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aa YLHE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1906. B. R. T. VIOLATES ITS CHARTER BY FARE EXTORTION + +. Company Got Franchise After Stipu- lating that a Five-Cent Fare Would Be Charged Adults for One Con- tinuous Ride in City Limits. Five-Cent Fare League. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company assumes the right to charge 10 cents for the trip to Coney Island—the lungs of New York—the hold- el being m ade at Kings Highway. BLISHED RIGHT te collect this extra upon this question. Now . Join the FIVE-CENT FARE to this blank and mail it to the Five-Cont tzer Building, New York City. up for the extra ni To the Editor of The Evening World 1 desire to enroll myself as a member of the FIVE-CENT FARE LEAGUE to protest against the Brocklyn Rapid Transit Company's and allied lines’ illegal exaction of an extra five-cent fare to Coney Island. Name.. Island by the stion: ble fare to 1 its allied lines charged has not franchises?” of fares to be its most important ra ir sé violion is its annulment. anc! that the fare of a street railway shall hises granted to the early Brooklyn and {n some cases four cents; school chil- . but the e fare five ce te five cents orig roads make dren three In the mem of Brooklyn the s alike for a the afternoon, betwee: require. ee-cent fare for school chil- emphasized on March A little fra e lore ts here give’ The Brookiyn City Ra Incorporated Dec. 11, later the right to was granted by & three cents, ren under three years of age for rau oth persons the fare not © was fixed aa follows: Fare u 100 Tickets for $4, ne Common Council o an the: system ot his director Every Car Makes Profit to me there have U n the powers o: th the Brovidy hins acai klyn, ne Brookly ny 1s the stock- Compan may ehag, { their res mpany to live up with MORE PROTESTS AGAINST EXTORTION BY THE B. RT. Many of the citizens of Greater New| 691 East Fourth frork who joln the Five-Cent Fare| thinks about tt: street, Kensington, Brooklyn the company: violated] and eight o'clock, as travel | ead flye cents to} is on fle} |SLOCUM SURVI IVORS AND MOU! RNE ‘S PREVIOUS TO THE START FOR C . IS READING AN EFFORT? Perfect sight NEVER calls for an effort in re . If your eyes ttle pain and discomfort— raining then t take preventatly roperly fit under the PER- VIS OF A sses—$1 up—if needed 54 East 23d St., near 4th Ave. 50 East 125th St., near Mad. Ave. 442 Columbus Ave., 81st &82dSts, We. Karris Oculists and Opticians. SURVIVORS OF DISASTER WA THOMPSON LL: a OBSERVE OL OCUM DAY MAY NOT FRCVER cs FARLEY MAY BE A CARDINAL. With Relatives of “Victims They Visit Middle Village Cemetery and Hold Memorial Services on Second Anniversary. -in-Law of on Mrs. Church of Thaw in Critical Cond in Hospital. “L" [OOP AT BRIDGE GOES To LOM ao ‘Birth Marks, - Pock Marks, Powder Maris. | AY ohtercdey ancl year alterivese the Physicians at Woodbury’s remove these Mortifying Disfig- | | urements. Constant experience in thou- sands of cases) makes ithem’ expert, | There is little or no pain, very often | -| absolutely no trace of the blemish re- mains when the work is finished. The |\ *| price is so low that no afflicted person need hesitate to call or write and find out just what can be done. Consultation is free and confidential. The John H. Woodbury ., Dermatological Institute i Dept. D, 22 West 23d St., New York, Lnoy\ ==! | _ The Board « padges of th: lation to Assoc! “Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, The most successful Remedy for Woman's Ils in the world.” and routes BOB AION MAES MOVE FOR FREEDOM This Time His Lawyer Makes Motion Before Brook Judge. lends say led by former Be strom of Brook Congressm: man, pastor of eae ELECTED BISHOP OF OREGON. ORTLAND, Ore, Jun 8 *. L na 15.—The Rey for The World may be left District Messenger Office m of the plan yn ~You Should See Them Wiggle Adie oma = When the Doctor says want to get well.” Oh dear, what a mean doctor, but then plain facts are best to know, so we may cut out the things that hurt. About 4 years ago a Cin. man went to Ger- many for his health and to consult one of the | famous physicians in Berlin. The Dr. found him a nervous wreck suffering from loss of sleep and constipation and about 50 } lbs. off his usual weight. But let him*tell his own experience: it’s coffee, stop it if you z: ighway 4s re Willing to Test It. S934 pons ork to be ¢ ke A tant Sandman's’ leise @ party of ti the graft, Mr. lows: “A resident of Coney Is! from his home to Brookly . transfer to De Smith and Fulton str ping, and return via Di Coney Island. Brooklyn live nea Company’ {s charg. each way on the B, outrage, md Loew!t, Whe: That New Series of Men’s Summer Suits League oontinue to write letters com-| ‘mending tho atand taken by ‘De Evening {World in its fight to force the B. R, T. fo charge one fare to Coney Island, and in numerous instances offering valuable suggestions for the further- Bnoe of the crusade. A, B. Hofer, upholsterer and deco- | rator at No, %9 Nostrand atenue, Brooklyn, writes: “As an old reader of ‘The Evening {World I admire your pluck and sery- floes in favor of the public at large in wdvocating @ five-cent fare to the sea. | (Keep up the good work and recelye | ‘the thanks of the publto.'* | + W. J. Kiel, of No. 27 Lincoln place, | fi Brooklyn, says: + “Continue your good fight for the ono! Kare to the sea. You are sure to win. Mt ia an imposition on all Brooklynites nd now 4s the time for all of us diving here to assert our rights.” Dime for 12 Minutes’ Ride. + Here ts what T. W. Honnosy, of No. THE STORY OF A MAN AND A DOG!) whet Three days ago a man owned ONE dog yalued at $25. Now he has]. “ONE dog and FOUR puppies valued, altogether, at $125. You may think this computation is pure theory so far as the man’s GAIN is concerned, but as a matter of fact APupples Moy 86 Turned lnlo Cosh “I take this opportunity as a con- stant subscriber to your paper for Years to state I am thankful to have an independent press to take up the cause of the people and invariably to win their rights for them when polltl- clans forget them after the election avenue. Mant “Your action tn against the BR. extra fare 1s we I marvel at the length Passed with absolut Against this outrace part of the B. Another B. R. T. Hold-Up. up th aking i T. offi “The Dr. surprised me very much by as at once if I was a coffee drinker, and on my te king ling him I used it two or three times ads ty he said ‘It is nell to some persons. Special at $5. The great increase in the price of woollens is a fact, not a fiction, took a mighty ious effort to find just exactlyrthe fabrics i and proc day passes “After carefully examini 1¢ he told me yh ; a ; “It in certainty a blessing to have a| Fred Erbe, of Nort heen hj , y AUD ane he told me |} | we wanted for this new series of Summer suits for men at $415. Alter paper like yours take this case for tho| gut another, hold-up of | there was nothing the matter with me whatever t | ent) andl le t] P GLB k Teel Li ie a ad ere ch He Het cesta Ai cad | but what could be entirely cured in 30 days by See UA ae aug tae oe eee etanleldeTeLs Ne Mite eee . y : - 1 ry anc ¢ 5 , te * . nad on eerie Sn liga letting coffee and other stimulants alone and diet- mark them as low as $15, whea contemporary stores demandi$18 and “I live within twelve minutes’ ride ing. $20 its not quite as good. or tho Island and have to’ pay double 10g: & | $20 for suits not quite as g d for myself and my family.’ LS c re) of . i Ng a hale seatileas aviieclatea ae ae So I put back home and wife got s OS- These are fashioned of velour cassimeres, in very light gray plaids and steal is W. J. avenue, Manhattan, He says: ‘Ll have suffered from this douole fare imposition for years, and if ft will help the fight along I number of the conductor or conduc- who exact this extra fare from s etch day. T am willing to go to t and teatity to th Hunter, of N 109 Firth samo, ‘They Through World Wanls--ANY DAY ! will take the | } alk now ovllect the fecond fare.’ Minister Makes Protest, Rev. B. G. Taylor. ovRngclist. of No Brooklyn, f ly Company _ should harging ten conts on Sal Paste and on legal hol! paya them five davs In the week tor for five cents. It would surely Day the 9 ritn to Coney Island for the one fare on the dass I-hege mentiquedut * o tum Food Coffee for me. “The first trial didn’t please, me but we found it hadn’t been boiled enough. The next was fine. “IT seemed to begin to get well at once kept it up until I gained back my 50 Ibs. an the old sick times from cof left for meal it and {all Now | am in prime health, fine appetite, and sleep like a boy.” There’s a Reason for club check: . dark medium gray tones, shadow herringbone, diamond weaves, plaids and indefinite patterns, as well as blue and black serges, cheviots and black thikets. Radial three nel y long, he avin Doub ec Py ecial at $ 15: WM. yutton single-breasted sack suits, the coats of which are long lapels, shaped backs, with deep side sreasted mode!s as well. vents or centre vents VOGEL & SON, BROADWAY. HOUSTON ST. ——