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New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
ELABORATE INCENDIARY PLANS.
Owner and Tenant Return After Blaze and
Are Arrested

When the freren got through with a blaze which
partly burned out the interior OF a story brick
house al No. 534 Vermont street. East New York
and endangered nine other buildings Morris Vein
straub and his brother-in-ldw. Nathan WeiSnan
who lived in the building, were arrested charged
with arson. Weiustraub. who is a buttonhole
manufacturers in Canal street, with Weisman.
Owls the the building.
The walls of the house had been broken open
In the holes oilsoaked oakum had been stuffed
and more stretched in trails from room 10
room and from piece of furniture TO another
This was the case all three floors. basement
first and upper and trails of oakum had been laid
along the stairways from the second floor 20 the
basement.
To aid the fire in spreading upholstered chairs
and SOFAS and mattresses had been torn open ana
splashed with oil Several dozen boxes OF matches
were scattered in places where they would aid the
progress of the IRE
Fire Marshal Tom Brophy discovered the eyi-
Gence of incendarlsu-. An hour later WeinstraUb
and Weisman with their families. returned 20 the
house. They declared they had been to 4 wedding
in Manhattan AL were taken TO the Liberty ave
nue. station. where Weiustraub and Weisman were
held on charges OF arson. after an investigation
Bail placed AZ .l.J00 each. and case continued
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
CHARLES S. KINKS DEAD.
Inrestisntor end Presidents Boring
Conqueror Eapres.
tBv Telegraph To The Tribune

-soxto, aarrb Y-r-harses Stednan Hanks died
is-day AZ his apartments at the Hotel bruts"ch-
1asf July Mr. Hanks with his wife and two chill
dren vert abroad. Mr. Hanks was taken III IN
Venice and ce,ppe.ed to retur-. Since then he
had bese failing rapidly His friends say that his
Investigations into conduct of railroads OF the
country at rhe request of President Roosevelt d
wear really caused his death.
Ills work for the government came ABOUT III I'll
odd Har he mad been friendly with Mr. Roose-
welt while they Harvard where ne got the
of tie President in . boxing contest.
He rrst became kBewn as a writer OF speciai aru-
ces UnSer the pen name of Slhieck one day
he met the President ard his dialogue Is SAID to
nav taken place;
Hello. Hanks. what roa doing with your
si;ne now7"' asked the President
.'Nofning special am only an ioier- You Know
II ta.ae is .le case. you should be loyal enough
citizen SO devote some of your time the public
cause For example, taeTe's the railroad rate ni'
mighty big subject. Affects large Interests Nhy
.7a1 aa ke s h6Ea in this matter
Tho result was that Mr. Hanks and George W.
Il HARTMAN xaTe az work special inVesti-
gators Of the records of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. They out 10 show that railroad
rates could be reduced materially, Nj. Hanks SCI
forth his conclusion before the pubic an an ADDRESS
TO the city Club Of Boston. in which he declared
tina. railroad rates both passengers and freight
were 70 ber cent too high. When this came 10 the
attention Of Senator Cuberson he secured the pas
sage of q resolution calling on the commission Io'
the facts concerning the investigation by Messrs
Hanks and Hartman, the reasons for their conciu-
sjons and shs amounts expended in the investiga-
fiens The report showed that the commission
had afforded every facility 10 the Investigators
but that they had failed to show that railroad
rates could reduced 10 per cent without reduc-
ing wages or dividends and that they had been
continued service until the commission was con-
WINGED that their criticisms were without merit
and that they had suggestions TO make which
mad not already been anticipated
Appended the report was sharp letter of
censure of Messrs. Hanks and Hartman by the
President. MIR. Hunks the son of the Rev
StedInan w Hanks a prominent Cambridge
clergyman. He member Of the class OF 70
al Harvard, which presented the Stadium 10 the
university. He studied law after leaving college,
but never devoted himself active practice.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
WILLIAM SCHENCk EDEY.

William Schenck Edey. for twelve years prior TO
1902 member OF the New York Stock Exchange.
died suddenly yesterday morning at Saranac Lake,
New York where he had gone few weeks ago in
the hope of improving his health
He was the OF Charles c. and the late Julia
3 Edey and was born this city thirty-nine years
ago. When tyventy-one years old he entered the
firm OF Charles c. EGey * Sons stock brokers, and
retired with i fortune al the age Of thrty-three
The years he spent his entire time in aVel
this country and Z rope and in following his
bent after various light athletic accomplishments.
He d frequent attendant al pigeon shooting
contests. a member OF the Carteret Gun Club the
Country Club. the Garden City Golf CLUB and as a
dog fancier belonged TO the Westminster Kennel
Club
The funeral will be held on Wednesday morning
20 o'clock No. 10 West 56th street. the home
Of his brother. Frederick Edey OF the broker
age firm of HUM. Edey Co. The burial will be
III Greenwood Cemetery in the family plot.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
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COUNT. held az the Court House = -ae 10 "a.
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New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
MANY. SCHOOLS UNSAFE.
Fire Chiefs Report That Coll'nUood
Disaster Nisht Be Repeated Here.

Ranorts prepared BY battalion fire chiefs on the
condition of public school buildings ana facinusS
fer permitting children TO escape III Case Oh u :
were; turned over to Chief Croker yesterday ana
foru,ard al To Commissioner Hayes. They show fIat
MANY buildings are insdequately equipped win hte
escapes and freproof provisions, ihAt theie Is ~
aamrnsbIa material in several puidlhss thdi ia
s,,a the doors open inward and ihat the rules for
dismissal il many cases are Inadequate RECON-
mendations MADE by almost every battahoh
cbinf that immediate action be taken 10 improve
the buildings.
Some Of the cid buildings. the reports sho" are
not lid 10 date. and the battalion chiefs declared
that q disaster similar to that Conwood is not
impossible. An instance Of this was al fupilc
School l6s at Audubon avenue and lsSth street
where the main doors open inw4Td The report
declares that in case of fire the fourteen hundred
children might be entrapped
Recommendations were made in almost every ease
that new fire escapes be constructed on the outside
of the old buildings and that there be general
cornpIiance with the fire regulations. The newer
buildings are fully equipped with means OF escape
and the reports indicate that they are safe.
Inhaul5nable material was found Al Public Schooi
81 at Broadway and Academy street
c. B. J. Snyder. superintendent of school build
ines of the Board of Education. said last night
II do not think there need be any fear of Tepet-
tion Of the ColIinwood disaster in our schools The
trouble there was lack of discipline and the fact
that the classroom doors opened out to the nails
In our schCois lnese uoorS open Lh"t'iu' 6HN ti'7
places the teacher in control Of the children Our
fire drills enable the children to get out OF any
school building in a couple of minutes. II the
public knew how the discipline inside the schools
works when there is d fire drill il would give them
confidence that their children are perfectly safe
Our inspectors and school officials all working
overtime 10 place the school buildings I'm safe
condition. You may be is taking any
risk with the lives of the children In Public
School I69 the doors referred TO in the fire chief
report are rolled back all day. and not closed
until every one Is of the building The doors
leading TO the hall there open outward.
Condemned fretrap, the annex to Public
School 102. in list street, Second avenue.
Brooklyn. will be closed at once, if the recon-
nendation of David T. Moore, superintendent of
buildings is adopted by the Department OF Edu-
cation. The annex is two story ana attic frame
structure. There fire escapes, and only
four exits and two Stairwsys.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
TIED, THEN SLAIN.
Former Franciscan Brutally Mar
dered after Fierce Fight for Life.

Tho bodx, of 1-incsnzo Bonanrio of No. 217 Null
berry street, a former Franciscan mons "iioS
identity not learned until last nsht' was
found dead on the floor of room IN the rear Oh
tho ground floor of a tenement house at No Z5e
Fast Goth street Yesterday afternoon HIS ieee
srare securely tied. there IVES Dig sasf III Al"
throat and cuts and bruises on ms lace anu AeAn
The identification of BoDanne was hlaoe ps nv
cite Sicismondo, the murdered man 5 heppe"' "a ~
IS Orchard street. He found by detectives oi
1,..-oei,5.s sars through a letter In the murdered
mans coat
Half an hour after the body was discovered oe
tween ! and . o'clock Coroner ShTaoy' Nap,aii
r,,,r,as Of the East s5th street station. and De-
,.c.iza J,etrosinf shut themselves in the rooms
,..e,a the dead man was found. and did not come
ont until after o'clock Coroner shfaos io
that the most important witnesses were mis- if'
.a rrsur VINO occupies the rooms across the
hall from those in which the body was io"''' ~
Mrs Rosie Bernstein, the tanitress-
Mrs Bernstein told Coroner Shrady that on lues
do, of Ia ct week two men, Who she salo appear
10 he either CalabriaHs or sieillans asNco D''S
could rent rooms. They got the foofis' "'id
tIax would move in tomorrow. ihaI Is uie ia9'
she saw of them. She also said that Ees'eIu~s
morning she saw a tall man lettering IN lhe lIoh
bou who aIpravs turned his back when anypody
approached him
Ms Praun said that Sunday night she imagined
she heard a scuffe followed by cries and Efoalis III
the room across the hall As SHE was In ped she 'id
not nav any attention to the noise. In the morning
bar she opened her kitchen door she saw that th'
door of the kitchen opposite was open Later wheh
she went into the hall she mans feet near the
door and called gas inspector
A hatcfet. such as Is used by iathsfe' was IS'U
n murder Bonanno This, with razor, both COW
.-.d ,.,t,h hood was found in fireplace in the
Kitchen Detective Petrosini said the murder re-
minded him of the barrel murder mystery when
Renedetto Manadino. killed five years ago
The victim died after fierce struggle WIN ms
rnurCerers This was shown by the disorder OF me
-oo,,, and the vaiuscoting and walls of the kitchen
we're stained and spiashed with blood
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
SUIT AGAINST THE LITTLE CHURCH .
St. Stephens Desires Clause Restricting Use
of Property Removed from Deed

The friendly suit brought by St Stephens EPis-
copal Church. in West 6sh street. against the
Little Church Around the Corner" TO have re
moved from deed the clause that the land shall
be used for church purposes only will W to-
morrow before Justice TTuaS, in the Supreme
Court The site originally owned by the
Church Of the TRANSPORTATION. the famous Little
Church" When sold. in 1897 was decided TO
George W Quintard. of the vestryren of St
Stephens with the restriction that it be always
devoted TO the work OF the church. Three years
later Mr. Quintard conveyed the deed with The
same restrictive clause, to the church.
The uptown church still owes d mortgage for
s50,000 with interest at per cent 10 the Church
Of the Ira ransfiguration- The vestrynen OF s.. Ste
phen's contend that with the restriction removed
from their property the church can be InOrtsuged
for $4,000 at per cent and the old gage paid
off at II is thought that the church plans To
erect a large business building on part of the
property if the restraining clause can removed
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
WAKIvA BACK FROM LONG CRUISE
L. V. Harkness and Party Visited Ports Be
. tween Here and Buenos Ayres.

The twin screw. steel, steam yacht aklFA.
owned by L. Y Hardness, Of the New York 1acht
CLUB which was built for him last year at Lelth'
Scotland by Ramage & Ferguson. from designs BY
Messrs Cox & King, anchored OFF East 2fth street
Yesterday after a cruise of sixteen thousand
miles in Southern waters The yacht arrived at
Quarantine on Sunday night. but she was detained
there some hours be fumigated, because OF the
Illness of two of her sailors who transferred
10 Swinburne Island for observation
When seen yesterday Mr.. Harkness expressed
himself as pleased with the yachts performance on
the cruise We had couple of gales, said he,
''one in the Gulf of Mexico and another-the worse
of the two-off Hatteras a few days ago. but the
Wakiva behaved splendidly and proved herself d
seaworthy boat We have had delightful cruise,
and with the exception of the TWO men who were
sent 10 the hospital all well board"
Mr.. Hardness had a his guests the cruise
Air and Mrs. II. S. darkness. Miss Barber, of De-
trot and Mrs. A. NJ Cooper
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
LATEST PARIS CREATIONS SEEN.
Many Attend Spring Opening at Arnold,
Constable & Co.'S Store.

Cndeterred by the rain. many women intent upon
seeing the latest French mportations in gowns.
coats and wraps. attended yesterday the spring
opening of Arnold Constable & Co, Broadway
and 18th street and Judging from the adjectives
heard all sides. the visitors were more than re-
paid
CalIot Francis. Cheruit and Martial & Armand,
were represented handsome three-piece gown
from Francis, in black marquisette and satin on
doyant a favor1te The skirt was laid in fine
p;eats q broad band of satin the lower part of
it. with a design in openwork made OF small folds
Of the satin The waist. trimmed in the same de
sign had yoke Of Empire lace with gold filet
hand embroidered in Persian coiorings. The coat.
made of the satin. cutaway in front. with En-
pire back trimmed around the edge with putting
of the satin and the openwork design continued
over the shoulders and down each side Of front and
back Handsome passernentcrie ornaments made
of the satin and braid adorned II.
Importatons of the latest Paris novelties n dress
trimmings and aces shown, and nev effects
in Egyptian designs and colorinss were seen. Rugs
In all sizes. Oriental specimens many Of which are
rare, light soft coiors for parlors and rich reds
and greens for library and dining room. also
being exhibited this week.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
Office of Summons.


StUPREME COCRT or TEE STATE OF NJ" fu'''
= County o. Ne~ york-r-lai desired ic cr~ Co11es
New Nork--rie Trust Company % A-r~rtcz lia--5s,
asainst August SchaD=r and 'Siary SchsPer ais Is -
the Mary beinS fictitious cHs real r. - =
name - said defendant beng unknown % 1Alhls
l. Kaye. George Keller and Rsgina Keller rs 80
fsndants-S SuEIflols-I0 fls above named -
of You hereby summoned tl =
the complaint this action. serve c9s %
plaintiffs wt-nfu I've "a
the service exclusive q =
service. your failure 20 apleAl -
Judgment viii be taken against ycu = -H--
the relief demanded the complaint
Dated January elst 1905 AZ,
A lincoln WESCCTT PIaintf--s Attorney o-ics -
No broa1wtS Nl'l+1-7-.
Manhattan. New City f-a
To the above named defendants AuEi'st ca~~ sr-
Mary Schapsr. wife. th- MAY s=sas
tous real o. S1tl 1e-c-s Nd
unknown plaintiff. The ioTesons sl,liais .sastt
upon pursuant % order OF lion I@'. Wv Yofk
Justice OF the Supreme Court or tle SA-u an
dated tGth day OF February t9uS @il H
q copy y ana ass
office Ceri, ot County q NrN fo-s-
Of New NJrA tne Original suItiie-s CuuzS
hl ing been fled said Office o. ne ClsrA -
OF New York OF thr I'D % January NV
Dated February iOth. HOS - r1,scs ar
a LINCOLN VIcSCOTr P.aiut1s AsloFne> s,,~9u.a q
uostOf'ce address No - broAe"~S
MAMMA -tanls New York CITY
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
CLUBHOUSE FOR CHINESE WOMEN.
One Planned in Mott Street, with Roof Gar
den and Other improvements

cergymen, study conditions there. the invita-
ton of missionary in the quarter The Rev.
Fung Y. Nov. pastor of the Baptist Morning Star
Mission at No. j Doyers street, attended the
weekly meeting OF the Baptist ministers yesterday
street and Madison avenue and asked the
clergynlen TO look Chinatown over.
The invitation accepted The mssiona ~
said that many of his flock were married TO high
caste Chinese women, who because Of the evil en-
vironment were afraid he seen in public. To
remedy this condition he proposes 10 build family
clubhouse. costing $40, Go0 in Mott street with a
roof garden, for Christian Chinese women and chill
dren. The men will have parts OF the building
for recreation, athletics library etc Some wealthy
Chinese merchants have promised to contribute
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
OBITUARY NOTES.

Hermann LIEBER died suddenly al Flagstaff
Afiz. YESTERDAY. He the head of the n
Liebei Art Company. of Indianapolis. and 4 broth
of Peter Lieber United States Consul Dus-
seldorf. Germany. where he was born in 1852 COM
ing 70 this country in 1853
BENJAMIN F. WOODWARD, associated with the
growth of Denver and Colorado for forty-fve
,-ears, died in Mexico Saturday. He born
in Newark. Ohio, on June %, 1884. He built the
first telegraph lire in Colorado.
ALBERT Z. NECMANN. an architect, died yes
terday hi, home. No l25 Mount Pleasant avenue
Newark,-N =. He seventy-five years Old a
wife and three daughters survive him.
THOMAS MARS GILCHRIST, a wealthy resi-
dent Of Saratoga County. died early to-day al his
home at West Charlton, aged eghty-three years
He WAS unmarried be leaves a brother Alex
andeT Gilchrist and il is said that the combined
wealth OF TIE two is several millions
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
STORMS KILL ONE. MANY HURT.

New Orleans Marcl 23.-As a result Of heavy
Wind and rain storm which RACED in parts Of
Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama FOR twenty
four hours mich properly was destroy ed, MANY
PERSONS wee injured and al least one person was
kiIled according TO reports received tonight.
HurTicaEes have been reported from East Fell
c5cua Parish La. and jefferson Davis County,
Mis- Wlilc much damage WAS done near Fiona
-cn- Ala bs heavy rains. Washouts along the line
- the Louisville & Nashville Railroad north Of
Mobile seriously delsyed traffic. Al telegraph ANA
Telephone wires In the region prostrat
and 5eisiis lacking
Reports from HaItiesburs. Miss. state that a
tornado passed over Silver Creek. New Hebron ans
Grunge. Mis-, to-day. seyera' stores blown
down II S.vcr Creek.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
LABoRER KILLED BY FALLING ARCH

While lab0rers were working on the foundations
of the addition 10 the Masonic Temple in West
path street brick arch separating an old cellar
from coal cellar extending out under the side
walk suddenly gave way and killed Nfchnel IA
veilo, No. 193 Spring street. Staveno Reeno or
Eayonne. another of the workmen, had his left leg
broken, while third workman. Salvatore BaraIdo
o. Bayonne. vas injured internally The injured
taken Bellevue Hospital
Three arnbuiauces the place a. II
was thought first tina: several other workman
had been injured. Tais is the second fatal acc-
dent since work began the new structure
! laDoIer killed . weeks ago when q huge
stone fer when "a derrick cable bIoise.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
THE REV DR.. EDMUND. ROWLAND.
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

By Telegraph 70 me IT4Dune.l
Waterbury. Conn. March 23.-The Rev Dr. Ed
lnuud Rowland. emeritus. Of St Johns Epis-
coDal Church died here to-day from heart disease.
He was born in Springfield. Mass. May -. 1889,
ana entered Harvard College in 1853, Later he en-
tered Trinity. and graduated in 1851 He stud
led theology under Bishop Williams in the Berkeley
Divinity school He married Miss Sarah Belknap p,
OF Hartford and soon afterward became the minis
ter in charge of the American Church in Rome.
returning 10 this country 1861 He had been
rector Of St Johns since 1854. and rector emeritus
since 1901
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
BUFFALO DOCTOR HELD FOR BIGAMY
DR.. W. A. Dixon was Witness in McCarren
Breach Of Promise Suit.

Dr. William A. Dixon, OF No. 3i4 Delaware street
Buffalo, surrendered himself the District Attor-
ney's Office yesterday. He was arrested on the
charge OF bamy and was held in s.. 600 bail for e,-
animation to-day.
DR.. Dixon testified in the breach of promise suit
against Senator McCaTren, who was sued by
Dixon's ~tle- II is alleged that he swore that he
had been married the second to a woman in
Hamilton Ont, on December .. 1895, and had sup
posed that his first wife, the one who had brought
the suit against the Senator was dead Since testi-
flying in the McCarren suit. Dr. Dixon has dlea
papers In Erie County asking for a divorce
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
VANDERBILT AND DRIVER GIVE BAIL

William y. Wander bait. in and Albert Hummci
lis chauffeur. entered security I'm Special Sessions
Yesterday the amount of si0o each the bail fixed
by Justice Olmsted pending their trial on charges
exceeding the speed limit
Magistrate Kernochan discharged Mr Wander
hilt and his chauffeur and the policeman " ho ar
rested them laid information before the Court OF
Special Sessions. Sydney J. smirl. 81 westeury
Long Island. went on the bonds
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
AUTO VICTIM DIES IN NEWARK

Felix Hahn. WHO Wi:h his wife, two sons
alla daughter, injured w.cn their .uto-
InoULc crasi-@d into i railing OF bridge across
fIlIi- Greek. on lie Harrison Turnpike sunds,
nigi died yesisrday IN St 4,ichasls iiospI.gI IN
Negark from bis iIiYrlcs His skull iad be.
FRACTURED The other members Of the family VIE
MOI sericusig injured onL remained l.lo noatt.I
Dec2uss UI the condition OF tbs father.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24

The Home FOR Friendless Children in Concord
street Broohiya. is In bad financial condition
owing 70 the excessive demands made On its -
cEequer as the result CT epidemic OF measles
It - likely tilat several months more viii mass
before the dgaase is eradicated On,v one of "a.
seventynse eighty children has died Tn ,id
the institution sale VIII &c held on lsrr-dn,.
. -'5i {. at the home Of Mr. w x wardnsr -.
secTe.ar1'. No ass Hicks street
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
NEW WORKERS HURT IN WRECK

Chicago. March @-Some twenty-five persons
were hurt in a rear-end collision between North
western an1 oak Park elevated train ar State
and Van Buren streets. early to-day. The trains
crowded
panic followed the crash and many of those
who escaped injuries when the trains came TO-
gether suffered bruises in the scramble to escape
Among the injured were C G. Stern and D. K
Pollock. both of New York. Failure of brakes TO
work properly is assigned the cause OF the coli
lsion.