The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24
: Stray Topics From, NeW York

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 New York. May s2a-(speciaD-slow lv and almost reluctantly. It would aaern the theatre doors in New fork are swinging shut for the season, ana as each, lock Is turned the summer stiffness that is going to settie uown mon the Great White Way becomes more pronounced. sun there are plenty of shows left for the army ot theatreRpers, and very soon the numer- ous roof garden theatres will open TOT :, Tn spite of the many outside attrac- lions such as Coney Island. the root garden theatres are#very popular Dn hot summer nights. Located as many of them are on the roofs of skyscrapers they are sure of cool and refreshlns hreeze and are hish above the noisy and dusty streets.
 The number of hotels that are max
 thk the roof garden a feature IS eer- tain to make the supply of cool even
 ing spots equal to the demand of those
 who are obliged tofremain In the city
 during the summer months &
 Although society usually is either out
 of the city or preparing to leave early
 In May this year Is an exception to the
 rule. There seem to be fewer houses
 closed in the fashionable quarter .:ol inc city and any morning in: Central
 Park society folk can be seen In large numbers, for there is a tremendous in-
 terest In riding and driving this spring.
 At Fifth Avenue and Sixtieth street
 the start for the morning ride Is made and there too, may be seen the most attractive turnouts. with women driV- ing vehicles of ewefy description. Four In- fia nds are frequently seen, Tor the fashionable Ladies Coaching Clup
 Is not neglecting any opportunity for practice. If the warm weather con tinues 1t is probable that the exodus
 of fashionable folk will begin soon. ana
 while 1t Is hard to prophecy just where
 will be the rallying place Of the sociai world this summer, stiIl 1t Is safe to
 say that Newport will be as popular as ever and .that-sBaf Harbor will De well to the fore.a The latter place however. will probably attract fewer men because of its distance from the pcliticai' centres during the Presiden-
 tial campaign,
 sAithoushf the wealthy owners of automobiles are fined frequently for exceeding the speed limit" 'still they pay their fines and so on their way
 rejoicing until they are caught agaln' The Long Island Railroad, however. has devised a new punishment that bids fair at least to make the auto mobilists live up to the rules of the company. -@f
 Already eleven prominent and veal thy resid ents of Manhattan, among them, William K. Vanderbilt. Jr.. Wil- liam. D. Sloane and Lawrence. Gourlie. have been placed. on the black list or the railroad company and are not per rnitted to cross on the ferry boats be- cause of violations of the roads trans portatiop rules. .. ---, - '. machines have been placed on DIE ,blackboards at the Long Island ferry approaches with the announcement that they are barred from going across the river on the ferry boats. The reason therefore is also stated, which is that inc men did not stop their motors irn- ,mediately after being located on the boats, and started them again before the boat was fast in the slip on the other side.a Guards have been posted at sthe ferry terminals to see to it, that none of the machines posted gets aboard the boats on either side. and as these ferries form the gateway ot the great automebAing roads of Long Is land the owners of the machines are placed in not only a rather embarrass- ing position but are obliged to under go real punishment. .'
 
 One by one New York's famous trees are disappearing either to make room for new buildings in the city where every inch of ground Is valuable or are being destroyed by vandalism Recently the last of the famous Man hattan group of thirteen trees was cut down. ...-
 At the northern extremity of the city in Westchester stands the. huge PelI oak, under the branches of which Thomas Pell, the first Lord of Pelham Manor. Is said to have signed this treaty with the Indians in 1854. Al though 1t is' surrounded by an Iron fence 1t is not proof against vandal- ism. for the boys of the neighborhood have built so many roaring bonfires within the hollow trunk that it wiH soon be necessary to cut 1t down be- fore 1t falls of Its own accord. Some of the historic trees still remain, how ever, among them a line Of Egyptian expresses presented to the great Napoleon by the Khedive of Egypt. They were intended for Paris. but Napoleon was busy at Waterloo at the time and they were sold to stephen Jun1el a wealthy New Yorker. It is probable these trees will have to be cut down. very soon to make room for new Buildings Two trees planted by King Edward, when as Prince of Wales he visited America in 1889 stili re- main in Central Park, and It IS wholly probable that these will wtthstand both and the march of progress for many years to come
 grizzled sailor on the shady side of SO walked. into restaurant at 42 whitehall Street recently and calling the proprietor aside asked for Lizzie. Notipe tha astonishment of the prop Tietor the old sailor went on. to de- scribe Lissts as charming ing s1Ss siSi with SrS" "A arn.,,r. more confidential be ex- piatned that she was his sweetheart The incident is only an indication of the rapid growth of Manhattan, and the. city is so far down town that the maiorttv of Gothamites know 1t not Is the case mentioned yt,ss.i k5ss iiSsG s.a.s, a' .'o. tGs ~ ~ tSa rsstaurant now stands. It r,as '+bsra That the old sailor bade