New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-13
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Cutting Out Prirate Fire
alarms Need for More Police


gail Henry J. Furlong. the convicted police
magistrate. The other day crowd equally
a large a any that focked to the building
during Furlong's trial suTged against the
doors OF District Attorney Clarke's ofhce,
I'm fine same building, simply to get
glimpse of Enrico Caruso. There may not
have been any Black Handlers among the
crowd. but the tenor's eyes. in their fur
tiveness. denoted anything but lack of ner-
vousness. He had crossed the river 10
swear a complaint against the two Ital-
fans who We're arrested suspicion Of de-
nandtng from him IN letters $1,000.
In ordering the removal Of all private fire
gongs Deputy Fire Commissioner OKeeffe
win save miles OF wire for the department
and incidentally lessen greatly the work OF
the telegraph bureau in the Jay street
headquarters Battalion chiefs and the fire
insurance companies of the borough are
diseruntled over the new order. Probably
thirty-five OF these gones have been in
use in Brooklyn for the last fifteen years
With them We're cut out twelve miles of
wire.
The order Is especially resented by the
fre-going bugs Of the borough. These
had the gongs in their homes to further
their ambition to be among the first at
practically useless purposes When Mr.
O'Keeffe discovered all this and the fact
that Brooklyn was the only borough OF the
Eve IN the city that allowed these private
Gre alarm stations TO exist he sharpened
his removal axe. He thinks the removal of
these gongs from the homes Of the battal-
ion chiefs will keep them in closer touch
with their headquarters the chiefs for
merry could loll at home until their alarm
was sounded.
Newspaper Offices their bureaus. water
and gas companies, the deputy fire chief
and the surgeons and chaplains OF the de-
partnent were not affected by the order
Brooklyn still IS insistent that she needs
more police protection. In this respect the
South Brooklyn Board Of Trade especially
IS active. The board declares that two
thousand more patrolmen should be added
TO the local force. Notably in suburban
sections of the borough is greater police
protection required The board has adopt
ed resolutions asking the Board Of Esti
mate and Apportionment to take such &C
ton as will enable the Police Commissioner
20 appoint more men TO the force as soon
possible.
Few OF the police stations have a full
force of men. and many of these station
houses are ramshackle buildings, accord
ing 10 the board; badly ventilated, and
their cells unfit to hold any human being.
It also is said that there are not nearly
enough patrolmen in the suburban sec
tions. especially in proportion TO the rap
idly growing population in all of these
places. AS a result many of the residents
have TO pay weekly for their own protec-
ton by special policemen and private pa
trolling companies. The residents object
hot NJ
for adequate police protection.
Brooklyn churchmen predict a religious
triumph arl the borough the result of the
appointment Of a laymen's council last
month in the Academy of Music. The COM
nnittee has received valuable aid from the
ministers. and particularly commends the
jealous work Of D. W. McWlliams. of the
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, as
chairman OF the council
The committee has been arranging for
the use Of stores for daily religious SER
vices and already has received assurances
Of about seventy-fve. J. H. Post, chair
man OF the conr7ittee mems meetings,
gays much has been accomplished In OBJ
tanning the cooperation Of churchmen in
the movement 10 have meetings on Sunday
afternoons. This afternoon such meeting
. will be held in the Academy Of Music.
Churches and pastors are deeply inter
" ested IN the movement which is headed by
the Rev. DR.. John F. Carson, Of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church. The objects
sought will be explained fully in nearly all
Of the Sunday schools on Palm Sunday.
The redoubtabie Colonel" Michael J
pady. long a forceful and picturesque fig
TIRE in the Republican politics of Kings
County, will not shed any bitter tears
should Timothy L. Woodruff be retired
from the leadership OF the party in the
There was timy1when the two men were
as cooling doves IN a political sense-but
not nov.
Mr.. Dady, however. has troubles OF his
own. The time passed when he imagined
that some day the fortunes OF politics
might make him leader of his party in
Kings Now he is busy fighting his po-
lltical enemies in his own 1st Assembly
District. He is used to such campaigns
against him. as they are made annually.
This year the Union Republican Club of
that district is taking the unusual method
of wagtng a six-months' primary campaign
against the colonel
What do ] think OF it?' said he with
an uplift OF his inevitable cigar They're
bit late. aren't they? If they kept at il
Tor 80 days / might worry, but six months!
That way can whip 'em in my sleep"
Incidentally, the colonel" is n wide
awake politician. Among his opponents is
Morris L. Ely, formerly A Yale football
stsr, who has leadership ambitions and be-
EeVee he can defeat the regulars at the
fall primaries. The Union Republican Club
is backing him.
The Institute OF Arts and Sciences WILL
hold memorial meeting in the Academy
OF Music this evening for DR.. Edward
Everett Hale. The Rev. DR.. C. B. Pierce
OF Washington, viii deliver the memorial
address.
Simultaneous chess games viii be played
by masters Of the game" in the Art Room
Of the Academy Of Music this month and
IN April Or March 26 the Cuban-Ameri-
csn expert. Jose r. Capablanca. will play
against all Corners. In q recent tour OF this
country he played 542 games against the
strongest players IN the various cities, win
ming 5cS losing II and drawing %. Still
ffesh IN the chess world is his defeat last
year Of Frank Marshall, the American
champion, by a score Of TO !.
The Institute Of Arts and Sciences Will
conduct spring course Of Instruction IN