The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-01
new YORK CITY GOSSIP
MILLAONAIRES MAY BE IMPRIS-
ONED FOR AUTO-sPEEDING
East Side So Grown i'm Importance
That Big Capitalists Organize
New Bank-COney Island Free
Park Opens This Week With Civic
Ceremony.

NEW YORK, June 30.-Motor car driv-
Ing will be attended by some risk at New
port this summer, for the local authOri-
ties, having come to the conclusion that
mere fines are altogether inadequate to
compel obedience Of the wealthy owners
Of this class Of vehicles to the ordinances
against speeding on public thoroughfares,
have announced from the bench their firm
intention of inf1icting sentences of TWEEN
ty days Imprisonment in the county jail
in addition to the fine in the case of a
second conviction. Alfred Vanderbilt s
chauffeur, who was condemned to pay a
$40 fine was warned of this by the pre-
siding magistrate, and if young Wander
bilt had been in the car at the time of
his mans arrest it would have been to
him that the judge would have addressed
the remarks.
Summer residents at Newport have long
ago found that the local authorities are
an Independent lot of people, and alto
gether insensible and Indifferent to the
power of wealth; and the prospect of be-
ing confined for twenty days in the coun
ty Jail is one from which even a Van
derbilt would quail. Not until the mag
istrates in and around New York adopt
a similar attitude of sensible and sturdy
independence will there be any Difference
shown to the laws against fast driving,
and fragrant and persistent violation of
which is contributing so much to pref
udice the public at large against that
useful means of conveyance, the motor
car.
Start East side Bank.
The Mutual Alliance Trust company,
the new $1,000,O 900 banking house on the
East side, commences business tomorrow.
That such figures on the worlds financial
stage as the directors of this company
- MI win q
trust company of such magnitude in that
district is a><recognition of the progress,
development md Importance of the East
side.
1t is the purpose of the company to do
a regular banking and trust company
business with particular attention to in
terest bearing savings deposits, which
will be subject to check.
Express Company Merger Denied.
The rumor that merger Of the United
States and Adams Express companies is
in contemplation was again revived in
Wall street, but was promptly denied.
AS a matter of fact, the Adams Ex-
press company and the United States EX-
press company are fighting for the con-
troll of the local express business in
Greater New York The Adams Express
company has acquired Dunlap's express,
and is said to have options on several
of the independent concerns running to
Brooklyn and Jersey City It is said to
be the intention of the Adams Express
company to substitute an automobile
service.
This move is said to be in opposition
to the Metropolitan Express company,
which owns the express rights over the
lines of the Metropolitan Street Railway
company. This company works in con-
nection with the United States Express
company, OF which Thomas c. Plat is
president.
Open COney Island Park.
The new Coney Island park is to have
formal opening The improvement, final
ly obtained through the activity of Com
missioner Richard Young, will be given
over to the people this week.
This is a rather extraordinary step, for
city authorities to celebrate the accom-
plishnent of their own efforts, but it is
realized that this park is more than ordi-
narily important.
The Municipal Art society will take a
prominent part in dedicating the park
1t was the idea of former Park Com
| missioner Brewer that free bath houses
should be erected in the park. He be-
lieved that the city, with only a small
cost to the people for bathing facilities
could make this an interesting feature
] of the park.