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New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
BLERIOT INJURED.
Aeronaut's Machine Urecked
af COpstautinOpIe.

ConstantinopIe, Dec. 12-M. Bleriot,
the French aeronaut whose fight across
the English Channel was one OF the most
remarkable achievements OF the year,
and who has had more narrow escapes
from death than any other navigator OF
the air. had another serious accident
here to-day. He was giving an exhibi-
ton in the presence OF a great crowd.
when his aeroplane struck buildings
The force OF the impact turned the ma
chine completely over. and NJ Bleriot
fell TO the ground II is feared that he
is internally injured His machine was
completely wrecked
NJ Bleriot who was using an aeropIane
OF the cross Channel type. did not wish
TO disappoint the crowds which had
gathered TO watch his exhibition. al
though a strong wind was blowing. No
sooner had he ascended than he was
carried away by the wind a distance OF
about mile and a half toward Tataola
Hill He endeavored 20 tack and return
TO the starting point. but was unable 10
rise above the roofs OF the houses on the
hill. His machine was driven against
the walls OF two buildings and was over
turned. falling twenty-five feet
VI. BIeriot remained in his seat and
was caught in the wreckage. After be-
ing taken out he managed to raise him
self from his recunbent position. but
complained OF a severe internal Pain.
Nine Bleriot fastened 70 his assistance
and had him taken 20 the French hos
uitaI where the physicians found that
he had been severely bruised in the alb
dominal region His wife reassured the
crowds which besieged the hospital. say
ing that the condition OF her husband
was fairly satisfactory. but that nothing
definite could be learned until to-mor-
row
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
NOT 4 NEIGHBOR.
Daniels Comet MHst Trdre1
Fast to Get Here.

Princeton. y. J.. Dec 12--Fifry-ste
million miles away from the earth. 146--
100000 miles from the sun and more
than three times as large as the earth
in diameter-these are the facts which
have been determined by Zaccheus Dan
Tel. 'OS. a graduate student OF Prince
ton University. about the new comet hs
discovered on the evening OF Decsm-
Der g.
Mr. Daniel holds the Thaw fellowship
in astronomy. the annual income OF =
gift OF $4,000 by Mrs. William Thaw.
OF Pittsburg. This Is the third comet hs
has discovered
While the new comet appears about
three times as large as the earth" said
Mr.. Daniel. 1T doesn't contain one-thou-
sandth part the matter. or solids. which
the earth does Gases and vapOrs ap-
pear 20 make up a large part OF Il.
~ remarkable thing about IL. too. va.
that on the night / saw Il / could dis
tinguish a star. many millions OF niles
further away. shining right through IN.
comet II moved very slowly. hOwever-
at the rate OF only one degree OF arc a
day IL was az perihe,iOn. or neares,
the sun. on December ). a whole day be-
fore Il was discovered"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
NEU SUBWAY OFFER.
System Would Loop Manhat-
tan and Bronr.

John J. Hopper and f j. Farrell. con-
tractors. submitted plans 20 the Public
Service Commission late on Saturday
afternoon for comprehensive subway.
making a complete loop around Manhat-
tan and The Bronx The estimated cost
is about S13O.O0OOOo.
The proposed line starts at the Bat
terry and Is 70 run up First avenue,
through the East Side. to Harlem. loop
around the eastern edge OF The Bronx
and return 70 the Battery by way OF
Jerome avenue. Elmhurst and Edge
combe avenues. ST. Nicholas and Eighth
avenues. Hudson street and West Broad
way. There are 20 be five crosstown
links connecting the East and West Side
lines. and providing easy and quick
transfer OF passengers.
The city's credit - 20 be used in the
construction. the contractors merely
binding themselves 20 do the work
The plans were prepared by George
Perrine. II is proposed 20 build the tun-
mel in twenty-four sections. OF about one
mile each. and with four tracks.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
KILLED BY AUTO.
S7citchmdn Knocked DO7cn and
Car Speeds 4zc1u.

An automobile early yesterday morn
ing knocked down and fatally injured
John Lyons. who lived at No. 2IS Hart
street, Brooklyn. and was employed as
a switchman az Fulton street and De
Kalb avenue. He was hit while step
ping back from the switch. The auto
mobile was going very swiftly. and the
chauffeur, without stacking speed,
WhiZzed away.
Joseph Hess. OF No. 354 Lafayette
avenue. was driving near in an automo-
bile used by a Brooklyn newspaper for
delivery purposes. He heard the mans
cry and looked UP in time 20 see a large
covered machine, with black body and
white trimmings. fash past. He turned
on fun speed and chased IL 20 Lafay-
cite avenue. There he lost track OF il.
Dr. Carcelon removed the injured switch
man 10 the Brooklyn Hospital. where
he died from internal injuries q half
hour later.
Last night Captain Coughlan. with two
detectives who had been put on the case.
a-res-ted Charles Dernke. Of No. Al 81.
Felix street, and Jerome Cavsnaugh. Of
40. go Franklin street. both drivers for
a taxicab company.
The police say they admitted they
were in the car. The arrests were made
through the finding or three bolts and
the discovery OF a car which had lost
similar number
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
WAR ON U. s.. STEEL,
GOMPERS PREDICTS
CALLS 1T LABORS
GREATEST ENENT. e
Tlco Hundred Union Leaders
to Discuss Great Strike
To-day. =

Pittsburg. Dec. 12-One OF the most
momentous labor conferences OF recent
years will begin here tomorrow, when
the exscutivs council OF the American
Federation OF Labor and the national
officers OF the Amalgamated Associs-
ton Of Iron. Steel and Tin Plate Work
ers open deliberations over the present.
strike situation OF the union employees
OF the American Sheet and Tin Pists
Company. a subsidiary member OF ths
United States Steel Corporation
The conference is scheduled TO discuss
the tin mill employees strike, but II is
known that before the deliberations viii
have ceased subjects ranging from the
strike OF the union sWftchmen OF this
Northwest 10 the strike OF the hand
made glass blowers OF the Middle States
viii have been thoroughly thrashsd our
and campaigns long and bitter planned
out in full
Legislation will be planned. Congress
will be appealed 20. and as a last resorr
a sum OF money viii be put aside by
the federation council 70 stand a long
strike siege along many lines OF tn
dustry.
President Samuel Gompers OF the Fed
Grafton IS in attendance az the confer
ence. and tonight, IN a short but sue
cinct interview. stated that the prssen5
gathering OF union labor leaders rss
significant and would be prolific OF grezs
results before itx disbandins.
Mr. Gompers added:
The United States Steel Corporations
is the greatest enemy organized labor
has The American Federation OF La5or
will give all aid possible 20 the AnaIsa-
mated Association in its fight againsr
the Steel Corporation Some plan nav
be adopted at the conference tomorrow.
The American Federation represents -
100000 workingmen. and some prsssurs
should be brought 70 bear on the Steel
Corporation TO bring il TO recognize ths
claims OF organized labor"
Principal among the many subjects IN
be discussed BY the labor leaders viii bs
the fight contemplated against the
United states Steel Corporation by
union men the United states over. As n
last resort this strike viii be called in
all OF the various plants and producing
concerns OF the United States Steel Cor
pOration," according 20 another leader
OF the American Federation OF Labor.
But the strike will only be called after
attempts at negotiation have failed on
the Part OF The union men
The "open shop policy OF the steel
Corporation seems 70 BE- the bone OF
contention over which the Federation
officers are most highly incensed-
Two hundred labor leaders throughout
the United States will be in arrendancs
at the conference.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
NOSE BITTEN OFF.
Uomar Set Upon By Pet Dog
-T1cO Others attacked.

Mrs. Emily Beckers. a widow. o. NJ.
1899 Washington avenue. The Bronr-
lost the tip OF her nose last night when
her pet dog. a fox terrier called Gyp-
bit her as she was fondlins II IN her
home. The dog will be under observa-
ton for nine days in the Board oc
Health station, at East 18th street and
the East River.
Gyp bit Mrs Beckers's niece about
week ago. and on Friday night 1T ths
little girls father. Julius Beckers- Ths
bites were slight and little attention was
paid to them. As Mrs. Beckers was pei
ting the dog last night. Cyp bit her rigns
hand. Mrs Beckers screamed with pain
and fell 70 the floor OF the room Tbs
dog let 90 OF her hand and grabbed in
rnistress's nose with his teeth. where fr
chung until beaten on BY Mr. Bscksrs
with a broom handle. II was said thss
Mrs Becksrs's nose probably would 5s
permanently disdsured-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
COLLECTION OF
CORPORATION TAX
NFTNCOME DEFINED
BY MACTE4GH.
If Includes More than NET
Profts"-Regulations Is
sued at Treasury.
NFT INCOME OF CORPORATIONS.

aNet incor1e" means not only net
,-ofts arising from the operation OF
~, r-ireipal business cf the corpora
.io-. BIT sll items of income received
f-o- other sources, such as invest
r,snts, holdings IN ether companies
.,d businesses. etc The expression
a,,t income IS used because there
can be nc question as &c rs en-
sraeins amounts of income received
fror- these outside sources, whereas
there might be Some question as 20
,,,hethsr or net such items would be
i,elussd IN the expressions "net prof
rs" or "net earnings"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
BACON UNDER X-RAY.
Forced to Postpone Sailing
Until Nert Week.
~ TeIezraph % rhs rrisune.l J

Westbury. Long Island. Dec 12--Roo-
ert Bacon. who IS TO be the next Ambassa-
dor to France. has postponed his depart
ure for Paris He was 10 san on Tues
day. but will go instead on the Maure-
tania, which leaves here on December %
Mr. Bacon is improving rapidly from
the injuries which he received on
Thanksgiving Day. when his horse fell
on him. but was obliged to submit 10
slight operation last week. after an x
ray picture had disclosed the existence
of a splinter on his broken collarbone.
The picture also showed that four ribs
had been broken. instead OF two. as
originally supposed
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
TO MAKE PEOPLE HEALTHY.
Dr.. Logell's Sister Begins Work with
Mothers and Infants.
IRv Telegraph 70 The Tribune

Boston. Dec I2-''The surest way 10 bet
ser the conditions Of the world to-day IL by
Lettering the health % the infant OF the
canning generation" says Mrs William l.
Putnam. sister Of President Lowell q Har-
ward.
There is no surer way OF preventing
crimes and dissipation than by making the
Deonle healthy" she continued. Real
en-, Ibis fact. We have started with the
rsothers, receiving our names from the
uos.on lyiug-iu hospital Our nurse. WHO
is employed 70 do nothing else. visits the
y,other and instructs her just how she
sl.otild care for herself just what she
sl,olIld do and what she should not do. She
receives q list CT the proper kinds of food
"a eat. and many times Ne have been just
in time TO take from the woman food
thai sas causing her the greatest injury
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13

washington, Dec. 12.-Secretary Mac
vssrh to-day made public the rules
which VIII govern The Treasury Depart
r,snt n the collection of the corporation
,ax. OF most interest. perhaps, Is his
ssarition of net income" quoted above.
More than four hundred thousand cor
po-atons IN the United States viii be
ohnges 70 make returns in conformity
with the regulations.
Secretary MscTeagh's statement is
cslculated 20 cover any questions of
classification and distinction which may
s-se il making reports. and il sets forth
clearly what me government expects.
He begins by saying that the standard
ADOPTED tn making the regulations vas
that they should be tair. just and rea-
Eonstls 20 the taxpaying corporations as
Vel as 70 the government. and sets forth
the intent of the law. as follows.
TIE law Is z revenue measure, and
should De construed literally for the
purpose az producing revenue for the
government
The zeal intent OF the law is to collect
e TAX ~ I per cent on the net income.
Jess s. Q0o ~ the Individual corpora rion.
c1irt stock company or association liable
o. The tax
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
TISCOUNTESS LOST.
Lady Churchill Missing Since
Norember 2S.

London. Dec. IA sensation has been
caused in society BY the mysterious dis
appearance OF Viscountess Churchill.
sister OF the Earl OF Lonsdale- Lady
Churchill arrived at Saint Pancras sta
ton with her son and two daughters on
the night OF November 2s. She has not
been seen since. although advertisements
have been published with view 20 trac-
Ing her whereabouts.
According 20 rumor. Lady Churchill re-
Gently consulted a spirit medium. who
assured her that II was her duty TO leave
her husband. Viscount Churchill. and
take her children away.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
CAPE-TO-CAIRO LINE.
Another Link in Chain Opened
in Congo.

Cairo. Egypt. Dec. 12.-The British
Congo sections OF the Cape-to-Cairo Rail
way were formally opened and linked up
to-day. This completes a continuous
British line OF s.f4T miles from Cape
Town. The section now opened covers
l34 miles. from the Chartered Company's
terminus at Broken Hill 10 the southern
frontier OF the Congo Independent State.
Work has already begun across the from
tier on 100 miles of Congo line into Kan
tanga, which IL is expected viii be COM
pleted in the autumn OF 1910.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
BLOW TO CANAL YORK
Panama Court Holds Spller's
Expulsion Illegal.

Panama. Dec. 12.-The Supreme Court
decided to-day that the decree issued by
President Obaldia, expelling w c. Spiller
from the country. was Illegal. and rules
that Spiller may remain in Panama
SpiIler was charged with inducing
canal Iaborers 20 leave the isthmus, and
Lieutenant Colonel Goethals, chief en-
gineer OF the canal. requested the Pan
aman government TO deport him In
order 10 meet the case President Obaldia
issued an executive decree. declaring that
the enticing OF canal laborers from the
country was a nisdemeanOr. punishable
hV expulsiOn.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
MOSLEMS EXECUTED.
T1centy-sir Pay Penalty for
4dnn1 M1ssdcreS.

Constantinople. Dec 12-Twenty-six
MosIerns were executed az Adana yes
terday and to-day in connection with
nnassacres last April Great crowds wit
messed the executions. and the relatives
OF the condemned men, together with
thousands OF other persons. joined IN the
demonstrations OF grief.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
SENATOR RAINES IMPROVING
Physicians Express More Hone Of His
Recovery.
fBy reIeEraph 10 m rr,,,-.

Canandatgua. " Y. Dec. I@s.,.,..
Reines's condition tonight showed conx,s-
erstbie Improvement over the Ias- rw-prv-
eisht hours A statement issued frora az.
hospital tonight says:
The attending physicians sxrr-ss ,,,-.
hope than they have held for the la,x tnr..
dAyk' VII
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
FRANCE LENDS PERU $1,000 ooo.

Lima. Peru. Dec. l2.-The Peruvian Fi-
nance Minister. Or. Carlos Forero, has
arranged for a loan in France of 100000
The loan will be issued al "a and will draw
interest al sis per cent
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
NINE woRkMeN suFFocArEo.

Naples. Dec ie--Nine workmen We're suf-
focated TO death while working In a com
pressed air compartment IN the harbor
here to-day. Three others were rescued.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
SK4TING Claims FIVE.
-Four Boys and a Father, Max
ing a Rescue, Drozcned.

Philadelphia, Dec. I2.-Ffve deaths fol-
lowed the opening Of the ice skating
season to-day IN this state and New
Jersey. -Four OF the victims We're boys
who had ventured on thin ice and the
fifth was q father who was drowned in
four fet Of water. after rescuing his
twelve-year- son from a similar fate
Charles Rel. thirty-two years old, OF
Camden. y. J.. was skating with his son
at Forest Lake Park The boy broke
through the thin ice and his father went
10 his rescue. After lifting the boy 20
firm ice the man fen back into the water
and was drowned before assistance
reached him
The other victims were William Wease-
fourteen years old. and Robert Glunt.
sixteen years old. drowned in the Sus-
quehanna River al williamsport. Penn:
Stanley Shenk. sixteen years old. and
Harry Hoefel. Thirteen .ears old. drowned
At Lancaster. Penn.
Oak Harbor. Ohio. Dec. 12.-Nelson
Davids, nineteen years old, and Mary
Mylander. twenty-one years old. both
school teachers, were drowned to-day
while skating on the Portage River
They had gone in advance OF their COM
panions and encountered thin ice Their
cries brought help. but too late 70 save
them
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
PAT" SHEEDT DEAD.
Gambler Tictim Of Heart Dis
ease at His Home.

Patrick F. sheedy. an art dealer and
professional gambler. well known in this
country and in Europe, died at his home,
No. l6l West 34th street. shortly after
10 o'clock last night Death resulted
from heart disease. which had confined
him 70 his house for two years His wife
and intimate friends were at his bedside
when death came
Mr.. Sheedy suffered q slight stroke of
paralysis last June, from which he never
rallied Thirty-six hours ago he became
unconscious. and his physician. Dr. Leo
Tobias. OF No 326 East 52d street. told
ais wife and friends that his end was
near
No arrangements have been made for
the funeral. but Il was learned that the
burial would be in Hartford, Conn, his
birthplace.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13

New York had few nor. picturssqu
Characters than Sheedy. he was essential
lv q gambler gambler cor high stakes
His knowledge OF games OF chance was 50
accurate that he was willing 20 risk a big
fortune His interest in gambling extend
ed over the world. He had houses al DIFF
ferert times in Chicago. IN Cairo, Constan-
tinopIs and Monte Carlo The houses IN
Europe were fashionable resorts for people
q al nations
one EXPLOIT alone made him an interns-
tionzI hgure and changed the later years of
MS Mfe-the recovery 70 the world Of art OF
the celebrated Gainsborough portrait OF the
Duchess OF Devonshire years after it had
been stolen. The story ot how il was cut
from its frame AZ Agnew's. in London. and
6isappes red. Of its travels IN the possession
Of Adam Worth. the daring burglar. who
manned the robbery. and how II was finally
brought 20 light IN Chicago by Sheedy after
all concerned in the robbery were dead. is
one of the most dramatic and thrilling
stories IN the annals of crime
During the last few years Sheedy gave
little attention 20 sporting matters and de-
voted his attention 10 art He developed
= hobby for collecting old and famous
raintings. On his last trip here from Paris
6c brought with him paintings valued IT
.0oOo. most Of them fine examples OF
French Dutch and Belgian art.
The art game II an accident with ms"
said sheedy simply another form OF
gambling"
Sheedv was hftv-nins years old. Ills "a
reer began in Chicago when he was young
man Ills former home Vas near Elgin
Iil lie left Chicago about ffteen years ego
and began his gambling operations on the
other side ~ the world one OF his biggest
underta kings was the establishment OF an
American gambling house st Monte Carlo
New-York tribune., 1909-12-13

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
Triangle Club Is Coming.

Tie Triangle Club of Princeton Uni
versity will be seen in Baltimore Wash
ington and New York this spring with its
new musical comedy-written by under
graduates-''The Duchess of Bluffshire.'
The first performance was given in
Princeton on April > in the Casino. The
initial presentation is usually witnessed
only by members of the faculty and in
vited guests, the students being accorded
a separate performance on April 3. The
play will be at the Columbia Theater on
April "a
The authors of the play-Frank l.. Gun
ningnam. 1903 and Frederick w. Birken-
hauer, 1899. began work on the produc-
ton a year ago and their book was ac-
cepted from a number submitted. Work
has been in active progress since the
Christmas recess, the task of composing
music to fit the play. the choosing of the
cast the drilling of the chorus and super
numeraries being no less trying than that
which faces the director of a professional
company Eugene Sanger of New York
has been engaged this year to coach the
Princeton players. He declares the play
to he one of the best undergraduates have
ever written and commendS especially the
music which has been composed for it.
Arthur II. Samue s, 1909, who also
leads the student orchestra, has written
most of the songs for the play. and
Norman r. Carroll, 1909. the majority of
the lyrics. The Italian setting Of the
piece gives considerable room for origi-
nality and the undergraduates have been
i'm keen competition in WRITING; songs and
lyrics.
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the National Junior Republic. have been

the National Junior Republic have been
sold to the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. George L. Won Meyer. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Huff Mr.. and Mrs Richard
Harlow. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee Mrs.
Norman Williams. Mrs. J. Fairfield Car
penter. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Britton
and Senor Joachim of the Chilean lega-
ton. Among those entert aiming parties il
the audience will be Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
men Jennings, Judge and Mrs. Hatch.
Nine. de Quesada, Nine. Calderon, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Weeks Mr.. and
Mrs Robert Lansing, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Downing. Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Hag-
ner. DIR. and Mrs. Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ormsby McCammon, DIR. and Mrs. w.
D. Mason. Mrs. Henry Spencer, Mrs. FL
bridge Jordon and Miss May b. Adams.
Those who have engaged boxes for Fri
day night are Mrs. Eldridge Jordon, Mrs.
George Pullman, Senator Hemenway, Mr..
and Mrs Ackert and Mrs. Van Vechten
Olcott. Mr.. and Mrs. Wiborg will enter
tain large party in the audience. Among
others entertaining parties that night will
he Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Finley Col. and
Mrs. Frank l.. Denny Mrs. Lowden, Mr..
and Mrs. Gardiner Williams and the third
assistant secretary of state and his
mother Mrs. Phillips.
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that Congress will be with us indefinitely,
will continue Inequalities along these
lines for some time to come. Only a few
Of the new official homes are ready, but
the fact that so far only one Or two of
the residential entertainers have left tie
capital indicates that much that ought
to be Interesting in a social way may
yet happen. OF the Easter week dances,
the Mclean cotillon and the Olcott dance
are pre-eminent. Miss Wilson's concert
debut is an unusual event also scheduled
for Easter week. looking forward to
which has been her dream for the past
four years. Not only the happy couples
themselves. but also their friends are
much occupied with the weddings which
are to make ceremoniouS occasions for
several weeks after Easter. The list al
ready scheduled or indicated by the invi-
tations abroad is not a very lengthy one,
but is sure to receive many additions.
Fashionable weddings, however, of recent
years are not limited to either the fall or
spring season, but are occurring through
out the year, and some of those arousing
the greatest attention take place in sum-
mer, when the fashionable world is sup
posed to be we'll scattered. although, as
a matter of fact, it is very often COM
fortably at home.
The marriage of Miss Mildred Lambert
and DIR. James A. Cannon will be at ST
Pauls Church, Wednesday morning, April
II, at II o'clock. with the pastor, Mgr
Mackin, officiating. The brides attend
ants will include her sister. Miss Maud