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The sun., 1905-11-14
STUDIED DE Atm IS TT CiWE.
biologist Discusses Paralysis with NIrr as
II CrrcpS From Feet TO Brain.

RICHMOND Va, Nov. 13. A. C.
Wightman of Randolph Macon College,
Ashland, one of the most conspicuous young
educators in the state, was arous ed at 4
O'Clock this morning with a rcaiaat ION
that the symptoms of paralysis we're upon
him. Being "A thorough student of physi-
ology, he knew what to expect he awak-
ened his young wife, who waa asleep beside
him, and talked freely with the anxious
woman as the insid.ouS disease crrpt
slowly, but surely up his boly
As he finished his last words of com
pete consciousness just before his brain
was attacked he was cheerful and resigned
DR.. Wightman held felowshiDin Johns
Hopkins University where as a dem
onstrator Of biology with Dr. II Newell
Martin, he attained marked distinction.
For several years he was professor Of
biology at the Maryland Agricultural COL
lego and for a long time was adjunct lecturer
on biology at Richmcnd College His
eminence as an authority On scientific
subjects was widely acknowledged.
The sun., 1905-11-14
DESERT AGAIN BECOMES 4 SEA.
Earthquake Lets the Pacific Into SaitOn
Basin, Dry for Ages.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 13.-Through
great underground assures rent by earth
quake shocks the waters of the Gulf of
California are pouring into the old Salton
Basin and forcing the new Saiton Sea
to ocean level Doubt no longer exists
as to the origin of this vast inland sea which
now skirts the main line Of the Southern
Pacific for nearly 100 miles and stretches
away on either side of the track for twenty
five miles to the foothills.
All attempts to stem the tide have ceased
after ten months of persistent effort by the
railway and the expenditure of 500 eco
Fourteen earthquake shocks last Nav and
June are supposed to have opened sub
terranean assures not far from the divide
between Old Salton Basin and the shores
Of the Gulf of California This divide is
some forty miles in width and is OF volcanic
rock
Charles Caldwell, a Southern Pacific en-
gneer, who has been mt SaltOn for five
months, returned to Los Angeles to-day
He says half inch daily rise for three more
months will conn ely fill Old Salton Basin
That this rise will come is not doubted by
the most sangune, and settlers as well as
the railway people are preparing for the
inevitable,
The sun., 1905-11-14
IN AN ASYLUM FOR A JOKE.
Boy OF Thirteen Sent TO Morris Plains
Relatives Thought II a Good Plan.

PATTERSON, Nov. i3.-Wiliam Raefielli, a
thirteen -year-old lad of 597 River street,
was sent to Morris Plains in October last
after Tony Raehelli, an older brother, had
made complaint of the case to Recorder
Noonberg. The supposedly insane boy
could not speak English and he might have
teen an inmate of the asylum for life had
not the brother who had had him COM
mitted appeared before the Recorder this
morning and asked that William be release d
at once, as the whole affair was a mistake.
When questioned closely Raeflelli told
the Recorder that in asking for his brothers.
commitment to Morris Plains, he did 80
with the understanding that while at the
State institution he would have lessons in
English and would learn trade. The
request for place in the asylum had been
made at the instance Of friends. The
Raefelis seem to have been the victims
of practical jokers. The case will be in
vestigated.
The sun., 1905-11-14
C4BuEV READY TO STRIKE.
Employers stu Refuse to Make Their Wages
$3.50 Day.

The Liberty Dawn Association of Coach
Drivers, which has made demand on the
Livery Stable Keepers Association for an
advance in wages from 81 to 81 80 a day,
appointed strike committee of siXty-five
yesterday with power to declare strike
any day.
Their demand has been refused by the
employers.
The committee has been SO distributed
throughout the city that strike can go into
effect within an hour. Its members will
meet on Thursday and draft an ultimatum
to the employers. If it is ignored a general
strike, involving 5000 livery stable drivers
will be declared. 1t will go into effect at
u time when the livery stable keepers are
unprepared.
President William Fl. Search of the Livery
Stable Keepers Association said last even
ing that his association would be glad to
increase the wages if the union would show
the employers how to get the advance from
their customers.
hotels as to what we will charge their pa
irons and cannot raise the prices to them.
1t is impossible to grant this demand. When
we conferred with the representatives of
the union we found them inclined to be fair
we thought. | can hardly think that the
union will try to enforce a demand which
il is impossible for us to grant. The men
are well paid and cared for now and we
believe they are entitled to all they are
getting"
Though the employers refused at first
to pay more than 81 a day, it looked last
night as if compromise might be reached.
The sun., 1905-11-14
BAD MAN SHOOTS AT WONEN
Hell's Kitchen Character Draws q Crowd,
but Does Small Damage.

Hell's Kitchens bad man, Paddy Reddy,
gave little exhibition of gun play yesterday
afternoon in house on West Forty sixth
street. The police recorded only one
casualty, that was to the proprietress, Mrs
Alice Linden, 55 years old
About PAS Paddy appeared at the base
ment gate and asked Jennie. the ooored
girl employed in the house, for Julia Nor
ton. Julia and Paddy were sweethearts
up to a week ago when she quit their fur
nished room at 3O7 West Thirty ninth street
and went to live at the Forty-sixth street
place. She told Rena Taro and Florence
Rodgers, who also live in the house, that
Paddy beat her too often, and that was
why she left him.
When the colored girl opened the gate
Paddy pushed her aside. Julia Morton
and Mrs. Linden were sitting in the dining
Julia saw her former sweetheart she
jumped to her feet and made her way
screaming to the kitchen and to door that
leads to the cellar stairway, Reddy made
for her, pulling .3s calibre revolver from
his overcoat pocket He fired one shot,
which did not take effect.
At the report of the shot Rena Taro and
Florence Rodgers ran down the stairs from
the parlor. Paddy's nerve evidently failed
him, for he rushed toward the basement
door, knocking down the colored girl on the
way out.
Mrs. Linden had collapsed into chair.
Paddy, for some reason, when he reached
the basement area placed the muzzle of the
revolver against the window pane and
fired again. The bullet struck Mrs. Linden,
indicting slight flesh wound on the left
side.
Then Paddy crossed the street, where he
wa. Joined by four other mon and hurried
toward Eighth avenue. Rena Taro ran
into the Office Of DIR. Dees. at 2iO. The doc
tor brought Mrs. Linden out of sw oon
and isured her that she was not as ba div
wounded aI she imagined. For an hour
the block was full Of excitement. Every
window contained blond or brunette head.
general alarm was sent out for Paddy.
The sun., 1905-11-14
our or THE WILDERNESS.
Man In the Woods Comes TO Town for the
First Time In Fifty Years.

ORANuE, N. j., Nov. i3.-Thoma' .,
Weller of Wapaok Township, Sus'o%
county, n woodman, who hn lived all his
life among the Sussex Hills, walked into
Newton, Sussex county, on Saturday, u
distance Of twenty miles. Weller IL u
years old and had not been in Newton
prior to Saturday for fifty years. He can
neither read nor write, and has seen only one
steam engine and that at distance Of half
a mile.
Newton IL only a small inland town.
but to Weller it IL a veritable wonderland,
and he Is having a great time of 1t seeing
the sights. Some day his friends are going
to break him in gradually 1t has been
suggested that he he brought next to Or
ange, then to Newark, by which time it is
supposed he will be strong enough to tackle
New York.
Weller il unmarried and has voted the
Democratic ticket for the last twenty years.
although all he knows about the two polti-
cal parties ia that the Democrats have been
giving him tobacco. 1t is said the Re-
publioans will do even better than that
next year.
The sun., 1905-11-14
CUT BY GIRLS STEPF4THER
Young Jcweiler went COurtinS and Came
Away Badly Damaged.

Flo Noorian, young ieweller, who lives
at 229 East Twenty-frst street, complained
in the Yorkville police court yesterday
that Charles Holbrook, the stepfathcr of the
young mans sweetheart, had assaulted
him, Sunday night. The complainant =
right ear was slit in two, there was knife
wound under his left eye and he had cuts
on his forehead and right arm.
He said he was keeping company" with
Jennie Holbrook, % years old who lived
with her mother and another sister at 800
East Nineteenth street He went to see her
on Sunday evening.
"Holbroo< came to the house and attacked
me with jackknife. | was badly cut be-
fore | could dsarm him." the young man
said
The stepfather was separated from his
wife and had been ordered by Magistrate
Wahle not to go to her home when he was
in court a month ago for i'll treating her, He
remained away until Sunday. On his visit
that night he found the jeweler courtng
his stepdaughter and attacked him. 1t
took four policemen to get the stepfather
to the station house.
Magistrate Breen held the prisoner in
81 900 bail for examination Tomorrow.
The sun., 1905-11-14
An BOY HOLD UP.
Clrfare for While was Naahai, 50 VIM
field Was Frlskcd for a Dollar.

Willie Fox, II years old of 400 West Forty
seventh stret, u ed to live in Harlem, but a
few days ago his parents moved and Willie
moved with them. Willie pined for his old
playmates and yesterday his mother gave
him dime and told him he could visit them.
After the ride to Harlem Willie had a nickel
left, and he spent that on his old chums.
When it came time to go home Willie
didn't feel like walking to Forty-sixth
street from l3lst street and Amsterdam
avenue, and he told his chums so. Three
of them, Sam Cadier, - years. of 1857 Am
sterdam avenue; Eddie Reilly, II years,
of 1876 West l3lst street, and Alfred Harrity
8 years, of 1852 West l3lst street decided that
something would have to be done.
About this time eleven year-old Winfield
Lederer of 574 West 13lst street hove in
sight on his way to the grocery store, Willie
and his three pals thought they saw carfare
in Winfield, and they pitched into him.
They frisked him for a dollar and left him
crying while they scoote /.
he four young highwaymen split up the
dollar and Willie Fox got 80 cents of it,
He rode home and spent what he had left
for ice cream and cake The boy who had
been robbed went home crying and told his
story. He was taken to the West 125th
street police station, where he gave the name
Of one of the boys who had robbed him.
nabhed the three Harlem boys and later
picked up Willie at his downtown home
All four boys were turned over to the Gerry
a )Cinty
The sun., 1905-11-14
EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE NEED.
SHORT or Fi'NDS TO MEET NEW
TIDE or HUIGRiTION.
Denclt OF ~ 900 In Budget for Ncxt Wear,
and Russian Troubles Are sure to
Increase NOrh jacob II. Schln on
Evolution OF Greatest jewish TSDr.

Isi.lOr Straus, president Of tho Edoa-
tional Alliance, in his report, read at tine
thirteenth annual meeting at lO7 Broadway,
last night sail that the Alliance treasury
was ein,yty on accoun. Of losses by death
and cancellations OF membership lie said
that the increased immigration made it
necessary to provide more extensive plans
for the current year and that the budget,
now made up, showed deficit Of 50, 900.
Jacob II. SchiH, in thanking the board Of
directors for the work they had done, made
an earnest appeal to the wealthy Jews Of
New York for financial assistance in meeting
the increased responsibilities Of the Alli-
ance. He said:
The present turmoil in Russia Ia sure to
have serious consequences on the Jews of the
United States. 1t cannot but bring an in
Many souls are bleeding through the con-
dtions in Russia, and we cannot neglect them
here.
You and your colleagues. Nr. Straus, are
making u noble effort. which has not been
appree lated. l have noticed that when you
appeal to Jews heart you will touch him
every time. He will respond readily to ap-
peals in behal I of hospitals. orphan asylums
and homes because they touch his heart
to his shame | must say il. he does not
appreciate the appeal. That fact is hownby
your HHlTtS.
II We don't do our duty by those souls that
are coming from foreign countries to receive
an AmericaniZing touch IN such Institutions
as this our children must suffer for 1t.
Tho American jew OF the future, If We do
our duty now, will be the greatest jew that
branches Of tn" Jewish race which unite here
viii make the greatest jew he world has ever
Known, and If the world is to get the benefit
of the salvation in store for the dew the Jews
of to-day must do their duty by this genera
tion.
out OF these immigrants coming TO our
shores splendid citizens can b" made on
account of the good material in them IL a
helping hand is not extended to them woe
unto those who refus" to extend il. II is a
are sure to rpen for good If we do. aud for
evil If we don't do our duty in the present
emergency.
Mr. Straus said in reply:
Those are true remarks, pitched in the
right key. If on account OF our shortsighted-
ness we do not see that 500 invested Is 81 900
saved in future years we must regret it.
those coming to our shores We will never
have reason to regret their coming.
Mr. Sohiff expressed the thanks Of the
committee to Henry Phipps for his wisdom
in founding the Legal Aid Bureau three
years ago and for his annual contribution
of $500, which supports it, During the
past year it transacted business for 9 9,s0i
applicants and litigation resulted in only
494 cases
The following directors, whose terms
had expired We're reelected: James Frank,
Albert Friedlander, Samuel Greenbaum,
Ferdinand Kuhn, Henry NJ Leipziger,
Louis Marshall, William Salomon, Isidor
Straus and Benjamin Tuska.
The sun., 1905-11-14
SUICIDE AT PARK AY. HOTEL.
Young Man with Passion for Learning
shoots Him mself-NO Cause Known.

G. Frederick Cierken, 27 years old, guest
at the Park Avenue Hotel since October
90 committed suicide yesterday morning
by shooting himself in the head in his room.
In order to mufle the sound of the shot
Gerken put the muzZle of the revolver into
a ftfteen-nch piece of iron waste pipe, one
end of which he placed against his right
temple.
Death was apparently instantaneous. 1t
is believed he shot himself about II in the
forenoon. A chambermad found him dead
shortly after noon.
The young man had very little in the
shape of personal effects. Two letters were
found. One of them, addressed to the hotel
proprietors, asked that they communi-
cate with his mother, Mrs. II. d, Gerken
of 1924 jackson avenue, The Bronx and his
three brothers, who live with her. One
brother, Charles II. Gerken, the letter said
was employed at the Cooperative Company,
engravers at NJ Nassau street, Upon in
vestigation, it was found that the brother
hadn't worked there for a month. The
young man also left sealed letter to his
mother and brothers asking them to forgive
him, and assuring them that "it is all for the
best" He particularly asked his mother,
not to grieve overmuCh.
Mrs. II. y. Gerken and her three sur
viving sons, Lawrence, Charles and John,
we're at a loss to account for the suicide.
Laurence Gerken, who is 23 years old, said
last night
My brother had been acting queerly
for two or three years past. He seemed to
have great craving for education, and he
spoke OF an ambition to die highly edu-
Gated man. He had a way of suddenly
leaving home and going to live for few
weeks at some hotel and then coming back.
1.-TWO years ago he began to talk about
suicide, and while toying with a revolver
we paid no attention to him. Recently he
was employed as a stenographer with
William Zahrisiie at 1913 Exchange place.
He left home nine weeks ago. and so far
as we know he had no reason for ending
his life
Coroner Scholer found among the young
mans effects box of quartz and silver ore
The sun., 1905-11-14
CONSTOCK GIT AGAINST roof.
OEers to Ala Shcchan In Ills Fight 10 Gust
the Magistrate.


Anthony Comstock was among the citi-
zens who came forward yesterday and Of
fered to aid Charles +. Sheehan in the fight
he is making to have Magistrate Pool re-
moved from the bench.
Car,st,oL, coIIad ,.as,ordov IN Wi,,io,,
'',t' wi ma
.. Mcoorin''h' attorney ioF 'heellah' ana
declared that hL experiences with Pool
had long ago convinced him that the Magis-
trate was not fit to hold his place,
To b,cl, this I'M be citad tho cose Of man
,,,t,,,,, nrr,', hi,I l,,,,, ,a,,sad F,r lit,
WHOSE "''re' '"' ,I,,''' W., 'euNPu i"i eei''hs
op7cene p'''UreS' Inc prisoner ,oHstock
declares. was caught in the act, and upon his
arrest was taken before Magistrate Pool.
Tho ,Iopis,rotc kent all hands. incmding
Ca,,,,n'I ,ha .i,,a,., ,t, ,'ri,an oI ,he
No''''"'N' Wv, WV" 'i'e ~ '"'''iei anu tie
poicemah VINO maze lhe arrest, waiting
from 10 o'clock in the morning until in the
afternoon, and then refused to take anv
notion in The case ON the ground that there
r,o, ,,a o,.idonco tbat ~, rrisa, ,,a. VA
was i!o g' l''.'.o ''''' VIC pii'o ''e' i'au
coihihllteu CRIME.
The Magistrate, Comstock says, showed
the picture for the selling of which the ac-
u,scd had been arrested, among the law
vors and tho others inside the raiI SAVING
The sun., 1905-11-14
Law UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
New jersey supreme Court Upsets a Police
Act for Three Cities.

TRENTON, Nov, lathe Supreme Court
set aside as unconstitutional to-day an
act of the last Legislature under which
police commissioners have been appointed
in the cities of Bayonne, Elizabeth and
Plainfed. The act was applicable to cities
having a population of between ~ 1000
and 1OO,00O persons, but excluded cities
having a board Of police commissioners
at the time Of the passage Of the act.
The court holds that by the alleged classi-
fcation of cities the act is unreal and there
fore is special Legislation. The appointment
of the Bayonne commissioners was at
tackled by the Attorney General on quo war
ranto proceedings, The decision will oust
the present police commissions of Bayonne
Elizabeth and Plainfed.
The sun., 1905-11-14
RJRBNR WiG0NS YtNISH.


Missing, three curiosity chnriots At
midnight of October 10 they left home for
parts unknown, but said to have been
Broadway in the company of three ac-
ouaintances At daybraak OF October II
one of them went lame at or near the Metro
poli,an Opera House. Her near hind wheel
was Off Also, it is said her off hind wheel
was nearly of Later on sha was tinkered
into shape and proceeded Since that
hour neither hide nor hair has been seen
of he three machines, of total cost value
of sl4 800 and an accumulated seating
capacity Of lOi ruhbaring souls.
The machines worc run by the Inter
national Auto Sightseeing COMPANY
They we're made by the Vehicle Equip
rncnt Company, which says that thNy have
not been paid for
The international, &c, Company went
into the touring business early in 1905,
starting its cars from the Casino Martin
C'Neill Calvin was president, and Thomas
T. Graham wa secretary. Florence j.
Sullyan, who had a law office in the same
building with Calvin, was also in il. Sine,
that time II i sail Sullivan has got out
About two months before the machines
disappeared the company began to stable
them with the Cantono Electric Traction
Company, on Ihirty-sCveuth street near
Broadway. On the night of October 10
Calvin, man named Stewart, who was his
mamger. and the latter'S brother turned
no at the CGntono, 30 it is said there, and
took away th1 machines. Detectives, it Ia
said have followed clues to Jersey City
and NcwnrS. Tho Equipment company
has put its c1se into Ih' hands of Griggs
Baldwin & Pi'rca OF 20 Pine street, who
have veadvertiScd for the wagons as missing
The sun., 1905-11-14
TREASURY STOCk ItiiNlRIr
important Decision bl IN" New ,Ic,,,,
supreme Court on Cn"pl"a'lr,,.

important DECISION NY IN" New Jert,
supreme Court on Cn~pr"a'IrY.. >.
TRENTON, Nov. l3.- The Surro,nn Co,-
in an opinion by Justice Dixon h,ld,o.da,
that under the corporation ia, act Of ,aI
stock owned by the company which i>Syni
it should not be considered In ioterrnnIn,
the amount of the Franchise tly ur licen.s
fee of the corporation.
The question was raised by the Knicker.
booker Investment Company ln ,c"'io,a1
proceedings against the Sta.o Board d,
Assessors. The Knickcrbockur companv
issued $50O,000 of stock to the Ca2anoya
Champagne Company AMI later 3i8m
of this stock was returned to ,hr E.lckar
booker company and held o., tcaslr
stock. The Franchise tax act l,yie, IA,
o1 the basis of the amount of stock .ssled
and outstanding.
The State board contended that all stock.
unless actually retired, a. provided bv
section 20 of the act is ISSUED and outatanj
ing. Justice Dixon holds that The stock
so retired ceases to he stock and Is therefore
not factor in the case. He constres the
word outstanding" to apply 10 stock held
by person or corporation other than The
company issuing it.
The decision will, it is said, reduce Tho
taxes of many New Jersey corporatios
heretofore taxed on treasury stock.
The sun., 1905-11-14
FORGED THEATRE TICKETS.
Confusion at the Majestic Follows Their
Sale,

Considerable confusion was caused at the
Maiesti, Theatre list night by the presenta-
tion there of "A number of forged tickets
The tickets wcre sold on the street and when
the people who bought them found they
were worthless they we're angry
Some 0f the spectators were buncoed on
the forged tickets and one of them found
the man vino had sold him the forged pa ste
boards While the specuHtor was looking
s,ooted across the plaza and disappeared
into Central Park,
Several of those who had bought forged
tickets were seated when the fraud was
discovered They had to give up their
seats to the rightful owners and there was a
gr- at deal Of kicking. The doorkeeper
ma ie "A close inspection of every ticket
after the fraudulent ones were discovered
ana most Of the people who had bee n
swinded had to do their complaining in the
lobby
The sun., 1905-11-14
TRANSIT TO FLATBuSH.
Residents ID determined TO Fathom the "Poiicy
Of Delay" in Tunnel Building.

Of Delay" in Tunnel Building.
We'll known residents Of Flatbush have
issued call for mass meeting to he held
at the Knickerbockcr Fencing Club, in East
Eighteenth street on Thursday evening
TO stimulate the city au horities into action
TO force the speedy consl ruction Of the sub
waY extension to Flatbush. In the call
It is said that the committee on tunnels
and bridges of the Flatbush Taxpayers
Association has failed in its efforts to end
strap hanging travelling
Park Commissioner Kennedy It il charged
has held up the extension on the grounl
that il you'd cause the destruction Of trees
on Ocean avenue. A Flatbush man has
offered TO furnish bond as surety that no
harm " he done. Tho Flatbush com
mittee declares that there seems to he a
policy Of delay" The mass meeting
promoters mean to find out about it.
The call for the meeting is signed by
Richard Young, who declined the Repub-
Ican nomination for Comptroller, and
score Of other reI rcsentative residents