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New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
EMBRACES "PLETTY LADY"
Chinaman Is Then Sent from Astor
House to Bellevue.

When a short chubby Chinaman, II
loose. flowing robes. his pigtail swinging
free. ambIed up the stairs leading from
the rotunda to the desk" in the Astor
House Yesterday afternoon the clerk. with
his most urbane smile. swung the big
book around. dipped pen in ink and ex-
tended it toward the Celestial visitor.
"Win your highness register" asked
the clerk. bowling low
Me tiled-ne wait a while replied
the Oriental as he made toward the re-
ception rooms. on the Vesey street side OF
the hotel.
There he settled himself in one Of the
plush armchairs. and. chattering softly.
removed his soft-soled slippers.
Near by sat a woman who looked her
disdain at him who dared remove his slip
pers in her presence.
But her look turned from disdain to ho--
ror when the Chinaman turned toward her
and said -'Pletty lady. me ike you velly
much"
Then she screamed for the Chinaman un-
dertook to show her how sincere his state
ment was by throwing his arms about her
House Detective Sanderson heard the
woman scream, and he hastened into ths
room The Chinaman had the woman fl a
JlSnI embrace anu q SiIllLh w tsic6I LIS
features as he reiterated: Me like you
me like you-me like you veIly. veIly
much"
Gently Sanderson disengaged the arms
of the Oriental and sat him down 20 await
an ambulance from Bellevue Hospital
where he was taken for observation \
policeman learned that the Chinamans
name was Ling Kee. and that he lived ss
No. 81 Mott street.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
SAY THEY STOLE LETTER
Two Young Men Arrested for
Robbing Mail Box.

Two young men, Benjamin Reichman.
of No. 9OS Sutter avenue Brooklyn, and
Harry Pomerance, of No. 231 East 18th
street were arrested yesterday after
noon by Detectives Harvey and Staple
ton, of the Central Office, at Second ave-
nue. and 9th street, charged with being
letter box thieves. Both were locked
I'D at Police Headquarters, and will be
arraigned in the Jefferson Market Court
this morning.
r. c. SCHNEIDER and his brother Walter,
who are attached to the Burns-Sheri-
dan National Detective Agency. have
watched Reichman for several weeks
ma st. they say. ever since he was re-
leased from the Elmira Reformatory,
where he was sent for having commit
ted the same offence over year ago.
At that time Reichman was sentenced
to serve five years, but he was released
on June 20.
According to the detectives, on July
Is Reichman rif1ed the letter box OF IL
Yesterski. at No "a Lispenard street
and took a letter that contained check
for S1O2 20, drawn on the AID street
branch of the Corn Exchange Bank The
National Detective Agency men were
waiting at the bank yesterday morning
when Pomerance appeared and asked tc
have the check certified. This was done
and the detectives followed Pomerance
until he met Reichman. when both were
arrested
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
THE END OF BRYANIsM
Incontinently Defeated in Ne
braska County Primaries.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

4
Omaha. July 3-William j. Bryan and
his great fight for county option in Ne
braska were practically defeated Tonight
when the results of the primary eiectio"s'
held in forty-five counties, were reported
although the actual turn down VIII not
occur until next Tuesday at the state con-
vention.
At midnight. with % counties and 1os votes
vet to be heard from, the anti-Bryanites
have a clear majority OF the delegates IN
structed against Bryan and county opuoh'
rendering absolutely sure the defeat OF the
former leader of the party.
or the sixty-four counties reporting.
BRYAN received the vote of only five
counties, one of these being Lancaster
County, in which he lives These five
counties have los votes The opposition
have instructed thirty-two counties with
44S votes against Bryan. Twenty-seven
counties, uninstructed. have c2S votes. and
a large number of these have stated that
they would vote against Bryan and county
option.
OF the twenty-nine counties End ls6 votes
yet to report the anti-Bryanites viii get
fully three-fourths, but should they not get
the vote of single one of these Bryan
would yet be defeated.
c. w Bryan, brother and manager of
w j. Bryan, refused tonight to concede
that Nebraska had turned against his
brother. and said that w. J. Bryan had not
yet given up hope of controlling the state
convention and that he vas bending every
energy to that end.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
FIRE ON AVIATION FIELD
Crowd Stampedes, but No Dam.
age Is Done at Garden City.
THREE SUCCESSFUL FLIGHTS
Harmon Does Dip and Specta-
tors Scatter-Says He Will
Ask Mr.. Roosevelt to Fly.

Garden City Long Island. July % (sp.-
cIaD-The crowds that come TO witness
the aviation feats every night had a little
excitement tonight. when fire In the rear
of Harry Harkness's shed caused a general
stampede The services OF tine Fire De-
partment of Mineola were not needed. how
ever
Clifford 3. Harmon went into the air
with his Farman biplsne and made four
and a half circuits o. the field. then came
down as his engine. which had Just been
installed. was not working smoothly Mr.
Harmon said tonight that he expects 10
attempt the trip across the Sound in
short time He will not use pontoons-
Just before Mr.. Harmon came down he
made a dip over the grandstand. in front
of which Captain Baldwin was standing
watching the fight. and the captain made
a record in getting over fence and out OF
danger. The crowd in the stand also :eI-
lowed the example of the captain Captain
Baldwin then started in his Curtiss ma
chine and made three rounds Of the course
speeding as high az seventy miles an hour
Charles Russell made a flight OF three
rounds thirty feet high. alighting so easily
that the spectators applauded.
The new addition TO the aeronauticaI shed
is finished. giving the aviators much mora
room than before. A tall pole is TO be
raised I'm front and light propeller put on
for a weather-vane The big ReqLa Gibson
engine which is being tried out just be-
hind the tent OF Philip Wilcox. was being
tested tonight when bolt slipped and ths
propeller shot off and just missed a crowd
OF men who were watching il.
On August 10 Mr.. Roosevelt is to be here
as the guest of Frank Doubleday TO Wit
ness the flights The big Doubleday plant
is to have a cornerstone laying on that
day.
Next Saturday will b. known as Aero
Club day, and all the members have been
asked TO be on hand and bring their ma
chimes. if they have am.
When asked about report that he would
try tc get Mr.. Roosevelt TO fly with him.
MI. Harmon said:
Nothing would suit me better tnan %
have the honor Of giving 50 distinguished a
person as Mr.. Roosevelt his first ride in an
aeroplane, and il he comes here hope
will be able to induce him 10 fly with me-
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
MoToRMAN PREVENTS DISASTER
Sends Crowded Car Crashing Through
Crossing Gates Just in Time

For saving thirty eight passengers from
death or injury George Fuchs. notorman
employed by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company, has received one hundred good
credit marks from the company.
Fuchs started from Maspeth, Long ISL
and on Monday for trip TO Manhattan.
BY the time his reached the Long
Island Railroad crossing at that town
there were thirty~eight passengers on
board When the reached the crossing
the gates were up and the motorman
started across Then an express came
laundering along and down went the gates,
hemming in the car
When Fuchs saw the express coming he
put on fun power and sent his car crash
ing through the gates, just III time The
passengers were shaken up by the smash
ing of the car through the gates, but no
one was hurt and all realized that il was
only the prompt action of the motorman
that had prevented "a disaster-
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
DEAD; FOUND IN HOTEL
Continued from first page.

he had a letter for her which contained
bad news.
rs 1t from my husband?" asked Mrs
Hussey. and when she was told 1t was
she asked, rs he dead?" The Coro-
ner said she had better read the let
ter herself, and after she had done SO
she reeled as though about TO fall, then
recovered herself and asked the Coroner
where the $50 bill was which was re-
ferred to In the letter. Holtzhauser told
the woman that 1t was probably in the
envelope, and after search she found
It. She then demanded to know what
right the Coroner had to open the let
ter and was very indignant.
Mrs Hussey said her husband hao
called her on the telephone on Friday
evening and said he would be home at
10 o'clock He had never stayed away
from home before, she said. Mrs hus-
sey said her maiden name was Eleanor
Williams and that she and Hussey had
been married about three years. she
being the dead mans second wife.
Member Of Hardware Firm.
1t was later learned that Hussey was
in the hardware business. being con-
nected with the firm Of Sargent & Co.
of No. 81 Centre street. of which con-
Germ he had been the financial repre-
sentative for thirty-ive years. He is
said to have been q member OF the
Union League Club of Brooklyn, where
he formerly lived.
BY his first marriage Mr.. Hussey
leaves a son and daughter. The son,
Richard L Hussey. is the manager or the
Brooklyn News Company. and the
daughter is Mrs H. H. Philcox, or
Maplewood, n. J. A sister, Mrs B. u.
Still, of Halsey street. Brooklyn, was
mentioned In the dead mans letter
When Coroner Holtzhauser refused to
clear up the mystery surrounding the
mans death and said there would be no
autopsy unless Mrs. Hussey demanded
it DR.. Gflday was asked for his opinion
of the case. and said he thought Hus-
sey had taken a sufficient quantity or
opium to bring about his death
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
DEMOCRATS PLAN CONFERENCE
Will Meet in Albany Early in Septem-
Der to Plan Campaign.

Albany, July ga conference Of Demo-
Gratis from all sections Of the state will be
held the first week in September to discuss
plans for the state convention and cam
paign, according to State Chairman John
A Dix. Members of the state committee and
the executive committee, the various county
chairmen and the Democratic mayors Of
the state will be invited. The details for
the conference will be arranged at a meet
ing of the state committee, probably in
Albany early in August The time and
place for holding the Democratic State
Convention will be fixed at this meeting.
Chairman Dix has appointed a committee
consisting of Edward NJ Shepard, chair
man; William Church Osborne, Herbert P.
Bissel. Seymour Van Santvoord and Rich
ard T. Wilson, jr., to confer with the Dem
ocratic State League and the progressive
Democrats with view Of uniting all Dem
ocratS.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
GIRL BREAKS UP A FIGHT
Gets a Prisoner, Too, and Holds Him
Until a Patrolman Arrives.

I.eoni Lieberman, of No. East l0Sth
street, who is a stenographer. took part In
general mix-up which occurred at 10sth
street and Madison avenue when a number
OF men pounced upon the driver of a de-
livery wagon and began to pummel him
yesterday afternoon
Not one of the many onlookers intervened.
although the driver was bowling with pain
but Miss Lieberman sprang forward and
caught hold of one man The yigor of her
plucky Intervention frightened off all the
drivers assaiiants except William Ander-
SON. of No : East lc6th street who could
not fee because Miss Lieberman had him
by the coat collar She and a man who
finally went To her all made charge OF
feionious assault against Anderson when
he was taken to the East 10th street sta
ton BY PatrelMaQ King.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
CAR TURNS TURTLE: 5 HURT
New York and Pennsylvania Off
cials in Auto Smash.

Mlddletown. n Y, July 23--Phiip
Maurer is diving tonight of internal in
.rries he received yesterday afternoon when
the automobile ne was driving turned turtle
and spilled its load of dignitaries into the
road.
Winslow NJ Meaoe. of Albany. Deputy
Superintendent of Public Works for New
York State, and Clarence J. Bockman, Nile
G Roland and Alfred L. Martin, represent
ing the Pennsylvania State Bridge Comnis-
sion, sent their car up a steep hill at d
rsoint some seventy-five miles north of here.
between Caliicoon and fremont Centre,
when the motive power failed and the car
first began to run backward, and, the brakes
refusing 10 respond. quickly leaped out Of
control.
All the party we're buried beneath the in
verted tonneau, but, with the exception of
the chauffeur, they escaped with bruises
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
EIGHT-HoUR DAY ON VESSELS
Law Applies Only to Work Done on
Ship Itself Where 1t Is Built.

Washington. July 23.-Only the actual
work done in navy yards on the battle
ships and coiliers. authorized at the last
session of Congress. is subject to the eight
hour law, according to opinion sent by
Attorney General Wickersham to the Navy
Department.
Il think il is clear that the privision in
the naval appropriation act" said the At
torney General, must be construed to
apply simply to the work done upon the
vessel itself at the place where 1t is built,
and not applying to the manufacture
of machinery or other material elsewhere.
which is to enter into the construction OF
the vessel
The question of the extent of the appi-
cation of the eight-hour law to the vessels
authorized arose when the department began
the preparation of specifications for bid
ders. BY some ii was urged that the law
required even the armor plates and such
Instruments as compaSSeS, to be construct
ed by eight-hour labor.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
NEGROES BURN WHITE BOY
Slip White Hot Steel Billet Inside
Clothes While He Sleeps.

Pittsburg. July 23-Lorrie Long, aged
fourteen years "puller'' employed in tie
Park Steel Mill here was horribly burned
early to-day while asleep on bench by
4-inch white hot billet of steel. which. it is
alleged by the boy. was placed inside his
shirt against his back by crowd of negro
boys, also employed at the plant. and with
whom there had been feud of long stand
ing. The lad nay die
Six coiored boys. from sixteen TO eighteen
years of age, lave been placed under ar
rest charged with the offence II Is said
the feud had been made more bitter by the
outcome OF the Reno prizehgnt
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
SECOND AUTO VICTIM DEAD
Woonsocket Councilman Car Said to
Have Injured Men

Providence. July 23 - The death to-
day of James Melarkey, Of Woonsocket.
from injuries. added a second victim to the
number of the automobile accident in Lin
coin last Tuesday morning, when two
pedestrians were struck by car in which
Councilman Napoleon De Abelo, of Woon-
socket, is said TO have been riding.
The other man. James O'Rourke, a la
borer was dead when found, and both were
lying on opposite sides Of the road Harry
Flynn. 6 bartender at a Woonsocket hotel,
who was in the machine. was arrested and
held on the charge Of manslaUghter. De
Abelo is missing, and the police believe
that he is in some place in Massachusetts.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
A "GET TOGETHER MEETING"
No Governorship Booms Fostered at
Saratopa Conference

Saratoga Springs. N. Y, July 23.-After a
night conference, which continued well into
this morning, Chairman Dix and the mem
bers of the executive committee of the
Democratic State Committee were en-
phatic in their statements that no gov
ernorship booms were fostered, and that
only general ideas for the fall campaign
were interchanged. Nearly all the members
of the committee departed to-day.
Mr.. Dix and the officers OF the committee
summarized the results of the conference
In the statement that every member of the
committee brought encouraging reports
from his locality, and that the meeting was
entirely harmonious.
1T was a get together meeting" said
Mr.. Dix. II wanted to meet the commit
tee and get their views the political
situation, that was all Details will come
a
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
PocKETeook MAKERS MAY STRIKE

The organizers of the unions on the East
Side. who recently formed union of pock-
etbcok makers. reported yesterday that
2001 members are getting ready to make
demands for higher wages. a shorter work
day and recognition of the union. The de-
nands are to be enforced by strikes. The
union held a meeting In Clinton Hall, No,
l5l Clinton street, at which committee
was appointed TO get many enrolments
In the union as possible before the demands
arc made
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
MINNESOTA CONVENTIONS.

st. Paul, July 23.-Democratic conventions
were held to-day in number of counties
to elect delegates to the state convention
on July z8.
Ex-Governor John Lind was Endorsed by
seven of the eleven counties represented.
The counties instructed for him. but op-
posed county option, for which Mr.. Lind
has taken a strong hand. Hennepin, Lind's
home county did not instruct it's delegation.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
AUTOMOBILE KILLS WOMAN
Chauffeur Hurries Her to Hospital, but
She Dies on Operating Table.

Mrs. Anna McManus, fifty years old, Of
Rockaway Beach. Queens. was struck and
fatally injured at Rockaway Beach by an
automobile last night. She died while sur
geons at St Josephs Hospital, Far Rock
away, were about to operate on her.
Mrs. McManus was crossing the street at
jackson and Ocean avenues, when an
automobile driven by Edward Ulrich, a
chauffeur, came along. The woman be
came confused and failed to get out of the
way Size was hurled several feet. and
when picked up was unconscious.
Clrich placed her in the machine and
hurried her to the hospital. but she was
piaced on the operating table she died. The
chauffeur was arrested.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
NEW ORLEANS INQUIRY
Sugar Weigher Admits Readjusting
Customs Scales.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

New Orleans. July 23.-Admitting that he
had been fitting adjustment pin on one
q. the United States customs scales at the
Chalmette plant of the American Sugar
Refining Company. Charles Crane
we!gher. is to appear next week before
Collector c. c. Mccall, Special Deputy l.
Z. Bentley and Special Agent James Me
Emery Of the Treasury Department. Crane
explains that he was compelled 10 manipu-
late the device in order to obtain correct
balance of the scales.
Because of conflicting opinions Mr.. Nc
Emery directed that rigid investigation
be undertaken OF the entire weighing sys-
TEN In vogue at this port. particularly with
reference 10 the scales used at the sugar
refinery IN handling Imported raw cane
fu-ars from Cuba and Porto Rico and beet
sugar from Germany.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
DEAD MAN NOMINATED
Texan Killed by Negro Burned at
Stake Had No Opposition.

FL Paso, Tex, July PA dead man was
nominated to Office to-day by the Demo-
Gratis of Belton, Tex He was James
Mitchell. who was killed yesterday morning
by Henry Gentray. the negro who was
burned to death last night by a mob.
Mitchell. constable. was slain by Gentray
when he attempted to arrest the negro.
Mitchell was a candidate for reelection
at to-days primaries without opposition,
and to-day as the ashes of the negro were
being blown through the streets the Demo-
Gratis voted for the dead man.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
MOTOR BOAT SINKS, 4 SAVED
Steamer Makes Timely Rescue on
Owasco Lake.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Auburn n. Y, July 3.-A timely rescue
by the steamboat City of Auburn on Owas-
co Lake this afternoon saved the lives of
George Hamilton, Earl Simmons, James
Dempsey and John Rice, four well known
mechanics The four were motoring in
Rice's craft, the Idle Hour, and without
warning the gasolene tank blew up.
All were thrown into the lake, and the
boat Immediately filled and went to the
bottom in sixty feet of water. The steam
boat captain witnessed the accident, and
put his boat to the rescue, picking up the
men In an exhausted condition.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
FISH SCORES CANNON
New York Congressman Also Mildly
Rebukes Vice-President Sherman.

Utica, N. Y. July ZS.-Congressman Ham
ilton Fish. of Garrison, n. Y, addressing
the members of the Oneida County Repuo.
lican League this afternoon explained the
attitude of the so-cailed insurgents in Con-
gress toward President Taft'S recent leg1s-
lative programme. He discussed the tariff,
the railroad rate bill, the conservation bill
and the postal savings bank bill. taking
each bill in turn and rehearsing the trou-
bles experienced by the progressive mem
bers of the House of Representatives.
Mr. Fish scored Speaker Cannon in Bit
ter terms, and also administered mild
rebuke to Vice-President Sherman.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
COMMISSIONER WILL RESIGN
Rowe, of Jersey City, Thirty Years il
Office. May Make Statement.

Linsly Rowe, of Jersey City, stated
yesterday that he would comply with the
request for his resignation as United
States commissioner. He has served for
thirty years He said, however. that he
had not definitely decided how he would
formulate it, or when he would present it.
TO District Court Judge Cross. He added
that he may make a statement.
The explanation for the request was the
delay in delivering to witness cash de-
posted with the commissioner as bail
after the prisoner had submitted a re-
lease from the officials at Washington.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
A REVEREND POLICEMAN
Minister VIII Now Try to Curb Bad
Boys in the Park.

Louisville. July 23.-Probably the only
minister policeman in the United States is
the Rev. Arthur E. Watham, rector of
Trinity Episcopal Church in this city, who
took his oath of Office yesterday, and re-
ceived his badge, on which was inscribed.
Private Policeman, Trinity Park The
Rev. Mr.. Watham says that he has be-
come a policeman in addition to his other
duties for the good of the boys who play
In Trinity Park.
with my authority of a policeman
think that l viii be able to handle any
black sheep that should attempt to lead
my flock astray." said he.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
RAINS STOP FOREST FIRES
Cost Seven Lives and Millions of
Dollars in Northwest.

Spokane Wash. July 23.-Eeavy showers
IN the last forty-eight hours have checked
the great forest fires that ere threaten
ing towns of Washington. Idaho. Montana
and British Columbia, and for the present
practically all danger is past This in
ciudes the threatened Rainy River section
The fires of the last ten days cost five
lives near Kelso. b. c, and two near Col
vile, Wash. The towns Of Ryan, Wash,
and White Water, McGuigan, Three Forks.
Baynes Lake and Jaffrsy. B. C, are re-
ported wiped out. and the damage TO tim
ber proba bly, will run into several millions
of dollars
Vancouver. b. g. July 23-The total loss
oy forest fires IN British Columbia is Of
ficiaily estimated to-day at S, 10000 Prac-
tically all the fires in the upper country
have been extinguished.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
BADLY HURT STOPPING A HORSE
Thrown by Runaway Animal, Man S
Thigh Is Fractured.

In attempting to stop runaway horse at
Park avenue and 134th street yesterday az
ternoon. Charles Norton, Of No. 80 West
1o,d street. was knocked down. His left
thigh was fractured and his scalp torn. He
was taken to the Harlem Hospital.
The horse was attached to a delivery
wagon of the Borough Express Company
and had been frightened by passing loco
motive. James Quinn, the driver. lost con-
troll Of the animal, which dashed up Park
avenue. At l34th street Norton tried to
stop the horse catching it by the bride
The horse broke Nelson's hold and threw
him
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
WoMAN's CONDITION CRITICAL
Mrs Dalby, Whose Husband Shot Her,
Not Expected to Live.

Mrs. Alfred H. Daily, who was shot by
her husband on Thursday evening In front
of her boarding house, in West 18th street.
was said to be In a critical condition at the
Flower Hospital late last night. The
woman had spent very bad day. and the
physicians said they were afraid that
blood poisoning would set in. which would
probably result fatally.
Mr.. Daily. who was formerly musical di-
rector for De Wolf Hopper. was arraigned
in the West Side Court and held for ex-
animation on July %
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
POLISH cELEsRArIoN TO-DAY.

The hve hundredth anniversary OF tns
battle Of Grunwald. one OF the most I'M
portant victories in the history OF Poland
VIII be celebrated to-day by the Polish n
habitants of New York City and its vicinity.
who number about 100000. The celebration
Will be held in the open air at Grant CITY
Staten Island Paul 2. Rhode, of Chicago.
the Polish Bishop of America. and Arch
bishop Farley will be present.