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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
LONG FIGHT OVER AUTO LAW.
HOUSE or COMMONS PUTS SPEED
LIMIT AT 20 MILES AN HOER.
Bitter Debate Continues Until 2:3O A. NJ.
Opponents Of Motoring Denounced
for "OId WOmanish" Conservatism
~-RetOrt with cries Of "ROad Hogs"

Special cable Despatch to THx sun.
LONDON. Aug a.-After a debate lasting
several hours the bill regulating the Use OF
motor cars on public roads was passed
through the Committee Of the Whole at
2:3O o'clock this morning. The House was
keenly, even bitterly divided on the subject.
and the bill was considerably amended
after it was received from the House Of
Lords, where it originated
As now amended it provides for a maxi
mum speed Of 20 miles an hour on open
roads and 10 miles in towns. Drivers
must be licensed and cars must be regis
tered. Fine and imprisonment are pro-
vided for driving to the public danger,
and fine is provided for not stopping in
case of accident. Mr. Long. who had
charge Of the bill in the House of Commons,
proposed to establish test to determine
the efficiency of drivers. leaving the de-
cision to the House, which rejected the pro-
posal. The bill will now have TO be returned
TO the House of Lords for consideration OF
the amendments.
feature of the discussion was the i'm
patient contempt on the part OF those sup
porting the motorists toward what they
regarded az the old-womanish conservatism
Of those insisting upon the protection Of
the non motoring public. There was much
heat on both sides. and the angry exagger-
atoms Of the dsputants make amusing
reading.
Motorists liken the attitude OF their
opponents 10 that Of the Chinese toward
the first railway in China which they bought
up and destroyed because it terrified peo-
pie. The other side, abiding to the selfish
ness of motorists, described them as road
hogs driving internal machines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
new POPE is DEMOCRATIC.
RECEIVES MANY VISITORS WITH
LITTLE CEREMONY.

,sDecial cable Dcspaich 10 THE sun

Special cable Despatch 10 THE SUN
ROME, Aug. THE coronation Of Pope
Plus on Sunday will he the first occasion
of a pontitical mass being celebrated in
ST. Peters since 1870. Sixty thousand
cards Of invitation are being distributed,
but no privileged places will be provided.
the Pope declaring that all Christians are
equal before God
There il some nervousness in certain
quarters lest the opening to the public OF the
whole basilica. except the part reserved for
tho clergy. will lead to dangerous crush
ing. 1t is foreseen that the crowd will
be immense, and it is believed
that those desiring to enter the
basiica must stand for five hours outside
before the gates are opened and altar
ward stand three hours inside until the
service Is ended. There will be no seats
for the public
The newspapers report that there ia
much disquietude among the officials OF
the Vatican owing 10 the Pope's Indifference
to the ceremonial obscrvances of past
regimes A journalist visiting the papal
apartments to-day found an unprece-
dented crowd, in which the democratic
element was conspicuous.
ANY reasonable cause will procure an
audience with the Pope now. Simple
country folks visit his Holiness, being
informally introduced by ecclesiastics whom
they know Several venetians have been
received in this way. while residents Of
Rome are received in great numbers.
The methods Of the Vatican, writer
says. are being modernized, and there
is admirable simplicity and despatch in
carrying them out
The Pope will hold his first secret and
public consistories early next week, when
he will confer brettas on the last Cardinals
created by Pope Leo.
A r,mor that is not confirmed credits
his Holiness with the intention Of creating
several Cardinals himself. Many names
are mentioned but they are speculative
and not worth recording
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
AGAINST BAILEY AUTO LAW.
CLAUSE RIGA RIDING NUMBERS
HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

special Sessions Justices Object 10 the
Provision ExrmptiDE Dealers hey
Also Doubt the Eawfuiness Of DeprSN-
inx a Man OF tho Use Of HAs Machine.
Justices Olmsted. Mayer and Wyatt OF
Special Sessions ruled yesterday that the
provision of the Bailey Automobile law
requiring owners to register with tho
Secretary of State and display numbers on
the backs of their automobiles was I'M
const itutional The court also expressed
doubt as to the constitutionality OF the
sect ion which deprives persons convicted
of violating aut omobile regulations OF the
right to run an automobile for certain
time.
The first point was raised in the case Of
James r. McWilliams, who was arrested
because he didn't have number on his
machine In Diminishing the complaint
the court said:
The conrt holds that the provision of the
Bailey law requiring the owners OF auto
mobiles to register with the Secretary Of
state and obtain certificates and display
numbers on the backs of their automobiles
is unconstitutional. because 1t discrininatrs
between persons OF the same class the
class being users of automobiles on the high
ways. We hold that the sole purpose Of
thi. provision is to identify automobiles and
their owners, and that while this provision
IL wise there is no reason why NIL persons
using automobiles should not be treated
alike The Identification should apply to
all automobiles and users Of such vehicles
on the public highways. The statute, how
ever. excerpts dealers and manufacturers
from this provision which the court holds
il an unconstitutional and unfair discrinIi-
nation against private owners.
In refusing an application for an arrest
of sentence in the case Of William y. Ellis,
who was convicted OF speeding his auto
mobile faster than the law allows. the court
said that the question raised by the defence
that the court had no right to deprive Ellis
of The usc of his automobile for two weeks
was not without merit, and added
While expressing grave doubt as TO the con-
atituti0nalty of this provision involving AS
il does the possible taking of property with
ont due process of law. the court declines
To entertain the objection. on tho grounds
that there would be no method Of appealing
and getting Il decision from the higher courts
if this court declined to pass sentence in
ancordance with the provisions of the
Bailey law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
~ KILLED IN CIRCUS WRECK.
Two sections Of Wallace Bros Cars In
Collision IN Michigan.

DuRAND, Mich. Aug THE two sec
,tions Of the .Wsllacs Bros CIRCUS. train
crashed into each other in the Grand Trunk
yards here at daylight this morning and
wreck resulted in which twenty-o ne
persons lost their lives. large number
were injured. probably "A score
The circus train was travelling in two
sections over the Grand Trunk from Lam
sing to- Lapeer. The sections were running
close TO each other, and the second crashed
into the first at full speed The locomotive
of the rear section and four cars of the first
section were completely demolished.
One car, containing animals of the menag
erie. was wrecked and several animals were
killed.
Among the dead are A. W. Large. Battle
Creek. chief detective of the Grand Trunk
lines west of the Detroit River; James
Mccarthy, Grand Trunk trainmaster Of the
division between Battle Creek and Port
Huron and Frank Thorpe, Wallace Bros
chief trainrnaster.
The cause of the collision was the failure
of the airbrakes on thei second section OF
the train when the engineer saw the red
light displayed as a danger signal on the
rear of the first train, which had come to
a standstill
The Wallace circus travels on two trains
In each train there are thirty-five cars.
The circus yesterday exhibited at Char
lotte. and to-day it was to have given an
exhibition al Lapeer. The two trains left
Charlotte about midnight. According to
the rules of the railroad, the second train
kept half an hour behind the first
When the first reached the Durand yards
half mile from the station, il stopped,
and a red lantern was promptly hung on
the rear car. When the second train came
along in half an hour, the first was still
danger signal burning clearly.
The engineer Of tho second train admits
that he saw red light in time TO have
stopped the train if the air brakes h ad
worked. But the brakes refused to respond
One elephant and two camels are among
the animals which were killed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
INSPECTORS FINED AND FIRED.
Ten Of the Health Board Men Charged
with Neglect Of DUTY.

As a result Of charges OF neglec, Of duty
which were preferred against ten medical
inspectors of the Department of Health
in Brooklyn. three have been dismissed.
four fined and one censured, Two were
exonerated The charge in each case was
that the inspector permitted the disinfec
ton OF premises where contagious diseases,
had occurred before the termination Of
HE disease, Each inspector received a
salary of $1,000 year.
The inspectors who have lost their jobs
are DIR James l. II. Blakeney, 532 Henry
street; DR., Paul f, Pyburn 800 Franklin
avenue. and Or Henry c. Murphy, l7s
North Sixth street.
The following were fined from 20 to 30
days pay each: DIR. William J. Callan, 1872
Dean street; DR.. Charles II, Ermentrout,
lis Central avenue: DR., Henry 7. Hot chkiss,
I46 Halsey street; DR.. John W. Van Deusen,
9S2 Bedford avenue. DR.. Louis G.. Ager,
of Cedar lane and Third avenue. was the
inspector cersured
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
AGAINST CHAMBERI AN.
Board Of Trade Oricials Decision on the
Tariff PROPOSALS.
Special CaDsc Drspatch to THr SUI

Special Cablc Despatch 10 TIVE Sun.
!.oYDo>H-. Aug Aug s. The Dolly Mail which
ia carrying on an active campaign against
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's tariff
proposals. states that the permanent
officials Of tho Treasury and Board OF Trade
have unanimously advised against the
adoption OF the proposals for system of
Colonial preference, based on the taxation
Of food ~ outlined 10y the Birmingham
Tariff Committee, and circulated by the
committee in Mr.. Chamberlain's interest.
This. adds the Mail, practically ends the
inquiry by the Government. To which Pr ne
Minister Balfour has frequently referred.
1t is to he expected that the decision of
the departmental experts will har" the
greatest weight in influencing Mr.. Bal
four's attitude in his promised speeches
during he parliamentary recess
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
1luinkeI Surrenders.

Maurice Runkel. who was indicted with
August W. Machen, former superintendent
of the division of free delivery Of the
Post Office Department, surrendered to
United States Commissioner Shields at the
Federal Building yesterday. He was re-
leased in 81, 900 bail and will he examined on
Aug. II. Runkcl and Machen were indicted
bv the Federal Grand Jury Of the District
Of Columbia for conspiracy 10 defraud the
Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
The Weather.

Tho whole atmospheric condition was cleared
yesterday ny the moving on OF the low pressure
area to the northeast and ,hc high pressure area
moving down from tho northwest and taking
possession OF all tho interior 81 tho country with
fair weather and n somewhat lower tempo nature
In the Lake regions and Ohio Valley. The only
showers reported wcr" Oh the coast OF Maine in
South Dakota and northwest Texas.
Tn" weather should he fair and warmer 20 day
and on sunday in this section.
In this city there light rain IN the early morn
ing the day was fair after y NJ: wind. fresh north
westerly; average humidity. II per cont: baron J..
etrr. corrected TO read 10 sra level at A. NJ 20 ~:
sP ", 2a.sa.
The temperature yesterday. as recorded Nv tho
nflcill lhnrmnneteI Is shown In The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
DIR. GEORGE W. ROLERFORT DEAD.
He Was n Prominent Negro Physician Of
Newark. y. y.

DR., George " Rolerfort, who WIS one
of the most prominent negro physicians
in New Jersey. and Republican leader
of considerable note in Essex county
died in Newark. on Thursday OF a strok"
Of apoplexy. He was stricken on Wadnes-
day afternoon while in consultation with
DR.. Livingston s Hincklev, al the City
Almthorse. Of which DR.. Rnlerfort was
medical supervisor.
Dr. RI lerfort had practised in Newark
for thirteen years and had acquired a large
and lucrative practioe and the respect OF
the medical fraternity. He was born at
Lexington. Va. on June 20. 1890. re be
came barber and esrned enough to ray
y tutor who encouraged him to 20 to Nor
gan College in Baltimore. During the
summer he worked a. n waiter at hotels and
found ut Water Gap q patron who paid
for three years course Of study. which ended
Mt the University of Pe"rsvlvalia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08

vAsHrNGT0N FoRrCAsa EoR TO AYAHD TO MORROW
For eastern Nrw ork tar 10 ddV; partly rioudu.
probably 'sowsrs ~ DIOrrOW. rGrn,rr IN Interior.
fresh noyih 10 east lrildS on me coast.
For New England. fair 10 day; partly cloudy
70 morrow warmer In Interior fresh west TO north
winds.
For the District OF Columbia. Maryland and
eastern Pennsylvania. fair to-day, fair and warmer
~ morrow; light DOrth TO east winds
For New Jersey. fair to day and 70 morrow:
warmer 70 morrow In interior; Hight 10 fresh north
70 east winds
For western New York. fair and warmer to.
day: partly cloudy 10 morrow. probably showers
In afternoon, with cooler in uoss portion, variable
winds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
THE DOCTORS STU DENT R,AMED
| In the Suit for Divorce RrO' ~ ~ DIR.
| Rogers OF Paterson. y.

PATERSON. y. j.. Aug. DR. benjamin
II. Rogers of this city has instituted a suit
for divorce against his wife, Vaide b Rogers,
formerly Miss Wild of Hackensack. He
names William A. Hobson, medical
student, formerly in his own Office. az
correspondent.
DR. Rogers in his petition alleges that
the misbehavior occurred at Ocean Grove
al various times during the last year and
up 10 month ago, when he had quarrel
with his wife and she returned to her parents
at Hackensack Her father is e. Z. Wild,
a well known church lecturer, DR.. and
Mrs. Rogers were married at the Wild
home on Feb. IA. 1899 Ii is understood
that Mrs Rogers denies the allegations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
subway Workman Falls SO Feet and Ia
Killed Almost Inst sntly.

William Sutton. an iron worker of 100
West lOlst street was killed yesterday
afternoon by being tumbled fifty feet from
an earth bucket into the Rapid Transit sub
way at lO2d street.
Sutton was standing in the bucket guild
ing an iron girder which was being hoisted
into place. Hepu one foot out of the bucket
to shove the girder. when a Broadway car
came along and struck the guide rope
on the derrick. The bucket was twisted
around and Sutton lost his balance. He
fell into the subway and was killed almost
Instantly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08

OnI, Dine Amendment Made In the House
Of Lords

SpCcfdi Cable DrSp0ich IN fHR SrT
LONDON. Aug Tn" Irish Land bill
has passed tho committee stage in The
House Of Lords Many more amendments
were pressed with great persstency, but
none was successful, except one moved
by Baron Macnaght"n, providing that a
person aggrieved by an order made by a
Commissioner may apply to the Land Com
mission for a rehearing This was carried
by vote of SO to ~. In the her divisions
the Government maiorities were narrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
WAY KEEP HIS CHILD WIFE.
achmldt's NOthcr-in-H.aw Ni'htiraws Abb
huctlon Charge, and He IL Released.

The charge Of abduction which was
made in the Yorkville police court against
Joseph Schmidt by the mother Of his fifteen
vear-old bride was Withdrawn yester-
day. Two girl friends Of Mrs. Schmidt
went to court and argued with Mrs BEGAN
10 forgive her daughter for marrying
without her consent. She finally relented
and told Magistrate Barlow that she would
not prosecute her son in law
Schmidt said he would take good care
Of his young wife, The Magistrate dis
charged him and then gave the newly
welded pair some advice as to their duties
10 each other and to society.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
sis balloon for 81. Louis Fair.


'DTr'W VHWF T7'NONcH 70 I'VE Sun,
BERLIN. Aug THE balloon De,itsch-
land, built by Herr Xekelis, the largest one
yet built, has been secured to make captive
and other ascrnts from the st. Louis fair
grounds next year. Meanwhile ascensions
will he made here to test inventions for
steering al night and in fogs and also for
registering the smallest movement of the
balloon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
New Works Life on
the Roofs

In the heat OF summer there 10 q
phase OF life in New York which
we never hear very much about.
IL is Oriental in many ways. There
are love making and comedy and
tragedy on the tenement roofs.
A SUNDAY SUN writer who
knows all about il has been struck
with the picture Of il all and has
reproduced il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
For Early Autumn

The fashion experts have con-
fided TO THE SUNS fine clio
specialist a lot Of things that every
woman must know. and quickly,
about the styles TO come. Sh.
tells OF gowns that are 10 be tailor
made but are nor TO be nannish
or the conquering sweep Of the
pelerine there is also evidence.
There are hints on the diversity OF
the fancy waistcoar (Oh. no. there
isn't TO be anything mannish. say
the fashion makers) and open-work
embroidery on cloth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
FINDS v.LuARLE DIAMOND PIN.
MachtDlst F1eck Adyert!ses for Its Owner
It's Worth I.5OO.

This advertisement appeared yesterday
in several newspapers
FOUND. "A diamond cluster pin. Loser may
have same by identifying property and paying
cost o. advertising, T. fcck, $40 East Ninety
third street.
Sun reporter last Light, he was unwilling
to say much about his find for fear that
any information given by him might letd
to attempts by others than the rightful
owner to get hold Of it,
He found the pin ont in the country, he
said, and WAS at once struck by its beauty
and the brillancy of the stones. A jeweller
to whom he showed il told him that the
pin mus, ba worth from s., 500 to s. 900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
Calamity Jane "

~HE name is familiar enough
TO pretty nearly everybody
who reads the newspapers.
So is the fact that she died
the other day in 4 little mining
town up at the head OF Deadwood
Gulch. But what do you know OF
the wonderful volume OF romance
that has built itself up around this
remarkable frontier character? THE
SUNDAY SUN will print sketch OF
James life. by one who had known
her in her declining days. which will
include all the wonderful stories told
OF her in the Indian and cow-country
and which Old Calamity herself
came to believe (whether they were
true or not) in her later days OF
misery.
This announcement OF an article
about Calamity Jane was hardly
necessary for regular readers OK
THE SUNDAY SUN. They know
by experience that when there are
lives OF picturesque interest TO be
summed up, that summary will be
found in its pages.
Calamity Jane had very little
about her OF the eternal feminine.
What little she had. despite the
glamour OF tradition, was not TO the
credit OF her sen. There is plenty
OF matter in THE SUNDAY SUN
10 counterbalance what lack OF
femininity may be observed in the
makeup OF Calamity Jane. Ob.
serve, by way OF proof, some OF
the topics:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
MINISTER ASKED FOR MONEY.
Letters from fIGurens 10 Nine. Hun bert.
the Paris Sw;lGlcr.


PARIS. Aug. THE journal publishes
to-day n number Of letters sent to Nine,
Humbert, the Crawford bogus estate swim
dler, by NJ Flourens, the former Minister
of Foreign Affairs, in which Flourens APP
peals for money either to meet the demands
of electors or TO pay the expenses 81 his
elect ion to the Chamber of Deputies The
letters are dated 1892, 1893 and 1895
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
The Cost of a Pretty
Figure

A young woman who knows she
has q good figure here takes pains
to tell how she acquired ii. There
was lots OF hard work in the process.
but she thought it worth while.
What she mostly used was a foot
ball.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
Manipulating by
the Sea

Here is another generous young
woman who is willing to share
with her sisters the secret OF her
beauty and lissome grace. She says
she caught hers in the curling
breakers, and tells how she went
about il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
COMFY ISLAND POLICEMAN SHOT
Tried 10 stop a Fight in Photographic
S;aIler, Nav De. .....

Policeman Charles Boderman Of the Coney
Island station was Sho, IN the stomach
in fight in STEMS Photographic gallery,
the Bowerv and Henderson'- Walk. Coney
Island, early this morning He was taken
to the Emergency Hospital and will proba-
bly, die.
Boderman. whose home il at 1924 Suydam
street. Brooklyn. was not in uniform. He
says he tried 10 stop fight, when he was
shot.
The police arrested Vincent Thomas
of III Third avenue Brooklyn, who did not
deny that he had done the shooting, He
said Boierman interfered in a friendly dis
lite and ,iHed his club
According TO Thomas he was knocked
down and beaten by the policeman and
some of his friends
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
No Cape Colony Exhibit for Ct. Louis.

Special Gable Despatch to THE Sun.
CAPE Town. Aug. THE Legislative
Assembly. by a vote OF 10 to ~, has ex-
plunged the proposed vote of 10000 for
representation OF tho Cape Colony at the
ST. Louis Exposition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
Autumn NegIiqes

Warm lounging robes and elabo-
rate tea gowns, and many OF them
made out OF beautiful broadcloths.
incidentally the summer neglige is
TO be had in great variety just az
present and at considerable bargains.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08

Reports to the effect that Ferdinand had
fed from Bulgaria because OF a military
conspiracy against him have been published
and denied. His friends said that he WAS
merely on a pilgrimage to his fathers
tomb, In accordance with his annual custom
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
Fatal Explosion ON British warship.
Special Cable Despatch TO TIVE SUN.

sSpec1I CuUs De5pnI6H 70 VIE NUM-
LONDON. Aug. THE Admiralty an
nounoes that q boiler explosion on the
first-class cruiser Blake resulted in the
death OF one man and the injury OF six
Two OF the latter are seriously hurt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
American Drowned I'm Swift zerland.


Special Gable DcSpaicA 30 The SUN
BERNIE, Aug DIR, Mengar. who n
described IA an American professor, has
been drowned while swimming In Lake
Maggiore. He WAS residing with his family
near Pallanza.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
CABLE TO BOGOTf RESTORED.
No Action Vet Taken on the Panama Canal
Treaty.
Special Cnsir Despatch 10 THE SIN.

Special C1br Despatch 10 THE SIN.
COLON Colombia, Aug. 7.--Cable and tclc.
graphic communication has been rest ored
with Bogota. the capital A high aut hority
in Congress says that if the Senate rejects
the Panama Canal treaty with the United
States il will also he lost in the lower house
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
Prince Ferdinand Returning.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
SOFIA. Aug THE press Announces thsA
Prince Ferdinand ia returning to Bulgaria.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
Lord Miner Sails for England


F7T7'VF"' Y V7''' NV 'T'5VT' III
PRETORIA. Aug. lord Miner. High
Commissioner OF South Africa. embarked
at Della goa Bay THIS morning for England
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
White Leaders of
SdvdOeS

Was Osman Digna a scotchman?
There is authority for believing
that he was. The man who Is
making il hardest FOR the British TO
clean UP Somaliland was once an
Austrian officer. These are hard
specimens OF our race to under
stand, but they are none the less
interesting.