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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SATURDAY. JUNE 29. 1907.

MISS STRACHAN HEARS OF WOMEN CHAUFFEURS Who Go About In Men's Cloth Ing in Order to Get Better Pay. GARAGE FOLKS ARE SMILING. If There Are Any Such in This City They Are Still Dodging Identification, If you happen to be fond of automobiling and at the same time not possessed of enough of this world's goods to own your own machine, wouldn't it surprise you to learn that the a expert chauffeur who whisks you over the roads in the car you have rented at your favorite garage might be woman, masquerading in a man's And that very thing may have happened to you, according to a statement made by Miss Grace Strachan, head lobbyist -for the school teachers bill, before. the Board of Education last night. In a vehement plea for the rights of her sex, Miss Strachan startled the staid members of the board by suddenly declaring: "Why, I have heard that three women chauffeurs, disguised as men, are working in this clty, receiving men's wages.

They disguise themselves as men because otherwise they would not, receive as much pay as they do now. The age is too tar advanced and enlightened to think for a moment of paying the toiler by the clothes worn," A reporter for the Eagle called at the home of Miss Strachan, 293 Henry street, to see if further details could not be obtained about the masquerading women chauffeurs. Miss Strachan herself could not be seen, but through her sister she sent downstairs the following tion of the statement: "I do not wish to be understood as saying that I made that statement of my own knowledge. I happened to be out the other evening and was told that such a state of affairs existed. I do not know who the women are, nor do I know where they are employed.

"I made the statement to the Board of Education merely as an illustration of how far women are discriminated against in the matter of salary and to what lengths it is apparently necessary for some of them to go to gain equal recognition." After leaving Miss Strachan's home, the reporter visited several garages in this borough to find out what the proprietors thought about Miss Strachan's statement and to see if they could give any further information on the subject. Here is what. the first man seen had to say: "Women chauffeurs disguised as men working in any of the garages of this city? Well, not to my knowledge, and I fancy some report of the thing would have reached my ears if there was any foundation for the statement made by Miss Strachan. "I guess you don't know women, young man, or you would realize that the woman doesn't live who could practise that deception for more than a day or two. Why the very first time she got in a tight place running the machine, out would come a little feminine squeal, and the secret would be out "Then the women would have to be discharged for one of two reasons.

Either the proprietor of the estadiishment would be afraid of the risk he might incur. in continuing to keep women disguised a8 men in his employ, or the masquerading chauffeurs would soon become so popular that no cars could be rented unless it. was agreed that the masquerading chauffeurs should drive them." Another proprietor said: "My chauffeurs g0 all over the city and if there was any foundation for Miss Strachan's statement I am sure they would have been wise to the situation long ago. Then they would have been pleading with me to have engaged three chauffeurs of their acquaintance, who they knew were the very best in all the town. "Whoever gave Miss Strachan that insome melodramatic performance where formation must have, recently been to the heroine disguised herself as a manthey do do that there, you know-and.

acting as a chauffeur, spilled the villain of the play over the brink of some abyss." Still another garage proprietor had this to sav: "Tommy rot, tommy rot: that's all there is to that report. In the first place, all the world knows that every well-regulated chauffeur considers it one ol his most important qualifications to be arrested for scorching every once in while. "Now, if the woman masquerader did not scorch she wouldn't get arrested. And if she didn't get arrested it stands to reason that her employer would become suspicious, an investigation would follow and the truth would out. On the other hand, if she did scorch she would be taken into custody sooner or later, and then the fact that she was A woman masquerading as a man would come out through the police." Here is the contribution of another proprietor: "Young man.

I've been married for fifteen years, and guess I know a woman when -4 see one, or hear one talk. No. sir; don't care how cleverly a woman disguised herself, she could rever pass herself off as a man on know them too well. If there are any women masquerading as men chauffeurs in my establishment I'll guarantee to keep them on the payrolls for the rest of their lives and never ask them to take a car out of the garage." LOOKING FOR ESCAPED MAN. Police Hunting Hard for Italian Who Got Out of Myrtle Avenue Court Cell.

The police are still looking for Frank De Vito, 16 years old, the young Italian of Carroll street who escaped some time between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon from the Myrtle avenue court. There are two cells at. the Myrtle avenue court. and that for male inmates is about 10x20 feet in size. It has two windows.

which look out on an alleyway protected by a brick wall about ten feet high. The fugitive made his, escape through an opening in the bricks below one of the windows on this alleyway. Then he had to climb up on the sills of the windows in order to get out. What adds to the mystery is the fact that the young Italian made his escape when there were quite number of persons around. Vito was first found missing 12:50 o'clock.

as the prisoners were being transferred to the van. There is no doubt but that the prisoner was helped from the outside and that the work was begun on the previous night. From an investigation it would appear that the bricks were taken out and then replaced. the prisoner waiting until the examination was closed and he realized what was in store for him. Then he simply lifted the bricks and got out.

LOAD OF COCOANUTS BURNS. A truck load of cocoanuts, at the cor- ner of Forty-second and Third avenue, caught Are yesterday afternoon from fire crackers exploded by some small boys. The load was damaged $75 worth before it was extinguished. The horses remained still during the fire. GIANTS NOT PLAYING TO-DAY.

Philadelphia, June 29 PhiladelphiaNew York National League game postponed; rain. Two games Monday. MEMBERS TO START ON MONDAY Will Take Oath of Office and Assume Their Duties and Powers. WILL BE AT 320 BROADWAY. Must First Go Over Large Number of Documents of Old Transit Commission.

On Monday morning at 8 o'clock the new Publte Utilities Commissioners will take the oath of office and, asume the duties and powers designated to them under the now famous Public Utilities bill None of the newly appointed commissioners seen to-day thought it advisable to talk for publication, but several things were made clear by the opinions and intentions expressed by them. The Commission will ocupy the present quarters the Rapid Transit board at Sara Broadway, temporarily at least. There is a general sentiment among the Commissioners that this arrangement will be only temporary. Although the sentiment has not been. put in words by any one of the Commissioners, it is clear that they all believe that it will be advisable to dissociate the new commission the old one in the public mind in every ry possible way, and it is probable that new headquarters will be established as soon as the Commission "Ands itself." The fact that there is a very large accumulation of matter to be gone over headdocumentary, quarters makes it necessary for the time at least to remain at 320 Broadway.

The first thing which is made evident by conversation with the new commissioners is that the Governor has chosen men of personality and ideas. All realize that the tasky before them is a very diffcult one, but there is, with possibly one exception, no man of the five who 1 will begin his work with any lack of confidence. Indeed, it might be said with truth that there are three men on the commission who would not hesitate to tackle the job of regulating corporations single handed. Under these conditions, it is clear that the danger which faces the commission is rather a possible lack of unanimity in opinion than the ponderous inertia which has characterized the retiring board up to the advent of W. S.

Hurley. The new members have not yet met and it would be difficult to estimate in advance where the control of the commission will reside. It seems safe to predict, however, that Commissioners McCarroll and Bassett will be anything but silent partners in the activities of the board. While these men are members of the board it is certain that there will be no discrimination shown favor of any other boroughs at the expense of Brooklyn and Queens. Both Chairman Willcox William McCarroll had to abandon European vacation trips, which they had already arranged.

Mr. Willeox sent his resignation as postmaster to Washington yesterday afternoon with a strong recommendation tothat his present assistant, Edward M. Morgan, be appointed to succeed him. Mr. Willcox expressed regret at leaving the postal service, but said that he believed the public utilities commissionership offered a field for greater usefulness: Now that the commissionerships are settled there is a host of candidates for the place of secretary to the commission.

It is safe to say that there were fully two hundred candidates for the commission from Greater New York, and to-day it appears that a good proportion of those who did not land the big Jobs think themselves eminently fitted to All the place of secretary. Luther B. Little, the secretary of the Republican State Committee, is perhaps the most prominent candidate. If Republican political influence could obtain the place there. is little question that Mr.

little would be appointed secretary. One of the Brooklyn men who has strong support is Major F. H. E. Ebstein, who has Deputy Police Commissioner.

Major demonstrated his efficiency in office else stein is a Republican, but not a strong dependence in politics as members of organization man, and of thee same the commission. REPORTED BY WIRELESS. Siasconset, June 29--The Cunard Line steamer Umbria, from Liverpool and Queenstown for New York. was in communication by wireless telegraph with the station here, when the vessel was passing Nantucket lightship at 11 A.M. probably dock about 7:30 A.M.

Sunday. CORONA HOUSE BURNED. Fire occurred at 2:30 o'clock this morning in a 2 story frame stable, 15x20, at 91 Myrtle avenue, Corona, and extended to a 2 story frame dwelling at the same address owned and occupied by Charles Stauw. The damage is estimated at $1,000. The cause the fire and insurance is unknown.

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WEATHER FORECAST METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS As a convenience to the public, the Eagle has established a special telephone service to che Brooklyn station of the United States Weather Bureau, Persons desiring information concerning past conditions of the weather. the daily indications, official temperature, meteorological readings or other information can secure it by using telephone No. 571 Main, from 8 A.M. P.M. week days.

Nights and Sundays, 6200 Main. Indications Until 8 P.M. To-morrow. Washington, June 29-For Eastern New York: Rain and cooler to-night; Sunday, settled, possibly showers; fresh northeast winds Local Probabilities. Unsettled weather: probably rain to-night and showers on Sunday; fresh easterly winds, becoming variable.

General Weather Conditions. The low barometric conditions which prevailed yesterday over the Gulf States have spread eastward to the South Atlantic having been attended by thunderstorms in the East Gulf and South Atlantic. States showers in the Middle States as and far north as Southern New York. The rainfall has been excessive on the South Carolina and Georgia coasts. The northwestern area of low pressure has advanced eastward.

having been attended by showers and local thunderstorms from Montana eastward to Minnesota and southeastward to Nebraska, showers also decurring in the States of Washington and Oregon. Warmer weather prevails in Western New York and from South Dakota and Minnesota southward to the West Gulf Stares. and cooler in sections along the Atlantic coast. time, Temperatures and recorded at 8 A.M.. 75th meridian reported to the Eagle Weather Bureau, were: Tempera- PrecipiPlace.

ture. tation. Weather. Boston 70 .00 Partly cloudy, Buffalo 72 .00 Partly cloudy, New Albany 68 .00 Cloudy. York 69 .02 Rain.

Philadelphia 62 .10 Washington 62 .26 Rain. Charleston 68 2.04 Rain. Jacksonville 74 80 Rain. New Orleans 90 Clear. Galveston 82 Clear.

Cincinnati 66 Clear. St. Louls 70 Clear. Chicago 64 Clear. Kansas City 70 Partly cloudy.

Omaha 68 .06 Cloudy. St. Paul 64 .82 Cloudy. Duluth 62 .04 Cloudy. Bismarck 56 .06 Cloudy.

Denver 04 .00 Clear. Helena 56 Cloudy. Salt Lake City 64 .00 Partly cloudy. San Francisco. 52 Partly cloudy.

Los Angeles 66 Clear. Highest, 82. at Galveston; lowest, 52, at San Francisco. indicates amount too small to measure. Official Temperature and Wind Readings.

FRIDAY, JUNE 28. Wind velocity perature. Wind. miles. 3 S.

14 P.M 80 S. 10 5 82 10 82 10 78 a 10 75 10 11 S.1 W. 12 72 S. W. SATURDAY, JUNE 30.

1 S. W. 03 S. W. A.M.

S. W. 5 S. A.M. S.

W. 6 S. A.M 5. A.M. 10 11 8.

E. 12 1 72 2 P.M. 71 Total rainfall, .03 inch. HIGH WATER. (Durat'n of H.

M. Feet Time High Rise Time High H.M. Feet H. M. H.M.

Sandy Hook. 11:35 4.7 5.0 6:08 11:55 4.3 5:54 Astronomical Events. To-night and To-morrow Morning. Sun sets 7:31. rises 4:28.

Moon rises 10:19 P.M. Moon's age, 19 days. Planet Mercury visible low in west after sunset. SHIP NEWS. Arrived at New York To-day.

Europa, from Naples. Arabic. Liverpool. Mara Kolb, from Guantanamo. Colorado, from Galveston.

Mexico, from Vera Cruz. Cit yof Memphis, from Savannah. Pennsylvania, from Hamburg. Chesapeake, from Singapore. Citta di Torino, from Naples.

Elbing, from Hamburg. Jamestown, from Newport News. Arrived at Foreign Ports To-day. -Exeter City, from New York. Plymouth -Philadelphia, from New Fork.

Queenstown-Etruria, York. Kingston--Magdalena, from New York. Sailed From Foreign Ports To-day. -Campania. for New York.

Rio Janelro-Soldier Prince, for New York. Copenhagen-United States, for New York. BROOKLYN AND QUEENS FIRES. Reports of fires and alarms of Are received at Fire Headquarters, Brooklyn, for the twenty-four hours ended at 8 A.M. Saturday, June 29: June 28.

8:15 A.M. -685 Park avenue, three story frame. June 28. 10:30 A.M.-18 Moore street. five story brick: damage to buildnig and stuck trifling.

June 28, 10:56 A.M. -236-266 Herkimer street, one story frame; A damage to bullding trifling. Tune 28. 11:12 A.M. -Coney Island avenue and Avenue two story frame; damage to building total, June 28, 12:51 P.M.

-1187 Herkimer street, three story frame; damage to building trifling. June 28. 1:08 P.M.- -Pier 33. Atlantic Dock, steamship McDona: damage to steamship slight, damage to stock considerable. June 28, 12:30 P.M.

-Brighton Beach Railroad and Chestnut street, railroad ties; slight damage to ties. June 28. 3:07 1. P.M.- street and Third avenue, load of fiber: damage. second, June 28, 6:50 P.M.- -4211 Third avenue, three story frame: damage to stock trifling.

June 28. 8:08 P.M.-352 Sackett street, four story frame; damage to building and stock trifling. June 28, 8:38 P.M. -Foot of Forty -ninth street, steamship Taunton: slight damage to stock. June 28.

9:40 -Marcy avenue and Fulton street. trolley car No. 2045; damage 10 buliding trifling. June 28. 10:43 P.M.

-424 Hudson avenue, four story frame; damage to building and stock trifling. June 28, 11:04 P.M.- -55 Stockton street, three story brick; damage to building trifling. June 28. 11:08 P.M.-Malicious false alarm. June 28, 11:19 P.M.- Surf and Edgemere avenues.

Fer Rockaway, three story frame; damage to building and stock trifling. June 29, 2 A.M.-South alde of Ditson between Mott and Cornara Avenues. For place, Rockaway, one story frame, damage to buildIng and stock trifling. June 5:21 A.M. --11-73 Kent street, one story frame; damage to building and stock considerable, June 29, 2:30 A.M Myrtle avenue, tivo story frame: damage to building and stock considerable, READY FOR BIBLE CONFERENCE.

(Special to the Eagle.) Sea Cliff, L. June 29-Everything is in readiness for the Bible conference, which will open here this evening and continue until next Saturday night. A big tent has been erected at Aberdeen Park. The tent has been fitted with board flooring, comfortable seats and organ and electric lights. It is so arranged that in very hot weather the side daps can be removed.

There will be three services on Sunday and three each day during the week. BROOKLYN CORPORATION. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, June 29-The Dunton Improvement. Company of Brooklyn has been incorporated with the Secretary of State to deal in real estate. with a capital of $25,000.

and the following directors: B. N. Dawley. Thomas McGoldrick, Peter Quinn, M. J.

McCarthy, T. F. Martin and A. H. Jaggers of Brooklyn.

BANKRUPT. BANKRUPT. A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States District Court to by Otto F. Eisenhut, a grain and bay merchant of 14C3 Broadway. this borough.

Eisenhut's liabilities are placed at $7,248.12, mainly for merchandise delivered. There are no VETERAN JOE PRICE REFUSES TO RESIGN Give Up His Gold Police Badge Either, Despite His Arrest. STILL DECLARES HE'S FIT. Admitted to Bail in Police Court. Captain Tighe Retires -Mulvey Transferred.

Joseph Price, the veteran detective and lieutenant of police, who was placed on the retired list with a pension the other day, very much to his disgust and complete indignation, was arrested last night at his residence charged with having violated the law in retaining his shield of office after A demand had been made upon him for its return to the department. Price had a notion that the sur. render of his shield would be A virtual admission that he was out of the business, and he will not admit that. He declares that his retirement. albeit it was made on the recommendation of the Board of Police Surgeons, was illegal, and he is going to take the matter to court and get back it he can.

He is a veteran of the war and is quite an old man now, but he claims that he is as sound as a bell and fit for any police work to which he may be assigned. Price was once retired for disability before, but he got back through the courts. Then he was remanded to precinct work as a uniformed lieutenant, and he kicked at that. But he stuck to his work. There were charges brought against him and in the trial room Deputy Commissioner 0'Keeffe told Price that he had better get out of the business.

That gentle hint was lost on the old soldier, and be stuck to his guns--or his pens and ink and blotter. Then he went on his vacation, but he had not been away two days when he was recalled, to go before the doctors. And so he was retired, on a pension of $1,000 for the remainder of his Price says this was all wrong, and declined to give up his badge. Borough Inspector Flood instructed the police to arrest him for keeping it, and that is the solution now. Price says he did not steal the badge and there will be an investigation.

Price was taken before Magistrate Naumer in the Myrtle avenue court, today, and held in $600 bail for examination at a future date. John H. Morris, saloonkeeper, of Myrtle and Carlton avenues was his bondsman. Captain Nicholas Condon of the Flushing avenue precinct wAs the complainant. Mr.

Price is 62 years old. He Was appointed to the force on August 1, 1871, and together with fifty -eight other men was laid off on May 9, 1905. He served during the Civil War in the United States Navy. He attributes his removal to the sinister influence of a man named Foley, whom Price arrested in New York about twenty-five years ago for an alleged participation in burglary at two houses of two Brooklynites, a Mr. De Cordova, in Cambridge place, and a Mr.

Walker in Downing street. He said to-day and his eyes flashed fire as he said it: "I propose to stay in the business. The law distinctly says that a veteran of the Civil War has to be totally incapacitated before he can be removed from office, and if the office is abolished he must be provided with one of equal standing. Why Justice Gaynor, in delivering his decision on the peremptory mandamus at the time that legal action was taken by the members of the Police Department that were removed, said that the surgeons should have signed the certificate of disability, and added that if they had done so they would have made themselves amenable to A civil damage suit. "Why," do you know the 59 men that were laid off were all back in the department Inside of two years? But I know the reason for this fake business.

When a relative of the man Foley saw Captain Formosa some time ago, I was given to understand that there was something up. The captain called me in later and said: 'Do you see what you are up I consider myself off on vacation from June 22 to July 2. The fact of the matter is that the Police Department is demoralized through having incompetent men who do not know what police business is." Captain Robert Tighe, the commanding officer of the Butler street station, was retired yesterday by the commissioner on the recommendation of the police surgeons, after an examination. Captain Tighe is one of the veterans of the force and originally came from Manhattan. He is disgusted with the police business under present conditions and welcomed the chance to get away on a pension of $1.375.

He is well: to do, anyway, and expects to spend the remainder of his life as pleasantly as he knows how. Captain Tighe is a very popular officer and had the goodwill of his subordinates in every precinct to which he was attached. Lieutenant Michael as rejand he will receive half pay for the rest tired yesterday on his own application a of his life. At the time of the demotion of Borough Inspector Cross, who was sent to take the command of the Hamburg avenue station, Lieutenant McNamee was the senior lieutenant in the district. Cross never served As captain there and McNamee was the commanding officer for some time.

He is a capable man and was a good policeman. Detective Lieutenant Thomas Mulvey, who had been assigned to duty in the district attorney's office for a long time, was transferred yesterday to precinct. duty in the Fort Hamilton district. Mulvey lives in Bath Beach and was in charge of the Bath Beach police at the time of the consolidation of the town with Brooklyn. He had been then a retired New York policeman, getting a pension.

and with the consolidation he came back to the police force. He gets a salary of $2,000 as a police lieutenant now, in addition to his old New York pension. JILTED ELDERLY HUSBAND. Met Him Through Advertisement and Tired Quickly, Claims Anton Anstett in Court, There was held yesterday in Justice Blanchard's part of the Supreme Court a hearing in a suit for annulment of marriage brought by Anton Anstett, a builder of 366, Palmetta street, against his recent bride, Evelyn. appears that Anstett acquired a wife through the medium of a want ad, and that the wife whom he finally selected from a number of applicants to All the place of a helpmeet was decidedly younger than himself; in fact, Evelyn, the bride, is but 25 years old, while Anstett has many more years to his credit.

The result of the match was almost an immediate disagreement between the couple and the wife on the evening of the marriage is reported to have set. out for the he hearthstone of her childhood days. The result is Mr. Anstett's suit for annulment and his wife's counter charge of cruelty and inhuman treatment. The trial of the case has not yet actually begun.

the hearing yesterday being in the nature of a preliminary to the real court struggle between the two. COALBOAT MAN HURT. Michael Shields, aged 40 years, the captain of the coal boat Texas, accidentally fell into the hold yesterday afternoon as the boat was off the foot of Bridge street. His left leg was broken and he sustained a sovere scalp woun Surgeon attended him and to Sim 19 V1mberlan1 Street NO HOPE OF ARBITRATION; STREET STRIKE GOES ON Mayor McClellan Takes Per sonal Charge of the Fight. WILL MAKE THE CITY CLEAN.

Dr. Darlington Determined to Have Garbage Removed -Statement From the Men. Mayor McClellan came in from Prince-! ton this morning to personally take charge of the street cleaning situation. He said this morning that he would also be the City Hall to He clares there is no hope of dealing with the situation by arbitration, as the strikers are city empioyes and under civil service rules. The edict went forth that the men must go back to work by 2 o'clock this afternoon or be discharged.

Mayor McClellan had a conference with Commissioner Craven and Sanitary Superintendent Bonsel this morning and it was admitted that things looked serious. Everywhere the garbage is piled up in heaps, and while there are 700 men on strike only 150 were on hand to-day to do the work of removing garbage, refuse, ashes, etc. The men charge Deputy Commissioner Edwards, who used to Princeton football player, with bad treatment, and that he uses vile language toward them and docks their pay in an arbitrary manner. A start has been made toward cleaning up the -city streets, but- progress is -slow, particularly in the crowded tenement districts. Some -carts got out this morning.

Men hired wherever they could be found were put to work and vigorous action from now on is contemplated by the Health Department. Fourteen carts started out from Stable at 503 East One Hundred and teenth street, at 7 o'clock. Thirty-five policemen from other precincts had been sent into Harlem and stationed at the East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street Station, to guard the city property and see to it that the men hired to clean up the streets were not interfered with. Small details of police were stationed. at various points, while a strong force of reserves was held at the Trouble with the striking drivers began as soon as the carts began to move in Harlem.

The district known as upper little Italy, on the East Side, was crowded with excited men. Italians mingled freely with the striking drivers and there was a strong undercurrent brewing from the start. At times the police had to keep the people moving, scattering the crowds which gathered about the Street Cleaning Department stable and threatened to intimidate the men who had been hired under the emergency measures adopted by the health offcials to set things aright. George Burdict of 307 East One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street drove a horse. attached to one of the carts out of.

the stable a few minutes after 7 o'clock. He got as far as One Hundred and Eighteenth street and Pleasant avenue on his rounds when a gang of fifty strikers and their sympathizers surrounded his cart. The gang threw stones and sticks and anything it could lay hands on, and some men pulled Burdict down off nis seat and began to beat him. People in the neighbornood set up the cry. of police, and half a' dozen officers ran up from several directions.

The policemen rescued Burdict. and sent the mob scattering right. and left, using clubs freely for the purpose. Burdict pointed out Antonio Amazaro. of 315 East One Hundred and.

Fourteenth street as on of his assailants and the latter was locked up and later taken to the Harlem police court on a charge. of assault. No other arrests were made at the time. Amazaro was arraigned before Magistrate Wahle in the Harlem court and sent to the workhouse for an time. The magistrate said that New York at this time was a veritable pest hole.

After having been up all night working to straighten out the. garbage accumulation, Health Commissioner Darlington was at the Health Department, Headquarters this morning giving orders and hustling men about to clean out the refuse. Dr. Darlington said: "The. situation is not as good as expected to have it this morning, but before the day is out I hope to have the garbage moving in something like regular The trouble has been heretofore that the men We.

employed in the work are jelly fish. They have no backbone, and are easily scared. The men I brought down from Otisville last night got very much frightened when they saw bricks falling off the roofs of houses in dangerous proximity to their heads, and they all faded away. I am getting men from various contractors for the emergency, and I need more. While this situation lasts there is no need to be an idle man in the city who really wants to work.

for I shall hire all I can get. I hope to get about 300 drivers to-day, but 1 really need 600 to do the work properly. There will be no epidemic, for the Health Department -is on the job and will stay on it until all danger has been removed and conditions have resumed a normal attitude." A committee of the strikers has issued the following On behalf of the Department of Street Cleaning Drivers, we, a committee, representing the men employed therein, ask you to place before the public our position. which -is as follows: First. We are all- citizens of the United States and number 2,000 and upward.

Second. Fines have been imposed upon our men without an opportunity of being heard. In order that the public may know gome of the alleged offences for which the men are fined. we will refer to. that of permitting a horse to trot.

Green horses are often given to the men and it one such is allowed to trot, no matter: if the distance he is allowed to trot is but a few the driver is fined from five to ten days' pay. which they have actually earned by services rendered to the city. This money is forfeited by the arbitrary action of the department without due process of law and the men are given no opportunity to rebut any charges made against them. Another instance is where A can of ashes containing a small amount of garbage which is concealed and cannot be seen by the driver at the time empting the can into the wagon, when it is discovered at the dump by the inspector the driver is immediately fined five or ten days. pay.

The inspector acts as witness. judge and jury, the driver has no redress whatever, and explanations. are never in order. Third--Under the rules of the department after a teamster. has served seventeen or eighteen months he is.

entitled to. a badge. After receiving this badge be becomes a member of the uniformed force and by virtue of same. is entitled to the payment of $800 per year. Under the present commissioner this is but a snare abd a delusion, as the Department has put in practice a rule whereby they lay off these men without notice and upon the ground, as they state.

for want of work. when in fact and truth there is plenty of work, but the men are laid off and the work is done cheaper men, known as "extras' in the department. whose pay is $2 per day. The men engaged in this department want to know why they are so grossly discriminated against when the city has only recently agreed to pay the full and prevailing rate of wages to all its employes. 4.

Very many of our men have 'to work not only eight, but ten and twelve and fourteen hours a day continuously, and the Commission claims that his oremen are the sole judges and can com: the men to work twenty. Four hours 2. Cay if the dust. MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS CHEAP, EFFECTIVE, PALATABLE APENTA HUNGARIAN NATURAL PURGATIVE WATER.

The Analysis shows that the richness of Apenta Water in natural saline aperients renders it the SAFEST and MOST REMEDIAL Laxative and Purgative. READ THE LABEL. which: no extra compensation is allowed. 5. In justice to the public, we want the people of this city to know that we are willing to return to work at once under conditions as now existing, if Commissioner Craven will select one man and we select another, and these two men select a third man, who shall inquire into the justice of our cause and we pledge ourselves to abide by whatever decision they may arrive at.

JOHN HARGETT, 312 East 35th Rep. Dept: of St. Cleaning Drivers. EDWARD CORCORAN. 833 11th Rep Dept.

of St. Cleaning Drivers, Local 635, U. T. A. GEORGE W.

PRESCOTT, 2d Vice Pres. U. T. 806 8th Ave. Up- to noon to-day the local office of the Department of Street Cleaning received absolutely no complaint, nor did Jt.

hear murmurs of discontent from the drivers, helpers, stablemen or: sweepers who work in this borough under the Isdiction of Deputy Commissioner Owen Murphy. One of Commissioner Murphy's men made a careful study of the situation in this borough yesterday and he brought back to his chief assurance that the men are perfectly satisfied, and that they make no objection whatever to the rules or their method of enforcement. Precisely the same rules and regulations govern the working force of the Department of Street Cleaning here, in Manhattan and in the other boroughs, and, while the Manhattan force is objecting very strenuously to working under the' conditions created, they say, by Deputy Commissioner Edwards' method of enforcing the rules. the men here find the rules satisfactory, live up to them and maintain order and discipline that surpasses that of other boroughs. A man well posted on department affairs in every part of the city told an Eagle reporter this afternoon that Deputy Commissioner Murphy, ever since coming into office, has adopted a liberal polley with regard to rules and regulations.

This liberal policy has made the men more anxious to live up to the rules and the discipline among the Brooklyn workers of the department is everything that could be desired. That such is the case was demonstrated yesterday morning, when the weekly trials. of "delinquents" were held in Commissioner Murphy's office. There were less than a dozen complaints against men on the force of 7,500 sweepers and cartmen in this borough, and not one.of the charges was of a serious nature. Instead of inflicting heavy fines, as Commissioner Edwards does, for trivial offenses, Commissioner Murphy inflicts a penalty that meets with the if the "delinquent" is found guilty.

POLICE GET Tod Sloan and Other Notables Caught in Flatbush-Two Accidents Due to Speeding Yesterday. Two accidents and the arrests of seven automobilists kept the. desk lieutenant at the Parkville Precinct station busy yesterday afternoon 'and evening. A wellknown jockey, the chauffeur of a former Queens Borough President and an, automobile. manufacturer were among the prisoners bagged.

The one whose fast going caused, the. most trouble was Albert DuBarres, -27 years old, of 587 Park avenue, Manhatton. At this address DuBarres conducts manufactory, of motor vehicles. The a Manhattanite was going toward Coney Island, when, at Kings Highway, he was spied by Policemen Culbertson Grace. The two, on their cycles, gave chase.

As Culbertson and Grace crossed Neck road the latter's wheel gave a sudden twist and in an instant Grace was sliding along on his left side. Culbertson, unaware of his companion's misfortune, continued on after DuBarres. he turned into Sea Breeze avenue DuBarres slowed up and was placel under arrest by Culbertson. Then Culbertson noticed that Grace was not with him. On the way back to the Parkville station house they came upon a crowd of people surrounding an ambulance.

Surgeon Holthauser of the EmerHospital, Coney Island, was attendgency ing Grace, who is 28 years old, and who lives at 322 Greene avenue. Grace had sustained a sprained leg and bruises and contusions of the entire left side of his body. He was taken to the hospital and later left for home. In the Flatbush court this morning Magistrate Steers held DuBarres in $100 bail for the Court of Special Sessions. The other acident was on Coney Island avenue.

not far from Windsor place. Richard Cressingham, 31 years old, of 24 Johnson place, was crossing the avenue a bicycle when along came an automobile and ran him down. From the Kings County Hospital came Ambulance Surgeon Smallman, who found that Cressingham had sustained a probable fracture. of the skull, possible infernal injurles and bruises and lacerations. The automobile had been operated by John T.

Sloat, 31 years old, of 1272 Prospect who was arrested by Patrolman McGrath on a charge of assault. Before the Flatbush court opened this morning the police returns from the Parkville station showed that Sloat had been released. Spectators declared that the accident had been unavoidable, as far as Sloat was concerned. Former Borough President Joseph Cassidy of the Borough of Queens was leaving: the Sheepshead Bay racetrack in his machine, yesterday afternoon, when Patrolman Shepherd believed the machine to be going too swiftly. So he arrested the chauffeur.

Frank A. Robbins, 31 years old, of Bay View avenue. Inwood. L. I.

Magistrate Steers held him in $100 bail for the Court of Special Sessions. James T. Sloan, known to the racing world as Tod Sloan, who was a famous jockey, was also nabbed. He was alleged to have been going at 28 miles. an hour.

Magistrate Steers held him in $100 bail for -the Court of Special Sessions. The three other prisoners were Robert: Trumbull, 45 years old. of 4503 Thirteenth avenue: Orville Demick, 25 years old, of 170 West One Hundred and Seventh street, Manhattan, and Everett Helmes, 28 years, of West Sixty -fifth street. tan. Each was held for Special Sessions.

SMASHES BAR FURNITURE. When refused a drink yesterday in the saloon of Emanuel Blumenthal. at 329 Broadway, Joseph Brady, 32 years an inmate of the lodging house at 339 Broadway, smashed three chairs, one table and six glasses. He was arrested by Poliesman Scheiber of the Bedford avenue station and held this morning on a charge ot malicious mischief by Magistrate O'Reilly in the Lee avenue court. JAIL PRISONER DIES.

Michael Ahearn, a laborer. 36 years old. of 19 State street, a prisoner in the Raymond street jail. was found in his cell yesterday afternoon in a stupor by thekeeper, An ambulance 123 summoned front the Brooklyn Hospital to which Surgoon McLean responded. Tre man arrival supposedly from her OBITUARY.

Samuel Bridges, D.D.S. Dr. Samuel. one of the oldest dentists in Brooklyn, died at his home, yesterday, after a prolonged illness. He Was born at South Deerfield, 77 years ago, and had been practicing dentistry in Brooklyn for half a century.

He was a leading member of the Second Presbyterian Church, and had belonged to the Brooklyn Club for thirty-five years. His son, Frank is a prominent dentist in this borough. William McMillan. William McMillan, formerly a member of Engine No. 11 of the Brooklyn Fire Department and of the Volunteer Firemen's Association, died at his.

home in Nutley, N. yesterday of old age. He was born in Brooklyn in 1836 and was a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and an active worker in its missions. He was. a wholesale hatter and well known in the trade.

He was a leading member of the Masonic fraternity and the Royal Arcanum. Dr. Franklin J. Vose. Dr.

Franklin J. Vose, a leading, physician of this borough, died suddenly yesterday at his home, 65 Somers street. -Dr. Vose was born in Spencer, Tioga County, New York, and afterward -moved to Owego, where he was for some time principal of a public school. While there be joined Tioga Lodge, F.

and A. of which Senator Thomas C. Platt was Coming to New York City, he studied medicine in the University of New York, entering practice in Brooklyn in 1885. He was a specialist in pulmonary complaints. His death was primarily due to an affection of the throat.

He leaves three brothers and a sister. One of his is a member the school book publishing firm of D. C. Heads Co. of Chicago.

The funeral services will be conducted to-morrow at his late home by Washington Commandery. Knights of St. John and Malta, and Ocean Hill Council, Independent Order of The remains will be placed in a receiving vault pending the arrival of his brother from Chicago. Dr. Vose, besides the orders already named, belonged to Ocean Hill Council, R.

Yuma Tribe of R. and Arion Lodge, 0. T. -F. George W.

Cooke. George W. Cooke. long a prominent dealer in teas and coffees at 993 Fulton street, died suddenly to at his summer home, at Sea Gate. He was a leading member of the Seventeenth Assembly Democratic Club and.

was lar in the Twenty-third Ward, where he had long resided. He leaves a widow. The funeral services will be held at his late home, 341 Lafayette avenue, row night at 8:30 o'clock. FIRECRACKER KILLED BOY. Automobilist Saw Little Fellow All Ablaze on Eastern Parkway and Took Him to Hospital.

Burning by Fourth of July firecrackers caused the death yesterday of 6-year-old William Samuel Woods. Happy over his graduation from a primary class Public School No. 35, the little fellow, with the other children, was given money by his mother to buy ice' cream, as a ward. The boy, instead, purchased firecrackers, it is thought, and, with a couple of boy companions, walked up to the Eastern Parkway to explode them, with-out his mother's knowledge. Little William also took a matches with him from the house.

William Woods, the father, is a motorman on the Tompkins avenue line, living at 1551 Fulton street, and in his car' overtook the boys at the parkway, about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and offered to take them aboard for a ride. But bis son William said his mother was coming to the parkway herself, so the father sped en his way. Had he taken the boys with him all would have been well. But instead, the youngsters went down the road and played together. Exactly how the accident occurred is not known, but it is thought that William, when he was some distance from his companions, fell, and that the matches set fire to the Arecrackers in his pockets.

Soon his clothing was all ablaze, and the boy ran about -in agony. The parkway, in the afternoon; is not frequented by many people, and it is not: known how long the lad's clothing was ablaze before help came. It developed later that a passing automobilist: saw the plight of the boy and rushed him to St. Mary's Hospital, at St. Mark's and Buffalo avenues.

About 5 o'clock the mother received word of. the accident from the hospital authorities and went to: the institution. The doctor in charge said that the boy was terribly burned internally and there was practically no hope for recovery. About 9 o'clock, while hts mother watched by him, the lad fell into a deep sleep, and a little later he died. The terrible accident has prostrated the entire family.

The father, who did not see his son after passing him in his car. is dazed. The boy WAS a sturdy little fellow. bright and full of promise, the favorite of all who knew him, and the only boy in the family. His is frantic with grief.

There are two other children in the family. STRICKEN ON STREET. Charles Hess, 26 years old, of 192 Grove street. on his way home shortly after midnight, last night. when he reached Hamburg avenue and Grove street, was taken suddenly ill.

He fell moaning to the sidewalk. An ambulance was called from the German Hospital. When Dr. Aaronson arrived the man was unconscious. He removed him to the hospital, where his condition is said to be serious.

SHOOTS BOY PLAYMATE. George Schaeffer. 15 years old, of 84 Lorimer street, 'deliberately shot a companion, Max Josepowitz, of 116 Lorimer street. in the left hip last evening with a blank cartridge pistol. The latter was severely burned- Schaeffer was arrested and taken to the shelter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and this morning was arraigned in the Children's Court.

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