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SEPTEMBER 22, 1 915. ONE CENT AT ALL fit. TTT .11 POLITICAL ADVBRTISIM1 PERSONAL. PERSONAL 11011 571G Fourth Avenue I Brooklyn, N. September 18, 1915.

Home Talk, Forty-seventh" Street and Third, Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Gentlemen: Last Wednesday I inserted an advertisement in your publication for a boy. By noon Wednesday I had succeeded in engaging one to my satisfaction. The results I have obtained from this ad.

haw pleased me very much. I had previously advertised in a Brooklyn Sunday paper without any success whatever. If you will kindly let me know the amount due you, I shall be pleased to remit. Yours truly, WILLIAM P. DUNN.

BORO PARK BUSINESS MEN. 111 IE The stork- has again visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sin-sheimer and left a babyvboy. Mother and child are doing nicely.

Dr. Edward C. Bennett has returned with his family from his country home in Neponsit, N. Y. The friends of Mr.

and Mrs. William J. Walsh, of 220 Forty-ninth street, are congratulating them on the arrival of a daughter. Both mother nd child 'are, doing nicely. Mrs VVeiland was in attendance.

Edna A. De Mille sailed last week for a three-months' trip to England, France, Italy and Spain. SCHEDULE THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED FOR DAILY ROUTINE i Splendid Opportunity for Business Men to Get a Military Training and at the Same Time Attend to Their Daily Business An Outing and a Patriotic Duty. In the course of the campaign for the recruiting of the "rookies" for the Fort Hamilton Business Men's Military Training Camp, applicants for admission frequently have expressed a wish to know what the daily routine of the camp will be. Although the final schedule for each day at camp nas not been decided vet.

the com mittee in charge at the time when the camp was proposed to General Leonard Wood, laid before him a ten lative programme that made provision the entire period spent at the camp by the business men students, from the time when they arrived there in the evening until 6 o'clock on the fol lowing morning. schedule is as follows: 5 P. M. First call for evening'drill. 5:15 P.

M. Drill call. 7 P. M. Recall.

7:15 P. M. Mess call. P. M.

School or drill call. 9:30 P. M. Recall. 9:45 P.

M. Tattoo! 10 P. M. Taps. out.) 5 A.

M. Reveille. 5:10 A. M. First call for drill.

"5:20 A. M. Drill call. 6 A. M.

Recall. Get More Practice' Than Militiamen. Under such a schedule students at the camp in one day will devote a greater time to military instruction and drill than the average National Guardsman does in two weeks, and attendance at the camp will afford ample opportunity for a thorough military training within the four weeks the camp will he maintained. Those students who remain at the camp throughout the day, when the officers in charge will be at liberty to give a greater portion of their time to individual instruction is military riding, sea coast artillery, map making, scout duty and signal work, will receive an especially good training of a scope that, until the institution of military training camps, could be equaled jnly by a much longer period of instruction by regular service in the National Guard. Upon their arrival at the camp in the evening, the students will have time to don their uniforms and prepare for drill, in which the infantry, cavalry and other branches of service will participate.

These exercises will be followed, after an interval for washing up, by the mess call for supper. Students at the camp may provide their own food or purchase it at the (Continued on Pane Eight.) Kjeep An Official ITI111P FOR IBS 11 I FMOf.DCI II. J. hVdUULl IiPiAB STANDS ON HIS RECORD AS AN INDEPENDENT. Asks the Support of the Independence League Party in the Ninth as Well as All Other Voters Because of Good Work.

Done in the Legislature in 1914 Is No Man's Man. William J. McRoberts, the Progres- sive-Republican-Independence League and American Party candidate for the nomination for Assembly in the rwmtli District, is making a strong canvass or the-tlistrict, especially among the In dependence League voters, for a unanimous endorsement of all the parties. "He is "Strongly urging bis record as an Independent while in the assembly two years ago, pointing out the fact that he is no mans man in any other sense than that as he did in the one term at Albany he will again do, if elected, represent his constituents as a whole, and not any one political organization. With this plea he expects to Independence League, as an organization, claims to be tired of being "handed over" by its leaders, he and urges the voters of that party in-the Ninth to assert that independence, which they expect and demand from the representatives of the people at' Albany and give him the votes that' will make him their candidate solely because of his record while in the, legislature.

In short, William J. McRoberts stands on his record in the legislature' of 1914-and in doing so he believes he will receive the votes of the dependents and fair-minded voters who will gie him their support. Primary Day, Tuesday next, September 28. Polls open from 3 to 8 P. M.

THE MERCEDES CLUB HOLDS REGULAR MEETING. Last Friday evening at the residence of Frank Casey, 480 Sixtieth street, the regular weekly meeting ef this club was held. It was called to order by the president and followed by the roll- call and reading of the minutes, old and new business, col-. lecting of dues and new members. Then came the plans for future social events.

There were many suggestions made, all of which surely mean a well-spent evening. But, as there were too many to select from, it was decided that they would have a- club party in November at the home of one of their esteemed friends. This affair is to be the biggest-of its kind ever held by a Bay Ridge 4'ub and it will be recorded in club history as the success of all It may be stated here that -any ifoung man over sixteen years of age who is not hamDered with any bad habits, who would like to become a member of this organization, will please apply to J. Donlin. secretary, 500 Fifty-third Brooklyn; for" an application blank and all further particulars of this organization.

PERSONAL Misses Helen and Mary Ma-honey, as well as Miss May Donovan, of 5822 Fifth avenue, have returned from Asbury Park, where thcy, have been spending several weeks, if PrimaryTDay, Tuesday next, September 28. Polls open from 3 to 9 P.M. Efficient In Office The Misses Genevieve Nolan, of 365 Fiftieth street; Margaret bowman am! Irene McXamara and Mrs. Daly, of 2(5 Berkeley place, chaperoned by Mrs. McNamara, enjoyed their vacation trip immensely.

Mrs. J. Phillips and son, Chester, accompanied by F. Bowman, will sojourn six months or so at Loj Angeles, Cal. They will also visit tin fair grounds.

Mrs. Jack Scanlon and children, oi 1139 Forty-ninth street, are spending a three-months' vacation at the home of Mrs. Scanlon mother in Chicago, 111. WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY NIGHT AT CLUBHOUSE. Last Meeting Before the Primaries tn Tuesday Candidates for Nomi ntioit for the Entire County Ticket Will Be on Hand to Address the Meeting.

The Ninth Assembly District Re publican Club will hold a' regular' meeting at' the clubhouse, Fifty-six street, on Monday even.ng next. All the candidates for nomination on the county and local ticket will be in at tendance and address the voters ol the district. Alderman Edward Valentine, presieiu t.f the club, will preside. The meeting will be the last opportunity that the voters of the section will have to hear the candidates before the primaries, which take place the following day. The count candidates will toe followed by -the local men, Alderman Edward B.

Valentine and former Assemblyman William McRoberts, who is now seeking nomination and election the candidate of the Progressives, the Republicans the Independence League and the American Party; The issues of the primary contest will be the principal theme of the local while the issues of the coming campaign, especially the judiciary fight, will be the thought uppermost in the minds of the men who will address the meeting on behalf of their candidacy. The meting should be one of the largest that has ever been held in the Ninth Assembly District, and there is little doubt but what the speeches of the candidates, in view of the1 many developments that are constantly coming to the surface iflthis year's campaign, will be ptlonteresting and full of value to eWry voter itv the section. The meeting will include the preliminary work of the organization preparation of the district captains and the' workers of the party for the coming election, the success of which the executive leader, Charles S. War-basse and his candidates, declare to he assured. It is proposed to make this one of the' liveliest camoaigns that the Ninth Assembly District has ever known, and to that end every voter and every party worker is urged to be out in order that the plans may 'e formulated and worked out to the best advantage.

Primary Day, Tuesday next, September 28. Polls open from 3 to 9 P. M. i WEATHER DELAYED START BUT DAY AS ENJOYABLE. Dancing in the Evening at the Clubhouse on the Return of the Boats from Great Kills, Staten Island Presentation to Ex-Commodore Louis Lawson.

Commodore Patrick Henry of the Excelsior Yaeht Club, did not bribe the weather man too liberally or else that dispenser of rain and sunshine would have given the members and friends of his organization the desired oveather for their cruise and dinner on Sunday last. As it was, the day broke anything Put lavorahle lor a motorboat cruise down the lower bay, and many were die disappointments of boat owner and invited guests of th Excelsior a neavy sea, blown by southeasterly wind from the ocean made motorhoating' through Princes ay anything but comfortable or safe. As the motto of the Excelsior Yacht Club is "Safety First," boatowners decided, not to risk making the trip to Great Kills, Staten Island, at th specified time set 10 o'clock but waited until the storm should calm down, which it did about 11 o'clock, At that hour James Kehoe, owner of the Blankeh, an expert on weather conditions, called on Commodore KIU FII EXCELSIORY.C BOAT TRAINS STOP AT FORTY-FIFTH AND FIFTY-THIRD STREETS. Subway Operation a Keen Disappointment to the Residents and Taxpayers of the Bay Ridge Section-Service on Elevated in Non-Rush Hours Worse Than Ever Before. The Fourth avenue subway is opened! now stop at all stations from Fifty-ninth street to the Centre street loop.

The stations at- Forty-fifth street were opened on Sunday morning" at and the residents, of that thickly populated section may' now use the subway without walking long distances. The lotiff-suffering taxpayers and residents of the section who have been compelled to put up with inadequate transit facilities for so many and for sb many months since the, great improvement that was hcr-i ulded with such delight on JunelO, when a portion of -the subway was opened for traffic, have at last come into their own and may with reason expect to have decent and comfortable conditions in the car of the JJ. R. T. In our last issue announcement was made of the failure of the Public Service Cogmiission to, act on the request of the B.

R. T. to give permis-; sinn for the opening of the two sta-, lions at the meeting on Tuesday. The request was again taken up, however, at Friday's meeting and the authorization made, with the result that the two stations were opened on Sunday, as stated above. There is still work for the civic organizations of the section, however, in this matter of transit facilities.

fact that there is now no reason why the B. R. T. should not give ample train service to handle the entire traveling public 'of Bay Ridge is too patent for That the railroad people are not giving service even with these ample facili: ties is also patent and so well known to the people of the section, as well as the railroad people, that there is no; the-, slightest room for question. On Sunday, for example, within i few hours of the time when the subway was opened in its fullest sensi (at in the evening, to be exact) there was naught, but standing roon on a two-car train of the elevated line and of course standing room only on the subway trains by reason of the Coney Island traffic.

No reasonable man expects that during the rush (Continued on Page Fourteen.) Primary Day, Tuesday next, September 28. Polls open from 3 to 9 P. M. ASSISTANT RECTOR OF ST. MICHAEL'S PASSES AWAY.

Die on Monday-in St. Mary's HospitalHad Been 111 With Cancer of the Throat for Several Months- Funeral Services at-St. Michael's on Friday Morning. After an illness of several months' duration the, Rev. Dr.

Thomas J. Baxter, first assistant priest of St. "Michael's Roman Catholic Church. Fourth avenue and Forty-second street, died Monday in St. Mary's -Hospital, death being due to.

cancer ttio throat. "Dr. Baxter was born in Ireland fifty vears airo and' came to this cotintn his-earlv youth. He was educated at St. Francis College, in Butlei street? and after his graduation stud ieH in "tho University of Genoa, Italy where he was ordained twenty-four 'years ago.

Returning to Brooklyn Dr. Baxter became an assistant priest at St. Michael's Church for two years, then went to St. Paul's Church for fourteen years, and eight years ago returned to St. Michael's Church, where he remained until hi death.

He is survived by a brother, John, a retired priest of the Sacred parish, and another brother, Patrick, superintendent in the Street Cleaning Department. Dr. Baxter's funeral will be hel'' at St. Michael's Church on Fridp; iinorning, with a requiem mass at 10 o'clock, interment following in Hdlj Cross Cemtery. The Rev.

Dr. Will-ian Donaldson, of the Church of tin Assumption, will celebrate the mass and the eulogy will be given 'by Father Michael Flannery, of St. raiii i Church. Dr. Baxter was one of the most beloved of the rectors of St-Michael's Church, and was especially active in the work of iti sodalities.

DEATH REMOVES WELL IKECfittl A NO CHARGE FOR TICKETS AND NO EXPENSES. The Heptasophs of the District and Their Friends to Close the Outing Season on Sunday with a Real Old-Fashioned Bring-Your-Lunch-and-Stay-All-Day Picnic. Bay Ridge Conclave, No. Improved Order Heptasophs, was instituted several years ago and'enjoyrd a long season of prosperity, but a time Came two or three years ago when it experienced a slump, which all similar organizations are heir to, and spirit of inactivity took possession ol it. Last fall William H.

Burgess, out of the most active and popmar Heptasophs in this city, who had for four years been the president of the Association A'Ued Conclaves of Brooklyn and Long island, which association had for its primary object the fostering care of the smaller conclaves, itansferred his membership from Jicenwood Conclave, No. 549. to that of Bay Ridge Conclave, with the result that Bay Ridge Conclave has taken on renewed interest in the work of the conclave and order and greatel activity is shown in its affairs. Greenwood Conclave, one of the largest and most influential in the or. der, has cooperated with Brothc: r.urgess in the upbuilding of its sister and neighboring conclaves.

In fact, the services of Past Archons Charles Wilson, Edward Hatch and Lester D. Reekie and Archon Robert Anderson, all of Greenwood Conclave, lias been of such a character that they were made honorary members of Bay Ridge conclave in recognition of their serv ices, and Brothers John D. Gunther, William L. Kinge, 1 nomas Cook. Jotham Curry, Christ.

Nielsen and District Deputy Supreme Archon Jo seph O'Hearne, all of Greenwood Conclave, and J. Leslie Robb, of Yi-dette Conc'ave, are lending a helping hand working for the best interests of Bay Ridge Conclave. Siinee the advent of Archon Burgess. Bay Ridge Conclave has grown in membership, and the residents of the Kav Ridge section are beginning to sit up and take notice of the fact that this, xonclave is an established' and permanent Bay Ridge institution. Among, the membership are such well known residents as William Laemmel, the real estate man, who was born in Bay Ridge and has seen it grow from a country village into one of the busiest sections ot the lioi otigh; the Peterson brothers, hardware merchants; Harry G.

Sanger, the popular Third avenue business man: Conrad irey, secretary ot the Kroolt Ivn Grocers' Association: Th. Brann. the hustling young baker; John L. Danzilo, the rising young counsclor- at-law; A. Hutlinger, the courteous court clerk; Jerome E.

Markcy; Jim-mie Lee, whose father was the popular boniface and who was the original proprietor of Ye Olde Tavern at old Popes lane, and Third avenue; Cecil (Contlnuod on PaRe -Fourteen.) Proposed Xew Edifies ot HOLD $iU4- Form an "Associatiorr-for "Civic" Work and Elect Officers. The Business 'Men's Protective and Civic Association of Borough Park and Vicinity, elected permanent officers Monday, The assembly rooms wherein it is temporarily housed were crowded to the doors when the temporary chairman, Harry Wechsler, Ph. called the meeting to order After (he acceptance of the various reports, the nominating committee submitted a slate of the regular nominations, which took the audience by storm, and after a spirited discussion of the merits and qualifications of the iVominees the following officers were unanimously chosen amid cheers and applause: President, Austin P. Fox; first vice-president, Jacob Jacoves; second vice, president, Harry Bloom; treasurer, Harry Wechsler; third vice-president. Herman H.

Levy; Abraham B. Schlewsky; general secretary, Harry Benjamin. EI NORWEGIAN EVANG. LUTH CHURCH TO ERECT HOME. Will Build Handsome Structure; on Forty-fourth Street, Near Eighth Avenue Hard and Steady Work of the Little Congregation for Upbuild of Work in Section.

Services commemorating the breaking of ground for the rection of a new church edifice for the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church will be held on Sunday aftemon, September ItKV. O. THOMPSON Pastor. of Norwegian Kw Luth. Church 26, at 3:30 o'clock, at Forty-fourth between Seventh and Eighth avenues.

Ministers of the Norwegian Free (Continued on Page Fourteen.) Norwegian Evan. Luth, Church III CHURCH I w- 1 1 SPLENDID MEETING AT SOUTH REFORMED CHURCH. The Biggest Kind of Success for the Garden Party Held on Friday and Saturday of Last Week Many Features Worthy of Note and an Active Campaign. The most intere'sting suffrage event of the week was the splendid service in the South Reformed Church last Sunday evening, when the Commissioner of Correction, Dr. Katherine B.

Davis, and the Rev. William J. Mac-donald, pastor of the church, speke eloquently in behalf of this reform. 1'he church was crowded to capacity md many people came from all parts of the borough, to attend the first special church service in behalf of A'oman Suffrage: The big suffrage garden party held Bay Ridge on Friday and Saturday of last week drew great crowds of people from all over the district. Dancing and supper were features on botl0 evenings, and the golf and archery contests, with valuable prizes for the winners, proved to be great attractions.

The booths, at which randy, cake, needlework, cigars, ice cream, hot dogs and novelties were sold, were beautifully decorated in yellow streamers and great bunches of golden rod. A large melting pot, into which visitors dropped bits of old gold and silver jewelry, to he melted up for the campaign fund, proved interesting to everybody. There were two special features of the booth at which the home-made -nkes were sold. One was the arrival there of two beautifully frosted cakes hearing' the cards of the Ninth A. D.

assemblyman, Hon. Frederick S. Burr and Mrs. Burr, Bidding for these cakes was spirited and a neat sum was netted for the cause through the dona- (Continued on Page Ten.) Primary Day, Tuesday next, September 28. Polls open from 3 to 9 P.M.

TROLLEY PARTY MOST ENJOYABLE AFFAIR. Big Reception All. Along the Line. Splendid Supper at McMahon's Congratulations to Orator McGuire New "Silent Committee" Getting Together to Arrange Specials, "Some'ad." for Adirondack!" Just at the right time, the right place, and fall due to our real, regular, live-wire Orator McGuire'. That trolley outing and supper at Coney Island last Thurs day surely proved to the Orator and every person who attended that it was the biggest "ad." for Adirondack that could possibly be arranged at this particular time.

Just think of two trolley cars, loaded to the muzzle with 200 persons armed with horns, red fire, good, solid lungs, and a bras.s hand, traveling through the busiest streets of Bay Ridge, making as much noise. as could possibly be hoisted on the public, and then straight to Coney Island, and right through the thousands of Mardl Gras enthusiasts on Surf avenue. Each car was labeled with a big banner, "Adirondack," so that every one knew who was coming. Those who did not know of Adirondack before Thursday night surely know it now. It was surely an "ad." that should be pro- (Contlnuod on Page Eleven.) SI El fllOHAT THE II IS i Alderman Edward B.

Valentine seems to be the choice for renoinination of a large majority of the vbters of this, the Fiftieth Aldermanic District. lie was 'elected two years ago by the large vote given him not only by the Republican and Progressive Parties, lint by the voters of other parties as well. lie has been truly a representative of all the people, of this district, irrespective of party affiliation, and has served them faithfully and well during his term of office. He has now been designated for renomination by many voters in the Republican and Progressive Parties and also in the Independence League and the American A faithful official deserves to be retained; it is therefore the duty of the enrolled voters in the respective parties in which Alderman Valentine has been designated for nomination, who believe in clean and efficient public servants to see to it that his nomination is assured by casting their ballot for. him on Primary Day, September 28, 1915.

i (Continued on Pace Fourteen.).