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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
banner for Mercersburs Academy.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM. Pa. May 1.-Two
thousand persons witnessed the annual games
yesterday afternoon. The prize banner was
won by Mercersburg Academy.
loOYard Dash-Won by Staples Cascadlla
School: MCGOWAN, Temple Preparatory School
second; Janeway. ST. Luke's School, third Time
10 as seconds
Pole vault-won by Dickson. Temple School
THOMPSON, Wyoming Seminary, second: Staples
Cascadilla, third. Height. feet Inches.
Halt Mile Run-Mon Dy Williams. Mercersburs:
Hepburn, Temple. second: Lochart Greenwich
High School, third Time, minutes 10 3-s seconds,
Yard Hurdc-Won by Collins. Mercersburg;
Hatch. Casoadllla, second; Palmer. Easton High,
Twelve Pound Hammer ThrowWon by Holman,
Mercersburg: Quackenbush. Seward Institute,
second; Martin. Delaney school, third. Distance,
Meiiowan. Temple second: wright. Mercers6urs.'
by spD Ry rn%ps
third, Time, a minutes 5es1 seconds.
Running High Jump-Won by Slmons. Wyoming
seminary; Dickson Temple; second; Wisner. Sew
2aOYard Hurdle-won by Smons. Wyoming
cascadlla, third Time: 70 seconds; 80
clare High, !hird, Distance. i feet. .'''''
Quarter Mile Run-Won by Drake, Mercersburr:
Stubcr. Montclarc High, second Gibson Cascadilla,
third. Time. 81 seconds.
eers i's simons, Wyoming Seminary. second:
Sspotansky Wyoming Seminary third. Distance.
Easton, Casoadila. Moravian, Consho-
hocken and Temple participated in the one
mile relay race. Temple winning. with Easton
High second and Cascadilla third.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
THE CITY OF CRIMINALS.
That's What the Rev. Cortland Myers Calls
Brooklyn.

The Rev. Cortland Myers in the Ba ptist
Temple, Schermerhorn street and Third
avenue, Brooklyn. again prea ched on pool
rooms and Magistrates last night. With
out mentioning any name he referred by
implication to Magistrate james G. Tighe
and said he ought to have been taken from
the bench long ago.
Application was made few weeks ago
to the Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court in Brooklyn by Capt. Goddard s
society for Ma gistrate Tighe's removal
from Office on the ground OF incompetency.
and the matter was referred to eX-Justice
George G. Reynolds to take testimony and
report back his recommendations. The
application grew out OF the fact that Ma gis-
trate Tighe discharged from custody half
a dozen men who had been arrested
without warrants for gambling and dealing
in policy slips. Subsequently some Of these
men were indicted ana pleaded guilty. and
one who was convicted was compelled 70
pay fine of 81, 900.
The Rev. Mr.. Myers said that the City
Of Churches had az last become the City
OF Criminals. Public sentiment ought to
be heard, he said. resembling through the
City Hall, the Court House, police head
quarters and the Magistrates courts.
can save the city from disgrace and in
creasing peril, That is absolute and un-
adulterated justice. The remedy for this
plague of criminality is not in throwing
a bunch Of fifteen criminals in front Of q
Judge and having them fined. That only
touches the surface of the evil and the
poisoned blood still runs and ruins. A
righteous blow ought to be struck at several
points where grave defect is manifest.
The Magistrates courts ought to have in
some striking instances written above
their doors. Injustice Secured Here.
These Justices many times are ignorant
Of the law and more times make their own
laws.
"One OF them has received his notoriety
in securing the release instead Of the con-
viction of gamblers and their kind. His
familiar expressions have become jokes
in the street. Did you see the racer
No, Case is dismissed. That was the
whole trial and the poolrooms and the
gambling bells were permitted to flourish.
He ought to have been taken from the
bench long ago and others Of his kind
receive the same righteous public indigna-
ton. I"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
kOLR BACK, STRIKE LEADING.
Had a Headache When He Woke At Los
Angeles--His Suspicious.

George A. Kolb. business manager OF
the International Marine Engineers As
ISOLATION, who disappeared on May 4, soon
after the outbreak of the Marine Engineers
strike. and then turned up in Los Angeles
Cal, week later without being able to
tell how he got there, returned yesterday
to his home at 1921 East Thirty-fifth street
Kolb Immediately resumed the manage
ment Of the strike now on between the
engineers and their employers, which has
been in charge of Daniel Murphy during
Kolb's absence. He said last night that
the strike has not been affected in the least
by his absence, and that he believes the
engineers will win. Regarding a report
that the railroads, believing the strike has
been weakened by his absence, may not
accept the arbitration committees report
he said
1T was at the railroads. own suggestion
that the matter was submitted to arbitra-
ton, and if they back out, they will GER
tainly have trouble on their hands
Kolb is certain that something happened
to hin" to cause him to leave New York and
travel to San Francisco, when he had only
$40 in his pockets, but he says he is not
sufficiently certain what the something
was to ma Ike his suspicious known. He
reganed his memory at Los Angeles, he
SAYS. He then had ticket to San Fran
cisco. He was told that he boarded the
train at st. Louis. His pockets were
empty and his gold watch. keys money,
were gone. He also had severe headache,
which has not eased up since.
The last thing / remember" said Kolb
yesterday, Il was on my way to Hunters
Point on Monday, May 4, to see two engin-
GERS whose names had been given to me.
don't remember seeing them, but think
they had sonnet hing to do with my disap-
pearance. My notebook has been stolen,
though, and l can't remember their names.
II ever do find out, it won't be healthy for
the people who were responsible"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
GOVERNMENT BEHIND 4 STRIKE.
Shipping Organ Shows why the Marine
Engineers We're Confident OF Winning.

The interesting strike Of the marine en-
gineers Of this port who resigned in a
body in face Of clause in the United States
statutes, because they couldn't get a rs
per cent. increase in wages and working
day Of ten consecutive hours, receives
some attention in the current number OF
the American Syren, the organ Of the
shipping interests at this port. The strike
has tied up half Of the feet Of independent
tugboats and the outcome depends very
much on the result Of an appeal to the
Federal Government tn revoke the licenses
of the engineers who failed to carry out
the obligations imposed on them by their
licenses.
The Syren asserts that the engineers
entered upon their strike confident OF
gaining their demands because those de-
mands were drawn up by the man who is
now the head Of the Steamboat Inspection
Bureau and who, before he found willing
powers" 10 appoint him to that office.
planned the engineers campaign II says:
In certain ways it 1.-THE strikel presen Ia
pecuavities which are well worth noting.
IN that the striking TN gineers have the prao-
teal support OF the United states Govern ment.
This situation ID so unique N labor troubles
that 1t is well worth considering In all its
bearings. Here we see body Of men who
are .H ana
Of their late president. Mr., George Uhler.
These men have ct only labor, orgaHlzatlon
That they hold licenses from the Government
and that no man without sdch a Incense can
take Charge Of q marine ensinei do,s i, ,,.
vicinity Of New York. about 2,7oo are members
Of this ,otganization They are is, pr ItNes
b but there is nothing to prevent any or all
of them from "resigning simultaneously.
The difference between resignation y h under
d eiet e and tweedledum. and natural cues;
ton which must have ngitated ths GounGi u
the view which would be taken Of this action
by the head of the Steamboat INSPECTION
s sas et w To 1ss these Ines
TO a strategist like George Uhler the solu-
ton was simple f hnS t q 'hT
a upon The thought Of the head Of the Steam
boat bat this head WouS
be iavorably inclined. But MIR. uhleL does
not believe in halfway measures: WIN
by causing himself to become that head.
Kesignlng his position as presdent o. tne
assoe1ton he -, found ada % ~ H. Stsambost fp
pass Upon he apal pom, i n ,!pII plans Of q
e easr, ssSo %e ON by hin.ei to fration
Under these circumstances II Is hardly
to be wonder ed at that the railroad compani les
employing tow boats in their service capitu-
lated to the demands Of their marine engineers
without struggle.
Elsewhere the subterfuge Of designations
has not operated so successfully as here in
New York. The local inspectors Of steam
vessels Of St. Louis have lust revoked the
licenses Of large number OF engineers
who struck for an increase In wages. The
Svren asks If what is law for the st. Louis
engineers isn't law for those in New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
EAST SIDE STREET SCHEME.
Move Elevated Road out OF Allen Street
TO Chrystie.

There will be a public hearing on May 20.
before Borough President Cantor and the
Boards of Local improvements OF the
Bowery. Bowling Green and Corlears Hook
districts, on a petition from the East Side
Civic Club asking for the adoption OF a
scheme Of street openings on the East Side
which il meant to provide sufficient ap-
proaches to the new bridge. The back
bone of the scheme is the plan already
approved by the Board Of Estimate OF
widening Delaney street from the. end of
the Bridge to the Bowery and Of opening
a new street from the Bowery TO Elm street,
between Broome and Spring streets. The
rest is all new.
Inst cad of widening Suffolk street on
the west side from Houston street to East
Broadway, it is now proposed to widen
Clinton street a block further east. Ihia
can be done at a much reduced cost, and
Clinton street opens Llectiy INTO Avenue
B, while Suffolk street strikes Houston
street midway between Avenues A and b.
The scheme includes the condemnation OF
the entire block borGered by Division street.
Clinton street, East Broadway and Jeffer..
son street. All of this block not needed
for the widening OF Clinton street would be
added to Seward Park.
The most startling feature of the petit
TONERS scheme is the widening OF Chrystie
street from Housto street to Canal street.
by taking 100 feet on its westerly side.
1t is urged that this can be done at q COM
paratively small cost-say 1000 ,oOO-be.
cause the property TO be taken is not used
for residence purposes. Chrystie street
would then become the main approach to
the new Manhattan Bridge. the scheme
providing for a plaza as large as an ordi-
nary city block at Canal street and the
Bowery.
Its widening would have another pur-
pose, however. The petitioners propose
that, instead Of spending s3,OOO. 900 on the
widening of Allen street, in order to bring
light into it, the present elevated structure
be removed from Allen street entirely and
rebuilt along Chrystie street and through
Houston street to First avenue. There
would be plenty of room, they say. for the
additional two tracks needed in order to
meet the traffic requirements of the district.
And the Second avenue line could make
direct connection with the Manhattan
Bridge. instead of running under the bridge
several blocks east of the terminus.
The total cost OF the improvements in
Guided in the petitioners scheme has been
estimated at $4,000, 900. Against this
should be set off. they say, the saving Of
So, 600, 900 on Allen street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
PATERSON MILL SHUTS Dowx


Dulness In SILK Industry.
PATERSON, May 1.-THE Banner SILK
Mil OF this city has closed down for month,
and II Ia expected that other silk mills will
follow its example on account OF the present
dulness In the silk industry. There Is not
silk mill in the city that u not running
on short time and on q small number OF
looms. A few mills are working five days
a week and others have laid Oh large
number Of their employees.
It Is expected that the dulness will last
until the end Of July. A great number
OF silk workers are on the streets and 1t is
probable that those who work will have
their wages reduced before things pick up
again.
The dulness is caused chiefly by an
overstocked market and the rise in the price
q raw six. For nearly four years the silk
industry has been in splendid shape, all
the. mills working up to their capacity
and in q great many cases running over
time During that time they have been
remarkably free from labor troubles. II
the dyers' strike Of last year is excluded.
stocked the shelves Of the stores TO over.
flowing, so that there is no present demand
for silk. and the rise In the raw silk mar ket
is deterring manufacturers from buying
and manufacturing on speculation noa., Inc
and there will be very little doing until
work on thewinter goods opens next August.
Many Of the weavers complain OF the
great increase in the capacity of the i'm
proved machinery used in silk manufac-
turing of to-day and the requirement that
one weaver run two or four looms. With
the great speed of the modern loom the
weaver of to-day is able to turn out as
much work as six or eight weavers did
twenty years go.
Silk Association, predicts that about rs
per cent. of the looms in this city will be
shut down during the summer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
EXCAVATORS ASSEMBLE.
Their President subsequently Calls on
bishop Mcdonnell

The striking members Of the United
Excavators and Cellar Diggers' Union
of Brooklyn and Long Island assembled
yesterday 1000 strong. in a vacant lot at
the corner of Hamburg avenue and Linden
street. Brooklyn. The main purpose Of
the meeting was to make a parade OF the
strength Of the union, and after the men
had listened to speeches by Anson Law
OF their walking delegates, they dispersed.
Mr. Lawrence later paid visi, to Bishop
Mcdonnell at the Bishops home and spent
two hours in conference with him. Neither
he nor the Bishop would say afterward
what had been the result of their talk.
Bishop Mcdonnell had been appealed
to on Saturday by the laborers TO act as
arbitrator in settling the strike, and Mr..
Lawrence's visit yesterday was TO persuade
him to accept the responsibility. Mr..
Lawrence said he would have another talk
with The Bishop later in the week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
BEAT RUTGERS TEAM EASILY.
College Records Broken ~ Dual Games
on Ohio Field.

The New York University track team
scored Its second decisive victory Of the season
over the Rutgers team at Ohio Field on Sat-
urday. winning by a score Of n points to S.
The local men broke Ave college records.
esta blishing new figures for the hammer
throw. discus throw. quarter-mils, mile
and two-mile runs.
The most sensational race of the day was
the two-mile run. which was hotly contested
by Roberts Of Rutgers and Patterson and
Devln OF New York Roberts led for the
first seven laps In fast time. both he and
But when Patterson took the lead for New
York at the last turn Devln made spuIii
that raised the entire grand stand and Satnea
twenty-five yards on the leaders, finishing
very close second. The most notable req
event was Connelley's discus thro " OF no 1e s
81, inches. With which hs added II iees % 'A'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
COLUMBIA WINS AT TENNIS.
Clean Score OF Victories Over New York
University on South Field.

By winning all six matches in the dual ten
mis- tournament with New York University on
South Field on Saturday afternoon. Columbia
began her intercollegiate tennis season with
. rush. In all fifteen sets were played.
fourteen of which Columbia won and the
other was lost after q deucc score had been
reached. In games the Bluc and " hitc cap
tmed OIL as compared with 90 Tor her oppo-
nents. Mahan and Thurber played brilliant
from in the Yale aud Princeton matches.
Their drives and backline work were especially
effective.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
Gus Rubin Matched to Fight Sandy
PorguSOu.

Gus Ruhlin's manager has signed articles
OF agreement for = i5-round bout between
the Akron Giant" and Sandy Ferguson
OF Chelsea, Mass. The mill Ia to be decided
at Boston on May 20; Ferguson last summer
whipping Ben Taylor In London. Since then
he has fought Denver Ed Martin. George
Byers. Jack johnson Of California and Kid
Mccoy. The encounter will BE- AZ StraAg ~
Marquis OF Queensberry ruleA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
Whist.

PLAINrIELp. ". j.. May 1.-THE Camera
Club whist team lost the Metropolitan challenge
trophy to the Knickerbocker Whist clu6
4 TO / in favor OF the challengers. while the
second round was taken byNthe home team,
40 .. The last round went to the visitors,
4 TO 2. making the final score 10 to-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
Scranton May Have street Railway Strike.

SCRANTON, Pa. May l7.-President Bar
rett of the Street Railway Mems Union
reported to the Central Labor Union here
this afternoon that unless favorable
answer is received from General Manager
Silliman by Tuesday the union men in
the companys employ will 60 on strike.
The men ask for the signing OF an agree
nent for unionizing the road and for an
increase in wages.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
y. II. HOADAEYs AUTO roo FAST.
His Driver Arrested. but Doesn't Show In
in C0urt-Pleads Illness.

these automoblists are altogether too
independent and have no respect even for
the courts said Magistrate Cornell In the
Morrisania police court yesterday when the
case OF John Smith, driver for Joseph H.
Hoadley Of 222 West Twenty-thrd street,
came up. Smith was arrested on Saturday
afternoon at Webster and Pelham avenues
for running at the rate Of twenty miles
hour. Mr.. Hoadley and two women were
In the automobile.
When the case was called yesterday in
court, message was handed to the Magis-
trate saying that Smith was very Ill and
could not appear. The message asked
the Magistrate to postpone the hearing
until to-day. which was done.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
JERSEY AUTO Law ENFORCED.
Armstrong Fined Because He Accident ally
LEFT His Number In Repair Shop.

LeTt EtN Nuf1Uer III NePdH SHUp'
EAST ORANGE, N. j., May 1.-THE first
arrest under the new automobile law
made in the Oranges occurred yester-
day. when Carl Armstrong, a son Of NJ.
M. Armstrong, New York business man.
was arrested for running his auto in Main
street, East Orange, without the license
number attached to it. He expl lined to
Recorder Doremus that he owned a license,
but that 1t had been taken off his machine
by man in repair shop. who had for
chine out.
Armstrong was arrested less than a
block away from the repair shop. A fine
Of SIS was imposed and Recorder Doremus
advised Armstrong to go after the money
In a street car, as he was liable to another
fine II he were arrested by another police
man before he had chance to get his
number.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
Break in Elizabeth Strike.

ELIZABETH. N. j.. May i7.-There will be
break in the strike Of the building trades
Tomorrow when the timers will return to
work. They did not have q grievance OF
their own. hut we're ordered out In SYM
pathy with the plumbers on April l.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
Woman Found In Charles River Was
Drowned.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, May le.-The body
OF the young woman found in the Charles
River last evening has not been identified
yet. The medical examiner performed an
autopsy to-day, and found that the young
woman had been drowned. From her
condition at the time Of her death, the doc
tor believes she took her own life
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18

The Fifth Avenue Art Galleries
36o.36e Fifth Avenue
Near saith Street.
ANNOUNCE
A week of extraordinary auctioneer.
ing important to all who appreciate
those effective odds and ends in arts.
tically rich Furniture that give added
touches of elegance to every home.
FIRST
PUBLIC VIEW all day Monday and
Tuesday, May 10 and 10.
AND THEN
SALE on Wednesday. Thursday, Fri
day, Saturday, May 20, Fl, %, %,
commencing at just 2:3o each afternoon.
FOR ACCOUNT OF
Whom it may concern land to pay en-
tailed expenses), without further notice
great close of the year collection Of
French, English, Dutch. Colonial and
Domestic Suites and Single Pieces, il.
Illustrating preferred epochs in rich and
dainty combination Of costly gliding.
fine carving in splendid woods and
luxurious upholstering.
AMONG THESE ARE
Admirable First Empire Dressing Tables
and Cabinets, Desks, Book cases, Tables
Hall Chairs, Davenports, Arm Chairs,
Pier Glasses, Chime Clocks, magnif.
cent historic Escritoire, superb Vene.
tian Buffet, Single Pieces in fine Dutch
Marqueterie and Inlaid Oriental Cary.
ing, and a number of seasonably attrac-
tive Oriental Rugs, rare old japanese
Prints, Oil Paintings, Marbles, Bronzes,
Crystal, Porcelain and Silver, both
plate and sterling; Lamps and Candel-
abra, with a pleasing variety of seven
branehed Candlestcks; Draperies, Cush.
ions, Bijouterie, a large "Criterion"
Music Box in perfect order, fine Chick
ering Upright Pianoforte with meehan-
ical attachments; Pianola with Need.
ham Pianoforte, and several admirable
stringed instruments.
JAMES P. SILO, Auctioneer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-14
MRS :JTrrJrTs R MITCHELL,

Mrs. Drusilla Welch Mitchell, who died in Bristol last week, was one of the oldest and best known women of Bristol. Her death was due to a gen. eral breaking. down, caused by old age, and the end had been expected for some time. Mrs. Mitchell was the widow of Julius R. Mitchell, who died in February, 1899. She was born April 23, 1925, in East Hampton, daughter of Deacon George Welch. One of her brothers was the late Elisha N. Welch of Bristol, founder of the F. N. Welch Manufacturing company of Forest vile. She lived in East Hampton only a short time, when her father moved with his family to Bristol and occu- pied the old house that stood where the new residence of ". L. Hart does. She married MT. Mitchell January 21, 1S45, and four children were born to them, three of whom are living, as fol- lows: Mrs. W. J. Jackson of Cincin- nati, whose husband is connected with the Dayton Iron and Coal company: George W. Mitchell and Miss Julia N. Mitchell, both of Bristol, and Mrs. Grace Davies of New Haven. The fu- neral will be held at her late home this afternoon at o'clock, the Rev. Henry Clarke of the Baptist church of ficiating.