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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
ASKS TRIAL OF PoULsoN PLAN.
Bridge Commissioner Says 1t May Stop Row
dyism at Trolley Terminal.

Recommendation mas been made by Bridge Com
missioner Lindenthal to President Winter of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company that a trial be
made of Neils POulsOn's plan of operating trolley
cars to relieve the congestion at the Manhattan
terminal of the Brooklyn Bridge. The Commits
sioner that the feature of Mr.. Poulsons plan
of separating the arriving from the departing pas
sengers-is particularly cOmmendable, and If it can
be successfully carried out a great deal of the
present trouble and rowdyism at the trolley ter
minal could be prevented. His letter to President
Winter says III part:
As this department does rot operate the cars
the bridge. | herewith request that your COM
pany arrange to test Mr.. PouSons method of
handling trolley cars at the Manhattan terminal.
preferably on one of the present four loops. and
TO have a sufficient number of cars present. with
their crews TO reproduce as nearly as possible the
conditions prevailing in the rush hours and there
by determine practically if the plan could be used
during the rush hours The details ot such trial
left TO your company, il being understood, of
course, that the city responsibility for
damages that might accrue as the result of such
trial.
II seems to me that the feature of Mr. Poulson s
plan of separating the arriving from the departing
passengers is particularly cOmmenda BILE If ii can
be successfully carried out. great deal of the
present trouble and rowdyism at the trolley ter
minal could be prevented. That feature alone
would Justify making the test
/ am that the punching and running OF
cars in trains of five, then separating them again.
will require drilling of the mOtOrmen, and
pose. l would suggest that you set apart one hour
per day. best suited in your judgment for these
tests Mr. PouSOn offers to aid your company
with advice and superintendent of the tests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
STEAL RIGS IN EASTERN DISTRICT.
Thieves Take Horses and Delivery Wagons
Left in Front of Houses

Horse thieves have been busy in the Eastern
District for several weeks past. and apparently
have no fears of the Brooklyn police. Half a
dozen horses and wagons have been taken. and no
cleyy has been obtained the thieves The way
the thieves operate is very simple. When the
grocers boy goes his round to make his de
lyeries the thieves watch until he goes into a
house with his groceries Then they Chamber
into the wagon and drive of.
John D. Stcht, grocer, of No LII Bedford-ave.
Brooklyn recently lost a horse and wagon valued
at Sz95. The boy left the horse standing in Hop
kins-st while he went into a house 10 deliver
some groceries He was in the house only few
moments but when he returned to the street. the
horse and wagon had vanished.
II. Bischoff a grocer. of No. SIS Marcy-ave.. and
Hermann d. Stottman OF No. ia Ross-st.. Brook
lyn lost horses and wagons each rig being valued
at $50 The best horse of the lot was owned by
Henry Wilken. "A grocer of No. 2lO Frankun-ave
Brooklyn who was recently robbed of rig valued
at $3.50 The thieves also got into the stable of H.
Cordes. grocer of No. 775 Nostrand-ave,. Brook
Ign. in the night and stole horse and wagon val
ued at 500
Mr.. Bischof told a Tribune reporter that each
robbery as soon as it committed. was reported
to the police. \ record made at the police sta
ton, IN Clymer-st. the time, but nothing had
been heard since OF the thieves Mr.. Bschor be-
heved the thieves made their escape the
Grand-st ferry and went to New-Jersey where they
disposed OF the rigs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
WORK IN BROOKLYN PARKS.
Statements in the Annual Report of Com
missioner Young.

PARK Commissioner Young, of BroohIyH' III ms
annual report regarding the work in the porousHS
of BROOKLYN and Queens. says the department mas
spent much time in improving Sunset and Hlghiand
marks. Seventy-elght trees and 425 shrubs We're
nIaced in the New-Lots Fairgrounds, ana consul
arable time has been devoted to retaining Linton
park The Commissioner says that WILLIAMSBURG
park should be ready for occupation by the puoNc
before the end Of this year.
In regard to the improvements made on tne
Sneedway Commissioner Young says:
r,urino the year just closed the work of rebuild
10 he parkway was practically completed, me
from Kings Highway to the ocean thus l9Ill'iS Z
~ nontinnous finished modern driveway nVe ana
oneNbaIf miles long and seventy feet VIDE, from
The entrance of Prospect Park TO the Seasnote,
Owing TO the porous nature OF the suoSoll OF CS
roadUay and the money available Tor tIle PuIPoo
i,ejne very limited. it decided TO ABANDON INC
Tnarsdam construction for the last section OF the
main road and substitute road punt OF d ttS 81
Of native bank gravel, about six lncheS IN Cch-
ness well rolled and topped off with course OF
Coarse tran rock screenings three inches IN depth
The entire roadbed rolled until Thoroughly
connacted so that it's surface smooth even.
md wouId not pick up under traffic
The area so treated measures about $4,000 square
Yards at a cost of 2O3 cents per square yard, or
shout One-third the cost of macadam. the con-
strmction work carried on entirely by park
labor and was completed in nifty WORKING
Gavs thereby furnishing another example of the
efciency of the roadbuildnS force OF this depart
ment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
SAYS SHE WAS wRoNGED BY DIVORCE
Application to Set Decree Aside To Be
Argued Before Justice Cochrane.

An order to show cause why the decree of di-
vorce granted against Mary e. Harvey. in favor
of her husband. Edward j. Harvey. should not
he set aside was granted yesterday by Justice
Cocbrare in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn. Mrs
Harvey saws in an affidavit that she instituted a
e,,i+ for divorce against her husband who had de-
serted her but by reason Of the Misrepresentation
made 10 the court by his attorney she unable
N obtain alimony or counsel fee. She also alleges
that she was not informed by her lawyer Of
the trial Of the until the day after had taken
place and that because of her absence and the per-
i1red testimony of witnesses. relatives of her
husband he obtained divorce against her.
After her husband left her Mrs. Harvey says. she
apulied to Magistrate Furlong for relief and he
directed her husband 10 pay her s. week for the
support of herself and child. Since then. she al
and she is now destitute. At mt she brought
the suit for divorce and applied for aImouy she
says. Baldwin f. Strauss, who appeared for her
husband falsely declared to the that her
husband had paid her s. week. in pursuance OF
MAGISTRATE Furlong order. and for that reason
Justice Gayuor denied her application for counsel
fee and alimony.
been unable 10 raise money with which to pay the
attorneys who acted for her and that the judgment
has been used before the gistrate deprive her
of the support due her from her husband for the
support Of herself and her child. Justice Cochrane
will hear argument tomorrow the order to show
cause
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
BROOKLYN BUREAU OF CHARITIES

The Brooklyn Bureau of Charities appeals for
so to procure two braces for a little child with
hip disease and curvature of the spine The mother
is widow, with three other children dependent
upon her, and is unable to meet this expense
Also. S25 for transportation to Denver for a man
with incipent tuberculosis. He is assured of work
his arrival and his physician states that he
probably will recover. He has a wife and two
children. who Will join him soon as he can
make a home for them. Contributions for either
of the above objects may be sent 10 w. l. Nichols
general secretary. or to the Bureau of Charities at
the central building, No. 90 Schermerhorn-st.
The bureau acknowledges with thanks the fol-
lowing contributions in response to its recent ap-
peal for IS with which to help to establish in her
home a widow who has recently undergone an ou-
Grafton in a hospital: Lucy Kidder Buckley SO:
Mrs. 5. d. Webster, SO; M A S." s., and '.E
I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
KILLED HIS SON-IN-LAW
Warned Him of His Doom, and
Shot Him -Four Times Near Heart.

Henry Howard, a mulatto, sixty-eight years old.
employed as a waiter in Maiden Lane. Manhattan
yesterday morning shot and almost instantly killed
his son-n-law, Joseph Thaler, thirty years old in
their apartments. No. % Troutman-st BROOKLYN
Howard confessed after his arrest to Captain Con-
don, of the Hamburg-ave., station. that he killed
his sOn-n-aw because the latter had ordered him
out of the house.
Howard declared he had spent 81 900 In fitting up
home for his son-in-law and daughter and that
after all his savings had been spent Thaler wanted
to turn him out of doors. Howard said he had
killed him and was not sorry. He was taken to the
Lee-ave. police court and remanded, without ba H.
on a charge of murder.
Howard arose about o'clock dressed himself
hastily, and, in reply to inquiry from ThaIer
who was sitting in the parlor. said he was going
to the store. An hour later he returned with a
new revolver, fully loaded. in his hand. Entering
the parlor he said to Thaler Joe. stand up. Pre-
pare TO meet your DOOM"
AS the young man stood up Howard fired one
shot at Thaler, which entered directly under the
heart As Thaler stepped forward he received
three other bullets, also under the heart and
dropped to the floor
Neighbors, excited by the noise of the shooting
shouted for the police. and Officer Fitzpatrick who
was in Bushwick- ave. around into Troutman-
st. Finding the street door locked he broke 1t
down, and discovered Howard at the landing of the
stairs with the revolver clutched in his hand
Drop that revolver" shouted Fitzpatrick, draw
ing his own revolver. II have you covered"
Howard moved as if to shoot, but when the DO
iceman warned him again he turned around and
threw the revolver on the floor The officer ran up
stairs, grabbed Howard by the arm, and led him
into the paror where Thaler lay dying. The latter
weakly muttered that Howard had shot him. and
then became unconscious. He died in few min
utes
On the way to the police station Howard re-
marked several times that he was not sorry for
what he had done. When Mrs Thaler returned
home from visit and learned that her husband
had been killed by her father she became hysteri-
cal. The couple had been married TWO years and
had two children. Thaler was a muIatto EMPLOYED
engineer the Brooklyn elevated He was
reputed to have been quiet and inoffensive. Howard
is said TO have been acting strangely lately and it
is thought he had been drinking heavily,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Coddington Guyon, of Adel
Henry Barber. at her summer home at Bay Shore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
LAUGHTER AS A MORAL POWER.

From The international Quarterly
Is laughter immoral? That is a very important
objection urged against comedy from generation to
generation. 1t is only immoral but is the
preservation OF morals to cultivate by faculty
Tor ali sorts OF laughter. 1t Is the haucination OF
prevalent evil which drives men despair Now
evll always seems TO be prevalent when you scruti
nze H. for scrutiny involves confined attention TO
what lies Immediately the lens in the focused
lght Being wherever see surmise, nay at
hln II 70 be every where But il really every
WheFe you and could not be here to express such
an opinion Clearly the thing TO do then is to be-
uliIe the EVIL by fair and foul undignifv
II ana SO rob it OF its horrors that shall not lose
WIS OF heart. BY laughing the evil we get rid
OF the false impression OF It's omnpotence, We get
httie courage and our despair turns a somersauIt
VQ into RloFX from the swinging trapexs OF faith.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
m AID OF ST. JOHNS CHURCH.

A performance Of Robertson's comedy, Caste q"
viii be given in aid Of ST. Johns Protestant Epis-
copal Church. Fort Hamilton, tomorrow evening
Al O'clock in the Post Hall Fort Hamilton. by
well known professional actors who have voIun-
teereo their services. The cast will be follows:
The Hon. George D'Alroy, Edward Mackay; Cap
tam t1t1Wuee, Julian MagDus; EccleS. r. +. Mac
kay; Samuel Gerridge Cyril Young: Dixon Jack
Farrell; 1arqulse De 81. Maur. Mrs. Julian Mag
nus; Poly I-ccies Viola Fortescue, Esther Eccles
Mrs Rachel Stirling Earley. The tickets will be
SOLO Tor each for reserved seats. and may be
hac from the rector. the Rev. Edmund b. Smith
and from the business manager, T. II. Varley.
S,inety-sI2th-st and Bay Ridge Parkway. Fort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

for Hayre recently, going to Switzerland.
Later they will spend several weeks in England
Miss Anna NJ. Robertson, of Eighth-ave spent
the early part Of the with her sister In the
latters cottage, Bonnie Knowe, Lake Placid. Re-
Gently she went to Spring Lake, N j. She will
return to Lake Placid the last of August.
John hoffman, Of Joralemon-st-. accompanied by
his sister-in-law Mrs. Clyde hoffman of Short
Hills, N. j.. sailed for Europe Tuesday.
Mrs. c. Upham Ely, of Montague-st, is in the
White Mountains.
George A. Stanton, OF Remsen-st, is at Kenne-
bunkport Me.
sturgis Coffin. of Columbia Heights, has left
Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, for Beede's Es-
sex County, N. Y.
have left their summer home In Islip Long Island
for Loon Lake, In the Adirondacks.
DR.. and Mrs. George Essg, of Bedford-ave. are
spending the month of August at Chestertown in
the Adirondacks. -
Mr.. and Mrs. William N. Stebbins Of Adelpbi-g
St. with their three daughters. have taken a
house at Far Rockaway for the remainder of the
season.
Mr. and Mrs Sidney Coddngton Guyon, of Adel-
phi-st, visiting Mrs Guyon's sister Mrs
Henry Barber. at her summer home at Bay Shore
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clark and their son. How
ard Clarke. jr,, of Second-st., are enjoying the
summer In Pickford's camp at Rangeley Lake. Me.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs Howard Clark and their son. How
ard Clarke. jr., of Second-st., are enjoying the
summer in Pckfords camp at Rangeley Lake Me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs William N. Stebbins of AdelphI
St. with their three daughters. have taken
house at Far Rockaway for the remainder of tn
season. - 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

novel form of amusement has been discovered
by a gang of well dressed ruffans in this borough
It consists mainly in terroriZlng a carload or
women and children or a trolley The original
feature of the sport is to steal the electric bulbs
and leave the car in darkness. Additional zest is
sometimes furnished to Ghe entertainment by de-
spelling the of its headlight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

Miss Mary L. Cook. Of St Mark save, has left
Cape Cod, where she has been visiting Mrs Tirzah
H. Rutland, to join her family at the Curtis House.
Point Pleasant, y. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wiets. accompanied by
Ars. John butcher and Samuel WIlIets. who sailed
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
s1.2o per cwt. Referred.
Miscellaneous.

The different city officials submit
ted their reports for the month OF
September. All were referred to the
various committees. That of the po-
lice magistrate showed, that the sum
of $1,O65 had been collected in fines.
The usual monthly accounts were
audited and allowed.
T. F. Holly petitioned for permis-
sion to erect platform scales on
the south side of Montana avenue,
between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth
streets. Referred to the street and
alley committee.
Christian Yegen and others asked
the council to reconsider it's order
for the construction of sidewalk on
the west side of block 4, Yegen's
addition, saying the property owners
there had not petitioned for the inn
provement. On motion of Mr.. Berky
the petition was laid on the table
H. C. Thorson submitted bond in
| the sum of $4,000 for retail liquor
dealers license. 1t was approved and
| the license ordered issued.
| William Mueller, ct AL prayed the
council to order crossing to be built
on the west side of the Intersection
of North Thirtieth street and Sixth
avenue. Referred to street and side
walk committee.
s. K Smith submitted his official
4 bond in the sum of $4,000 as city
fengineer, with the American Bonding
company as surety. 1t was approved
i Reference was made of the peti
ton of the North Town Land com
pany for crossing at the intersec
ton of North Twenty-seventh street
and Seventh avenue.
Following the precedent established
the council voted to grant quit claim
deeds to C. NJ. Arnold and Mrs. E
Shevlin to lot IL, block 29, and lots
Is and 16, sold for delinquen
taxes on account of special - i'm
provement tax levied against the Min
nesota & Montana Land and Improve
ment company The petitioners re
cited the fact that deeds had beel
issued to them by the, company prio
| to June 5, 1902. E. B. Camp, VIII
acted as agent for the petitioners
accompanied the petition with tW
checks, one for 1924 and the othe
!, for $1O.15, the respective amounts Q
delinquent taxes due on the lots de
' .scribed.
l Notice was given by the Billing
! Water Power company that in az
r cordance with the orders of the cour
: Gil it had undertaken to extend it
t mains in North Twenty-fifth an
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
pRoDs WITH SHARP STICK
IContinued from First Page.]

the clerk proceeded to call the roll.
When Alderman Brewers name was
reached that gentleman said he had
not understood the resolution and
consequently could not vote iptelli-
gently on Mr.. Berky's motion.
The clerk read the resolution once
more and Mr.. Brewer made a few re-
marks. He declared to be ignorant
of any instance where the police force
had neglected it's duty Il know moth
ing about those contempt cases, but
/ do know" he said, "that the police
are not accepting any bribes. live
on the south side and always find
that the police are attentive to their
duty there
Motion Is Lost.
This ended the discussion and the
roll was called, with the following
vote recorded on the motion to adopt:
Noes-Williams, Brewer, Schmud-
ZACH, Sturm. Ayes-Bennighoff, Ber-
ky
The mayor declared the motion to
be lost, an announcement that brought
forth query from Mr. Bennighoff as
to the correctness of the ruling. He
said that he had understood Alderman
Schmudlach as having voted in the
affirmative, which would make the
vote tie.
Mr.. Schmudlach said he had voted
mo-" and again the motion was de
clared not to have been carried.
Slot Machines to Go.
Shortly before the Bennighof reso
luton was introduced to add zes
to the proceedings, a bill for an ordi
nance amending Chapter 12 of the re
vised ordinances of the city was read
The amendment was for the addition
of another section, to be known al
No. 21, and imposed a penalty of $5'
for maintaining, keeping or operating
a slot machine paying checks, none.
or slugs redeemable in money, pos
session of such machines or device t.
be prima facie evidence of guilt.
Alderman Bannighoff asked for
suspension Of he rules a.i1 he adoI
ton of the ordinance.
The motion resulted in a temporar
destruction of the concord suppose
to exist between the two republica
members. Mr.. Berky was oppose
to an Immediate adoption of the o
dinance. He said more time shoul
be taken to consider the matter an
the ordinance ought to be permitte
to take the regular course.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
Do Good-lt Pays.

A Chicago man has observed that
Good deeds are better than real es-
tate deeds-some of the latter are
worthless. Act kindly and gently,
show sympathy and lend helping
hand. You cannot possibly lose by it. :
Most men appreciate a kind word and
encouragement more than substantial
help. There are persons in this com
munity who might truthfully say: my
good friend, cheer up. A few doses
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will
rid you of your cold, and there is nc
danger whatever from pneumonia
when you use that medicine. It al
ways cures. / know it Tor it has helped
me out many a time" Sold by al
druggists.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09

TWenty-siXth streets and Seventh ave-
nue., but found that private parties
had fenced one street and asked the
city to order 1T opened. The neces-
sary directions were ordered given to
the street commissioner. 1t develop
ed that other streets terminating at
the drainage ditch had been fenced
in and the commissioner was directed
to see to it that all were opened.
Mr.. Williams of the street and side
walk committee called attention OF the
council to the need of tiling for a
crossing, saying that about 50 feet
were required. He said the commit
tee had not deemed it advisable to
make purchase until it had received
permission from the council, as he
considered the price asked by local
dealers, 25 cents a foot, was little
too high The committee was in
structed to buy the tiling and do SO
at the best possible figure.
! A sidewalk was ordered construct
ed on the west side of block AZ, Eos
J ter's addition 10 Billings townsite
petition for the same having been
made.
! An order was made transferring
$1,000 from the sidewalk to the street
fund
! The petition of Holly and others
for an extension of the water main II
| North Thirty-first street, from Sixth
1 to Eighth avenues, presented at
previous meeting, was considered
i Favorable report having been made
upon it, the prayer was granted ant
the necessary order maze. The same
action was taken in respect to lik'
petition of Thurmond, ct al, for Nortl
j Thirtieth street, from Sixth to Eight
:. avenues.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09

The committee recommended CHdL
the city reimburse the fund for this
and to refund the amount paid out
for insurance and that hereafter the
city assume the cost of insurance.
Further recommendation was made
that the sum of $3.50 be transferred
from the general to the library fund.
The committee paid a high COM
pliment to the trustees and librarian
for the very efficient manner in which
they have been discharging their re-
spective duties and said that the Ii
brary could not possibly be better
managed.
The report was adopted and the
transfer Of funds ordered as recon-
mended.
Wants Subsidy.
W. M. Butler of Philadelphia ad-
dressed the council in communica-
tion in which he recited that he had
| learned that notwithstanding the inn
| portance of Billings as wool market,
| no securing establishment existed
here. He said he knew a first-class
man, one who understood the business
thoroughly, who was desirous OF
erecting and operating such a plant
| in the CITY, The only thing required
/ to secure the man and his plant was
a liberal inducement in the way OF
subsidy. Because of the great bene-
fit such an institution would prove
to the city and the woolgrowers Mr.
Butler expressed the hope that the
city would deal as generously as pos
sible with his proposition.
/ While the aldermen were of the
opinion that a worse thing could hap
pen to Billings than to have WOO
securing plant erected in it's midst,
they did not feel that the authority
they possessed under the law wa.
great enough to warrant them il
voting a subsidy as prayed for ant
the communication was referred Il
Henry White, secretary of the com
mercial committee of the Billing
club.
Proposals Received.
Three bids were submitted for build
ing the warehouse it has been de
t cided to erect for storing the sprink
: ling wagons and other implements o
> the city.
s Foley & Grove wanted $1927, E. II
}, Gagnon, S2,O04, and the Billings Lum
e ber company, $2,050 for constructing
+ the building All bids were referred
Y The Donovan-McCormic compan
E rendered the only proposal receive
4 for supplying the fire department wit
y forage For No. l hay SIG and fo
= No. / timothy SIS was asked. Firs
class oats were to be delivered q