The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • 32

THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGER ATT YORE SUNDAY MAT 13 i TELLS OF Alfred Hartley OCun discharged from the Hnt: I tMknarv Inrv tiii tni tbmary Army told War Time Emergency Measures Adopted by the Fire Department Wonderful Growth of Brooklyn Botanic Garden Shown in Report! Send Large Squad to Plattsburg 4 Thirty of tha young men who use 1 the dormitories of the Central Branch IT A have been designated to The older residents ur Brooklyn ran' public I lures given at the lahnratoir (or arrriy rtwivr Central Branch Dormitories few building Throe hgurea all show aub-1 lertois coiiiiiiandvered the il'Miiiuiie they fn'ml there It was taken to one uf the Tire I'epartnu'nl I is amines uid sioied ('dntriiniri have notified lliat thev mud row have two men instead of one engaged night and dav in watching every mag-asine where dynainit is stored If I contractors bill to observe the new legulaiiuns their blasting pernitta will he revoked With a new tn elinitnat- I mg all who are unfit or disloyal there is a rigid ealuinalinn of every msn I remember the lime only ti increases over ISIS who applies fir a permit to handle years back hen the area occupied by 0vr HT iienny pickets of vete- oy naniie or art as watchman he Botanic Harden was a dumping abb Wre CooiimtiiNi Willi Knknl Aiillwrl ywur ndr to rhildru in Iii(Tm of about lira la Handling Kldosivrc in agement of lha Harden uulhur(llea gsnne over I he preceding year So a-Mduaum lh contributions of enthusiastic have the huts and girls HarrlMNiscH private funds this tract In fast becoin- becoma that they have each organized The lire Iiepartmenl haa also ar-1 ing one of the beauty spots of the city chlll the boJa BOW haTe a member rnngml to co-opt-rate with eral auihoritlss in rases storsge of sinmunitmn and explosives in anv public park in America and Is lu warehouses anil to notify the Ked-1 probably not surpassed by any pri-eral authorities when such storage oc- valel-oncd garden curs There has been a reduction In The scientific program held on two Hie number of ilvnanute magusines days at the recent dedication of the lisa oiikwnif oaa keuliallt la Uplllll It fpfllH lih lit Fed- lt Japante urdn I without phlp of over and tha alrla of ovarof lniolvinic tha I lion lha moat parfaL't ba found i ob Isa tiHsalns wiil i of the subway of 1 brought In Brooklyn from The report rails attention lo the fart that sith an expendilur of prl vats funds of Iras than 14200 publication he been received hy exchange and gift haring a total value of utcr at tha Plait shut Training fa nip Madison Barrack and Fort tllierldaii The dormitory secretary of tha branch Warien ('line said that tha men had pmvrd Ideal applicants for the appointment "Kvery one of lha young men Is lh Pd far ha phyui riuimnanta wHuriiAil The Ittall kata lwaM law 7 JUT" for the sst two months a ar Friday the Tabers Church of the hardship ih J1" in the trenches hy present wsr 4 Mr was on of tv 1 that England Wf 't battla front and of his panton men which numberes eleven returned rated on three oecson during battle on of ltl been confer ed ly Kin Ceor? wiui born In Brooklyn year ago the eon of Jm Conmr and lived for len year at ii iim siw Beginning of the wa7hI ITL England and enlisted seven brothers on the war fronb DR Scientific Denllslrj g-arfccH! Without (Yirnilrainper Robert' A5m-stuck a won a iiwilr per miMuiti non haa rittrn a highly interesting i111 l'tne-l purchase th rue! tn th A men can City on nar- market In thu nay it la hoped turn gmesr measure adopted by the New of it ran le aerured immerilately If York Fire Department to meet posal- jit were purrhared by uhllc letting Via conditions due to the war tneid manufactured according to ei- tf the moat impurUM meau re I the TTi'JEr (required under preeent factory and otganuntUm of an auxilary feet Bh(W lu vure delivery Hr boat The greatew Are hazard I New York I on the water front OunrrsilniiNig nf I Irc-FIghtlng Force In Kirnt nf hrrlnu Mr tutor to In the eant of tiny aorlou niennoe to the ii at an muicr lav or maht a Icrtr foree of seasoned flrc-Cghter in th Imaineiui ssrliun can he rnnreutratrd ahere they would he The At of the year wan needed Thi would he done hy of a pier In Brooklyn The 'rt'-iny men from the outlying horourh ami filling ihrlr plnre wilh auxiary Bra honl fleet run) of 1 41 i(brrn Wh have had fire-fighting ex powerful tug hoata beloncinc to the penances in the psei railnoada entering Near York fity rnlikn other depart nirnte the Fire Jersey Oly and llohoken at well epartnicnl can utilize in an emer tha Euah and Jay atrect terminal jnce in flrerghtlnr The emergency companies force murt know mnu-thlng about tha The water front has-been dUIlr4 tiwnrtltnjg of hose llnea making hy along Ihe rouie one biiildinxs the mol vulnerable spot In Ihe city lull the leading universities uf lha Eaat-The number of uiagnilnes waa rute-n L' lined States the most notable down by nne-hslf The s'riciest kind i gathering scientific men that ever of regulatloiare imposed In the mm- jasscmbled In this borough and many ler uf the wile of dynamite and other of the papers read dealt with prob-high explosives lema uf Ihe most vital importance in "Similar action ha been taken in I connection with plant breeding and the rase of rheinirals Conferences I His control nf the diseases of cultl- dram connection climbing ladders Into ten zones to each of which err-1 trsitun upon Ihe roof of the Lranrh under the Insirucllon of (i IlrMnr-ry formerly a member of the Constabulary" he said Krh ms will be presented with a durable pocket testament by the branrh Tha jouii men selected for are lieorge Carrington manager of the traik team gt Yale In ISIS: John I' Wier 11 Hubbard II Van Aiken Ihcrre Malleit 14 I) Stillinkn Xamurl II Randle R- TV I'nltnn A Hell rnbinson li Jones Milton fie Jr Tuttle file! living Havward George Allmon Cullaglisn Foster Wortley Arthur Mrdicott Roger If fimith A Krause I- Kattelle Morton Karl G- Anderson and Frank A Caldwell Barrett Rogers has gone to Fort filierldsn and McMur-ray and Ward Hopkins have been enrolled In the Madison Harracka Tha man who ar going to riattshurr will fbrm themselves Into a small group known as the Central-Branch men RINGF-ll ARKS (SOAO fit Louis May Mm Schumann-ilelnk the operatic contralto today filed suit for IISOOO against the United Railways of fit Louis for injuries sustained when a taxlcrb In which she wss riding was struck by a atrect car February 21 Three rth of the singsi were fractured In the areldent and she was forced tn cancel many concert engagements In her petition she says has health waa permanently Impaltad and that her ability to Min a llvlrg was lessened 110700 In rnnnertuin with tha plantadnn a large nick garden waa conatrurtsd and a fern garden inetalled lira Ho-tanir Uarileu having bean niad tha depository of the American Fern Hn-cletv fur lis collection of living fern The srientiflr work of the Carden largest popular Interest is doubtless the survey now being made uf the riiaeasrs uf lha trees and shrubs of Prospect Perk and- the Harden An expert has been appointed to give his enllr time to thla work during -lha spring summer and fall of 1010 and HIT Kreryona knows how difficult it is to maintain good healthy trees In our parka and streeta and this Investigation entirely financed hy a gift of private fund should yield Information of much value to the city Director fituert Gager call attention to ths urgent need nf Increased endowment as well as of mors nearly adequat appropriation for annual malntenanca by the city 'll I now aaya Mr Gager use private funds for Janitorial servlrs and ror over ona-half of the labor necessary to develop and maintain tho grounds On this an-count ths educational anfi scientific work for which the Harden was primarily established Is obliged to suffer The I reel or calls attention to ths urgent need of an endowment at once that will Insure an annual income of not less than 2 2IUOO Information as to tho nsea of such funds will gladly supplied by the director of tho Harden Our philanthropic dtixena could not place tholr money where It would used more directly or Judiciously for the public good than by contributing to the much needed endowment fund of the Botanic Garden Information concerning membership in the NO PAIN hi roMitTTivw TMFSIg RTH (ID DrS1 erses drills feefb eiirarI Sftf" nil WITHOIT THK kl PAIS being felt WHfc Tter aid (talk enractsS ntm iu st that Sis gsrfMtly awda Ik Uy1" All Work Gaarmtoed 10 fa IbcaysS I rth nni Dimbsm rt s1 raraS Traik tnarrua nlikasl glaim PRICES LOWEST Fell 1 Teeth I45 beta Craen Sa-karat a live Me aharge (ar aoaalkaUsa aspra (erg (a ftulfa! yg Dr SALTER 4S9 FnKoa Street BrooUn aW LADY IN ATiKhDAXcE" vated plants In connection with Ih present movement to increase tha production of food crops the Harden has provided a garden exert to give hts entire time to inspecting the soil of vacant lots and larger area and to give advice and Instruction in connection with the planting cultivation and harvesting of the crop The Harden has also served as the center of distribution for Brooklyn uf seed potatoes at wholesale rates and has also distributed several thousand copies of It leaflet on "The 8ms II Vegetable Ths sixth anmgil report of tho Brooklyn Bntanie Garden for 11 1 just issued gives evidence of ths rapid growth uf the Institution Tha report notes the progress toward the completion of the building up to December II and also records ths completion nf a children's building One half the coat of ths latter (11401) anil one-half the cost of completing the laboratory building (about $110-000 was met hy private funds the remainder by the Issue of corporate stock of tha City of Now York It Is not eo very lOrg ago that a small minority were calling upon the Harden authorities to explain why Greater New York needed two botanic garden This annual report -shows that ths cltlxeni of Brook'yn have answered that question thsirxelvss so convincingly that it is not likely ever to be asked again The demands mad upon the Harden by the public snd the response of tha public to the opportunities offered hav taxed the full capacity of the siaif and the wholly inadequate equipment they have had during the past nix years The attendance during lilt reached a total of lllist In addition to over 11000 auditors at addresses and talks given by members of the Harden staff at local schools Ths attendance at regular Garden classes that la classes organised at ths Garden and taught by member of ths Garden staff was over 14000 In addition to this over l'KOO pupils of the Brooklyn schools visited ths Garden with their teachers for lectures field lessons or guidance through tha plant houses and ever 7000 children and adults attended the SUSTAINING A TRADEMARK A recent decision in Ihe Supreme Court of Massarhusette establishes ths trademark of ths ftelada Tea Com tala of thaao tugboats are assigned When a Are occurs thu department rperatnni call tip tfco railroad tug dls-1 tellers lu tha tone affected It la thaw tha dispatcher's duty to locate Rot lea (haa two tugs and direct them to proceed to tho scene of the Are dropping their towa at tha near-sat pier if necessary These boats have already dona splendid aervlceat Area and In cnaa or real emergenry would ba InvulJable "In order" the t'emniiss'oiier aaya "to make thla vol-unteer rervico more effective the tugboat capiat ora given technical Instructions in flrt-flghting at Fir a lieade tarter "la connociion with tho waterfront hazard ire tin also been In touch with the Permary of War with view to having more stringent regulations adopted for the transports non of explosives The shipping points for munitions In New Jersey opposite New York ronMlliil grave danger to tho city Tho War Department should Herein supervision over tho handling and transportation of explosives at then points may take tho most careful precautions In thla eliy against explosives being obtained but our effnrta are of tittle un so long as anyone ran go to Jersey City or Bridgeport and get all the explosives he manta" Ten New Fire Companies For Service During the War Another of tho aiept taken bv this department la order that It might be nbla to meet all possible emergencies as the organization of ten additional lira companies for service during the period of war In Important sections of Manhattan and Brooklyn The Board of Aldermen has authorised tha Issue of revenue bonds to the extent of approximately 30aouu to meet the expense of this addition to tha flre-flfhting force Of thla sum tho following waa for the salaries of the additional officers engineer and men required: flrwnm at US cm si in I'vuiennu si li 1 tspta'a si (iMl4 IMU Harden may be had by addressing the! pany by fining a rival concern for director" Mlllnr bulk (t ai lkliidi have been held wilh leading chemist end repiesrnlrflives of chemical houses in Ihs cliy with a view to eloser supervision over the handling and sale of chemicals A 'list of all dangerous chniurala hn been made up and dealer hav been asked tn sell none of these chemical to anyone who Is without a permit from the Fire Department or who Is not known lo Ihs company as a reliable person If the sit ust Ion warrants It is planned to hav these regulations made mors strict by means of a city ordinance "A score or more of Inspectors of the Bureau of Kire Prevention have teen added to the force under tha control of the Kire Marshal Thews men are assigned to night duty They sleep In company houses and Investigate at once all fires occurring at night They report to tha Flro Marshal who apeciul duty Is tho in-roatigstlon of flrrs and tho prosecution of coses of arson and Incendiarism and who inuot therefore be especially well prepared for quick and certain action at the present time It In planned to add flvo more men to thla emergenry force mainly for eerv-ice In Brooklyn Vmtiom and Iewrcu of Absence lle- yoked For Time Being "In order to keep a maximum firefighting force available vacs Lions and leaves have been revoked for the time being and lime olf for the unlfcrnied force has been reduced from one day In fire tn on day in neven This step was felt to be necessary In view of the serious nature of tha present emergency and the men have shown a ready spirit of co-operation and self-sacrifice "Closer co-operation with tho Polico Department Is another of tho emergency measures undertaken There are arrangements tor a special which will bring firemen with their effective hoes and high-pressure water service to the side of policemen In quelling serious street disorder It 1 believed that a well-directed tream of water under several hundred pound pressure will prove almost as effective as machine guns In breaking up a riot without risk to the lives of bystanders To prevent the crippling of tho firs fighting servlrs police will ba on guard night gnd day around the old Flro Headquarters on Fast 81 xty -seventh street as well as at ths two high-pressure pumping stations on Gsnss-voort street snd on Oliver street Wherever Ihe pressure pipes are exposed by subway excavations police will also he stationed order that the Fire Department may be placed on the most efficient basis possible request hag been made for an issue of corporate stock sufficient to complete ths motorization of the Department The surq of MSlIIS7t la sllll needed for Ihts ufir- fioae This BHin will purchase the vnl-owlng apparatus necessary to com- and using Are department toots For those reasons lie emergenry Are force Inch has been enrolled Is confined to retired members of the department still physically aide tu do fire duty tn members of active and disbanded volunteer Are organisation throughout Greater New York and to young men on the eligible list for appointment ns firemen Enrollment blank have been sent to every man and each haa been filled joill with the name of the volunteer his home and business address the number nf the telephone by which hr raii Iw reached both day and night hi present occupation past experience as a fireman and other Important data About 1100 men a number sutneient to form about ISO Ar companies bav already enrolled nd indicated their willingness to servo Cithers who have not enrolled hut who can be counted upon will perhaps shortly bring this number up to itne nr IOOO men A Urge number of officers of many years experience In the department hav been enlisted Including several chiefs All Volunteer Hare Agreed Is Perm WltlMiot lBy 'This force ie enthusiastic trained nd available for service at tn hour'e notice All of the enrollment blanks have been classified by battalion and company districts and by telephone centrals and tha men have all been assigned tn com panic where they may be used when needed All volunteers have agreed to serva without pay and hav shown an eager disposition to glvo the city tho benefit of thslr experience firemen We have enough men on the volunteer rolls to man practically every Are company In the city If necessary in css of a serious emergency the regular force of firemen will be concentrated In tho central part of the city here the fire danger Is greatest and the volunteers will be iiail tn men the compunle In the outlying districts' where fires are very few and where the possibility of extensive Incendiarism would he remote If the situation should warrant It a number of extra companies may be Installed In the central pert of tho city using apart apparatus for that purpose "Vigorous measures hare been adopted tn safeguard the city from explosions of dynamite now being used In contract work The day that diplomatic relations were broken with (ier-msny inspectors were sent out to investigate the IPO or more Iocs linns where blasting was going on Uf the mag-mlnea so Inspected twelve ware found to be unguarded and Ihe In- 1 plet motorliatlon: 41 tractors for steamers II aerial hook and Udder Irucks 45 tenders and 2 city rervtc trucka With ths completion of the motorization of ths Departmsnt it will ba able to meet any emergency promptly would have a large margin of reserve apparatus would be able to mobilise the apparatus at any given point quickly and would make a great financial mvlng In the maintenance of the Department eddltion to ths above measures there Is to be an extension of ths fir prevention propaganda Thla ia done with a view of carrying out President Wilson's earnest plea for the greatest possible conservation of ths country's resources at this Tv I tMtwi: lew saving as aicuusl e( proniMwna awwig h'M total Hi KB Added to thi was ItMSO for hosa for tha new companies Since It has been necessary to draw upon our stock of reserve apparatus to equip the companies and the present situation demands the replacing of this Preponderance in Your avor DO YOU LIVE IN A BLACK HOUSE 1 In one out of every five homes the plot of new is being lived in real life right now Were those houses of unhappiness painted black your street would have its share Would your house be amoncj them? 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