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New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
AIRsHIP COMING ON TIME.
Vessel Found to Accommodate Henri Far
mans Machine.

A cable message from F. S. Lahm, in Paris, for
eign representative of the Aero Club OF America,
was received yesterday by T. r. MacMechan at
the Hotel Astor containing the Information that
Henri Farman's airshp would probably leave Ant
werp on the steamer Kroonland on next Saturday
arriving in this city on July q. The message prom
tsed that final details would be cabled to Mr. Mac
Mechan and his associates to-day.
The Brighton Beach racetrack has been engaged
1t was announced last night, by the st. Louis
syndicate for Farnans aeronautic exhibitions from
July 30 to August Il, inclusive, and after several
days of uncertainty regarding the ability OF the
foreign aeronaut TO find ship with sufficient IN
terror accommodations to carry his aeroplane
across the Atlantic there now appears to be no
doubt of the fulflment of the plan to bring here
the man who has made better record in his aero
1lane than any foreign competitor
The purposed bringing from France of Leon
Deagrange to this country by the Aeronautic So
cietv was voted own at meeting last night IN
the socfety's rooms at No East 2Sth street Lee
6 Rurridge president said the original intention
of bringing Delagrange here had been 10 create
enthusiasm in aeronautics in this country In view,
he said of the undoubted success of the st. Louis
syndicate in making final arrangements with Far
man the society did not feel it was necessary 10
undertake a like project at this time, but voted
TO aid in every way possible the men VINO VIII
handle Farman's exhibitions at Brighton Beach
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
RuII
Bulletin.
rHE SCENIC HIGHWAY TO THE WEST.

The beauty of the Pennsylvania Railroad route to the
West almost as famous it's splendid facilities Diversity IN
scenery essential to its attracvness From the levels OF New
Terse brug the highlands valleys of Pennsylvania the
Allegheny and the wide plans OF Indiana and
Illinois there is change revealing new scenes OF activity
opening up please the and refresh te
The fat famands Pennsylvania give place to the
scenic beauties Susqena Valley and for over one hundred
miles the the blue Junata crossed and recrssed dozen
times aordng moving picture OF shifting scenes as PaSg as
the land The passage of the Allegheny Mountains around
the famous Horseshoe Curve mach its wealth OF mountain
views particularly at this
AS the of Ohio sink into the plains OF Indiana there
tones to the picture with the distinctive color of the West
miles from the seaboard to the lakes the
thousand central point of the Mississippi Valley hold
onoonv each dscoses of varied interest set
engaging environment
MANY of the fine trains the Pennsylvania Railroad
the most portions of this by daylight and the pleasure
Of travel over the Railroad of America with all the
comforts of its its splendid dt roadbed
than doubled
bv the constantly changing panoramic effects
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
LIFETIME AS PRIEST
Monsignor M'Gean to Take pdca-
tion after 27 Years Here.

Aetar bo,,i,, carved his congregation for twenty
seven years. in which time he has oaptlheu aiiu
married hundreds of persons Monslghor Mcclsal. .+
one of the oldest rectors in the archdocese ol -N
York will quietly leave St Peters rectory IN Bar
clay street. this morning for the first real hohuaS
of his long and active life. He has been priest
forty-four years.
Not word. not word" he said to a Tribune
reporter L have never seen a Pope. never seen
Ireland and other places of like renOwn, so am
going to steal away from my flock for re" "eehs-
Oh I'll not be gone long, for feei at nome ohiS III
Barclay street and among the old-fashloned people
of st. Peters,
The monsignor will be spiritual director OF the
pilgrimage that will this morning on the Car
pathia under the guidance of John j. McGrahe-
Only a few of his congregation know that ne IS 10
take vacation, for the monsisnor has frequehtIy
refused offers his flock TO take long rest at
its expense He will have as his travelling COM
panions two of his former assistants. Father My
ham, of ST. AIMS. and Father Brody, of MatteaWan'
n Y At Rome he will join Archbishop Farley and
his secretaries The Archbishop will personally
present the monsignor to Plus Y as the rector of
the Oldest church in New York. 1t is expected that
the Pope Will send special blessing TO the congre-
CATION of st. Peters. After visiting the various
places of interest in and about the Vatican Mon
signor Mclean will make tour of the Italian prov
inces, then go direct Ireland, where he will be
heartily welcomed.
The monsignor is sxty-eight years old He was
born in the old 9Th Ward. and studied at St Fran
els Aayer'S ana IN Montreal He Is an 2ccohl-
plished Latin scholar and speaks Italian fuently.
He succeeded the late Bishop OFarrell. of Tren-
ton. pastor of St Peters, and within seven
he had that church free from debt. 1t
Grated about twerty years ago Every Catholic
from the Battery to the Bronx knows Monsgnor
Mclean.
Because of his deep knowledge of human nature
and his wise counsels he is regarded of the
best spiritual directors in this section. Several
years ago he began series of midday services for
the business of the downtown district. Except
during the time it is being cleaned st. Peters
Church doors. by his orders. open from early
morning until dusk. and hundreds of persons visit
it in that time Several years ago, at the instance
of Archbishop Farley, he made domestic
prelate by PiITs Y.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
HOSE MAKERS DENY RESPONSIBILITY
Trenton Company Says Its Product Was Not
ITsed in Parker Building Fire.

Trenton July 15.-The proprietors of the United
and Globe Rubber Manufacturing Company of
this city against whom civil suit for failure
70 live up to specifications in furnishing fire hose
to the city of New York has been suggested is
sued the following statement to-day:
On January 10 last there was disastrous fire
in New York at the Parker Building. which cost
several 1remen their lives 1t was said that these
men lost their lives account Of the poor quality
of the fire hose, but the report of the Commits
sioners of Accounts states that none of our hose
was used that fire. but that the hose that burst
was of the makes of other companies
Mayor Mcclellan requested the Commissioners
of Accounts make thorough investigation,
and like many Of these investigations, 1t drifted
into politics and aimed at Commls ssloner
O'Brien and his assistant F. NJ Loughman, who
was president of the Windsor Fire Appliance
Company.
In the evidence it was brought out that Mr..
Loughrnan through his company bought 25.c0O
feet of fire from the United and Globe Rub
ber Manufacturing Company, of this city, and the
New York newspapers attempted TO prove that 1t
was all that make of hose that had given out at
this fire
While Mr.. Loughman the stand before
the commissioners he requested that a record of
the hose which had burst at the fire be produced.
with the result that the absence of the Windsor
hose from this list noted, and then asked that
this fact be spread upon the minutes, and II was
done This corrects an erroneous report that all
the hose that burst was manufactured in this
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
BROKERS' FEAR INFECTION
Termination of Exchange Telephone
Operators Shoes TubercuiOus Cases.

Following the discovery at a recent physical
examination of the four hundred employees or
the Stock Exchange that some Of them were
suffering from lung trouble, thorough exami-
nation of the three hundred telephone operators
employed on the floor of the exchange was de-
termined on as a precautionary measure to pre-
vent possible infection by the members who use
the same telephones.
The inspection began last Tuesday and out of
thirty so far examined three have been found
to be afflicted with tuberculosis. The work is
being conducted by physician from the Board
of Health in the emergency hospital room at
tached to the exchange. and it is expected that
II will take about nine days more to complete
the examination.
The three cases discovered on Tuesday were
reported to the firms employing the boys. and in
each case the members assumed the treatment
and care of their employees
The three employees of the Stock Exchange
who had previously been found to be suffering
from the disease were sent to Sullivan County
for treatment by the management. one of them
has already returned cured.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
AIRSHIP BADLY TORN.
Count Zeppelin's Trip Postponed
for Three Weeks.

Friedrichshafen, July 15.-Another accident to
Count Zeppelin's balloon this morning will post
none for three weeks the twenty-four hour trip
to Mainz.
The balloon was brought out of its shed at IL
o'clock this morning, the crew mounted to their
platforms and the order to cast off was given
The bow OF the ship and the motors were
started but before sufficient steerageway had
been acquired a gust of wind blew the airsn1p
against the side of the floating shed. Twenty
wards of the outer rubber-covered silk envelope
was torn away and the side propeller was bent
The balloon remained hanging in this position
for ten minutes, its bow in the air and lts stern
resting in the water. 1t was freed and toWeo
back TO the shed.
Inspection showed that it would take at least
two weeks to effect repairs. The next voyage VI
the airshp cannot be made under three "eeks'
because the repairs will make 1t necessary "
empty the bag and to generate new supply VI
gas The great envelope of the balloon was
more seriously damaged than at first thoush'
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
GETTING READY FOR BALLOON TESTS,
Lieutenants Lahm and Foulois Arranging
Details at Fort Myer.

Washington July 15.-The aeronauucal 'es'o :"
be made at Fort Myer are being kesnly anucip'
and. following the announcement that oat
Raldwin's fying machine would arrive TINS week
MANY visitors have been attracted to the forI uui
the impression that flight would be maze liiihe
diately.
Captain BaIdwin's dirigible balloon has not yet
arrived, although it is on the way mere e+.5
bling the framework of the machine and httns
IN the motor will require several days after the
machine arrives In addition. Captain BALDWIN
mill have 70 erect a plant for making hydrogen
gas with which to initiate his balloon the gas pIan'
of the balloon squad of the signal corps not pehe
large enough. -
Iieutenants Frank p Lahm and Benjamin D.
FoIols of the signal corps. assisted by the oalloo
SQUAD of ten men, are making preparations TOT
these tests A large circus will be pitched on
the south parade ground of the fort, and an auto
mobile Will be provided 10 follow the alrsnlp III us
fight and to be of assistance in case of accident
Lieutenant Foulois, who was recently gfaouateu
from, the signal corps school at Fort Leavenworih.
will be made They are to extend five miles from
tbe fort the specification requiring that the air
ships shall fly course ten miles III iehs'"-
five miles out and return.
OF the two courses considered the most deslrapie'
one lies south from Fort Myer to Alexandria Va
and the other in a westerly direction to Fails
Church, Va.
According to the contract Captain Baldwin must
have his completed machine at Fort Myer by July
o. after which ne mas one month in which 10 make
three flights before the army board. His machlne
must carry two men, remain in the air Tor one
hour or more and attain speed of not less than
eighteen miles hour Captain BALDWIN must
also train two officers of the signal corps to fly his
mo
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
WOULD HAVE WED l3-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Sixty-Year-0ld Farmer Found Hanged with
License in Pocket-Signs of Violence.

Dover, Del July l5.-The finding OF the body OF
William Williams. a well-to-do farmer aged sixty
years hanging to tree yesterday has excited the
s,sYicjons OF the villagers of Marydel and Temple
willie across the Maryland line, near where the
body was found, because of peculiar circumstances
surrounding the death of the farmer When the
body found il believed that Williams had
committed suicide. but examination disclosed
wound the head which appears TO have been
made by some blunt weapon. There also
bruises the body. indicating that the had
been subjected violence before he died In
pocket Of the clothing found a marriage license
for himself and Elizabeth Walls. who is only thir-
teen years old.
After the death Of his wife about a year ago
Williams leased his farm 10 the father OF the
little girl and went live with relatives
Williams visited q daughter Crumpton, Nd.
last Saturday, and after leaving her home he was
not seen again until the body found. The fact
that Williams had procured a license to marry the
young girl was not known TO any of his friends.
An investigation viii be made by the MaryIa I'd
authorities
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
RETALIATION ON LEVY
SOUTH BROOKLYN MOVES.
ORGANISATIONS Seek Blanket InJunc-
ton against City Works.

As The Tribune yesterday announced they would
LAWYERS representing civic organizations OF Sou'
BROOKLYN Yesterday obtained from Justice Dugro an
order calling on the Mayor Controller ana Corpoia
,son Counsel 10 appear in Part OF the supreme
Court tomorrow and show why an inJuhc.loii ,.
should not be issued restraining them from ceiu4s
ing further contracts md issuing corporate stocA
for publjc improvements. This move Is IN fe'a4ia
ton FOR jefferson N. Levy's in5uncloh Hoiuiiie f
the Fourth avenue subway -
If the injunction should be issued it Wouio oe uP
about sleoOo0eeo OF public improvements M .,
the new municipal building at the Drloee'
flaclxwells Island Bridge, the purchase Oh @ puD.1
library sites the addition TO the Kings Cou'S
Courthouse various buildings on klKer ino ,
and the purchase of land for approaches ~ III
Manhattan Bridge. .te
The order was granted to David meyer o
annucation of Alonzo c. Mclaughlin, FRANK ~
r5.so, .,s Matthew r Wood legal comIhi''ee
ac,ing for civic organizations interested al t
building Of the Fourth avenue SUBWAY IN -.
1nent issued yesterday they insist lila' 'iiS F.:
inc Sc entirely separate from the subway ques'io'l
&c &c, - - 4r,,a any spirit of malice on the part
t +tosa concerned" 1t is caused soleiy p9 On
honest desire to determine the ac1uai
capacity of the city and 10 see tha' II - - 1,:so
,ee5ed - Never Is property owner oA Day ..ss
z,,o * represented by the committee as uisSe -
nttb the disposition Of this question IN the Lers
- 7,rara the issue was they said, whethel 'iS
6eht limit was sufficient to admit the
of approxinately S3,o00on, ana ho"e' Sor
il would be of no avail as 10 oeciolle . ~ -.
,rp capacity Of the city Says the statement
II is the spirit OF those who are or5s,rs dro,ned
scion that this vital question should Re ,b ity
end -hst in the mean time such credll as Ia 1Ie s9
NAV have shall he maintained ana prToIen1ents
80 r-Fen the time transit I'M
@ Ia ,SEe their proper place with the other hecTs
sary developments OF THIS great cl'S "N1
eliminated alone.
Robert r Reed. of counsel for Borough fresiuei'
Coler in the Levy case, issued a statement alSo'
in which he backed up this new proceeding thoush
deciar ring that his firm was not identihed Win 1t
Said he:
Our position is that the city is very faT Will,
sts deht limit upon the increased aSsessiieee
and there is no possible occasion Tor any M
fion But il one public Improvement Is 70 De ~
ioined then a matter of law every oOheI n
tract and debt must be equally enJolned II M tI
stv can go ahead and incur other oebts Nllle ne
snbvrsys are enjoined it is possible that the debN
limit will reached and the bulidlng OF Ile & Su
E-svs prevented. though the Public Service com.
mission has decided that they are essehu 70 ee'
the needs of the rapidly increasing populauoh'
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
MRS. HORNER OUT ON Bail.
Says She Feared DR.. Simpson
Would Kill Her.

Mrs Ella C. Horner widow of Hartley T. Hor-
ner of Northport Long Island. who is charged
with shooting her son-in-laW. DR.. James W, Simp-
son. on Monday, held yesterday for the grand
Jury of Suffolk County by r. W. Hawkins, justice
of the peace, in Northport Through her counsel
Mrs dorner waived examination and with her
counsel ner daughter, Mrs. Julia H. Simpson, the
wife of the dentist, and officer went in
automobile 20 the home of Justice Gaynor, at st.
James, and was released in 5000 bail.
Mrs Horner then returned TO her home at Yer
non Valley, near Northport, where she said she
vouId continue 20 keep her doors bolted and
loaded revolver always at hand. She said that
both she and her daughter feared that the dentist
would kill them
.'Dr Simpson believed all along that he could
influence my daughter" said Mrs. Horner, and
last Labor Day he was here and stopped my
daughter on the street. He wanted money and
used endearing terms to her. but she told him that
she wanted nothing do with him. He wrote
lot of letters to her. Some of them threaten
ing letters and
Here Mrs. Horner's counsel interrupted her. she
continued:
personally ! have always feared that Simpson
would kill me ever since his release a year ago
last February For fear of Simpson my daughter
and have stayed with neighbors every night since
our from California in May"
II understand that Dr. Simpson may not be
willing to appear against his mother-in-law" said
District Attorney George H. Furman of Suffolk
County yesterday. "If he doesn't appear as
willing he will testify uhwillingly because
we his deposition"
At Roosevelt Hospital yesterday it was said that
DR. Simpson was greatly improved. The bullet
rad not yet been removed. The surgeons think
that immediate operation may not be necessary
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
SAYS SHE IS MRS. SAMUEL WILLETS

Miss Amber Lawlord, the former actress, who
has been reported as married to Samuel Willets,
r,os+er of hounds of the Meadow Brook Hunt,
sailed for Europe yesterday morning on the
White Star liner Adriatic- Just before sailing
cha reiterated q former statement attributed to
her that she and Mr.. Willets had been married,
hut lust where and when she declined to say
1.-THE notoriety of the last month has left me
on the verge OF nervous prostraton." said Miss
Iavlord land l going away for months
rest No cannot go into details now, TO
when we were married but why can't people
+ake nv word for 1t. that really
and wife? In due time all the present mystery
will be explained away. The present notoriety.
however is having most hard effect on my hus-
hand and the elder Mr. Wiets. who a stauch
Quaker finds the shock particularly hard one.
considering 1 have been an actress"
Young Willets not at the pier when the
Adriatic sailed and Miss Lawlord said she had
not seen him since Monday. Miss Lawlord left her
two children by her former husband in charge
of their nurse, and, with the exception OF her
maid said she was travelling alone, and had not
decided where would spend her time in
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
EAGER EOR D. & h. BONDS.

The whole of the s13 300 900 first and refunding
mortgage per cent bonds purchased from the
Delaware & Hudson Company by Kuhn, Loeb &
Co and the First National Bank, and which were
only offered for public subscription on Tuesday
afternoon, had been taken up at the opening of
business yesterday morning, when the bankers
announced that they would receive further ap-
pcations 1t, is understood that the bonds were
subscribed for at least twice The bonds were
admitted trading the Stock Exchange yester-
day and were decidedly strong. selling up to $685.
which represented profit Of over per cent to
those who fortunate enough to receive allot-
ments Of them
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
P. s. C. APPROVES LEASE
Reserves Right to Make Changes I"
Central Crossto7cn agreement.

The Public Service Commission announces See
terday that 1t had approved the moohcaon -
the lease of the Central Crosstown Raliroao I'm
pany to which that concern and the receivers i
the Metropolitan Street Railway Company ha'e
agreed. By the terms of the new lease, "h "
to last for one year, the receivers Will pay ~ ~
interest on outstanding bonds of the Seh' "
Crosstown amounting to s114,6O0 yearly as rental
but will be relieved from payment Oh s'O'V "
year interest on the outstanding stock
When the vote on the question was taken |oiii-
missioner Matbe expressed himself as ioho"s'
In voting for this resolution WISH 10 say .,,fi ii
do principally because the modlned ,eaSe "hn
increase by about ninety thousand iitIa uoiiittIS fn
funds in the hands of the receivers aVaildole aor
improvements in equipment and service. wnlch are
so greatly needed. / do not consider that the
approval of this modi1cat tion by the commission
commits the commission in any way TO an ap<-
prova of the other provisions of the lease IL
any question should ever arise in Which te f.
inal lease the modified lease shall be a factor
shall consider that the commission is entirely free
TO act and that the approval now given does not
bind the commission In any way whatever
Chairman Wilcox concurred in the opinion ex-
pressed by Commissioner Maltbie.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-16
HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
The Killing of Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchings and
Their Daughter Investigated
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Centre Moriches. Long Island. July 15.-Coroner
Savage. of 1slip, held inquest here this after
noon determine the responsibility for the fatal
automobile crash Friday evening when Mr. and
Mrs William r. Hutchings and their daughter were
killed by the Hamptons Express train striking their
automobile IL crossing the Long Island
Railroad tracks near the station here.
The engineer testified that he blew the whistle
and rang the bell as he approached the crossing
He was corroborated in this by the fireman and
conductor the latter testifing also that the
ing bell at the crossing ringing. The fireman
said he the automobile before IL reached the
track and that it moving slowly Indicating
that the brake had been applied.
George CLOVIS, the chauffeur who drove the auto
mobile, did not appear at the inquest. being too I'll
to leave his bed 1t reported that he was
suffering from internal injuries and that his mind
had affected through the fear OF being prose-
cuted.
On the testimony of the trainmen and other
witnesses CLOVIS was held for manslaughter in the
second degree He wiz be arraigned before Jus
tice Riley Howell at East Moricnes as soon as he