIVE HOME IN JAMAICA RESIGNS PASTORATE BOARD GIVES RICE LEGGETT'S POSITION HOPE TO TRACE AUTO BY FRAGMENT OF HUB ffiiik mm one of the attractive residences to be Work for Community Makes Church Prosper nocii In the northern and a children's choir that Is the pride of the community. We have a l.aViies Aid Society, hich Is serving efficiently the needs of the church and the community in ail the countless ways where women only can servo best. The pastor has devoted himself lib such anility as lie struoting preaching and burying but in the work of getting Christianity applied In this cnininuntty He has been trying to bring all the people of this town to work together In friendship for the common welfare.

In that work there Is hardly a form of human activity with which he docs not come in contact i ei motion pie. caterpillar. ater system, wn fro that list last year was 83 for the on which record was kep have never been larking contributing each year or quarterly system, to the HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY TODAY Mr. Drach of Greenport Still Active in Business. (Special to The Eagle.) Greenport, July 31 John Peter Drach, one of Greenport's zens and business men, is today, his seventy-lift bit bratim; still conducts his cigar and news business on Front street, which he established nearly fifty years ago.

He moves about as alertly as a man of thirty and is on his job every day to meet the trains that bring his supply of newspapers. He has. for thirty years, handled The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which always occupies a prominent place among the periodicals in his business. Mr. Drach was born in New York City in the Sixth Ward section.

His parents moved Into Indiana, where he grew up in the wilds of that State. He came to Greenport and entered the cigar manufacturing business and twenty years later added his news business. He Is a veteran fireman, having Joined the old Neptune Engine Company, in 1871, and now, while retired from active service, takes much interest in firemen's matters. TRAIN JUMPS THE TRACK. Stony Brook, L.

I July 31 The 1 locomotive, tender and one car of the Kings Park special came to grief Just east of Babylon Health Officer Was Not Acceptable to State De partment. OVERTOX WIN'S IN DISPUTE. ation of Present Incumbent inked for Hut He Has Said He Won't Resign. (Special to The Eagle.) Babylon, L. I July 31 The village board of health met in extraordinary session yesterday in the home of Trustee Charles H.

IMnll and confirmed the appointment of Dr. A. C. Rice as health officer of the village, thereby acceeding to the demands of the State Department of Health and Dr. Frank Overton.

State sanitary supervisor, and also acting on the recommendation of the 42 men and women whose petition for a special meeting of the board for last Thursday night failed to prompt any action by the, board. Dr. Overton received a telegram from Albany after his report on Friday morning in which Dr. A. B.

Leggett was pronounced unacceptable as health officer. The dispatch said that if an acceptable health officer were not appointed, the State Department of lleaith would lake ovr immediate responsibility of health matters in Baby- YVith the appointment of Dr. Rice, the situation has adjusted itself to conform with the ideas of Dr. Overton, and the petitioning citizens and the strife between officials and citizens will subside if Dr. Leggett can be prevailed upon to resign as health officer.

The board will hold a meeting tomorrow night at which lime the resignation of the physician is looked for. Dr. Leggett, however, claims' that he is en-! led to seven! ii 1011 1 lis more in of- ictt with health matters in their pres- Dial Mall- OUSO'i was a case of infantile paralysis, Dr. Overton quarantined the case himself and refused thereafter to recognize Dr. Leggett as health officer.

He Dr. A. C. Rice as medical head of the local health department, and ad i-, nhvaician i to make their reports to him. The tirst death from infantile paralysis in this village occurred on f' cd to the street the Rami- street on which tho much-di -hated Maneuso case was discovered.

This makes four cases now existing in Babylon, all of which are strictly quarantined. daugh ter of Mr and Mrs Lester B. Simon-son, died of infantile paralysis on Saturday, after an illness of only for- ty-cignt tun The child had been complaining of late, but no diagnosis of the case was made until two da before her death, as positive symp- Dr. John Michael, health officer of Farmingdale, has been delegated by Dr William .1 lluriis. health officer of oyster Hav Town, to take charge of eases lhai spline up ill the vicinity of Farmingdale.

No new cases have been discovered in this village. RABBITS IN FLOWER BED. For some time past Miss Anna ice, an artist living on Greenway ith. has noted with dismay tho de-uction of many plants in her beau tiful garden, In thing was evl- dent ly Its salad course on or foxgloves and lark- NEXT E. Jannicky THE Speeding Car Went on After Hitting Another in Rock-ville Centre.

ONE SI KlOl SLY ni HT. Pdioe Give Only Clew thoiiiics of rv York Special to The Eagle.) Rockville Centre. .1.. July 31 New York City police are aiding the local authorities in bunting down the driver of a big automobile, number unknown, which crashed Into another automobile, overhauling and injuring alx, one seriously, on the Merrick Road, near Long Beach road, early yesterday. Although there were several witnesses, no one took the number of the big car, which left Imme-diaiely after the collision.

The local police have several parti of the machine. tii.it made its si ape, A fragment (Invhl.nl.i iuii'ivui'i'iTmI. These have been to the city Police "Department. One witness. Whose name the police are keeping secret, said that the car was going at a rate exceeding liny miles an hour.

There were six occupants, three men and three young women. In the car that was struck were Stephen Jackmare of 616 Crescent street. Brooklyn. Ihe owner; John lie- Kama a of Glenmore avenue, Brooklyn; Mr. and Henri Dletz of 1438 Maure avenue.

Richmond 11111. and Frank Hammlll of the same address. The Jackmaro car was going west along the mad, having just turned in from Long Beach road. The Packard ear going in the same direction came from behind at terrific speed. The road here is narrow, and Jackmare.

who was on the right side, pulled further north. As he did bo, the colliding car, which seemed to he zig-zagging. snrishcl into it broadside, knocking it clear off into the roadside and overturning it. The occupants of the Jackmare car were all tossed out Into the fields. The colliding automobile kept on zig-zagging until it from view.

Every one of the injured passengers of Jackmare'g car lay helpless on the ground, until the arrival of Dr. Aaron L. Jliggius. who all Diet vestw; Diet into the Jamaica MAN'S BACK IS BROKEN WHEN BIG AUTO UPSETS i The igle.) roi L. 31- was probably fatally inured, four (digtly injured and about ten others badly shaken up when a motor truck carrying ten members of the Thomas Guilfoyle Association of Manhattan was overturned when it left the road at the int rseeii.ei ot Atlantic avenue ana i-ks street ana piowea through The man.

who Is probably fatally Corcoran of Manhattan, who was ap- Corcoran's condition is such that little hope is held out for his ultimate recovery. He was aide yesterday to inform the authorities at the hospital that he had no relatives living except ere taken to the il with Corcoran, nc from flesh Patohoguc were summoned and they gave first aid tieatm. nt and prepared Corcoran for nis trip to Snuthamp- As soon as medical attention was given to the injured men the whole party proceed), i on its way eastward. BATHER DROWNS IN SURF Schloss, at Rockaway, Out Too Far Is Exhausted. hii.dk; form cubs.

Forest Gardens Closes Its Play-Forest Hills Gardens is playing safe during the preesnl epidemic of infantile paralysis and hus in consequence closed the public playground for which a play leader. Miss Ann Smith, had been Engaged, and for which many Interesting amusements had TIDE TABLE FOB TOMORROW. Time, 'liiEli Tims.HUL. Confiscates Hedges' Ticket (Special to The Eagle.) Patch. L.

July 31 Former Supervisor Dayton Hedges has 642.987 handshakes to his credit, and more than four times that number of broad smiles. Many of these, of course, are of the campaign variety, but they count Just the same. Despite the fact that he has put the "glad hand" out in every village In Suffolk County, and lomt villages in other counties, he had the unusual experience of finding someone who did not recognize him, when he tried to from Patch- ogue to Center Moriches a couple of A ticket puncher on the train punched his commutation ticket, and then put him through a third degree to ascertain where he got the ticket, and finally took the ticket away from him. The ticket puncher called the conductor later and asked him if he knew the man from whom the ticket had I on taken. Thp conductor looked the man over and then informed the ticket taker that he knew "Date" Hedges very well.

"Why that's the name on the ticket he had," said the ticket puncher. Profuse apologies were In order, and "Date" thinks the joke such a good one that be buys the ciagrs every time he tells it. WORK TO ORGANIZE TAXPAYERS' UHIOH F. Fanning Believes Southampton Ass'n Will Have 75 Charter Members. OBJECTIONS TO $1,000 LEASE.

Town Board Declares That Quarters in Village Building; Were Too Crowded. (Special to The Eagle.) Southampton, L. July 31 A movement is on foot In Southampton Town to form and incorporate a tax payers association. The movement is the outcome of an agitation started nearly a years ago by a number of prominent citizens and tax-payers wno ohjected to the cost of changing of the town clerks office from the village municipal building to a building rented by the Southampton Town Board. The criticism of town officials made by municipal accounts examiners of State Controller Eugene Mi Travers is also a factor in the Oscar F.

Fanning, a lawyer Southampton, with offices in the Municipal building, and who is interested in forming the Taxpayers Association, said: "The matter is not dead. There have been a dozen papers circulated avow ine town in tne rorm or a ciation. Two papers have already come hack bearing the name of a dozen prominent taxpayers. If the other ten papers make a similar showing an association of at least seventy-five members is assured and a meeting will be called In the near future for organization." "A majority of us feel that this new town clerk's office is a mighty extravagant piece of business." added Fanning, "and while there Is a question as to legally changing it, we feel a strong taxpayers association might head off or act as a preventative of such things in the future." Members of the town board claim that with the Increase of business the old quarters In the Municipal building were too crowded and that complaints were made that owing to the numbers gathered in the postofflce lobby, through which it was neces-saryto pass, at the time mail was ready (or delivery, access to the office was made only after great Inconvenience With the new building this has been dime away. The Town Board has leased the new building for a period if ten years at the rate of J1.000 a Fireproof vaults were avnllahlo In both buildings and the objecting tax payers reei uiai io pay uou a year more for the small advantage galneii by moving was not warranted, esnn.

dally as the money paid out for rental for the old qurrters went back into the village trustees fund. FIGRTIXG THE SKEETERS. Forest Hills Thinks It nas Reduced the Pest The fight against the mosquitoes in Forest Hills Gardens. Forest Hills North. Flushing and Kew has been waged with renewed vigor during the past week of typical mosquito weather, ditches oiled and all likely looking spots for breeding closely examined and attended to.

A fifteen minutes collection at night made a few days ago at the most thickly Of a total of twenty-one caught only three were FRIENDS MEET IX WANTAGH. Miss Jowctt Speaks at Annual Quaker Gathering. Wantagh. L. I.

July SI Sixty membi ot the society met at the old Wantagh. of Jer I'nderhlll family motored down from Jericho. John and William Seaman from Wantagh. and others from (Men Cove made the trip. Miss Lottie Jowett.

who came here from England recently told of the relief work in France and the work done in this country. Tim other speakers, who dwelt rcminiscently on Quaker life on Long Island were: l'ollingsworth Wood and Henry Representative Frederick C. Hicks, who is a member of the Society of Friends, was unable to be present. PLAYGROUND TOR REEXPORT. Ladles Improvement Society Leases Land In Village.

Greenport. July 31 The La-dies Improvement Society, in order to provide recreation for the children, have leased of Parmeamfs Jackson the lot at the corner of Broad and Thirri streets. They will erect a bandstand and grade off a section for tennis courts and general playground. EMELINE Bl'XCE. Huntington, L.

July 31 Mrs. line Dunce, wife of Edgar Bunce of Nassau avenue, died Saturday, at the age of 64 years. She was a na-live of Huntington, and was the daughter of William and Sarah Bennett. A husband and seven children, four daughters and three sons survive her. The funeral iservices will be held in the First Presbyterian Church this afternoon, the Rev.

j. Jeffrey Johnstone, pastor, officiating. Interment in the Rural Cemetery. ELMHL'RST FAVORS NAVY, The ICImhurst branch of the National Security League at Its last meeting passed resolutions strongly urging the adoption of the Naval Appropriation bill as amended by the Senate. AFTER FOUR MONTHS Climate Does Not Agree With the Rev.

Edward H. Emett's Wife. CONGREGATION DISAPPOINTED. Richmond Hill Baptists Hope to Persuade Their Minister to Re-consider Decision. Members of the Richmond Hill Baptist Church were surprised by an announcement of his resignation from the Rev.

Edward H. Emett, printed in the order of service for yesterday. Mr. Emett has been pastor of the church only since the first of April and accepted the call after filling the pulpit from time to time during several months previous. The church nas shown marked signs or progress since he took hold, and In view of the unity of sentiment, his an- is the more surprising.

Mr. Emett said today when asked about his departure: "I feel that I am In an embarrassing position because a resignation generally Implies some cause of dissatisfaction on the pan of the people or the pastor, and in this case there is no ground for either supposition. The truth is we find that the climate here Is not favorable to the health of my wife and daughter, who became accustomed to the climate of Pasadena where our home was for several years. While it has been suggested by my wife and by the people of the church that my pastoral work go on here even if she returns to California, I do not feel that this would be fair to the church and chose the present for resigning to give opportunity to call someone In time for the fall and win-Mr. Emett desires the resignation to take effect the second Sunday in August, services at this church continuing during the Disappointment at the pastor's announcement was generally expressed among the congregation yesterday.

A special meeting will be held on Wednesday evening to take action and an effort will be made to induce Mr. Emett to reconsider. AUTOISTS MORE RECKLESS They Even Run Into Trains Says McCrea. J. A.

McCrea, General Manager of the Long Island Railroad, declared today that recklejs driving of automobiles and other vehicles over Long Island grade crossing is Increasing rather than diminishing. "It is very difficult to believe," he said, "that we are making any headway in the prevention of accidents at our trade crossings. We have records of 140 distinct cases of recklessness wnicn nave occurred the past seven months, and if drivers continue to violate the safety rules at this rate for the remainder of the year, the record for recklessness in 1916 will exceed that of 1915. "This year sixty-one automobiles ran through lowered gates and twen ty-two horse-drawn vehicles broke through, making a total of 83 broken gates. So far this year there have been 12 collisions between trains and automobiles.

In some cases automobiles actually ran into the trains. Seven wagons were struck by trains at cross- IT'S COMMODORE SMYTH Succeeds Louden in Unqua Corinthian Yacht Club. (Special to The Eagle.) Amityville, L. I July 31 Louis Smyth, who has been vice commodore of the Unqua Corinthian Yacht Club for three years, was named as candidate to succeed Commodore William T. Louden, at a meeting held on Satur day night to nominate officers for the coming election.

The nomination was offered to Commodore Louden, but ho declined. He has served as head of the club for three years. During his administration rapid strides have been made by the club in membership, standing among South Shore yachting organizations and the improvement and enlareement of the clubhouse. The other men nominated and their inactive Robert S. Haignt for vice commo dore, Arthur R.

Burns for rear commodore, Clark B. Davis for treasurer, W. F. Ploeh tor secretary, and Charles Durvea. William F.

Blake. George Schard A. N. Cook, William T. Louden ana n.

iinkiiani im OFFICIALS "EXPLAIN" OUSTING OF OVERTON 'Not in Nomination" Says Our Affair," Say Democrats. Patchogue, L. July 31 Although the ousting of Health niTlcer Frank Overton and the placing of Dr. William Roe In that position for the Town of Brookhaven was received with a great deal of surprise and with much questioning as to the cause of the change, and the reasons for making it the midst of an epidemic, Republi can members of the Town Board who could be communicated with said that they took no other view of the appointment ji Dr. Roe than as a matter of course as the result of his name being placed In nomination for the position and voted on favorably by a majority of the members present.

Supervisor Riley P. Howell, chair-! man of the Board of Health, when I asked about the change, referred the1 qiiesiioner to the minutes of the Town that only Dr. Roe wan nominated, that he had called for other nominations and none were made, and that Dr. Hoc. was elected by a immiil ballot, which, fails to show how any of the members voted.

Supervisor Howell stated that he had no knowledge of how any of the members voted, and that he only knew that Attorney Fin-man an as for 1 r. Roc, who was a candidate for the position. He discounted the idea that there had been any politics in the appointment so far as he was concerned, or of which he had any knowledge. Town lerk KODtn ArKcrly would ive nothing to say. A Democratic member of the hoard said that the Democratic members knew of the plans to appoint Dr.

Roe, and on Friday morning they discussed the matter but decided that It was a matter with which the Republican members alone were concerned and that they would leac their hands oft. (Special to The Eagle.) Locust Valley, L. July 31 In inclosing a series of sermons on "The Religious History of Old Malinecock," on Sunday, at the Reformed Church, the pastor, the Rev. E. Fred Eastman, iaid in part: "When the present pastorate began September, 1912, there were just 22 names on the church roll, of which 7 were no longer in the community.

We began then with the idea that to have church full of life we must have a community full of life, and that a which would lose iiself in ih vice oi imp community would for fri. nds or moans to keen it up. For four years, as a congregation, we have been working together to i ami ii and Christian. Before our Neighbor hood House was built we furnished here concerts, lectures and various forms of clean entertainment. Since then these things have been provided by the Neighborhood House, and the Church's service has been confined to distinctly spiritual functions.

Under Mr. Mould and Mr. Wagner and a corps of excellent teachers we have developed as fine a Sunday School as can be found in any country church. We have four young people's clubs USE PISTOLS IN CHASE Police Catch One Man, but Two Escape. Officers of Inspector Kelly's staff, in Queens, were kept busy early yester-day In getting after malefactors They were stirred to unusual activity following the Black Tom Island ex plosions, which were believed at first to be caused by bomb throwers in the Rockaway road section.

Charged with entering the drug street, Jamaica, early yesterday morning, Anthony Muncino, 17 years old, of 4n Phraner avenue. Jamaica, was arrested, after a chase by Detectives Meiiovein and ot tnspectoi Kelly's staff. The youth halted wher the nolire used their pistols, but twe companions got away. It is thought that a bullet nit one ot tne men. in the Jamaica nollce court, yesterday.

Magistrate Harry Miller held Muncino in bail lor examination to- officer Fitzglhbons, also of Inspector Kelly's staff, while walking along Rockaway road, saw a cabaret ton blast at No. 120. He arrested John Cello, 35 years old, manager, and Joseph Rlccardo, 19, of Ozone Park, the cashier. DANCER DROPS DEAD Over-Exertion Fatal to William Lamle at Babylon Bazar. Babylon.

It. July 31 The lawns urroundlng St. Joseph's Church were rilliantly lighted and scores of per-ons were visiting the several booths the fair being held. A platform ad been erected for dancing and horilv before 8 o'clock the music topped and the dancers filed off Ihe platform, among them William Lamle. iii standi ra saw him sudden--umble to the ground.

A phy-i was summoned hurriedly and ounced him dead. Heart failure, ght on by over-exertion, was the ot his death. He was a wldow- SAVES HERSELF IN RUNAWAY. Greenport Woman Slrcrs Horse Into Auto and is i nnurt. nport, L.

July 31 Fearing sr runaway horse, Bearing Main would, in the darkness, carry rerboard, Mrs. E. S. Courtney, The residence of R. 0.

Campion is POSTPONE DEDICATION But Special Services Are Held by Glen Morris Lutherans. The dedication proper of the fine new Lutheran Church of St. Andrew's, at Hawtree and Lambert avenues, Glen Morris, had to be postponed last evening owing to the fact that the pulpit, the altar and other things had was the fact that the electrl set for the ceremony, but it will probably be within a fortnight. At the morning service yesterday, ai'tman. Home Secretary or the General I Synod of Raltimore.

Md preached the sermon. In the afternoon about ten men spoke iriefly in W. A. Saadtlcr also spoke and expressed his regret over the fact that the dedicatory services in the evening would have to be postponed. The church, which was erected at a cost of about $10,000, is constructed partly of granite.

It is on property MISS MACKSEY WINS PRIZE Much Fun at Preparedness Dance at East Quogue. (Special to The Eagle.) East Quogue. L. July 31 By far the largest social function of the sea son here was the Preparedness dance at the Field Club Saturday evening. oklynites took an active part in gaiety ot the evening.

iss Mildred Macksey won first bile trouble appe ring with a kit of ORGANIZE JUNIOR TOWN Walter Gagen Mayor of South-old's Novel Municipality. Southold, L. July 31 As a result of the supervised play that was held for the children during the morning hours of the recent Chautauqua week, Southold lias organised a Junior To' hildren h.n officers hold regul: ings to the llage. Walter Gagen, the The i Ulcers eh rk aw and order, Harold Booth, Jennie Albert-inr'ord. Leslie Jewell; the mmission, Thomas Hall, nd.

Helen Terry, Max ank Prince; health com-1 Rich, Berylo Horton, Wycy, Helen Mulford, inett. DR. KENT AT PECONIC BAT. ly Purest Hills Gardens People Taking Vacations, any Forest Hills Gardens residents emplate spending the month of ust away from their homes. Dr.

ort Kent, pastor of the Church i birdens, will be bis bungalow Paradise Point, on Peconlc Bay, Soaui'dd. and plans taking trip in boat. Miss Main aupre, 'anuria. Mrs. I Mon lent Beach, Me.

with Mc Davenport at Noril.an nd their two children are iton, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. of North Green wav are II. Canada, and Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Van Name of wendover road win go to Lake George and Saratoga Springs. PITS IN 12-INCU MAIN. Forest Hills Gardens Not Afraid of Fire. The erection of many neyv houses In "LIGHTS" IN I'M! HOCK AWAY.

The Lyceum at Far Itnoknway was pa. last night yvith an appreciative audience, who went to see the famous theatrical organization klnwn as the Light perform. Frank Tlnney headed the cast, and was ably assisted by many other Rroailway stars, among them being Eddie. Foy, James J. Corbett.

Julian Eltlngr- and Victor Moore. The proceeds were for the benefit of SI. Mary's Star of the Seu Church, at Far Ku.iuiwuy. a 1 it Silver Raw I Charles C. i it are at Cape K.

Seward and C. der lumped the tracks and damaged snuggled down in one of the flower several hundred ties and tearing up beds was a nest live tiny rabbits, the road bed. The wrecker was itn- yvith a large mother rabbit In charge, mediately sent for and two westbound The family was induced by the gar-trains were held up for several hours. deners to take up their abode else-No one was Injured. where.

WITH SUNDAY'S EAGLE "''amine lr help, drove tne irignt-Mrs. em animal between an automobile and a telegraph pole. Mr- 'rtn- was just stepping into A Fine Portrait of nei when the horse became 1 and dashed down Main rouirb the business section. frighti Pullling on one line, Mrs. Courtney swerved Ihe animal to one side.

The wagon era shed into the automobile, throwing Mrs. Courtney Into the air. Her fall was broken by the cushions ot the auto and she was unhurt. ONE DAY'S PAY ONLY. I July 31 Here-ors of election, poll clerks tin gbout tinglon will get only whether they work Col.

Ernest OF Fourty-seventh Regiment GREENPORT HAS BOOKS. Greenport, July 31 At the annual meeting of the Greenport Public Library, the report of the librarian, Miss Elizabeth Deale, showed that there are now books In the library. The report also showed that 1,400 people borrowed in.mo books during the year. The following officers were elected: F. p.

Corey, president; Dr. A. Loper, vice president; Miss V. L. secretary, and Dr.

Joseph H. Ogle, treasurer..