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1908. OF LAWBREAKERS IS ON MEN HIGHER UP How Honest Inspector Was Kept Off by the Brighton Baseball Club. POLICE CAN'T DO THEIR DUTY. O'Reilly Approves Eagle Efforts. Green Policeman Arrests a Respectable Woman.

The Eagle's analysis of police conditions, which is believed to have done something to "jack up" the guardians of the law, has the approval of Miles O'Reilly, the inspector, whom everybody looks upon as both honest and faithful. By the way, it is reasoned that the "pull" of the Brighton Baseball Club was strong enough to cause O'Reilly to be prevented by Headquarters from doing his under the Sunday baseball decisions of the courts. One case of a green policeman solemnly arresting a respectable trained nurse, 45 years old, as a streetwalker, is presented to-day. It will be duly investigated. GREEN MAN ARRESTS WOMAN.

Takes In a Respectable Trained Nurse, Aged 45, as a Street Walker. One of the most recent instances of what seemed to be a police was brought to the attention of Magistrate Tighe, in the Adams street court, yesterday morning. Mrs. Ella Bond, a widow, about 45 years old, was arraigned before the magistrate by Officer Charles Panther of the Adams street station on A charge of "soliciting." The patrolman had sworn that the woman had accosted him on Bond street, not far from Fulton, and had made an improper proposal to him. The arrest was made by one of the young men sent out in plain clothes on Saturday nights to rid the thoroughfares of disreputable women, and sometimes, it is said, the policemen are not always careful about whom they bring in, nor are they conscientious, at times, concerning what they have to say against the woman.

Mrs. Bond pleaded not guilty, with some indignation, and her counsel, John she was a perfectly respectable woman. Bennett, asked for time to show that The case was put over until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when there will be a thrashing out of the complaint before the magistrate, and Mrs. Bond will produce witnesses in her own behalf. In a statement she made to a reporter she told the story of how it was that sho happened to be out, alone, on the street after 11 o'clock on Saturday night.

Her home is at 269 Schermerhorn street, and she is a nurse by profession. She left the house at 10:50 on Saturday night to take an advertisement to the Eagle office. Sho was anxiou sto get work, and she intended to insert her professional card in the newspaper. But she did not get to the business office of the Eagle until the hour for stopping the reception of classified "ads," SO she decided that she would wait until another Sunday. She walked up Fulton to Bond street, where she left two women acquaintances who had walked to the office with her.

Before she bade them "good night" she talking with them at the corner of (Fulton and Bond streets for a few minutes. Then she parted with them and started alone down Bond street in the direction of Schermerhorn. She had not proceeded many steps when she was accosted by a young man, who proved to be the officer in plain clothes. He halted her as she walked down the street and asked her where she was going. She told him, and then he made a proposition to her, which she indignantly resented.

It was that they should go to a hotel together, she says. When she became indignant the man took hold of her and placed her under arrest. She was taken to the Adams street station and locked up over night, although she protested her entire innocence. Mrs. Bond has been a widow about 22 years, and since her husband's death, she declares, she had supported herself by professional nursing.

She gave the reporter the names of a number of people for whom she had worked, and declared that her employers would readily go to the front and testify in her favor. As to the statement of the officer, declared that to be wholly untrue, it would seem to be a question of fact between the policeman and the prisoner, with the odds. as it always is of course, in the favor of the person charged. The law recognizes the fact that if there is an element of doubt the prisoner always gets the benefit of it, and it is likely that this will be the case in the complaint against Mrs. Bond.

Her lawyer will see to it that the matter is properly presented to the sitting magistrate tomorrow. The police of the Adams street station have been working for some time past to get Fulton street and the intersecting thoroughfares in the stretch between the Borough Hall and Flatbush avenue cleared of disreputable women, for many complaints have been received on the subject at headquarters of late. And for this purpose the captains of the precincts have been sending out the youngest and most inexperienced of the men on the force; men who are not known to the rounders, and who, consequently I are not acquainted with the women of the town. The consequence is that mistakes are and there is, sometimes, too much enthusiasm shown by the youngsters to make a record for themselves. The case of Mrs.

Band, it would appear, is the most flagrant of the mistakes that has been made in some time. PULL OF "THE BRIGHTONS." General Understanding Is That Man Higher Up Checked Honest Inspector, The mysterious influence which seems to protect the Brighton Baseball Club from police interference with their Sunday games is the talk of the town in East New York. It is true that Inspector Miles O'Reilly stopped the game one Sunday in early part of the summer and warned the players that he would repeat the performance the following Sunday, but he neve rappeared to keep his word. Meanwhile the games have been going on uninterrupted each Sunday during the summer months and in plain deflance of the law as laid down by the Supremo Court, which declared it illegal to charge an admission fee to a Sunday baseball game. It is a well advertised fact in East New York that the Brighton Baseball Club is the property of Thomag J.

Smith, of 805 Glenmore avenue. When Smith is not actively overseeing the management of the club he is fighting Ares As a member of Truck Company No, 70, which rated in Brownsville. Mr. Smith apparently does not let his duties as a Are Aghter prevent him from appearing every Sunday afternoon on the Brighton grounds. He always manages to get enough time off as a member of the fire pacity on the baseball grounds on those department to in Pier managerial cadays, Inspector O'Reilly, It 1s well known, shows neither fear nor favor in the enforcement of the law, and when the information reached him when he took carge of his present inspection district that the Brighton Baseball Club was playing games on Sunday and charging an admission no fee, Miles lost no time in appearing nthe grounds the following Sunday and stopping the game, "And I want you young men to understand that I will be here next Sunday to see that the law is obeyed," the inspector warned Manager Smith and his players he left the grounds.

The next Sunday came, but with it came no Inspector O'Reilly. The management of the club evidently knew that they need not expect interference from the doughty Miles, because no they went right ahead and everybody who entered the grounds did SO after he had paid the regular admission fee. The fact that Inspector O'Reilly did not appear then or since should not be regarded as a reflection upon him. The explanation of his absence was furnished by the management of the club itself. It soon became noised about.

Briefly speaking it was to the effect that Inspector O'Reilly had received orders from officials higher up in the department that he must not interfere with the game. Since then all sorts of explanations have been offered for the apparent immuity which the club enjoys from police interference. Some of these reasons are given in remarkably plain English. At least, it is a well-understood fact that the police did not refrain from interfering with the game because they are such strenuous enthusiasts in athletic sports, nor because they believe the Brighton Baseball Club is a team which should be encouraged in playing the national game. On the contrary, there Is a decidedly commercial aspect to the rea- sons which are being whispered about.

There are other privileges which the club enjoys. One of these permits them to close the of Shepard avenuethe grounds are located in that vicinity between Atlantic and Liberty avenuesJ when a game is in progress. A piece of canvas is simply stretched across the roadway and and the pedestrians street until is the closed to ve- is game finished. It is understood that the club closes the street on the authority of a permit issued by President Coler. Manager Smith used to have a detail in the Fire Department which gave him each Sunday off to attend the games.

Suddenly, however, he lost detail and he was transferred to Rockaway. But the same pull which seems to give his club immunity from the law at the present time was brought into play and he was transferred back to his present station as a member of Truck 70. MILES O'REILLY PLEASED. Thinks Eagle's Efforts Prove It Is the Best Friend of Good Policeman, One police officer who is pleased with the work done by the Eagle in sending an automobile through the streets early in the morning is Inspector Miles in O'Reilly. "The Eagle has done a splendid thing indeed," he said to-day.

"It makes me feel as if I can sit down at nights now and feel that the men are patrolling their posts. I sincerely wish other papers were as active and energetic as the Eagle, for despite all it is truly the policeman's friend." I believe, as Commissioner Bingham believes, that a policeman is employed to do his duty, and if his duty is to patrol the streets at night he should by all means forget himself and think of his duty. Residents and taxpayers employ the policeman, indirectly, to protect them, and unless a man is active and trustworthy he should not seek the position. Yes, I want to thank the Eagle for its automobile work, and let me request that it keep up the good work. Indeed, it will enable me to sleep nights instead of worrying whether any policeman under my command is getting into trouble.

"Thank goodness, however," said the inspector, with a smile, "I have many good policemen under me, and, on the whole, they try to do good work for me. If your automobile reporter will come around my district again I honestly think they will find a smaller percentage of my men off beat than elsewhere. And I say that with all deference to my brother inspectors. I hope to meet your automobile some time in the early morning. We will get along well together." SHERIFF WELLS CAUGHT ONE.

Then His Auto Broke Down and He Gave Up Job. (Special to the Eagle.) Patchogue, L. August 17 Sheriff Wells paid a visit to this section yesterday and landed C. R. Browning of New Jersey for exceeding the speed limit.

Browning, who is summering at Bellport. was charged with speeding at 45 miles an hour at East Patchogue. When first hailed Browning refused to stop and then a rope was stretched across the road, into which he ran before he could stop his machine. As far as could be seen. Browning carried no New York number on his machine, his New Jersey number being 43135.

He pleaded guilty to -day and was fined $25 by Justice Losee. The sheriff's automobile broke down in the afternoon, which hindered him making more arrests. MARRIAGE LICENSES Issued in Brooklyn for Twenty-four Hours Ended at Noon To-day, Edward Mickel, 30 years, 41 st, and Jennie Evill, 27 years, 433 Second. ond st. Louis Bernstein, 22 years, 501 East 138th st, Manhattan, and Anna Moskowitz, 21 years, 429 Pennsylvania av.

John M. Stoddard, 31 years, 48 Tompkins place, and Mary C. Law, 22 years, 323 Seventh st. George L. Cross, 22 years, 524A Hancock st.

and Tyna H. Arnis, 20 years, 246 Macon st. William Romer, 23 years, 200 Sackett st, and Maria M. C. Muller, 21 years, Neptune av and West Sixth st.

Anthony S. Geremia, 27 years, 50 Howard av, George W. Smyth, 26 years, Eighty-first st and and Alice Keegan, 22 years, 1298 He Herkimer st. Fort Hamilton AV, and Emily Roach. 24 years, 355 Fifty-sixth st.

Isaac Hoolman, 22 years, 54 Riverdale av, and Celia Kapler, 18 years, 54 Riverdale av. Peter H. Doran. 24 years, 665 Evergreen av. and Sarah J.

Thirsk, 25 years, 1246 Bushwick avenue. Charles A. Gallagher. 23 vears, 794 Manhattan av. and Margaret E.

O'Keefe, 19 157 India st. John Saura, 27 vears, 172 Sheffield av. and Mary Fischer, 19 years, 484 Railroad av. Vincenzo Pisano. 22 vears.

82 Skillman st. and Giuseppina Tallarico, 23 years, 82 Skillman street, William H. Newell. 24 years. 805 Driges av.

and Bridget M. Whalen, 22 years, 805 Driggs avenue. William F. Silleck, 31 vears, 9123 Avenue and Millie E. Osborn, 28 years, 2206 Avenue Walter Pikarski, 24 years.

60 Box st. and Frances Waznak, 22 years, 178 Dupont st. John Mortone, 24 years, 1734 Fulton st, and Angelina De Rosa, 24 years, 52 Marcy av. Louis Seland, 30 years, 86 Third, place. and Thordis Paulsen.

26 years, Third place. Edwin' A. Lockard, 22 years, 120 Eckford st, and Grace E. Kiensy, 22 years, 737 Lexington av, Rudolph Stelling, 23 years, 877A Gates av, and Emma Crabtree, 21 years, 877A Gatese av. Frank G.

C. Petri. 27 veara. 372 Stanhope st. and Isabella E.

Schmitt, 25 years, 228 Famburg av. Joseph Kulpa, 24 years. 58 Little st, and Wladyslawa Smardzawska, 20 years, 58 Littie street. David Leison. 24 years, 168 Harrison av, and Sarah Wittenstein, 20 years, 19 Union av.

Herbert C. Kelly, 24 years, 146 Lawrence st, and Pearl Marinus, 18 years, 407 Pacific st. Anthony Zulineki, 27 vears, 250 Dupont st, and Mary Peltz. 21 years, 433 Warren st. Gifford Richardson, 27 years.

92 South ford st, and Victoria D. Pickham, 33 years, 7 Middagh st. Harry Silberman, 24 years, 93 Christopher av. and Jennie Bierbaum, 22 years, 137 Harrison avenue. Costantino Senese, 22 years, 87 Taaffe place.

and Genovefta Solitti, 18 years, 67 Tooffe place. George H. Rockwell, 80 years. Hartford, and Florence E. Goodwin, 22 years, Elmwood, Conn.

Harry C. Stevena, 21 years, 1169 Flatbush AV. and May Donigan, 20 years, 80 CHinton av, Otto Hauberger, 27 years, 110 Suvdam and Katherine Feursteln, 24 years, 8744 Eighteenth avenue. David Kramer, 23 years, 281 Christopher av. and Annie Kipnes, 20 years, 281 Christopher avenue, Karl E.

Johnson, 32 years, 1462 Fulton st, and Anna T. A. Anderson, 21 800 Flatbush avenue. OPERA CONTEST PRIZES ARE NEARLY DOUBLED Continued From Page 1. conditions of the contest have in no been altered.

But that the a addition prizes to the new amount in number value will be hailed with delight is questioned. The announcement will force every of the competitors to fight hard their positions during the remaining weeks of the contest. and will make changes in the places held by nearly of the leaders an event of daily occurrence. Beyond this it is no exaggeration state that the new plan is an unprecedented one in the history of popular votIng contests and will not alone cause terest in the competition to be at fever heat throughout the remainder of time that it still has to run, but will make the new Academy of Music even more largely discussed than has been case since the competition was started. This is saying much, as not only the contest and the object which it aimed to achieve, been the most talked of event in Brooklyn since its inception.

but the fame of the struggle has spread to all points of the compass, as is proven by the large number of votes for different contestants that have been received from all parts of the United States where Brooklynites have been sojourning durthe summer and even from Europe. Results of To-day's Count. From the number of contestants whom votes were received in the first mail this morning, and which exceeded by a large percentage those of the corresponding day a week ago, it would seem that it merely needed but the bare suggestion that additional prizes were to added to send the vote along with increased momentum. It is not improbable that a new record will be reached for the day. The first result of the change in the list of prizes is to increase the number contestants in the first division by two and the lengthening of the list of winners to sixty persons to-day marks the entrance in the first division of Livingston Chapman and Lieutenant Vachris, both of whom have occupied this position before when the list wag confined fifty-eight leaders.

By the promotion of Mr. Chapman and Lieutenant Vachris, Mrs. W. Johnston 252 Jefferson avenue now heads the second division of the twenty-five next the leaders. Mrs.

Johnson has advanced by the vote of Sunday from sixth place in the second division. With two names of those in the second division added to the list of leaders, places among the former are also created for two additional contestants, and those who occupy these positions day are Dr. William J. Callan of 218 St. James place and G.

Volckenning of 60 Van Buren street. The names of four new contestants were received in the first mail this morning, making ten added competitors in the last two days. The vote in the contest at the present time is 216,872 ballots cast for nearly 600 contestants. As one result of the large increase in the prize list, it is expected that encouragement will be given new people to enter the competition, as with the more than two months which the contest is still to last, and with the great impetus which will be given it by to-day's announcement, it is generally conceded that there can be no certainty as to the outcome and that there is still a fine opportunity for anyone with a sufficient number of supporters to jump to the very front of the procession. Besides the changes in the list of leaders to which attention has already been drawn, there were a number of instances where competitors advanced several points as a result of the vote yesterday.

The exact positions of the Sixty Leaders and of the Next Twenty-five, together with the names of added contestants, at the close of this morning's count, are: The Sixty Leaders. 1. Baxter, W. Navy Yard. .23,269 2.

Mason, J. Harry, 16. Court 17,721 3. McLaughlin, James 16 Court 4. De.

Stefani R. 542 State 15,664 5. Klotz, Miss Maude 907 Lincoln pl 7.939 6. Echard, Anthony. 731 Fulton 6,445 7.

Welty, Miss May, 500 Clinton 5,817 8. Hanlon. J. 116 Eagle 5,002 9. Lansing, Miss F.

508 Halsey 4,698 10. Healy, James 1011 Pacific 4,096 11. Byrne, John 77 North Oxford 3.972 12. O'Leary, 445 Fifty -eighth 3,708 13. Sieber, Mr9: Fannie 34 Plaza 3.475 14.

Carpenter, Miss Hazel, 396 Fenimore st 3,339 15. Enequist. 3710 Av (13th Regt). 3,160 16. Barr, Miss Ada, 385 Halsey 3,054 17.

Gimble, Miss May, 118 Clermont 2.992 18. Andrews, Beatrice P. S. No. 148..

2,785 19. Weed Dr. 1238 Halsey 9.563 20. McKay, William 9 Debevoise 2.526 21. Sasso, James 1587 East 12th 2.268 22.

Avila, Edward 457 State 2.215 23. Ridgewood Day Nursery, Knick'r av 1,976 24. Schweithelm, 99 So. Portland 1,907 25. Thayer, W.

Armour, 142 St. James pl. 1,620 26. Lacalle, 1645 Pacific st (23 Regt.) 1,563 27. Reilly, Edward J.

375 Fulton 1.486 28. Hayden, James 1601 Forty-fifth st 1,470 29. Wells, Fullerton. 26 Court 1,260 30. Connor, Robert 549 Greene 1.253 31.

Robertson, Margaret 443 State 1,174 32. Thompson. K. 2670 Bedford 1,163 Smith. Lillian Oliffe, 229 Fulton 1.146 34.

Brewster. E. V. 83 Midwood 1,057 35. Ruger.

Lily, 332 Gates 1,037 36. Borden, Ada 319 Cumberland 984 Woodruff, Amy 79 New York 973 Korn, 247 Dean 914 Boam. N. 242 Adelphi 834 Lockitt, Jessie 730 Carroll 820 Coon, Rev. Chas, Hancock 763 Bogart Jennie Roslyn, L.

759 Beatty, J. 118 Webster av. I. C. 743 Clay, M.

L. I. State 723 Jervis. Perlee 387 Lafayette 694 46. Hayden, E.

115 Nelson 692 Stussy. Charles, 172 Montague 679 Doyle, Agnes 519 Eighth 676 Steers, Judge A. 2694 Bedford av. 674 Rether. Joseph 44 Second 671 Burke, Richard 32 Fourth 656 Anderson, A.

196 Van Buren 656 Chapman F. 951 St. Mark's 651 Chapman Livingston. 51 Herkimer st 632 Penning. Florence.

48 St. John's 612 Lane, Carrie. 107 Columbia 610 Volk, Robert 85 Stuyvesant 608 Colgan, George 50 Johnson 605 Vachris. Lieut. A.

F. 636 39th 581 Miller. Emma. 1011 Flatbush $75 The Next Twenty-five. 1.

Johnston. Mrs. 252 Jefferson 566 2. Mullin, Roger 71 Cumberland 064 3. Nova.

Dr. J. 297 Schermerhorn 548 4. Mead. Anna 112 Hancock 548 5.

Boice, Miss S. 400 Warhington 536 6. Bradell, Clara, 293 Cumberland st. 696 7. Delaney, William 395 Stratford rd.

023 8. Cowen, John. 126 Vanderbilt 515 Kennedy, Harold, Spooner Stock 510 Coffin. Miss E. 1213 Avenue 462 Snyder, Margaret 58 Gates 450 Knapp, Lillian.

207 Van Buren 446 McGoldrick. T. 2454 Lexington 436 Lee, Nellie 82 Madison 432 Tomking, Lillian 724 Marcy 427 Payne, Marie, 1067 Bergen 414 Wheeler, L. V. Greenport, Suffolk Co.

409 Roche, Paul. 290 Herkimer 108 Cornwell, Miss L. 181 Emerson pl. 404 Walton, Amy 269 Berkeley 403 Tyler, Margaret 150 Lefferta 398 McNickle, Marie, 8764 Bay 18th 362 Vockenning, 60 Van Buren 361 Callan, Dr. Wm.

218 St. James pl 348 Jones, Lloyd, 506 Carlton 347 New Contestants. Passage, Addie 411 Adelphi Cornelia 42 Luther, Samuel 133 Flood. Edward, 79 Lafayette Mellion, Mrs. 73 Fifth st, L.

I. City co How to Cast a Vote. The coupon to-day will be found in the upper left hand corner of the Second page of the Eagle. To cast a vote for any contestant or to enter a new one is only necessary to cut out the coupon and fill in the name and address of the person for whom it is to be counted, forwarding the same to the Eagle within the time limit of two weeks, the date which appears upon each coupon. MAGISTRATE SCORED PRISONER.

After creating a scene closely resembling a panic in a car of the Graham avenue line early this morning, John McNulty, 35 years old and living at 103 Marion street. was arrested and arraigned in the Manhattan avenue court later on two charges, one of disorderly conduct and the other that of threatening bodily harm to one of the women passengers. After listening to the story of witnesses, Magistrate O'Rellly characterized McNulty as a disgrace to humanity, and then held him in $500 bail on each charge for examination on Wednesday, fussick Business Institute 45 Ashland Place, Brooklyn. Blocks East of cor. Flatbush Fulton.

Bookkeeping, Shorthand. Typewriting. English and Private Secretary course, private tutoring tapart from classes; adults with neglected education. Special for register In M. M.

ND. Principal. A NEW SCHEDULE OF PRIZES FOR 60 WINNERS OF OPERA CONTEST. TOTAL VALUE OF THE CLUSIVE OF 28 14 6 3 24... 16 8 8 14 6 8 12 00 10 15th.

8 00 00 8th. 00 9th. 8 00 8 00 An there are ten sets formances constitating select any performances have choice of remaining content. No contestant one night. 280 TICKETS TO BE DISTRIBUTED, $1,400.

EXPREMIUM FOR CHOICE OF SEATS. 20 21. (01 420.. 53d. 44th.

54th. ca NO 2 13 2 58th. NO 49th. 2 59th. DO 2 of tickets (2 seats each) for all of the 14 perthe opera season, the Arst ten contestants can they wish.

All other winning contestants will seats according to their position at close of will be entitled to more than two seats on any SENT WOMAN TO JAIL. She Came as Complainant and Remained as a Prisoner. When Adelaide Brooks of 121 Division avenue appeared in the Manhattan avenue court this morning to press a charge of disorderly conduct against John Gearick of 1 3 Humboldt street, Magistrate O'Reilly immediately noticed that her condition scarcely warranted her taking part in court proceedings. "Why, Adelaide, you are in no condition to appear before me," remarked the genial istrate. "In fact, if appearances are not decidedly deceitful, you are drunk." "Sir, do you know to whom you speaking? How dare you say I'm drunk! I'm a perfect lady." 'Officer Benson, put this woman inside," said the magistrate, who discharged Gearick at once.

Shortly afterward Adelaide, somewhat sobered by the few minutes in the pen, appeared again before the judge, this time as a prisoner, and was given five days in Jail. "BAYSWATER NIGHT." Annual Function at the Bayswater Y. C. Observed in Fine Style--Many Brooklynites Present. The pretty clubhouse of the Bayswater Yacht Club, on Jamaica Bay, off Bayswater, Far Rockaway, was the scene of a gala gathering last Saturday evening on the occasion of the annual observance of and a large number of the summer colonists of the Bayswater section of Far Rockaway, among whom are many Brooklynites, were present.

The outside of the clubhouse was one mass of electric lights, and the initials Y. spelled in electric letters eight feet high, made a strikingly pretty effect when seen from the shore, the hundreds of lights being reflected in the still waters of the bay. Within the clubhouse the decorations were yachting pennants and flags, to which handsome costumes of the women added a bit of effect, pleasing to the eye. Nearly every cottage in the vicinity of the yacht club was illuminated and the lawns around them were lighted by fairy lamps, while along the shore there were numerous bonfires that lighted up the country for a long distance around. For the entertainment of the guests of the club a first-class programme was rendered, after which there was dancing.

the festivities lasting until past the midnight hour. The entertainment begun with an overture by Professor H. Frantzen's orchestra, after which there were features of magic by E. Ranson, songs by J. Nestor, the "little man with a big G.

Patti, the comedian; Foster and his dog, and a moving picture show in which all of the latest pictures were shown. AUTO TRAP DIDN'T WORK. Chauffeurs Evidently Knew of It, and Sheriff Wells Went A Disgusted. (Special to the Eagle.) East Moriches, L. August 17-Sheriff Wells and three deputies were on guard here for five hours yesterday, timing automobiles, without a single arrest.

It was broadly apparent that every chauffeur had been "tipped off." Each machine would come along full tilt until near the trap and then slow down to a ten-mile gait, and with broad smiles the occupants would jog along over the measured track, but as soon as they were by they would give the accelerator a kick and let the machine out. Sheriff Wells became disgusted with the attempt here and went to Patchogue later in the day. Freeport, L. August 17-Four automobilists and two motor cyclists fell victims. to the officers who were stationed on the Merrick Road yesterday looking for violators of the speed law.

The autoists were Alfred Croswell, Walter Mills and John Middleton, who pleaded not guilty and will have trials on August 26; and Charles Schmidt, who pleaded guilty and paid a fine of ten dollars. The motor cyclists were John Older, who pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $5 and Paul Blomer, who pleaded not guilty, and will be tried to-day. Middleton is reported to be a member of the Long Island Automobile Club. He protested that he WAS not violating the speed law, and had a friend who resides along the Merrick Road present in court to corroboarte him. The other parties arrested halled from New York.

LIGHTNIN GHIT STEAMER. Excursionists in Saginaw Bay Badly Frightened--Panic Averted. Bay City, August 17-When lightning struck the passenger steamer State of New York, out on Saginaw Bay, last night, consternation reigned among the passengers for a few moments. The cooler heads prevalled, however, and there was no panic. The steamer's flagpole and a portion of her rail were torn away.

The New York was carrying a moonlight excursion from Bay City. Kalamazoo, August 17--This city was visited early to-day by the most terrifc electrical storm of Its history. Several houses and barns in Kalamazoo and vicinity were struck by lightning, but no heavy damage was reported. Streets were in some cases flooded to a depth of one foot during the heavy fall of rain. TUGBOAT CAPTAIN DROWNED.

Toner, Asleep, Rolled Overboard and Stuck in the Mud. Patrick Toner, captain of the canal boat Jamestown, lying at the foot of Clay street, Greenpoint, fell overboard yesterday morning and was drowned. He had fallen asleep the deck and rolled over the side of the boat. As he disappeared another of the crew dove overobard, although Toner was generally regarded as an expert swimmer, but failed to locate the body. Two hours' later the body WAR recovered by a member of harbor squad, When found the man buried up to his shoulders in hav ng struck the bottom head body was removed to the Greennoint tion and later to the Rolatives were notifled, 0000 THE REALTY MARKET: 4000000000000000000000000 All Are Invited to Join the Greater New York Taxpayers' Conference.

At the meeting of the executive committee of the Greater New York Taxpayerg' Conference last week a letter was prepared inviting all the principal organizationg of real estate owners and taxpayers in Greater New York to join the conference. There are no dues, and the only purpose of the conference is to furnish a common clearing house for information of interest to taxpayers The first special work of the conference is the study of the budget. Organizations, as well as individual taxpayers, are Invited to send suggestions to the executive committee as to places where retrenchment is possible, or where some general injury results from insufficient appropriations. One member of executive committee suggested that the stand ought to be made not only against the total payroll of the city, but against the salary rate. more particularly for clerical assistants.

He gave some interesting comparisons, for example 0.0 city stenographers receiving $1,400 $1,800 a year, who are not better qualified than stenographers in the downtown district receiving $900 or $1,000 a year. Bookkeepers, too, he declared. who would be well paid in a private at $75 a month, seem to feel that they are entitled to $100 or even $150 when they become city employes. Not satisfied with more pay than the markct rate, city employes expect to work fewer hours, stopping at 4 o'clock every day in the year, many of them taking full halt holidays in the summer. The salary evil, according to one participant in the discussion, is not so much that the city's price for an expert stenographer is too high, but rather that stenographers are employed and paid expert rates who are inexpert.

It was suggested that the place to begin is not in the size of salaries, but rather in the number of salaries, for everybody admits that the city employs more help than 19 needed to do the work required. There seems no special reason why city emnployes should not be expected to work for all the time they are paid for, and to do the quality of work for which they receive payment. It would be more profityear to fasten attention on the able this quality and quantity of work and to take up later any definite proof that may exist as to overpay for the work described in the employe's title. Allan Robinson's Letter to Controller Metz. Allan The letter Robinson, sent to chairman Controller of the Metz execu- by tive committee of the conference, is as follows: Hon.

Herman A. Metz, Controller: Dear air--The Greater New York Taxpayers' Conference, representing over fifty associations of real estate owners and other taxpayers, was organized on July 28, 1908. The purpose of the organization Is primarily to provide a clearing house for information regarding matters of general interest to taxpayers in all the boroughs. The first important work to which the attention of the conference is being devoted 19 the budget of 1909, and we are particularly anxious to secure, in advance of the public hearings, all the information possible relative to the estimates of the various city, departments for the coming year. On behalf of this conference, which, in this matter, is co-operating with the Bureau of Municipal Research, and In the Interest of taxpayers generally, I respectfully urge upon you the advisability of adopting the four suggestions: following (1) That all departmental budget estimates be printed immediately upon receipt.

(2) That all Improtant departmental estimates be printed separately. (3) That the analyses and recommendation of the Bureau of Municipal Investigation and Statistics 88 to departmental estimates be printed promptly and separately. (4) That you make announcement that organizations and Individual taxpayers interin the budget may obtain copies of estiested mates and of the reports by your office upon application to you. We venture to suggest that the adoption of these suggestions would ensure more intelligent discussion and understanding of the on the part of the parties particularly interested, as well as on the part of the public and the press. Very truly yours, ALLAN ROBINSON.

Another Good Far Rockaway Sale. Herman Frankfort, broker, of Far Rockaway, has sold for Ellen Wallace to a Manhattan investor a plot of fifteen lots situated at the corner of Corstreet and Waterview lane, Far Rockaway. TO NOTIFY SHERMAN Utica Is All Ready for To-morrow's Function. Thousands of Visitors Expected -Decorations Everywhere-Parades and Athletics Part of Programme. Utica, N.

August 17-The advance guard of visitors attracted to Utica by the notification ceremonies to be held morrow noon at the home of James S. Sherman, Republican nominee for Vice President, and the long programme of amusements arranged as a side light to the formal ceremonies, began to arrive to-day. The committee in charge of the celebration--for It is to be made a great Utica holiday, in which all eitizens are expected to take part- expects that by to the crowds of strangers in Utica will number in tens thousands, The city 1s gay with decorations, and threatening clouds to-day halt the work of further embellishment of all the downtown buildings with patriotic bunting. Mr. Sherman spent the day quietly at his home in Genessee street.

His brief speech, accepting the nomination, has bee nin the printers' hands for several days. It is said it will require but a few minutes for delivery. Senator Julius C. Burrows, who wag temporary chairman of the Chicago nominating convention, and 89 such became chairman of the VicePresidentil notification committee, expected in the city to-night. addition to Mr.

Sherman and Burrows, Secretary Root and Dr. M. Stryker, president of Hamilton College, where Mr. Sherman was graduated, are expected to make brief addresses to the crowd the Sherman lawn. Arrangements have been made for the use of 186 Majestic The ater for the notification ceremonies the event of rain.

Dennis Flynn, former Territorial Governor of Oklahoma, was the member of the notification committee arrive day. He was quickly followed by Hartigan, of the Philippine Islands. National Chairman Hitch. rock la expected to -morrow. Mr.

Sherman will entertain the momberg of the notification committee and 8 few Invited guests at luncheon at his home to-morrow, and at dinner nt the Yahanundasis Golf Club in the evening. Parades in the morning, athletic sports at Utica Park In the afternoon and electrical Illuminations in the evening are part of the day's programme. FIREMAN AND COP CLASH. Even in Court It Was Continued, and Fireman Was Held. Hugh Mulligan, 28 years old, of 67 Ellery street, a fireman attached Engine Company No.

130, located In Ellery street, while prisoner before Magistrate Higginbotham in the 'Bedford court this morning, charged with disorderly conduct, claimed he was a an outrage at the hands of Policeman George Matter of the Greenpoint station. who arrested him. After their stories were Magintrate paroled Mulligan examination. but Mulligan, declaring that he did Intend escape the being held, he policeman he repeated He was seized the This Higginbotham held him in 8500 ESCAPE OF IMMIGRANT PUZZLES OFFICIALS Pedro Silva Disappeared Mysteriously From the Hospital at Ellis Island. LAST SEEN ASLEEP IN A COT.

Commissioner Watchorn Believes Silva Tried to Swim to Jersey Shore and Was Drowned. BICYCLISTS IN TROUBLE. Cycle Cops on Fourth Avenue Put Watches on Fast Riders. The bicycle le patrolmen along Fourth avenue are paying more attention just now to other bicyclists on the avenue, and last evening they made two arrests for violations of the law. Officer Willis Pendleton of the Fourth avenue station arrested Joseph Masina, aged 28, of 163 Twenty-second street, for going over eight miles an hour.

The policeman used stopwatch on the man and claims that he was going at a rate of eighteen miles an hour. He pleaded not guilty in the Fifth avenue court this morning and Magistrate Voorhees held him under $100 bail for a hearing later in the week. Because he rode some distance along Fourth avenue and did not use his hands on the handle bars, Antonio Macedes, 24 years old, of 216 Carroll street, was arrested by Officer William Shaughnessy of the Fifth avenue station. For this offense he was fined $1 this morning, by Voorhees in the Fifth avenue pouristrate ARRESTS FEWER YESTERDAY Violations of Prospect Park Ordinances Mainly Ball Throwing. Magistrate Steers Again Passed Upon Offenses, and Fines of $10 Were Imposed.

There were twenty-eight arrests yesterday of persons who violate the law in Prospect Park. Most of the arrests were for throwing baseballs among the children on the meadows. Rabbi Veldt and 8 number of volunteers were present at the park all day, and they warned thousands of persons against violations. Only where the offender had been warned and refused to obey instructions was an arrest made. Rabbi Veldt, with Policeman Szerlip, who speaks five languages, stood at the gate all day and warned the visitors to the park about the raid that would be made against them if they threw papers on the grass, broke shrubbery or threw a ball among women and children.

At the close of the day twenty-eight men had been arrested, which is a small percentage when it is considered that the largest attendance of the season was present. Inspector Miles 'Reilly estimates the number of visitors to the park yesterday at 35,000. With a number of plainclothesmen the inspector was present all day. Realizing that policemen who have been a detailed to the park Sundays during the season have done good work, Rabbi Veldt has recommended them to Commissioner Baker as worthy of twentyfour hours rest. That is, he wants to obtain a day off for each policeman.

He is backed up in this movement by Magistrate Steers. The prisoners of yesterday were arraigned in the Flatbush court this morning, where Magistrate Steers fined most of them $10. In several instances he allowed an offender who was truthful to go $5 fine. Four prisoners had sentence suspended on them. Of the twenty-eight prisoners, twenty-three were Russians, three were Italians and two were Syrians.

Twenty of them resided in Manhattan. FIRE AT ROCKVILLE CENTRE. Cottage Gutted--Blaze Probably Work of Incendiary--Youth Hurt on Way to Fire. (Special to the Eagle.) Rockville Center, L. August 17--An alarm of fire called out the firemen last evening, shortly after 8 o'clock, when the house, on upper Village avenue, formerly owned by Arthur M.

DeMott, was found all ablaze. The building is located somewhat beyond the village fire limits, land by the time the firemen arrived the Are had gained considerable headway. To reach the fire it was necessary to stretch about 2,000 feet of hose, in consequence of which the firemen worked under difficulties, as there was not a sufficient pressure to throw the water any distance. The building was entirely gutted and will prove a total loss, partially covered by insurance. The building was unoccupied, and it is believed that the fire was of incendiary origin.

While on the way to the fire on his bicycle, the 18 year old son of John Hopkins of Park avenue ran into the front wheels of the carriage driven by George E. Forbell. The young man was thrown and went under the carriage, two of the wheels passing over him. Directly behind were two heavy horses, driven by R. B.

Tuthill at great speed toward the fire house to draw the apparatus to the fire. Both horses jumped over the prostrate youth, clearing him completely. Young Hopkins was helped Into Mr. Forbell's carriage and driven home, where he was attended by Dr. D.

N. Bulson. Beyond the shock and general fright he suffered no injury. BROOKLYNITES IN PARIS. Eagle Bureau, 53 Rue Cambon.

Paris, August 17-The following Brooklynites have registered at the Eagle reau: Thomas S. Kelty. Peter J. Kelty. James T.

Kelty, Anna L. Carroll. Mrs. A. Carey.

Miss A. A. Carey. Miss E. Graves.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mitchel L. Keller. John Mettler, Mrs.

eGorge W. Bell. Others registered are: May Randolph, William J. Marsh, Carolyn A. Burr, Hugh Roberta, Alexia Law Geslko, Manhattan; Mrs.

R. H. B. Fuller, Glen Ridge, Clarence G. Meeks, Weehawken, N.

James Cocka, Mias E. I. Cocks, Webster, Mr. and Mrs. H.

Sharland, Montreal, Canada, BROOKLYNITES IN LONDON. Eagle Bureau, 3 Regent Street. London, August 17-The following Brooklynites at the Eagle Bureau during ending Henderson, Mrs. 1: George Dr. Cox.

Cox and Miss Topham, Mrr Tonham nod Emma Fortune, Elizabeth Henderson. Immigration Commisisoner Watchorn and his staff of men at Ellis Island are puzzled over the disappearance from the hospital there last Saturday morning of a Portuguese known as Pedro Silva. That the man had succeeded in taking French leave of the island was officially made public for the first time to-day, Silva, whose real name is believed to be Anton Pedro Garcia, arrived in this country from Lisbon, Portugal, by the way of Boston, on June 26, 1907. He secured employment on a fishing smack and eventually reached Francisco. There, according to the authorities, he developed a mental weakness that was considered to have brought him within the exportation laws, and the San Francisco people sent him to Ellis Island to await the sailing, of a steamship for Portugal.

Silva arrived here just two days after one of the Peninsular Line steamships, the only vessels sailing vrom this port for Lisbon, had departed. This was on July 21. Since then he has been confined in the hospital ward at Ellis Island, waiting for the sailing of the next steamship. Saturday morning, at 1:30 o'clock, the attendant in charge of the hospital ward saw Silva in his cot, apparently asleep. An hour later he was missing.

A thorough search of the hospital and of the entire island failed to furnish any trace, of the man's whereabouts The hospital is on the ground floor of the building and it is believed that Silva made his way from the ward, where he was to the toilet room, climbed through a ventilating window up near the ceiling and dropped to the ground outside This method of escape would necessitate a drop of but 6 or 8 feet, and as the ventilating window is about 18 inches square a man of Silva's size could have easily squeezed through. Once outside the hospital, however, the only way Silva could have left the island was by swimming, and Commissioner Watchorn believes that Silva struck out for the New Jersey shore and WAS drowned before reaching it. A lookout is being kept for the body, and the police have been notifled to watch for Silva In New Jersey and Manhattan, so that in case he escaped he may be recaptured. WEATHER FORECAST. Persons desiring Information concerning the weather, temperature or other information can secure it by using telephone No.

571 Main, from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. week daye. Nights and Sundays, 0200 Main. Indications Until 8 P.M.

To-morrow. Washington, August 17-For Eastern Neg York: Generally fair to-night and Tuesday: cooler to-night In west portion; cooler Tuesday; light to fresh southwest to west winds. Local Probabilities. Occasional rain to-night and Tuesday: on Wednesday, fair and cooler; southerly winds, shifting on Tuesday to westerly, General Weather Conditions. Either rainy or threatening showery tiona North prevail to-day in the Lake district and Atlantic States.

In the past fou rhours rain has fallen from the Upper Mississippi Valley eastward to the New land and New Jersey coasts, In sections of North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arizona and Utah there have been showers. The weather has become cooler In the Dakotas and Minnesota and has grown ern portions of New York and Pennsylvania. warmer in the Lower Lake A section and westBoston 62 New Orleans 78 04 Buffalo 74 1 38 80 .00 70 .06 St. Louis 80 004 Philadelphia 79 Chicago 72 Washington. 74 .00 Duluth 56 Charleston.

82 .00 San Fran'co 52 .00 Highest, 82, at Charleston: lowest, 62, nt San Francisco. OFFICIAL TEMPERATURE. SUNDAY. AUGUST 16. A.M 681 1 2 A.M.

67 P.M. A.M 66 M. A.M. 65 P.M. 5 A.M 64 5 P.M 6 A.M.

64 A.M 67 68 8 71 9 P.M. 10 A.M. 74 11 A M. 75 12 (Noon) 77 12 (Midnight) MONDAY AUGUST 17. 1 A.M.

A.M. 71 A.M A.M. 60 19 A.M A.M. 65 11 A.M. 04:12 (noon) A.M.

65 P.M 73 7 A.M 73 Average temperature to-day, 74. Average temperature a year ago to-dav. 66. HIGH WATER. P.M Durat'1 nt Time High Time High Rime Fall H.

M. Feet M. Feet H. M. New York.

4.5 GaM 4:25 Bandy Hook 11:47 6:08 6:35 RISES AND BETS Rises. 6.08 Note. .6:51 Rises. 5:09 Sets. 8:30 SHIP NEWS.

Arrived at New York To-day. Minnehaha, from London. Vigilancia. from Santiago, Zeeland. from Antwerp.

Joseph Caneo, Antonto. Hippolyte, from Port Antonio. from Georgetown, Juan. from Rotterdam. from Orleans.

from Galveston. Chesapeake, from Baltimore Arrived at Foreign Ports To-day. from New York Sailed From Foreign Ports To-day. New York. Kure Bathed York.

for New York. MANY MINES IDLE. 80 Per Cent. Along Monongahela River Shut Down Owing to Low Water in Ohio. Pittsburg, August 17-Eighty per cent.

the coal mines along the Monon- gahela River are idle and thousands of miners are of employment 8.4 A result low Ohio River. Practically from this dim- trict river, several August York. Romante, been law no shipment consecould quence that loaded with coal awalting no more coal can be mined until are re- celved to situation 19 said the recent years and there sufficient raise the rain enforced will cause much suffering among miners. 33D DEGREE MASON A SUICIDE. Richmond, August 17-William Krause, thirty-third degree Mason and known member the order, committed shooting to-day, All was the cause,.