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New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
PLATT A DEFENDANT
Suit 10 Recover S2,471 go IN Pay
ment of Wife's Bills.

United States Senator Thomas C. Platt was again
a defendant In the Supreme Court yesterday be-
fore Justice Ford and jury In suit in which
Edgar Joseph. managing clerk of the law firm OF
Marsh Winslow & Viewer, of No. III Broadway.
is the plaintiff. to g. Co. which the law
firm says 1t paid for debts contracted by Mrs
Lillian JaIeway Platt before her marital diff
cultes with the Senator had been fixed up by a
separation agreement, executed November IA.
1906 The firm assigned its claim to Joseph In
terest since November ID, 1906, is also claimed by
the plaintiff
William D. Gaillard appeared for the plaintiff.
and Senator Platt represented by Albert r.
Boardman. of O'Bren. Boardman, Platt & Little
ton. Marsh. Winslow & Viewer acted as attorneys
for Mrs PIatt when she sued Senator Platt for a
divorce.
The Senator and his wife separated Septem-
Der 20. 1906. According to the plaintiff Senator
Patt to pay all the bills incurred by his wife
prior to their separation, But between the begin
ming of the negotiations and the date when the
separation agreement finally signed Mrs Platt
up some other bills. which she insisted the
Senator should pay in addition to giving her the
sum Of $4,000. which she agreed to accept in lieu
of a permanent income
There long dispute regarding the payment
of these bills. but at last, Marsh, Winslow &
Viewer asserted, agreement effected be-
tween them and ex-Judge Hatch, Senator Platt's
attorney, whereby they should pay the bills.
Judge Hatch promising, they say that when
everything had been settled they would be reim-
bursed. Mrs. Lillian Janeway Platt was called as
a witness for the plaintiff and testified the
reCtness of the bills She said she knew nothing
about amy arrangement between eX-Judge Hatch
and her lawyers but she said she understood that
all her debts up to the date the agreement was
signed to be paid by her husband.
Frank II. Platt Senator Platt's son, wit
ness for his father. lie swore he heard of
any such agreement until three months after the
separation agreement had been signed. He said
he simply understood that the money Mrs. Platt
was to receive was to cover all her debts He said
Mrs. Platt got $500 down be paid
$4,000 year for five years. He said he thought
the reason why she got $25.0G0 first payment
was to enable her to pay her outstanding debts.
Justice Ford directed the jury return a sealed
verdict this morning.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03

\ j. He has anchored his hopes to airshp
which lies at Schuetzen Park. Union Hill-lies
calmly like anchor most of the time, although
Il did make the two foot flight Sunday which
was duly recorded in The Tribune. Rocco says he
has studied deeply fer ten years the questions in
yolved in aerial navigation and that when his
heavier-than-air machine flies, he is sure 1t
will do at an early date, the world will see how
.'easy il is TO do thing. matter how hard
To ny lust like bird, that doesn't flap its wings
because it must 10 maintain it's equilibrium. but
only needs to stretch them and soar" Is the as
nirstion of Rocco, and while waiting for him TO
soar the stockholders cheerfully arrange for his
v-ineless needs. They satisfied they say that
Rocco has the machine which will revoutionize
saveral industries engaged in the manufactur-
TIM, of freight cars automobiles and other old
,sbioned means of travel" A large German band
,,,s yed victorious music at Schuetzen Park while
pocco worked. and the stockholders and several
ronauts Of the Aero Club watched and waited
Tho hand did it's hest. and every one tried to make
tho day a success Rocco worked as hard as
-, couId and sincerely. The machine was TO
t,,,a If did not to BE interested. II don
80, to give up said Rocco yesterday. II think
80 ,gl,at the matter is. 1t isn't heavy enough
IA too much wood off the framework. / will
"a e. tho weight of the framework and then you
- i thought probable that it will take longer to
-. .h. extra weight than 1t did to shave II
20 so q is diffioult say when Rocco will fly
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
TO LENGTHEN BROOKLYN DRYDoCK.
Funds Provided by Congress and Special
Board Will Make New Contract.
rF-om The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington June "A special board composed
OF three naval officers. upon which there VIII be
a representative of the bureau OF yards and docks
of the NAVY Department. will soon be convened
at the navy yard At Brooklyn 10 arrange TOT ths
Iengthening by fifty feet of the drydOck under con-
strIction at that place This is the structure upon
which work stopped in August of last year
on account OF the controversy between the Navy
Department and the then contractor. who was r.
leased from his obligation 10 the government
Steps have recently been taken to award con-
tract for the completion % the dock. with the un-
dersta arding that il Congress provided the money
there would be enlargement of the dock The
necessary funds have been provided in the naval
appropriation and the board be detailed will
determine upon the basis OF the existing contract
the extra compensation of the dock builder. The
enlargement of the dock is important the repair
and equipment facilities OF the Brooklyn navy yard.
that 1t will afford accommodation for the largest
battleships and those which may be built in the
next few years when the development IN III.
of naval construction is expected in dir-c-
ton OF greater displacement.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03

burg Bridge yesterday afternoon They were bound
for Coney Island and had reached the centre of
the bridge when the vehicle toppled and the
occupants were thrown to the roadway. The team
dragged the overturned carriage for a short dis
tance. when the king bolt broke. Then the horses
dashed along the roadway, but stopped when they
saw the barrier made by the closing of the run
away gate.
The five occupants were taken TO the bridge po-
lice station on the Williamsburg side. where they
were attended by DR.. Mary Crawford, the an1bu-
lance surgeon of the williamsburg Hospital The
boys fractured and the others escaped
with torn clothing and some bruises.
Shortly after a horse attached to delivery
wagon driven by Raymond Phillip. nineteen years
old. of No 50 Flushing avenue, bolted. The ami
NAL crashed against the runaway gate and was
thrown Phillip and Hyman s. KIar twenty years
old. of No 257 Floyd street williamsburg were
thrown from the the roadway, Phillip re-
ceiving contusions of the right foot and leg and
klar contusions OF the head. jaw and right elbow
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
BOYS BODY TAKEN FROM SEWER.
Had Dived Into Excavation After Ball and
Was Drowned

Two Iousshoremen drew from the mouth Of
sewer at Jora1enou street and the East River.
Brooklyn. the body of little Charles Petre, Of No.
15 State street. in the gray dawn OF yesterday
morning. after all nights search Tbs httis
fellow eight years cid. had dived into the excava-
ton there on the previous evening TO save bail
with which he and his friends had been playing.
and had been lost himself. The current had drawn
him into the old sewer In his diving efforts TO
escape he had cIasped his arms and legs about a
pile, and so he was found wedged in by floating
pieces OF wood
The excavation was dug by the tunnel builders
and is now being enlarged for the laying Of ths two
s0-fnch mains that will convey salt water to the
auxiliary pumping station of the Fire Departments
new high pressure water system The boys Of the
ueighborhOod great swimmers. and little was
thought of Petries action when he dived int. the
muddy water after the disappearing ball When he
did not rise the surface his paymat-s' cries
brought a crowd of longshoremen to their aid.
Soon several of the men held IN at the
Anity street police station were hand 70 Do
what they could. The boys father, mother and
sister stood all night long the banks OF this
opening.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
GONG WAS SCHOOLS yellow PERIL. "
PLAYED Hockey in Real American Style and
Wound Up in Children's Court.

Fcoause no PLAYED truant constantly and conld.
,,o, no controlled by his teachers or his mother
Cong Tom the ten-year-od son of wealthy
chinese merchant of the same name. whose nome
Is AT No 70 Bayard street. was sent TO the Ne"
vo,, Juvenile Asylum in the Children's Court yes
,erdav The boys mother, pretty little Chlnese
woman told Justice Olmstead of her sons mis-
deeds through an Interpreter. and showed A letter
fro,,o ID Reardon. the principal OF Public School
% Al Ravard and Mulberry streets, saying that the
bov was incorrigible-
According TO his mother. Gong stole Sc last week
o,d won't 10 Coney Island Gongs father Is no"
a, Hong Kong and ii upon receiving instrnc-
i'm, from him in a letter that Mrs. Gong Iom
-. ,t,a tov committed. The letter was In Chinese
"a az lttle use AS evidence of Gong Tom. sr s
wishes. -,
rnsttce olmstead told the mother through the
;,,ornrster that he sorry that he could not
,h,iga her by sending the boy to an institution
--har. his Confucisn training could be continued
-. a., said that reform would be accomplished.
,,a,..,tbeless The boy grinned and staggered into
,be Gerry societys rooms. and his mother, with her
,,rger children, Wing and Pansy, wen: 10 Their
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
OPPOSED TO P. sc. PLAN
Railroads Uould Buy Equipment
U'ithOut Giving Notice.

Decided opposition was expressed yesterday to
the suggestion of the Public Service Commission
that every street railroad corporation in New York
| City give notice to that body of its intention TO
purchase other equipment The lawyers
and officials OF the companies who were present at
the hearing before Commissioner Maltbie yesterday
said such a requirement would put them at the
| mercy Of manufacturers of and tenders and
brakes. fact of any device part OF equipment
that might meet with the approval of the commits
sion.
They contended that If they compelled to
give the commission notice of all their purchases
il would that the manufacturers could have
advance Information of their intentions and that
prices would jumped up from Is per to 20
per cent Moreover, IL tle commission decided to
approve g. certain type Of car or fender it would
cut off all competition. and leave the companies at
the mercy of the lucky manufacturer who held the
patent on the particular device approved
The receivers for the New York City Railway Com
pany and for the Third Avenue Railroad Company
represented at the hearing but representa-
tiyes of the Interboroush Rapid Transit Company.
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company and the other
companies all said they were n1ystihed as TO what
the commission meant do. by forcing them to file
plans and specifications for equipment in advance
OF purchase Commissioner Maltbie assured them
that the specifications would not be left lying
around for the pryng eyes Of intending bidders on
the equipment but would merely be open for the
consideration of the commission This explanation
did satisfy the Interborough officials. who in
sisted that the commission could not approve of
purchase Of certain article of equipment without
giving the purchaser a hearing.
I'VE want to know what you mean by this or
der" said Alfred A. Gardiner, the Interboroughs
counsel. You can't approve of a certain device
without giving US hearing, which would give the
manufacturers just the advance information they
want We haven't got to the point yet where such
star chamber proceedings go in this country
Commissioner Maltbie urged MIR. Gardiner TO be
reasonable; that the commission wanted to serve
the companies as well the public. in saving the
former the extra expense of remedying defects in
equipment. But Adrian H Iarkin. counsel for the
Richmond Light and Power Company and the
Statsrl Island Midland Railway Company, said his
companies were perfectly willing to dispense with
the saving and incur the extra expense Of making
changes at the commissions orders.
Commissioner Maltbie gave decision in closing
the hearing as to what further steps the commits
sion would take in compelling the companies I"
-,,-crase equipment of standard approved by that
ho5
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
OPPOSE TRAIN REDUCTION
P.S. e. to Insist Upon Present IL
and .Sub7cav Schedule # Nefdcd.

In spite of the complaint OF r. = h'S"'' 49,.
5o,, and Frank Hedley, general manager OF '''
Tn4orhornugl Rapid Transit Company that II "'H
,,-7rl,ir "a keen up the existing schedule during
IL summer months. there will b" no reduction III
,t,o ,,,l,er Of trains on the subway and elevated
- =. s said Yesterday unless the Public Ser
i,o commission is satisfied that the public would
NOT 10 irconveuioHccd.
The rnterhorough officials had another conference
-. r1.,- with commissioners Eusis and Malthie,
rtc- which il was stated that careful lnNeS'i2a-
,io,, ef conditions on the company hh"S "o"id
he made before the commission took any acton
4. ,t,s offices of the commission II was said yes
,cr5ay that there undoubtedly decrease
t alc in tho subway and on III" Sixth and Nlhth
,,.c,7,c elevated lines during the warm season
There is only slight variation on 'he lh'F" aN'-
,,,,. elevated line If anything there Is an increase
t,icr, may be accounted for by the increased h1Hn
t,cr ,r tasscugers who forsake tn" subway on
,l,a -acond avenue elevated line practically the
same condition prevails The reports on file with the
commission show that October the total of pas
senqars using the subway about 50 per cent
more than in August
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
N. Y. q. CLASS DAY RITES.
Largest Graduating Class Has 81
Members-Sir Honorary Degrees.

The senior class OF New FORK University held
classday exercises yesterday Battery Hill. at
University Heights. There were fftyeght seniors
| in line Henry E. Mowen. Of Fort Smith Ark.
the president Of the senior class. presided and
William S. Smith, Of Yonkers. n. Y, marshal.
Chancellor Henry NJ. MacCraclsen offered the
| invocation. The programme follows:
Presidents address. Harry E. Mowen: class his
wills p. Thompsons m New York CITY: statistieian'
Howard 6 Huntington: Prneeton; n j. craft 3Faton
Lucey, ZAttle Falls, n. Y.
In Gould Hall the Ivy planting exercises were
held. r 3. Manowitch read the last will and
testament Of 1908, while Ellsworth ". Ferdon, Of
Westchester, delivered the ivy oration. The ere
nation exercises were held in the gymnasium pre-
ceding the senior ball Adrian c. Griffin Of New
York City. cremation marshal. Herman E.
Mautel. of New York. the orator
The president of New. York's college for women
a Justice of the Supreme Court and woman
professor OF English will be among those who will
be honored by New York University at its seventy
sixth commencement this afternoon University
Heights. Five hundred and eleven graduates will
receive degrees. % per cent more than ever before
were graduated at one time, and six honorary de-
srees will be conferred.
George s. Davis recently installed president
OF the Normal College of the City of New York.
honorary degree of doctor Of laws also will be
ferred Justice Victor J. Dowling. OF the Supreme
Court: Dean George Washington Kirchwey, Of the
law school OF Columbia University. and James
Ford Rhoades, of Boston. the author and historian
who was a student at New York University from
1866 to 1867.
In the comforting of the honorary degree master
of letters woman. Helen Gray Cone, professor
OF English Normal College. is to be honored The
other recipients of this degree will be Edward
Hagaman Hall, secretary of the American Scenic
and Historic Preservation Society. The candidates
for honorary degrees will be presented by the Rev.
DR.. George Alexander vice president of the coun-
Gil 10 Chancellor NacCracken. who will confer the
degrees.
In the graduating classes many Japanese.
who have been taking courses in the School of
Commerce. Accounts and Finance. the School Of
Law the School of Pedagogy and the Department
of Political Science and Philosophy. with the idea
of introducing American methods in Japan.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
HANGED AND SHOT HIMSELF.
manufacturer Makes Death Certain IN Sui
eide in His Factory.

a. h@r''s p. Ieuch 4 lac. manufacturer. living At
-, Downing street committed suicide earn
e., morning in his factory. on the mn" ~
ss lie building at No. IS Spring street ~
IUslness there under the firm name OF Junoo ="
~, - Ar- i@uch climbed upon q bench heu q
around his neck, fastened the other enc :"
rir, overhead and then shot himseit- ia NV
80 ear When ne dropped over the moose tight
- around his ne~k and held him up IN a slaiI-
TI ''si'lo1. his feet siill resting on the bench
q, WI went 10 1hc Mulberry street Sta'l"h
u. ~ morning and got pstroin1sn 10 i"ir'
te,- elofy door as she worried ossr MS az
" sort
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
PLANS FOR STEAMBOAT INSPECTION.

Plans for stringent enforcement of the steam
boat inspection law adopted yesterday at
conference of Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the
Treasury Department: Colonel F. S. Fowler. Col
Iecor of the Port. and General James S. Clarkson,
Surveyor of the Port. The inspection of pleasure
steamboats, will begin about June Is
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
LECTION FRAUD CASE APPEALED.

-, n,N, one of the convicted for fraud
=, ..,oistration i'm the last election, got Certih-
t. of rea sonsbe doubt from Justice Davis yester-
80 ,epsing an appeal to the Appellate Division
~. r,as convicted the testimony OF two alleged
rnli
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
ASK RECEIVER FOR BIG OIL COMPANY

Florence Col. June 2-Suit asking damages in
the sum of 100000 and praying for a receiver for
the United OIL Company. one Of the biggest OH
drilling and refining concerns in the West. vas
e1ed IN tba District Court to-day by j. wallacs.
vice -nresident and director Of the company. on
behalf Of himself and other stockholders
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
PERUVIAN LAND TITLES.

The Peruvian government has given notice that
II does not recognize titles in landed estates in the
Putumayo region which registered in Peru
vian Offices. TIL. notice is given through Felipe
Pardo the Peruvian Aini~ter at Washington.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
WHY rocco DIDN'T FLY.
He Shared the Frame Too Closely
Viii Put Sharings Back.

4 man deserving Of airship which will fy. but
thus far has been able to conquer the elements
to the extent of only two feet is Rocco VnieIIo
an Italian about thirty years old, of Union Hill.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
RUN1W1YS on BRIDGE.
Wagon Topples OUer on UHHams-
burg Structure. ThrOuing 8 Ont.

Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Harris. of No. 26S Houston
street. and Mr. and Mrs Max Greenspan and their
four-year-oId son. of No. S13 street were
in a surrey which was overturned the Williams
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
-x,oAn RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTION.

..ver e. co. have cable advices from Speyer
n,I--s Of London, that the European subscrip-
,inns 70 the $4,000 National Railways of Mexico
rrior lien "a per cent gold bonas eA0eed I'''""s'
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03

J5rn,ent ON a forfeited BAN bond amounting -
80 90 entered yesterday in the county clerk
ga, -, zatns, kingdom Gould. of Lakewood, n. j.
nd rred Kruse jr., of No n Manhattan avenue
.,I low kruse was the surety the bond.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
6O-62 West 23d Street

from California CITY, ths An
hama from San Francisco for California CITY, ths
West Virginia the MARYLAND. from san Pedro for
Santa Barbara: Pennsylvania. from L<rg Besch
Barbara: the Tennessee and ths Ca,orn,,s-
Venice Cal, for santa Barbara t1e Ea&ies
from Guantanamo for Annapolis and Portsmouth,.
II
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03

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11TH F l.. OF IST A -.
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oNeial-. 30 5"
$50, aoa 2n
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10TH Ed. OF ID A n
Mcclellan. Hearst.
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Net gain for Mcclellan J.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03

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New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
LOSS N HEARST GAINS,
T,Tmg-fzCo More BOres Gre HIM
Ony Trenty TOtes-

TEenty-tno boxes were opened yesterday at the
ts1ion recount trial going on before Justice Lam
IN the Supreme Court, showing a gain OF
fEertv votes fo- Hearst Forty-eiEht boxes nave
beer csnTsssed since the tria | started. giving
Hearst a gain of log. There exactly nineteen
hundred boxes still TO be CanvasSed.
TIE first four boxes opened yesterday, the "a
si eth and 5th Election districts Of the lst As
tsnnbly District where ''Rsttery Dan" rim was
the esder in 1905 showed gain OF three Tor
B,srs-. Al spectators without proper credentials
excluded from the courtroom yesterday, IS
Justice Lambert wished 10 hurry the case through
s1th mich eEpedienc- as possible IT was an
noEnoed yesterday that Justice Lambert had sent
special comm nication TO Governor Hughes ask
g that the jurors in the recount trial be awarded
special compensation for their lsbors. which have
srtsdy stretched over eight weeks 1t WAS SAID
ty one Of tie COUNSEL n the case that the justice
srtion .as taken because one OF the jurors. hao
bssn discharged BY his employer on account OF MS
attendance zt The trial. and that another one 4
sTsH dealer. was OF the verge OF bankruptcy De
q having 70 neglect his business 10 attehn
ths trial
TIE tabuated results Of ths recount of the oa'-
lo-s yesterday are IS follows.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
Great Reductions

~ &SSS "a A~SA 90 ~ SA~AA~
$50 White Lasun ana Batiste Waist,
II, ID, rs years
Prices were up to 5000 -. now S4.05
fZ5 Soft White Batiste Waists
H. I6 years
Prices were up to ST.. 90. now S6.85
so Soft White French Mali Waist,
II, IL, r6 years
Prices were up to $3.50 now $0.85
IS Soft White French Bahste Waists
IL. ID. rs years
Prices were up to $22-5o- now SLABS
Othe, More Elaborate Styles
$15.85, S16.85, $Io.85
Former prices were as high as $4,000
No g. o. D's-Mone Credited
6O-62 West 23d Street