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3 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SATURDAY. APRIL 2. 1910.

MISCELLANEOUS. RECEPTION TO LATEST PUPILS' niHliprilCT 11111 PTIDC i I TIE BOARD BORAH TO TALK need of increased transit facilities as Is the territory which tne extension for which we ask will serve. "We must keep on prodding our authorities so tbat there will be no further delay in the resumption of the ferry service from the foot of Broadway. "We must see that Commissioner Cozier Installs alt the new water mains required In our section to insure the vacating of the excess charge made by the Insurant companies, which is costing the people of this section annually. If there is any further delay on this score we will appeal to his honor, the Mayor, for relief.

Later on we must agitate for high-pressure service, too, as an additional safeguard against extensive conflagrations. "We must work to have more policemen assigned to this section of the borough. "We must see to It that the Board of Estimate and Apportionment gives the Street Cleaning Department in Brooklyn money enough to keep our streets cleaned properly. "We must continue In our effortB to have additional elementary schools built In this section, to the end that all hall-time classes will he eliminated. "We must endeavor to secure additional fire fighting apparatus.

"We must watch with jealous care tb.it the harbors in and about New York are kept in sanitary condition. "We must aid with all the means a our command so that there be no cessation in the work necessary for the improvement of Jamaica Bay. "We must continue our agitation to the end that the terminal to the grest barge canal be located In New York, and not be permitted to be placed in Jersey. "We must endeavor to see to it that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company renders a satisfactory service, both on surface and elevated lines in this section, and to prevail upon them If possible to run through service to Jamaica from Park Row and Delancey street, PLANS A BUSY YEAR Work for Broadway-Lafayette Subway to Be the Most Important. PRES.

N. H. LEVI RE-ELECTED. Begins Sixth Term in Office as President Work of the Year Reviewed. For the sixth time Nathaniel H.

Levi was elected president of the Broadway Board of Trade at a meeting held in Hart's Hall, 1028 Gates avenue, last night. Announcement of the re-election of Mr. Levi was greeted with prolonged applause, as was the reading of his annual report, which told of the work accomplished by the board during the past year and outlined a plan of Improvements to be sought in the year to come. The board indorsed the Postal Savings Bank bill introduced in Congress, and the bill Introduced in tho state legislature drawn to prevent district attorneys from carrying on private law practice. Otto Kempner Introduced the latter resolution and W.

H. Pendry the former. The lull board of officers elected was: Nathaniel H. Levi, president; C. T.

Sehondeltneler, Otto Kempner and D. M. Lynch, vice presidents; George M. Trel-ber, secretary; M. L.

Miner, financial secretary; William H. Irish. treasurer; George C. Miller, Elwln S. Piper, John F.

Hylan, W. H. Pendry, William Schnitz-span, Henry J. Kempf, 0. L.

Field, Joseph Bauer, George W. Spence and H. C. Bo-hack, executive committee. President Levi lu his report predicted that, the members would witness the starting of the work of construction on the Broadway-Lafayette avenue subway during the coming year, and the inaugural work for the improvement of Jamaica Bay.

After reciting some of the improvements brought about by the efforts of the board. President Levi stated that in the coming year the members should work for the extension of the subway to East New York and later to Ja maica, for the early resumption of the ferry service, the Installation of more water mains followed by high pressure service, more police, better cleaned additional schools, more fire- streets, additional schools, more flghting apparatus, keeping the waters oflrect primaries." Erasmus nan tne amrm-the harbors in a sanitary condition, car- alive of the question, and It put up a ryiug on the work of the Jamaica Bay strong contention. Cuthbert Long, otie ol improvement, locating the terminal of tht Ihe new debaters, was captain of the barge canal In New York and not in New 'earn, and be showed up to great adyan-Jersey, and improved transit bv the B. R.l'age.- The other Erasmus men were Wal- LinllULLIdl HULL I III i BIG MEETING OF LAYMEN! Tells Them to Work for the Salvation of Their Own Families. 20THCENTURYCHURCH ASLEEP Women's Missionary Societies Also Hold Anniversary Sessions at Middletown.

(Special to the Eagle.) Middletown, April 2 An interesting meeting of the Laymen's Association of the New York East Conference vas held yesterday In the Baptist C.uircb. Thomas L. Jones, president, was in the chair. There were about 200 laymen in attendance, representing every part of the conference. The morning session was chiefly devoted to routine business.

At the afternoon session the address was made by William Phillips Hall, president of the New York East Conference Evangelistic Commission, president of the American Tract Society and an officer in many other religious organizations of importance. Mr. Hall was accompanied by William C. Weedon, son of the late well-known gospel singer. William S.

Weedon, who sang beautifully two solos. Mr. Hall, in introducing Mr. Weedon, spoke of him as having been at one time a gospel singer and then going on the comic opera stage, where he won renown as a tenor. Mr.

Hall said that he had Induced Mr. Weedon to again devote himself to gospel singing, and that he had renounced the Btage and would give his life now to evangelistic singing and the winning of men. Mr. Hall's subject was "The Ministry of the Laymen." He made a powerful address and his remarks were followed with the closest attention. He said in the course of his address that, while the legislative business of the confer ence was of importance, it was the great business of the laymen to bring men to Christ.

He declared that Christ and His disciples were all laymen. He cited the case of Charles H. Spurgeon, the great London Baptist preacher who was never ordained. "There arc twice as mAnv impvuneo. ized persons in the world as there were in the time of Christ.

Of the billion and a half of people in the world one billion have never heard of the blessed Evangel. iQ-iniras or tne human race has never received from the sleeping church of the twentieth century tho blessed Evangel, and it Is time for the church to wake up. The church of the present day should make good her Lord's great commission 'Go ye into all the world and disciple nil Two-thirds of the population of our own land are not only out of the Protestant and Roman Cath out! Church, but out of Christ. "People sit and praise. God for triumphs in foreign lands, and praise God they do, who have never lifted a hand to save their neighbors and those within their own families.

When we laymen begin to pray for our pastors we will begin to love, encourage, help and inspire them as never before. The church of to-day has not organized all her evangelistic forces In the work of world-wide evangelization. We talk of apostolic succession. I cannot find it in the Word of God. The only apostolic succession know of is the apostolic succession of those who believe on Jesus Christ.

The universal priesthood is that, of all believers whom Christ ordained, Paul was a layman, and he was ordained by Ananias. "The laity should be busy In searching the hidden and dynamic truths of God. Every member of the church is in the truest and divine sense a minister of the gospel of Christ. Any teaching of evangelistic, responsibility that in any wajr magnifies one body of the church of and minimizes another part Is not true to the word of God. You and I as business men, lawyers, physicians, are called upon to live just as holy a life as any minister." Mr.

Hall closed with an earnest word of tribute to the Laymen's Missionary movement and made a personal appeal to all his hearers to go back to their churches resolved to win one man Christ during the year, and the results would be without end in the conversion of men. The following officers were elected: President. Professor Henry Wade Rogers of Yale University; vice presidents, Brooklyn North District. Frank L. Brown; Brooklyn South District.

Edgar McDonald; New York District. Minot C. Kellogg: New Haven District. William E. Sessions; secretary, John M.

Bul-wlnkle: assistant secretary, Charles A. Leni; treasurer, Andrew Moorhead. It was announced that Cephas B. Rogers, a distinguished layman and member of the General Conference of 19110, as well as one of the trustees of Wesleyan University, was seriously Injured in an automobile accident In Washington, D. C.

Mr. Rogers long been prominent in the New York East Conference. A resolution of sympathy was offered by John M. Bulwlnkle and unanimously passed. Afternoon Session.

At 2 P.M. yesterday the anniversary of the Women's Home Missionary Assoda. tiou was held. Mrs. A.

B. Sanford presided. The devotional exercises were led by the Rev. Dr. John H.

Wllley. Mr. L. L. Slack read the annual report, wnu-n snuea inar mucn money naa oeen raised and that the society was making good progress along all lines.

A solo was sung by the Rev. Dudley O. Osler-held. Bishop Moore made an address in which he commended the work of Iho women mission workers all over the country. The anniversary the Women's Foreign Missionary Society followed.

Mrs. W. N. Rice presided. The report of the secretaries, which showed good results on all four districts, were read by Mrs.

S5. P. Dennler. Mrs. William Anderson of Brooklyn read the report of the treas urer.

An address was made by the Rev. T. T. Headland of China who also spoke In the evening at the anniversary of tho Board of Foreign Missions. The Rev.

Dr. Robert. Forbes, corresponding secretary of the Board of Home Missions and Church Extension Society, also spoke. The Rev. W'.

A. Rli hard of Freeport presided. F. P. SELLERS.

LECTURE ON PASSION PLAY. The Passion Play of Ohetammcrgau. highly Interesting Illustrated lecture, will be delivered by Thomas Harrlaon Cum- mines of Boston, under tho ausoiecs of! Unity Council No. loJ, Knights ot Columbus, to-morrow evening, lu St. Patrick's Auditorium, Taaffe place and Willoughby avenue.

Mr. Cummlugs Is an experienced platform speaker. He established tho first six councils In Brooklyn. Many musical selections will bo rendered by a select quartet, composed ot Mrs. M.

Fanning, soprano; Miss Gertrudo Gallagher, alto; William A. Taylor, tenor; James J. Byrne, bass. eBrnard O'Donncll will be musical director. WAGNERIAN LECTURE.

Professor Rudolph Tombo, M.A., Ph.D., of Columbia University, continued bis Brooklyn Institute lectures on "Tho Literary Foundation of Some of Wagner's OperaB" by speaking on "Tho Lay of the Nlblungs" in lecture hall, Academy of Music, yesterday afternoon. He found that Wagner had tnken tho Norse or Scan dinavian form of the story rather than the German. It comes down in four great forms, he said, the two other being from Burgundy and from tho section about Vicupa, tbe old kiusloin ot Attila. Duifys Sparkling Apple Juice SoIve9 the temperance problem. A healthful, refreshing, exhilarating, non-alcoholic beverage.

BOARD WILL SUGGEST New Scheme to Get Express Station at Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue. WIPE OUT PACIFIC ST. STOP. Station at DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues Would Solve the Problem, South Brooklynites Say. The South Brooklyn Board of Trade, through Its special committee which is working to have the Fourth avenue subway plans changed so that there will bo an express, as well as a local, station at Ninth street, will place before tho Public Service Commission some new suggestions.

These will include one that there be an express statiou at DeKalb avenuo and the Flatbush avenue extension, instead of at Pacific street, as according to present pians this be done, the board believes, the objection on tho part of the commission that express stations at Pacific street and Ninth street would be too near together would be eliminated, end there could then bo an alteration In the plans so that Ninth street would get an express station. John E. Gavin, a former president of the board, is vice chairman of this committee. The board held its monthly meeting last night in the Prospect Branch of the Public Library, at Sixth avenue and Ninth street, and Mr. Gavin made a re- I port aDout the hearing which tne com mittee and a representative body of citizens of South Brooklyn had before the Public Service Commission.

In this report Mr. Gavin dwelt particularly upon the fact that the committee had made no smswep to the direct question put to It I by the commission as to whether South Brooklyn would rather have an express station at Ninth street. and none at Pacific street rather than one at Pacific and none at Ninth. Since the hearing. Mr.

Gavin said, the committee had considered this question, and as a result, he said, he was able to offer to the board the suggestion that an express station be built at DeKalb avenue instead of at Pacific street. As the committee has power to act without referring to the board for sanction, this suggestion will be put before tbe commission. With an express station at DeKalb avenue rather than at Pacific street, Mr. Gavin said, there would be a distance of about one and three-quartej miles between DeKalb avenue and Ninth street-and an express station accordingly could be built at Ninth street. Howard L.

Woody, superintendent of public buildings, pointed out also that the present subway plans call fora local nation at President street, which will mean the tearing away of the engine rooms of the public bath at that point. It will be placed before the commission that the plans be changed so that the President street station be moved a half-block one way or the other. Mayor Gaynor in a letter dated March 8. which was made public last night, invited the board to do some statistics collecting before complaining that there are not enough policemen in this city. Mr.

Gaynor's letter ib written in characteristic style and came in response to a request from the board made following-its last meeting that l.otio policemen be added to the force. The letter follows: "Your letter of March 7 with the resolution ot the South Brooklyn Board ot Trade is at hand. It may possibly be that I have considered the matter much more carefully than any member of the board, but I- shall consider it anew. We are by no mens so short of police as some people think. In fact, compared with other cilies, we have an excessive number of police, I would invite your board to collect the statistics on thlfl subject so as to be able to speak with accuracy." One indignant member complained by letter that birds and small animals at the "Zoo" in Prospect Park, were not.

properly housed. The board recalled that it had a "Zoo committee," to which the communication wras referred after a suggestion that as Commissioner Woody was trying to get rid of the municipal building it might be removed to Prospect Park for the animals to make their home in. A resolution was passed to ask the city to acquire the land between Third and Fifth streets, and Fourth and Fifth avenues, which is part ot the ground upon which the Battle of Long Island was fought, and build thereon a monument, and restore the old stone house and make it into a museum of relics. Mr. Hig-gins, who offered the resolution, thought the city and the state and the nation ought to take the matter up.

Charles Ebbets. the baseball man. suggested personal contributions toward the project. A resolution was passed also to ask Ihe Board of Estimate the whereabouts of a $275,000 appropriation mado to put. overhead wires under ground.

It was time this money was spent for the purpose, Frederick Bruckbauer and others thought. He pointed out that. Mayor Grant once went out pole-chopping and someone said that Mayor Grant "wasn't a patch to the present mayor" and that perhaps if someone suggested it to Mr. Gaynor. he would go out on a similar expedition and "annihilate every pole in the city." FORTNIGHTLY LIBRARY CLUB.

"The Conquest of Canaan" was the Btib-ject considered by the Fortnightly Library Club at Its meeting, held yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Warren H. Wilson, 283 Highland boulevard. There was an excellent attendance and a fine programme had been prepared by the members of the art committee, of which Mrs. Eugene R.

Tichenor is chairman. In the absence of the club's president, Mrs. Swift, who Is in Europe. Mrs. Tichenor presided.

The story of Joshua was taken up and the "Contents of tho Bible Narratives" were cleverly presented by Mrs. John Kepke. Mrs. Tichenor gave a "Nap Talk." on the "CV Western Palestine" and Mrs. Burnham's subject was a character sketch of "Joshua A National Hero." The music was by the club's trio.

Mm. Isaac H. Curtis. Mrs. Cyrus V.

Washburn and Mrs. William B. Tiebout. DISFRANCHISES NEGROES. Annapolis.

April 2 The so-called Digges bills for the disfranchisement of the rtegro in all state and municipal elections In Maryland were passed by thu Senate at, a late hour last night. They now go to hte House, where their passago is assured because of the large Democratic-majority in that body. The restriction applies only to tho state aud municipal balloting. Jamaica High School Is Up to Dale in Its Very Newest Class Function. An elaborate reception to the pupils of Class A of the Jamaica High School will be given on Thursday afternoon, April 7.

in the assembly room, by the pupils of Class B. The reception will last from 2:45 to 5 o'clock, it is to be given to the incoming class to make them "feel at home" in school, and to acquaint tbem with the teachers and students. Superintendent Edward L. Stevens has been asked to the reception, as well as Mrs. Towns of the Board of Education, and Dr.

Dlllman of the Local Board. There will be an address of welcome given by President Barton Plimpton ol Class IB to 1A Class, and a respuonse. A Dutch dance will be given by the members of the athletic association, and a sketch will be rendered by the Dramatic Society. There will also be games and dancing, after tho programme, and a number of musical selections. Each of those present will be given a badge to designate his class.

It is expected that about five hundred will be present. The reception is being planned by Miss Ella Holmes, ono of the professors. DENOUNCE LEGISLATORS Suffragists Angry Because Their Bill Was Defeated. "Professional Political Tactics" Condemned in Resolutions Magistrate Tighe Interested. "Well, I exp'ected to see lots of firs-works here to-night, after what the gang In Albany did to our bill," said Miss Susie Harkins, one of Brooklyn's well known society women and an enthusiastic advocate of "equal suffrage," at the home of Mrs.

Robert H. Elder, 80 Willow street, last, evening, where the members of the First Assembly District Organization of the Woman's Suffrage party gathered to discuss the recent adverse action of the legislators in regard to the suffrage constitutional amendment. The parlors were crowded with richly gowned women of the Heights, many of whoui were confirmed "antls," but who by special invitation were present. The Rev. Dr.

and Mrs. Andrew Magill, Magistrate Tighei Professor Morgan of Boston and others equally prominent were as eager as Miss Harkins to witness the pyrotechnic display, but Mrs. Elder, who presided skillfully, stemmed the tide of anger by introducing Miss Amy Wren, the well known Brooklyn attorney, who spoke interestingly on the naturalization laws and their various amendments and phrases. Mrs. Elder then appointed fifteen election district captaius, who are to make a house to house canvass and discover at once those who are in favor of equal suffrage, and convert those who are undecided through lack of knowledge.

It was decided in executive session earlier in the evening that no more boys of a pur- chaseable age would be supported in their contest for seats In the Legislature, Men of more advanced years will be in dorsed by the Suffragists. Miss Sara Stevenson and others suggested the sending of letters to Mr. Good-speed at Albany favoring the foot of State street as the location for a recreation pier and urging the passage of a bill recently prepared to that end. Before the motion to adjourn adopted, the smoldering "fireworks" wf stirred up as a number of irate women gathered around Mrs. Elder and said it was a shame to adjourn without strongly condemning the action of the committee who smothered their pet bill at Albany.

Mrs. Elder endeavored to ward off aary rash action on the part of her women friends, but was powerless to do so. The meeting was reconvened and a set of resolutions was vnanimonsly adopted denouncing and condemning In no uncertain terms the "professional political tactics" of Jesse S. Phillips of Allegany. C.

W. Phillips of Monroe, Mr. Walters of Onondaga, P. L. Young of Westchester.

Hln-man of Albany and Goldberg and Ward of New York. After the passing of the resolution, and the flickering rays of the "fireworks" bad died out, many women and one man signed the roll of membership. NEIGHBORHOOD GUILD DINES. Borough President Steers, Judge Wil kin and Others Deliver Addresses. The United Neighborhood Guild held Its first banquet at the Imperial last eyening.

and the problems of poverty and congestion, especially In the Second Assembly were discussed by several speakers. The guild is the amalgamation of the Asacog House, the Italian Set-telment House, the Asacog Boys Club and Maxwell House. The purpose of the dinner, which was followed by a dance, was to bring together the older members of the clubs, the people, members of tho neighborhood and those Interested in thu work of the guild. Frank C. Munson acted as toastmaster.

The speakers were Borough rresment Alfred E. Steers. Judge Robert J. Wilkin, who discussed the needs of the slum boy. and how the settlement workers can help him stay out of jail; Mrs.

H. Edward Dreier. who discussed the special work -of the guild; ex-Alderman Gporge A. Colgan, whose subject was "Our Neglected Third Deputy Commissioner o' Police John J. Walsh, who is one of tho Itfolnng.

residents or the district: Benia lln Marsh, in charge of tne exhibitions or the Committee on Congestion, and Louis Heaton Pink, headworker of the guild. Borough President Steers spoke warmly in favor of the extended uso of wood pavement In Brooklyn, and announced that as a result of a visit made by him and his private secretary. J. B. Creighton, to the Bronx, a new kind of pavement will be used, instead of the macadam now employed on all the streets of the outlying sections of the borough.

This pavement has been used on Pelham ave nue, in tho Bronx, with very satisfactory results, he said. President Steers also declared that within fifteen months there would be no more cobblestone pavomenU In Brooklyn. Committee in charge last night included: John Longworth, Harry Crquhart, Thomas McGlynn, James Lafferty, Arthur Dolan, Mabel Gllmartln, Anthony V. Lorenzo, Charles Notturno, Albert D. Todaro, Frank C.

Munson, Florence WTalton, Louis H. Pink. The directors are: Louise Atkinson, Ethel Eames. George S. Frank.

Fred W. Hinrichs. Junes Jenkins, Afrs. Stephen Lolnes. Alvan 10.

Jluerr, Frederick B. Pratt, Bertha Stockwell, Helen Van Ingcn. The officers sre: Frank C. Munson, president; Mrs. H.

Edward Dreier. vice presideni Raymond V. Ingersoll, secretary: William H. Cary, treasurer; Mrs. F.

C. Munson, assistant treasurer. "FOUR PARALLELS IN LIFE." Dr. Cadinan has consented to speak every Sunday afternoon during April at the Bedford Young Men's Christian Association auditorium, Bedford avenue and Monroo street. His topics are announced under the general heading of "Four Parallels in Life," and will be as follows: April 3, "Balaam the Prophet, and the Character of Arthur Dlmraesdale In 'The Scarlet By Nathaniel April 10, "Judas the Betrayer, and tho Character of Tito from by George April 17, "St.

Paul the Apostle, and the Character of Sidney Cirtin from 'The Tale of Two by Charles April 24, "St. John the Apostle, and tho Character of Colonel Newcome from 'The Ncwcoiucs," by Wll-llain Makepeace THE LAW DELRY Will Criticise the Attorney General for Handicapping His I Scheme. ECONOMY IN LITIGATION. Important Changes in Operation ol Federal Courts Considered Reduc-' ing Testimony in Equity Cases. Eagle Bureau, 608 Fourteenth Street.

Washington', April 2 Senator William E. Borah of Idaho soon will make a Bpeech in the Senate criticising Attorney General Wickersham for what the sen ator regards as a handicap upon his scheme to remedy tho evils of thi law's delays. This was a favorito topic of Mr. Taft during the presidential campaign of lituS, when he said that if elected President he would do his best to accelerate the wheels of Justice. A- few weeks ago Senator Borah introduced a bill designed to expedite the trial of criminal cases under Federal Indictments.

Borah has had wide experience as a criminal lawyer. He conducted the government case against the Coeur d'Alene dynamiters, several years ago, in which his lite was in constant danger. The Borah bill was sent to the Department of Justice for an opinion by Wickersham. He returned it to the' Capitol with an adverse comment. He said something to the effect that it would be unwise to enact a bill that might permit tho escape from Justice of men under Federal Indictment.

Tho reply has not pleased Senator Borah. He believes his measure to be in line with the general desire of the President to correct the evils of the law's delays. Senator Borah says he will make a speech on the subject in tho near future. The Borah bill provides for a reason ably speedy trial of persons under indictment in a Federal court, it declares that a court must dismiss a defendant whenever the defendant, whose trial has not been postponed upon his application, was' not brought to trial at the second term of the court In which the Indictment was returnable. And it further provides that when tho defendant objects to a postponement, or demands trial, tho basis for continuance on the part of the government must be set forth in a sworn statement, by affidavit or otherwise, and a copy served upon the defendant at least five days before the motion for postponement is to be heard.

Senator Borah says that tho constitutional right of a speedy trial to every accused man nracticallv is a dead letter. He says he kLOws of civil cases that have been on the government docket for fifteen or twenty years. He says ho knows of criminal cases that have been hanging Are as long as seven years. His bill was for the purpose of compelling the government to try these indictments or else dismiss them. President Taft has made some headway in his programme to reduce the law's delay.

He has obtained the establishment of a special court to try cases growing out of litigation under tho tariff. The present session will, without much doubt, establish a commerce court, to which T.lll be referred suits arising from the railroad1 rate law. President Taft has strongly recommended the establishment of a third special tribunal. This is a patent court, to try the complicated cases growing out of allege'd patent Aside from these special courts, the President has no definite programme to submit to Congress looking to the correction of the law's delay. Congress is helping along the work by a revision of the laws.

A Joint committee of the two houses has decided on one important change in the operation of Federal courts. Legislation is necessary to put it into effect. The proposition is to merge the'District and Circuit courts. This, change is in the direction of economy and of reducing, in some cases, thd'Bost of litigation. The committee on revision has concluded that there is no real, reason for a separale existence of thfci-Distrlct and Circuit courts.

The only distinction between them has been arbitrary, one court handling certain classes of-cases and the other disposing of the rest. The chief benefit of this dual arrangement has been to the clerks, for in almost all instances each court has lis own clerk, JUBt as It has lis separate docket. This has enabled each court to support a clerk at a maximum payment of $3,500. lu some localities each clerk is allowed to receive double fees, which brings the maximum payment to each clerk up to $7,000. The change proposed in the new Judicial code is that the combined court shall have only one clerk, and that no double fees shall be charged.

The maximum payment for everv clerk is fixed at $3,500. So, in cases where two clerks used to get an aggregate of $14,000 per year, as actually has been the case in a few instances, the cost will be cut by $10,600. Litigants, likewise, will be sr.ved from a heavy burden of double fees. The members of Congress have only a vague Idea of what President Taft wants done further in cutting down the law's delay and in making litigation cheaper. One thing which is proposed Is that the amount of testimony taken In equity cases be cut down.

CRIST. NEWS OF SHIPS AND PORTS. The "Standard Oil Company's steamship Indrani arrived yesterday at the Busli Company's stores, from Manila, Cuba, Singapore. Sabang and Penang, via She brought more than 9,000 bales of fiber and a good cargo of nutmegs, gums, tapioca, sago, patchouli and sundries. Sailed for Puerto Mexico.

Tho American-Hawaiian Line's steamship American sailed yesterday from the Husu, Company's Independent stores for Puerto Mexico, with a general cargo for tne jvortn ana south raeihe coast ports and (he Hawaiian Islands. Sailed for the River Plate. Barber steamship Tceshpidge nailed yesterday from the South Central plefr Atlanlc for I.ta Plata aud Kosarro. Tho former is tho oil port of jiuenos Ayres, wnore an petroleum and its products must be discharged. The Houston Line's Mcaaowflelri sailed from thfc South pier for Montevideo, Buenos Ayres and Rosarlo.

with a general cargo of manufactured merchandise. Grenada and Trinidad, Tho Trinidad Shipping and Trading Company's steamship Saba arrived last evening at Pier 24. Robinson's stores, from Oreuada and Trinidad. She brought a ovrgo of nutmegs, spice, cocoa, cocoa-nuts, hides, skins, crudo asphalt aud sundries. ISLAND DIRECTORS.

(Special to the Eagle.) Albany, April 2 Catherine F. Claydcn of Winfleld, L. appears as a director of the F. T. Construction Company, chartered with a capital of $25,000.

William Ader of Corona. L. Is amon? of the William Ader Company; organized with a capital of $10,000. ATan C. McDonnell of Bay Ridge, L.

is among the directors of the Fry Manufacturing Company of Syracuse, Incor porated with a capital $100,000. CAPITAL STOCK REDUCED. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, April 2 The Queens Watcr-Front Development Company has filed a certificate announcing thai tho amount of Its capital stock has been reduced from to fSoO.OOO. --N i (FRENCH REPUBLIC PROPERTY) Natural Alkaline Water Ask your Pnysician Not Genuine without the word EASTERN DISTRICT NOTES. The Daisy Is Out and Is an Exceptionally Good Number Wireless Telegraph Installed.

The EaBtern District High School paper, the Daisy, was issued early In the week. Is Is an exceedingly fine number. Its new style of cover design, represent ing an athlete seated, Is particularly well suited to the opening of the athletic season, and is a departure from the somewhat academic designs of the past. Its contents are excellent. Short stories and poems brighten its pages and notes of school and society doings are very full.

The Daisy is always strong on the side of its cartoonB, and the full pages of that kind of illustration reflect credit on its amateur cartoonists. C. B. Batchelor starts in this month as assistant to Mr. Sperling in the gym.

He comes to E. D. H. from De Witt Clinton. His comment on the school is that the athletic department is well organized, and in that it does not try to handle too large a number at a time, its work Is most effective.

Otto Heftner has resigned from the presidency of the senior class and William Katz has been advanced from the vice presidency to that position. The class has appointed as a committee to engage a hall Tor the class play Brodow-sky, Bloomgardeji and Jaeger. The reason for not holding the class exercises in the auditorium seems to be that the play will be elaborate, and the auditorium is not provided with curtains or scenery. The wireless apparatus on which the science class has been at work for several weeks was put in place yesterday afternoon. It is entirely the work of the pupils.

For some time the boys have been studying the code, and with smaller apparatus have been exchanging messages in the school building. A feature of the next graduation exercises of the school will be that members of the Arista will receive' certificates of membership. This is-intended to empha-size the honorary character of the Arisla. The team to debate Boys High, April 29, consists of J. Rappeport, captain; E.

M. Ostrofsky, J. Brimberg and S. Lehr-man. alternate.

The question of ship subsidies was selected by Eastern, which means that Boys High will have the advantage of choosing the side to be taken. The Daisy, commenting on the good work done by the Art Club, says: "We need no further proof of the admirable work done by the Art Club than to observe how much the artistic part of the paper has progressed cince the n.i.. Art Club was started." The present membership is as follows: Boys. H. Lanzarono, a.

vox. in. t. Flocken, J. Mandra-chla, J.

Mangiaraaina; girls. Misses A Mesrole, V. Sullivan, N. Behan, F. Mason A.

Timm, H. Bartlett, X. B. Droste Cold. ARBOR DAY ANNUAL.

State Document Consists of List ot Books on Nature Study for Schools. The Arbor Day annual of the State De partment of Education takes a new form this year. Instead of elvlne- for programmes and quotations which may be used on that day, the commis sioner has authorized the publication of a list of books on nature study for schools and libraries, which has been three years in preparation by Miss Elva Bascom, who was an assistant in the State Library. Now Miss Bascom. is in the service of the American Library Association as editor of its book list.

She has brought the list up to date. Each title is accompanied by a brief description of the book Itself, which are helpful in making selections. In her introduction Miss Bascom has this to say: of ooursV to promote the planting and care of trees and shrubs and the beautify- I The chief purpose of Arbor Day is ing of school grounds. It Is to be hoped ih.i lk portance ot this function of the day. and i that they will make sure that the cele bration is practical as well as ceremonial It is worth while to have songs and recitations and tree planting ceremonies on Arbor Day.

but it is of quite as much moment to make sure that the trees plunted live and thrive. In a larger sense Arbor Day should awaken a genuine interest in all nature study and should arouse In teachers and pupils on intelligent observation of the close relation of all things In nature. To this end this useful list of books may well find a permanent place in both school and public MOTHERS CLUB FAIR. Girls From Erasmus Hall Give Play as Extra Attraction. The fair and entertainment ot the Mothers Club of Public School No.

11 was a big success. The parish house of St. James Church, Lafayette avenue and St. nlaro. had been kindly lent for this occasion on Friday afternoon and even-, ing, aim a guuutj ireuci-ii.

he tickets issued for the play were sod at the cokes, candy, Ice cream and i i i i i some useful articles for housekeepers Club and Mrs. Isabel Pashley Is tary, and It is a most progressive club in every way. The fair was held during the afternoon anti part, or tne evening, and. the attendance was good all the time, In the evening when the girls from Erasmus Hall High School gave tlv'ir play the house was crowded. Nine girls played "The Rainbow Kimono," a comedy in two acts, for girls, written bv Eleanor Maud Crane.

The performers were the Misses Helen Jervls, Lois liable, Cecil Jennings, Marjorle Braine. Vivien Loughrey. Janet Bartlett, Agnes Divine. Dorothy F. Aldridge and Eleanor M.

Aldridge. They had been carefully coached by Miss Genevieve Howell and did remarkably well. Before tho curtain went up during the intermission Harold Kuydendall, als.i from Erasmus Hall, played on tho pla'io in his usual creditable style. The nine stars of the play dined together before the entertainment. A finger and thumb dinner was served by A.

Ft Aldridge, which caused lots of fun. The plaeo cards were Geisha girls cleverly painted and each guest found hi place by the color of the kimono and the menus painted by W. A. Bertram were clever skits and the menu Itself was ia Latin, as all Erasmus Hall students a-Laun scholars T. In reviewing the year's work Mr.

Levi said "Your transit committee under the resourceful direction ot its chairman. El-win S. Piper, was pleased to see the crowning of its efforts last season In the laying on Broadway of a new and improved track by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, which work, as is no doubt known to a great majority of our members, was done in the best and most approved manner. It was a long fight but, as usual, we won out. It has also devoted some time and attention to the proper maintenance of the headway of the surface and elevated cars of our section and has secured better headway for the Cypress.

Hills cars. "It was largely duo to your street committee's continual pounding that Broadway was last fall put in first-class condition. It has succeeded in securing a more satisfactory arrangement with reference to the cleaning of Broadway and adjoining streets, after business hours on Saturday nights, to the end that these thoroughfares will be in more cleanly condition Sundays." After naming the streets on the district covered by the board, which have been Improved during the year, Mr. Levi continued: "Resolutions are now pending in the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for the paving of the following streets: Wil-loughby avenue, from Irving to St. Nicholas avenue; Jefferson street, from Irving to St.

Nlchi las avenue; Cornelia street, from Irving avenue to borough line. "Your committee on schools and libraries, under the intelligent direction of the Rev. Dr. Edward Xiles. is to be con gratulated upon the success which has attended Its efforts while working in con nection with the committee of one hun dred and other civic bodies of our sec I110" in 'he authorization of the new high 'o be constructed at irving ovennea which vour commit ee i school.

"Your committee on legislation, under the splendid guidance of Otto Kempner, assisted by William H. Pendry, has distinguished itself as heretofore by carefully keeping tab on the bills presented by the Legislature, strenuously opposing the measures which menaced the welfars of the commonwealth while giving its active support to such measures as in its Judgment appeared beneficial to the community. "Among other matters it advocated I he securing for Kings County of more trial Judges for its criminal courts so as to relieve its congested court calendar. It supported the bill Introduced in tnei Legislature by Senator Travis on Fel ruary 2o, perm the Board of Est KeD- buildings and DUlltling sues no longer hvuhiuio, Proceeds obtained therefrom for the purchase of other sites and new school houses. It advocated the passag' of a law for two additional county judges Instead ot one.

as proposed by the concurrent resolution introduced in the Lag-islature. It approved the bill to continue the commission for the purpose of studying the ouestion as to providing terminal facilities for the canals of the Btale. "One of the health committee's most Important efforts was directed toward the prevention of the utilization of New-York Harbor as a dimming ground f.ir sewage, with the result that it aided ma terially in the regulation and modiflca tlon of the same and the placing of eer tsln restrictions thereon, thus i a ERASMUS WON THE DEBATE. Eastern District Did Well, However, and Its Hooters Turned Out in Large Numbers. A good sized audience listened to the Eastern District-Erasmus Hall debate at the Flatbush school last night.

Six hundred pupils from the Eastern District school came to root for its team, and here was also a sprinkling of teachers present. Erasmus also turned out in force, and at the end of the session, when the judges brought In a decision for their debaters, they made pandemonium w.th school veils. The question debated was': "Resolved, Legislature should be nominated by di- 'er t. Crafts, John Alexander ana iveu neth Tauscott. alternate The Eastern District school had as speakers.

Alexander H. Levey, captain; Michael E. Reitzenberg. Abraham Segall, and Saul Bloomgarden, alternate. This is the first time that Erasmus has debated with a public school for some years, and the spirit shown and friendly character of the discussion, make it quite likely that it marks the beginning of debating between the schools.

A member of the Eastern team Is authority for the remark that a debate between two different schools stimulates work In preparation for that Interclass debating is incapable of arousing. This fact, he suggests, makes It well worth the while to have more frequent Interschool discussions. Robert Hershey, president of the Sen ate, the Erasmus debating society, was chairman of the meeting. Music was furnished by the Erasmus Hall Banjo and Mandolin Club. The judges were Dr.

George A. Campbell of the American Telegraph and Telephone Company. Edwin Fairley of Jamaica High School and Frank H. Miller of the Flushing High School. MINERVA LODGE ANNUAL.

Fine Entertainment Draws Large Crowd. The auditorium of the Masonic Temple was crowded last night at the annual entertainment of Minerva Lodge No. 792. Conterno's Fourteenth Regiment Band and good vaudeville show pleased the crowd. After the entertainment the.

audience in spected the building. The officers of Minerva Lodge are: Sldnev H. Flagler, master; juuu A. uertnick, senior wai aen William H. Dey, Junior warden; J.

Harry Conlin. secre tary; William ieveriey, treasurn Philip S. Carpenter, senior deacon; ThoinasW. Kerr, Junior deacon; Fred S. Stetson, senior master of ceremonies; Harry Kraft, junior master of ceremonies; James Thompson, chaplain: Axel Kom-stedt.

marshal: James Van Sicklen, organist: Charles tiler. The arrangement committee included: William B. Heller, chairman: William K. Cleverley, Frank W. Robbins.

John Feit-ner, John A. Derthick, William H. Dey, S. Carpenter and H. stepnenson.

IN GERMAN CIRCLES. Since the Caecilia Saengerbund has moved into its new headquarters at 156 Broadway, It has gained several new membens. It has been decided to arrange a ladies night on Sunday, April 10. Theodor Mueller is chairman of.the committee cn arrangements. A pinochle tournament was arranged between the Cameel 1 Inochle Club and the William Schaedler Pinochle Club of Morgan avenue.

It was won Dy tne a ieel Pinochle Club. To-night the Williamsburg Boss Bakers Singing Society, ot which Theodor Gevrenz is president, is to have its annual masquerade ball at Schwaben Hall. The German Evangelical Church of Elmhurst. of which the Rev. George J.

Schorck Is pastor, to making arrange- 6 at Bruhn's Washington Park anrt Mrs. Theodore fccnmmt. The quarterly meeting of the Germanla Lodge No. 8. J.

O. T. which was held at Albers' Hall, was well attended. Seven new proposed. The newly installed officers of the lodge are: P.

Jaehrling, president: financial secretary; D. IT. Al- hers treasurer; Oswald Hutab, guide; Carl Senn, guard. The Ladies Chorus of the cher Saengerbund. ot which Mrs.

George Reischmann Is president, last night celebrated the success of Its concert. BROOKLYN INVESTORS. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, April 2 Joseph T. Duffee and lames Cassidy of Brooklyn appear as directors of the Standard Magazine Corn-any, chartered with a capital of $10,000. A.

R. Kunda of Brooklyn and Richard Bachla of Bay Shore, L. are among directors of the A. R. Bnehia tt incorporated with a capital of NEW JAMAICA CONCERN.

(Special to the Eagle.) Albany, April 2 A certificate of incorporation of the Erlandsen and Wilcox Manufacturing Company of Jamaica has been filed, with a capital of $10,000. and the following as directors: Oscar Erlandsen of Jamaica and William L. Hollonhan and P. W. Wilcox, ot New York City.

against a imtn-r aa Hotel. Maspeth. waters In and about the harbor of New York The Bushwick Lodge No. 1.533. K.

and "The committee on bridges and tun- 0 is making arrangements for an nels. under the direction of George C. entertainment, which is to be held on Miller, is happy to report the pros- April at its headquarters. 166 Knicker-pects of the beginning of the greatly i bocker avenue, The committee In charge needed Broadway-Lafayette subway Hi consists of Theodore Schmidt. Mrs.

L. the very near future. The committee Leibold. Phil Jungmann. Andreas Goets feels that when the first spauetui ot earn.

Is removed the construction of tnts tm- r((nt bc Rala aay for people of our section, (jur autnnr-i (ties have promised that if no unforeseen obstacles are presented, work on tne suhwav will beg on nV, and us hope th.tt to report that we hae rece ed tne as rtltch construction Broadway, and that every precaution will be taken to safe-1 onmrf the Interests of our merchants. "The special committee, consisting of S. Irish, chairman, and E. R. Oilman.

W. H. Pendry. George F. Littel and F.

S. Weymes. appointed for the purpose of urging our authorities to hasten the resumption of the ferry service frcu the foot of Broadway, was continued from the previous vear. and I think it wi i non see the fruition of Its splendid forts in the resumption of the ferry serv ice on or about August i. "The success which has always al tended our efforts must actuate us strive to maintain our fine record.

In the, term which begins to-day there will he manv great and important undertakings1 which will merit our best endeavors, and will enumerate a few of the most pressing ones. "First and foremost will be to work night and dav for the extension of the Broadway-Lafayette subway to Fast New York, and later to Jamaica, with a spur through Stanhope street to Rldgewoo.1, for In no sertlon of our city can a suhwav be constructed for so small an out-lav that will serve so great a copulation, and no part of the borough is Jb badly iu.