New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-20
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
RepubEcans Work Game on Demo
cratic Newspaper.

The Republicans of the nth Assembly District
have been telling their friends Of an amusing
trick whereby they got for their candidates
column Of free advertising in a leading Demo-
cratic paper Of the borough. few days ago,
the club Of the district which has its house at
No 435 Gates avenue, had transparency put
M This bore the names Of all the Republican
candidates who viii be voted for in the coming
election. President John Herries mapped out
for the painter the arrangement Of the names.
He thought that he would put up game on
the people of the district which would result in
attracting attention 10 the names of the candi-
dates So he put down for the county clerk
candidate the name Of Herman Ehlers. a Demo-
crat and among the best known bowlers and
bowling alley proprietors of the borough, in
stead of the name Frank Ehlers. Several days
went by and nobody commented on the APP
parent mistake On Thursday morning. re-
porter of the Democratic paper in question
aroused HerTies out of bed TO demand in breath
less excitement # he knew that Herman EhIers's
name was the transparency.
Why. is that sou returned Herries, L must
have made mistake when I was writing out
the names for the painter
We'll you knew that Frank Ehlers was the
candidate. didn't YOU demanded the reporter
why. certainly replied the president. This
was simply mistake. 1 hope that you viii not
make story Of it
oh, noI' responded the reporter, hurrying
That afternoon the paper came out with an
article occupying about tWo-thirds of a column
and two column picture Of the transparency
with the names Of all the Republican candidates.
Pasquale Rosalla, Of No. 100 Union street was
arraigned before Magistrate Steers in the 9TH
avenue police court the other morning Park
Keeper Michael GaraveHta charged the Italian
with chopping down small cherry tree-the
only one owned by the Park Department Of the
borough. it is said-in Dyller Park Garaventa
caught Rosaka red handed, as it were and Pa
trolnan John J. Noonan Of the Hamilton ave
nue. police station, put HIM under arrest When
Magistrate Steers had heard the story Of the
park keeper. he turned to the cuIprit and asked.
Wei, Rosaka, what have you 10 say for
Me no tella no lie" returned the prisoner
Me choppa de tree down Vita me bach"
That's right never tell a lie" said the Magis-
trate. Ten dollars fine"
Frank a. Perret. the Brooklyn scientist who
as the assistant director of the Royal Observa-
tory stayed through the last eruption Of Vesu-
vius at the station on the mountainside, upset 4
popular impression while telling the members
Of the institute his experiences the other even
ing. He said:
1T is customary TO speak Of fire and smoke
issuing from the mouth Of a volcano. As q mat
ter Of fact, no smoke ever comes from a vol
ceno ana names are rarely seen What flames
are seen are caused now and then by the burn
Ing OF gases. The ordinary flame is liquid
molten lava. The smoke is dust"
His observations, he says, have proved 10 his
satisfaction the truth Of a theory that is fire.
quently secuted by scientists-that the sun and
moon have any influence on volcanic eruBtions
When he was studying the phenomena ut Mount
Strombol his chart Of the intensity Of the erup-
tons showed so close q connection with the
movements Of the and moon that he was
able TO predict long in advance bout the DAVIS
when the explosions would be most severe and
when the lghtest through the use Of an AL
manac. Regarding the question he said.
a volcano is like a great barometer only the
molten lava within It is infinitely more sensitive
10 changes in pressure than mercury. Even
changes in the wind affect the altitude Of the
lava. II one goes into the cellar Of the houses
that are built al the foot Of Stromboli he can
tell by the sounds issuing from the interior az
the mountain when the wind changes its dfrec-
ton"
Mr. Perret also gave a hint To enterprisipe
hnanciers. The pressure at the mouth of Vesl,-
Nius AZ the time Of the eruption was 900 00O
pounds TO the square inch. he said Though II
seems 10 have struck few people vet com
petent inventor might readily find the means "a
employ part at least of this great force for
the generation Of electricity in future disturb
ances Whoever wishes to carry this roatter
further must hustle, however, and get his rigbte
enfranchised by the Italian government Tor
scientists believe that they are on the bigb road
10 the discovery Of a sort Of antitoytn viii
would have the effect Of preventing volcanir
eruptlons by subjecting the mountains afectnd
10 a course Of physical and chemical treatrnart