Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-06
STRAY TOPICS
FROM NEW YORK
BREEZY BITS OF GOSSIP
AND HAPPENINGS OUT
or THE ORDINARY.

the other without depending upon
the cumbersome aud antluuated
fiery system. has formed the subject
~ careful Investigation and studs
boy the New York State Bridge and
Tunnel Confusion 81 least the final
report Of the comislon has been sub
United 10 the State legislature There
had been considerable agitation IN
favor Of The construction Of "a bridge
to span the river between New YORK
City and the New Jersey shore and
the commission went into The subject
with great tOoreuguoss Obtaining
estimates Of the cost by experts and
having trial borlngs made 10 deter
mine a which point or points the
conditions of me ground we're most
favorable for thc erection OF the
towers which would carry the weight
of the superstructure Of the bridge.
The report of the comission does
not favor the plan Of building a
bridge The cost Of such a structure
Is conservafiycly estimated by N cN-
pcrts az St2.oNU.0Oo and IL is quite
possible that Unforeseen compiled
tIuns would Increase the cost consid-
crably. Owing 10 uufavorable condi-
iIous II would boz practically impos-
sibl, 10 construct the bridge where
70 would fulnll its object of reliov-
lue the congestion OF traffic heovcon
New York cts and New lcrsoy To-
lew OF these facts the commission
recommcds The construction of Two
or more tunnels between the longest
ed business sections of New York
city aud the New Jersey side of the
river The cost of two tunnels, each
with roadway seventeen feet
wide. one 10 be- used FOR casthound.
the other wcstbouud traffic. is osti-
mated at 100000 and % s bclicy
ed that these tunnels would accom-
mediate 800 600 vehiclo yearly
Little Reulah Miller. me ERODE Is
land schoolgirl win the widely ad-
Vortiscr "N-Ray Eyes has gained
additional uotoricty by causing dis
spute between nr Hugo Muoustor-
berg. Professor OF Psychology at Har-
ward UuivcAy. aud Or. John H.
QuacKenbos. Ttpnotist and psycholo-
Fical searcher Or Qauckenbos. who
has acquired q certain reputation by
being taken In hy every fake propo
siiion. be- h. spiritualistic medium.
like Madame Palladino, a mInd-road
rr or some other psychic marvel
recently INVESTIGATED little Bou-
lah aud promptly came 70 the con
clusion that the girl possessed N-Ray
Eye" aud various other mysterious
psychic gifts" Then came DR. Muen-
stcrbcre. who also subjected the al
legged powers of the girl TO careful
tests and came 10 the conclusion that.
although Reulah possessed unusual
psychic powers, interesting to the
there was really nothing
or ultra-normal about her
gifts tie found that the girl cannot
know anything that Is not known
10 someone before hand and commu-
nicatcd 10 her hy signs Mueusctcr-
berg takes the charitable view, how
rycr that neither the girl nor her
moher and her sister intended ue-
reption and that tcy were not con
'cious OF signaling information and
receiving such signals
The other day a boy was arrested
ipon the carge of burglary. The pris-
lncr was unable TO tell how old he
was and the boys mother was sum
nonod to give the desired inlorma-
ion II was necessary To ascertain
he age of the boy TO decide whether
he should be sent To jail or TO DO thte
House of Detention for Young de
inQuents. When the mother OF the
prisoner arrive she carried In her
rms hoy about two or three
months old She informed the mag
strate that the boy was the young
IS, OF her brood of nineteen chill
lrcn. when asked about the age %
Ter arrested son she said that she
vas not quite sure. Her children
anne In such rapid succession that
he found herself unable 10 keep
rap of their respective ages. Il vas
Necessary TO consult the records OF
hc health department 10 ascertin the
prisoners age.
u vas a real mean trick of some
lauehty boys to turn loose few
nice In crowded subway train The
'oor little creatures promptly caus- /
"a o. stampede among the feminine |
aud the boys had no trou- !
No in finding seats. the very thing /
hey wished 90 accomplish The ;.
a showed a repyehcnsible neglect
.i duty by not taking action In this
ase.
Wards Islands.
After sixteen years of peace the |
ight between the City and the State |
authorities FOR the possession OF |
Wards Island is about to be renew
q The Island Is owned by the city
.ut q was leased by the State sixteen |
ears ago. after much criticism. for
a year. the lease being indetermi-
ate. but containing a clause proyid
ne that the municipality could abro-
ate q upon swing fifteen years no