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'-'I THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE NEW YORK SUNDAY JULY 22 1917 BENEFIT FOR RED CKOS MICHIGAN EXPET I BELL SAYS QUEENS PRAISES I ROADS GOP WANTS CROPSEY See Mosquito Problem Solved at Camp Upton 1 huosproiiks jiissjotomin NEW RAPID TRANSIT LINE FOR QUEENS Opens Tomorrow Connects Second Ava With Routes in Borough Ooneot and Tableaux to Ba Hold at Stony Brook Stony Brook I July Te n-abla Long Islanders to do their bit Bd Cross benefit will be bald la Stony Brook auditorium ou July 21 Tha Rev John Carson tha head of th Stony Broolf Assembly baa gives tha use of the auditorium and will himself nek the opening address Tn three leading spirits In preparing tha benefit are Mrs Harriet Youngs soprano William do Lafl-wich Dodge th artist and Georg MacFarlmne the light opera baritone There wlU be two patrlotlo tableaux arranged and directed by Mr Dodge Edward Hines on Tour With Stata Department Flushing Lawyer Takes Issus With De Ruling on Meetings PLEASED WITH EAGLE SIGNS CROSSES QCEENSBORO BRIDGE WANTS SURLIER SESSION The femple of the species Is the only one that attacks humane or animals Thta aperies is both' a uay and night flyer Th domestlo mosquito or Culex ripiara which IsAhe bird that buzxee around tho room at night when you are trying to gpt to sleep the eurxeone found whs hardly repreaented at the ramp and reported that It waa not abundant They atafed that thera ara no anopheles moequitoea at tha camp These are the mosquitoes that appear to stand on their heads when they are ready to start boring operation and ara recognised as disease carriers It waa explained by th doctors that tha present abundant flock of mosquitoes are the products of ths second breeding of the season and that the numbers of the mosquitoes Is rapidly wanln Tha first hatching out takes place after tha spring tides uut uKfi )iici niivr ins ipnni uufi (Special to Tho Eagla) Camp Upton Yaphank I- July Reporta that tha terrors of a mosquito plague were causing laborers to quit their Jobe at th camp are understood her to have caused earns apprehension among higher War Department officials apd resulted In aa investigation being ordered by them ef tha conditions existing at Camp Upton at Yaphaak While the source from which tho orders for th Investigation proceeded Is not definitely established nevertheless an Investigation waa mad It waa fated by a reliable authority that previous to th investigation of tha mosquitoes it wee established that men have not quit? tha camp because they were unable to tolerate tb winged borers Captain A Schoeqleber an Army surgeon nnd Dr Frank Overton sanl-taray supervisor of the Mete Health Most Prrfwt System of Markers Anywhere In the Country Ha Says Kayo Real fimtlmmi of Party Has Not Bren Exprrsard Claim Antl-MItrhrl Frcllng 30 GLEN COVE MEN CALLED BY DRAFT (Special to Tha Eagle) Palchogua July 21-Tha man wha made Wayne County Michigan famous aa tha pioneer In the use of i gM a a flood tha iiiarshea after leerlnf them bul'dln dry all The erpe of the dim- I wed yesterday aa was complet- Department InvasUgatad tb mosquito' quitoea ane laid In tho mud which nk tour of Long labuid nnd he x-ituatlun They found moequitoea I must first become dry and then be I presped himself ns being greatly eur-present In large numbers nt the camp 1 flooded before tha eggs ran hatch out rlM)j Bd mum- Lewis Ford First Number Calisd From Now City 1' -af UN 3 8 fc: to The spring hatching out of last year's zJT: a PJ eggs produces th biggest flock of the I th der' Perfection to season Kerqptly conditions have I the constructing of concrete brqn right to hatch out the eggs which reads on Long Island have been laid In the marsh mud by brought This man la Edward shd HlnM Mich and ha 1 reached (ns pMK or its oziatonco and I ja a Ita numbers ara waning ao that they cianof tha tyunty Road Comala-111 become cu and lesa of a nuisance I Wayna County Dr Overton atataa that thera will In tha court of hla eonvereatlon In not ba another flock hatched out until which ha narrated fcU obeemtlon KJrfaKsfc nnd that at th present time their number I fpr greater than It has been Inc early spring and much greater than It will be In the near future Captain Schoenleber who has seen service in tie Philippine la well versed In the handling of Insect peet and Dr Ooverton la a naturalist who la wall versed In the entomology of Long Island They found that tha apeolM of moo-qulto that la now pravalent at tha oamp la tha salt marsh mosquito which la easily Identified by the alternate gray and white stripes on Its body and leg aa well as Its beak Tha pedes la known to scientists aa ths Culex Sollcttan It la not a native of tho camp alt but la carried thera from the marshes where It breed by the wind and It finds lodging In the dense growth of underbush now on tho camp ait It Is not I natural sucker ef human or animal blood Ita natural method of subsistence la by sucking plant Juice (Special to Tha Eagle) Bea Cliff I July Thirty poung men of this village and Glen Head are among those who havo boon designated by the draft in tho Brat National Army Lewis Ford waa the youth whoso number was first drawn among the villager hla being 714 Tha others ara: Myron Mitchell 2114 sen of Mitchell Andrew Sommer 1111 Paul Sods 2141 Joseph Blankmeyer 01 Thomas Crathy 420 Augustus Smith 1140 Georg XL Blngel 140 Michele Mane 2101 Arthur A Hansom 2012 son of tha lata Samual Ransom Court Clerk Dunlel Hohen-rath Jr 1411 Charles Segul 204 Harold Bogart 112 Harry Slater 2124 Arthur Vlnoer 1001 Mephen GUI 100 Andrew Wilson 2114 William Lundgren 2014 on of Dr Charles Lundgren Lewis Meyers 2414 James Francis 1114 Carl Ilerold 1S0I Louis Shegone 1011 John Britt til Reuben Truxton 2111 Charles A Pike 2112 Paul Jars 1700 William McNally 717 Charles 8 Ransom 2127 on of tho lata 8 Ransom Walter Tlenken 1042 and George Van Wlnk-lan 2161 Robert Trice Bell a Flushing law yer who Is working for tha nomination -ef Justice James Crcpsey for Mayor declared yesterday that tha Republl--cans of Queena would not abide by declaration made tha previous day by Joseph II Da Ilragga Iqgdar cf tba Its-1 publican party In Qucrn(to tha street' that no further meetings of the county commute would held during tha months of July and August "Mr Do Braggs tries to Justify tho fact that no more meetings will bo held befoso fall by the statement thet It Ig not eu stoma ry to hold meetings during the summer month and that la tha head of an executive committee tfcgt la determining the matter -of fueloil" said Mr Bell "I have always had a high personal regard for Jo but I cannot believe that would attempt to put th Republicans of Queens on record aa being on th Mltchel band wagon when I know that a majority of Republlcano of Ui Bounty arc -opposed to Mr' Mltchd renomlnatlnn Jtr De Braggs throws hla support to Mr Mitrhel 1 an confidant that' ha will ba acting In oppooltlon to tho majority wleh of tho rank and file of the party in Queeiia Justice Cropsey will undoubtedly carry Queena and If Da Braggs It familiar with conditions In every part of the county be must know It will be an outing of Republicans in Richmond Hill tomorrow af- tsrnoon which will ba attended by all of tha party leaders In Quean Mayor backers should attend this meeting and get an Idea of tho strong sentiment against his rsnomlnation among tho Republicans of Queen- There 1a no doubt In my mind about-Justice Cropsey carrying Kings and Queena Counties by a big majority If ho la napied" Hunt president of th Third Ward Republican Club Flush--Ing yesterday coma out In favor of a Republican for Mayor Ha Mid that Mayor Mltrhfl ba failed to recognize the Republicans of Queens ever since he has bsen in office period of comparatlva peace from the mosquitoes has been enjoyed Ceptepi Schoenleber is also optimistic and sees In tba rapid clearing of I tha camp etta a solution of the problem as the moequitoea wilt then find no lodging In -the protective undergrowth end this undergrowth will not then be present to prevent the mosquitoes from being transported beyond the camp by the wind APnt" Objected To Count Association Get Official 0 ORGANIZE AT ONCE JJ? E1 ilerbwt SlMom bu bordf of Su County uh th lrt or Bumbt-r of aaloone In nU pf th Brat daa Jnovtl of ibo appoIntmonU rory for the men In of North Hempateed and oiBlnrt whom tho Nu Iiocitlon relaed a proteit gluon hoard tho objeo- HI con-ef tho appoIntmonU la to- ii flntL Town of North Hmpmd mil to Oooryo Holllo of Croat Neck on tho ho woo a politician and £2mil eoMldoratlono would Konnahon aald to-Jit bo coBildorod tho CommU a Indication of tho CSJSTonlnrthlm -nto whom tho aaaoctatlon ZJta Oyaler Boy woro John £fi Henry Bummer nmltioo will moot In Mlnoola 11 o'clock and organise SS7r to tho Brown act they muat SSKelr work by October 1 jCmbor of oalpono In North i vm havo to bo reduced "rJlll it and tho declaion of la under it ood to bo final MrUdletloB la hold by tho board ibala otorao owning liquor U-mroror eluba ashheld to be flier (pedal to Tho Bagla) gidlKB Barreek July tmy Aehfleld of ISM East Nlne-Mth etroot Brooklyn waa notified ifttrnoon by the War Depart wt that he had been aueceaaful In nuiailaeUon for service In tha avl iM bianch of tho IT Army Mr 14114 umi hero -when camp 44 and waa receiving training brieommtwlon on flrot lieutenant In da fehntry me that ago ha applied and IK took tho euminationa pro aM for aviatora Ho waa notified Ml bo I to enter tho ground train-jgichool at Khaca Monday morn-m Ha la tha fourth Brooklyn man rti urn to tho Madison Barracks riant ever for aorvlco In tho avl-am broach Hat other candidate at tho camp eotlfled at tho earns time and accompany Mr Aahfleld to 3100 At st to to 11 I tf to flit Sj Si Hi! 1 Hew Line Although Short Is aa Important link In Manhattan Queens Systran Another of tho dual system rapid transit lines will he placed In operation tomorrow It la known aa tha Queensboro Bridge line and connects the Second avenua elevated railroad In Manhattan by a two-track lino ovar tha Queensboro Bridge with the new elevated railroads running to Aatoria and Corona In Qussns It will ba operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and trains will begin running at 11:01 o'clock Monday morning Although ahort tha new Una la an Important link In tha Manhattan-Queona rapid transit system It will give tha people of Queena another means of access to th business and rasldenes districts ef Manhattan and to that part of tho Bronx reached by the trains of tho Second avenue els-voted railroad for a single far Tho new elevated railroads In Queens war placed In operation soma months ago by train from tho Queensboro subway (formerly Steinway tunnel) also operated by' th Intarborough Rapid Transit Company with fret transfers to and from tho first subway at tha Grand Central Station These trains have been operating reg ularly to Astoria and Corona With tho opening of th Queensboro Bridge Una a alight change will bo mado In this operation Trains from tho Queensboro subway will continue operating over the road to Corona while trains from tha Second nvenua elevated railroad will operata over tho road to Astoria and tha Queensboro aubway train will be withdrawn from th Astoria line Free transfers however will be given at the Queensboro Flea station so that passengers from th Co- rona Una may continue into Manhattan over the elevated railroad and passengers from tha Astoria lln may change to tha Queensboro subway When the Slstleth street tunnel under the East River la completed trains from tho Broadway subway In Manhattan to be operated by the New York Municipal Railway Corporation wlU also operata ovar the Aatoria and Corona Hnrs During tho rush hours tha company will operate elqyated trains from the Second avenua line clear through to Aatoria but In tho non-rush hour during th middle of the day and also between 7 o'clock pm and midnight th service will be only between Astprla and Fifty-seventh street and Second avenue From midnight to I in tha morning tha operation will be only between Astoria and th Queensboro Plata aa the aervtce on the Second avenue elevated road Is diacontlnuad during the early morning hours While the Aatoria and Corona tinea ara owned by th City of New York the Queensboro Bridge connection Is owned by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company which waa granted permission to construct and operate it In the elevated extension certificate granted by the Coipmisslon on March II lilt The actual construction work was dons by tho Snara A Trieat Company New Rnglend be was alwaye at lose to know where fee wu a but ae anon he struck Long Island ha had no difficulty whatever to thle line have the most Uiorquxh and efficient road sign system of enywhsre to tho country" he paid When told that Tha Brooklyn Eaglo had waged a campaign throughout Ine laland last fall to bring about tho stabllshmant of a practical system of road ard village Identification sign and that tho campaign waa bearing fruit this sinlng ha said: Brqpklyu Eagla the haa taken up an excellent piece of work end le to be congratulated for IL Long Island la better provided for In thet line than any other section I have get the Idea" aald Mr Hlnss "that tha road sign system on Long Island Is perfect A gnat deal has been accomplished but a good deal more still remains to bo dona before state of perfection Is reached In tha race for Improvement In this line Long laland la three-quartere of the way around tho track whllp tha rent of the country la juet Coming out of tho GOLD SPRING HARBOR HAS HOME DEFENSE Out on Long Island Unit Mustered In and Is Ready for Service (Special to Tha Eagle) Cold Spring Harbor July The Cold Spring Hartgir Home Defense Unit the first to the Town of Huntington wee sworn In Thursday evening by Lieutenant Knapp of Isllp aa mustering officer Thd mustering officer congratulated Captain Laughlln on tho fine appearance 'of the- men who havo been drilling weekly for tho paat three month One member waa excused as physically unfit and eight others were' unable to be present at the muster The officers of tho unit ara: Lauchlln captain rl A Warra first llanunaat MsoArthur tint aarsaaat Itay I Arrhar Hnhort Jftsrrt Victor Mcr and UcAlllatrr Wooro aargaanU Arthur Borg Olldaralaa Klatnknpf La 'Ray Parkham sad Posit carparsls TorwllUsrr and Jamaa Nawrnan bailor aad William Arehar' mrchanlo Mambarw William Arehar Howard i Baukor Rabort Barrt A Rlakaala A Bar It Rune Ray Bunaa Huiaall Carroll Prank Charlaaton Chflallan Joka Cawa C'karlM Davaapart Ptanrnl Ouncaa Laoronra Garin Glldarolaav Wilson Ollrirralrava Wit llam Ulyan A Harris Waltor Haanay Fradartck Htutt Harry Howard Habart Havlalt Anuta Jarvis Allan Jarvis Nor-maa Jarvis Waltar Jennings Jaha-o fiamul Kialn lushlln Victor La Mar James Lynch Mao-Arthur McAlllatar lloars Charlaa Naim man Jamas Newman James PNaalean rraiaca New York Road Mr Hlnee stopped at Albany to look Into tho workings of tha Highway Department and mada an intensive study of It whlla there and of tha results It hu produced throughout tho Stat Your fitate Highway Department la a wonderfully efficient macfaln and thera le nothing that can think of that compares with the wonderful system of Improved roads throughout the State To criticise your 8tte Highway Department now would be the earns ae holding against a man who haa made good the fact thet he had committed a misdemeanor when boy There Is no other State that can hold a candle to New York In the matter of good road Up to tho mountain! on tho top of the State I wee able to tour through country of wide scenic beauty on th finest type of concrete road I traveled through the Slate on the same type of road and then come to Long Island and find scores of miles of thp most practical type of concrete road linking up all parte of tha Island giving tha tourist an excellent opportunity to travel through beautiful country and on exoellant roads all the way through "1 wa on Long island about thnq years ago when the concrete waa being laid on tha South Country road I waa iT1 IS HAND PAW OF PRUSSIAN ESAU" London July The change In chancellors has brought about no change to Germany itself la tha way tha London evening newspapers Interpret Chancellor MlchaeU speech It will ba rather dlfljonlt to detect In the performance any signs of such a ohange aa would bring Germany closer to tho orbit of tho civilised nations or diminish tho securitise that Europe will require for her future behavior says tha Fall Mall Gasatt "Militarism is till tha euprana fore to tha empire and ihe'advocstea of perils mentariim ara powerless to defied Its away" The Westminster Gazette sums up tha speech In one aentene "Germany" It say "relies on the eubmarine and practically nothing elaa for any aucocee aha may get out of thto war tha attitude ef the Government meanwhile le to beep all doom open "Thar la new no word of eon-quart or annexation Tha plan la now for an understanding give-and-take compromise The Evening Standard declares: "Dr Mlcheella usee sometimes the voice of sly politic Jacob but tho hind la tha rough paw of tho Prussian Esau 'Durable peaeeT must have Its foundations In th enslavement of tho rest of mankind Wa hop th Allies will loae no time In Informing the Ger man people that they will vainly look for peace on thee terms or anything Ilka than" Th Globe says: Tha whola speech la a bold attempt to restore tha waning confidence of the German people and make both belligerents and neutrals hallava that Germany baa a great deal more fight left In her than Is actually the PATCHOGUE DEFENSE UNIT (Special to Th Fatchogu I I July Tho 162'-membera of th Fatchogu Homo Deo fenao Corps Uqlt who havo been mue-' -tend In by Captain John Knapp of Isllp a re as follow: Captain Joseph Loses first lieutenant Charles Buxton etc' ond lieutenant Oscar Ksrlyln Mam kora Ackariy Adam Andrew Armatrqpg R- Ballsy Bukonatsln Barilan Bark Bock Jr Bentley Boston Brow Brown Hockley -J Bualon Cordfmona Jr Cevo Jr Chlrhaalcr A Cbllao rhlnchlnl Coehrona Colamon Conkllng Jr Cook ltmrrow Davlslnw PnmraK DcMsIU Edward Focariy IX Gerard A Groan A Orson A Hswklaa Hntnroth Hodg IX Ni Hudson Hunter Jnknahnarfct Jr Johnopn A Julia Kallor Vans Karirla Rally Kirk- patrlrk Kosrarr Lamhortaoa Lon Tarnao Loam Luo-ulW NaaCaulay Marehanl fe A May Joka Mayar A Millar Moor Mnrtou Moaso A Kcwtoa Jt O-NsUI Ovarion a Ovsrlo Peabody Pollotroau A Patti Pro bat R- Rot Bhpdr Anu Richard Rnkhln A Rna chaoRor Ball A Bhclkura fiharuia fihlnaarW filnaa Unit A fimllh fimlt fitapkaa A Tabor Tiro ValantX Vaa Clrrt Van TuyU Walah A Wlbmi Wilson Toung A Waonor Htrkoy Rokori A Psadsld Work A johnoao '1 OBITUARY SCHOOL MEETING CALLED Gnat Back I July At the Snat Neck High School on Tuesday emit July 14 there will bo a meet fit ipailel Interest to every parent uftupayer In tho Groat Neck Man it sad Lakeville acbool district Ik George BUayer professor of dttilonal admlnlatration Columbia lbhyiltylwhoes report on tho Great BA acbool eltuetlon wan published ne Hina ago will attend tho meet- The purpoes of tho meeting Is atla let up any particular program riKhool eonitructlon but to aecura jf epea dlecu talon a general public wvledre of tho probable growth of population la tho Groat Nock gt hd to make clear tho relations tha proposed enlarged Groat jus acbool district and tho Nassau wety Khool eyetem a a whole Ramil Kya Vasil Okraakov aemiMl Oaion Gtorcs ott Charles Le Ror I then told that It waa expected the load Fankhsa Leslie path ham Staphs Faerie Gsorgs Flrl Htnry PlaU Edward Flam Foggl Frank Raysor Relrkart Oscar Rlddls Roger James Ryan Oltvsr Hekulta Praatoa Bhadbnlt fihaws Strickland John Tsrwllllgrr Andrua Valentina Valsqtlas Van Hla Prado Vaa Orda A Wanaer Waltor Walsh and Charlaa Wood would require little or no maintenance expenses and remain In Ita original conditio Three years have passed luce that time and th road shows very elgn of living up to all Mr Hines waa accompanied by Mr Hlnee and daughter Mlisa Helen Hina and MIm Wanda Stuart of Dotfoit and Mr and Mr George 8 Bartlett of Chicago on bl tour to Now York Slnca leaving Albany and on hla two- FOR PAY DROUGHT HURTS WHEAT Twp well-dressed my n' called at thiTJ Minneapolis Min July Due I a tour 0f Long Inland ha hM tom home of Max FabricanL fit Wllllami An unusual and impressive service la being held In the ancient Pres by terlsn Church at Southold this Sabbath tha unveiling of two bronse memorials to the Rev Dr Epher Whitaker for 66 yean pastor and pastor emerltu and to hla on the Rev William Force Whitaker DD Tha tablet to Dr Epher Whitaker le the gift of hie congregation that to Dr William Whltakar la presented by his mother and aon and whlla tha memory of tho two saintlike men le forever enshrined In the hearts of all who knew them the placing of tho tablets In tha church la a gracious and timely act At this morning's service hymns written by the Rev "'Dr Epher Whitaker will be sung The good doctor wee a writer of hymns and of poetry aa well aa a theologian historian and antiquarian a Foxhall Keen no longer young but fit as sever headed the Rockawey Hunting Club's four In tha tournament played for tha benefit of tho Red Cross at Csdarhurat last weak Mr Keans waa reported to havo quit tha gam but the rumor It appear waa unfounded Among tho enthualaeta who may ba counted upon to appear at tha Cedar-hunt field whenever a game la on la William A Hatard a vet-ran of tha game and aa keen a pprtaman aa aver albeit one of tha alder devotees of tha sport Mr Hazard has long baen active la Long Island sporting circle and In society as well and has played the game of poll-tics ala having- been tba Democratic candidate for Congress In the First District He was not elected but that was no fault of hi Ho la ona of the best known men In tho Lawrsnco-Codarhurat section and has dona much to advance the Interests of clean port on Long laland a Tha government having received lower bid the poetomcee at Babylon and Patchogua will ba moved off the Main street- At Babylon tho office has beeq located In ona spot for 176 year Graenport Time 8nmenne has beqn playing a Joka on Editor Kohler as to the Babylon post-office It baa not keen "1 one spot for 171 years" nor for 7 nor even year Since 1872 It has been In the Wtlleta Building the Flahel Block (two stores at different periods) and tha Sammla all on Main street Now It has been moved to the Dollard Block on Deer Park nvenu Stony yaara In tha tha office wee In the old Cooper homestead then standing on East Main atreet and later In the and In Civil War day as history Informs It was In a store on the ette of what la now Hotel formerly the Sherman House It baa been located on Babylon's Main atreet for probably hundred year but not In one spot WOMEN AID DISPENSE LEAGUE Freeport X- July The sum of $10 waa cleared through tha recant cake aala held her for tha benefit of the local Home Defense League corn-panic the committee la charge haa just reported Tha cakes were made and sold by tho wives of Defense League member The cojpmlttee in charge consisted of Mr Henry Leray Msxson Mr Charles Mack Mr Looter Tucker Mr Theodora Bought Mr Lao Halpin Mr Si Mabeo Mr Parry and Mr Alfred Davison LETT AT GRAND LODGE OF ELKS Freeport I-L July Fast Ex sited Ruler George Morton Levy of the Freeport Lodge of Elka la representing the lodge this week In the Grand Lodge at Boston A number of other members are also at Boston FLUSHING BOY DIVER HURT James Barnett yaara old colored of 21 Prince street Flushing while diving to Jamaica Bay yaater-day afternoon struck a submerged rock and suffered a laceration of the abdomen accompanied by El ting Breed First Deputy Commissioner of tho New York Stata Highway Department a Walt Division Engineer of Poughkeepsie Blaine 8 Smith Chicago Marshall Lockhart Pittsburg Butler New York and Colwell I of New York Tho party left hero yectarday for a trip to Buffalo through tho southern i tier of countie EXPENSIVE RECREATION "My time" said tb magnet "la worth 1100 a'mlnut" "Well" awered hie friend casually "lsfs go out this afternoon and play 10000 or flS000 worth of Boston Transcript avenue East Naw York last night ond told hla mother Jhat for a fes( dollars they could obtain exemption for her eon from tho military draft "Just for a few dollars 7" she Mked "Well" one of the men smiled con-cillatlngly "It's Juet a few to comparison to his Ufa you Mr Fabricant wu suspicious and besides ho had Ideu of her own about th propriety of buying her son's exemption can't give you any money now" ho eald you call some othef time?" Tha two men finally sail they would return this morning If they cam detectives from thi Seventh Branch wrra thera at Mrs Febrl cent's request to welcome them i A row rmsT AiD clash Cdd Spring Harbor I July 21-i lubtr of tha older mem bora of hwp 4 of Nathan Hal Cornell 1 Swats of America of which James is scoutmaster havo reg-wed in the first aid clasa Just JjJJtcd by the Cold Spring Harbor jjeh of ths Red Cross of America Robert da Forest whoso large MMiy estata In thin village Is a greet Interest In tho boys "rrtlng all tho oxpenoo con-with their taking the course UTS MAH STABBED HIM iMwCusldy years old of 111 5 Long Island City waa Queens County Grand WjyMterday by Maglatrat Harry th Long Wand City Follce SJt a char of felonloue aa-IMok Pau Ellonberger of 141 Aatoria charged that him during Docam- MflMA-1- at H0a- to continued dry weather the grain crop throughout large portions of Minnesota tha Dakotas and Montana at preMnt seems likely to to considerably below normal according to a crop report iMued by tho Ninth District Federal Keafrva Bank today Tho present outlook according to tho report la for a normal crop In th central and southern portions of MlnnMot the Eastern part of South Dakota and tha portions of Northern Michigan and Wisconsin included In the bank district However says the report the- crope In Minnesota will be somewhat below normal considerably Iom than normal to Western North Dakota Mon tana and tha western half of South Dakota "Ths urgent need at tha present read tha report that of widespread Booking rains' ExteRsipnTable and 6 Chairs Lihf Illustrations Patrick Rooney Patrick Rooney one of tha oldest and beat-known residents of the Hunter's Point section of Long Island City died Saturday at his home 241 Van Alat avenua Ho waa for a number of years a member of 8L Mary's pariah of Point and took an active part In charitable affairs and waa known for hla many contributions Funeral service will be held tomorrow morning at Bt Mary's Church and Interment will ba In Calvary Cemetery He is aurvived by a son Peter Rooney and a daugh ter Mary Rooney DINNER TO DR STEFFENS Queue Borough Hospital Staff Gives Him Farewell Dr Walter A Steffen of College Point wu given a testimonial dinner Thursday night at tho Kaw Gardena Country Club by tho medical staff board of tha Queena Borough Hospital for Contagious Diseases Jamaica Ths affair waa In ths nature of a farewell to Dr Steffens who Is now a first lieutenant In the United State Medical Corps and may soon go to France The staff presented Dr Steffens with a small keepsake through Dr Thomas Chalmers who presided DIDN'T NEED TO BE DRAWN Kiely Jr of Jamaica Bad Second Number ou list Edward Kiely Jr eon of Lawyer Edward Kiely Af IS Grand avenua Jamaica had tha second number In th list to ba drawn but ha had stolen a march on Uncla San) Ha bad already enlisted and now possesses a commission aa lieutenant in tha Engineer Reserve Corps Another young Jamaica man Robert Htgble Jr of Highland avenua waa drawn hut ha had already volunteered DROWNED MAN IDENTIFIED George Beilis of Brooklyn Loot life in Surf at Rock way Tha body of tha man drowned at Rockaway Beach yesterday morning wu Identified lut evening as that of Ooorg Beilis 21 yean old of 114 Carroll atreet Brooklyn A brother Feter made the Identification Tha body la at Derringer's Morgue 212 Central avenua Far Rockaway- QUEENS MARRIAGE LICENSES Olvssoa Di Temasa 111 Broadway Loo (load citriMsdllns DI Oullla II Ill Broadway Lao Island City Andrew Mlllor II TTI llth av JLong Inland City Evabre Hsfferoaa II IT Fleah-In ar Loni Island City John Ortaim I 1111 Pnlaistto at nidnoweod Aana Scbnaldtr II I Bophl CharlH3rrnkBrdt II HI Amsterdam av Manhattan Holsn Boren IT Wards Basin Collog Point William Kooyman IT lit Kajhostor av Brooklyn: jahaaaa Wseslsr It III Dll llus1 MamSf'iV 1IT Plashing av Long Island City Dslla Smith it 111 Flushing av Lons Island CltyT Ksnnsth Thompson II HI Hart av Lime Island City Martha Morrison I Hompra Island City Mlrhaal Dslvnna II II llh av Long Island ttv Klsls Both IT Ill JsDsrsoa av Jam11 IT Maik'a so Brooklyn: Marla Rocrsrksms It IT Bod-ford av Borkaway Park William Mansasld II 1 Boiwegha av Wln-Sold Kaloa XsoTbar It 1 Boroagha av Winds Id KENNEDY FUNERAL TODAY Funeral eervtcM for Alexander Km- nedy will ba hold this afternoon at tha Val Alat Avanua Methodist Church to Long Island Cky They will be under the direction of Island City Lodg 616 and A of which Mr Kennedy waa a paat master The funeral sermon will ba preached by th Rev Dr Colton pMtor of the church The Interment will bo to Maple Grove Cemetery TO AID SOLDIERS The committee appointed at a recent meeting of Jamaica Council Knlghta of Columbus has completed plane for tho campaign to to conducted during this wMk The' money collected will go toward erecting and maintaining recreation centers for tha soldiers at tba different camp O'MALLEY Ton RE-ELECTION Popular Hollla Fire Chief Haa Fine Record to Deportment Chief Edward O'Malley Of the Hollla Flra Department haa been nominated by tha Hollla Hook and Ladder Company and tho Columbia Hose Company for re-election In recognition of hla ability and faithful Mrvtces during hla term tha paat year Mr O'Malley la tha youngest chief the department hM ever had and ona of tho moat active and popular Thera will be a final meeting and celebration next rriday evening at which time both companies meat' and It la expected thm that O'Malley's nomination will to ratified i Solid Oak COMMUNITY FIELD Who Gave Park and Plana New Gift to Huntington RHBiMllltoThO Eagle) Snnfington I I July lih SoSS1 Hockoeher have hw offer of Intersat sSSfasrsrsr Mr cml orth bonds tb now ha offers SSmyrwiaS raua WI rMth! tlit residents ar and mads to tha yaara Com presented 1 park In village and Interest ylng 7 endow of or tha other started that tha supposed to ivExirabrdmaryLlue1 WHERE WOMEN FISH MAY HOLD SWIMMING MEET Plans laid out for tha women's national A A swimming championships have been thrown out of gear through Inability to make tho necessary arrangements to hold tho 8 O' yard swim and high-diving contest In Chicago contemplated There le now talk of awarding tha former event to Honolulu and tha latter to New- York but It takes time to conduct negotiations at long range and thera la really no telling what will finally ba dona In tha matter MUCHMANAGED PLAYER Ona of th moat managed players In the big leagues today la Dick Hoblitsell tho clever guardian of tho Initial sack for th Red 8ox Hobby playing hla tenth year to th majors and la under'hle seventh manager five of whom were with Cincinnati Hobby began under John Gansel In 1101 played under Clarke Griffith the next year watched Hank O' Day taka the reins from Griff saw Tinker follow O'Day and then went through with part of Charley Hersog'a administration after which he wm sent to the Red Sox under Corrigan This year he la playing under Jack Barry TENNIS 6TAR8 TO FLAY Plainfield will become temporarily the tennis center of America today when ex-Champloh William Johnston Llndley Murray George Church Karl Bohr Frederick Alexander Harold Throckmorton Molls BJuratedt Mary Browne and other stars descend upon -tha Country Club to compel to th special series of matches for tha ambulance fund AFTER THE President Ebbeta of Brooklyn 1 aald to have concluded hla team la a flivver and la going to rebuild It with young-ter Among th raw rscrulta thert announced are th gray-halred BUI Leard and Frank O'Rourke who had a trial with th Boston Nationals aa far back ae 1912 'All of which ro-l minds us of th good things that were aid for tho "youngster" Fabrlque Inst I St Louis Sporting New I The top of the Extenaion Table it 42x42 inches extending so as to seat eight people very comfortably Tha six Chairs have seats covered With dark brown Spanish leather 7 Members of Klages Family Now Active in War Service Baby Carruges and Go-Carts Double Disc Records Hear tt! 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All th latest popular and patriotic records constantly In stock mur Brook-fdy idVntii kPt hvar 1 Ut h0Ur aht- UU- rtng 5n'of draft arJlurelJ young 5 Uso kept uTh hranch force ho UuerlM tele- JS 55 Ljh branch GuerlMi5u1I11nwrlng dcscrlpto tele-Srl copies of Th joining ih- editions XawJ dtf E2 nnd SJfrlet e0Tr5f r' the ri'Tj 2Lta 10 TrAu-dam -nlnr of their reguUr or- well ns the exceos 'zFWs If Bitlm or- JJhPly sent tkm 1 the exceos TOMORROW Ooodstl Survey TIDE TABLE FOR gtatss Coast Mr Klagea la ona of tho active members of th Queens County War Aid Association and ha hM been: work Ing to get volunteers fur the Army and Navy Mr Klagea and bar two daughter the Misses Gertruda and Mary ara active In the work of th Red Cross Arthur Klage tha eldest aon la a sergeant of th first else aviation section of th Signal Corps George Klage a twin brother of William volunteered and la now at' Madison Barrack William aald yesterday that tha only reason he had not volunteered previously was because hie father had urged him to remain at home unless he should 'bo drafted sndf assist him in the management ef hla extensive business interest John Xo Klage one ef the leading business men of Long Island hM ona of th moat patriotic famlllee en Long Island In tho draft of Friday hla son William Klage was drawn and that brought all of tha members of th family with th exception of one Into th service of the country The only exception Is August Klage who la an attorney of Long Island City and ha hM twice been rejected on account of hla eyesight once whan ha attempted to volunteer to the Army ud a second time when he volunteered for training at Plattaburg: Sevan members of this en family ara now angaggd- to war actlvltie 86 to 90 Myrtle Avenue Two Block Down Lawrence St from Fultoa St is oooifnuu BROOKLYN 1 Star Cfeeed Sefmfaye IP During Sumqwr '525 "esldlmu or 52 Hill Rl'b- ound th rtclnlty to nil i.