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a THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,: 1921. VITAL RECORDS MARRIAGES BOLAND- SHARP. On Monday, Sept. 19, 19:1, by the Ret.

Dr. C. Coll. ALVIA MAY SHARP of Stelton, N. to LLOYD EGBERT BOLAND ef Brooklyn, N.

DEATHS Achelis. Bertha Lee, Alice W. Babcock, Chas. R. Maedonald, R.

M. Bowen, Mary Maerkle, Augusta Brady, W. C. Minckler, Oscar H. Brennan, James P.

Newcome, Frank T. Eliza Owen, John C. Dandreau, Anna P. Robinson, Wm. Distling, C.

Squires, R. DeW. Farquhar Steen. Kath. M.

Hawler, Irene Strauss, Helen W. Kerr. William Swick. Miner. Kirby, Lanigan, T.

Margaret M. A. E. Wilker, Zelner, Frederick, -Suddenly, on Sept. 20.

1921. BERTHA, wife of Fritz Achelis. Funeral services at St. Thomas Chapel. 5th ave.

and 53d New York, Thursday, Sept. at p.m. Interment at the convenience of the family. Please omit flowers. ANGLO-SAXON LODGEren: You are requested to attend the Masonic funeral service of our late Brother ROBERT MACDONALD, on Wednesday, Sept.

21, at his late dence. 163 Crystal nt o'clock. Fut. ton St. Elevated to Chestnut st.

CLARENCE GLASS, Master. Henry J. Noller, Secretary. BABCOCK-At his residence, 91 3d Brooklyn, Monday, Sept. 19, 1921, CHARLES B.

BABCOCK. in his 80th rear. Funeral private. Interment Greenwood. BOWEN- -Entered into the Home.

land after a long illness, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 1921, MARY wife of Rev. It. C. Bowen.

Funeral services at her late home, 279 Lenox Flatbush, on Thursday, Sept. 22, 3 p.m. BRADY--At Athens, N. on Monday, Sept. 19, 1921, Hon.

W. C. BRADY. in his 69th year. Mr.

Brady WAS a former member of the Assembly, having served six consecutive terms as Representative for Greene County. He was also a member of Catskill Lodge, F. and A. Knights of Pythias, Athens, N. and the I.

0. F. 1 He was very prominent in volunteer fire organizations throughout the State. He had been a neral director in Athens, N. for the past 45 years.

Funeral will be held from his home, Athens, N. on Thursday, Sept. 22, 1921, at 3 p. m. BRENNAN--On 21, 1921.

JAMES P. BRENNAN, in his 27th year, at his residence, 2901 Ave. U. Survived by his wife, Alice, and two sons. Solemn high mass at St.

Mark's R. C. Church. Sheepshead Bay, Friday at 9:30 a.m. Inter cent Holy Cross Cemeterv.

Automobtle cortege. -On Sept. 19, 1921, ELIZA CASEY, widow of John Casey, Funeral Thursday, 2:30 p.m., from the residence her niece. Mrs. May New.

man, 439 1st st. Interment private. DANDREAU -Entered into rest Sept. 19, 1921, ANNA PHILOMENA DANDREAU, in her 89th year, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J.

S. Bonny, 9413 Richmond Hill, N. Requiem mass at St. Mary Gate of Heaven R. C.

Church, Ozone Park, Friday morning, 9:30 o'clock. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery: masses preferred. (Albany papers please copy.) DISTLING-On Tuesday, Sept. 20. 1921, CHRISTINE beloved daughter of George E.

and sister of Elsa, Henrietta and Helen Distling, in her 18th year. Funeral from her late residence, 317 6th Friday, at 2 p.m. Auto cortege. FARQUHA ANGELA YNIESTRA Monday, Sept. FAR- 19, QUHAR, beloved wife of Frederick W.

Farquhar. Funeral services at her late residence, 405 S. 4th Mt. Vernon, N. on Wednesday, Sept.

21, at 2 p.m. IRENE, beloved wife of F. J. Hawley. HAWLEY---On Sept.

20. 1 1 1 1921, Funeral Friday, Sept. 23, from her late residence, 5th Valley Stream, L. at 9 a.m. KERR-Suddenly, on Sept.

20, 1921, WILLIAM KERR, his home, 543 55th st. Funeral Friday, Sept. 23, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 59th st. and 5th where solemn requiem mass will be celebra Interment Holy Cross Cemetery KIRBY--At Jamaica, N. Sept.

20. 1921, MA MARGARET ELEANOR KIRBY, widow of Samuel W. Kirby, in her 79th year. Funeral services Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, at 94 Merrick Jamaica. LANIGAN-Drowned in Potomac River on Sept.

16, 1921, THOMAS M. A. LANIGAN. Funeral from residence of his father, 174 Prospect Park West, Church at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Brooklyn, N. a Y. Mass at Holy Name LEE On Sept. 20, 1921, Miss ALICE W. LEE, aged 81 years.

Funeral services at her late home, 452 Herkimer Thursday afternoon, at 1 o'clock. MacDONALD-Anglo-Saxon Lodge -Brethren: You are requested to attend Masonic funeral service of our late Brother ROBERT MacDONALD on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at his late residence. 163 Crystal at 8 o'clock. CLARENCE GLASS, Master.

Henry J. Noller, Secretary. MAERKLE--Suddenly, on Sept. 18, 1921, AUGUSTA MAERKLE. beloved mother of Aloysius and Conrad, and widow of Anton Maerkle.

Funera! from her late residence. 936 Flatbush on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Solemn requiem mass at Church of the Holy Cross. Church ave Friends are invited. Interment, Calvary Cemetery.

MINCKLER--At Roselle. N. Sept. 19, 1921, OSCAR H. MINCKLER.

aged 60 years. Funeral services at the home, 312 Drake Roselle. Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. Interment Sunday, 11 a.m., Evergreens, Brooklyn.

NEWCOME--On Monday, Sept. 19, 1921. at 2 p.m., FRANK NEWCOME. aged 69, at the State Firemen's Home, Hudson. N.

T. Funeral services Wednesday evening, 8 o'clock. at. 10702 111th Richmond Hill. L.

I. Interment at Maple Grove Ceme. at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22.

OWEN Tuesday, Sept. 20. 1921. JOHN C. OWEN, beloved husband of Alice Owen.

Funeral services Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at his late residence, 1120 42d Brooklyn. Masonic services by the Sandalphon Lodge, No. 826. Interment Friday morning. ROBINSON On Sept.

19, 1921, after a brief illness, WILLIAM beloved father of Mrs. Harry Berman nd Harry J. Robinson of Hartford, retired police sergeant attached to the 150th precinct. Funeral from the residence of his daughter, 93 Fulton Astoria, L. on Thursday, Sept.

22. at 9:30 a.m.; thence to the Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, where a requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery under the direction, of Thomas M. Quinn.

SQUIRES--Suddenly, on Sept. 19, RAYMOND DE WITT SQUIRES, only son of De Witt C. and Nellie L. Squires, and husband of Minnie A. Squires.

Funeral services will be held the residence of his father. 243 McDonough Brooklyn, on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 2:30 p.m. STEEN-On Sept. 19, 1921, in her 25th year, KATHERINE M.

STEEN. Services Wednesday evening, Sept. 21, 1921, 8 o'clock, at 424 McDonough Brooklyn, N. Y. Funeral Thursday, 2 p.m.

Interment Lutheran. Relatives and friends invited to attend. PRESENT OF DIAMOND TO PRALL STIRS UP COMMENT ON RULES Bylaws Ban Gifts to School Offi- cers -Big Pay Raise for One Employee, Section 45, subdivision 18 of the bylaws of the Board of Education provides: "No teacher or pupil shall be permitted to contribute toward any gift or testimonial to a principal, teacher, superintendent or other school officer. nor shall money or any other thing be, in any case, collected, taken or receired from a teacher or pupil for the purpose of presenting a gift or testimonial to any principal. teacher, superintendent or other school officer.

Seceion 6 of the bylaws lists the president of the Board of Education as a school officer. The presentation on Saturday to Anning 8. Prall, president of the Board of Education, of an expensive diamond.studded pin as a birthday present from the Federation of ations of Employes of the Board was being widely discussed in educational circles today in connection with the board's bylaws forbidding gifts to school officers. According to officials of the department, President Prail, who was given an ivory gavel last year by the same body, is the only president in the history of the board to receive such offerings from its employees. President Prall was asked today whether he considered he was violating the bylaws of the Board of Education when he accepted the gift.

"I refuse to discuss the matter," was his only comment. tion was engineered by John J. Brady, According to reports, employee in the auditor's office for 24 years, and Frank V. Daly, clerk of the Board of Examiners. Mr.

Daly could not be reached to discuss the matter, but Mr. Brady denied authorship of the plan. He said that the Board of Directors of the Federation, by a big vote, had determined to present the gift. He voted in favor of it. The gift was paid for from the sale of tickets.

More than 1,000 persons attended the outing at $6 each. It was said today that the Board of Education in executive session had decided to increase Brady's salary next year from $2,820 to $3,600. Three salary increases for clerks next year were allowed by the board, two of them on recommendation of department officials. but there was no recommendation in the case of Mr. Brady, officials said.

Those objecting to the gift declared that the decision WAS "put over" at the last moment by three or four persons. The plan to present a gift to Mr. Prall was not known by many who went on the outing, nor has the association voted on deducting the known price of it from the sale of tickets. Officials of the organization were loathe today to discuss the matter but it was pointed out that teachers and superintendents are prohibited under the bylaws from receiving presents. The case of Mrs.

Grace Strachan Forsythe was quoted by officials today protesting against the gift. They said that Mrs. Forsythe was prevented on three occasions from accepting presents from the teachers under the bylaw. At first. the matter of giving her a money gift was turned down.

Later. the proposition of a house was also turned down and when it was proposed to give her a motorcar, subscriptions were stopped. Commerce Chamber Outing Ticket going with a rush for the boat ride around New York Harbor next Saturday, Sept. 24, under the auspices of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The start will be made from the foot of Fulton Brooklyn, at 9:30 a.m., and the tour will include a trip up the North River to Spuyten Duyvil, through the Harlem River to Fiushing Bay, down the East River across the Bay and through the Kill Von Kull to Newark Bay and back through Kill Von Kull to Jamaica Bay, returning along the Brooklyn waterfront.

Speakers on each deck will describe the various points of interests. Former Congressman Frederick W. Rowe will be in general charge. DEATHS STRAUSS- -On Wednesday, Sept. 21.

1921, HELEN beloved wife of Philip and devoted mother of Gertrude Lehman, sister of Getty Hirsh Gronauer. past president of America. No. 14, U. o.

a T. S. a Funeral services at her late residence, 911 St. Mark's on Thursday at 3 p.m. Burial at Rodeph Sholom, Union Fields Ceme.

tery. SWICK--On Sept. 20. 1921. Rev.

MINOR SWICK. in his 93d year. Funeral services at his late residence, 54 S. Parsons Flushing, N. on Friday, Sept.

23. at 4:30 p.m. WILKER-In action in France Oct. 2, 1918, FREDERICK, beloved son of Clamor and Martha Wilker, aged 30 years. F'uneral services at Fred Herbst Sons Mortuary Chapel, 097 3d Brooklyn, Thursday, Sept.

22, at 8 p.m. Interment Lutheran tery Friday, 10 a.m. Automobile cortege. ZEINER--Suddenly, on Sept. 21.

1921, at Norwalk. FREDERICK EUGENE in his 8th year, beloved son of Frederick Eugene and Fiorence Hill Zeiner. Funeral services at the residence of his grandmother. Mrs. Florence G.

Hill. 1060 Lincoln pl. Brooklyn, Sept. 23, at 2:30 p.m. IN MEMORIAM LEE--Month's mind mass for MARY E.

LEE Friday, Sept. 23, 1921. at 9 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 9th st.

and 4th Brooklyn. Relatives and friends invited. HUSBAND and SONS. WEIDT--In loving memory of our standard bearer, the late EDWARD T. WEIDT, who died 011 Sept.

21, 1918. His memory will ever remain cherished in the hearts of all who loved him and mourn his loss. For years our esteemed brother was the presiding officer of our organization and through his guidance and sagacious judgment he has established a society of benevolence and good will. We who have succeeded our beloved founder trust and hope that our efforts will continue to maintain this great organization by means of which dedicate our good works as a memorial to his solemn memory. EDWARD T.

WEIDT BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Funeral Directors F. HERBST SONS Conduct Funerals With Dignity and Exactness Out-of-town funerals personally attended 697 THIRD AV. Tel. 1601 South Est.

1868. Mortuary Chapel 695 3d Ave Floral Designs -at Half Price Namm's Floral Shop Livingston St. Entrance Main 6609 Keep Young by Refusing To Age in Spirit, Recipe Of Mr. Nutting, 87 Friday By EDWARD V. RIS.

The 87th birthday of Andrew J. Nutting, well-known merchant, which falls en Friday, will find him still making his own sunshine and packing it with him. To do this is the first requisite for reaching a serene old age, he says. Another prime essential is to keep the mind continually occupied. Mr.

Nutting has no tares in his mental garden to interfere with the growth of the wheat. He keeps the garden clean by refusing to admit there, 80 they may run riot and produce harvest of lares, any sad thoughts or or anything of mournful complexion. He does not talk of death or of things in decay. He keeps company with the young and reflects their youthful spirit. "I never permit myself to get old here," he said to an Eagle reporter vesterday, as he tapped his forehead with a decided finger.

yield no ground. Ir it were not for a little neuritis, could dance the cancan right now. 1f 1 don't live to be 100, it will be my own Following this prescription has enabled Mr. Nutting to conserve his vigor and his 87th year finds him coming down to his store at Fulton and Smith sts. three times a week from his farm in Greenwich, 43 miles away.

It finds him motoring regularly over 80 miles daily; it finds him planning an extensive trip to Europe next year, full of the boyish spirit, although he has just completed year in which he toured 1,500 miles by car, 130 to 200 miles a day. Starts Anew Every Day. Every morning when he arises he starts life anew. He say's he has been doing that all his days, There must be dark days on the long backward trail, but if they ever threaten to throw the mind into unpleasant channels, Mr. Nutting simply opens the sunshine tap wide and lets the flood in.

He was at his store when An interview was sought with him, transacting business and keenly alert to everything going on about him. He seemed about 50 instead of nearing his 90s. His face is remarkably free from lines and his silver hair is plen- I tiful. He sees well, but cannot read fine print, and the newspapers are i read to him. Barring a touch of the i neuritis already mentioned and slight difficulty in hearing, he is as sound as a dollar just turned out of the mint.

And he keeps up with the times. Three morning and three afternoon newspapers are read to him and out of them he gleans a comprehensive knowledge of world affairs and of polities at home. It is his pride to state that the world does not get ahead of him at any point. He steps right along with it. Mr.

Nutting's experience demonstrates that there is no specific regimen to be followed if one wishes to grow old with contentment beyond, keeping the mind healthy and living cleanly. Mr. Nutting has been a moderate user of tobacco and wine and even now he can drink a glass of wine, he says, although he has given up smoking long since. He gets along with a minimum of sleep, but eats lightly and carefully refrains from red meats. "When I was a younger man it used to horrify me to see some of my friends sit down to a.

colossal steak." he says. used to tell them that sort of diet would get them in the end, but they replied that they liked it. Today they are gone and I am here. "TE I had my life to live over again one iota. I might make worse miswould not change my mode of living I takes.

Today I begin life anew--every day. I have no hobbies and do not exercise. My work is my hobby. I bring a sunny spirit into that Began as Printer's Devil. used to like to drive fine horses and I once won eleven blue ribbons at a single horse show in Brooklyn.

also played golf al lot." At this point a member of the firm broke in to whisper that Mr. Nutting is still a champion domino player. suppose longevity depends great deal on the stock from which you come. My mother lived to be 86, my grandmother was 94 when she died and my grandfather was also an old man. My sister is 86.

was born in Franklin County, in Chateaugay, in 1834. My father was a shoemaker and 'whipped the Do you know what that is? He used travel about to the different houses merd shoes. That is 'whipping the I never went to school. I have worked all my life. I worked hard.

I began as a printer's devil for the Schenectady Sentinel at the age 10 and the only thing I received in payment for it was a New Year's address," and he smiled humorously. "Next I went to work as a bookcinder with Burns Palmer, at Troy, N. Y. My salary was $36 year and $2 a week for board. But was ambitious and worked overtime, SO that I might earn enough money to go to dancing school.

I still have a book which I bound there, embossed and gilded. "When mv time was up, they wanted me to stay, -but I had another object in mind and went to work selling shirts and collars for a firm Utica. That was the beginning of my career in the clohting business. Boarded for $2 a Week. When Mr.

Nutting first began to work in New York he boarded in Beekman st. for $2 a week, slept on the store counter and ate his noonday meal out of a lunch basket. Finally he opened up his own office on Broadway not far from Trinity Church. From there he branched out until he was operating a chain of stores--two in Chicago, one in Rochester and one in Pittsburg. The store in Brooklyn was estab.

horse cars ran along Smith and Fullished 43 years ago, in the days when ton sts. For 10 years Mr. Nutting was adviser for Rogers. Peet Co. and spent two years daily at their original place of business, Broome st.

and Broadway. On his 87th birthday Mr. Nutting ex. pects to be at his store as usual and then attend a little spread in his honor at the Larchmont Club. He will spend the winter at Sherry's, in Manhattan, and expects to continue reporting for work as usual three or four times a week.

And in doing SO he will pack his sunshine along. CALLS POLICE WITNESSES A parade of policemen, some of whom were in uniform, was held in the Gates ave. court this morning before Magistrate Steers and caused the latter to contribute some interesting remarks. The policemen from three precincents and each presented a subpena to Judge Steers. On investigation it was learned that they were summoned as character witnesses, although one admitted that he could not testify as to the character of the defendant.

Magistrate Steers apologized to the officers and sent them away. The case, which upset the usual court routine, was that of Mrs. Helen M. Dean of 125 Halsey who had Edward M. Donovan, 54, of 19 St.

Andrews in court on a disorderly conduct charge. She aleged that Donovan had followed her last week and used insulting language to her. Donovan, who claimed to have been connected at one time with the Street Cleaning Department, finally admitted that he had sent out the subpenas. The case was adjourned to Sept. 28.

R. DE WITT SQUIRES KILLED IN CLEVELAND Brooklynite in Charge of NonUnion Men Struck With Iron Bar. Raymond De Witt Squires, 31 years old, of 243 McDonough died on Mon. day in St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, of a fractured skull, which the police of that city report their belief to be was due to the activities of "union strikers." Mr.

Squires was a carpenter foreman in charge of a force of non-union men constructing the new Keith Theater in Cleveland. He was on his way home last Thursday night and had almost reached home, when a motorcar suddenly stopped opposite him and two men leaped out. They immediately set upon him, knocked him down and fractured his skull with an iron bar. Then they ran back to the motorcar, jumped in and hurried away. Mr.

Squries was picked up by the police and taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where he remained without rallying until the end. The police have made every effort to find his assailants, but 50 far without result. Mr. Squires' body has been received at his late home in Brooklyn, where the funeral services will be held tomorrow con.

ducted by the Rev. Robert H. Carson, pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church. The interment will de in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr.

Squires was born in Brooklyn, the son of De Witt C. and Nellie L. Squires, and was educated at the Manual Training High School. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie A.

Dickinson Squires: his parents. and four sisters, the Misses Edith, Isabel and Clara Squires and Mrs. William T. Richmond of Richmond Hill, L. I.

MRS. R. C. BOWEN DIES; WIFE OF CHAPLAIN Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bowen, wife of the Rev.

R. C. Bowen, died yesterday of heart trouble from which she had been suffering for the past ten months. The funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, late residence, 279 Lenox Flatbush, conducted by the Rev. Dr.

John Humpstone and the Rev. Dr. John M. Moore, pastor of the Marcy Avenue Baptist Church. The interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Bowen was the daughter of William J. and Eliza. bear J. Sherman, of Albany, N.

Y. She was married 35 years ago and had spent most of her married life in Flat. bush. The Rev. Mr.

Bowen has been chaplain of the Department of Correction for the past 21 years. He was chaplain of the old Kings County penttentiary and is still chaplain of Ray. mond Street Jail. He was also pastor of the Lenox Road Baptist Church for eight years. Mrs.

Bowen was an active worker in all the societies in the Marcy Avenue Baptist Church. She is survived besides, her husband, by a sister Miss Sarah L. Sherman, of Brooklyn. BLUE LAW FOES ASK STRATON TO RESIGN Grant Allen, New York State superintendent the Anti-Blue Law League of America, with offices at 160. W.

45th Manhattan, yesterday sent a. letter to the Rev. John Roach Straton asking Dr. Straton to resign. The letter in part says: "Your activities have consisted of a species of clownery whose chief assets are the portrayal to the public of anything that may be construed as sensual, spectacular and erotic.

These facts are public property. This method has tended to degrade your church, filling it with sensation and amusement seekers rather than in search of spiritual help and consola. tion. "We charge that your efforts have been largely hypocritical and selfish inasmuch as after you had achieved sufficient notoriety you incorporated in book form much of the material used from the pulpit. In so doing we charge that you have prostituted your sacred office for personal renown and for large and pecuniary personal profit.

"That your methods are disastrous to the welfare of your church is evidenced by the revolt against them of a large proportion of your congregation. Four of your sermons have been unfit for the ears of children whose mothers fear to entrust them to the care of what should be the finest and most powerful influence in their lives. "We speak in the interests of our men of every denomination and members, among whom nati churchamong whom are members of your own church." WHAT CAUSED DEATH OF SCENARIO WRITER? Authorities Trying to Solve Zelda Crosby Mystery. Several witnesses, one of them a woman, were subpaened to appear before Chief Medical Examiner Charles H. Norris in Manhattan, today to be questioned about the death of Zelda Crosby, the young scenario writer.

Dr. Norris wished to determine whether the young woman's death, which occurred in June, was due to an accidental overdose of veronal, or whether the drug was taken with suicidal in. tent. It was at first believed that death was due to an overdose of the drug accidentally taken. Recently Dr.

Benjamin Schwartz, assistant medical examiner, learned in a round about way, that two letters had been written by the young woman which had not been delivered into the hands of the authorities as the law requires. To whom they were addressed, and what their contents were, is something which the medical examiner will try to learn. When Dr. Schwartz was called into the case, he examined the body and found that death was due to veronal poisoning and terminal bronchial pneumonia. Upon the information of a private physician, who said that he had treated the young woman prevSously for veronal poisoning.

Dr. Schwartz concluded that she was an habitual user of the drug and that therefore there was necessity for holding an autopsy. "Now the information as to the existence of the letters which were removed for some reason not known, makes it imperative that the records in the medical examiner's office shall be accurate as to the cause of death. Miss Crosby was a very attractive young woman. She had a studio apartment at 28 E.

55th Manhattan. After the young woman died and was buried the housekeeper was visited by several persons, apparently detectives, ask 4 never many explained. questions reason was They wanted to know, the housekeeper said, about parties which had been held in the studio. These visits first tinged the case with mystery. Rat Bites Woman's Toe; Ambulance, Police and Neighbors Answer Cries This is the tale of a ratastrophe the moral of which is that the old ways of killing rats are the best.

Enter the rat to the room of Mrs. Mary Corcoran, at 382 Pearl where it leaps into the bed occupied by the sleeping Mrs. Corcoran and bites her in the toe. Screams many and loud. Enter the brave brothers, William and Thomas O'Neil, to rescue the afflicted.

The rat flees while one man pursueth. Brother William rings up the police and hospital, which is the best way to do in a case of rat bite. Close up of Brother Thomas pursuing the rat into the kitchen and into the stove. Brother Tom seizes the kettle with the boiling water, takes off the top of the stove and pours a flood down into it. Then he opens the door, but the rat emerges hale and hearty from the geyser and races into the dining room, where Brother Tom drives it to its doom with a on the bean from the head of a tap hammer.

Then come the police and the doctors and the neighbors -thronging to learn of the ratastrophe at 332 Pearl st. The Woman Voter Mrs. William H. Good of this bore WAS selected yesterday at the meeting of the Empire State eDmocracy in the Hoel Commodore to be one of the vice chairmen for the metropolitan district. Her associate is rs.

J. Borden Harriman. The secretary is Miss Ida Osborne and the women members of the executive committee of this new organization are Mrs. Francis L. Robbins, Mrs.

Charles E. Simonson, Mrs. John M. hPillips and Miss Portia Willis. A representative from of the five boroughs of Greater cache York and ten members will be added later.

Frank P. Polk is chairman of the pire tion of State the members Democracy for and this the first will center upon candidates for the State Legislature. The Democratic women of the 17th A. Mrs. Minnie J.

Abell, leader, will inaugurate their series of monthly euchres at the club headquarters, 590 Gates on Tuesday evening. As usual there will be handsome souvenirs for participants in the game and for non-players. Invitations have been exended to the Democratic candidates on the city and other tickets. The Women's Regular Democratic organization of the 9th A. D.

will meet this evening at the clubhouse, 259 Ovington ave. Mrs. Evelyn C. Meagher wil preside and local candidates will speak. During the business session final arrangements will be made for the block party to be held on Ovington between 2d and 3d on Saturday evening, Oct.

1,, for which Mrs. Meagher is chairman, Miss Anna M. Wall secretary and Mrs. May Crowley, treasurer. Other members who are actively inerested are Mrs.

M. Cum ing, Mrs. S. Costello, Mrs. M.

Moulton, Mrs. K. Doyle. Mrs. S.

Lyons, Mrs. B. Siegel, Mrs. M. Dunn, Mrs.

C. Donovan, Miss L. O'Connor, Miss H. Cogan, Miss E. Sands, Mrs.

M. Skelly, Mrs. M. Bagnell, Mrs. G.

Fitzgerald, Mrs. I. Wemyss, Miss A. Ryan, Miss K. Mrs.

V. Old, Mrs. E. Hayden, Mrs. M.

Kerrigan, Mrs. E. Campion, Mrs. M. Quinn, Mrs.

M. Mullen, Mrs. D. Cooper, Mrs. C.

Thompson, Mrs. A. Garvan, Bertha Gsanger Unit, Miss M. Rogan, Mrs. S.

Connors. Mrs. Meagher, Miss Wall and Mrs. Crowley are the delegaes to the Democratic State convention next Monday in Manhattan. The 16th A.

D. Republican Club, with headquarters at 8729 20th will hold its annual block party and carnival next Friday and Saturday nights, the proceeds to be used to build an extension to the clubhouse. Isabel C. Shults is the associate executive member of this district and Peter S. Seery is president of the club.

Mrs. MacDonald De Witt. Rosalie Loew Whitney, Mrs. May Gooderson, Mrs. Lillian Bradley and Mrs.

Jennie Blank are among the Republican women leaders who left today to attend the Republican State convention at Syracuse tomorrow. Mrs. Walter Burritt Moore, a delegate from the 1st A. will leave this evening for the convention. Here is the City League of Women Voters' questionnaire for aldermen: Are you for or against: 1.

The immediate ate establishment of terminal markets? 2. An appropriation to enable an adequate number of school houses to be kept open during the summer as play schools for the children? 3. An adequate appropriation SO that a greater number of streets may be shut off as play streets for the children, with a paid supervisor in charge? 4. An ordinance containing a provision that there shall be a clear view of the interior of all places selling beverages at retail? 5. Adequate olice protection for all city parks? 6.

The purchase of coal used in all city property direct from the mine? Defeated candidates John J. McGinnis, Edward Mackin and Alderman Gorman in generous terms on Mon. day pledged their support to Mrs. Mabel T. Falco, candidate for Alderman, at the weekly meeting of the 1st A.

D. Republican Club, 127 Remsen st. FINDS PRISONER IS BUDDY Detective John Murphy of the Narcotic Squad yesterday afternoon discovered that one of two men whom he and Detective Barney Boylan, also of the Narcotic Squad, had arrested at Allen and Delancey Manhattan. on charges of selling and illegally possessing drugs, was an old buddy with whom he had fought side by side in France during the war while in Co. D.

105th Field Artillery. The man, John Daly, 25, who gave his address as Pearl st, and the Bowery, robust and healthy while in the service. was emaciated and weak when found by Murphy. With him was arrested Joseph Borgess, 22, of 105 Wyckoff Brooklyn. G.

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CRESCENT SHUBERT VAVDEVILLE Daily Mats vs 815 25 8 A Knockout LULU LEW McCONNELL- FIELDS for 1 STAR SHOWS ACTS BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC SUNDAY, SEPT. 25, AT 8:30 Van Schenck OTHER AND ACTS $1,500,000 IN LIQUOR OBTAINED ON FORGED WAREHOUSE PERMITS Trip Abroad Mere Jaunt For A. J. Nutting, Nearly 87 WRESTLING RULES WILL BE STRICT The following statement was issued today by the State Athletic Commission: "The attention of all clubs is called to the fact that wrestling is subject to the same laws, regulations and rules as boxing, and is under the jurisdiction and control of the New York State Athletic Commission. Wrestlers may make their matches to wrestle under the rules now in existence, matches to be decided by falls, two out of three or three out of five, alas may be agreed upon in making the match.

All matches shall be limited in time to two hours. Should there be only one fall in the two hours the winner of that fall will be declared the winner of the contest. "Should each contestant have a fall, the referee will order them to continue until there is an additional fall, which will be the deciding fall, winning the contest, even though the agreement may be for the best three out of five. Should there be no fall at the end of the two hours they will be ordered to continue and the first fall will decided the match. The Athletic Commission reserves the right to appoint the referee and judges and all other officials for the contest.

"The referee will be instructed by the Commission to disqualify any wrestler who indulges in the following unfair and foul methods striking, scratching, gouging, any display of bad temper, strangle holds, so-called head holds, toe locks and scissors holds, which are held specially for the purpose of punishing an opponent, are declared to be foul methods and if indulged in the offender will be at to the opponent. He will further he once disqualified and the match ch given punished by having his license revoked. "All wrestlers must be licensed by the State Athletic Commission, as well as seconds, managers and officials connected in any way with a wrestling contest. Wrestlers must submit to a physical examination before every contest and should a wrestler attempt to engage in a contest who is found I prepared or unfit through illness or injury, his license as a wrestler will be revoked." HOLD ST. LOUIS MAN IN CHECK SWINDLE Greek letter men throughout the country will be interested in the arrest.

yesterday, in front of the Brooklyn Trust Company's Building at 177 Montague of 'Ranson L. Denny, on a charge of petty larceny. Members of the fraternity all over the United States and particularly in the South lave been warned against a man of that name who has been doing a lot of petty swindling among college alumni by geting them to worthless checks. The Alumni News of Cornell has been taking pains to warn its readers about the 'man. He drives a fine motorcar.

Carlton P. Johnson of 133 8th is a Cornell man who had reading about Mr. Denny. Yesterday Mr. Johnson was doing some business at the Trust Company's offices and left his car for a few minutes outside of the door.

He noticed that there was another stylish motor near his, and that a dapper little man of 35 or thereabouts was in it. eyeing him as he went in. The little man, who wore, conspicuously, a Psi Upsilon pin, was there when he came out. and approached him. man." said he to Johnson, who also a fraternity man, "I'm in a little trouble.

My home is in St. Louis and I've run out of ready cash for the moment. I only need a small amount until I can ret a remittance and I'll give vou a check on my bank for it. Ten dollars will be enough to tide me over. "Aha!" said Mr.

Johnson to himself. "Here's my chicken. I chan do a good turn for. the boys 'by fair Cayuga's So he readily consented to give him the money and took in exchange a check drawn by Ranson L. Denny on the Central National Bank of St.

Louis. The transaction being completed, Denny pocketed the $10 and Johnson the check. Then Johnson caused Denny's arrest. Denny gave his address as at 513A Thomas St. Louis, Mo.

He denied any attempt at swindling. Mr. Johnson telegraphed last night to the secretary of the Alumni House at Cornell and received a reply giving the names of men who claimed that they had been swindled by "one Denny." The accused was arraigned this morning before Magistrate Folwell in the Adams st. court an through his counsel. Edward J.

Reilly, pleaded not guilty to the charge of petty larceny which Johnson had made against him. cH was held in default of $1,000 bail for a hearing on Monday. His wife, a pretty woman, was in court and had a long talk with him and his counsel. 'As Detevtice Brenan was leaving the court he received a dispatch from Martin O'Brien, chief of police of St. Louis, saving: "Hold Ranson Denny for extradition on a charge of swindling." CASTORIA RIA For Infants and Children a In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of N.

Y. Customs Officials Asked to Hold Up Withdrawals Tit Orders Are Verified. Hartford, Sept. 21-Nearly 50.000 gallons of whisky has bees legally withdrawn from warehouses and distilleries, principally in New York, by forging the signatures of the Fedral prohibition directors of New York and Connecticut, Prohibition Director Mackenzie announced last night. The value of this liquor, at bootleg prices, would be $1,500,000.

Director Mackenzie said be had requested the customs officials in New York to hold up withdrawais of whisky until represntatives of the warehouses satisfy them that the permits upon which withdrawais are sought have ben verified at the prohibition office here. Director Mackenzie also said he had sent a reconmendation to Prohibition Director Haynes in Washington that warehouses be required to follow the same procedure. The names of number of reputable drug supply firms in Connecticut have been used in forged permits, Mr. Mackenzie said. He said warehouse managers could easily serify the authenticity of permits presented for withdrawals of liquor.

PREACHER ASSAILS WOMEN MINISTERS "Would Increase Factional Scandal and Quarreling." Pittsburg, Sept. 21-Declaring that the ordination of women as ministers of thine Gospel would be prejudicial to interest of the Church, and "would increase the occasion for factional scandal and unhappy Satanic church quarreling," the Rev. Dr. Clarence Edward MacArtney, pastor of the Arch Street Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, discussed recognition of women in the Church before the General Council of the Alliance of Reformed Churches throughout the world here. Dr.

MacArtney said it would tend toward the complete "feminization, and more and more increase the disposition to throw the whole responsibility of church work upon the women. The Church, in time, would become a sort of women's guild." Dr. MacArtney declared that the record of women as interpreters and leaders of religious thought was not an enviable one. Dr. Martin Yeast of Lithuania, answering Dr.

MacCartney, said he the views expressed by the Philadelphia minister were his own personal opinion and not that of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches. The women also were defended London, by Dr. 8. Lewis Robertson of senting Presbyterian Church of England, and Dr. Arthur J.

Brown of New York City. MRS. ANGELA-YNIESTRA FARQUHAR, of 405 S. 4th Mount Vernon, N. wife of Frederick W.

Farquhar, known civil engineer, and former resident of Brooklyn until 18 year ago, died on Monday at her home. Mrs. Farquhar was born in Pensacola, and is survived by A brother and eight sisters living in the South. The funeral services were held thin afternoon, with interment in Mount Hope Cemetery. ALBERT H.

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