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S. THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SUNDAY. JANUARY 1910- FIRST TRUCK TO CROSS AFTER NEW BRIDGE WAS OPENED.

Tl on an excursion barge and made bis way through Bowdoin College. He was a graduate in 1877. being then 21 years old. STEVENSON IS PRAISED AT BROOKLYN CLUB LAST APPEAL FUTILE; BSHDCr CTfiOTC Tnniiv PBOVES VAST HELP He had saved some money ana put; to work in Kcnneberk River ice. I'pon leaving college be look up a business study of ice, and persuaded his father 'o go into It.

He also branched into lumber, and began to ship the two Maine products to New York. Then he shipped for New York himself, and landed in Brooklyn in 1880. First Wife a Brooklyn Woman. Although a Holiday, 300 Autos Crowd New Span Yes Speakers at Luncheon Tell of His Work in Completing Manhattan Bridge. terday.

IHUIiUL I fill Id IU UHI FOR ATLANTA PRISON Convicted Financier to Serve 15 Year Term and Will Be 70 Years Old When Released. HIS SPECTACULAR CAREER. PRESENTED WITH SILK FLAG. EXPECT HEAVY TRAFFIC. I Here he met.

within a short time, the Wurman who was to be the first Mrs. Morse. She was Miss Hattle Bishop They were married on April 14, 1884. By that time Morse had established a I pood ice business in Brooklyn, and was rt'ady to broaden out. Miss Hussey was the daughter of a prosperous business man.

engaged in trucking, and for some time young Morne was employed ns the I manager of the business. He and his frmiiy lived for several years at 133 Lin- Jtf fl lam Kingsley Martin Tells of Energetic Work Done by Commissioner. Held in High Regard. Trucks Likely to Favor New Eoute, and Brooklyn Bridge Will Ee Relieved. coin place.

In the course of time they moved to Seventieth street. Manhattan, I i nnd eventually Morse was able to pur-j chase a Fifth avenue home, the former Blade and Lost Jinny Millions Began Cutting house, at 728 Fifth avenue. If yesterday may be taken as a criterion, the New Manhattan Bridge, op 'li- cm ITrliliiv wilt nn nVHn mflK Marriage to Second Wife Evolved important factor in the development of Famous Dodge-Morse Case. Brooklyn than had been generally sup-The Brooklyn Mrs. Morse died in 1897.

posed. Although no cars, trolley or ele- Building Fortune in Biooklyn With First Wif, a Brooklyn Girl. She and Mr. MorEe had four children U-ated are yet in operation over the three sons and a daughter. Four years structure, as a result of the inactivity of was married to Mrs.

Clemence Iorrafr aunumnriu.ui, Cha-lo Mnrc who spent thirtv-flve dge. and the union evolved the famous franchise applications, and although not Nepal tangle of the Dodge-Morse case, even the footwalks are yet readv for use, years of his life on lad, ler of for- m0s. cw, roaUway did a rushiug bmin9m. UPTON'S FIHST POOL VICTORY. Being New Year's Pay.

there were, of course, few business vehicles out, but lIr any staie ever naa to aeai wun non when the crash of lfl'iT threw him into. Mrs. Dodge had been the wife of a tiirnri'j on Pullman ear norrer secured a divorce RECTllTf DESTROYS LIS OF WATER MAINS Inns; journ-y i of 53 he begins married Morse, only to be confronted In; 'he number of autos that shot over the fifteen veirs of iwlsnnment for misap-1 u'rr vars by Proceedings brought by $20,000,000 bridge was surprising to even mtetn ot i.nn, is.ii.mem u.i i Ihrougn n.n,, to have; the officials of the Bridge Department, plication rf fund i the National Bank. be jlvorC4 sct Between 10 o'clock it, the morning and 5 of N'onli Aiii-ri'i (i in the afternoon more than three hundred In the etismdv id I'nited States mar-1 Known ns Ice King. machines, varying iu size from the little kKiIs bids in 'v we 1 1 to-dav to the! Charles Morse's primary business i electric runabout to high-power, ini- Defeats Otis of Syracuse in Orpheum Tourney.

Koberr I'pton of Syracuse defeated Chains Otis of Brooklyn in the professional pool tourney in the Orpheum billiard parlor, last night, by a score of 1-3 to 76. After Upton secured his fourth chance at the Ivories the game turned in his favor. He had a high run of 27 to his opponent's 2lJ. Score by innings: i career was in ice. In he practically ported touring car, whizzed one tlirec- eity of liis success and Iks failute, 10 controlied the ice business in this city, tjon or thu other over the epan, and, in- usrauch as everv'auto must pay a ten- Philadelphia and Raltimore.

In 1S93 be accomplished his first consolidation, that of twenty-one ipf companies in the city of New York, the Consolidated Ice Com Stray Circuits Create Havoc With Valuable Pipe Connections. cent toll, the same as on the old Brooklyn Bridge, the day's traffic netted quite a snug little sum. Had the going been better on the ettv streets, the number the he li ft, unci goes to At-IfUjtM. fleoi-Ria. where Iho Federal pent-ten! mvy will give him a roof over his in I ilfclinins years of his life.

If he lives pays the full penalty ha will bo a tthitu-hHirert old man of 70 years when again Knows freedom. May bo will cherish ji hope in the Robert Vptun-13 0 0 13 14 1 11 14 9 6 9 1 Xf "UUIU "avc OtiP-l 15 2 1 14 3 1 6 6 1 probably beer, double. When New York settles down to busi-, Samuel Lewis of Manha tan w-' mf nes again to-morrow, those who have Arur Harrow of Brooklyn to-monow made a of traffic over East.mgU1, 1 LEAKAGE LOSSES ARE GREAT. River look to oee the new Manhattan Electrolysis Is the Bad Genius That Makes Trouble for Water and Gas Companies. WZSLEYAN BEATS SIGNALMEN.

Wesleyan University's basketball tear? won a closely contested game from Second Signal Corps in the latter's court list night by the score of 32 to 26. Shortly after the second half started Cyplot, the crack guard of the Second Signal Corps team, was forced to retire with a badly wrenched ktVee. After thin the U'eslcyati five showed well in team work aud succeeded in clinching the game. Bridge take a large part of the vehicle traffic from the Brooklyn Bridge. And that diversion will serve indirectly to improve transit conditions all over the borough.

As has frequently been pointed out in the Eagle, were it not for the inevitable team breakdown, particularly at this season of the year, the surface ca" service on the Brooklyn Bridge would be appreciably improved. Under the conditions that exist every time a horse falls, or a mishap occurs to a vehicle, means that the surface cars, running on the in- ner edge of the roadways, must come :3 Since 1SA3, nearly all the water pipes in Brooklyn adj-acent to the East River, and Gowauua canals, Coney Island, Newtown creeks, and also Sheeps-head Bay, have been destroyed by trolley fa. lisS pany controlled tons of Ice a I year, and opor.ited 105 ice houses. In 1839 he brought the Knickerbocker Ice Com-! pany under his control and organized the American Ice Company, better known as i the Ice Trust. He thus acquired his title of ice king.

In the meantime he had become a director in a number of banks. By the control of the vast resources of the banking institutions with which he beceti.e identified twelve of them he finally, about three years ago. amalgamated th- Atlantic Coast steamship lines, brinrftn? Inro being the Consolidated Steamship Company. But Ins banking method v.ern looked upon with suspicion by conservative bankers of the Street. How Downfall Came About.

The big crowd withdrew from him and the Hnnze United Copper fluke on the Wall Street curb market In October of li07 was the first development of whni. has since been called a conspiracy against him. Virtually every institution with which his name had been connected suffered the loss of public confidence. One after another they closed, and this was ih beginning of the end. Morse hurried to Europe, but on hearing the news of the panic, returned.

He was indicted, tried and eonvicted. He fought for a year after being sentenced to the fifteen year term. He is finally beaten and is not even credited with tht year that he has spent In the Tombs. OVERCOME BY CHIMNEY GAS. railway currents, according to H.

W. Spang, in tho Water and Gas Review. He cites, as the latest ease, that of an 18- a halt until the damage is repaired. With! the trolleys running at such short head- prostrated on Roof of Discipline wnv an thpv fit-on ihcin clioht flct iv i ary Training School, in Hospital. inch water main along Voorhees avenue, Frit Krlm.

13 veara of aire, and an about S.OOrt feet east of the nearest trolley Involved putting kinks in the schedule which have manifested themselves eve in distam sections of the borough on Ocean avenue, which burst inmate of the Brooklyn Disciplinary railway The luncheon at the Brooklyn Club, on Friday, as part of the celebration of the opening of the new Manhattan Bridge. was a notable success from every point of view, Though there had been only tw; days of actual preparation, everything ran as smoothly as if weeks had been spent in getting ready for the event. The parlors of the club were filled with representative citizens, and the topic of the day was discussed with great enthusiasm. The speeches, several of which were reported in the Eagle of Friday, were uncommonly interesting. YVhen Abraham Abraham said, among other things, that New York should spend J25.000.000 a year for extending its transit facilities, tho sentiment was loudly applauded.

His taiti contained so much sound sense that It it likely to be given wide circulation by civic organizations. William Berri, who was chairman, palcl a warm tribute to the late C. C. Martin, who was chief engineer when Mr. Berri was president of the board of trustees.

Mr. Berri, referring to the proposed three-cent fare trolley plan, said that while it undoubtedly Interested a large proportion of the Brooklyn public, he did not think the Idea would appeal strongly to the general run of citizens, who, ha said, would rather pay 5 cents on iomi sort of through line that would take theia direct to their homes. Mr. Berri said tno-three-cent Plan would mean an elght-ceni fare In many cases, as it would be necessary to take another car after reaching the returning point on this side. The most pleasing incident of tha oe-caslon was the presentation of a beautiful silk flag to Commissioner Stevenson.

The flag is the Bridge Department emblem, and on the stall are fastened nine rings, each one representing a bridge, cofiiploted under Commissioner Stevenson's supervision. Two of the rings are of gold, representing the Queensboro and Manhattan bridges, and the seven others are of silver, standing for smaller structures. In calling upon Kingsley Martin to make the presentation speech, Mr, Berri referred to the fact that C. C. Martin dug the first shovelful of dirt, when tha first East River bridge was begun.

Mr. Martin said he was proud of th' fact that the name Martin appears on tho bronze tablets of all four of tho East River structures. He dwelt upon the fact that the Manhattan Bridge will havo eight railway tracks, two more than all the subway tracks leading to New Jersey. He described the new span and spoke earnestly of the work It will accomplish. Referring to his military experience ho spoke of the men In the ranks of tha bridge builders; of their enthusiasm and energy In keeping to complete the gigantic task In record time and of how this Interest was appreciated by those In charge of the work.

Mr. Martin paid an eloquent tribute to Commissioner Stevenson and of the esteem In which he Is held by the engineers and workmen. His fidelity to duty, hiB ability, his capacity for getting the very best out of the men under him: his talent for securing appropriations and in pushing contracts; tho value of his services were all brought out iu a strong light, and emphasis was laid by the speaker on the affection In which the commissioner is held by everyone coneeted wilh the Bridge Department. Mr. Martin said that if Commissioner Stevenson had had control of the transit problem, there is no doubt that he wouM have had cars running over the bridge fifteen minutes after Its completion.

Just as ho had vehicles traversing the roadways on Friday. After the flag presentation, Commla-sioner Stevenson replied In a modest speech in which he gave full credit to the able and energetic engineers In department, as well as to the men of brawn and muscle who did the hard work. After the luncheon the diners gathered In little groups and discussed the possibilities of the new structure and the consensus of opinion was that it would, when properly equipped, be of Inestimable benefit lo Brooklyn. The Fife and Drum Corps of the Italian Settlement bore the first flag and played the first music on the new bridge on Friday afternoon and the members are. quite elated over unusual distinction.

GAYETY AT THE CAPITAL There are two important reasons why m. mnnih and reouired current of the Manhattan Elevated, in which the rails, elevated structure and large copper wires comprise the return, being fifty times more conductive than the third rati or outgoing conductor. What Is known as the positive district, which has spread over a considerable area In some cities, Is that territory within which the negative pople of a power station collects current from the earth and causeB it to flow along the water and gas mains to the service pipe3 nearest the rails and then through the earth to the rails. Armed with little more Information concerning electrical destruction than they were fifteen years ago, engineers have been devoting their attention only lo the positive district, which Is manifested by the. pitting of pipes and lead sheaths of underground wires at tho pulnt where the current leaves them for the rails again.

This pitting usually appears within three months to a year, but can be prevented by bonding the rails with the pipes and sheaths affected. This arrangement, however, causes a greater flow of current through the mains between the electrical railways and swamps and waterways, and results In the ultimate destruction of these mains. It is estimated that the loss through gas leakage from electrolysis averages about 10 per cent, of the entire output. The power currents of six street railway companies in are concentrated upon the gas and water mains, especially at the foot of Joralemon street, and also at the fire-boat connections along the East River. Mr.

Strang points out the Impossibility of maintaining the proposed 72-lneh water main In Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond, laid in permanent moisture, surrounded on all sides by destructive electrical railway engineering, and cites In comparison the Instances of electrical decay discovered in Cambridge, where a 40-inch steel water main was found destroyed; the destruction of a 36-Inch cast Iron pipe in Pittsburg and the destruction of a 48-inch steel main in Boston, and in these cities there is less electrical current to contend with. George Westlnghouse, head of the well-known electrical construction company that bears his name, has contributed to an engineering journal a description of the destruction of a two-Inch steel tube used In a gas well at the company's plant in Pittsburg. This was accomplished through the agency of electrical waste and this Is taken to Indicate that the driven vertical water pipes in this city will soon be destroyed by the same means. The impairment of the metal work and cables of the Williamsburg, Queensboro and Manhattan bridges is liable also, far more so than the Brooklyn Bridge, with Hb stone towers, by reason of the fact that the steel girders and deep anchor bolts offer a direct electrical path to the East River. That many mysterious electrical fires charged up to improper Insulation were really caused by dangerous electrical distribution engineering is also one of Mr.

Strang's theories and he also attributes the loss of many shade trees in the streets of Brooklyn to electrical destruction, pointing out that in streets where there are no street railways the trees thrive, while the sane species rapidly die in streets traversed by trolley ears. Such destruction is shown in the vicinity of Nostrand avenue and Bergen street. Of 49 trees In those streets within a dis mmmm mmms a large number of the vehicles that have 1 n' Ior Bu al 1 heretofore been passing over the old street and Eighteenth avenue, was taken new pipe for the entire distance between Brooklyn Bridge will use the Manhatuniio the Kings County Hospital yesterday 1 that point and Sheepshead Bay, where Bridge Instead. In the first place, the afternoon by Surgeon Norsted, who found thp man was laid In a swamp, roadway on the Manhattan Bridge is far the lad on the roof of an extension of i Electrical engineers have apparently superior to that on the sister span: sec-jtlie home. The lad was suffering from efforts to determine ondly.

for all traffle emanating from or gas poisoning as the result of looking bound to north of Franklin street, in i down one of the chimneys of the home. Mho real action of street railway current j'pjUian. the Manhattan Bridge route' With several other lads Fritz went to I in connection with the earth and under- MAYOR McCLELLAN AND BRIDGE COMMISSIONER STEVENSON FIRST TO CROSS THE NEW BRIDGE I Charles W. Morse. JUSTICE STRAHL TAKES SEAT Ions fittn years that family and friends and the laa technicalities will sive him i a winning hand once more.

But the hope J0t 0 Lose Afternoon Off as is a forlorn one. A defeated man a year agj. when convicted, the last inexorable blow of the law fell Friday when Martin V. Littleton, his counsel, convinced that, further tight was futile, failed to appear Proposed. Ex-Justice Thomas Williams Not on Hand to Greet His Sue- In the United States Court to move for writ of L-vror in Judge Hough's refusal tp i a new trial.

I Financier Keeps Nerve as Prison I Justice Jacob Ftrah! got a warm come when he went on the bench In the The new year vest. Tday found hira still i Fourth L'rict Mumc.p.il Court wha-s man of iron nerve." as Mr. Littleton he succeeds Juiitlce Thomas Williinas, pu- it upon leaving th Tombs. The law- ar 0cloU. yesterday morning.

About yer spent an hour with him in his cell. lQi) uea and women, relatives, friends With his wife and two sons. The resource-; flnd court attaches, were present to ex-lul Mr. Littletoo would not venture to t--nd congratulations. Justice Strahl va3 hold our hope tor the ex-king of finance, taken by surprise that he could make The lawyer remarked that Mr.

Morse kept his nerve, and paid: "He is more spirited than I am." "Do you intend taking further appeal?" tance of 6,000 feet. 22 died, with 20 more apparently dying, judging from the condition of their foliage during the sum- Mr. Littleton was asked. ''The appeals? are practically exhausted." waii the reply. "There will be tiO attempt to interfere with the taking of Mr.

Morse to Atlanta to-morrow. That I mer months. This destruction Is due to electrical currents flowing from the rails only a few remarks. He expressed his thanks and promised to do his best while cn the bench to plo lse everybody. The decorations In the court house, Howard avenue, near Madison street, were of f.n claborato character.

In tho court room proper large new American flags were draped on the side walla. The bench and the railrs in front were almost hidden by palms and flowers and garlands of evergreens were gracefully suspended from the ceiling. There wero basket.s of roses and horseshoe. of bright blossoms on every side. Directly above the judges' chair the figures in red: Justice Williams was not present to receive his but this occasioned uuen iiui.

iiit'iui, i lid uk iigui toward the permanent moisture at the roots of the trees. Urging that a proper ground circuit 1 would eliminate these dangers. Mr Strang. In conclusion, says that It will also have the effect of reducing coal consumption, the extensive use of copper for Is nearly a mile shorter than tho route I the roof of the home to play in the snow ground water pipes, although the via the Brooklyn Bridge. and get plenty of fresh air.

He drifted fact that such action exists has been es propulsion purposes snd the reduction of For vehicles of onv description heade'i away from his companions ana was noi electrical hnat In subways. SEVENTH A. D. DEMOCRATS 3.9 no comment, as tho3c familiar with Brooklyn from the middle or upper noticed until one of the other lads saw fairs in the court did not expec: htm. i part o( Manhattan the best route to fol- him looking in the chimney.

He seemed Strahi vaa escorted to the -ncli iow j3 t0 t0 the bridge approach. aL to stagger and fell to the roof, uncon-! by 'Vlllia-n A. Nelson, president ol Canal street and the Bowery, either down sclous. Alarmed, the lads ran to his me Jefferson Democratic Club and renter street or the Bowerv. Crossing side seeing that he was apparently fallowed by James Regan.

Democratic tne new the vehicles may near dead ran down into the building executive of the Fifth Assembly thia tnd turn t0 the at XaFsau 'and summoned Bernard Brophy, the new Dittrict. end Charles Flanagan, as able Btreet and go up Liberty street, or they superintendent. 'lieutuianl. i mav turn to the left at Nassau and pro- I with one nf the hovs leadinz them, the Celebrate New Year at Prospect and Fifth tablished for more than fifteen years. When electrical railways were first established in Ihis country, the current was supposed to confine itself entirely to the overhead wire, car circuit, bonded rails, and the return wire.

R. as shown in the accompanying illustration. When electrolysis, or electrical destruction of underground metal pipes, was first discovered, in it was believed that defective bonding made It necessary for the current to leave the rails and to return to the generator, using as one side of the circuit the metal piping running parallel with the rails. Mr. Spang scouts this theory, tind to illustrate his argument cites instances observed in this city, near Fulton Kerry, in 1 1103.

when it was found that the electrolysis extended "from one to ten miles Justice S'rahl said in hiB brief speech cee(j up jay street. In the ease of superintendent and several attendants that uo uupeu cveijuuu, vehicles bound from this borough to rushed to the roof, where they round tne lad. While the lad was being carried downstairs a call was sent for an ambulance. Surgeon orsterl brought the lad to and then removed him to the hospital, where It Is said he will recover. Washington, January 1 Glorious sunshine tempered the winter's cold and gave Washington one of the finest New Year's days It ever has experienced.

Holiday throngs made the best of It, and spent a good deal of time In the open air. In official life, following the President's reception at the White House, Mrs. Sherman, wife of tho Vice President, and a number of Ihe women of the cabinet, received at their homes, the number including Mrs. MacVeagh, Mrs. Dickinson, Mrs.

Wlckersham, Mrs. Meyer, Mrs. Bal-llngnr and Mrs. Nagel, all of whim had as their assistants the women of the families of the" officials connected with the departments over which their husbands preside. Following the death of Mrs.

Knox's brother, Frank B. Smith, on Thursday night, the Secretary and Mrs. Knox recalled all their Invitations and (anceled all their social engagements. as ne, inut it whs ui io ni.ii Manhattan the routes are, of course, grid, make good and do good." He wouid merely reversed. In the opinion of thosfi di his Lesi to have all visitors revive who know the Liberty street route is prompt aitention In the clerk's office i and to get a square deal in the court Rvcrything." said Ktnraiov L.

Martin, room. Tecise present then ahcok hands chief engineer of the Bridge Department, with the new Judge and the camera men got busy. Itorllv In 'connection with the new Man- EASTERN EUKELIA FLOODED. hattan Bridge. On Friday night, the tra(-I I'hilippopoliit, Bulgaria, January 1 from either a power station or from the The Seventh Assembly Dlstrldt Democratic organization yesterday afternoon welcomed to the club rooms at Prospect and Fifth avenues the mebbers of the club and also other voters in the district.

There were cigars, music and sandwiches, and It was about midnight when the celebration was brought to a close. Probably more than 500 people were present. Those who recoived were Alderman Hef-fernan and Assemblyman Daniel J. Far-rell. Among those who dropped In were John H.

McCooey, Sheriff Qutnn, Deputy County Clerk Thomas F. Wogan, Senator Cronln, Congressman Fitzgerald and James Coyne, the new cashier in the Register's office. The club rooms were dec fie was light, but that was to be er Hum.lia has been swept by the TARS filUP MRS SAfiF A CUP. ported. The span was not opened to ll.el nff Railway companies throughout the Mrs.

Charles W. Morse. country have been thousands of i public until 5 o'clock in the afternoon, 1 land for soniP reaHon manv nersons evl- the whole plum resembles a vast lake dollars vearlv in expensive tmnrliner and for his freedom is ended. There are tw 1 dently cot the impression thaf the strur im' V. 101 Ju" uL "7" '-o iwr0 itf.

Vo- ture was to be clos-d over niKht nity naM- nut quae hiiapi-u uinuwivHS iicsrjucu "But about 10 O'clork thlfi "But about 10 o'ejork this morning Many persons are reported drowned, return metallic conductors, which have, while the losses in crops and live stock failed to prevent destruction of water will be very heavy. pipes find faille casings around telu- S'jldier in uroons are busy rescuing I phone wires by electrical destruction, the people cut off by iho rising waf-rs. That it is impossible to confine elect-The livver of Philippopolls have ideal current to metallic circuit is aptly yvi, so i cannof very w-u or inern. terday, at Mr? Sage's Manhattan Home. orated wit hevergreen.

fcmilax, American 'the autos began humming ovr the new bridge in both directions, and for a hoii-; day the riffle will probably increase. iiti-I ion Monday we expect to see a tial part of the old Brooklyn Bridge been under ua'er vest' -rd ay. illustrated by ih grounding action of the 'flags and a largo picture of the leader. Beyond bavins vaeunly thai they were ct a complex nature. Mr.

Littleton would' gay nothing as to the lefial resources that might be turned to jwrnint for the convicted bank president. He I the Tombs, savins that he would eo ro iht? f'i'v Hall A handsome silver cup from the ehicular traffic diverted to the new km i Inra nt ttm Xavftl Youne Men's Chris- tlan Association, on Sands street, was 6)an FIRST CROWDS CROSSING BRIDGE STRUCTURE. for an atmosphere more cheerful. presented to Mrs. Rupsell Sage yesterday; afternoon at her Fifth avenue residence.

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. i The cup stands about 16 inches high, and I The twenty-fifth anniversary of ihe oris gold lined. It has three handles, and ganlzatlon of Ihe Lady Judith Society Has Dinner With Wife and Sons in the Tombs. Mrs. Morse, wiih her two sons, Harrv and Benjamin, arrived at Ihe Tomhs in was celehr.ited last evening with a oan-oulet and reception a I tho Willoughuy an automobile at o'clock.

The chauf. bears the Inscription: feur bore ihe burden of a New Vear's din- i "Presented to Mrs. Russell Sage by ner. It was in Innse gripsack, and was the Men of the United States Navy, Mansion, at which the seventy-live members of ihe society enu rtained over two J'J, "ar- Christmas, 1909 1 Inlenllnn nf inra tn I hUlldl'ed gUOStS. The i nt' lit in 1 1 lid Hill Lll(i IIM'U I IU more than an hour.

Charles W. Morse is a sioie. He said the cup to Mrs. Sage on Christmas Day, the Rev. I)r Alexander Lyons, Mrs.

Ad-but the work was delayed, aud the gtf die Brown, president of the soeieiy; Mrs. had to take pia.e on Neiy Year's instead. mcia Springer, chairman of the rom-In April, 1907. Mr3. Sago announced the mUeH; s.

i.cj.-rman. Max Drown and gilt of i for an annex to the main irs rj Mrs. Rrown welcomed til building, on Sands street. The extension sts and reviewed briefly tw nty- aad iledicaled May IS, liw'J. It wa3 In five years of the life of the soelc the strength of the fratetntil giatefiil appreciation of Sage's beneficence that the gift was ade.

A coiuiiMtiee of sailors wat: have METROPOLITAN'S DOUBLE BILL. The double bill of "Cavallerla Rusti-enna" and "Pagllacci" drew an audlenca that crowded the Metropolitan Opera House, on New Year's Eve. Mascagai's opera was sung by Mme. Gadski as San-tuzza, Mme. Maubourg as Lola, Mme.

Von Niessen-Stone aB Lucia, Riocardo Martin as Turiddu, and Dint Gllly as Alflo. Mme. Gadski Is not an ideal San-tuzza either In voice or figure, but gho gave to the part an earnestness of interpretation that made it Impressive. Martin's performance of Turiddu was admirable acting, but vocally he left much to bo desired, especially In thn drinking song, where his voice did not last out the long-sustained passages nor reach the highest notes. Mme.

Maubourg was an attractive Lola, Gllly made the most of his short part of Alflo, and Mme. Von Niessen-Stone sang Lucia in excollent voice anil acted the part with much faithfulness to the traditions. Podestl conducted ihe orchestra without bringing out the full beauty of Mascagni's music, even in the Intermezzo, which latter, however, won the usual burst nt applause. "Pagllacci" made ample amends for some of the unevenness of the earlier performance. Caruso was at hiB best.

In voice and netlon, in tho role of Canlo, and the audience warmed up to the famous lenor with applause that Interrupted the performance, and enthusiastic curtain calls that were well deserved. Amato sang the prologue splendidly. Mme. Norla was picturesque, realisllo and In charming voice In thn role of Ne.ida. lladn as Peppe, and Gllly as Silvio both sang and acted their smnll parts acceptably.

Leoncavallo's niuslu fared much better at Ihe hands of Conductor Podestl lhan did Mascagni's masterpiece, and the orchestra did some wonderfully effective ork, especially In Ihe lighter features of the score. Th-i big Italian chorus sang with fine concerted precision In both operas. Tha scenery and costumes were up to the bail etundard ol the Metripolitau. which exists among th" roeniii'-is. Lyons, in the npen'ng prayer which he made the pi esentation.

but this idea AGs delivered. expressed his des.r abandoned and the tup was sent by met senger instead. recently to a friend that his sent'-nee. if executed, would be a life-term, but held his nerve. He played the game os the knew ll.

and was caught. Many look upon convieiion as ihe making of a scapegoat. The depositors of S3.ii(lh.e.o0 at the Il ink of Nonh Anvr-ica have all been pa id in. lulling iircr, at the rate of per and this in spite of il'-e fact that the liquida ion. loans on gol collateral ot 50 cents on ihe dollar.

A little more than wo years a-o Mori M-vl risen to the ei-jate of ice king, nulti-miiliomiire, in tnntrol of a string of i dts. a H.u'riinnn-lik,' consolidation of A'iantic co.ist steamship lines, with probacy represented in ih- cn-tirprises that he hud in t-e'ti His personal fortune was about ice, l.atik and steamship sc 'itrities and real 1 ropcti y. EtnrtcU Succesrfnl Caieer in the suckty prosper and 'ho freternal ing giow on wirh the years. 'Ihe of-fi era of the Lady Jrdiili Society ne Mrs. Addle Brown, president: Mrs.

Weinberg, vice preside S. Ledernian, recording secretary; Mrs. 'Ilosa CUPID'S ANNUAL HARVEST. 4 1 financial secretary, and Mrs. Amelia Numbe.r of Mfsrrir.ges Increased 1,142 Springer, treasurer.

The committee of Over Year 1908 arrangements for ihe bnncpiot included I Mrs. Springer, Mrs. Koike, Mrs. iltonti, The clerk of the License Bu- Mrs, Hesss. Mrs.

Mrs. Klein. reati. at the County Court House, has It. Lyons, Mrs.

B. Bloch, Mrs. I. Lieu-given out 'he following figures on mar- stein. Mrs.

M. Lederman, Mis. It. Alira- H4" Si fa Iltt III il I Ml I' firui'lft. ringe licences issued from his department fluting the year of It': There was an tion followed.

Thirt i Mo- was a rising increase of 1.H2 over the preceding year, 'oune iir ti living in I A BAD BEGINNING. William Fleming of Nostrand ave- nuo wa Hthe first person to be arraigned In the Flatbush court this year. He was charged by his wife, Julia with striking her with a cuspidor. Magist rate Nash 1 held hira In $2,000 bail lot examination I on January 4. thought to have been due to the return of prosperity following the panic of 19'H, and the increase of population in the borough; licenses issued during the year 1W.

12.807: duplicates. 29ti; actual licenses issued. 12.711; licenses issued during 11.G69; increase ot licenses over m'8, 1,142. flc had come In Brooklyn f'-om M'llne. where he Irs start in the ice business, on a ciuhjui-sI of wealth in the rrrer.t met ropnlir H-s birthplace was Ilnih.

Me II father was in the towing business on ihe '-nnebf-e River. He darned money at; a buy candy merchant.