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New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
COMFY ISLAND NOISES sTILLED
Merrymaking Stops Promptly After
Police Inspect Resorts.

Coney Island stopped its merymaktng
promptly at o'clock this morning. in ac-
cordance with the new order of things
Fourth Deputy Reynolds, of the BROOKLYN
branch OF the Police Department. was re-
sponsibe for the all-pervading quiet IN the
resort. Aided by several inspectors and
minor officials. he walked through the Bow
cry and its tributaries leaving a trail Of
peace and darkness in his wake.
Ten detectives IN plain clothes were as
signed TO the ocean strip Yesterday All OBJ
iectionabe characters were enmeshed in
the police net. Magistrate Geismar, sitting
in the Coney Island court, dealt severely
with several women, and three OF them
were sent to the Bedford Refornatory for
three years each.
Holender's concert hall, at the Bowery
and Thompson's Walk. was closed last
night, and IT will probably not reopen dur
ing the present season. Proprietors OF
other resorts said they would have 10 close
if the police continue their work Hollen-
der's went into bankruptcy yesterday. A
waiter at Innan's Casino was arrested last
night on charge preferred by two detec-
ttves.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.
FAMOUS AUTHOR
ON SP00K HUNT
Mary Roberts Rinehart Goes
to Li1ydale and Hobnobs
With Mediums
EXCITING RIDE HOME

DR.. Stanley II. Rinehart, ot Allegheny,
and his wife. Mary Roberts Rinehart tHs
we'll known novelist. are spending the sum
ner at Bemus Point; Lake Cna1'alq,ls: ,l .:
al Lilydale the Spiritua1stic camp meet
ing, where all sorts OF mediums, slate WIT
es eaisyoysnts Clair 81 es is :sd fd 70 % 6S2 wff re
whizzing OF spooks Or. Rinehart IS inter
ested from the medical standpoint IN ali
forms Of neurasthenfa- Mrs Rinshart .
will furnish copy. She says tnat day N
Lilydale gave her suggestions for ten farce
rfes, that will back Seven DAYS and "Ths
Man in Lower Ten off the map
Coming back from the ghost convention
I'm their automobile they had terrible ex-
perience being caught in a cloudourst after
night-on strange roads. with lamps tha-
wouldn't light. For an hour tney WORKED
in darkness, wird and bowling storm 70
get the chains on the car And then they
beat II back to Spookville- wild. waltz
nle-around gain Willie ride, hub deep N
mud and water. skiddins every men o! t19
way. and only recognizing the road BY
flashes Of lightning.
Mrs Rinehart's readers do not need
ghosts. cIoudbursts and spirit rapptngs for
excitement. All they need 20 DO Is 70 si-
in the chair or lie in the hammock ana
read her latest romance. The WINDOW az
the White Cat" II sends up and down
your spine deliciously cooling thrills ana
chills Agreeable trenoTs Of nervous inter-
est shake you II some one rings a pei
Unexpectedly you jump five feet in the air
while the spell OF the story Is on you Ana
vet all the time you're laughing your head
off It's so funny and smart Mrs RtnsnaIC
seems 10 have a monopoly on this corolns
ton Of mystery and huu1or- She Constructs
a plot as intricate as any OF Anna kather-
Inc Green's. She solves il with an IN
genuity worthy Of Conan Doyle And shs
adds to these virtues the priceless gin OF
ringing laughter.
OF all her stories. The Window az tbs
White Cat seems to us the best Never
have so much fun and excitement oeeh
concentrated between the covers OF book
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
MARS UP WITH PASSENGERS
Flies in High Wind, Surprising
Spectators at Sheepshead.

J. c. Mars surprised spectators at the
Sheepshead Bay racetrack at 6:l5 p. m.
yesterday. when, in q strong wind. he car
ried passengers in his aeroplane and later
made several solo flights around the course.
He first took with him his mechanician,
Perkins, who is also the megaphone man.
II was the first time that Perkins had
flown
Next or the waiting list appeared the
name of F. D. Carruthers. of The New
York World" When Mr.. Carruthers said
Present" the aviator asked the passenger
how much he weighed. The reply was. "One
hundred and ninety pounds But Mr..
Mars managed to get him up thirty feet
and safely 10 the ground again.
Lieutenant Culver. Of the United States
signal corps. said yesterday that he had
wireless receiving apparatus that
weighed less than three pounds. and the
engagement expect to make interesting
tests as soon as the weather permits in
transmitting wireless messages from a
flying aeroplane.
J A. d MeCurdy and Eugene Ely. Of
the Curtiss flock. travelled by train TO
Garden City yesterday afternoon, but did
rot see any flying. The wind restrained
the aviators there, except in the matter
Of interesting conversation.
In the morning Harry Hardness. the
wealthy amateur aviator. travelled on the
ground around the coufse in his An
toinette monoplane. He Is fast getting
ready for business. He took lessons in
France last year from Hubert Latham.
Several n1aitain that when Mr.. Hardness
gets s-going the professionals will he
surprised.
Slimm, in the new biplane OF Howard
Dietz managed 10 rise fifteen feet for
half mile, but damaged the machine in
landing. Joe Seymour and Captain Bald
win each spun around for awhile.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
DASHING, BRILLIANT CHESS
Masters Tourne. Brings Out
Aggressive Play by Experts.
TBy Telegraph TO he Tribune. ]

Rochester, n. Y. Aug. 24-Plav in the
various Journeys of tie New York State
Chess Association was resumed a an early
hour this morning at he Rochester Yacht
Club a. Summerville, where the annual
meeting of this organization is being held
this year. Principal interest on behalf of
the spectators is evined in the five ex-
perts engaged in the masters tourney. So
far the play has been Interesting and often
of very fine order.
In the game betweel Walcott and Dan
tel both players executed brilliant on
slaughts and when tIis match stood ad-
journed the men were on even terms as
far as material w.s concerned The
Daly-Daniel game wss aggressive. The
latter, however. managed to practically
block his adversar!'s pieces on the
kings side of the bosd beating his man
rather neatly.
The Brooklyn champion. Black. had Dan
iel at his mercy from the start. He went
ahead in most dashins style, winning pawn
after pawn. finally getting his forces well
into line and winning a game by brilliant
and daring play. While these players We're
thus having their fin, Daily and Clark
were discussing R,y Lopez, which was
men gave an exhibition of skill in every di-
rection.
First round-Black teat Velcott: Carl beat
Daniel. Second round-Daly beat Black: Wal
colt and Daniel adjourned. Third round
Daniel beat DAILY; cark and walcott ad
journed their game. Fourth round-Biack
beat Daniel; Daily and lark adjourned.
General tourney (Cass A>-First round
Lepper beat Guckemls: Waller drew with
Searle: Cheney beat Fhoades; McMartin beat
Weber. Second rount-Searle beat Cheney;
Guckemus beat Waller; McMartin adjourned
his game with Leppe,: Weber beat Rhoades
Third round-Waller beat McMartin: Cheney
drew with Guckemus Searle beat Rhoades
Lepper beat Weber. Fourth round-Guckemus
drew with Rhoades McMartin beat Cheney
Lepper heat waller: Searie beat Weber.
General tourney Glass R)-First round
Stephenson beat Townsend: Miller and Ring
drew: Setter lost to Coan. Second round
Townsend lost to MilEr; Setter lost to Stephen
SON Coan lost 10 Ring. Third round-Miller
beat Setter: Ring arn Townsend drew; Coan
beat Stephenson. Fourth round-Seiter and
Ring drew: Stephenion lost 10 Miller. Coan
lost to Townsend. Fifth round-Ring and
Stephenson adjourned Townsend beat Setter
Miller lost to Coan
class C-Kemp beat Hark by three games
Glass D-Wilson and Craver won one game
each.
The record to da.e follows:
MASTEFS TOURNEY.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
SULLIVkN'S GREAT CATCHES
Holds Raseballs Pitched from
TOP of Washington Monument.
TRv telegram 70 The Tribune

TRy- Telegraph The Tribune
Washington Aug 24.-Billy Sullivan,
the veteran catcher Of the Chicago Aneri-
cans. caught three regulation baseballs
thrown from the top Of the Washington
Monument to-day. Last year Charles
Street catcher Of the Washington nine.
caught a ball thrown from the top Of the
monument. this feat giving him great
prestige in the baseball world. Ever since
Street made his catch. baseball players
have been talking about it, and various
catchers have expressed a wish 10 try to
duplicate il.
- Sullivan went 70 the monument grounds
Today accompanied by the players OF the
Chicago team and a few personal friends.
Ed Walsh. the well known Chicago pitcher,
went 10 the top OF the monument to start
the balls on their downward course OF
nearly five hundred and fifty feet. He put
considerable force behind the first ball IN
order 70 counteract as much as possible
the effect of q stiff breeze that was blow
ing This was thrown merely as an eX-
pnri0ent. so that Sullivan might be able
10 gauge the speed and direction OF the
sphere The next thirteen balls were car
ried in various directions by the wind.
Sullivan succeeding in touching only two
Of them and those not quickly enough 70
make a catch. A new supply OF pdlls WIS
sent to the pitcher at the top of the monu-
rnent. hut II was not until the twenty
fourth bail was thrown that Sullivan made
& catch He caught this fairly and put it
in his pocket as a souvenir. In all, thirty
nine balls were thrown. Sullivan catching
three He wore his big leather catching
glove. his baseball cap and spiked shoes.
In describing his experience Sullivan said
that catching q ball thrown from the top
OF the monument was much like catching
one thrown at full speed by one of the
forty feet, instead of the regulation distance
forrI, feet instead n the regulation distance
of sixty and one-haif feet from the pitch
ar'S hoY 70 home Mate.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
WIND RESTRA|NS AV|ATORS.
Gsbury Park Spectators. How
ever. See Some Pretty Flying.
BRoOKINS I'M DARING COAST
Again Makes Complete Turn in
Five and One-Half Seconds
To Try New Biplane.
TRr telegram 70 The Tribune I

Asbury Park y. J. Aug. 24-While
weather conditions interfered tlss after
noon with the aviation programme. Yet the
five hundred spectators saw some pretty
flying The wind was blowing from the
southeast at the rate OF fifteen miles an
hour and was Of the sort that manipulators
Of seroplanes detesr. It swept across the
aviation field and made flying in the air
anything but enjoyable But rather than
disappoint the spectators. Captain Frank
Cofvn ordered the Wright machines from
the hangar and gave directions TO his flyers
T. bottle I'D their enthusiasm and engage
:r fights Of the safe and sane brand.
There were three short flights by Hox-
sev. Brokins and Johnstone. They confined
their air nanoeuvres TO plain sailing at an
altitude OF go feet and thereby sidetracked
possible accidents Ralph .Johnstone was
the last 10 fly. He used his machine which
re damaged IN la1 weeks accident. and
which seems to refuse 10 come back for
when IN the air Only TWO minutes his motor
again failed 10 work properly and he was
forced 10 descend He made only TWO
circuits Of the field. and his machine had
not escended to the level Of the top OF the
trees at the west of the field when HIS
motor trouble began.
Archie Hoxsev had better luck with
his aeroplsne- He made Z pretty fight Of
ten minutes duration. scared Marsward
go feet negotiated several difficult circles
and coasted down 10 the centre Of the field
from an altitude OF 800 feet
Walter Brooizins. minus the plaster on
his hroksn nose, which he has worn as
hadse OF courage since his recent accident
was in the air four minutes with the new
Wright machine, but in that short time he
- s-,@-s toll IN he
atmosphere while sailing close 70 Mother
Earth, and wound up with one of MS
famous coasts 20 the carrot patch just
west of the Erandstand- The daring trio
zxsnted 10 continue the exhibition. but
CAPTAIN CofrFn protested and no further
flights were made.
Just before reaching his highest altitude
Brookins. for the second time this week
made q complete turn with his bIplane IN
five and z half seconds A dozen club Of
f7ciais caught the time with stop watches
TO-DAY. Considering that the new Wright
machine was built for speed and not 10
perform circus stunts Brookins's work is
considered remarkable hy experts
The Wright aviarors will continue their
flights throughout the remainder Of The
week Possibly tomorrow Johnstone and
fIoxsev wiu race across country The
programme. Captain Coffyn has announced.
viii divulge some aerial stunts not yet
attempted al this meet
Frank Pippen, . local aviator nd for
rner halIoonisr. will exhibit his new biplane
to-rnorrow. It Is radical departure from
the Wright machines One OF the features
is the placing Of the engine below the lower
rlanz The machine il also equipped with
rrorellers with three blades. Experts who
have examined the new machine say its
inventor should he able TO make i fy.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25

which he interpreted to mean that their
contract was cancelled.
Monroe Wheeler. counsel for Curtiss, de-
clared that Hamilton was under contract
with Curtiss for two years. and that the
message referred to one specific event only.
Curtisss position was, according to Mr.
Wheeler, that the contract was sull In
force. calling for a 60 per cent share of
Hamilton's receipts, Curtiss having the
power to designate the events in which
Hamilton may take part. The decision was
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
THREE SISTERS ARRESTED
Brooklyn Store Detective Makes
Charges of Shoplifting.

Three sisters were arrested yesterday in
a Brooklyn department store by Mary
Clarke, a detective employed by the firm
They were Miss Ella Brown Miss Mabel
Brown and Mrs Lucille z. Cook. OF No.
50 Quincy street. Brooklyn. At the Adams
street station they were charged with shop
lifting
The matron ar the police station searched
the women. and said she found a number
Of trinkets and articles of cheap iewelry
concealed about them Ella had 81 %
worth. Mabel s. 10 and Lucille 81 =
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
FIGHTS TO HOLD HAMILTON
'Curtiss Maintains Contract Was for
Two Year=Court Reserves Decision.

The legal fight between Glenn Il. Curtiss
and Charles X Hamilton. in which the
latter through an injunction seeks 70 he
freed from contract and also from inter
ference IN his outside contracts first
brought out bv the fling of papers by coun-
SCI for Hamilton. Israel Ludlow. in the
United States Circuit Court. was before
Judge Iaccnhe yesterday
NJ Ludlow told Of the business ar
raneemenrs that had existed between the
av1arors up 70 last June. when they had 2
falling out. The counsel fo- Hamilton
said that the latter was being interfered
witt in his efforts 10 take part in aviation
meets. He told e telegraph message
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
GRAND JUROR DIES IN TRAIN.

Burlington. n J. Aug 24-James G. Nc
Loughlin, of New Brunswick, a member
Of the Hudson County Grand Jury. died Of
heart failure to-day while on an express
train bound for Atlantic City. With other
members of the jury Mclaughlin started
for trip TO the shore after they had ended
the business for the term. He was obliged
TO run for the train, and the exertion. il
is believed, affected his heart Shortly
after leaving Trenton he was taken sud
denly i'll. On being taken from the train
here il was found that he was dead
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
MISS M'KEEVER WINS AGAIN
Drives Jotah and Roberts Own
to Victory on Speedway.

BY winning two races in the Pleasure
Drivers Associations fourth matinee on
the Brooklyn Speedway yesterday, Miss
Dearie McKeever again demonstrated that
she is the peer Of women drivers in and
about New York. Miss Mckeever won
the fast pacing race with her gray mare
Jotah, and slower pacing affair, in which
she drove Roberts own. owned by Ed
ward Rosenberg. In the latter event she
defeated William Mathias's Judge and
Francis J. Keliy's Black Patchen, who
we're considered q very even match for
the big black PAGER
The summary follows:
PACING CLASS "A
Jotsh ct m, Miss Dearie McKeever 2
Hsnnah Lake. bk m, Harry smith. i
Time .05i =. 1;0I. OF IA
PACING-CLAss A.
Eohert,s Own, hs &. Miss Dearte McKeever !
Black Patchen. ok e, Francis ]. Kelly
Judge h e. William Matthias. .-..-....-....
Time 10, l:lo.
TROTTING-CLASs a
Rylie Bird. br- m. r. ". Smith .....--.-
Charles Branden b. 6. B Never. r.--.......-.
The Count, Blk 3 Harry smith -........ 5
Time :09. 1,o6
PACING-CLsAsS B.
Artus cord b G.. And wardenhauer ..... l
JACK 2 b z, J. II Thraiiii -. -.
Mack Franklin. b. 6. Mrs Martin Gurau-. .
Marion. r. &. Bernard Cohen -.-.-. 4
Time :12lz. l.iSH
SPECIAL PACING RACE cup.
ouaTterstake. b e. MAI wsrd-.---..-..
Time-f:07. IL
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
SANDGLASS WINS.

York. England, Aug. 24-The Rous two
year-old selling plate of 200 sovereigns. over
a distance of five furlongs. was run to-day
and was won by H. P. Whitney's Sand
glass Lockheart was second and Acttone
third There We're seventeen starters
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
MR.. AND MRS. GARY IN AIRSHIP
Frank A. Munsey Also Makes a Flight
with M Bleriot

Epernay. France. Aug 24.-Elhert Il,
Gary. chairman &C the board of directors
of the United States Steel Corporation, and
Mrs Gary. Charles r. Flint and Frank \.
Munsey paid a visit here to-day to the
aerodrome of n. Rleriot. The aeronaut
took up Judge and Mrs. Gary and Mr..
Nunsey in his rnonoplane-
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
BOSTON, 5; ST. LOUIS, 2.

Boston, Aug. 24-Benjamin Franklin
Hunt tall left hand pitcher who came
70 Boston from the Sacramento, Cal, club,
twirled a fine game for the home team to-
day. and ST. Louis was defeated by
score OF 5 TO ,. The visitors made but four
hits and seven of them struck out.
The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25

lev have done much toward bringing the
forest fires under control. The storm mas
extended over an area of one nunoreo
square miles going as far cast as Helena
and taking in the Cosur d Alene district
Supervisor Kinney, of the Missoula Ma
tional Forest, has received word from one
of the ranger stations in his district say
ing the storm was general
With assurances that the storm had ma
teriaIIy Iessened the danger, scores or re-
fugees started to-day from Mfssoula 70 re-
turn to their deserted homes along the
Coeur d Alene line of the Northern Paciflc-
Those returning homeward were principally
people living between Saltese and Iron
Mountain Some of them have lost their
homes. while others. who never expected TO
see theirs again, will fpd them undam-
aged The refugees are carried to their
homes free Forestry officers to-day re-
cefved word from the Kootenai National
Forest that conditions were improved. and
that Libby and Troy were safe.
Redding. Cal, Aug. A-The forest Wire
near MinervilIe, Trinity County. has front
of five and half miles. 1t has burned
into a belt of magnificent timber. Every
man in Lewiston has been drafted 10 aid
the forest rangers Colstein, near the
Northern California line. was saved by
back firing after flames had approached
so near that hotel was on fire four times.
The fire in the Tahoe national forest
reserve is still raging tonight, despite the
efforts of hundreds of men, including two
companies of coast artillery. The reserve
IS apparently doomed.
Washington, Aug. 24-Fffty trained for
est agents from the staff OF District For
ester Sherman. at Ogden. Utah, have been
ordered by the Forest Service here TO pro
ceed at once to Missoula, Mont, to aid in
suprintending the fighting Of the flames
in that district.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
The record to da.e follows:
MASTEFS TOURNEY
M'GRAW SELLS SEYMOUR.

C'y Seymour. the last of the old veterans
with the Giants, was sold yesterday TO the
baltimore club of the Eastern League. He
left St Louis last night 10 go TO his new
berth. At one time Cy was one of the
best hitters who ever welded a stick.
Walter Manning, a pitcher of the New
York Americans, was released yesterday
to the Rochester team of the Eastern
League
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
OREGON TOWN BURNED
Vending Destroyed by Forest
Fire, with Loss of Life.

Eugene. Ore, Aug. 24--Wendling, town
in Lane County. was destroyed by forest
fire tonight The Kelly lumber
mills and considerable railroad ~property
were burned. It is feared several lives
were lost.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25

'Batted for Hoffman in ninth inning.
Boston -.-..........0 Q l Ks
St Louis ..........O o Q q / I @
rrhrea-base htts-Killifer Stahl. Home run
Griggs. Sacrifice hit-LeWis. Sacrifice flies
EngIe Hunt stolen bases-Wagner, Stone.
0oYhla plav-Wallace. Truesdale and Newman.
Left on bases-St. Louis, 3; Boston, u. First
base on balls-Of Hunt /; off Hall, S. Hit by
pitcher-By Hall Hooper). Struck out-By
Hunt i by Hall. 5. Wild pitch-Hunt. Time
2.0I Unpires-Esan and O'Loughlin.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS.

San Francisco. Aug. 4-The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks to-day
were as follows
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
Hoffman in ninth inning.

Totals. % II % S Totals 80 ? "a Il
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25

Missoula. Mont, Aug. "a heavy fall o.
snow in the mountains and rain in the val
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25

DAY LINZ Summer Exc Book. Cstskills etc Pc
fore selecting vacation TYP send g. postage 10
Hudson River Day Line. DesbTosses St. -. y
New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
RESORTS.

NEW YORK.
The oasis., 1910-10-08

-Sam and Johnny. See the two Mannies at the Cantina Cen tral. Fresh Sandwiches, first class wet goods, fine Mexican cigars, etc.
The oasis., 1910-10-08
ARIZONA NEWS.
AI interesting Column of Items culled
 From Territorial Exchanges.

StOTln Ouhuay afternoon HgnInlng struck the home of Hugh Misen- himer, entering through the sid ing just above the floor of the liv- ing room. Mir. Misenhimer and his daughter, Miss Alma, were knocked down but not injured. The bed clothes in one room caught fire, but this was put out before any serious damage was done.
 Phoenix Republican: Word was brought to Constable Murphy, yesterday afternoon that murder was contemplated in the vicinity of Twelfth and Cleveland streets. Victorino Cervantes was chasing his wife around with a butcher knife of large proportions to induce her to return to his dOmlcile. The woman had taken refuge in the house of a neighbor and Cervantes had left the scene forgetting his hat. The constable went down and found the b4reheaded husband a couple of blocks away from the scene of intended bloodshed. He had mislaid the knife.
 Arizona Democrat: Messrs. Dut- ton and Golden, the two post office inspectors that were here invest. igating the recent robbery, left yesterday evening and reported that there was absolutely no clue as to the identity of the robbers. The mail was sent on to Roosevelt yesterday and the Roosevelt post master was instructed to have the envelopes returned to the Mesa postmaster to be used as evidence in case the robbers were captured and until the next mail from Roosevelt, Monday evening, it will not be known if the robbers secur- ed anything or not. It is supposed that few checks were taken but that the robbers will not try to pass them is the opinion of all as that would be dead give away on them.
 Arizona Gazette: Candidates for delegates in the election of Septem- Der 12, whether they won or lost, must dle sworn statements of their campaign expenses with Secretary George U. Young before October 12 or violate one of the statutes. Assistant Secretary R. A. Kirk stated that he had received several inquiries as to whether the state ments should be filed with the board of supervisors in the county which the candidates reside. Kirk stated that it has been decided that these statements must be made to the secretary. Several of the delegates, it is feared, may overlook the matter entirely if their attention Is not called. The statement must include all money that was expended by the candi- date in his efforts to be elected.
 Daily Globe: Good news for Stafford and vicinity was an- nounced here this morning by A. G. Smith, the former Globe banker, who returned to Globe after an absence of four months, in the east. While in the east, Mr. Smith organized the Gila Valley Electric, Gas & Water company. with Mas sachusetts capitalists backing the venture. Surveyors have been at work in the vicinity of Stafford for some time past. mapping out the