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if if ure ice from pure water; pure water from pure ice The Knickerbocker Ice Company takes the same pure water supplied New Yorkers to drink, and filters it four extra times before it goes into the freezing containers. Every step in the freezing process is carefully guarded. When the pure water comes out pure ice it goes into an immaculate storage room or to clean wagons for delivery. Because of its purity, and softness physicians frequently recommend water made from hygeia ice. Knickerbocker ICE Company EDUCATORS DECLINE TO ACT ON MORDORF KISSING CHARGE Will Further Investigate Case of Principal, Who Was Acquitted of Misconduct.

That the members of the Board of Education will scrutinize carefully the evidence brought out during the trial of Dr. Oliver C. Mordorf, principal of P. S. 139, who was tried before the members of the Local School Board No.

38 and acquitted on charges of misconduct, alleging that kissed and hugged a 13-year-old pupil, was indicated yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Board. The members declined to act on the local Board's recommendation to rebuke the principal, pending further investigation of the case. Dr. John A. Ferguson, chairman of a committee on the case, recommended that the members accept the suggestion of the Local School Board.

Frank D. Wilsey, one of the members of the Board, quickly objected passing on the case by merely rebuking the principal. He declared that he had read carefully the testimony brought during the trial and said that "a rebuke is a very mild punishment." At this point Dr. William Ettinger, Superintendent of Schools, suggested that the Board set aside the matter until some future date, and the Board approved. The members of the Board also accepted the resignation of Arthur M.

Wolfson, principal of the High School of Commerce, to take effect Sept. 8. After Mr. Wolfson sent in his resignation reports circulated that he was prompted to resign because he was unable to express his liberal views freely in the schools. Frank D.

Wilsey declared that he accepted the resignation "with protest." Honor H. D. Woodworth. The new school to be erected on Roebling, N. 4 and N.

5th sts. will be known as P. S. 17 and also as the Henry D. Woodworth School, named in honor of its late principal.

Contracts for sanitary alterations at P. S. 102, this boro, awarded D. J. Carey were rescinded and the Board declared that the deposit submitted by Mr.

Carey forfeited. The members accepted with thanks the offer of the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities and the New York Tuberculosis Association for the assignment of Mrs. Addie C. Cox to care for and assist in the supervision of the open air and outdoor classes in the schools of this Following this action the Board approved of submitting the Superintendent of Schools for consideration and action the transfer of Augustus Ludwig, principal, from P. S.

112 to S. 164, -Brooklyn, to take effect Oct. 1. The Bushwick H. S.

teachers will commence raising funds for the purpose of installing an organ in their institution as a memorial to Dr. Frank Rollins, late principal. The members of the teaching faculty appealed to the Board of Education to permit them to start such a and the Board approved of the teachers' plan. REV.A.MERSHON DIES; ALLIANCE MINISTER The Rev. Albert L.

Mershon, 54 years old, of 779 Gates for the past eight years pastor of the Brooklyn Branch of the Christian and Missionary Alliance at 1560. Nostrand died on Wednesday, of paralysis, after a long illness, in the Peck Memorial Hospital. His funeral services will be held on Friday evening at 8 o'clock, in the chapel at Sumner ave. and Monroe conducted by the Rev. T.

P. Gates of Plainfield, N. and the Rev. Joseph Carlin of Elmhurst, L. and the interment, on Saturday, will be at Cranbury, N.

J. Mr. Mershon was born in Cranbury on July 10, 1866. He was an honor graduate of Princeton University in the class of 1888, and was formerly well-known there as a Latin scholar and teacher, of Latin in training young men entrance to Princeton, and also after they had become students at the university. Later he taught in the Missionary Training Institute at Nyack, N.

before entering the ministry. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister by the New York Presbytery in 1891, and before coming to Brooklyn was the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Astoria, L. I. His wife died three years ago, and his mother a year ago. Mr.

Mershon spent last winter at Doydton, in the hope of regaining his health. He returned to Brooklyn in May, not much improved, and had been failing ever since. Mr. Mershon is survived by a daughter, Ruth, 9 years old, and a son, William, 15 years old. MRS.

JOHN TEMPLETON DIES AT SUMMER HOME Mrs. Jane McKillop Templeton, 76 years old, of 934 Sterling widow of John Templeton, died on Tuesday of pneumonia at her summer residence in Andes, Delaware County, N. Y. Her funeral services were held this afternoon at her late residence in Brooklyn and the interment was in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs.

Templeton was born in Belfast, Ireland, the daughter of the late Daniel and Isabella McKillop. She was the niece of the late Rev. John McKillop, the founder and first pastor of the New York Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, and she was for many years in her early lifetime active in the work of that church as a Sunday school teacher. She was later a member of the old Fleet Street Methodist Episcopal Church. She is survived by a son, John A.

Templeton, and a daughter, Miss Helen I. Templeton. THE COLVIN SLATED TO HEAD STATE TICKET BY PROHIBITION Leaders Pick Mrs. E. A.

Boole, of W. C. T. as Senatorial Candidate. Syracuse, N.

July 14-Leaders of the Prohibition party of New York State meeting in conference here to day, selected a complete State ticket, headed by Professor D. Leight Colvin of Columbia University of New York for Governor, to be voted on at the coming primary election. Mrs. Ella A. Boole, national president of the W.

C. T. was named for United States Senator. Other selections were: Lieutenant governor, Edward G. Dietrich, Syracuse; Secretary of State, Irene B.

Taylor, Schenectady; controller, William C. Gray, Utica: attorney general, William H. Burr, Rochester; y. treasurer, John McKee, Brooklyn; judges Court of Appeals, Francis Baldwin, Elmira and Coleridge A. Hart, Peekskill.

The platform adopted favors strict enforcement of the Eighteenth Amend. ment and opposes all attempts to increase the present alcoholic content of beverages, and condemns action of Republicans and Democrats in the last legislature "in their attempt to nullify the Eighteenth Amendment by passing the beer and light wine bill." A third plank urges ratification of the Federal suffrage amendment, conservation and development of forests, water benefit power of and the natural resources for people. Mrs. Boole and McKee, Brooklynites. Mrs.

Ella A. Boole of 525 5th this borough, was born in Van Wert, Ohio. Graduated from Wooster University, that State, in 1878 with high honors, she came to Brooklyn when of the Methodist de Episcopal Church. she married the Rev. William H.

Boole She has been an officer in the State W. C. T. U. since 1885, as correspondp ing secretary, first vice president, secretary of the Young Women's Branch and president.

She has been chairman of the Woman's Anti-Vice Committee of New York City. John McKee of 113 Columbia Heights, born and educated in Ireland, came to this country in 1872 at the age of 21, and after working here as a farm and factory 900 hand fell heir to an estate of $500,000 in 1885. In 1904 he was candidate for Governor York State on the Prohibition ticket. R. W.

BOOTH DIES; JAR MANUFACTURER Ralph Wilcox Booth, 72 years old, of 170 New York a retired manufacturer and former hardware merwell known throughout the United States, died on Wednesday of heart trouble. Mr. Booth had been a resident of Brooklyn for 20 years. Mrs. Mary Jane Booth, died about a year ago.

Mr. Booth was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Ralph W. Booth. He was early in his business career associated with his father in the ownership off chain of hardware stores in some the large cities in several States and he was later president of the Consolidated Fruit Jar Company of New Brunswick, N. manufacturers of the Mason fruit preserve jars.

Mr. Booth is survived by a son, Ralph W. Booth, of Brooklyn; a brother, Dr. J. Arthur Booth of Manhattan, and four sisters, the Misses Olive and Lucy B.

Booth, Mrs. George W. Fairchild of this city and Mrs. Julia D. Hay of Summit, N.

J. The funeral services, on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Frank M. Townley, rector of the P.

E. Church of St. Bartholand the interment will be in Greenwood Cemtery. THOMAS L. MURPHY DIES; VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR Thomas Lowes Murphy, 78 years old, of 1140 74th a Civil War veteran, and formerly for many years superintendent of the dry goods store of John McCormick at 5th ave.

and 9th died on Tuesday of heart trouble. His funeral services will be held this evening at 8:30 o'clock, the Rev. John Henri Sattig, rector of St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church, officiating, and the interment tomorrow will be in Evergreens Cemetery. Mr.

Murphy was born in Dolverton, Somersetshire, England, on June 13. 1842. the son of late Thomas and Charlotte Lowes Murphy. He came to Brooklyn with his parents nearly 70 years ago. His mother was a school teacher of Brooklyn and for 30 years the principal of Public School No.

5. Mr. Murphy went to the front in the Civil War as a member of Company 8th New York Volunteers. After his retirement from business he lived for some years at N. and returned to Brooklyn several months ago.

He is survived by a son, William D. Murphy, of the United States Cusoms Service, in this port; four daughters, Mrs. Samuel Gruman, seph Maddock, Mrs. Grace Weickman and Mrs. Charles Duffin of Hohokus, N.

and 10 grandchildren. FLORENCE GUNN, the 14-year-old daughter of William J. and Estelle B. Gunn of 956 Brooklyn died on Wednesday of diabetes in her parents' bungalow at Roxbury's, Rockaway Point. She was born in the Eastern District of Brooklyn, was a graduate of the Transfiguration Parochial School and was a student at the Girls Commercial High School.

Her father is an engineer-superintendent for the Post McCord Company, and well known in Knights of Columbus circles, being a past deputy grand knight of Loyola Council. She is survived, besides her parents, by a brother, William, and a sister, Estelle. The funeral will be held on Saturday morning, with 3 requiem mass in the R. C. Church of the Holy Cross, Church near Rogers and interment in Calvary Cemetery.

GEORGE PALMER, 63 years old, of 31 Chestnut Flushing, died yesterday at the Flushing Hospital, following an operation for appendicitis. He was born at Crohe conducted summer hotels in that secton Lake, N. in 1857. 1 For many years tion, retiring when the city acquired the sites of his hotels for the Croton aqueduct. He had resided in Flushing for nine years.

Mr. Palmer is survived by his wife, who was Miss Estelle Flewellin, and one sister, Mrs. E. M. Hopkins of Mount Vernon.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow evening. Interment at Amawalk, N. Y. AUCTION SALES. I.

Zekowski, Auctioneer SELLS FRIDAY, 10:30 A. M. 661 and 663 Fuiton Street Exceptionally Fine Variety of Furniture, Furnishings and Specialties Every Description. Upright and Concert, Grand Pianos, Phonograph and Music Boxes, And Hundreds of Things for Every Part of the House Impossible to Enumerate. WANT Adva.

Save a Lot of Steps--They Do all the initial investigating and bring back something tangible for the advertiser to work on. BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW Macy Herald Koi Square Attractions Are B'way Prices--Quality--Service 34th to 35th Continuing the Towels, Toweling Union Linen Huck Towels, 39c each Pure Sturdy quality Union linen (part cotton); heavy and long wearing. All plain white. Only 50 Hemmed size 17x36 inches.

when linen Fine Hemstitched Cotton Huck Towels, Hemstitched, 59c each Snow white, finely woven, plain cotton huck. Very absorbent. Size 18x36 inches, hem- Absorbent, stitched. without and red Heavy Turkish Towels, 69c each Very absorbent and long wearing. Plain Hemstitched white with neat hemmed ends.

Extra Pure Linen Crash Toweling, 34c yard towels, Heavy closely woven pure Irish linen crash, suitable for dish or roller towels. Red bor- Very ders only. 16 inches wide. spongy Macy's -Second Floor, Centre. For the College Girl "The Dress of the Hour" the convenient and serviceable costume of modern wear in the class room.

Nor does its usefulness when classes are over. It is a three-piece combination dress of blouse, knickers and overdress. There is a variety of overdresses in terials to suit every occasion. Serge, Oxford, Velvet Georgette and the dress complete in natural color If you have not seen this dress you will do well to vestigate it. See it and let it make its own appeal Blouse and knickers of satin pongee form the underdress of the Dress of the Hour.

Macy's -Third Overdress of Serge, Oxford, Velvet or Pongee. Also Georgette with silk trimming and tucks. Floor, 34tb Rear. Girls' Tailored Hats FOR Immediate Clearance 89c to $5.94 Originally $1.89 to $9.89 All desirable colors and shapes in the season's popular straws -including real milans, china milans straws. These attractive models are trimmed with bands, streamers of grosgrain ribbon and have a youthful charm which is sure to appeal to the most particular mother well as the critical miss.

On Sale Friday Macy's -Second Floor, Centre. The Present Hot Spell Makes These Dainty Boudoir Electric Fans a Necessity Appropriate for the dressing table or boudoir. Nickel plated throughout. Knuckle jointed. Operates with either direct, or alternating current, and has three speeds.

Warranted free from mechanical or electrical defects. Complete with cord and attachment for fastening to wall. $11.24 THURSDAY, JULY YORK, TO St. July and Linen dozens they huck, Striped lint borders. large Turkish desirable and times cease maand pongee.

in- in braid most and bows VI VIVA For 62 years we have sold at lowest-in-the-city prices. We are doing so now, and shall continue to do so. Sale of Bath Mats Hemstitched Huck Towels, 89c each at this price, and no more are gone. Absorbent pure Irish and a few in bird's-eye weave. 18x30 inches.

Glass Towels, 24c each finely woven cotton glass towels, or dressing. Neat red striped Hemmed, size 16x34 inches. Pure Linen Huck Towels, $1.49 each and heavy, pure linen plain huck hemstitched; size 19x38 inches. Bath Sheets, $2.97 each for seashore use. Large, absorbent.

All plain white. Marchioness Corsets $5.49 Strongly made of white coutil, these comfortable corsets have an elastic band in the skirts, which materially reduces the heavy thigh. Medium and low bust. Sizes 24 to 33. Waists for small women and children, 49c 69c Low or medium bust, clasped in front.

Hose supporters attached. Sizes 19 to 30. Macy's -Third Floor, 35th St. For Friday Only 500 Cotton Umbrellas $1.98 (Regularly $2.34) On eight-rib frames. Strong material and a durable umbrella for this price.

Cord loops for women and crooks or opera style for men. Macy's -Main Floor, Broadway. White Pique Wash Hats For Girls and Boys Special 79c Regular Price $1.19 Attractive- Sensible -Serviceable these dainty white pique hats wash and look like new. They are made in a variety of charming styles and trimmed with satin ribbon. French knots and embroidery.

Sizes 2 to 6. Macy's -Third Floor, 35th Rear. Mosquito Netting Ideal for Children's Cribs. 8 yards to a piece, Prices $1.24 and $1.79 piece. Black and white.

Macy's -Basement, 35th Street. Macy's -Basement, 34th Rear You will find a practical and comfortable wrap for cool evenings in this offering of Misses' Navy Blue Coats, $19.74 Tricotine Poiret Twill Fine Serge Several smart models suitable for Immediate wear in the favored materials mentioned above. Plain full backs and belted fronts, some have semi-fitted backs and large collars. Half lined and some full silk lined. Sizes 14-16-18 years.

On Sale Friday Macy's -Third Floor, 85th Street, Front. 15, 1920. is for or split and as VI Store Hours dependable merchandise 9 to 5:30 Closed Every 60 Saturday Until Ino. Labor Day Continuing the Sale of MEN'S Mohair Suits (Two-Piece) $20.75 A low price for a very good suit To the man who is particular about the kind of clothes he wears during the Summer, one of these Mohair Suits appeals very strongly. They combine in a thoroughly satisfying wayST end WEAR and Co ECONOMY They are correct for business, social and outdoor activities.

Shape-retaining, dignified in appearance, seldom needs pressing and no laundering are some of the features that appeal to the man of good judgment. Black and white pencil stripes. Black, gray and blue shadow stripes. Plain black and gray and gray with white stripes. -three button sack with patch or plain pockets.

Sizes 34 to 44 including stouts and shorts Men's Shantung Silk Suits Plain and Striped $27.50 Cool and comfortable. Neat and dignified. Macy's -Fifth Floor, Front. U.S. PAT.

OFF Men's Oxfords, $9.89 (Originally priced $14.89) Made over a smart last in dark medium toes and blind eyelets. a good looking shoe at a shade of tan calfskin, with An excellent wearing shoe, comparatively low price. Special Men's Oxfords, $5.89 (Originally priced $8.89) These are good looking oxfords, with medium or narrow toes. shoes at a very low price. Macy's -Main Floor, in tan or black leathers, They are good, serviceable The size range is incomplete.

Balcony, 35th Street, Rear. SMOKERS When you realize that it is impossible at the present time to get shipments through from Tampa, this sale of Los Colegas Cigars Exceptional smoke values in high grade Manila Cigars are offered in Bel Bon Londres, medium, box of 100, $3.96 Isabella Perfectos, box of 25, $1.98 Macy's -Main and Fifth Floors, 35th Street. Continuing Our Sale of Athletic Underwear For Men Thousands of Pieces of Undergarments at Prices That Mean Money to You Men's Cotton Athletic Union Suits in attractive fabrics. Sizes 34 to 46. $1.74 suit.

Men's Silk and Silk Mixture Shirts and Drawers. Athletic style. Sizes 32 to 44. $1.94 garment. Men's Silk and Silk and Cotton Union Suits.

Many patterns and designs-exceptionally well tailored and perfect fitting. $3.44 suit. Athletic Shirts and Drawers--well tailored in many fabrics. Sizes 32 to 44. 94c garment.

Splendid Values Still Available in Women's and Children's Athletic Underwear Macy's -Main Floor, Centre. Havana wrapper and Havana filler -will be -doubly appreciated. LOS COLEGAS are Cuban hand made and compare favorably with cigars sold elsewhere at $5.00 a box. Regalias, Box of 50, $3.96 Exceptional smoke values in high grade Manila Cigars.