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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
TILTED; BOY SHOOTS GIRL
Youth of Seventeen Tries to Kill
Sweetheart in Street.

Because Madeline Fritz, fifteen years olo'
of No 671 Eleventh avenue, spurned tue
love Of Peter Wick seventeen years old, OF
No 494 East 1ycth street, The Bronx, WICK
pulled revolver from his pocket last
night and shot the girl I'm the ABDOMEN
the bullet nficting slight wound.
The shooting occurred at l66th street ana
Third avenue while Miss Fritz was walt
ing for Mrs Margaret Mcdonald. of NO. ~
81. AIMS avenue. to go for n trolley ride
with her. Wick had evidently been follow
ing the girl
when he spoke to her she refused to
listen, and Wick was heard to cry out that
no loved her She turned her back on MIN.
and had gone only few feet when the
shot rang out and she fell to the grouhn
screaming.
The young man. frightened at wha' ne
had done. tossed the revolver into the
street and started to run. Detective ClarK'
who happened TO be i'm the neighDorhoou'
heard shouts and gave chase catchlhS
Wick block away
Miss Fritz had been picked up and taken
TO a drug store. Wick was led before ner
and she identified him AS her assailant'
Neither the girl nor the young man Nouid
make any statement. Or. Benjamin, OF
Lebanon Hospital, said the wound was
slight. Wick was taken 10 the Morrisania
station 2ud charged with fcloniouS assault
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
JAMES H. LEsTRANGE BURIED
Procession Mile Long Follows Deputy
Fire Marshal to Grave

one Of the largest funeral professions
seen on staten Island I'm many wears was
that OF James H. Lestrange. deputy fire
marshal. which marched yesterday after
noon from the Church Of the Immaculate
conception, Stapleton, to St Peters Gene
terry.
There were more than five hundred men
in line. led By Borough President Crom-
well, and including members of the North
Shore Veteran Fremen's Association. the
Edgewater Exempt and Veteran Firemon's
Association. Richmond Council. Knights ~
columbus; Catholic Benevoleu: Legion
cromwell Volunteer Hose Company or
Dongan Hills; Borough Democratic C1ub
Ten Mile Walking club and representa-.
tlves of the New York city Fire Den,rt.
ment In addition. there were slxtv-ons
carriages besides four open carriages ,ha,
carried the many floral tributes
The procession started from the I,estrano..
home. i'm Harrison street. and proresdnd
Ia the church. where the Rev. Fatber. Nj
CIurc conducted mass The urocessjnn
which was "A mile long. passed throurh
the principal strocts ut Staplcton to n
Peters Cemetery where the burial tool,
place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
GIRL SHOOTS HERSELF
Had Gone on Search for Her
Missing Brother.

Edward Collins, a telegraph oper'''''
living with his mother and sister ~ NJ
3OOl5 East 10Th street Manhattan e''
his homo some weeks ago and mas no'
been seen since. Mrs. Collins and her
daughter. Margaret, searched the city 'or
him. but without success. They had be-
Gun TO despair of finding the young man.
when Yesterday they heard that he was
living at 18th street and New Utrecht
avenue, Brooklyn. They went there IaS'
night. hoping to find him.
AS Mrs. Collins assembled the steps ol
a house ON the corner to ask about her
son she heard a revolver shot. followed
Immediately by another. She turned ana
saw her daughter fall to the street, blood
streaming from her head.
Patrolman Coffey heard the shots ana
called an ambulance from the Norwegian
Hospital. DR.. Cook took the wounded
girl to that institution. 1t was round
that she had bullet wounds In her head
and I'm her left breast. The revolver
with which she shot herself was found
beside her on the steps No reason is
known for the girls attempt on her me-
unless il was because of grief over the
disappearance of her brother. She Is
said to be i'm a critical condition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
TRIES SUICIDE IN PARK
Man Without Money or Friends
Drinks Carbolic Acid.

Max Pitten. young tailor. living at No.
1909 Seahury Place The Bronx, attempted
suicide in Central Park yesterday by drink
ing carbolic acid. Abraham Nitrol, Of No
ll2 East i0ath street. saw Pitten. he said
raise 4 vial to his lips. and ran up to re-
strain him from drinking the contents. but
before Vitrol reached him tho man dropped
70 the ground
Patrolman Thomas J. Donohue did what
he could TO make the man vonlt the dead
ly LIQUID As the officer was STOPPING over
the PROSTATE figure carriage pulled up
and a woman aliehted and pushed her way
10 the side Of the man. She carried a
leather case IN her hand.
I'm professional woman, she told the
officer. and 7 want to d. what I can for
this unfortunate man" She drew forth
hvpodermic syringe from her case and gave
the man an injection Then she said 10 tho
policeman:
The only chance We have Of saving this
mans life is by taking him to the hospital
without delay Jump into my carriage
Tho man was lifted into the carriage
which was driven TO Mount Sinai Hospital
where ne was attended by Or. Moore. Of
the resident medical staff. who with assist;
ants worked over him for an hour, when
he revived sufficiently 10 tell Donohue his
name. He said he was ont Of work and
respondent and that he had lost both
money and friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
HlNNERS BACK HOME ILL
Jersey Assemblyman's Mind a
Blank as to Absence.
TBy telegraph 10 The tribune.

Haekensack, y. j. July 9.-Assemblymsn
William H. Hinners, OF Edgewater, who
mysteriously disappeared on June IS, after
attending a political dinner In Newark. AZ
which Governor Wilson was guest, re-
turned to his home to-day. He told his
family that he went TO Atlantic City after
the dinner TO recuperate. He says he suf-
fered from the intense heat, and was 40
overcome he doesn't remember where he
was or what he did.
Two local politicians accidentally discov-
cred him. and, having read in the papers
of his disappearance, they communicated
with his family. He is now under 4 doc
tors care at his home.
Asscmblyman Hinners is chairman Of the
legislative committee appointed to investi-
gate the Bergen County Courthouse and
other affairs, but whether the investga-
ton will take place now Is problematic
So far tho auditing experts have found
nothing To warrant an Investigation, and
this fact seemed 10 worry Mr.. IIinners.
who was responsible for the appointment
of the committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
BALLOONS WILL FLY TO-DAY
Seven Ready for National Elimi-
nation Race at Kansas City.

Kansas city, Mo. July with the ayis-
ton field In perfect condition, the gas
mains working. the ballast laid and the
grandstands completed and all seven
balloons that will fy i'm the national
elimination balloon race, which starts to-
morrow. ready TO be inflated. the aeronauts
are just waiting tonight All assert they
could now fly on an hours notice 50 there
is little for them To do but wait.
Indications tonight are that weather CON
ditions Will be perfect tomorrow The
aeronauts have wished for cool day with
\ brisk wind. 4 good rain fell this after
noon. lowering the temperature several de-
grees, and cooling breeze came in the
wake Of the rainfall Hundreds of follow
ers Of aerial sports arc present
The entries follow
Kansas City Aero Club-The Kansas city.
H. f. Honeywell pilot, John Watts aid.
Million Popula ton Club, ST GIouis-The
Million club, John ". Berry pilot. Paul
Mccullough aid
Western Aero Association, Topeka, Kan.
Topeka No. 2. Frank VI. Jacobs pilot,
Ralph Emerson aid.
New York Aero club The Now York
Clifford Harmon pilot, Augustus Post aid
Cleveland Aero Club-The Buckeye, j. H.
Wade pilot. a H. Morgan aid.
st Louis Aero Club-St. Louis No. 4.
Lieutenant Frank p. Lahm pilot, Lieuten-
ant Johr Hart aid.
ST. Louis Aero Club-Miss Sophia W. r.
Assman pilot. Joseph OReilly aid.
The first balloon is scheduled to start at
p m. The remaining six will be released
at intervals OF five minutes. The two lead
crs I'm this contest Will represent the
United States in the International race for
the James Gordon Bennett cup. II will
start from here on October >.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
ARVERNE GREETS NOBILITY
Duke of Essex Street Makes II a
Sensation at Seaside.

Joe Levy. the Duke Of Essex Street. has
moved II 10 Acknowledgements y-the-Sea'
yes-the sp ell place, with all the fine law
yers IN a row. You should have seen IL
when tho duke, the duchess and the three
little dukelets made it A stroll down the
boardwalk, Such gIittering of the dia-
monds there was! And the dukes house
oi yoi, Make it bet IT was fine.
Senator Willie Choesecake, valet 70 the
duke. who makes IT press for the dukes
suits and pours II the water for his bath
ing. he went there the day behind yester-
day with some of the dukes baggage.
When he came It 70 the Clarendon villa.
No. Storm avenue-thats Joe Levy
place-he gave walk three times before
he would make il an entrance, such SVEN
place It is. When he came il back 70 Ed
ridge street last night he talked it big
about the dukes new house. He said 1t
like this: II cannot believe IL my eyes, such
a fine place. You ought TO see it, the car
pets. 7 sinkod In them, and the garten NIT
the fowers-such q sweetness they make 1t.
And the kitchen. what food place; they
let Il me eat I'm It. The duke is a swell
snort. He's regular Teller. isn't It?
In the evening, when tho stars and. the
moot mako it the night pretty, the duke
he takes II again on the walking board by
the beach. and Mrs. Duke and tho kiddies
and the congregation Of servants. they
make II walk. too. Senator Willie Cheese
cake. he made il to walk behind Of ALL and
he kept on telling II: Look how the swells
they look AT us-so many fine lawyers
And the duke. he said il: "Arverne is a
swell place Much more nice than Eldridgc
street. So many lawyers ! never seen It
before. they ought to form It the Arverne
Bar Association
The duke will make It a swim In the sea
this morning, and Senator Willie Cheese
cake will sit IL on the beach and watch
hint won't cost him a cent. Arverne is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
DIRE FATE HITS ATWOOD
Accident Again Prevents Atlantic
City.WaShington Trip.
HAMIL TOMS MACHINE FALLS
Aviators Were 200 Feet in Air
When Engine Stopped, but
Neither Was Hurt.
10y Telegraph TO The Tribune


Atlantic City. July s.-Harry Atwood
second attempt 10 make the trip through
the air from Atlantic city to Washington
met with failure He fell In Charley Ham
ilton's machine, which was badly damaged.
The tail and head were broken off. both the
planes were damaged and the engine was
Knocked out of gear. Both Atwood ana
Hamilton were in the machine at the time.
but neither Of them was badly injured.
They will try again tomorrow morning.
Atwood and Hamilton were TO have
| started on the last leg of the Washington
trip at o'clock this morning. Both were
up early. Harry Wise. chief mechanician
for Hamilton. who supervised the bringing
Of Hamlton's machine here from Water
bury, Conn, yesterday. and force Of men
worked all night getting It in readiness for
the carly start.
The avistors tried out their engine ana
found 1t was not working as we'll as II
should. but despite this they decided &c
make the attempt They started up and
ran for few yards on the runway from
Lieutenant Willoughby's aerodrome in Vent
nor. but rose only thirty or forty feet. The
engine had refused TO work The aeroplane
was dragged back to the aerodrome and the
engine partially taken apart It was about
10 o'clock when everything had been got In
shape for another start and the plucky
birdmen once more climbed into their seats.
The engine was started. and this time II
looked as though everything was going tc
be perfect
They sailed directly across the meadows
: ~. bov NO
about two hundred feet in the fair the en-
CINE stopped again, Atwood glded down,
but when about seventy-five feet from the
ground the machine darted sideways and
dropped to the earth. Both aviators were
bruised, Hamilton being pitched backward
alongside the engine when part Of his seat
broke of. The two men climbed ont OF
the wrecked aeroplane and looked at II
ruefuly. Nothing daunted they made
their way across the meadows TO the road.
where an incoming automobile brought
them back 10 the city.
I'm going to make that trip doggedly
stated Atwood, "and I'll get that machine
fixed up and start again tomorrow II
there is any way of doing st.
He hired automobiles. auto trucks. a
engines. The machine was dragged out of
the meadows to tho boulevard, where II
was loaded on an auto truck and hurried
To Lieutenant Wiloughby's garage. Here
the force Of men hired by Atwood. under
the supervision Of Atwood, Hamilton ana
Harry Wise. began the work of prac-
tically rebuilding the aeroplane.
AtUooG offered the vorkmen bonus Tor
their abors If they could get the work
done tonight. They succeeded. Alto
gether It cost the young aviator almost
81 coo. but he feels the money was all well
invested He and Hamilton are already
now and they will make another attempt
at getting away to Washington At o'clock
in the morning
And I'm going 10 get there, too. and
don't YOU forget IT," declared Atwood to-
night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
DIX PREPARING MESSAGES
Will Deal with Financial Situa-
ton. Including Inheritance Tax.

Albany. JuIv 9-Governor Dix Is prepar-
inc messages 10 be sent 10 the Legislature
during the week which will deal with the
financial situation of the state. win spe-
ciai reference to the inheritance tax ana
the need for immediate action on various
tax bills now pending.
The revenue from inheritance taxes mas
dropped off nearly 100000 during the last
year, and the present law is driving resi-
dents and capital from the state the
Governor favors the inheritance tax bill
introduced by Senator Harte. and believes
it's enactment will check the present exc
dus. re-estabish confidence in business cir
Giles and will result in fair increase In
revenue.
This bill will change the present law in
three ways. 1t will reduce the present rates
and increase the amount exempted Oh each
bequest The highest rates will be per
cent on direct and per cent on coiiaterais'
and these rates will only be reached on
the excess above s1,000,0o0 The present
maximum rate is % per cent. This Dill
also eliminates double taxation OF non
residents. 1t also strikes out the present
distinction between eleemosynary OeQues's'
so that educational, religious and charita-
bic requests male TO institutions OUTSIDE
of the state which are now taxable, VIII
secure the same exemption as is given 10
those in the state. 49,,
The Governor will also recommend the
enactment of Senator HarteS Dill Tor the
taxation of secured debt. This bill Is eN-
pected TO produce a revenue to the state
of several millions annually. II is pracu-
callv an extension of the mortgage recOru-
ing tax to cover mortgages on properly
outside Of the state, bonds and other Sc
curities The tax Is at the rate OF one-ha II
per cent OH the face value, and Is TO De
paid TO the State Controller. Inc payment
of the tax like the mortgage recording
TAX will exempt the taxed security from
local assessment as personal property
This secured deOt tax Is IN llne WIN l ,'e
general policy of tho state 10 SUBSTITUTE
specific taxes wherever possible Tor tue
personal property assessment. WINE tno
nroposed tax is optional. IL is expected tnd !
the low rate will induce prompt payment
bv most holders of bonds. ,.o..
Another subject TO which the governor
will direct attention is the equanzstlOn VI
sneciai franchises This has been con
slant source Of litigation since the oriel-
nal act OF 1893 The Court OF Appears has
decided that these assessments must ne
oC,,,oijzod before tho tax can be collected;
md has recommended that the state BOAR
81 Tax commissioners should have the
mower To make such equalization oeIole
certifying 10 their valuations. rms cndnse.
,oanv believe will prevent much needleSs
ijtjeetion and enable these taxes 10 De col
iacted nrouptlv to the great beneHt Oh
,o,el Nnances The Governor VIII urge
,Gie commencement in the administration OF
the law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
SUSPEND SUNDAY TENNIS
Episcopal Clergymen of Garden
City Win Fight Against Club.
IR, Tnlecranh tn mo Trlhnnc |

Garden City, Long Island, July 9.-Ten-
mis- A. the Garden City club. tho grounds
of which ere opposite the front door OF
The Cathedral of the Incarnation. al Gar
den City, and tho See House, the seat ~
the Long Island Episcopal diocese. was
suspended to-day. and the fight that has
been made by Dean John Moses. Of the
cathedral corporation, who opposed Sunday
play, was practically won. Tomorrow
night the board Of directors Of the club
will meet and IL IS believed they will de-
eide 70 stop Sunday play. 4 few nights
ago at All informal meeting. IT was de-
cided by vote OF n TO II to suspend sun
day tennis.
Henry orr, president Of the club. refused
to comment tonight on the point raised,
that a man who works six days If the
week ds recreation on Sunday, whereas
these conditions are reversed In the case
Of the clergy.
AS many Of the members of this club
are members of the Episcopal Church, and
some clergymen are members Of tho
cub. II would not he right To express an"
sentiments" said Mr.. orr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
LAUNCH HITS FERRYBOAT
Three Occupants Get Ducking Trying
to Avoid Barge.

Passengers on the Pennsylvania Railroad
ferryboat Newark were surprised to see a
launch. containing TWO men and a boy. sud
denly swing around a barge and run into
the ferryboat as II was making for the
Cortlandt street slip Yesterday afternoon. \
cry OF Man overheard arose from the
passengers and the captain stopped the
boat, only to see the three persons jump
from the launch into the river. The deck
hands picked the men out of the water
and brought them To the New York side
They were q. f. Grimshaw. his son Harry.
and Lincoln Bosthwick. twenty-one years
old all of Woodbridge. y. j. An ambulance
was called from the Volunteer Hospital,
but the services Of the surgeon were not
needed
Grimshaw assumed all responsibility for
the accident. and explained II BY saying
he was trying 10 avoid being run down by
the barge when he steered into the ferry
boat The barge. Grimshaw says. continued
on toward the lower bay. After the launch
was lowed ashore hy another boat Grim
shaw and his companions Jumped into II
and started for home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
BRAKES AND FOLDING STEPS
Hearing of P. S. G. to Determine Feas-
Utility of Their Installation.

Power brakes and folding car steps Will
he the subject of special investigation 70
he made by the Public Service Commission
at two hearings beginning on July - AZ
10 so o o'clock at the Office of the commission,
at No 154 Nassau street. Commissioner
Eusts will preside
The orders calling for these hearings have
been served upon all street railroad conf
panies and receivers operating street sur
face railways in the greater city. including
all five boroughs. After the investigation
the commission will determine whether 10
issue orders requiring the installation or
power brakes and folding steps on all cars.
II the commission should order power
brakes for all double truck cars II would
mean the equipment Of $3.50 cars. dlstrio-
uted as follows: The Metropolitan Street
Railway Company. so; the Second Avenue
Railroad Company, go; the Brooklyn RAPID
Transit System, 1901; the Coney Island 4
Brooklyn Railroad Company, 49,; the Long
Island Electric Railway Company. Is: the
New York City marlborough Company, 81.
tho Richmond and Midland companies
Staten island, On, and the Union Railway
Company 4l6.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
BOYS DEATH TALE FALSE
Tells Moiher Her Son Fell from
Bridge Into East River.
AROUSES A NElGHBORHO0D
Police Search Stream, Then
Learn That Missing Child Is
Safe at Home.

In the person of Frank Falcone. eight
wears old. of No. 20 Navy street, Brook
lyn, this country some day may have II
great Italian-American romancer. lie toId
a story yesterday afternoon of a playmate
Frank Giano, thirteen. of the same ad-
dress. falling from the Manhattan Bridge
into the East River His story caused the
family of Giano 10 become frantic. the
Italian colony in Navy street TO seethe In
excitement and the police to send men
down to the piers and to send patrol boats
scurrying up and Gown the river oh both
sides Of the big span
The Falcone boy rushed breathlessly into
the home of the Gianos about O'Clock
and between gasps related this story:
frankie and me and two other boys
started for New York. We wanted to so
10 Mulberry Park 20 play with some other
BOYS frankie didn't want 10 so at hrst,
hut We got him with us as far as the MD
die Of the bridge. when he climbed over a
big iron fence and got on the railroad
tracks Then he slipped between the ties
and went down and down and down out OF
sight-and I ran all the way back here to
tell you all about it,"
Mrs. Gisno toppled over i'm faint. The
tenement house soon was resounding with
the cries Of sympathetic neighbOrs. In a
short time the entire neighborhood was
huzzng with the dreadful news that the
good little Frank Giauo, who had attended
church every Sunday and who had i'm
plictly Gbeyed his parents in all things
lad hecn swallowed up by the East River
Frank Giano. father Of the boy. at work
IN the Fourth avenue subway, when told
tho news. dropped his tools and made a
hoe line for his home. Excited Italians SO
blocked his way near there that he had
10 night for passage Mrs. Giano. re-
covered from her faint, fell upon his neck
and their tears commngled. Then some
body thought Of the police and Giano,
taking Falcone by the hand. and with q
large following. started for the Manhattan
Bridge.
Patroman NcGibuey. Of Bridge Squad 4.
who had been patroling the bridge all
afternoon. closely questioned young Fal-
conc That lad. important because of his
news stuck 10 his original story with fine
assurance aud pcrSistency. McGibuey
made a. report Brooklyn Police Head
quarters and the newspaper men there
never had heard Of such story in connec-
ton with any Of the big bridges, and the
after who soon were reinforced by 4 bat
terry Of photographers. started bridgeward.
There they found tho police patrol boats
and volunteer hoatmeu busy in tho East
Rivor. while the waterfront thereabout was
lined with spectators.
IE tho meantime
Tho dark curly head of Giano. jr.. was
nesting in tho broad bosom OF his delighted
mother. who was surrounded by neghbors.
JOY had loosed their tears. The lost had
been found. and the one mourned a. dead
was very much alive.
frankie Falcone." said Frankie Giano.
and three other boys wanted me 20 20 to
Mulberry Park over there. but I didn't
want to go They teased me SO that AT
last ] said | would, but ! didn't go far.