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New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
FIND fAVILAND'S BODY
Y4CHTSM4N DROUNE
BroohIyn Man Net 4cc'dentat
Death at LarchmOnt Regatta.

The body of John E HaNiand' a heiilOer VI
The BROOKLYN Yacht Club. who went 10 Lareh-
mont TO attend the race week festlNlues' was
found floating III the Sound near the Larchmont
Yacht t-lub aoat Yesterday Mr.. HaYlland had
been missing SINCE Thursday night, when ne
Was present at the annual ladies' day dance
given by the club He the guest Of Leo
Herzig. rear commodore Of the Brooklyn club,
aboard his YACHT the Gardenia, and was last
seen at a late hour at the club float waiting for
the launch TO take him back 10 Mr. Herzig :
yacht.
Commodore Ferzig said yesterday that his
guest must have fallen from the float by making
q misstep while descending the gangway- Cor
s,ner Alfred H. Hes. IF Yonkers. was called and
rendered a verdict Of death by accidental drown
ing The body was claimed by Mr.. HaVilands s
brother, who went from Brooklyn and identi-
fed it.
Mr. Haviland vas the owner of the yacht Sa-
kama and was prominent in the affairs Of the
Brooklyn club having al one time served as
chairman of the house committee. He was a
manufacturer of plumbing supplies and lived IN
Spencer Place, Brooklyn He was forty-f1Ne
years old and unmarried.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
TUNNEL SERVICE EXTENDED.
Erie and Lackawanna Passengers May Now
Use McAdoo Tubes

The service through the cownrown McA1oo tun-
ne1s was extended Yesterday to th" ErTe Railroad
station, in Jersey city. and the Lacl<awauna sta
ton in Hoboten thus throwing open TO, tie public
another link In the McAdoo system. Beginning to
day the new section viii be open for travel from
80 a m. 80 D. m. which is the non-rush
hour period Operation at all hours will not begin
until August >. owing 10 a shortage Of cars.
The opening Of the transverse tubes from the
Jersey City river front to IIoboken that two
more important suburban roads, the Erie and the
IacIawanna. will make use Of the McAdoo tunnels
land passengers at the Cortland street terminal
IN Manhattan Traffic agreements will be made
with both these railroads, that communication tick
cts Will cover the tunnel trip well the ferry.
The section worked smoothly yesterday and
trains through AT frequent intervals and
on schedule time. From the Cortandt street ter
m!nal in Manhattan the running time to The Erie
station is FIVE minutes. and to the Lackawanna sta
tion in HobCkcn six minutes.
The opening OF the transverse section now makes
it possible TO ride the Cortlandt street
r1inaI 10 Hobohen. and thence by changing TO
23d street and Sixth avenue Manhattan. for a sin
gle five cent fare.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
FOR CONCRETE TESTS.
National Fire Proofng Go. Offers
CjfU It's Chicago laboratory

The National Fire Proofrg Company offers 10
11ace NJ the disposal city the testing labora-
tory ~ thc company at Chicago in which 10 make
the tests Of cinder concrete which were suggested
b,. N,vor Mcclellan when he vetoed the building
code. The offer was made last night by Daniel F.
CohaIan counsel for the company. He declared
hts company Is we'll satisfied 10 have Nelson T
Lewis chief engineer OF the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment condLct experiments. Win me
idea Of preparing accurate stress tables and learn
ing what is a dangerous percentage OF uhohthed
coal I'm cinders used In concrete
''Our company is entirely content 10 abide tEc
outcome" said Mr.. Cohal'n. knowing tlat the
more thorough the investigation the more - posi-
tion on the question will be sustained b} al who
have no selfish interests to serve and d-e con
troued only by regard sor the safety q life and
property.
no campaign of acceleration abuse no mat
ter how well conducted can keep the people in the
end from knowing where the merits rest in the
case"
robn u Moore. a member Of the Building code
Revision Commission. criticised last night parts OF
the Mayors message in vetoinE the code Regard
ing the Mayors idea that the code should not go
into eject until sixty days after its passage, Mr.
Moore said it would mean that avalanche Of plans
would be filed in the interval by those who wanted
10 evade the drastic provisions OF a new code
In his findings fireprcofng." said Mr. Moore,
the Mayor begs the question absolutely. He has
obviously discredited cfner concrete by causing II
fo be tested by his own engineer. In the mean
time the cinder concrete people will continue with
out restrictions of anv kind. to use a material
which not only the Mayor but the concrete expert,
say should be installed in manner rarely possible
under practical conditions. He thus pcrpetuat"s q
state of things which he admits To be radically
wrong and indefinitely postpones the dav when it
will he corrected and safety will supplant cheap
ness in construction | trust no Darlington disaster
will make this hesitation 4 matter OF regret
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
POLICE BREAK UP LOVERS COMEDY.
But Magistrate Lets OFF Soulful Mr.. Verdi
and Girl Who Rugged in Street.

4 once read about a out in Indiana who
broke three of a girls ribs because he hugRed her
hard" said Frank Verdi. of No 24 East 22d
street, early yesterday morning. he took Il
strange hold on Evelyn Middleton. of No. 20 West
1C9th street.
III bet it was her fault answered the girl
breathessly she buried tousled head in
Franks neck.
Break
There are persons who believe there is alto
gether little sentiment in this world They are
the who will find nothing to applaud in the
remainder Of this story except the end. The VIII
lains now appear for the first time on the scene
CF1fth Avenue Trust Company entrance at 4Ist
street,
Break What you doing here?' shouted De
tectives Cummings and Cooney.
Waiting for u car" comes the response
The Fifth avenue have stopped running for
the night" IS the facetlous rejonder Of the viii
lans they place the hero and heroine under
rest. Curtain.
The final act takes place in the Yorkviile court,
where Ma Magstrate kernochan Evelyn and
Frank not to make love in public and discharges
them.
AIS well that ends we'll"
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
NAGEL TO VISIT ELLIS ISLAND.
Will Investigate To-day Complaints Connected
with Recent Deportations

Charles Nagel. Secretary cf Commerce and Labor.
will he a Ellis Island to-day to look into the
causes for the unusual number of deportatons
from this port While here he will listen to
the protests OF those who oppose Commissioner
Williamss policy of excluding aliens not provided
with proper amount of money, and also listen to
those who wish the standard raised. anything.
The East Side unions unit against any fur
tier letting down of the bars. they say all the
East Side trades already overcrowded, and
that those who most strongly protesting
against the action Of the immigration Commits
sioner are anxious to get the cheapest sweat shop
labor.
Secretary Nagel viii also investigate the com
rlalnt made by in charge of the deportation
Of aliens that they are now working from ten 80
seventeen hours daily, and although officially
known as ''Watchmen." have to do the full work of
inspectors at salary of $40 year, while the
inspectors get $l.6OO for the work. They also
want their designation changed To deportation
CfficeTs'
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
POSTAL CLERKS PLAN.
Uant Government to Bond Them
Instead Of Regular Com pdniCs.

The National Federation of Postoffice Clerks,
with the cooperation of other classes of govern
ment employees has prepared a bill for transmission
Congress providing fer the bonding by the gov
ernment Of such of its employees re-
ouired furnish bonds. The action Of the fedora
ton caused. its officers said, by sudden in
crease in the yearly rates by the bonding Compa-
MES. One company alone. it stated, kept to its
old for certain classes but these involved com
parativey few people
Albert L. Rossdale, vicep president Of the fedora
ton said that the increase varied from 90 TO 200
per cent. Il came q heavy tax on employees who
had small salaries and large responsibilities, and
affected all the employees of the postofice as we'll
as the other classes OF government employees. Mr..
Rossdale said:
The members of the National Federation Of
PosoffiCe Clerks and other employees of the govern
ment who required to furnish bonds are prac-
tcally unit in approving the bill providing for
the federat ton during TIE week of Labor Day I
shall offer a resolution formally approving the
measure and urging the Postoffice Department TO
recommend il 10 Congress. Every employe Of the
postofIice, from the postmasters down. ! believe,
favors the bill the increase in the bonding rates
affects them all. We will also advocate plan 70
have each department put its employees in certain
hiIl becomes law. All classes Of government en-
pleyes who bonded ought to take strong in
terest in the matter"
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
TRAINS ON TIME "a PER CENT.

The Public Service Commission bulletin Of pas
seneer train performance the steam railroads OF
the state for the month Of May shows that - per
cent of the 5S.19T trains were on time. This
record is the highest yet attained during the four
teen months the commission has been collecting and
compiling this information The highest ora pre-
vious o this that of March and April when a
record of ~ per cent was attained.
The principal causes OF train delays were waiting
for trains on other divisions C23.7 per cent? work
at stations (22.7 per cent?, connection with other
roads 02i per cent?, engine failures (s6 per cent?
and trains ahead and meeting other trains (6S per
cent?. The Delaware Lackawanna e. Western
Railroad is again at the head of the list this month
showing IS per cent on time Last month the rec
ord 81 per cent the Utica division 80 per cent.
the Syracuse division IS per and the Buffalo
division 81 per cent.
Tho New York Central and the Delaware x Hudson
Company lines had record OF 96 per cent: the
Buffalo and Putnam divisions OF the Central 80 per
cent the Rochester the HRrlem. the Ontario and
the St Lawrence divisions 9S per cent and the Mo-
hawk and river divisions of the West Shore SC per
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
PERSIA'S BEST WISHES.
Consul General Congratulates Turks on Ami
versary of Getting Constitution

II. Fl. Topakyan Consul General Of Persia
New York has expressed the heartiest good wishes
of Persia for the welfare of Turkey under the
regime. The occasion Is the celebration by the
Turks in this city and the world of the first
anniversary OF the granting OF the Ottoman consti
tuition. Persia, too" says Mr.. Topakyan. has
hope her struggle blessing of constitution
viii also be successful
The consul general, who is an Armenian by BIRTH
saws:
With hearty congratulations for the first ami
NcrSary OF the constitution. following the great
victory over the perilous crisis. wal: with
great confidence for the full prosperity all oar
people, in the development Of the great resources
or our country. by which the Ottoman Empire VIII
take its place among :ne leading nations OF the
world.
But how shall this be done?
r. the past under great difficulties and with great
sacrifices. the ottoman Empire defended and
advantages to help them. But now. in light
and freedom Of constitution. have great
responsibility. because opportunity for progress
is great and have every advantage.
And true progress means the thorough education
or people In all branches of learning honesty
in business everywhere. and the cooperation Of
every Ottoman citizen for the good Of all the peo
pie. This only is good citizenship
Every admits that the Oriental is Just in
teliFent and able any else. But that is not
enough. may know the way Bagdad
perfectly have good, strong legs but If he does
rot start the way and his strong legs he will
never get there.
We must then, wake UP and lose time. that
every Ottoman citizen may move forward in the
Way Of true progress and in the next twenty-five
he progress the ottoman Empire in
rerce and education and public prosperity will
bring the greatest happiness To all people and
aEtCnish the nations of he world.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
S1FES DROWNING YOUTH.
Veteran Captain Of the Nets Re
members His WdtermGnShlp.

John o Regan did not miss the beetsteah oiiiiei
Of the Metropolitan Rowing Club yesterday' thous,
he got wetting on the way there when he eapeu'
fully dressed into the Harlem and rescued from
drowning a green scuer whose gig had capslzed.
The members would have hated TO miss oResan'
who is their captain and an oarsman OF tlFty
years experience on Sculers' Row
The Metropolitans were 20 have their dinner at
Cold Spring Grove, 215th street and the Harlem
and the veteran captain up and down the
river borrowing barges from other clubs to trans
port the members to the rendezvous
As the captains launch passed under central
F-ide- George Naule Of No. oil West 1i1th street.
u no was learning to scull. was heard TO cry out
and as his gig upset he thrown into the water.
He seized the bottom of the boat end cluns to II a
moment but released his grip and disappeared
o-Recan rose from his seat in the launch as the
warning was given, and jumped into the water
without divesting himself of single article "L
othing He struck out hard as he could and
as he reached the spot where Maule sank the lad $
head appeared again. Selling him by the back Of
the neck the captain started for the launch When
over the side cheer went up from folk on the
bridge and at the lighthouses
Al the Bohemian clubhouse ORegan and others
worked over Maule three-quarters Of an hour be
fore the latter resained consciousness \ physi-
clan came and took the youth home, and advised
O Regan 4 go home, too
GO home,' replied the captain. Never. II dry
clothes that look presentable can be got here III
Just reach that beefsteak dinner noon"
And he did
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
WAVE WASHED THEM BACK ON BOARD
Remarkable Escape of Two Seamen in Gulf
Storm-Three Comrades Drown.

Pensacola. July 25.-With her rigging damaged
and her sails torn almost 10 shreds, the fishing
schooner Minnie " arrived in port tonight and
reported the loss Of three Italian members OF
in the Gulf hurricane Of last Wednesday
The Minnie ". was bound for Pensacola. having
been te the fishing banks about one hundred miles
west Of Galveston, when the approached
It was caught in the very centre of The gale.
The waves ran mountains high. and for an hou-
the crew struggled deck, holding The masts
Finally an immense wave struck the vessel COM
pletely submerging her Five Of the men were
Nrenched from their positions and o erboard
4 wave following cast two OF the men back aboard
but the other three We're never seen again Fears
are entertained for other vessels known TO have
been al the fishing banks. About twenty are out
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
PROFIT ON FRANCHISE
HONEY IN SUBLETTING'
Ae7c York City Rail7cay Gets Dou0te
What 1t Pays City.

In 80. Investigation of the franchises held oy the
public service corporations the Commitiesa'' oL
Hundred has learned that the New Aotk 'l'S NO
way Company is sub-letting its privilege to run
cars across the Williamsburg Bridge i"F tiouD
what l! is paying to the city for the right
Under a contract made in 1904 the city receives
from the New York city Railway, the HToohlS !"
Heights Railroad Company, the ConeE lsH'"u Z"
Brooklyn Railroad Company and the BTioSe Up
Grating, Company > cents for each round tTip maze
over the bridge by every car of the COMPANIES
Under the contract the New York city RaHNas
has the right to sub-let its privilege TO operate
cars across the bridge.
The Dry Dock & East Broadway Ratr'ad ''i"
pauy which operates line over the bridge Wa
forueriv a part OF the New York city Railway
system but separated from that system aIons
with the offer lines of the Third Avenue compah!
when the surface roads went into the EahdS oi
receivers. 1t became necessary for the Dry DocA
to make a contract with the New York CITY ha'I-
way Company for the privilege OF operating us
cars to williamsburg and under this contract Il
has to pay the New York City Railway 10 cents
FOR every car that makes round trip over the
bridge In a statement issued Yesterday the COM
mittee Of one Hundred says:
The only reason why the New York city company
IS enabled to this rental Is that II STANDS
a middleman between the city and the D[y .j DoCe
company Serving such. 1t performs no tunctlGs G
of anv value whatever TO the city OF NeN, -, has
merely resells at 100 per cent pToHt ue ISL iso
purchased from the city. II must he noted also
that the New York CITY Railway IN lhis cas- u
like the ordinary niddleman, takes no RISK wnat
ever sinqc IT pays only for much use as !. , 9Stu
alIv Inalbs Of the tracks across the "lHIaHlsDuls
Bridge - - -,,,,rd
trip for every car It Is reasonable to presume ta'
The use is worth that amount 20 this coupany.
The COMMITTEE Of one Hundred is investicating
great u-anv franchises, with particular it-a'u t-atf
The question as whether the cilN Is ieSti'!
ADEQUATE payment for the rights enloNed oy ~, "
puhic service corporations. and whether te oL'
cations Of the franchises are being tuined d
voters wiz want assurance that the new Guy it
rnlnistratou which thev TO elect thS lHii WI
these matters ~ seCui iS
Tor them terms under which. while there VIII os
increase and Improvement IN w
scr,tra rendered no CORPORATION shall be permitted
To- reap n profit properly belonging 10 the CITY py
such snacula that illustrated In the
~ectlng the uge Of the tracks across the Ni'''a'S
br,r-- rid
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
.SKIFF C4PSIZES, 3 DROUN.
Thrilling Rescues of Others Who
Uerc an CrO7cdcd Boat.

z-irtor Xarerio fifteen years old, Of No. S5l East
1l4th street. Edward Dondero, seventeen. Of No,
40 East l15th street. and Joseph panzelo seven
1een of No $50 East 18th street. were drowned in
.1a Harlem River at 1l4th street YESTERDAY even
ing when their rowboat, in which were three other
aaovs was oapsized by the swell from passing
tug.
The three boys who escaped are James MastTan-
felo sixteen years old Of No Cos East n+th street
Tony Delgeno. fourteen. Of No S56 East h4th
street and Ralph Paralantf fifteen. Of No 81 East
11sth street
The boys padded about in the river in The over
crowded boat for several hours, each taking = turn
st the single pair q It about 5;45 O'Clock
when they started on their way back TO the boat
house and as they passed by barge No 10 theE
were so close that they forced TO bend their
heads TO pass under the overhanging stern This
movement gave the light craft a strong list, and
sust then 2 passing tug went by, kicking up
heavy swell. While the boat still weighted 20
one SIDE the waves created by the tug struck the
rovvboat and instantly capsized it
None Of the boys could swim. and when they were
thrown into the river they struggled helplessiy in
the treacherous current Varerio. Dondero and
Danzelo were drawn beneath the planknE of float
No R near 18th and II IS thought that their
bodies must have become lodged there. trace
could be found Of them later. Their companions
xrCuld probably have shared like fate had not
1hev been seen by Joseph Kelly and Robert Sar-
gent deckhands on barge No. 10 moored nearby.
These plunged into the water and managed to
rescue Delgenio The other two boys were beyond
their reach and being quickly swept into the
middle river this juncture Sargent called
10 Joseph Monaco Of No - East 122d street. who
was in a motor boat with two young women. He
headed his boat for Mastrangele. and with the as
tistance Of the girls managed drag the boy from
the water.
Paralanti had by this tire become exhausted. and
was about 10 give up the struggle when he
rescued by Benjamin Mizansky, lifesaver ar the
18th street recreation pier. The latter out 10
helpless boy, ard after desperate tussle towed
flm shore
The three rescued boys placed ting deck
Cf the steamer Parkhurst, where they wenc down
their knees and gave thanks that they stiI
sllve while the crowds the pier cheered their
SeScuers
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York. Sunday, july . ls'
AREINE ed

=
s-,s,,er saint Quentin ,Br,. stabb. Bss7s. Bs.,, Y
June 10 Montevidso ~ st Lu-a July and Z. =. q
20 Barber * 60. with mdse- AT'l'e- a.
steamer viEiIaucta. MCKAY Naaza2i,g. 7i,.. = )
Santiago 10 and Nassau - 70 the % %NS' - ru5se 3
Mail IS 60 with - passengers. mans Anu
rived at the Bar at 9-l2 m. s,.-,s b.
Steamer Nordpol tNor'- Sto-tz. tlels.-ss 4 ,sS
70 the MUnson $ Line with sugar A'-'''
steamer Cleveland ,Ger1. Hahn HanPs'iz ~ izssss
southampton lG and Cherhoufs l'' {7s ssssr1s
SenEcrs. mails and rldss- ATIi'e9 ..S[ a, Vau
steamer Prtns Wtilem IL . -.;-irdsd Css
q Cumana and Guanta :. la Glayfa 5Tsrsrs
o Curacao H. Jdcmel IL. AuN ta'ss p.ircs Il
tionaiv~x 10 to the ROYAL Dutch West laal@ M ne 8
u passengers mails and mdse. ATr''7U
Steamer CoJnanche watson Iackso5yi,lsSs ,sssassss
Charleston - TO the CLYDE = GO. N''-
mdse Left Quarantine at 9-''H m f,lv Is Z
steamer NItamaha. Rood. Gslvest3a, =, St11 to1u1,rsz-a
Brunswick - co. with mdse- Fasssu j" "A
Eteamlr l Indianapolis ,5rl cove. HaEaa@. -ss y
the Munson IS GO. with sugar Ar'i''
steamer Esperanza lie I.arrinasa, gsss-uan,,se ss-n,se
Buenos Ayres June 3 MoHtevideo ~ - v1
and Philadelphia july - 20 B'Ioe'
Ngs,vsa az .i .9e HaF ~ t,lon}a smith savanna
TO the ocean IS co. with passengers
stesnnr bc+ az %sstie rr saith @
20 Barber & Co. with mdse IN transi" N
steamer Monroe. HuIphers. Ns~po.r.ss S9sssssassa
folk. to the Old Dominion IS 90. W." ~
mdse Left Quarantine az TO p ~ ,..roool 81
steamer celtic BIZ. Hsmoletons; Lr', =, he WI.
head July u and Queenstown IN, passs1sa
Line with 35R cabin and - stre-@s
ndse Arrived at the Bar at ---u = Wsttu 2
Steamer George Washington tt'T.ss - Osrtes'
Southampton and CherbourS july !, M sfss'1s,
with GS3 cabin. t21 third class am ne Sl
sengers mails and mdse. Arrived q" as
D .. ordoa -
Fuach. Edye & Co. IN ballast Am -
steamer q A Knudseu tNorl. i ssadv y
july, II for Perth Amboy- Fssse' i
l. 81 y N. - --au,pa Is9 ~.
Steamer Windber. Dow. Port .sir,IItsra !, !,
phosphate rnck 10 the American ,sSssssi In Saa-i
Co: vessel 70 \ Bull & co rt
al 5.35 n .. ,.,,,bIa - w
CO with ul6se Passed IN UuaraIi' port 49,
steamer Bradford tGCrl. Oerte+ passils
- 10 the United Fruit 60. Win 20 N.
rnd fruit Arrived at the bar a. 60
steamers Calico 6Br'. Ileli' ia Nartsi.s.1s.s
Flushing. Sarnio tItalt- &C. e.r,rqn. Ns~
kerck Dutch. Gulfpcrt. N'r'"' as Il
Norte. Galveston. 49, a "a . n'
SANDY Hook \ J. July -, -. - "a
northwest light brc- &c. clear u5l'' .1c
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26

Here's high life in shoe b.,,,.
2197 pairs, and none Of ls s@as
$500 quality.
Two-thirds of them the cl...
of cur own shelves baI.0..
OWE manufacturers samuIes ],
shoes.
4 little Of everything-hisb j
and Oxfords, patent leather. s s: = !
russet and calf.
Al sizes from GA to lie (.
emphasis naturally on the ,,a.
sizes; r; ~, and s. \ and R
92 pairs of $3.50 vain.
1856 pairs Of 800 vsI,s
1040 pairs of $500 vabrs
93O pairs Of $500 value
$40 now.
If You wear black, there are In.
black serges among the suits rsJ..
to- Sl5. which show savings Of !.
and so.
Lots of fancy mixture suits aI,.
duced to $l5 and $50.
ROGERS PEET & COMPANY
Three Broadway Stores
Warren St 18th St "a,
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
REsCUER GETS WORST OF IT.
Badly Hurt Trying to Save Drowning Men,
Who Are Uninjured

catboat. with two men in It. capszed off Sandy
Hook about i 30 O'Clock yesterday morning The
steamer Elberon, OF the Patten Line. was near and
drew alongside To rescue the men. 4 ,Ieckhand
named Burns was the first 10 go doFn the ladder
and he trying 10 right the boat # again
turned over. and he toe hurled into the water
ezse Flberon's crew.
Burns was unconscious and was taken 10 the
Pleasure Bay Hospital. where the physicians said
that be would probably to remain for AT least
Three weeks. The men in the catboat suffered no
III effects. one was put shore at Long Branch
and the other At Highlands
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
Ia sAw BACK 70 STAND TRIAL.

Detective Fftsmmons brought back Preston La
Baw from Redondo Beach Cal Yesterday. The
latter Is charged with stealing 5000 nom the
Rooney Electric Lump Company. Of No 155 East
&d street. for which he cashier before he
disappeared IN March. ana accountants we're mn
on his books Six indictments for forgery we're
found against the missing cashier i'm Iune He
has a wife and three children living n l,IgIa,ield
y j " -~'i' III