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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
DEFEND SIGHTSEEING AUTOS.
Lawyers Say They're Not Stages Within
the Cha rter's Meaning.

The contention that the Sightseeing
Power and Coach Company Is violating the
law relating to stages or omnibuses by
running the sightseeing automobiles does
not find favor with lawyers who are authori-
ties on it's municipal laws and ordinances.
The Public Hack Owners Association,
which started the proceeding, based its
action on section 1853 Of the Charter, which
provides:
No stage or omnibus route or authority to
run stages or omnibuses in the city OF New
York, shall hereafter be granted by the Board
OF Aldermen. unless q majority Of the owners
Of property upon the streets in or upon which
any such route or privilege is to be operated
shall, before the Board OF Aldermen act on
the subject. first consent in writing thereto.
1t is pointed out that stage or omnibus
ia vehicle used for the carrying OF passen :
gers along a certain route and for picking
up and letting down passengers on the
route traversed.
-The sightseeing automobiles" said one
lawyer yesterday, do not pick up .passen-
gers at intervals, nor do they adhere to
any one particular route. They. are not
privileged by the city to use certain streets,
such use belonging to them exclusively,
and therefore they cannot be classed as
stages. The people who ride on the auto,
mobiles book their seats in advance and
use the vehicles for purpose OF pleasure
oplv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
AROUSED By INSULTS 70 GIRLS.
East sidsrs Say Rowdies Infest the Streets
Special Police Demanded.

Special Police Demanded.
A number of business and professional
men OF the lower East Side held meeting
yesterday and drew up resolutions eaying
that it had come under their personal OBJ
servation that girls and women were sub
ject to systematio insult on the streets.
The meeting appointed committee to wait
on Police Commissioner McAdoo to urge
him to appoint special policemen to guard
| the parts OF Grand, Hester, Canal. Forsyth,
Mott and other streets where the evil is
greatest
The men on the committee are: Julius
Blumberg Of 230 Grand street, Arthur Gold
stein Of "a Eldridge street, Joseph ID. Edel-
son Of 1874 Henry street, A. l.. Apellas OF l54
East Broadway, Bernard Levy Of 140 Henry
street and DR.. Bernard Lazarus Of 81 Canal
meeting in some hall next Tuesday or
Wednesday to enlist the public in the move
ment: They will call on Commissioner
McAdoo as soon as the Jewish holidays,
which Which end on Monday. are e, 9ve T,r.o, a..
said last night:
For five or six weeks have noticed
gangs OF young Italian toughs accosting
girls going to and returning from work,
often laying hands on them and brighten.
ing tneln' Az one particularly udBidi
case | was thoroughly angered and spoke
OF 1t to my partner, Mr.. Levy. ! learned
he had observed the same thing. We
found that others had been aroused and
some had been 30 angered that they had
Then we determined to act The oowardly
toughs work in gangs Of Ave and six.
don't think the cadet system exists here
now. The political leaders have stamped
that out in the district, but you can't tell
how far this may lead.
III the Commissioner doesn't send spe-
cial men down here-the regular police
are helpless; they are too few-we and our
sons will go out ourselves. Well take
guns and clubs, IL necessary. II we're
arrested well pay the fines and keep on,
This sort of thing must stop. The streets
must be made safe for decent girls to walk
on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
KILLED BY AN AVALANCHEf
Three American PROJECTORS Lost In the
Mountains OF Colombia.


Mountains OF Colombia.
MOBILE, Ala, Sept s.-Advices have been
received here that q prospector named
Marshall, SO years old. OF Chicago. and
81. E. Blanks and Thomas Giens, whose
homes are not given, strayed away from,
their companions while locating mining
property on the Caribbean coast OF the
Republic Of Colombia and were lost In an
avalanche Of snow thousands Of feet above
the sea level. They have been missing since
June 81, and a new party of prospectors,
with additional supplies will leave here in
a few days to search. the mountainsfo for tho
bodies.
The men were last seen in dense timber
tract on the Aracataca River, which joins
the MagdaIena In Colombia. The COM
pany that employed them has valuable
concessions In that section, and atthe head
waters Of the Aracataca River is a glacier.
The men said that they were going for O
short observation trip near the headwaters,
and when they did not return their COM
panions became uneasy.
Later IL was ascertained that there had
been a tremendous avalanche, which, 1t u
thought. caught the men unavares. There
is so much snow that It will be months be-
fore the spot will be cleared sufficiently to
reveal the bodies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
SEVERE ELECTRIC STORM.
FIVE Ferens strock by observation-disclosures
and barn Set on Fire.

Poar JERvrs, N. T., Sept. s.-The most
severe electric storm Of the season passed
over this section to-day and was accom-
panied by hail. Lightning struck many times
In this place and the surrounding country.
In HARDWOOD, Sullivan county. Mrs.
Elizabeth Mccormick and her daughter
Elizabeth are in a critical condition from
lightning stroke Miss Mccormick, who is
ri years OF age, was ironing clothes and
the lightning struck the flatiron. She is
injured internally and is still uncon-
scious. Mrs. Mccormick was injured in
the back and is semi-conscious. It Is
thought she will not recover. She Is
IS years old. The residence was set on fire,
but Mrs. McCormick's son, who was in the
barn, extinguished the flames
Thomas Collins. an aged resident OF Port
Jervis was severely shocked by O stroke
Of lightning at his home. A few moments
later his daughter, Mrs. johnson, received
q shock by a second electrical discharge.
The large barn OF John d. Everett in
Montague, N. j., eight miles from here,
was burned by lightning. Wallen Vain
wright and Mr.. Everett were standing In the
barn. Wainwright was knocked down and
carried out unconscious by Mr.. Everett
who was also badly shocked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
SOME TRUTHS ABOUT SNAKES
They Hear Through Their Tongues and
Live Years without Feeding.

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Sept. 9.-Allen s.
Williams, who has been camping out all
summer at Storm King Mountain, where
he captured big collection Of snakes.
gave lecture tonight in Willard Hail.
The lecturer carried 100 snakes in paper
bags and suit cases and kept them on a
piano when he was not exhibiting them.
Evidently the people of Mount Vernon
are not interested in the subject Of snakes,
Tor the audience was very slim 1t was
understood that Mr.. Williams was only
trying out his lecture, however, and that
he intends to devote much time this winter
talking to the pupils Of the New York city
public schools.
II will tell you some very queer things
about snakes" said he. "The Bible begins
with snake and later on it gives us to
understand that snake can't hear. AS
deaf as an adder is an old saying 1t is
true that snakes have no ears, but have
discovered that they can hear through
their tongues
Another remarkable thing that snake
can do is to live for two years without
feeding. Then, again, have known cases
where snakes have come to life after they
had been frozen as stiff as walking SUCKS
lstbt uduudIy TWO vi my DidchSndhco "SAo
frozen 30 hard that could have broken them
In pieces. My wife put them on hot water
bags, and In an hour they began to show
signs Of life. When about four inches OF
their bodies were thawed out she began
feeding them hot milk and 1t was not long
until they were wnggling about the parlor
floor as good as new"
Mr.. Williams said that recently one Of
his snakes was suffering from indigestion.
He found that he had swallowed large
hens egg, and in order to cure him he hit
him on the back and crushed the egg, after
which the reptile recovered.
or the eleven kinds Of snakes which
exist around New York Mr.. Williams says
only two are poisonous, the copperhead
and the rattler. The others, he says. such
as blaoksnakes milksnakes garter snakes
king snakes, ribbon snakes and spreading
adders are harmless and should not be
killed because they benefit the farmers and
gardeners by destroying bugs; moles field
mice and angleworms. which prey on fruit
and vegetables.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
THE SEAGOERS.
Five Liners Carry Well Known Persons
to European Ports.

Aboard the American liner Philadelphia,
which sails to-day for Southampton, are:
Edwin ]. Beard, DR.. and Mrs, Frank I.
Hi. q. W. Montgomery. Col s. B. Thompson
and II. c. Welby.
voyagers by the Red Star liner iceland,
off to-day for Antwerp:
Joseph Dumont. Louis Hanoteeu. MI; and
Mrs. Nelson Place, and Mr.. and Mrs W. u.
Starr.
Sailing by the Atlantic Transport liner
Minneapolis for London are:
Hugh NJ. Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs; c. s;
George c. Morgan. Dr., A; v Rockwell. MI,
and Mrs. r. l.. Russell. A. b. Terhune and
Frank E. Van Auken.
The Hohenzollern Of the North German
Lloyd Line will have among her passengers
bound for Mediterranean ports:
Mrs G. w. Gordon. the Rev. and Mrs
John A. McConnebee. the Rev J. A. MoAr-
thur. the Rev. and Mrs. a. s: Nesbit Mrs.
Z. T. Stewart and Mrs. M. II. Waters.
Passengers by the Hamburg American
liner Belgravia, of to-day for Hamburg:
Mrs. F. Z. Baldwin, Mrs. j. C.: Edwards,
Clemens speer. Stanley d. Tallman and
DR.. F, H. Scott.
Some passengers who will sail to-day by
the Cunarder Campania for Liverpool and
Queenstown:
Capt Alexander Andrew, DR.. J. W. Camp
land Kirwan, the Hon. Hugh Mosman. Count
Franz Merveldt, Nr. and Mrs. W. z. u. Saun-
ders and Jose F. de Navarro.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
ITALIANS UNITE FOR REFORM.
Society Formed in Newark TO Probe Secret
Societies and Stamp Out Crime.

Society Formed in Newark TO Probe Secret
Societies and Stamp Out Crime.
An Italian society has been organized IN
Newark and Incorporated under the name
of the Maurice B. Gluck Italian Republican
Club with the stated object Of helping
the United States Governments to rid the
by investigating secret societies intent
upon crime and bringing their members
to justice. Eight trustees have been ap-
pointed as an executive committee.
Mr.. Gluck is appointed life member
OF the society for which he Is sponsor.
The other trustees are: Joseph SIENNA, ~
South Orange avenue; Frank Caruso. 22e
Academy street; Vincenzo Benenah, l7e
Newton street; Louisiana Benenati OF the
same address; Casper Digiovanna, ITO
Bowery street: George Quaranta, IS Bowery
street, and Giuseppe Mullici, 90 Main street.
Orange.
educate Italian Americans in the prinoi-
pies Of republicanism and aid in the estab-
1ishment OF good government. The society
is to make a canvass and registration Of
Italian aliens now living in the community
and the singing out Of those who are
worthless and bothersome to the Govern
ment.
Another paragraph In the incorporation
papers says the club will aid the Govern
ment in upholding the immigration laws,
and recommend from time to time changes
that will have for effect the non-admission
OF such Italians as are likely to prove a
detriment to the best interests OF the
cation means ito give aid and sucoor to
the destitute. provide work for the unem-
ployed, and educate Italians In the Eng
lish language"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
AUTO CUP ENTRIES.
Additional Nominations Make Total Of
Twenty Candidates for Vanderbilt Prize.

Seven more entries. making q total Of
twenty, have been received for tho Van
derbnt automobile cup race. which takes
place on Long Island on Oct 9. since
the meeting on Tuesday Of the American
Automobile Association. under whose aus
pioes the contest will be run.
The additional entries received were Frank
Cookers rs horsepower Simplex. another
nomination OF Pope Toledo by Col. Albert
A. Pope lsidor Wormsef's 90 horsepower
Mercedes, W. u. Brokaw's 90 horsepower
Renault, R. E.. Jarrige's 80 horsepower
De Dietrich, z. r. Thomas's 90 horsepower
Mercedes and c. Schmidt's Packard.
The United States will be represented by
seven cars. France by six, Germany by I'VE
and Italy by two cars. The entries and
probable drivers are:
United States-col: Albert A.. Pope. two Pope
Toiedos, A. c. webb and H. H, Lyttle, drivers
Windsor T. white two White steamers Rollln T.
White and webb jay, drivers; c. A. DuerT, royal
tourist, Joe Tracy. driver Packard Motor Car
Company. Gray Wolf Charles Schmidt, driver, and
France.-Pnnhard and Levassor, three Panhards,
Clement Bayard, owner driver; W. G. Brokaw,
Renault NJ. G, pernin driver, and r. Z. Jarrge
De Dietrich. l.. Regan, driver.
Germany-H; R: Thomas, Mercedes. E. z. Har-
wely, driver: lsidor wormser, Mercedes. driver
unknown: CLARENCE Gray pinsmoTe. Mercedes.
driver unknown; George A. Arents, Jr,. Mercedes.
Carl Mcnsel, driver.
itaiy-Aifred G. Vanderbilt, Fiat. Paul sartori.
driver and Will am Wallace. Fiat. owner driver.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
GUARDsMAN ACCUSES COMRADES.
Three Dismissed From Mount Vernon Com.
pany on His Charge Of Assault.

InFc6 Dbuu9ycu Soh.
pany on His Charge Of Assault.
MOUNT VERNON. N. Y, Sept. s.-As the re-
suit Of fight which occurred at the Mount
Vernon Armory between four members Of
Company B, First Regiment. j. ]. Moore,
Jr., Harry Behrman and Frank Mcclure
to-day received papers notifying them that
they had been "bobtailed' out Of the SER
vice. In addition to the dismissal, the
three privates have been summoned to ap-
pear in the Mount Vernon police court,
Sept. ~, to answer to the charge OF assault.
The summonses were issued on the COM
plant Of Alexander Mclaughlin OF New
Rochelle, who alleges that his three COM
rades beat him in the fight at the armory
40 badly that he was confined to his bed for
three DAYS. Mclaughlin says that the other
three have had a grievance against him ever
since the company camped at Oakland
Beach, because he refused to let them
through the lines without pass while he
Tas on sentry duty.
Last Monday evening, he states in his
complaint, while he was taking his uniform
of in the armory the three jumped on him,
and after getting him down on the floor
punched him in the face until he. could
hardly see Mclaughlin reported the as
sault to Capt. Carmody, who was very in
diRnant and took steps at once to have
the accused men dismissed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
HIS HUNGER CONTINUOUS.
Cha mpion Beef Stow AbsOrber Wrecks
Hunt After wealth OF the West.

Cha NIPPON Beef Stow AbsOrber Wrecks
Hunt After wealth OF the West.
Charles Meyer, a sixteen-year-old Office
boy employed by the Lyon Furnishing
Company. 4l8 Broadway. disappeared on
Aug ~ with sl2o which he had been sent
to draw from the Bowery Bank. A few
days later his parents, who live at ZIG
Intervale avenue, The Bronx, received
letter from him in which he said that he
had departed accompanied by his chum
John Dougherty, 10 years old, OF le7th
street and Stebbins avenue, The Bronx.
Furnished with this clew a detective traced
the boys to Maiden, Mass, and brought
them back.
Young Meyer was held for trial In 81, 900
bail in the Tombs court yesterday. He
said that it had been his intention to 60
West and seek his fortune. but young
Dougherty's habit Of stopping eight or nine
times every day to eat had made their
progress westward too slow. Dougherty,
he declared, had eaten six portions OF beef
stew at one meal on the first day. Later,
when funds began to run low, the boys
agreed to do without one meal every day.
Johnnie Dougherty, at breakfast time,
consented to do without supper but when
supper time arrived he elected to drop
breakfast
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
ASKS FOR A TROLLEY SUBWAY.
Commissioner Best Wants Better Dbs
tribution OF Bridge From Brooklyn.

Commissioner Best Wants Better Dis.
tribution OF Bridge From Brooklyn.
Bridge Commissioner Best wrote to the
Mayor yesterday arguing that while tran5o
agreements have been made for tho opera
ton Of surface and elevated cars on the
Williamsburg bridge no provision has
been made for the diffusion OF the masses
OF people who will cross the new bridge
Mr.. Best explains that although the pro-
posed subway connecting the new bridge
and the Brooklyn Bridge will help In dis
tributing the crowds, it will be two or
three years in building, and by that time
the Manhattan bridge will have been COM
pleted and will require outlets for its traffic.
So that the experience on the Williams
burg bridge may not be repeated in the
case of the Manhattan Bridge, and the
latter structure when completed may af-
ford immediate relief, Mr.. Best recon-
mends to the Mayor that these now rail-
road routes be provided as soon as possible:
Flrst-An elevated railway through Canal
street from Greenwich street or the Hudson
to the Manhattan bridge terminal rnt4 Win a a
the Bowery to Delaney street. and through
this street to the Williamsburg bridge. this
B ne De eisVssed railway Tor TIE ps..sss
OF its cars from Brooklyn. or by the Manhattanr
Elevated Railway company aS pEduCn u
It's Ninth or Sixth avenue lines.
Second-A trolley subway, through De
lancey street, the Bowery and Spring street.
across town to Hudson street. down Hudson
street, West Broadway and Greenwich street,
at i least as far as the Jersey city.ferries a
CortIandt and Liberty streets, with branch
through Duane street, under the present
subway at Elm street. into the basement OF
the projected station In Centre street. there
to connect with. the trolley lines from
Brooklyn
This second line, Mr.. Best argues, might
| be built and operated either by the Brook
| lyn trolley companies as an extension OF
| their lines into the rich feeding ground Of
Manhattan or by the Jersey, City railways
l which will soon cross the Hudson River
| to Manhattan by tunnel and would, he
believes, be glad to avail themselves Of this
means Of rapid and safe connection with
two OF the Brooklyn bridges. This route
between the Williamsburg and Brooklyn
bridges need not be operated as loop or
connecting railway, although this is quite
possible, but cars could be operated from
the Williamsburg bridge to some point on
Hudson street or to the Jersey City ferries
and return, or the other way.
| The Mayor said that he and the Board Of
Estimate win consider Mr.. Best's pro-
| poeals without delay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
TO RAISE THE MAINE.
A Company Incorporated for That Purpose
With q Capital Of 5000. 600.

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a certificate for
the incorporation of the United States
Battleship Maine Salvage Company was
fled here to-day. The capital stock named
ia 5000 900 and the incorporators are Joseph
de Wyckoff OF New Orleans, who holds
concession from the Cuban Republic for
removing the wreck from Havana harbor,
and Clarence r. Wilson and Samuel S.
Paschal, attorneys OF this city.
The purpose of the corporation Is to
raise the wreck Of the Maine in Havana
harbor. ia accordance with the engineering
plans Of Cortbell. Bond d Davis, and to
donate to some organization OF the United
States Government sufficient material from
the wreck for the building and erection Of
a permanent memorial made wholly Of
such material.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
BURGLARS FLED IN STOLEN RIG.
Police Hunting Gang who Robbed YER
piancks Point Post once.

MOUNT VERNON. N. Y, Sept e.-The
police in the northern part Of Westminster
county believe that a gang Of safe blowers,
who early yesterday morning visited YER
plancks Point ON the Hudson and blew open
the safe in the village post Office. also stole
a $500 horse and carriage from the stable Of
Mark Weygant at Lake Mohansio early this
morning in order to make their escape to
Connecticut.
The police have learned that a girl was
seen with two men who acted suspiciously
on the night the post Office was robbed
and they believe she was spy for the safe
cracksmen and aided in stealing Weygant's
rig,
rear OF the post Office and with soap made
a gutter along the sides of the safe door and
combination which they filed with nitro
glycerine and then set it of with a fuse.
The safe was completely wrecked and the
robbers got 500 in cash and $40 worth Of
stamps. The noise of the explosion aroused
the villagers, who formed posse, but they
could get no trace Of the safe crackers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
WEST AND EAST GOLF RIVALS.
FINAL TO-DAY BETWEEN, EGAN
AND HERRESHOFF.
Picked Men From Six Cities in the Ante
penultimate Round-Piucky Wins by
Fredericks and West Bring Them Into
Semi-Ffnal-POints on the Matches.

To-day's fnalists in the tenth amateur
golf championship Of America will be II.
Chandler Egan of Chicago and Fred HERES
hoff OF Brooklyn. The final will be ut thirty
six holes and the players will tee up at the
Baltusrol Golf Club at 1890 o'clock this morn
ing.
Philadelphia, Pittsburg, OIL City and Chicago
had a single and Manhattan and Brooklyn
representation by two players in the ante
penultimate round, but the gallery paid
no heed to sectional prejudices and ap-
plauded the good shots. no matter who made
them. Additions to the United States Golf
Association STAFF on duty were the former
officials, II. H. Robertson. r. Bage Kerr and
Ransom H. Thomas, and another visitor
was Horace Russell, president Of the Metro
politan Golf Association.
1t Ia an axiom of the links that whoever
beats Travis will lose on the next match.
According to l.. B. Garretson Of Princeton.
-the shock kills them" Ormiston lived up
to the maxim but he died kicking.
Setting out. Ormiston was a real champion,
for by the aid of approaches so cleverly laid
that but one put was needed he had a four on
the first two holes. Herreshoff slioing the tee
shots and losing both holes. Faint work on
the short game. however. cost Ormiston the
fourth. and a sliced second into the woods
the sixth hole. As the others had been halved.
the match was now all square. 1t was the
same at the turn after swapping wins, but at
the tenth the strain began to tell on Orrniston.
He missed the easy tee shot here and there
after Herreshoff was safe In the lead. Ormis-
ton was pressing from the fourth tee onward /.
while Herreshoff's play was mastery in all
deDart IN ents from that point on. The card.