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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19
THREE DROWNED; ONE SAVED
Accidents on Rivers and Sound
Cost Bathers Their Lives.

Three drownings and a rescue were re-
ported by the police from the North and
East rivers and the Sound yesterday.
The rescue was made by Thomas Pear
son. OF No 1895 Second avenue, and Thomas
Murphy, Of the same address. They jumped
from the pier at lC2d street and the East
River and succeeded in bringing James
Wynn n six-year-od boy, TO the surface
after he had sunk. The child fell from the
pier while playing
Within a few feet OF several companions
Mchale Rescusco. of No. 81 Chrystie street,
drowned in the East River at S0th street
His companions say that he threw up h.s
hands and sank without uttering cry and
did not come to the surface again. HIS
body was not recovered.
jeremiah OConnor, nine years old, OF No.
$40 West SD street fell from the pier at
54th street and the North River and was
drowned before the boys who were At play
with him could summon help. His body
was found an hour later by the captain
OF a Iehigh Valley Railroad tug.
Leopold Heburn, OF No E0S West l4lst
street, was drowned while bathing In the
Sound at the Douglaston pier, near Bay
side The body was recovered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19
TAFT STRONGER THAN EVER
Berger Says La Toilette Is Fast
r,osinr Followers.
fHy Telegraph to me lr,1'n.' r,

..,,.,,t<1o Iune fS.-"DrcSlutHl '"'' -
..a,u.r than he ever was. He WIZ he re-
.,,ro,od without serious opposition. Inc
,nenrrent-. by opposing reciprocity, nave
,os. their opportunity and are disifi'esiu'-
10, every day. The Democrats nave '"S
od,..rtoge Of position. They gay 'nat d
ponun,,can President had to call on tne
r,er,ocrats 70 pass Republican measure.
This is the way that the sole Sociiis
n Congress. Victor L. Berger to-day
c,,,,,roa lied the situation in Washington
during a visit home for Sunday ana con-
t.nued o.. ,,. o,
%. w. aco (. seemed os II tart was
bopoIcrsly unpopular. La Fohete was -
no out W. Tor President. as the Ieacer o.
the Insurgents. IT was not expected that
no would defeat Taft in the coeVenO'oh'
but that with Taft as the Republican NOM
inoo It was thought tho Democrats "ou'u
elect n President II 10 Toilette hao pee"
o statosnan he would have stood BY MS
c,,rs ard retained his following Bat ne
djdn't and now his followers are slipping
away from him.
."rhe coming week I shall introduce Al
old are pension bill. on which l nave been
WORKING ever since my election. II |ili
make 81 a week as the maximum pension.
re. T shall PROBABLY introduce PHI TO
have WASHINGTON govern itself ana tSN
1solf as other cites do, Tor present CoHui-
tiors have no excuse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19
BURGLARS ROB DRUG sToR IS
Detectives Looking for Thieves Arrest
Man Who Is Selling Cigars.

Burglars entered the drug store Of James
Wilson. at No. IT'S Lexington avenue,
early yesterday morning and took per-
fumes. cigars and other articles valued at
$3.50. The police of the East lOith street
station were informed. and Detectives
Kahn and Lennon found that the burglars
had lowered themselves from a skylight
into the store with coil OF copper wire
LEFT on the roof by electricians.
NO clew as 10 the identity Of the burg
lars was round. and the detectives had
about given up the search last night when.
AZ the corner Of Lexington avenue and
lVoth street they were accosted by a man
with box or cigars in his hand.
II you We got iive-cent piece about
you step this way gentlemen, and buy a
lo-ccnt cigar for a nickel" announced the
man.
They look like pretty good smokes"
said Lennon az he critically examined the
band about one OF the cigars Where do
you get such good cigars?' he asked
a friend of mine Just went bankrupt"
replied the Nender. and lie told me to sell
them"
Lennon consulted list OF goods stolen
from the drus store and then arrested the
man Al the police station the prisoner
described himself as James Anderson a
clerk OF No. 1872 East l05ih street He was
iocked up on charge OF burglary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19
BRINGS NAMES F0REMAST
The Bayemo Arrives with Relic
from I-Fated Battlesh;;ct.

The Bayamo, % the Ward Line, carry
ing the steel forenast CT the Inflated bat-
tlesbiD Maine on her forward main deck,
arrived AZ Pier "a. Joralemon street. Brook
Ign, yesterday The foremost "hlch
weighs about ten tons. is encrUs;ed heayi!y
with rust. coral and shell formations. The
fighting TOP is bent and twisted, and It's
edges are so brittle from lying for thirteen
Years in the mud ard water OF Havana
Harbor that they break of when touched.
The steel lookout was not twisted ~
the explosion, but like all other parts OF
the mast, It is covered with rust, In when
shells and coral arc imbedded.
The explosion broke of the mast directly
under the main deck. The section brought
here is about fifty feet long. The insulated
electric wires which ran from the dynamo
10 tho 0ghting ton are broken near the
bottom. where coils OF twisted and broken
wire also are TO be seen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19

officers in Washington who served with
the President in the Philippines and in
Washington.
A mammoth silver loving cup from the
Commercial Club OF Cincinnati has also
been received. the members of which
will arrive tomorrow. Hundreds OF
other beautiful things have been received
by the President and Mrs. Taft, but they
are from more intimate friends and are
likely to be seen only by them.
The line of march for the President
and Mrs. Taft and their party tomorrow
Mendelssohns Wedding March," will
be through the Red Room. down the
winding stair from the south front por
ticO, making a detour to the lawn and
to their stand underneath the great tree.
where they have stood for each of the
garden parties and from which thou
sands of miniature lights will CLEAN.
| Mrs. Tafts gown to be worn to-mor-
row night is a splendid affair. and it. too.
suggests the event TO be celebrated as
IL is Of heavy white satin, brocaded in
silver flowers. and bearing a splendid
court train.
Miss Helen Taft probably will go
| through an ordeal tomorrow night that
/ few young women OF her age have ever
faced. Mrs. Taft Will help receive for "A
short time. but IL is expected that she
will not be allowed to stand the strain
/ for very long. and when she retires
| Miss Helen will step into the line by
her fathers side and act as mistress OF
the White House. II will not be Miss
| Tafts first reception. nor will ii be the
first time that she has received IN place
| of her mother Even with the assistance
of her father and of the Presidents aids.
| the receiving Of several thousand guests
| is likely to be trying.
Aunt Della" Torrey. seated beside the
President. enjoyed "A long ride this after
| noon in one Of the White House automo-
biles. Miss Torrey T. here from Mill
bury, Mass, To attend the celebration.
| The others In the Presidents automobile
party were Mrs Taft, Miss Taft, Henry
w. Taft and Major Archibald Butt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19
AVIATION'S TOLL IS So
Of This Number Four Were
Americans and 10 Frenchmen.

The death of the three Frenchmen re-
corded above brings the death roll OF aero
plane accidents to ifty-three, beginning with
the death Of Lieutenant Thomas T. Sell
fridge. the first person killed by an aero
pl3ne. on September Il, 1908. out OF the ist
only three others were Amerisans-J9Sh pm
stone. Molsant and HoXsey, Inc Ine o' Gar'
man. Peruvian, Russian. Hungarian ana
Spanish. Nineteen Of hose killed were
Frenchmen. Here is the list:
1905
September 17--Leutenant Thomas z; SCI SCI,
in wsh! spans Mr. WrisT 1T. had sScd. nar T"s
nrobably due 10 broken propeller.
1909
septenher 7-Eugene Lefehre. the French avia-
ter. killed al Juvisy. France. while flying IN
s 5tf S 22-captan Louis F. Ferh:r. French
army killed at Roulogne. France, while nylns
Voisn hipane and trying to make AMONG;
SepteDlber 22-Ens Rossi. killed IN machine
OF his own cons ,ruction while FIXING near Rome
Italy. ' s,,.,
aviator but a French citizen. killed at Nice.
France while flying machine OF ms own con !
struction designed stteF sne Wv fJS as a, an att
tude o. 500 metres. hurting Fernando TO the
ground in his machine.
Total for 1909. four.
January 4-Leon Delagranse. one OF the most
famous OF French aviators. killed IN BIerlot
monoplane near Bordeaux. france Delagrsiise
was making a turn al hlSh speed "heh WIS
II the mOnopane broke. =, --
Aprn 2-IIubcrt lie Blon, another well known
French aviator. killed near san sebastian. SPAIN
vhile driving a high powered Bleriot monophhe'
which from some unknown cause turned turtle
Nav I3-Hauvette Michein, another French
aviator Killed when about 10 ascend al Lyons
France I'm an Antoinette monopiane The ma
chine was running along the ground before
rising. when II struck pylon. -
June 2-Aindan de Zoselley. Hungarian
aviator. killed by fall from a machine OF
June l7~Eusene speyer killed by fall at
June ls-Thaddeus Robl. German aviator
formerly a professional bicycle rider killed
near stettin. Germany while flying a Farman
biplsne. a high wspd prevailed.
July 3-Charles Louis Wachter. the French
aviator. killed at Rheims. France. In an An
machine broke when Wachter was In Night
500 feet above the ground
July lO--Dsniel Kinct, a Belgian aviator
while flying Farmsn biplane, fen at Client
/ Belgium. The rudder Of the machine broke.
July 12-Thc Hon. Charles stewart Rolls
youngest OF Lord LlangattOck. killed al
Wright b!plAne. The front control Of his ma
chine broke hurting him 10 the ground.
July i5--Oscar Erbsoch. near Leichinger
| Germany.
July ij-J. Zosely. at Budapest.
| August 3-Nicholas Kinet Belgian, was ny
| ing $50 feet up when a rear wire in his Far.
| man biplane became entaneled in the motoi
| mechanism. stopping the engine. The machine
| dropped.
| the Italian army. killed near Rome In "A Far
man hiplane. IN descending he lost controi.
| august 2'-Nan MaasdSk; DutchmAn wat
| making cross country flight IN Sommer bi
! plane when ;he motor stopped. causing the ma
| chine 10 turn turtle.
September 2S-Georges Chavez. Peruvian. haC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19

and flaming benzine gushed over him.
He did not utter cry. and when the
wreckage fell to the ground the captain
was dead. His body was fearfully
burned.
Captain Princetau probably had been
benzine flame. He was one OF the most
courageous and capable aviators in the
army
Princetau had been a lieutenant since
1900. and was gazetted a captain in "The
Official Gazette" this morning, the de-
cree reading: by ministerial decision
Of June II. 1911. NJ. Prncetau, lieuten-
ant eth Chasseurs. Is detached from the
service of aviation and is advanced to
the grade Of captain for exceptional SER
vices rendered 10 military aviation.
A tragic coincidence of Princetaus
death was that at the exact spot where
he fell Laffort, the French aviator and
Pola. passenger. were killed last De-
ccmber in the competition for the Auto
Clubs prize for a flight from Paris 10
Brussels. and only few yards away the
French Minister Of War met death four
weeks ago.
The European circuit race which began
yesterday so inauspciousy. Will take the
aviators over four countries-Irance. BEL
GUM. Holland and England. The total dis
lance to be covered is go miles. and prizes
aggregsting s92.5o are being offered.
The contest is organized by THE Stand
ard" of London. and lie Journal" OF
pori, rrbaoa ,u-o pawcDapars Duttiu =
up the greater part of the prize money,
but substantial additions thereto have been
made by newspapers of the various cities
through which the contestants will pass.
The circuit has been arranged in nine
stages as follows:
June S-First. Vincennes to Paris 10
Liege. Control at Rheims Prize $500.
June 20-Second. Liege Spa Iiege. Control
s ssco 1eii0 fos"e' near Nai'"a"'''
June 2-Thlrd. Liege- Utrecht (soester,
bera) Control at Verloo Prize. $500, and
S2cj0 for first Dutch aviator.
June 2S-Fourth. Utrecht Brussels: Con
troll AT Breda Prize. $500 5000 for the
section Paris to Brussels, and 5000 for the
June Fifth, Brussels Roubaix. Prize,
Jun June 2s-sixth. Roubax-Calais. Prize.
June 27-seventh Calais-London Con
trolls. at Dover and shoreham Prizes. 81
section Paris To London. and 2,vp, offered
by Shoreham for daily stage.
June 29-EiShth London Calais. Controls
at shoreham and Dover Prizes. $1,000.
limo 20-Ninth Calsis-Paris tNinCennes).
Control at Amiens. Prizes, $4,000, offered
hv the Paris journal" for entire circuit
and $4,000 for the stage
Vidart has thus won the first stage and
$500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19
DYNAMITE IN MAYORS SAFE
Detectives Make New Find in Mimi
sofa Dynamite Case.

Bemidn. Mimi. June H.-UnsuccesS1'
efforts 10 capture the bank roober w@
was wounded when detectives. who ha'
laid 2 trap for him and HIS conteders''
when they broke into the postorfce "
Puposky. with the help a dynamite, yes
terday morning and the discovery OF dyn'
amite in the safe of Or. d. 7. Dumas
Mayor of Cass Lake. said by detectives 70
be at the head Of an organized oand Q.
criminals. were the two leading features
of the case to-day.
Or. Dumas, who is at liberty on oa!.
gave the officers the combination 70 o..
dynamite caps were found. An afhosy,
has been made by T. Dugas, Cass lag,
hardware merchant that on THURSDAY 2.
last week he sold DR.. Dumas hiesh
sticks of dynamite
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19
.LEONCE c. FULLER KILN
New York Lawyer and R;t,.
Thrown from His Mount
RIDING IN A STEEPLEcHAs,
Internally Injured and s,,,
Fractured, lie Survived tia
Accident q Day.

Boston. June B-Leonce G. FuNe, ~
York lawyer, who OWLS a stable a, 49,"
and has been prominent in flag ra,..
some years as n gentleman rider. A..
tho Massachusetts General Fospltal :.
O'Clock tonight rs the result 0, ,,.,
received when he was thrown from :,
mount at the Brookline Country Club r,.,,
yesterday.
Fuller was mounted on Marnollan. ov..,
by Frederick Bull. ~ New York. and Ca
n croppcr when his horse failed n :.
gotiate the liverpool IN the Myopia u.
Club stccplechasc. Fuller was rnconss,.-
when picked Up, and although no se,s...
injuries were found he was taken n -
hospital. His death is believed to hay. :.
suited from internal injuries and a f,,,.
urcd skull
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19
DEMAND jAPS' EXCLUSION
San Frsnciscans Urge Bill Before
Congress and Oppose 8ackus.
rRy TELEGRAPH 20 Tho TriAure.i


San Francisco. June IS Demanding ths
passage Of a bill. which will be INTRODUCED
at once In the special session Of Congress,
specifically barring all Asiatic laboreu
from admission 20 the United States, the
Asiatic Exclusion League to-day took
steps calculated To reopen the japanese
Chinese exclusion question at Washngtcl
At the same time an effort IS TO be made
to influence the United States Senate no,
- confirm the appointment OF Genera
Samuel ". Backus as Commissioner Of In
migration at San Francisco. Friendly or
ganizations throughout the country Will bs
enlisted in the campaign against Backus.
which will be waged on charges THAT he Is
unfit and not qualified with the necessary
expert KNOWLEDGE
4 night letter was telegra phed 70 Con-
gresham Baker, who IS pledged TO intro
duce a bill amending the immgral'l
laws, and to o. A. Tveitmoe president u
the league who is in Washington. Both
were instructed to take immediate action
toward accomplishing the present objects
Of the league.
TIE amendment. II adopted. would bar
japanese. the same as Chinese, Hintoo'
Coreans. and other ASiatics whose pres
ence In this country. particularly IN can.
fornia. is denounced as a menace 70
American labor and the peace Ok eau
fornia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19

Mr.. Fuller, who was IN Assis,ar, r..
porat!on Counsel. OF tbs city. va, va,
fond OF sports. and was widely knoa,
an amateur ride. In October 1900. he -.
with tho Same Kind Of accident that car,,,
his death last night. he was riding n,
horse o. X. in n steeplechase al the Mr.,
pany River Club race meet al Mo-rIs,or.
y. J. The horse was the fayorite in =,
race, which was three miles. and vas !,
tho lead the frs time around The ho,..
pecked badly at the jump and threw Y,
Fuller. who landed or his head The A..
nal stepped on his riders chest. An su,.
mobile carried Mr.. Fuller 70 one o. -,
cottages near by, wnere a doctor work,s
over him for an hour. but could not "a.
store him TO consciousness lie was ,ss,
taken TO the Memorial Hospital. and /, "a,
thought that lie was suffering from Con.
cussion OF the brain. lis life was a..
SPARED cf, but he was restored 20 hcals
he was twenty-eight Years old. and W,
graduated from columbia University 4,
1901. Ills wife. who was Miss Ka,herrs
Lyon, is now in Boston. Mr. Fuller I've.
He was the son Of Leonie Coudert az:
Paul Fuller. who Is meMner or tnr -
firm Of Coudert Brothers. The elder u,
Fuller lives at No. 81 West 10Th street. an
also has a place In New Jersey at Wyckc-
one OF Mr.. Fuller's brothers Is Paul Fuller
r., who lives at Short Hills. -. j.. nnsr.
The dead man also had a home. Paul Fl
Ter, jr, is in the came legal firm with IA
father. There IS another brother. chsrs'
Fuller. a lawyer. 81 -. , Rector stree.
ard Who lives at Port Washington, Lon
Island
rho funeral vii 70 hold ~ 81. Iosepsi
Church, Boston. tomorrow morning al
O'Clock. and the burial VIII be at the coo
yenience OF the family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19
GIFTS FOR THE TAFTS

Continued from first page.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
ADJUSTMENTS
Honey Boy Minstrels


 That George Evans Honey Boy ,nin- stels have last none of their popularity is evidenced by the large audience that greeted them last night at the Jefferson, The crowd was an appreciative one, :oo, and was generous in its applause of a production that is as deserving of aporo- bation as any other of it's kind. if not more so.
 Honey Boy Evans himself was incom- parable in one of his monologues that have made him famous in, minstrelsy During it's progress he was presented with beautiful bouquet the gift of :he local Order of Moose, which he acknowl- eged gracefully.
 jockey 7-l1, who rides Dandy Dan to .'ic- tory in the Blacllvil derby. he is unequall- ed This afterpiece introduces many catchy tunes in addition to those that are sung all the way through the show, which are great successes in jingling pretty music
 The remaining members of the com pany are good, and include a large num- ber of favorites, who draw well deserv- ed encores.
 The Honey Boy minstrels will be at the Jefferson for matinee and evening performances today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
Social and Personal

Mrs. Fannie Pugh of Manchester Ga. Is in the city, the guest of relatives and friends.
 Mrs. Jackson and daughter Miss Min nie, are at home al 1920 Third avenue with MT. and Mrs. H. C. Brown.
 Mrs. J. w. Leggett will return home tomorrow after very pleasant visit to relatives in Mississippi
 Theo Lamar has returned from a very pleasant visit to relatives in Anniston.
 Miss Emma Forcum of Shirley, Ind, ar rived today to be the guest of MT. and Mrs. M. E. Wears.
 Mir. and Mrs. Phil Lacey have rented the house belonging to Mir. and Mrs Percy Benton on Arlington avenue. and will move in Saturday.
 Mrs. Pearson was moved from the Rob- inson hospital to her home in East Bes- semer this afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. ]. F.. Wilson will entertain the teachers of the Jonesboro Baptist Sunday school Thursday evening at their home.
 Mrs. Thomas T. Huey has returned from months visit to relatives in Tus- caloosa.
 Nathan Green has returned to Boaz, Ala. after spending the holidays with his parents.
 The Wednesday Whist club was enter tained this afternoon by Mrs. G. R. Lew is at her home on Dartmouth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
High School Notes

Officers of the school annual, the ka- lista, the publication of the senior class, were elected at a recent meeting of the class, and are as follows: Arthur Green, editor in chief, Julian ErliclS, business manager, Roy owens, assistant business manager other officers will be chosen later.
 Officers of senior class as follows: Roy Owens, president Charles Cargile, vice
 president; Maude Lipscomb. secretary Of the juniors, Charmer Batson, presi- dent; Henry Adams. vice president; Lille Morton, secretary; Cornne Trotter, ar tist; May Duncan, historian; Mabel Lee, poet; Nellie Christilleb, prophet.
 The senior class met after school on last Friday and effected the formation of the Senior Literary society. Meeting will
 be held after school on alternate Fridays
 The following are the officers: President,
 Fred Dimes; vice president. Mary Bran don; secretary and treasurer, Pauline Murrah.
 Miss Parker and Professor Kuchinski
 were at the fair grounds Wednesday in-
 stalling in the space assigned to the Bes- semcr public schools for their exhibition
 
 in domestic science and manual training. Two furniture vans left the school loaded with the output of those departments. Dr. A. o. Browne of New Orleans, ad- dressed the students of the high school, on yesterday at the hour for chapel exer- clses. pr. Brownes talk as well as his fine singing was much enjoyed. The Juniors were glad to welcome their class teacher. Prof kyzar last Thurs day. Already he has won his way into the hearts of his class through his love of order and kindness. We feel sure that MT. Kyzar will have the hearty cooper ation of his entire class
 The commercial department under Pro lessor Chancey in the scene of an n- teresting amount of activity and industry these days. This branch of school work is much appreciated by the students and some experts along business lines are de- | veloping. The Junior class has called a meeting Friday evening for the purpose of or ganlzing a rival literay club to that oi | the seniors. These two societies hope to give several public exhibitions during the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
Matinee At Biiou Today

There is a matinee of the popular must cal comedy School Days a the Bijou this afternoon, and another Saturday with performances every night. The com pany is composed of 45 people, mostly girls, and all of them are young girls, able to dance and sing and be just girls The music is catchy and the aom- edy original and laugh producing Her mann Timberg ranks as one of the lead ing comedians of the eccentric variety on the stage, and provokes roars of laugh ter.
 Hanlons "Fantasma the only amuse- ment of it's kind in the world is at the Biiou next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
PLAN NATIONAL
 PROHIBITION LAW

Montgomery, October 4.-(Speeial )-The governor has received letter from $. k. Nicholson of Washington, secretary and legislative superintendent of the Anti Saloon League of America. in which he transmits a copy of Gall for national conference to consider the growing evils of the interstate liquor traffic.. to be held in Washington December r, IS and IL It requests Governor ONeal to ap- point ten delegates to attend the confer ence The purpose of this conference Is to devise ways and means to bring pres sure to bear upon Congress to so amend the interstate commerce laws as to pre- vent the shipment of liquor from ''wet' state to a dry" one or from wet states to dry territory in other states.